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Dolly Parton was in Pigeon Forge on Friday to celebrate the grand opening of her new Smoky Mountain Adventures Dinner & Show. Fans lined up outside the theater, which formerly housed the Lumberjack Adventure Dinner Show, to catch a glimpse of Dolly getting off her tour bus and entering the new home of her Smoky Mountain Adventures Dinner & Show ...

Anna Porter Public Library is launching a new series of programs called Lincoln Center Local with a free screening of a performance by Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra. The library will be streaming pre-recorded performances filmed at Lincoln Center onto a new large screen, digital projector with bluetooth speakers. Lincoln Center Local: Free Screenings was created by Lincoln ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the dates for synchronous firefly viewing in Elkmont. Shuttle service to the viewing area will be provided on Tuesday, May 30 through Tuesday, June 6, 2017. All visitors wishing to view the synchronous fireflies at Elkmont must have a parking pass distributed through the lottery system at www.recreation.gov. Every year in late ...

The Pigeon Forge attraction Alcatraz East will host a new temporary exhibit focused on illegal wildlife trafficking. When a Minnesota-based dentist paid $54,000 to trophy hunt in Zimbabwe in 2015 with a professional guide, he unknowingly was about to kill the beloved and iconic lion – Cecil. The images from that hunt went viral and although the dentist’s actions were ...

Local county days are a perfect time to experience new exhibits and adventures at Ripley’s Attractions in Sevier County. Eight local Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions are offering Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox & Sevier County Days discount admission Friday, April 28 through May 4, 2017. Residents and those who work in a listed county may visit any of the attractions ...

Celebrating its 20th year, Country Tonite is having area appreciation days for fifteen east Tennessee counties. The popular theater invites residents to enjoy the show April 15–21, 2017 for just $7.50 per ticket. Kids 12 & under are Free. Show times are 8 p.m. each night and additional 3 p.m. show on Tuesday This Country Tonite area appreciation special is ...

Gatlinburg Smoky Mountain Spring kicks off a full season of events with Gatlinburg’s Smoky Mountain Wine Fest, offering wine aficionados a day of tasting the finest of the area’s culinary fare and samples from 17 different Tennessee wineries. The Gatlinburg Smoky Mountain Wine Fest will be held at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 1–6 ...

Sculptures created by 11 University of Tennessee art students that incorporate materials provided by steel recycler Gerdau will be on public display April 6-19, 2017 at the Knoxville Convention Center. “The Art of Recycling” sculpture exhibition celebrates April’s National Recycling Month and is a partnership among Gerdau, Dogwood Arts and the University of Tennessee Sculpture Program. The artworks will be ...

Families looking for a way to squeeze a few more hours out of spring break should visit Dollywood’s Spring Break to enjoy the award-winning park’s extended operating hours, thrilling rides and the mesmerizing talents of enra, a cutting-edge performance group which appeared on America’s Got Talent in 2015. Dollywood’s extended 2017 Spring Break hours give families more time to experience ...

The Smoky Mountain Opry, renowned as the must-see variety show in Pigeon Forge, has opened for its grand finale farewell season with “Feel the Music,” an all-new original show with many new cast members and what Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group is promising to be their biggest and best production show in Pigeon Forge to date. The acclaimed Smoky Mountain Opry ...