Family Community Education Clubs, formerly Home Demonstration Clubs – Extension Homemakers, may have changed names, but their mission to strengthen individuals and families through fellowship, learning, and community service – still remains strong. Join Sevier County FCE Clubs in celebrating National FCE Week October 9 – 15, 2018. Visit a club meeting! Make new friends, have fun, and become involved ...
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A Mountain Quiltfest Brings Folk Art Extravaganza to LeConte Center
Pigeon Forge invites you to be immersed in the tradition of quilt-making at the 24th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest on March 20 – 24, 2018. More than 500 quilts will compete in a variety of different categories for $20,000 in prize money. Held at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, located at 2986 Teaster Lane, the artistic quilts are displayed ...
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 »Mountain Life Festival Showcases Appalachian Folkways
The annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2017. This event continues to preserve the legacy of Appalachian folkways and is a tribute to the many families who lived on lands that would later become the national park. The event hours are from 10 a.m. to ...
Read More »Event to Benefit Downtown Sevierville’s New Arts in Common Gallery
The Sevierville Commons Arts Council is holding its inaugural fundraiser Blast Off! for the Arts in Common Gallery on Friday. Blast Off! is a ticketed event to be held 5:30 p.m. on July 28, 2017 at the new Arts in Common Gallery located at 129 Bruce Street in Sevierville. Bruce Street will be closed to traffic during the event. The ...
Read More »Make It & Take It Art Events Offered at Sevierville Farmers Market
The public is invited to participate in free Make It & Take It art projects with local artists during the Downtown Sevierville Farmers Market. Art is happening in downtown Sevierville. Sevierville Commons Arts Council presents Make It & Take It during the Downtown Sevierville Farmers Market events on May 26, June 2, 9, & 16, 2017 from 9 a.m. until ...
Read More »Sevier County Kids Compete in Statewide Piggy Bank Pageant
Voting began today for the Tennessee Piggy Bank Pageant and the public may vote for their favorites in an online poll. How do plastic bottles, bits of string, paint, glue and ribbon help Sevier County Youth learn about money? These are materials that local students use annually to craft handmade piggy banks for entering in UT Extension’s annual Piggy Bank ...
Read More »Vendors and Bargain Hunters Get Ready for Spring 2017 Sevierville Yard Sale
The spring Sevierville Yard Sale will be held Saturday along US-411 in Sevierville. The sale will run one day only, April 8, 2017 from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. along U.S. Route 411 (Dolly Parton Parkway / Newport Highway) between Sevierville and Newport. There is no official start or end to the sale, as the event seems to grow longer ...
Read More »More than 500 Artful Quilts Expected at A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge
More than 500 artfully designed and carefully stitched quilts will compete for more than $20,000 in prize money at the 23rd A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge. The five-day event, one of biggest of its kind in the U.S., is March 21–25, 2017 at LeConte Center, 2986 Teaster Lane in Pigeon Forge. A Mountain Quiltfest will feature more than 60 ...
Read More »Anna Porter Public Library Hosts Events for All Ages in October
Anna Porter Public Library in Gatlinburg is keeping busy this month with programs for people of all ages. Don’t miss the library’s display of spooky reads for the Halloween season. Pre-School Story Hour at 10:30 a.m. weekly on Tuesdays in October 2016. Older Adults Arts and Crafts Program will focus on Nature Craft 9:45 a.m.-12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, ...
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