Friday: October 9th
Allison Gap Community Jam
Friday nights at 6pm at the Allison Gap Community Center in Allison Gap, VA
Free
Call (276) 496-7590 for more information
Scarecrows on Main
Stroll down Main Street in Mountain City and see all of the fun and spooky scarecrows that groups have created. The “People’s Choice” voting is still going on until Friday, October 9th at 5pm, and people are encouraged to visit Mountain City Antiques to cast their ballot for their favorite scarecrow exhibit. “Scarecrows on Main” exhibits create a visual feast in the downtown area while entertaining locals and tourists alike throughout the entire month of October.
Scarecrows on Main
Stroll down Main Street in Mountain City and see all of the fun and spooky scarecrows that groups have created. The “People’s Choice” voting is still going on until Friday, October 9th at 5pm, and people are encouraged to visit Mountain City Antiques to cast their ballot for their favorite scarecrow exhibit. “Scarecrows on Main” exhibits create a visual feast in the downtown area while entertaining locals and tourists alike throughout the entire month of October.
The 2015 Battle of Blountville Civil War Reenactment
Fri, October 9, 11:30am – Sun, October 11, 12:30pm at scenic Old Hawley Farm, located at 1173 Hawley Road, Blountville, TN
Step back in time with re-enactors at this award-winning event as they perform continuous living history demonstrations including infantry, mounted cavalry, artillery drills and full-scale reenactments of the Battle of Blountville! The main battles will take place at 2 PM on Saturday and Sunday, and skirmishes at other times during the day. Period Civil War music will be on hand throughout the weekend. School Days activities will take place on Friday, along with a Ladies Tea and Civil War Bonfire on Saturday. This year's event will include a special Memorial Tribute to Joe Adkins (1957-2014) at 11:30 AM. The weekend event is hosted by the Battle of Blountville Civil War Military Park and Reenactment Committee in conjunction with the Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism. For more information, please call the office at (423) 323-4660 or Bob Dotson at (423) 276-2362. For other upcoming events, please visit historicsullivan.com.
Top Gun Showdown
Oct 9-11 at Muddy Creek Raceway
It is one of the premier amateur motocross events in the country.
Saturday: October 10th
Patriot 5k
In Gate City, VA, USA
Run the standard 5K or try the Rucksack Rush Challenge and run the 5K with a 30-pound backpack! Non-runners will also enjoy coming out to participate in the 1.5 Mile Walk! When: Saturday October 10, 2015 Where: National Guard Armory, Gate City, VA (Next to Gate City H.S.) Proceeds will be donated to local National Guard Family Readiness Groups Presented By: The Boone Brigade Military Officer Association Register online at www.werunevents.com Like us on Facebook or email at boonebrigade@gmail.com Rucksacks not provided, bring your own!
National Fossil Day
10am – 3pm at the Gray Fossil Museum
Visitors are invited to meet paleontologists, dig at the site and participate in all-ages activities at the East Tennessee State University and General Shale Natural History Museum at the Gray Fossil Site for National Fossil Day. From 10 a.m. – noon, preregistered visitors are invited to dig on the Gray Fossil Site with ETSU paleontologists. This program is limited to the first 25 registrants. To reserve a spot, call 1-866-202-6223 or email grayfossilinfo@etsu.edu. Participants must be at least 7 years old. The cost is $5 plus general admission. From 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., the museum will offer a variety of activities for all ages. Visitors can learn about picking for microfossils, water screening techniques and the types of fossils found at the Gray Fossil Site. There will also be a museum-wide scavenger hunt with prizes. At 1 p.m., Dr. Blaine Schubert will give a presentation about the Saltville, Virginia, excavations where ETSU paleontologists assist with an Ice Age dig, which has yielded mastodon and giant short-faced bear fossils. Schubert is an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at ETSU and director of the Natural History Museum. At 3 p.m., visitors are invited to attend a public lecture presented by ETSU geosciences professor and museum curator, Dr. Mick Whitelaw. Whitelaw’s presentation will be about trilobites, which are ancient arthropod fossils that appeared over 500 million years ago and continued until about 240 million years ago. The talk goes along with a trilobite-themed temporary exhibit featured at the museum, “Trilobite Treasures: Arthropods of the Ancient Seas.”
