Entertainment

Dollywood plans auditions for young male and female performers to join shows during the park’s award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas festival. Auditions take place Aug. 27, 2016 from 9 a.m.–noon in the Connor-Short Center on the Sevierville campus of Walters State Community College. Performers who are able to play roles between the ages of eight and twelve are encouraged to attend ...

The sounds of some of the biggest hits in country, gospel and bluegrass music will resonate through the streets of Gatlinburg when Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival comes to town Aug. 24–28, 2016. The festival, now in its fifth season, will feature over 130 acts of songwriters and musicians who have shaped the top Billboard charts for generations as well as ...

Local residents and workers are invited to visit Ripley’s attractions in Sevier County for just $5 during Local Days, just in time to see the new 4-story play center at the Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. Everyone who lives or works in Cocke, Jefferson or Sevier County may take advantage of Local Days and enjoy any of the Ripley’s Tennessee ...

Thanks to strong visitation to both Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country in 2016, company officials are adding operating days to the calendars of both properties to allow guests more opportunities to make memories together this year. Those looking for a way to cool off from the summer heat have a little more time to enjoy the refreshment of Dollywood’s Splash ...

The competition was tough, but judges chose their favorites from among Gatlinburg’s Midnight Parade entries and River Raft Regatta participants to receive awards. Gatlinburg celebrated the 41st Anniversary of the 4th of July Midnight Parade in grand style. More than 70,000 people lined the Parkway for the mile long parade honoring US Veterans and military heroes. Entries came from as far away as ...

State amusement ride regulators ordered the closure of The Coaster at Goats on the Roof in Pigeon Forge after learning of a serious accident that the ride owners failed to report. On July 11, 2016, the Amusement Device Unit of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division issued an order for The Coaster at ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation announces a ceremony to unveil an original 3D plaster mural by local artist Donald McCorkle. McCorkle, a Louisiana native, currently resides in Kodak, Tenn. He specializes in portraits, sculptures, murals, Trompe L’Oeil, Faux finishing, wood graining, marbleizing, and gold and metal leafing. He has donated his time and talent to paint ...

Safety inspections after a woman was thrown from a coaster car at the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster have been completed and the attraction may resume operation, say state regulators. The Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development today granted permission for Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster, located at 306 Parkway, to resume operation and by this ...

Attention Ghostbusters fans! Now is the time to strap on your packs for an exhilarating weekend of ghostly fun during the Ultimate Ghostbusters Paranormal Extravaganza in Knoxville. The dead will be rising from their graves on July 15–16, 2016 in Knoxville and who ya’ gonna call? No need to worry. The city’s paranormal activity will be investigated by a crack ...

According to state officials, no problems were found during an inspection of the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster after an incident over the July 4th weekend in which a woman was ejected from a coaster car. A woman riding as the front passenger of a double ride car at the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster, 306 Parkway in Gatlinburg, was thrown from the car ...