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					1 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 1, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Lyn Ford Storytelling Live - Lyn Ford August 1, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. A nationally recognized and award-winning fourth-generation storyteller, author, recording artist and educator, Lyn Ford shares folktale adaptations, spooky tales, and original stories rooted in her family’s multicultural African American heritage. Ford’s “Home-Fried Tales” are seasoned with rhythm, rhyme, audience interaction, humor, and heart. Ford is an Ohio teaching artist in a state-based collaborative initiative of the Kennedy Center for the Arts, a story artist with the Greater Columbus Arts Council and a Thurber House mentor for young authors. An exceptional artist. – Jim Arter, Greater Columbus Arts Council Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-07-29-08-02-lyn-ford-195/ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at The Jackson Theatre Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at The Jackson Theatre August 1, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 80’s Classics In this third installment of the Indiana Jones saga, Indy's chance discovery of a detailed diary reunites him with his long-lost archaeologist father. Both seek to uncover the whereabouts of the fabled Holy Grail while contending with an alluring undercover Nazi agent. Look for a prequel sequence demonstrating how a then-teenaged Indy got his phobia of snakes. Rated PG-13 Running Time 127 minutes Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/ See more details Music on the Square Music on the Square August 1, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm • • • •	2 Storytelling Live Workshop - Lyn Ford Storytelling Live Workshop - Lyn Ford August 2, 202510:00 am - 11:00 am International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. A nationally recognized and award-winning fourth-generation storyteller, author, recording artist and educator, Lyn Ford shares folktale adaptations, spooky tales, and original stories rooted in her family’s multicultural African American heritage. Ford’s “Home-Fried Tales” are seasoned with rhythm, rhyme, audience interaction, humor, and heart. Ford is an Ohio teaching artist in a state-based collaborative initiative of the Kennedy Center for the Arts, a story artist with the Greater Columbus Arts Council and a Thurber House mentor for young authors. An exceptional artist. – Jim Arter, Greater Columbus Arts Council Joy Journal: Memories, Moments, and Wordplay for Poetry and Personal Writing with Lyn FordGet inspired and craft a simple keepsake that encourages freeing our minds by playing with words and ideas. Materials are provided. Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-07-29-08-02-lyn-ford-195/ Storytelling Live - Lyn Ford Storytelling Live - Lyn Ford August 2, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. A nationally recognized and award-winning fourth-generation storyteller, author, recording artist and educator, Lyn Ford shares folktale adaptations, spooky tales, and original stories rooted in her family’s multicultural African American heritage. Ford’s “Home-Fried Tales” are seasoned with rhythm, rhyme, audience interaction, humor, and heart. Ford is an Ohio teaching artist in a state-based collaborative initiative of the Kennedy Center for the Arts, a story artist with the Greater Columbus Arts Council and a Thurber House mentor for young authors. An exceptional artist. – Jim Arter, Greater Columbus Arts Council Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-07-29-08-02-lyn-ford-195/ Bee Movie at The Jackson Theatre Bee Movie at The Jackson Theatre August 2, 20253:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Bee Movie (2007) Family Series A worker bee who alights from the hive to bee-friend a human bee-ing. Rating PG Running Time 82 minutes Pay What You Can See more details Back To School Bash at Wetlands Back To School Bash at Wetlands August 2, 20256:00 pm - 9:00 pm Bumblebee at The Jackson Theatre Bumblebee at The Jackson Theatre August 2, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Bumblebee (2018) Charlie finds a beat-up Volkswagen in a friend's junkyard which she then receives as a birthday present. As she tries to repair the car, she accidentally re-activates the Autobot known as Bumblebee. They soon discover, however, that the Decepticons are in close pursuit and Bumblebee is tasked with protecting Charlie and planet Earth. Rating PG-13 Running Time 113 minutes See more details • • • • •
3 Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park August 3, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Brews & Tunes Brews & Tunes August 3, 20255:00 pm - 7:00 pm • •	4 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 4, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 •	5 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 5, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Megan Wells Storytelling Live - Megan Wells August 5, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep-mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with humor. A master of the literary tale as well as long-form myth, Wells is known for her delicious timing, character portrayals, and the theatrical sensitivity she brings to her work. She tours her one-woman storytelling shows across the country and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You ROCK! – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-05-08-09-megan-wells-196/ Jonesborough Storytelling Guild Jonesborough Storytelling Guild August 5, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm • • •	6 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 6, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Megan Wells Storytelling Live - Megan Wells August 6, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep-mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with humor. A master of the literary tale as well as long-form myth, Wells is known for her delicious timing, character portrayals, and the theatrical sensitivity she brings to her work. She tours her one-woman storytelling shows across the country and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You ROCK! – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-05-08-09-megan-wells-196/ Uncle Buck at The Jackson Theatre Uncle Buck at The Jackson Theatre August 6, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Uncle Buck (1989) Wacky Wednesday A cheerful oaf is called on as a last resort to care for his brother's kids in a crisis. Rating PG Running Time 100 minutes See more details • • •	7 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 7, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Megan Wells Storytelling Live - Megan Wells August 7, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep-mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with humor. A master of the literary tale as well as long-form myth, Wells is known for her delicious timing, character portrayals, and the theatrical sensitivity she brings to her work. She tours her one-woman storytelling shows across the country and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You ROCK! – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-05-08-09-megan-wells-196/ Oklahoma! at The Jackson Theatre Oklahoma! at The Jackson Theatre August 7, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Oklahoma! (1955) Western Series At the turn of the century, a cowboy and an aggressive farm hand compete for the affection of an Oklahoma farm girl. Adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical classic. Rating G Running Time 145 minutes Pay What You Can See more details Storytelling Live - Megan Wells Storytelling Live - Megan Wells August 7, 20257:30 pm - 8:30 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep-mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with humor. A master of the literary tale as well as long-form myth, Wells is known for her delicious timing, character portrayals, and the theatrical sensitivity she brings to her work. She tours her one-woman storytelling shows across the country and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You ROCK! – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-05-08-09-megan-wells-196/ • • • •	8 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 8, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Megan Wells Storytelling Live - Megan Wells August 8, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep-mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with humor. A master of the literary tale as well as long-form myth, Wells is known for her delicious timing, character portrayals, and the theatrical sensitivity she brings to her work. She tours her one-woman storytelling shows across the country and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You ROCK! – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-05-08-09-megan-wells-196/ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at The Jackson Theatre Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at The Jackson Theatre August 8, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) Wizardly World of Jonesborough Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths at the hands of a powerful adversary. Rating PG Running Time 150 minutes Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/ See more details Music on the Square Music on the Square August 8, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm • • • •	9 McKinney Center Early Bird Deadline McKinney Center Early Bird Deadline August 9, 2025 McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Register for the Fall semester at McKinneyCenter.com and use code EBFALL25 to get $15.00 off each class! Storytelling Live - Megan Wells Storytelling Live - Megan Wells August 9, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep-mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with humor. A master of the literary tale as well as long-form myth, Wells is known for her delicious timing, character portrayals, and the theatrical sensitivity she brings to her work. She tours her one-woman storytelling shows across the country and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You ROCK! – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-05-08-09-megan-wells-196/ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at The Jackson Theatre Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at The Jackson Theatre August 9, 20253:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Wizardly World of Jonesborough The next installment in the Harry Potter series finds young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to uncover a dark force that is terrorizing the school. Rating PG Running Time 160 minutes See more details Wizardly World Of Jonesborough Wizardly World Of Jonesborough August 9, 20253:00 pm - 8:00 pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at The Jackson Theatre Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at The Jackson Theatre August 9, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Wizardly World of Jonesborough In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione return as teenagers to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who seems to pose a dangerous threat to Harry. Rating PG Running Time 142 minutes See more details • • • • •
10 Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park August 10, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Brews & Tunes Brews & Tunes August 10, 20255:00 pm - 7:00 pm • •	11 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 11, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 •	12 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 12, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga August 12, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Carolina Quiroga is a Colombian storyteller and performer who researches and brings to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from Hispanic and Latin America. Her bilingual storytelling style enchants audiences with her compelling mannerisms and the passion she brings into each story. Quiroga was the recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant Award and is a Teacher Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. Her “Tres Cuentos” podcast, dedicated to the traditional narratives of Latin America, has been awarded a continuation grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Carolina’s performances have taken her across the U.S., including the Tejas Storytelling Festival, and into Costa Rica and Mexico. “She has…brought to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from the length and breadth of South and Central America…A distinctive style of telling that shines with poetic intensity.” – Dr. Joseph Sobol, Director of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Research, University