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				1 Senior Center CLOSED Senior Center CLOSED January 1, 2026 •	2	3 The Patriot at The J… The Patriot at The Jackson Theatre January 3, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Patriot (2000) Celebrating America 250: 1776- 2026 In 1776 South Carolina, a pacifist plantation owner joinsthe War for Independence after a British officer murders his 15-year-old son. Rated R Running Time 165 minutes See more details •
4 Dog Man at The Jacks… Dog Man at The Jackson Theatre January 4, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Dog Man (2025) 3pm Family Series When a dog and apolice officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changesthe course of history. Half dog, half man, Dog Man is sworn to protect andserve as he doggedly pursues his arch-nemesis: the feline supervillain Peteythe Cat. But the rivalry between Dog Man and Petey is upended by the arrival ofan adorable kitten clone of Petey, Lil Petey. Rated PG Running Time 93minutes See more details •	5	6	7	8 Historic Zoning Historic Zoning January 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA •	9	10
11	12 Board of Mayor and A… Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting January 12, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Meeting agenda will be available at Town Hall and online. •	13 Chuckey Depot Adviso… Chuckey Depot Advisory Board Meeting January 13, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum, 210 S 2nd Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA •	14	15 McKinney Center Advi… McKinney Center Advisory Committee Meeting January 15, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Parks and Recreation… Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting January 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA • •	16 Duel at The Jackson … Duel at The Jackson Theatre January 16, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Duel (1971) 7pm A trucker and a motorist are pitted against one another in aautomotive duel to the death on a deserted highway. Directed by StevenSpielberg Rated PG Running Time 90 minutes See more details •	17 McKinney Center Spri… McKinney Center Spring Early Bird Deadline January 17, 2026 McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Register for the Spring 2026 Semester at McKinneyCenter.com using the early bird discount code, EBSpring26 for $10 off each class you register for! Winter Farmers Marke… Winter Farmers Market January 17, 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Jeeps on Main Jeeps on Main January 17, 2026 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Harry and the Hender… Harry and the Hendersons at The Jackson Theatre January 17, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Harry and the Hendersons (1987) Family Series FREE- Sponsored Jonesborough Area Merchants & Service Association (JAMSA) John Lithgow plays the head of a family that becomesattached to a monster they run into while camping. Nancy: Melinda Dillon.Wrightwood: Don Ameche. Sarah: Margaret Langrick. Ernie: Joshua Rudoy. Directedby William Dear. Rated PG Running Time 110 minutes See more details Jurassic Park at The… Jurassic Park at The Jackson Theatre January 17, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Jurassic Park (1993) 90’s classics Audience Picks Series Genetically engineered dinosaurs run amok on a remoteisland. It's up to a paleontologist, a paleobotanist and a mathematician tooutmaneuver the deadly beasts and find their way back to civilization. Based onMichael Crichton's best seller. The film won three Oscars, including BestVisual Effects. Rated PG-13 Running Time 113 minutes See more details • • • • •
18 Back to the Future a… Back to the Future at The Jackson Theatre January 18, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Back to the Future (1985) 80’s classics An eccentric scientist builds a time machine, whichaccidentally transports a high-school student back to the 1950s, where the teeninadvertently interferes with the budding romance between his future parents.The boy must figure out how to set things right, or risk completely alteringthe future. Rated PG Running Time 116 minutes See more details •	19 MLK Student Art Show… MLK Student Art Show 2025 January 19, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.” The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world. Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display. Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display. Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay. High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art. Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition. The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public. This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners: Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center ETSU Johnson City Schools Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City Washington County Schools Langston Education and Arts Development Carver Recreation Center Langston Centre International Storytelling Center Four 13 For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school •	20 MLK Student Art Show… MLK Student Art Show 2024 January 20, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.” The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world. Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display. Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display. Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay. High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art. Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition. The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public. This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners: Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center ETSU Johnson City Schools Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City Washington County Schools Langston Education and Arts Development Carver Recreation Center Langston Centre International Storytelling Center Four 13 For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school Jonesborough Regiona… Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission January 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jonesborough Town Hall The Planning Commission meets regularly the third Tuesday of each month, and reviews and approves commercial site plans, subdivision plans, signage, re-zoning and variance requests. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public. Jonesborough Storyte… Jonesborough Storytelling Guild January 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm • • •	21 MLK Student Art Show… MLK Student Art Show 2024 January 21, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.” The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world. Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display. Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display. Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay. High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art. Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition. The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public. This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners: Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center ETSU Johnson City Schools Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City Washington County Schools Langston Education and Arts Development Carver Recreation Center Langston Centre International Storytelling Center Four 13 For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school Queen Kelly at The J… Queen Kelly at The Jackson Theatre January 21, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Queen Kelly (1928) Pay What You Can Speakeasy Cinema Series - Doors open at 6 pm, movie at 7pm Jazz Music, Specialty Craft Cocktails (and Mocktails) for purchase along with our full selection of beverages at the concession stand. Complimentary light bites will we available. Queen Kelly opens in the imaginary European country of Cobourg-Nassau, sometime before the first World War, where the vain and cruel Queen Regina V (Seena Owen) obsesses over her feckless fiancé (Walter Byron), Prince “Wild” Wolfram. When the dissolute prince encounters an innocent but flirtatious convent girl, Patricia Kelly (Gloria Swanson), he falls in love. Desperate to see her before his upcoming wedding to the Queen, he kidnaps Kelly and brings her to his rooms in the palace. When the Queen discovers the lovers, she whips the nightgowned girl and throws her out into the night. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, Kelly returns to the convent, where she receives a telegram, summoning her to the bedside of her dying aunt (Florence Gibson) in Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa. There, the innocent young girl is shocked to find herself in a seedy bordello. On her deathbed, Kelly’s aunt begs her niece to wed the syphilitic brothel owner, Jan (Tully Marshall). A Milestone / Kino Lorber release. Reconstruction: Dennis Doros and Amy Heller, Milestone Film & Video, Harrington Park, NJ. Nitrate materials and stills courtesy of The George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York. 4K digital stabilization, timing and cleanup by Metropolis Post, NYC. Colorist: Jason Crump. Digital restoration artist: Ian Bostick. Supervised by Milestone Films. Not Rated Running Time 105 minutes See more details • •	22 MLK Student Art Show… MLK Student Art Show 2024 January 22, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.” The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world. Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display. Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display. Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay. High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art. Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition. The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public. This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners: Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center ETSU Johnson City Schools Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City Washington County Schools Langston Education and Arts Development Carver Recreation Center Langston Centre International Storytelling Center Four 13 For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school Historic Zoning Historic Zoning January 22, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA MLK Student Art Show… MLK Student Art Show Reception January 22, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.” The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world. Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display. Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display. Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay. High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art. Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition. The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public. This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners: Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center ETSU Johnson City Schools Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City Washington County Schools Langston Education and Arts Development Carver Recreation Center Langston Centre International Storytelling Center Four 13 For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school Sunset Boulevard at … Sunset Boulevard at The Jackson Theatre January 22, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Sunset Boulevard (1950) Cinema Classics Audience Picks Series Screen gem about an aging silent-film star who has fadedinto Hollywood obscurity and enlists a down-on-his-luck, opportunistic youngscreenwriter to aid her comeback, but her maniacal ego turns the challenge intoan uphill battle. Starring: Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, William Holden Rated TV- PG Running Time 110 minutes See more details • • • •	23 Pale Rider at The Ja… Pale Rider at The Jackson Theatre January 23, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Pale Rider (1985) Western Series A drifter comes to the aid of gold prospectors who are beingharassed by a greedy landowner coveting their territory. Rated R Running Time 113 minutes See more details •	24 McKinney Center Spri… McKinney Center Spring Registration Deadline! January 24, 2026 McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Last day to register for the Spring 2026 Semester at the McKinney Center, register at McKinneyCenter.com Chuck Brodsky at the… Chuck Brodsky at the Jackson Theatre January 24, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Saturday, January 24th at 7pm with Chuck Brodsky Chuck Brodsky is a storyteller, a songwriter, a troubadour, a modern day bard. His wit and irony, down-to-earth warmth, and quirky, rootsy, finely crafted songs, tell stories of oddball and underdog characters. His songs celebrate the goodness in people, the eccentric, the holy, the profound, the courageous, the inspiring, the beautiful. They poke fun at what needs poking, and sometimes ch Over the past 29 years Chuck has performed at festivals and in concerts all across the USA, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, England, Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, Wales, and the Shetland Islands of Scotland. He’s performed three times at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and 22 of his Baseball story songs have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame’s sound recording library. Born and raised in Philadelphia, a very young Chuck fell in love with the piano. Despite taking lessons, he still managed to teach himself how to play. Years