In celebration of the Children’s Museum’s 50th anniversary, the museum will offer free admission to visitors the weekend of June 10-11, 2023. The free weekend and its activities are sponsored by Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS).
Cornstalk Heights Historical Community (CHHCO) will partner with the Temperance Board to host a fundraiser for the historic Temperance Building on Friday, June 23 at Frederick w. Gates Hall event venue located in Harriman Municipal Plaza. The building is referred to as The Temperance Buildin…
PIGEON FORGE — Dolly Parton was at Dollywood Friday to open the theme park’s newest attraction, Big Bear Mountain.
The town of Oliver Springs and the Oliver Springs Police Department will be holding the Second Annual Oliver Springs Street Fair in cooperation with Next Level Performance and Beech Park Baptist Church on Saturday, May 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 1085 East Tri-County boulevard in Oliv…
Chicago tribute band Chi-Town Transit Authority performed a wide selection of the classic soft rock band’s decades-spanning hits on Saturday.
Local community advocacy group Rebuilding Our Town will be holding a celebration event in downtown Rockwood on Rockwood St. this Saturday at 6 p.m.
Darkhorse Entertainment LLC is getting ready for the 7th annual Tennessee Pirate Fest set to take place on May 20 and 21, and May 27, 28, and 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival, located at 550 Fiske Road in Harriman, is one of two major festivals put on by Dark horse each year, and onlin…
World Turning, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band, is set to return to the Princess Theater in Harriman on Friday May 5 at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. as the last show of The Princess Theater foundations Spring concert series, the event is set to also have beer and hard Seltzer availab…
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area announces that all campgrounds have opened beginning April 1.
The Roane State Playmakers will be debuting their Spring production of William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker this weekend, and will run at the O’Brian Theater at the RSCC campus on Friday and Saturday April 14 and 15 this week and April 21, 22, 23 next week at 7 p.m. for Friday and Saturday sh…
The Jim Henry Event Center in Kingston is getting ready to kick off their Summer Nights on the Lawn concert series for the 2023 season in May, with the first musical act lined up being the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. The concert takes place on May 20th, with Gates opening at 5:30 p.m.
Round up the whole family to see, touch, climb aboard and learn about fascinating trucks and vehicles at Touch a Truck! In partnership with the Harriman Utility Board, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Army National Guard, and Police and Fire Departments, Harriman is pleased to host th…
TOWNSEND — Bigfoot returns to the Smokies on Saturday, May 6, and he’s bringing friends with him. Nestled at the “foot” of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this is an epic full-day event packed with entertainment and fun for the whole family.
The City of Harriman and The Roane Alliance are bringing back the popular live music event, “Rockin’ on Roane.” This monthly concert will occur on the second Friday of each month starting April 14 through October 13.
The Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge is gearing up for their annual summertime fundraiser bash, this time taking place in Roane County. The event will be held on June 3 at 6 p.m. at the Barn at Maple Creek in Kingston.
Actor Tom Proctor, known for roles in films such as Django Unchained and Guardians of the Galaxy will be performing with his band at Roosters, located at 2620 Roane State Hwy. in Harriman. The performance will be taking place on April 29 at 9 p.m., with an autograph signing taking place from…
The Master Gardeners of Roane County are gearing up for a couple of events taking place next month in April.
Chicago tribute band Chi-Town Transit Authority is set to perform at the Princess Theater in Harriman on April 29, at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Chi-Town is based out of Atlanta and has been performing since 2017.
Saturday saw the first Winterfest Car Show hosted by Mr. Clean Car Wash, 3113 Graphix, and Silver Fox Designs.
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Exploring asteroids using an asteroid-orbiting NASA spacecraft will be the topic of a Mar. 20 community lecture in Oak Ridge by a retired distinguished professor from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Post Oak Springs Christian Church located at 4761 Roane State Hwy in Rockwood is getting set for a fundraising 5K run to take place on April 29 starting at 8 a.m. at the Brillo Miller Sports Complex and going through downtown Rockwood.
Dressed to Kill, a KISS tribute band from Kentucky, is set to play at the Princess Theater this Saturday at 7 p.m. The show also acts as a fundraiser to generate money for the Princess Theater’s upkeep and improvements.
Glen Alice Christian Church, located at 1849 Spring City Hwy. in Rockwood is set to host a play called “Star Queen” based on the story of Esther on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Melanie Hildebrandt of Roane State Community College’s Arts and Lectures Committee tells attendees to Cornstalk Height Historical Community Organization’s annual meeting about the upcoming Harriman History event. The arts and lectures committee of RSCC will be presenting an event geared towa…
Dolly Parton, Dollywood’s “Dreamer-In-Chief,” was at the theme park Friday, March 10, to welcome visitors to a new season and share what’s new at Dollywood in 2023 and beyond.
