Sevierville’s ninth annual Rose Glen Literary Festival will offer a venue for some of East Tennessee’s best local writers to sell and sign books while also featuring new and innovative programming from nationally recognized authors. The festival will take place Saturday, February 24, 2018, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Sevierville Convention Center. The luncheon keynote speaker will ...
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Dollywood Hiring for 2018 Season at Two Local Job Fairs
Dollywood is looking for friendly faces ready to join the team as it prepares for the 2018 season, one the award-winning park has dubbed “A Season of Showstoppers.” Job fairs are slated for Saturday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, March 10 at Sevier County High School from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day. Positions are available for the entire length ...
Read More »Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Rebranded as Company Readies for Expansion
Fans of Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede may notice a change as the dinner show attraction opens for the 2018 season. The “Dixie” is gone from from the name and it will be called Dolly Parton’s Stampede. According to World Choice Investments, which operates the dinner show attraction in Pigeon Forge, as well as attractions in Branson, Mo. and Myrtle Beach, ...
Read More »Holiday Homecoming at Oconaluftee Showcases Appalachian Christmas Traditions
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Holiday Homecoming at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Park staff and volunteers will provide hands-on traditional crafts and activities from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Children and adults will have the opportunity to learn about and experience some of the traditions surrounding an Appalachian Christmas. The visitor center will be ...
Read More »“Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition” Nominated for Grammy
Great Smoky Mountains Association’s newest musical release “Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition” earned a Grammy nomination this week for Best Album Notes as written by Ted Olson, professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University. “Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition” is Great Smoky Mountains Association’s fourth album of ...
Read More »Gatlinburg First UMC Holding Christmas Concert and Carol Sing
The singers and musicians of Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church will present their Eleventh Annual Christmas Concert and Carol Sing on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at 7 p.m. While the event is free and open to everyone, there will be an offering taken up for those who wish to contribute to the Bread of Life Food Ministry, which is a ...
Read More »Anakeesta Parkway Plaza to be Transformed into Santa’s Village
It may be the busiest time of the year for Santa, but that isn’t stopping him from spending some time in his favorite place, Gatlinburg! The Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce and Anakeesta have teamed up to bring the real Santa (of Santa’s Claus-et) to Downtown Gatlinburg this holiday season. The Anakeesta Parkway Plaza will ...
Read More »New Christmas Show at Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Adventures
Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Adventures Dinner & Show continues its inaugural season with a new holiday tale that invites families on a journey that brings together special Christmas memories and magic that shaped Dolly and her family. The new show, which opened Friday, Nov. 3 and continues through Dec. 31, 2017, allows guests to make wonderful holiday memories and discover ...
Read More »See New Christmas Shows at Fee/Hedrick Theaters During Sevier County Days
Sevier County residents and workers enjoy a reduced admission price at Fee/Hedrick theaters in during Sevier County Days. The Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group, one of the largest show production companies in the southeast, is holding Sevier County Days through Nov. 10, 2017 in Pigeon Forge. Shows including: The Comedy Barn, Christmas at The Smoky Mountain Opry, and The Smith Morning Show ...
Read More »Ripley’s Local Appreciation for Sevier, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox and Blount Residents
Sevier County Food Ministries will receive a portion of every admission ticket sold during Ripley’s Local Appreciation for residents and workers of Sevier and surrounding counties. Everyone who lives or works Sevier, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox or Blount County may take advantage of this offer and enjoy any of the Ripley’s Tennessee attractions for just $5 plus tax per person/per visit ...
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