later, on his first day of university orientation, he saw two guys playing guitars. He soon got one of his own, transferred out of the university and into the school of life. Influenced by Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Lowell George, John Hartford, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Greg Brown, The Rolling Stones, and Nic Jones, Chuck started writing songs in a style that is very much his own, yet pays homage to the traditions. After hitchhiking to San Francisco and singing weekly at the Tattoo Rose Cafe’s open mic, Chuck spent a few years singing for tips on the streets of Europe, and worked as a fruit picker back in the USA. In the late 1980’s, he began performing in small coffeehouses around the San Francisco Bay Area. Chuck and his songs have appeared in several films and on tv. His beloved Philadelphia Phillies featured an interview with him as well as his song “Whitey & Harry” in the documentary “Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life.” The 2003 Sony Pictures release “Radio” included a cameo by Chuck as well as his closing title track. “Moe Berg: The Song” is featured in the PBS film “Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story” (2010). Kathy Mattea’s recording of his song “We Are Each Other’s Angels” is in the film “Dear Mr. Goodlife” (1998). “Blow ‘em Away” has been recorded by David Wilcox and many others, and also appears on the Christine Lavin produced “Laugh Tracks.” In April of 2019 Chuck was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame for his songs about Baseball. Four of Chuck’s early CDs were produced in Atlanta by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, while four of his more recent CDs were produced in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, by J.P. Cormier. His last three albums have been self-produced in Asheville NC, including his newest, “Gravity, Wings, And Heavy Things.” See more details • •
25 Lilo & Stitch at… Lilo & Stitch at The Jackson Theatre January 25, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Lilo & Stitch (2002) Family Series Audience Picks Series In Lilo and Stitch, get ready to crash-land on Earth withStitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet. As he wreaks havocon the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien"puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns aboutloyalty, friendship, and 'ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family. Rated PG Running Time 85 minutes See more details •	26 StoryTown Radio Show… StoryTown Radio Show - Tell Me a Story: Radio Show Greatest Hits January 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA 🎙📻StoryTown Radio Show!🎙📻🎙 Get your tickets at jonesborough.com/tickets today! The award-winning StoryTown Radio Show will celebrate 15 years of its popular live production at the McKinney Center with a special Gala performance on January 26th at 7PM. StoryTown Radio Show 15th Season Kick-Off & Gala will feature popular stories and fan favorites from the past fifteen seasons, like Leon Overbay’s beloved tales from Boone’s Creek and the hilarious recollection of working at the Farm to Table Dinner. Cast members who haven’t been in the show for a while will be back on the McKinney Center stage, ready to celebrate. Drawn from true stories collected throughout Jonesborough and the Tri-Cities region, the skits range from heartwarming to outright funny. This month’s musical guest is Radio Show favorite Momma Molasses. You won’t want to miss her self-proclaimed “warbling country-folk, tear in your beer ballads; toe-tapping, finger-picking, and sweet soundin'” original tunes. A gala will be held immediately following the performance, featuring various desserts and small bites from local stores and restaurants. Audience members will have an opportunity to mingle and talk with the cast, musicians, writers, and directors. Tickets for the opening performance are $10 and available online at Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center at 423-753-1010. Season Passes are only $90 and include a complimentary StoryTown Radio Show seat cushion. Don’t miss a show in our blockbuster, 15th season. Get your Season Passes today at Jonesborough.com/tickets, click on “Event Packages.” •	27 Jonesborough Storyte… Jonesborough Storytelling Guild January 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm •	28	29 The Hobbit: An Unexp… The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at The Jackson Theatre January 29, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Audience Picks Series Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and a group of dwarvesseek a dragon's treasure, and encounter a series of incredible obstacles overthe course of their epic journey. Rated PG-13 Running Time 170 minutes See more details •	30 The Hobbit: The Deso… The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug January 30, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Audience Picks Series Thorin Oakenshield and his mighty band of dwarves, alongwith Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf, continue their crusade to reclaim Erebor fromthe dragon Smaug in this fantasy that picks up where the events of "TheHobbit: An Unexpected Journey" left off. Rated PG-13 Running Time 161 minutes See more details •	31 Free Theatre Tour at… Free Theatre Tour at The Jackson Theatre January 31, 2026 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Jackson Theatre originally opened in 1945 and closed in the early 1960's. It has now been fully restored in the heart of historic downtown. Serving as a vibrant hub for the arts, the Jackson Theatre now operates as a music venue, movie theater, and community rental venue bringing entertainment and culture to the community once again. Learn about the rich history of our building through a presentation, short film and self guided tour. Tour is free and last approximately 30 minutes See more details How to Train Your Dr… How to Train Your Dragon at The Jackson Theatre January 31, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Family Series On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons havebeen bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yetoverlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast Hiccup defies centuries of traditionwhen he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bondreveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Vikingsociety. Rated PG Running Time 125 minutes See more details The Hobbit: The Batt… The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies January 31, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Audience Picks Series In the final chapter of "The Hobbit" series, BilboBaggins and his traveling companions get caught up in a war that threatens todestroy all of Middle Earth. Rated PG-13 Running Time 144 minutes See more details • • •

