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Proceeds from this year’s Arrowmont Shine, Wine & Dine art auction will help fund community and children’s arts and crafts classes. The Arrowmont 6th Annual Shine, Wine & Dine art auction held on May 26, 2016 raised over $171,000 from sponsorships, silent and live auctions. Funds raised are used to support Arrowmont’s arts and crafts education programs. Ken Farmer, appraiser ...

Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day is a great way for families to get out and enjoy fishing together on one of the many public waters across the state. Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Tennessee and anyone, residents and non-residents, may fish without a fishing license in the state’s public waters. Kids 15 years old and younger ...

LeConte Medical Center Sports Medicine Department is hosting a free Student Athletic Training Day for high school students interested in athletic training. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at The Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge. Topics for the day include Lower & Upper Extremity Anatomy, Injuries and Taping Labs, as ...

The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation has awarded scholarships to four seniors from Gatlinburg Pittman High School. Kelly Champagne, Sterling Fisher, Jordan Daniels and Mikayla Huskey, graduating seniors from Gatlinburg Pittman High School, have each received a $500 scholarship from the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Funding for the scholarships is provided through various fundraisers throughout the year. The Gatlinburg ...

In honor of the National Park Service Centennial, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, LeConte Lodge, and Great Smoky Mountains Association partnered together to provide the popular “Day Hikes of the Smokies” guide book to all 4th grade students in Sevier County. This generous donation, made possible by Leconte Lodge, is in recognition of the National Park Service’s Every Kid a ...

Sevierville’s twelfth annual Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass will take place May 20-21, 2016. This family-friendly event will once again bring barbeque cook teams from all over the United States to Sevierville to compete for $17,500 in cash and prizes and the title of Tennessee State Champion in the Bush’s Best TN State Championship Cook Off. Rounding out the event is ...

On Jan. 23, 2015, American Legion Post 104 introduced to businesses and the public, the American Legion Junior Shooting Safety Program. Working diligently over the past year, Post 104 became the only American Legion Post in the state of Tennessee with a shooting program. Post 104 recruited 22 students between the ages of 12 and 16 interested in entering into ...

Guests know summer fun is right around the corner when the award-winning Dollywood’s Splash Country opens. The water adventure park—home to RiverRush®, Tennessee’s first and only water coaster—continues to improve the guest experience as it begins its 16th season on May 14, 2016. “We always want to treat our guests to a few surprises each season, “said Mike Brown, general ...

Young basketball enthusiasts will have the opportunity to learn tips, tricks and techniques from the most famous group of basketball players at the Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Camp at Rocky Top Sports World. Now in their 90th year, the Harlem Globetrotters are an indelible part of American sports and culture. Known for their incredible athleticism and outrageous antics, the Globetrotters have ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with special activities at Sugarlands Visitor Center, Cades Cove Visitor Center and Oconaluftee Visitor Center. The park is also hosting two InstaMeet opportunities with photographers who will share tips on creating unique social media posts using camera phones at ...