of South Wales Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-12-08-16-carolina-quiroga-197/ Jonesborough Storytelling Guild Jonesborough Storytelling Guild August 12, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm • • •	13 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 13, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga August 13, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Carolina Quiroga is a Colombian storyteller and performer who researches and brings to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from Hispanic and Latin America. Her bilingual storytelling style enchants audiences with her compelling mannerisms and the passion she brings into each story. Quiroga was the recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant Award and is a Teacher Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. Her “Tres Cuentos” podcast, dedicated to the traditional narratives of Latin America, has been awarded a continuation grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Carolina’s performances have taken her across the U.S., including the Tejas Storytelling Festival, and into Costa Rica and Mexico. “She has…brought to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from the length and breadth of South and Central America…A distinctive style of telling that shines with poetic intensity.” – Dr. Joseph Sobol, Director of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Research, University of South Wales Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-12-08-16-carolina-quiroga-197/ The Trouble with Harry at The Jackson Theatre The Trouble with Harry at The Jackson Theatre August 13, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Trouble with Harry (1955) Hitchcock Film Festival - Celebrating His Birthday! A peaceful Vermont village is turned upside down when a man's body is discovered in a meadow. While there is no single suspect, everyone in town seems to have an idea who killed the man - and many of them believe they may have done it themselves. Rating PG Running Time 99 minutes See more details • • •	14 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 14, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga August 14, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Carolina Quiroga is a Colombian storyteller and performer who researches and brings to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from Hispanic and Latin America. Her bilingual storytelling style enchants audiences with her compelling mannerisms and the passion she brings into each story. Quiroga was the recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant Award and is a Teacher Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. Her “Tres Cuentos” podcast, dedicated to the traditional narratives of Latin America, has been awarded a continuation grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Carolina’s performances have taken her across the U.S., including the Tejas Storytelling Festival, and into Costa Rica and Mexico. “She has…brought to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from the length and breadth of South and Central America…A distinctive style of telling that shines with poetic intensity.” – Dr. Joseph Sobol, Director of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Research, University of South Wales Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-12-08-16-carolina-quiroga-197/ Historic Zoning Historic Zoning August 14, 20256:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Vertigo at The Jackson Theatre Vertigo at The Jackson Theatre August 14, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Vertigo (1958) Hitchcock Film Festival - Celebrating His Birthday A retired cop, afflicted with acrophobia, agrees to shadow the wife of an old acquaintance, who fears that she may be suicidal. Rating PG Running Time 129 minutes See more details • • • •	15 Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn Artists Exhibition Featuring Chasidy Hathorn August 15, 20258:00 am - 5:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will be featuring mixed media artist Chasidy Hathorn. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be up through August 15. The artwork will be on sale that night and throughout the duration of the exhibition. Chasidy Hathorn says, "Art tells a story, it truly does! That is one thing I love to do with my pieces--tell a story using paint, paper, razor blades, vintage magazines, fabric, packing paper...this list could go on for a while." Adding a bit of her spunky, Southern-Belle personality to her pieces, she signs each work under the artist name "SassyHat"--a nod to her inner-child artist who isn't afraid of bold colors, rich textures, and coloring outside the lines. Hathorn's journey from a German and Latin teacher to a full-time professional visual artist has been a long and winding Mississippi back road, and it’s a story that can only be told while sitting a spell on my front porch with a good cup of coffee. She didn't know she'd one day be an artist. When growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Mississippi, Hathorn dreamed of being all sorts of things--a preacher, a race car driver, a doctor, an astronaut, and even an architect. She still dreams of being a race car driver. Her fully engaged imagination and bold creativity (along with my love of talking) kept me her in trouble, especially in school. Hathorn says, "But, somewhere inside me, I always knew God had a plan for all of my tall tales, curiosity, and imagination. Stepping forward in faith, I made the decision in 2014 to make my art into my career. I don't regret taking the long way around to get to where I am today because I would have missed all of things that make my paintings and creations tell incredible stories." The exhibit is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. For more information you may contact the McKinney Center, 423.753.0562 Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga August 15, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Carolina Quiroga is a Colombian storyteller and performer who researches and brings to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from Hispanic and Latin America. Her bilingual storytelling style enchants audiences with her compelling mannerisms and the passion she brings into each story. Quiroga was the recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant Award and is a