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SMOKIES UNVEILS NEW JUNIOR RANGER BOOKLETS
(GATLINBURG) click here for more.
CIVIL WAR BUFFS TO RECREATE BATTLE OF BURG HILL
(GATLINBURG) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: MARC BROUSSARD IN CONCERT
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
8TH ANNUAL AIM SUMMER CONCERTS ANNOUNCED IN MCNAIRY
(MCNAIRY) click here for more.
CHARLIE LOUVIN MARKS HIS 80th BIRTHDAY WITH AN INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM
(NASHVILLE ) click here for more.
HISTORIC RCA STUDIO B'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ROLLS ON WITH TWO SPECIAL JULY PROGRAMS
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
DISNEY'S “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL” COMING TO CANON COUNTY JULY 6-21
(WOODBURY) click here for more.
“HOMETOWN CELEBRATION” SET FOR 4TH OF JULY IN COCKE COUNTY
(NEWPORT ) click here for more.
PARK ANNOUNCES "COSBY MOUNTAIN MUSIC" SUMMER SERIES
(TOWNSEND) click here for more.
BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION SET AT WHITE OAK FLATS CEMETERY
(GATLINBURG) click here for more.
RED BARON SQUADRON FLIES INTO GATLINBURG
(GATLINBURG) click here for more.
ALL ABOARD FOR SONGWRITER'S DEPOT JUNE 28th
(JACKSON) click here for more.
CHEEKWOOD ANNOUNCES MUSIC CITY PICKS: CHOICES FROM CHEEKWOOD’S COLLECTION
(NASHVILLE ) click here for more.
THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM MARKS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC BRISTOL SESSIONS WITH NEW SPOTLIGHT EXHIBIT
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
KNOXVILLE ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE PRESENTS STALKED IN THE QUARRY
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Riverfront Nights
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
CHRISTY FEST OFFERS TOURS OF THE HISTORIC CHRISTY MISSION AND TOWNSEND AREA
(DEL RIO) click here for more.
LARGER THAN LIFE PAINTING OF PAUL MCCARTNEY TO BEGIN IN JACKSON
(JACKSON) click here for more.
17TH ANNUAL PATRIOT FESTIVAL BRINGS MUSIC TO THE MOUNTAINS
(PIGEON FORGE ) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: LORETTA LYNN CONCERT
(HURRICANE MILLS) click here for more.
NEW STRAIT JACKET NOW ON DISPLAY AT COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
MAIN STREET LIVE! ANNOUNCES 2007 SUMMER CONCERT DATES
(MCMINNVILLE) click here for more.
AIR FORCE 60TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TO BE PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH WARREN COUNTY'S BICENTENNIAL
(MCMINNVILLE) click here for more.
CASEY JONES MINI-GOLF OPEN FOR 2007 SUMMER SEASON
(JACKSON) click here for more.
FRIST CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS PRESENTS SYLVIA HYMAN: FICTIONAL CLAY
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST & SCULPTOR TO CONDUCT FREE WORKSHOP ON FAUX FINISHES
(PERRYVILLE) click here for more.
HONDA HOOT ROARS INTO KNOXVILLE
(KNOXVILLE) click here for more.
DOLLYWOOD'S FIFTH ANNUAL KIDSFESTSM BEGINS JUNE 15
(PIGEON FORGE ) click here for more.
LYRICAL TRADITIONS: FOUR CENTURIES OF CHINESE PAINTING AND WHISPERING WIND: RECENT CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHY ON VIEW AT FRIST CENTER JUNE 22–OCT. 7
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
COMPANION PET RESCUE TO SPONSOR MOTORCYCLE BENEFIT
(JACKSON) click here for more.
DAYLILIES DRAW GUESTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO CORRYTON
(CORRYTON) click here for more.
PIGEON FORGE ATTRACTION MORPHS INTO ‘FLY-IN THEATER’
(PIGEON FORGE ) click here for more.
NICKELODEON'S DORA THE EXPLORER DISCOVERS FAMILY FUN AT LAKE WINNEPESAUKAH!
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
GUITARIST ANDY TANIS TO PLAY HISTORIC JONESBOROUGH
(JONESBOROUGH) click here for more.
JOHN D. LOUDERMILK TO BE HONORED AS NEXT POET AND PROPHET AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
2007 FRIST FRIDAYS ANNOUNCES CONCERT SERIES SCHEDULE
(NASHVILLE) click here for more.
MUSIC AND ART THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE AT THE DIXIE
(HUNTINGDON) click here for more.
SECRET CITY FESTIVAL FEATURES TOURS OF MANHATTAN PROJECT SITES
(OAK RIDGE ) click here for more.
RIVERBEND FESTIVAL 2007 SET FOR JUNE 8-16
(CHATTANOOGA) click here for more.
SECRET CITY FESTIVAL TO FEATURE WORLD WAR II BATTLE REENACTMENT
(OAK RIDGE ) click here for more.
GATLINBURG’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN TUNES AND TALES: TAKE TWO!
(GATLINBURG) click here for more.
SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK TO HOST OWL PROWL WEEKEND
(SHILOH) click here for more.
HISTORIC FRANKLIN TOWN & COUNTRY TOUR OF HOMES OFFERS GLIMPSE OF HISTORY
(FRANKLIN) click here for more.
CHAMBER ISSUES ‘ALL ABOARD’ FOR TRAIN TO LEBANON
(COOKEVILLE) click here for more.
13TH ANNUAL MOON PIE-RC COLA FESTIVAL COMES TO BELL BUCKLE JUNE 16
(BELL BUCKLE ) click here for more.
GILES COUNTY AIRGUN CLUB TO HOST 2007 NATIONAL FIELD TARGET AIRGUN CHAMPIONSHIPS
(PULASKI) click here for more.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Poor Boys Classic Chevy Club Car Show
(WAVERLY) click here for more.
HARDEMAN COUNTY HOLDS COMMUNITY FAIR IN HONOR OF “JUNETEENTH” CELEBRATION
(BOLIVAR) click here for more.
16th ANNUAL SUNSET ON THE SQUARE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
(COLLIERVILLE ) click here for more.
STARSHIP AND OAK RIDGE BOYS TO HEADLINE 2007 SECRET CITY FESTIVAL
(OAK RIDGE ) click here for more.
SUMMER CAMPS IN THE SMOKIES GEAR UP
(TOWSEND) click here for more.
MUSIC AND ART GO HAND IN HAND AT THE WAVERLY COURTHOUSE SQUARE
(WAVERLY) 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
