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The record warm weather may have made Friday's opening day of the Unicoi County Apple Festival a record setter for attendance.
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Unicoi County Apple Festival

Apple Festival opens to record crowd

The record warm weather may have made Friday's opening day of the 42nd Unicoi County Apple Festival a record setter for attendance.

Oct 5, 2019 at 12:46 AM
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ETSU

Tipton Gallery plans to host photographic exhibition by Meg Roussos

East Tennessee State University’s Tipton Gallery will display Meg Roussos’s Master of Fine Arts Exhibition through Oct. 11 this fall.

Oct 4, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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Out and About

Sycamore Stitcher’s 25th annual Quilt Show scheduled for Friday through Sunday, October 4 - 6

The Sycamore Stitchers meet at the park each month sharing their love of quilting and engaging in a wide variety of projects. Each year they host the Sycamore Stitchers Quilt Show which focuses on historic and modern quilting techniques and patterns

Oct 2, 2019 at 8:36 PM
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Sycamore Stitchers Quilt Show

Sycamore Shoals Stitchers brings their 25th annual quilt show to state park

ELIZABETHTON — The Sycamore Stitchers will hold its 25th annual Quilt Show this weekend at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 4-6. Doors will be open on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The doors will be open Updated Oct 1, 2019 at 9:45 PM

Dr. Eric Avery, juror of the FL3TCH3R exhibit, works with a contemporary on a work of art.
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Reece Museum to host FL3TCH3R Exhibit through Dec. 13

The need and freedom to express the full spectrum of emotions and concerns through visual arts is the bedrock of the annual “FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social & Politically Engaged Art,” an international juried exhibit, at East Tennessee State Sep 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Donald Davis is this week's storyteller-in-residence at the International Storytelling Center.
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Iconic storyteller Donald Davis to perform at ISC this week

The coming week will hold a wealth of opportunities to catch a live performance from Donald Davis, whose run as Jonesborough’s storyteller-in-residence is scheduled just before his tenure as a featured performer at the National Storytelling Sep 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM

One of Art Struck's hallmark attractions is a weaving fence, where anyone -- no matter the age -- can add their own touch of art to the festival grounds. Aaron and his son Henry Thornton spent part of the morning doing just that, though the younger Thornton seemed more apt to play with the ribbon rather than weave. Photo: Jonathan Roberts/Johnson City Press
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Art Struck Festival

Inaugural arts festival provides big boost to local arts scene

After years of growth, along with dreams of hosting a public arts festival highlighting local artists, the Johnson City Public Art Committee finally made that dream into a reality.

Sep 29, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Marty Henley tried to incoporate as much of Johnson City as he could in his pop-art style train. The fiberglass train also bears the number 151, an ode to an old steam train that used to travel through Johnsons Depot. Photo: Jonathan Roberts/Johnson City Press
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Johnosn City Sesquicentennial

Sesquicentennial commission unveils colorful trains paying homage to city's past

Were it not for trains and railroad companies, Johnson City likely wouldn’t exist today, or at least not in the way residents have come to love and enjoy.

Sep 29, 2019 at 7:45 AM
The view looking down on Upper Heaton Creek Road in Roan Mountain.
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Insight

Smithsonian to rural regions: Your wealth is in your culture

WASHINGTON — The day's music included local favorites such as the Upson-Lee High School Marching Knights and color guard, a Southern gospel church choir and a barbershop quartet.

Sep 29, 2019 at 7:30 AM
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ETSU’s Slocumb Galleries will feature SEFEA’s 2019 annual exhibit

The Southeast Fibers Educators Association’s (SEFEA) fall 2019 exhibit, “In Flux,” will be displayed at East Tennessee State University from Sept. 30-Oct. 25 at the Slocumb Galleries.

Sep 27, 2019 at 3:43 PM
The inaigural Art Struck Festival will be held in Founders Park on Saturday, Sept. 28. Photo: Jonathan Roberts/Johnson City Press
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Out and About

Johnson City Public Art to host inaugural Art Struck Festival

The Johnson City Public Art Committee will host its inaugural Art Struck Festival on Sept. 28 at Founders Park, 225 Commerce St., in downtown Johnson City from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Updated Sep 26, 2019 at 9:18 AM
Late shopping and art are just two of the attractions for Elizabethton's Downtown Art Walk
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Elizabethton Downtown Art Walk

Next Elizabethton Downtown Art Walk will be held Friday

ELIZABETHTON — Elizabethton’s latest Downtown Art Walk will be Friday from 4-8 p.m.

Updated Sep 24, 2019 at 7:59 PM
The Old Town Quilt Guild will sell member-made table runners, table toppers and placemats during the National Storytelling Festival to raise money for the Jonesborough Area Ministerial Association.
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Living

Quilters raise money for local food pantry

Telling stories is about stitching together experiences, and visitors to this year’s National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough can take home their own stitched-together pieces to help them tell others about their visit.

Sep 22, 2019 at 2:46 PM
The annual Unicoi County Apple Festival runs from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 & 6, in downtown Erwin.
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Unicoi County Apple Festival

Newly expanded Apple Festival set in downtown Erwin

The awarding winning Unicoi County Apple Festival will return for its 42nd annual run Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5, in downtown Erwin.

Sep 21, 2019 at 11:35 PM
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Umoja Festival

Umoja Festival Schedule

Umoja 2019 Schedule

Sep 12, 2019 at 8:08 PM
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