Teacher Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. Her “Tres Cuentos” podcast, dedicated to the traditional narratives of Latin America, has been awarded a continuation grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Carolina’s performances have taken her across the U.S., including the Tejas Storytelling Festival, and into Costa Rica and Mexico. “She has…brought to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from the length and breadth of South and Central America…A distinctive style of telling that shines with poetic intensity.” – Dr. Joseph Sobol, Director of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Research, University of South Wales Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-12-08-16-carolina-quiroga-197/ Music on the Square Music on the Square August 15, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rear Window at The Jackson Theatre Rear Window at The Jackson Theatre August 15, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Rear Window (1954) Hitchcock Film Festival - Celebrating His Birthday A New York magazine photographer is confined to his apartment after breaking his leg. He passes the time by spying on his neighbors from his window, and suspicious goings-on in one of the apartments lead him to believe that someone has been murdered. Rating PG Running Time 112 minutes Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/ See more details • • • •	16 McKinney Center Last Day to Register Fall 2025 McKinney Center Last Day to Register Fall 2025 August 16, 2025 McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center announced their fall schedule of classes of hands-on learning opportunities for both children and adults. Registration is now underway for all upcoming classes and workshops. All courses are led by experienced and supportive faculty. Receive an Early Bird discount for $15 off when using the promocode EBFALL25. Class sizes are small, and spaces fill up quickly. Early registration is recommended. Fall 2025 is looking exciting for the McKinney Center with over 40 classes and workshops on the calendar. Art, music, drama, crafts, and dance will be offered this fall for students of all ages. For children, the program offers instruction for young artists who are ready to explore the world of art. Students receive an introduction to art skills where activities and projects are organized to develop understanding and experiment with a wide variety of media, techniques, and processes. Art Adventures (Grades K – 2) introduces painting, drawing, mixed media, and printmaking, to students as they begin to explore their creativity. Creative Constructions (Grades 3 – 6) allows young creatives to construct original pieces of art and to learn more about various techniques. Students will work with scratchboard, learn perspective drawing, and try their hand at watercolor and acrylic painting. These two classes are also offered during the day for Homeschool families. There are also pottery, dance, and instrument classes for these age groups. For older elementary aged students and high-school students, courses are taught to build their skills as artists, including drawing and painting skills that will be taken to the next level. Options include Watercolor, Pottery, Dance, Private Guitar, Private Fiddle, Private Dulcimer, and Private Voice lessons. Clay classes are a favorite for all age groups and there are many options for children and teens. Adult students have a lot to look forward to during the Fall semester. Pottery wheel classes and clay hand-building classes are offered during the day. Other classes include: Story Collecting, Canning Basics, Growing Herbs for the Kitchen, Watercolor (online), Drawing, Acoustic Guitar, Gyrokinesis, Glass Fusion, Painting, Sewing, Chair Seat Weaving, Cyanotype, Mosaics and more. Save money and register early. Early registration secures a spot in class as well as a $15 discount through August 9. Individual class costs vary. The last day to register for classes is August 16. Payment plans and scholarships are also available for students, K-12, that have a financial need. Apply for scholarships at: https://mckinneycenter.com/scholarships/ The McKinney Center is open to the public Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. Staff encourage all visitors to be at home at the McKinney Center; take a class, participate in an exhibition, come to a lecture, volunteer your time, attend a workshop, or set up an easel on the grounds and paint. Please check the McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School Facebook page throughout the year for information about our exciting programs and events. Full descriptions of class offerings can be found online at www.mckinneycenter.com or by stopping by the McKinney Center, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm, to pick up a catalog. For additional information contact McKinney Center Director, Theresa Hammons at theresah@jonesboroughtn.org or call 423.753.0562. Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga Storytelling Live - Carolina Quiroga August 16, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Carolina Quiroga is a Colombian storyteller and performer who researches and brings to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from Hispanic and Latin America. Her bilingual storytelling style enchants audiences with her compelling mannerisms and the passion she brings into each story. Quiroga was the recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant Award and is a Teacher Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. Her “Tres Cuentos” podcast, dedicated to the traditional narratives of Latin America, has been awarded a continuation grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Carolina’s performances have taken her across the U.S., including the Tejas Storytelling Festival, and into Costa Rica and Mexico. “She has…brought to life a wide repertoire of myths and traditional tales from the length and breadth of South and Central America…A distinctive style of telling that shines with poetic intensity.” – Dr. Joseph Sobol, Director of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Research, University of South Wales Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-12-08-16-carolina-quiroga-197/ North by Northwest at The Jackson Theatre North by Northwest at The Jackson Theatre August 16, 20253:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA North by Northwest (1959) Hitchcock Film Festival - Celebrating His Birthday Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock's greatest thrillers. While leaving New York's Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of standing just as the name "George Kaplan" is paged--starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him--and by police who suspect him of murder. Rating TV-PG Running Time 136 minutes See more details • • •