The Master Gardeners of Roane County’s Lunch and Learn series is set to kick off another installment this Saturday at 12 p.m. at the extension office located at 3074 Roane State Highway in Harriman.
The Kingston Lakeside Farmers Market has released a full schedule of events for the year. Those interested can find the market at 203 S Kentucky St. in Kingston open from 8 — 11 a.m. every Saturday starting in April.
A survey recently put out by Tennessee Riverline Project is seeking more participants to gather data for a presentation to Roane County’s government later in the spring.
East Tennessee Gospel group The Kingdom Heirs are set to perform a fundraiser concert for Midtown Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) at the Princess Theater in Harriman this Sunday at 3 p.m.
A new bluegrass and country music show called the Roane Jamboree is set to debut on April 8 and May 13 at the Princess Theater in Harriman at 7 p.m. Advance tickets will be $30, with door tickets costing $35.
PIGEON FORGE — Dollywood celebrates Dolly’s iconic status as a songwriter during the I Will Always Love You Celebration March 11-April 8. This festive event kicks off the 2023 operating season by observing the 50th anniversary of Dolly’s writing of her monumental hit, “I Will Always Love You.”
Harriman’s Princess Theater is gearing up for a busy Spring and Summer season after starting the season off with Purple Madness, the Prince Tribute Show, on Saturday.
On Saturday Feb. 4, 2023, nine smart and talented ladies gathered at the Historic Princess Theatre in front of a crowd of nearly 150 patrons for a chance at a crown for Miss Roane County’s Teen/Miss Roane County/Miss Greater Knoxville. This competition is a local preliminary to the Miss Tenn…
The Harriman Rotary Club is getting ready for their annual Daddy-Daughter Dance set for Frederick Gates Hall at Harriman Municipal Plaza on Feb. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. with an entry fee of $10 per person.
The Miss Roane County Scholarship Competition takes place this weekend at the Princess Theater in Harriman on Saturday Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. This year’s competition is hosted by Lauren Dickson, Miss Tennessee 2022. Dickson is a graduate from University of Tennessee at Martin and also pursuing a m…
Roane State’s Arts and Lectures Committee is sponsoring a showing of the 1942 film Casablanca at the Princess Theatre in Harriman on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.
Darkhorse Entertainment LLC, the company behind the annual Tennessee Pirate Fest and Medieval Faire, has begun taking auditions for actors in preparation for the 7th annual Tennessee Pirate fest set to kickoff in the last two weekends of May. This year’s festival theme is centered around Por…
The Kingston Rotary Club is gearing up for their 42nd annual Pancake Breakfast, set to take place Feb. 11 from 8 — 11 a.m. at Church of Christ Family Life Center at 303 N Kentucky St. Behind Handee Burger. Tickets are $5 per person, and proceeds from the breakfast go towards the group’s proj…
The Prince tribute band Purple Madness is coming to Harriman for a one-night-only performance on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. On the band’s official website, front man Bobby Miller is stated to have studied and emulated Prince and Michael Jackson’s personas, voices, and dance movements since childhood,…
Young self-taught local artist Meagan Riley Nealy-Stevenson is set to showcase her art in a free public exhibit at SKO Bits and Bobs in Rockwood on Jan 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will also feature hors d’oeuvres and wine to be served.
End of the Line brings the sound of the Allman Brothers to Harriman
PIGEON FORGE — Dollywood is gearing up for the upcoming season — which begins on Saturday, March 11 — by casting entertainers ready to find their place in the spotlight.
BRISTOL — In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, author Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo’s key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion during the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s monthly free Speaker Sessions program Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. EDT. Speaker Sessio…
Allman Brothers Tribute band End of the Line will be coming to Harriman’s Princess Theatre for a classic rock show next week on Friday, Jan. 6, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and officially starting at 7:30 p.m.
The cast of the Travel Channel’s Destination Fear performed an overnight paranormal investigation of the Old Historic Harriman Hospital, and the results of their investigation were televised on Dec. 16. The group consisting of Dakota and Chelsea Laden, Tanner Wiseman and Alex Schroeder sat d…
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Former ‘The Voice’ contestant performs at Maple Creek
Mid-East Community Action Agency (MECAA) is starting a series of art classes for seniors in collaboration with Painting Parties Plus With Rose in Harriman, set to last through March 31.
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