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(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
THE CELEBRATIONÆ CONTINUES WITH THE CROWNING OF A NEW WORLD GRAND CHAMPION
(SHELBYVILLE) click here for more.
MEMPHIS SOUND WINS GOLD
(MCKENZIE) click here for more.
WORKSHOPS HELP FARMERS WITH PR AND MARKETING SKILLS
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
ARRINGTON VINEYARDS ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING
(ARRINGTON) click here for more.
TIME TO PLANT THE SEED FOR TOMATO ART FEST AUG. 11
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
CROSSVILLE EARNS SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
(CROSSVILLE) click here for more.
LOCAL NEWS
5TH ANNUAL SIERRA HULL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL PRESENTS “BANJOS & BUCKLES
(BYRDSTOWN) click here for more.
EVENTS PLANNED TO CELEBRATE LOBELVILLE HOMECOMING
(LOBELVILLE ) click here for more.
COOKEVILLE FALL FUNFEST FEATURES 7th ANNUAL FUN RUN
(COOKEVILLE) click here for more.
25TH ANNUAL SMOKY MOUNTAIN FIDDLERS CONVENTION CELEBRATES BLUEGRASS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND ANTIQUES
(LOUDON) click here for more.
KNOXVILLE ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE COLLECTION EXHIBIT AND AUCTION
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
2007 CHRYSLER JEEP BOOMSDAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
DICKSON GALLERY OF FINE ART TO HOST “ART-A-RITA MARGARITA PARTY”
(JACKSON) click here for more.
2ND ANNUAL “NEXT BIG NASHVILLE” TO SHOWCASE MUSIC OF ALL GENRES
(NASHVILLE ) click here for more.
ALL ABOARD FOR CASEY JONES OLD-TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL
(JACKSON) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: 20TH ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: THE ARTS CENTER OF CANNON COUNTY PRESENTS THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
(WOODBURY) click here for more.
ROCK CITY ENDS 75 DAYS OF SUMMER WITH LABOR DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
BENTON COUNTY 30-MILE BARGAIN HIGHWAY CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY
(BENTON COUNTY) click here for more.
BIG RIVER GRILLE BREWS UP FUN IN THE SUN AT THE CHATTANOOGA RIVERFRONT
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
“GREAT CHATTANOOGA CHASE II” PROMISES INTERACTIVE ADVENTURE FOR ALL
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
DELTA FAIR TO HOST PHOTO CONTEST
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
COON CREEK SCIENCE CENTER TO HOST COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
(ADAMSVILLE ) click here for more.
BLACKBERRY FARM NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF
(WALLAND) click here for more.
ALABAMA BLUES BROTHERS AT CROCKETT THEATRE
(LAWRENCEBURG) click here for more.
MUSIC CITY J.A.M. ANNOUNCES LABOR DAY WEEKEND LINE UP: BRIAN MCKNIGHT TO HEADLINE
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
RUGBY VILLAGE PILGRIMAGE FEATURES LARGEST HOME TOUR IN STATE
(RUGBY) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: MEMPHIS SOUND DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
(MCKENZIE) click here for more.
ALL ABOARD FOR SONGWRITER'S DEPOT AUGUST 23
(JACKSON) click here for more.
ANNUAL CRAFT MARKETPLACE AT RAMSEY HOUSE
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
KNOXVILLE ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES IN NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
GATLINBURG’S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION CONTINUES WITH MOUNTAINFEST TM, OLD TIMER’S DAY
(GATLINBURG) click here for more.
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMBUSH OF SHERIFF BUFORD PUSSER COMMEMORATED AUG. 12
(SELMER) click here for more.
VONORE TO OBSERVE SEQUOYAH REMEMBRANCE DAY AUG. 5
(VONORE) click here for more.
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY WELCOMES JOHNSON’S DEPOT HOMECOMING EVENT
(JOHNSON CITY) click here for more.
If you are interested in a story idea and want more information, contact:
Cindy Dupree
Department of Tourist Development News Bureau
Office: (615) 741-9010
Fax: (615) 253-4219
cindy.dupree@state.tn.us