17 The Birds at The Jackson Theatre The Birds at The Jackson Theatre August 17, 20253:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Birds (1963) Hitchcock Film Festival - Celebrating His Birthday Director Alfred Hitchcock's apocalyptic, allegorical thriller centers on an avian assault on a California coastal town, where ferocious fowl fall upon a chicken farmer, a schoolyard full of children and a socialite. Rating PG-13 Running Time 119 minutes See more details Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park August 17, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Brews & Tunes Brews & Tunes August 17, 20255:00 pm - 7:00 pm Psycho at The Jackson Theatre Psycho at The Jackson Theatre August 17, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Psycho (1960) Hitchcock Film Festival - Celebrating His Birthday Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a psychotic motel owner who obsesses over his late, controlling mother while becoming the prime suspect in a murder case involving one of his recent guests; a pretty secretary who checked into the Bates Motel after impulsively stealing $40,000 and never checked out. Rating R Running Time 108 minutes See more details • • • •	18 Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting August 18, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Meeting agenda will be available at Town Hall and online. •	19 Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha August 19, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. “Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/ Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission August 19, 20256:00 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 Jonesborough Storytelling Guild August 19, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm • • •	20 Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha August 20, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. “Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/ Praise by the Pool Praise by the Pool August 20, 20256:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wayne's World at The Jackson Theatre Wayne's World at The Jackson Theatre August 20, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Wayne’s World (1992) Wacky Wednesday Best friends Wayne and Garth are hired to host their public access show professionally. Wayne falls for Cassandra, the lead singer in a metal band, and must contend with a handsome network executive who plans to ruin their show and steal away Cassandra. Based on the iconic SNL skit. Rating PG-13 Running Time 95 minutes See more details • • •	21 Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha August 21, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. “Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/ McKinney Center Advisory Committee Meeting McKinney Center Advisory Committee Meeting August 21, 20253:30 pm - 4:30 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Forrest Gump at The Jackson Theatre Forrest Gump at The Jackson Theatre August 21, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Forrest Gump (1994) 90’s classics Six Oscars, including Best Picture and Actor (Tom Hanks), went to this extraordinary tale of a simple man who unwittingly becomes involved in some of the key moments of the 20th century. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny, the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the 1960s and '70s that is far more troubled than the path Forrest happens upon. Rating PG-13 Running Time 142 minutes See more details • • •	22 Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha August 22, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. “Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/ Music on the Square Music on the Square August 22, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Stand by Me The Jackson Theatre Stand by Me The Jackson Theatre August 22, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Stand by Me (1986) 80’s classics A coming-of-age tale about four 12-year-old boys who hear that there is a dead body in the woods near where they live and proceed to try and find it. In the process, their friendship is tested. Rating R Running Time 87 minutes Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/ See more details • • •	23 McKinney Center Market McKinney Center Market August 23, 202510:00 am - 6:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The McKinney Center will host an Art/Craft show on Saturday, August 23, 10a – 6pm. Vendors will be set up in the parking lot directly outside of the McKinney Center and throughout the building. The McKinney Center Fall Market will feature over 40 artists and vendors including: Michael Dinapoli with the MAD Potter (pottery), Jean G’Fellers and Anna Koetter with Paper and Smoke Studios (handmade journals, wood burning, and 2D art), Michael Bishop with Rustic River Design (wooden cutting boards, coasters, and other items), Carolyn McLaney (painter), Robin Castania with Expressions by Robin (fabric art), Karen Hitchcock with Blue River Studios (glass fusion), Elizabeth Parker with L&B By the Sea (sea glass art), Tami Moore with French at Art (pearl and silver jewelry), Anita Ramsey (baskets), Robin Willmann with Harmonic Journeys (chimes and more), Nancy Smith with the Bead Designer (jewelry),Erin Hollis with EJ Creations (jewelry), LeVonne Kaltenmark with Von K Designs (pottery and stained glass), Darlene Hatley with Peace of D (mosaics and jeweled boxes), Bobby & Lysa Vestal with Chippin’ Aire (wooden sculpture and furniture), John McKitrick with Sparkles Glass & Art (wooden sculpture and stained glass), Annie Pennesi with Spark Sisters Fashion Ties (jeweled accessories and fashion ties), William Slaninka with Sherapy Sugar Therapy (lotions and body products), Erin Hollis with EJ Creates (resin sculpture and jewelry), Gina Knauss (wreaths and quilted placemats), Kim Fisher with The Finishing Touches (jewelry), Aleta Chandler with Art Curious Studio (pottery), Heather Paul with Baba Yagas Hut (resign jewelry and designs), Robyn Willman with