Family Fall Festival
1pm – 4pm at North Kingsport Church of God, 2409 N John B Dennis Hwy
A Work of Art Reopening
3pm – 6pm
A Work of Art Gallery & Gifts in Downtown Bristol, will host a Grand Re-Opening Celebration. We have doubled the square footage in our space, painted walls, added signage, revamped carpet, created a classroom space, and gained new members! We proudly boast a membership of over three dozen local artists who collectively own and operate the gallery, and who specialize in crafts like woodwork, furniture, stained glass, photography, paintings, wine bottle art, encaustics, soaps, jewelry, dolls, wall art, postcards, notecards, pottery, and more. We invite you to join in the celebration by stopping by our renovated space from 3pm-6pm to see the changes, listen to live music, enjoy drinks and snacks, and meet some of the members of Bristol's best artist cooperative gallery, A Work of Art! A Work of Art Gallery & Gifts | 600 State Street | Historic Downtown Bristol, TN | www.aworkofartgallery.com | 423.797.0089 | info@aworkofartgallery.com
A Spot on the Hill
6:30pm – 7:30pm
A Spot on the Hill: Original Play Returns to the Old Jonesborough Cemetery this Fall. The original, research based play by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, returns to the Old Jonesborough Cemetery this October. The show premiered last fall to sold-out performances, and this season’s production will feature a number of changes, including new stories, live music, and a stationary location inside the cemetery. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to sit on. Come and listen to real stories of real lives among real tombstones. Performances for A Spot on the Hill will take place at 6:30 p.m. on October 10 and October 24. Tickets are limited, so make sure you buy yours today! Tickets are $8 and proceeds benefit the Heritage Alliance’s cemetery preservation and tombstone restoration fund. Audience members should arrive 15 minutes prior to show time. Parking is available downtown. It is a short walk up East Main Street to the cemetery. A golf cart courtesy shuttle will be available for guests who park behind the downtown Courthouse. This program is not suggested for children under 10 years of age. In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved inside to the Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time. To purchase tickets, visit jonesboroughtn.org or call the Heritage Alliance at 423.753.9580. On the day of the event, tickets should be purchased at the
Top Gun Showdown
Oct 9-11 at Muddy Creek Raceway
It is one of the premier amateur motocross events in the country.
The 2015 Battle of Blountville Civil War Reenactment
Fri, October 9, 11:30am – Sun, October 11, 12:30pm at scenic Old Hawley Farm, located at 1173 Hawley Road, Blountville, TN
Step back in time with re-enactors at this award-winning event as they perform continuous living history demonstrations including infantry, mounted cavalry, artillery drills and full-scale reenactments of the Battle of Blountville! The main battles will take place at 2 PM on Saturday and Sunday, and skirmishes at other times during the day. Period Civil War music will be on hand throughout the weekend. School Days activities will take place on Friday, along with a Ladies Tea and Civil War Bonfire on Saturday. This year's event will include a special Memorial Tribute to Joe Adkins (1957-2014) at 11:30 AM. The weekend event is hosted by the Battle of Blountville Civil War Military Park and Reenactment Committee in conjunction with the Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism. For more information, please call the office at (423) 323-4660 or Bob Dotson at (423) 276-2362. For other upcoming events, please visit historicsullivan.com.
Scarecrows on Main
Stroll down Main Street in Mountain City and see all of the fun and spooky scarecrows that groups have created. “Scarecrows on Main” exhibits create a visual feast in the downtown area while entertaining locals and tourists alike throughout the entire month of October.
Scarecrows on Main
Stroll down Main Street in Mountain City and see all of the fun and spooky scarecrows that groups have created. “Scarecrows on Main” exhibits create a visual feast in the downtown area while entertaining locals and tourists alike throughout the entire month of October.
Sunday: October 11th
The 2015 Battle of Blountville Civil War Reenactment
Fri, October 9, 11:30am – Sun, October 11, 12:30pm at scenic Old Hawley Farm, located at 1173 Hawley Road, Blountville, TN
Step back in time with re-enactors at this award-winning event as they perform continuous living history demonstrations including infantry, mounted cavalry, artillery drills and full-scale reenactments of the Battle of Blountville! The main battles will take place at 2 PM on Saturday and Sunday, and skirmishes at other times during the day. Period Civil War music will be on hand throughout the weekend. School Days activities will take place on Friday, along with a Ladies Tea and Civil War Bonfire on Saturday. This year's event will include a special Memorial Tribute to Joe Adkins (1957-2014) at 11:30 AM. The weekend event is hosted by the Battle of Blountville Civil War Military Park and Reenactment Committee in conjunction with the Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism. For more information, please call the office at (423) 323-4660 or Bob Dotson at (423) 276-2362. For other upcoming events, please visit historicsullivan.com.
Top Gun Showdown
Oct 9-11 at Muddy Creek Raceway
It is one of the premier amateur motocross events in the country.
Scarecrows on Main
Stroll down Main Street in Mountain City and see all of the fun and spooky scarecrows that groups have created. “Scarecrows on Main” exhibits create a visual feast in the downtown area while entertaining locals and tourists alike throughout the entire month of October.
Scarecrows on Main
Stroll down Main Street in Mountain City and see all of the fun and spooky scarecrows that groups have created. “Scarecrows on Main” exhibits create a visual feast in the downtown area while entertaining locals and tourists alike throughout the entire month of October.
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