January 15, 2026

McKinney Center Advisory Committee Meeting
January 15, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

January 16, 2026

Duel at The Jackson Theatre

January 16, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Duel (1971) 7pm

A trucker and a motorist are pitted against one another in aautomotive duel to the death on a deserted highway. Directed by StevenSpielberg

Rated PG

Running Time 90 minutes

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January 17, 2026

McKinney Center Spring Early Bird Deadline
January 17, 2026

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Register for the Spring 2026 Semester at McKinneyCenter.com using the early bird discount code, EBSpring26 for $10 off each class you register for!
Winter Farmers Market
January 17, 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Jeeps on Main
January 17, 2026 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Harry and the Hendersons at The Jackson Theatre

January 17, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

Family Series

FREE- Sponsored Jonesborough Area Merchants & Service Association (JAMSA)

John Lithgow plays the head of a family that becomesattached to a monster they run into while camping. Nancy: Melinda Dillon.Wrightwood: Don Ameche. Sarah: Margaret Langrick. Ernie: Joshua Rudoy. Directedby William Dear.

Rated PG

Running Time 110 minutes

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Jurassic Park at The Jackson Theatre

January 17, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Jurassic Park (1993)

90’s classics

Audience Picks Series

Genetically engineered dinosaurs run amok on a remoteisland. It's up to a paleontologist, a paleobotanist and a mathematician tooutmaneuver the deadly beasts and find their way back to civilization. Based onMichael Crichton's best seller. The film won three Oscars, including BestVisual Effects.

Rated PG-13

Running Time 113 minutes

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January 18, 2026

Back to the Future at The Jackson Theatre

January 18, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Back to the Future (1985)

80’s classics

An eccentric scientist builds a time machine, whichaccidentally transports a high-school student back to the 1950s, where the teeninadvertently interferes with the budding romance between his future parents.The boy must figure out how to set things right, or risk completely alteringthe future.

Rated PG

Running Time 116 minutes

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January 19, 2026

MLK Student Art Show 2025
January 19, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.”
The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world.
Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display.
Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display.
Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay.
High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art.
Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition.
The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public.
This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners:
Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center
ETSU
Johnson City Schools
Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City
Washington County Schools
Langston Education and Arts Development
Carver Recreation Center
Langston Centre
International Storytelling Center
Four 13
For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school

January 20, 2026

MLK Student Art Show 2024
January 20, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.”
The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world.
Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display.
Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display.
Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay.
High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art.
Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition.
The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public.
This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners:
Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center
ETSU
Johnson City Schools
Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City
Washington County Schools
Langston Education and Arts Development
Carver Recreation Center
Langston Centre
International Storytelling Center
Four 13
For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school
Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission
January 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Jonesborough Town Hall

The Planning Commission meets regularly the third Tuesday of each month, and reviews and approves commercial site plans, subdivision plans, signage, re-zoning and variance requests. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public.
Jonesborough Storytelling Guild
January 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