Harmonic Journeys (beaded jewelry and windchimes), Dawn Cooper with Coop De Wreath (wreaths and home décor), Cailey Ryther-Anderson with Wanderlust Cowgirl Art (soaps, note cards, stickers), Jen Larson with the Mulberry Mobile Nursery (plants, flowers, shrubs), Stephanie Woodby with Apothec Tea & Co. (tea blends), William Gale with Good Vibes Woodwork (wood work and bird houses), Donna Goins with Art by Donna (painting), Fredda Robers with Cedar Lake Silver (jewelry), Wendy Brown (paintings, and painted home décor), and Veronica Ortiz (paintings). Sista Bigfoot Soul Food & BBQ will be offering lunch and dinner. Selections last year included pulled pork, ribs, smoked meatloaf, and fish. There are picnic benches behind the McKinney Center for visitors to sit and eat during the event. Megan Helton with Sprinkled by Cookie Crate will be there with ice cream and cookies. Live music will take place during the day in the auditorium. On Saturday, August 23, 10am – 11:30, Heartstrings, Noon – 1:30pm, Bratfolk with Roxanne McDaniels, 2-3pm, The Academics with Ryan Bernard, and the day will wrap with The Ozone Rangers. The day is guaranteed to be family friend, uplifting, full of beautiful arts, crafts, music, and food! The McKinney Center is still taking applications for outside vendors. To be a vendor, please visit www.mckinneycenter.com for more information. The event is free and open to the public. The building and parking are ADA accessible. There will be parking attendants to assist those with ADA accessible parking needs. For more information on this or upcoming markets, please call the McKinney Center at 423-753-0562. Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha August 23, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. “Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/ Chatham County Line at the Jackson Theatre Chatham County Line at the Jackson Theatre August 23, 20258:00 pm - 10:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Join us for Chatham County Line at the Jackson Theatre on August 23, 2025 at 8pm. Launched a little more than twenty years ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, Chatham County Line built a devoted local following on the strength of their genre-bending live show—an intoxicating blend of bluegrass, folk, country, and rock and roll—before breaking out internationally with their 2003 self-titled debut. In the years to come, the band would go on to release eight more critically acclaimed studio albums, top the Billboard Bluegrass Chart four times, collaborate with the likes of Judy Collins, Sharon Van Etten, and Norwegian star Jonas Fjeld, earn two gold records in Norway (where they were also twice nominated for the Spellemannprisen, Norway’s equivalent of a Grammy), and share bills with everyone from Guy Clark and Lyle Lovett to Steve Martin& Martin Short and The Avett Brothers. NPR hailed the group as “a bridge between bluegrass traditions and a fresh interpretation of those influences,” while Uncut lauded their “powerful melodies and gorgeous harmonies,” and Pitchfork dubbed their music “timeless.” The band’s latest release, Hiyo, marks the band’s first release since the departure of their longtime banjo player and serves as something of a reintroduction to the roots stalwarts, complete with new sounds, new collaborators, and a whole new lease on life. Recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain studio with co-producer/engineer Rachael Moore(Kacey Musgraves, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss), the collection finds the trio—Dave Wilson (lead singer/guitarist), John Teer (fiddle/mandolin) and Greg Readling (bass/pedal steel), embracing change at every turn, experimenting with fresh sonic palettes and innovative approaches to their core instrumentation. The songwriting remains classic Chatham County Line here—rich, evocative tales of love and heartbreak, joy and sorrow, righteousness and revenge—but the settings have evolved to incorporate synthesizers, drum machines, and more electric guitar and percussion than ever before. Given the group’s string band roots and decades spent singing around a single microphone, the results are nothing short of revelatory, taking an enduring sound and injecting it with a thrilling new spirit of discovery and vitality. See more details • • •
24 Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park August 24, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Brews & Tunes Brews & Tunes August 24, 20255:00 pm - 7:00 pm • •	25 StoryTown Radio Show: The Old College Try: Higher Education Stories StoryTown Radio Show: The Old College Try: Higher Education Stories August 25, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Celebrate the new semester by coming out to the latest edition of the StoryTown Radio Show on Monday, August 25 at 7:00 pm at the McKinney Center. StoryTown performs in the format of a live, old-time radio show complete with sound effects, musical underscoring, live skits, and a great musical guest. This month’s show is all about the “Old College Try: Higher Education Stories.” From dorm life to late night study sessions, and Greek tragedy readings that lead to the cops being called, StoryTown has a bunch of new stories to share. Joining the cast this month are the Flying J’s. This local band blends classic country tunes with a lot of humor. We’ll also have storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin with us. Tickets are only $10 and available online at Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center at 423-753-1010. This episode is sponsored by Mauk’s of Jonesborough. The Radio Show is recorded for broadcast on local NPR station WETS 89.5 out of Johnson City, which can be heard the last Wednesday of the month at 8PM. StoryTown is sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Trivia with Budds, McLeod Organics, the Wild Women of Jonesborough, and Wolfe Development. •	26 Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin August 26, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.” Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/ Going My Way at The Jackson Theatre Going My Way at The Jackson Theatre August 26, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Going My Way (1944) Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week! Best Picture winner tells the tale of a warmhearted young priest who starts a choir with the tough local kids when he is assigned to a parish overseen by a conservative older priest who has little interest in new ideas. Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, as the younger and older clerics, respectively, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and Leo McCarey also won for Best Director. The tune "Swingin' on a Star" was awarded Best Song. Rating NR Running Time 126 minutes See more details Jonesborough Storytelling Guild Jonesborough Storytelling Guild August 26, 20257:00 pm - 8:00 pm • • •	27 Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin August 27, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.” Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/ Senior Swim Night at Wetlands -Open to Public 50 years and up Senior Swim Night at Wetlands -Open to Public 50 years and up August 27, 20256:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Bells of St. Mary’s at The Jackson Theatre The Bells of St. Mary’s at The Jackson Theatre August 27, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week! A friendly rivalry between a happy-go-lucky priest and a no-nonsense, by-the-book nun at a Catholic school helps to expand the institution in this Best Picture nominee that's a sequel to 1944's "Going My Way." Rating TV-G Running Time 126 minutes See more details • • •	28 Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin August 28, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.” Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/ Historic Zoning Historic Zoning August 28, 20256:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA To Have or To Have Not at The Jackson Theatre To Have or To Have Not at The Jackson Theatre August 28, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA To Have and Have Not (1944) Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week! A charter-boat owner agrees to a smuggling deal in an effort to help an attractive pickpocket get back to America, but when a friend is taken hostage and pumped for information, he must come to his rescue. Rating NR Running Time 100 minutes See more details Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin August 28, 20257:30 pm - 8:30 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.” Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/ • • • •	29 Senior Center Closing Senior Center Closing August 29, 20258:00 am - 12:00 pm Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin August 29, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.” Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/ Music on the Square Music on the Square August 29, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Picture of Dorian Gray at The Jackson Theatre The Picture of Dorian Gray at The Jackson Theatre August 29, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week! A vain Victorian man fantastically transfers his mortality onto a painting of himself, which proceeds to age for him, while he remains young and handsome. But as his visage remains beautifully preserved, his heart and soul decay. An adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel. Angela Lansbury was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as a jilted dance-hall performer. Rating TV-G Running Time 110 minutes Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/ See more details • • • •	30 Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin August 30, 20252:00 pm - 3:00 pm International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs. With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.” Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/ Tommy Prine at the Jackson Theatre Tommy Prine at the Jackson Theatre August 30, 20258:00 pm - 10:00 pm Jackson Theatre Tommy Prine's debut album This Far South (June 2023) was not only a long-awaited introduction but a testimony to Prine's 20s and the loss, love, and growth that has defined them. Co-produced by a close friend and kindred musical spirit, Ruston Kelly, and beloved Nashville engineer and producer, Gena Johnson, the album is rich and dynamic from cathartic jams to nostalgic storytelling. Celebrating the album's first year, Tommy is releasing a deluxe version of the record on June 21, 2024 – featuring reimagined versions, a special guest and a brand new song. "Releasing my debut album changed so much in my life. The only things that stayed the same were my family, my pets, and my friends. Everything else changed drastically. I've had a few moments that felt like the point of no return, releasing the album being one of them. Not in a scary way, just in a way that there is no taking back art that you put out into the world. Once it has affected one other person, it has already begun its own life and will in turn change the creator's life." Prine is currently crisscrossing the country headlining shows with his band and appearing at festivals including Green River, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and Bourbon & Beyond. This past year, Prine opened for Jason Isbell and Tyler Childers, was named one of Amazon Music's 2023 Breakthrough Artists to Watch and wrapped up the year by making his Grand Ole Opry debut. Tommy learned to play guitar by watching his father, mimicking the ways his fingers moved, he inadvertently developed his own singular style. Prine sonically brings together a colorful patchwork of musical influences spanning Gillian Welch, Outkast, Bon Iver, the Strokes and more. Lyrically, Tommy explores existential questions and emotional experiences in his music. See more details • •
31 The Kansan at The Jackson Theatre The Kansan at The Jackson Theatre August 31, 20253:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA The Kansan (1943) Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week! Jackpot Night- Giveaways for Audience Members A 1943 Western film about a cowboy named John Bonniwell (Richard Dix) who, after thwarting a bank robbery by the James gang, wakes up in the hospital to find he's been elected marshal of Broken Lance, Kansas. He soon discovers the town is controlled by a corrupt banker, Steve Barat (Albert Dekker), who is exploiting the citizens. Bonniwell's efforts to enforce the law and stand up to Barat lead to conflict and dangerous consequences. Rating NR Running Time 79 minutes The Kansan originally played at The Jackson Theatre on August 31, 1945 See more details Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park August 31, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA Brews & Tunes Brews & Tunes August 31, 20255:00 pm - 7:00 pm • • •

