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LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES TO HOST APRIL EVENTS
(GOLDEN POND, KY) click here for more.
MEMPHIS ZOO HOSTS WILD WORLD OF WINES & BEER FUNDRAISER
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
NASHVILLE STAR CONTESTANTS ARE SINGING FOR THE FANS
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
UPPER CUMBERLAND TOURISM ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SPRING EVENTS
(EAST) click here for more.
WHITESTONE COUNTRY INN TO HOST ONE-MAN SHOW
(KINGSTON) click here for more.
SPRING FLORAL EXTRAVAGANZA AT WHITESTONE COUNTRY INN
(KINGSTON) click here for more.
THE HERMITAGE TO HOST ANTIQUE APPRAISAL FAIR
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
SOUTHEASTERN COLOR GUARD CIRCUIT TO HOST ANNUAL CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
MASTER DISTILLER TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AT JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY
(LYNCHBURG) click here for more.
WHITE HOUSE ARTS AND CRAFTS GALLERY TO HOST SKELETON CREW PRODUCTION
(WHITE HOUSE) click here for more.
RIDE THE DUCKS CELEBRATES SECOND SEASON IN MEMPHIS
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
ANTIQUE FARM SHOW CALLS FOR J.I. CASE COLLECTORS
(GRAY) click here for more.
U.S. CELLULAR® AND MOTOROLA PRESENT KNOXVILLE OPERA’S ROSSINI FESTIVAL APRIL 7-9
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
TENNESSEE OVERHILL HOSTS ANNUAL RAMP TRAMP FESTIVAL
(ETOWAH) click here for more.
TOWNSEND IN THE SMOKIES SPRING FESTIVAL RECOGNIZED
(TOWNSEND) click here for more.
BENNY THE BUNNY HOSTS BREAKFAST AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS HOSTS APRIL EVENTS
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
NASHVILLE ZOO’S GIRAFFE SAVANNAH TO OPEN APRIL 21
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS SEEKS TEEN VOLUNTEERS
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS FINDS HOME IN ROCKWOOD
(ROCKWOOD) click here for more.
WHEELS IN MOTION: FOR THE FIRST TIME, FORD TOUR DE GEORGIA VENTURES BEYOND STATE LINES TO CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
SYCAMORE SHOALS PRESENTS HISTORY AT HOME WEEKLY RANGER PROGRAMS
(ELIZABETHTON) click here for more.
JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY HOME TO MISS BOBO’S THROUGH SEPTEMBER
(LYNCHBURG) click here for more.
DOLLY’S IMAGINATION PLAYHOUSE HITS THE ROAD
(PIGEON FORGE) click here for more.
WHITESTONE COUNTRY INN OFFERS WILDFLOWER PILGRIMAGE
(KINGSTON) click here for more.
KNOXVILLE’S ART & ANTIQUES GALLERY’S LAST HURRAH!
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
ENJOY SPRING EVENTS IN EAST TENNESSEE
(EAST) click here for more.
KINGSPORT TO HOST TENNESSEE CLOGGING CLASSIC
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
DRAG STRIP HEATS UP FOR SEASON’S FIRST NHRA EVENT
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
THE PEABODY HOTEL TO BE FEATURED ON “FOOD NETWORK CHALLENGE”
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
TENNESSEE SPIRITS AND WINE TRAIL UNVEILED
(MANCHESTER) click here for more.
FRIST CENTER CELEBRATES FIFTH BIRTHDAY
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
LAKE WINNEPESAUKAH OFFERS FUN-RAISER PROGRAM
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
SYCAMORE SHOALS PRESENTS AMERICA SINGS
(ELIZABETHTON) click here for more.
MULE DAY 5K RUN SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1
(COLUMBIA) click here for more.
RAFT AMERICA’S OLYMPIC OCOEE RIVER
(ETOWAH) click here for more.
A FISHERMAN’S PARADISE: FLY FISHING IN THE TENNESSEE OVERHILL
(ETOWAH) click here for more.
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME ® AND MUSEUM EVENTS THROUGH APRIL 9
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
GET DOWN AND DIRTY AT BELLE MEADE PLANTATION
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
DIXIE STAMPEDE NAMED OFFICIAL PARTNER OF RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING
(WELCOME, N.C.) click here for more.
AMERICANA MUSIC COMES TO KINGSPORT RENAISSANCE CENTER
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
CASEY JONES HOME & RAILROAD MUSEUM CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
(JACKSON) click here for more.
SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK HOSTS BATTLEFIELD HIKES
(SHILOH) click here for more.
SYCAMORE SHOALS TO HOST MOUNTAIN RIVER CONCERT SERIES
(ELIZABETHTON) click here for more.
OUTDOOR WILDERNESS THEATER AND DRIVE IN OPENS SEASON
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY HOSTS FOOD CITY FAMILY RACE NIGHT
(BRISTOL) click here for more.
APPALACHIAN GHOSTWALKS TOURS VISIT PEOPLE OF THE PAST
(JONESBORO) click here for more.
DARYL MORRIS NAMED GENERAL MANAGER AT RADISSON HOTEL AT OPRYLAND
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
SPRING WILDFLOWERS BLOOM AT THE TENNESSEE OVERHILL
(ETOWAH) click here for more.
FORMER STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS HONORED BY TSSAA
(MURFREESBORO) click here for more.
KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA PRESENTS “ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON”
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
OAK RIDGE CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF 1949 HISTORIC GATE OPENING
(OAK RIDGE) click here for more.
LAKE WINNEPESAUKAH INTRODUCES NEW RIDE FOR 2006 SEASON
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
FREEDOM SALUTE CEREMONY TO HONOR DAYTON SOLDIERS
(DAYTON) click here for more.
TURKEY BAY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AREA RE-OPENS
(GOLDEN POND, KY) click here for more.
TENNESSEE OVERHILL ERUPTS WITH THE SOUNDS OF SPRING
(ETOWAH) click here for more.
MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST MAXFIELD PARRISH EVENTS
(MEMPHIS) click here for more.
KINGSPORT CHAMBER NAMES JOHN A. SCOTT AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
JAMES-BEN: STUDIO & GALLERY ANNOUNCE SPRING EVENTS
(GREENEVILLE) click here for more.
HICKMAN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PAVILION & FAIRGROUNDS HOST WINTER CONCERT SERIES
(CENTERVILLE) click here for more.
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY OFFERS RIDE OF A LIFETIME AUCTION
(BRISTOL) click here for more.
BELLE MEADE PLANTATION SEEKS RE-ENACTORS
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM HOSTS DAY OUT WITH THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
START YOUR ENGINES AT LANE MOTOR MUSEUM
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
ALL-AMERICAN 400 AT MUSIC CITY MOTORPLEX NAMED BEST RACE AND ANNUAL EVENT
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
KINGSPORT FUN FEST SHOWCASES KINGSPORT IDOL 2
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
OAKLANDS' VICTORIAN FAIR SLATED FOR APRIL 1
(MURFREESBORO) click here for more.
TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM TO HOST MUSIC LEGENDS EXHIBITION
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
HOUSTON COUNTY CELEBRATES IRISH DAY
(ERIN) click here for more.
CASEY JONES' BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
(JACKSON) click here for more.
OVERMOUNTAIN WEAVER’S GUILD FIBERS SHOW
(ELIZABETHTON) click here for more.
WHITESTONE COUNTRY INN HOSTS TEA PARTY
(KINGSTON) click here for more.
JACKSON TO HOST ST. BALDRICKS HEAD-SHAVING EVENT
(JACKSON) click here for more.
MARKETING PARTNERSHIP GENERATES $21.6 MILLION IN TRAVEL REVENUE FOR EAST TENNESSEE
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
LEADERSHIP KINGSPORT APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
(KINGSPORT) click here for more.
ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE PRESENTS 1919: KNOXVILLE'S RED SUMMER
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY ANNUAL HOME SHOW BEGINS
(CUMBERLAND COUNTY) click here for more.
MTSU TO HOST ANNUAL AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL
(MURFREESBORO) click here for more.
LEARN TO FLY FISH AT WHITESTONE COUNTRY INN
(KINGSTON) click here for more.
FOG FEST 2006
(MONTEAGLE) click here for more.
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD OPEN FOR 2006 SEASON
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
MUSIC ON THE SQUARE FUNDRAISER TO FEATURE CELTIC FLAIR
(JONESBOROUGH) click here for more.
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE TOURISM ASSOCIATION WINS TOP HONORS FOR TRI-CITIES
(JONESBOROUGH) click here for more.
KINGSPORT FUN FEST SHOWCASES KINGSPORT IDOL 2
(KINGSPORT) 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 or (615) 532-7853
Fax: (615) 253-4219
cindy.dupree@state.tn.us