January 21, 2026

MLK Student Art Show 2024
January 21, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Town of Jonesborough is proud to partner with Johnson City and Washington County Schools on their fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Exhibition. The theme for this year’s regional celebration is, The Beloved Community: It Starts With Me. “The McKinney Center is a perfect place for such an event,” states McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons. “This building was built and opened in 1940 as the Booker T. Washington School and served African American students K-8th grade. It was a building that divided our community’s children and now it is a safe space to bring everyone together. We couldn’t be prouder to host this exhibition for a fourth year.”
The regional MLK Day of Service Committee chose the theme, It Starts With Me, in hopes that the students will create and express in their or own or group art, how they can make a difference in the world.
Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to make artwork for the exhibit and will work directly with their art teachers at their respective schools to create the artwork for display.
Elementary School – Elementary students are encouraged to draw, paint or color artwork using any medium they’d like that we are able to display.
Middle School – Middle School students can also submit their artwork, or they can complete a group project or essay.
High School – High School students can submit artwork, an essay, group project, or they are encouraged to use video and photography as a way to express their art.
Students will be notified about this project by their school’s related art teachers. Students may also turn in their projects to their related art teachers for submission into the exhibition.
The exhibition will be on public display January 19 - 23, 8am – 5pm with a closing reception on Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm. Culinary Art students will be providing light refreshments for the reception and the event is free and open to the public.
This event is one of many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Day of Service on January 19, 2026. The MLK Planning Committee consists of the following partners:
Town of Jonesborough/McKinney Center
ETSU
Johnson City Schools
Ministerial Alliance of Johnson City
Washington County Schools
Langston Education and Arts Development
Carver Recreation Center
Langston Centre
International Storytelling Center
Four 13
For more information about your student submitting artwork, please contact your school
Queen Kelly at The Jackson Theatre

January 21, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Queen Kelly (1928)

Pay What You Can

Speakeasy Cinema Series - Doors open at 6 pm, movie at 7pm

Jazz Music, Specialty Craft Cocktails (and Mocktails) for purchase

along with our full selection of beverages at the concession stand.

Complimentary light bites will we available.

Queen Kelly opens in the imaginary European country of Cobourg-Nassau, sometime before the first World War, where the vain and cruel Queen Regina V (Seena Owen) obsesses over her feckless fiancé (Walter Byron), Prince “Wild” Wolfram. When the dissolute prince encounters an innocent but flirtatious convent girl, Patricia Kelly (Gloria Swanson), he falls in love. Desperate to see her before his upcoming wedding to the Queen, he kidnaps Kelly and brings her to his rooms in the palace. When the Queen discovers the lovers, she whips the nightgowned girl and throws her out into the night. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, Kelly returns to the convent, where she receives a telegram, summoning her to the bedside of her dying aunt (Florence Gibson) in Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa. There, the innocent young girl is shocked to find herself in a seedy bordello. On her deathbed, Kelly’s aunt begs her niece to wed the syphilitic brothel owner, Jan (Tully Marshall). A Milestone / Kino Lorber release.

Reconstruction: Dennis Doros and Amy Heller, Milestone Film & Video, Harrington Park, NJ. Nitrate materials and stills courtesy of The George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York. 4K digital stabilization, timing and cleanup by Metropolis Post, NYC. Colorist: Jason Crump. Digital restoration artist: Ian Bostick. Supervised by Milestone Films.

Not Rated

Running Time 105 minutes

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Employee of the Month: Jamie Aistrop

The January 2026 Employee of the Month is Major Jamie Aistrop. Jamie began his career with the Town of Jonesborough Police Department in April 2012, and he has risen through the ranks to Major. In addition to Jamie’s work to oversee the administrative portion of the Police Department, Jamie is dedicated to the Shop With A Cop Program. Taking on this monumental task is beyond Major Aistrop’s normal job duties.

Jamie began overseeing the Shop With A Cop Program in 2016 and the program has grown by leaps and bounds. In 2026, over 200 local kids experienced the generosity of the community as they benefited from the Shop With A Cop program and this year, those children’s families received a food box. That is a lot of organizing, fundraising, and planning!

Thank you, Jamie! You are appreciated!

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