Entertainment

Ahoy mateys! The Pirates Revenge Dinner and Show, produced by Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group, will sail into Pigeon Forge the summer of 2019 in the current Smoky Mountain Opry Theater location. Plans have been submitted to the City of Pigeon Forge’s planning commission for a huge $20 million renovation of the Smoky Mountain Opry Theater to turn the theater into ...

After nearly a decade of rave reviews and financial success on the Carolina coast, Dolly Parton’s newest Pirates Voyage dinner attraction is slated to open in Pigeon Forge next spring. Keep an eye to the spyglass, mateys; Dolly’s pirates will be searching for treasure in the Great Smoky Mountains, next summer! “The show has been so successful in Myrtle Beach ...

Alcatraz East Crime Museum will be opening The Second Amendment on Friday. The exhibit will give visitors the opportunity to learn about laws that shaped this amendment and see rare firearms on display. Alcatraz East Crime Museum has partnered with the National Rifle Association Museums, which includes the National Firearms Museum located in Fairfax, Virginia, which have generously loaned the ...

During Local Appreciation Days at Alcatraz East Crime Museum, area residents can view the 9/11 exhibit and hear from a forensic expert that worked at Ground Zero after the terror attack. As we approach the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Alcatraz East Crime Museum will be hosting a special guest speaker who will share his story of working ...

The Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge is opening a new exhibit featuring a former law enforcement surveillance van. There’s a new artifact on display at Alcatraz East, but since its focus is on undercover work it might be hard to spot. The crime museum in Pigeon Forge is giving visitors a look inside the workings of law enforcement ...

Gatlinburg’s award-winning Fourth of July Midnight Parade steps off at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4 with a lineup of entertainment, performers and stunning floats. Celebrating our local community, Gatlinburg-Pittman High School Athletics will act as the Grand Marshal in this year’s parade. Famed as the First Independence Day Parade in the Nation, the Fourth of July Midnight Parade has won ...

17-year-old singer/songwriter Brenna Beatty, from Springfield, Tenn. was named grand champion of the Pigeon Forge Path to Fame Talent Competition on Saturday at the Smoky Mountain Opry. Beatty was selected from 12 finalists, all vying for the title. She will begin a 12-month career development program with Nashville-based talent executive as well as perform at Pigeon Forge theaters. Beatty will ...

Sevier County residents and workers may visit Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country for only a $5 donation during Dollywood Sevier County Days. Dolly invites everyone who lives and works in Sevier County to enjoy free admission with a $5 donation per person to benefit Sevier County Food Ministries, a voluntary interfaith ministry that provides essential food assistance to local families. ...

Craig Morgan, United States Army veteran and Grand Ole Opry member, is set to headline the 28th annual Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s Independence Day celebration. Morgan takes the stage immediately before an elaborate fireworks display lights up the night sky with the Great Smoky Mountains as a backdrop. “We look forward to the Patriot Festival all year long here in ...

From its earliest days, Tennessee has had a rich history of crime and justice, with stories known across the country. From local stories of moonshiners and vigilantes, to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that rocked the nation, those interested in learning more about the state’s notorious crime history can do so at the new temporary exhibit “It Happened ...