Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

In black ties and ball gowns, Friends of the Smokies gathered for an evening of elegance at Cherokee Country Club for the Evergreen Ball to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and to raise more than $500,000 for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Evergreen Ball, now in its 13th year, featured a silent auction, wine auction, ...

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts has scheduled one-day spring workshops in a variety of media. Gather friends and family on Saturday, March 26, 2016 to spend time making creative art at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. With seven workshops offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in a variety of media, everyone is sure to find a skill ...

Take advantage of Arrowmont’s local resident scholarship program and save big on Arrowmont workshops! Residents of Sevier, Blount, Cocke, Jefferson and Knox Counties receive 50% tuition discount on Arrowmont workshops. Take this opportunity to use professionally equipped studios and learn from nationally and internationally practicing studio artists and university faculty. Arrowmont offers weekend, one-week and two-week workshops. Choose from over ...

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies has added solar panels that started producing electricity in December of 2015. The panels were installed by Green Earth Solar and supply power for TVA’s renewable energy program, Green Power Providers. “As a Green Power participant, we are proud supporters of locally generated, renewable resources,” said Jay Bryan, director of Maintenance and Engineering for Ripley’s ...

Special Olympics athletes from around the state are waxing their skis and snowboards and sharpening their skates in preparation for the Special Olympics Tennessee Winter Games to be held Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, 2016 at Ober Gatlinburg. Over 150 athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete in skiing, snowboarding and speed skating in divisions based on age and ability. “Thanks ...

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg is exhibiting an interactive installation by Chalet Comellas entitled Working Memory, on view from Feb. 8 through March 11, 2016 in the Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery. A closing reception will be held Friday, March 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and the community is encouraged to attend with their ...

Early bird registration for the 5th Annual Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival is going on now through Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. Those who register during the early bird period will have their name entered into a drawing for a chance to win three nights lodging during the festival held August 24-28, 2016. The event, now in its fifth year, not only ...

Whether or not you have chosen your favorite candidate in the 2016 presidential race, if you are not registered to vote by Monday, you will miss your opportunity to vote in the presidential primary. To vote in the March 1, 2016 election in Tennessee, a voter must be registered by Feb. 1, 2016. In Sevier County, races on the ballot ...

The votes are in! ConventionSouth readers and destination Facebook fans have selected Gatlinburg as their top pick for “The South’s Cool Spots For Summer Meetings.” In December 2015, ConventionSouth editors compiled a Facebook ballot with a list of 60 meetings destinations that are well fit for summer meetings as they offer escape from the summer heat. From those 60 “Cool ...

Sevier County Food Ministries will receive a portion of every admission ticket sold during the Ripley’s $5 Admission Special for residents and workers of Sevier and surrounding counties. Everyone who lives or works Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of this offer and enjoy any of the Ripley’s Tennessee attractions for just $5 plus ...