August 19, 2025

Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha
August 19, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award.
“Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/
Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission
August 19, 2025 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
August 19, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

August 20, 2025

Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha
August 20, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award.
“Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/
Praise by the Pool
August 20, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wayne's World at The Jackson Theatre

August 20, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Wayne’s World (1992)

Wacky Wednesday

Best friends Wayne and Garth are hired to host their public access show professionally. Wayne falls for Cassandra, the lead singer in a metal band, and must contend with a handsome network executive who plans to ruin their show and steal away Cassandra. Based on the iconic SNL skit.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 95 minutes

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August 21, 2025

Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha
August 21, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award.
“Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/
McKinney Center Advisory Committee Meeting
August 21, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Forrest Gump at The Jackson Theatre

August 21, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Forrest Gump (1994)

90’s classics

Six Oscars, including Best Picture and Actor (Tom Hanks), went to this extraordinary tale of a simple man who unwittingly becomes involved in some of the key moments of the 20th century. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny, the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the 1960s and '70s that is far more troubled than the path Forrest happens upon.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 142 minutes

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August 22, 2025

Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha
August 22, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award.
“Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/
Music on the Square
August 22, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Stand by Me The Jackson Theatre

August 22, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Stand by Me (1986)

80’s classics

A coming-of-age tale about four 12-year-old boys who hear that there is a dead body in the woods near where they live and proceed to try and find it. In the process, their friendship is tested.

Rating R

Running Time 87 minutes

Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/

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August 23, 2025

McKinney Center Market
August 23, 2025 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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

The McKinney Center will host an Art/Craft show on Saturday, August 23, 10a – 6pm.

Vendors will be set up in the parking lot directly outside of the McKinney Center and throughout the building. The McKinney Center Fall Market will feature over 40 artists and vendors including:

Michael Dinapoli with the MAD Potter (pottery), Jean G’Fellers and Anna Koetter with Paper and Smoke Studios (handmade journals, wood burning, and 2D art), Michael Bishop with Rustic River Design (wooden cutting boards, coasters, and other items), Carolyn McLaney (painter), Robin Castania with Expressions by Robin (fabric art), Karen Hitchcock with Blue River Studios (glass fusion), Elizabeth Parker with L&B By the Sea (sea glass art), Tami Moore with French at Art (pearl and silver jewelry), Anita Ramsey (baskets), Robin Willmann with Harmonic Journeys (chimes and more), Nancy Smith with the Bead Designer (jewelry),Erin Hollis with EJ Creations (jewelry), LeVonne Kaltenmark with Von K Designs (pottery and stained glass), Darlene Hatley with Peace of D (mosaics and jeweled boxes), Bobby & Lysa Vestal with Chippin’ Aire (wooden sculpture and furniture), John McKitrick with Sparkles Glass & Art (wooden sculpture and stained glass), Annie Pennesi with Spark Sisters Fashion Ties (jeweled accessories and fashion ties), William Slaninka with Sherapy Sugar Therapy (lotions and body products), Erin Hollis with EJ Creates (resin sculpture and jewelry), Gina Knauss (wreaths and quilted placemats), Kim Fisher with The Finishing Touches (jewelry), Aleta Chandler with Art Curious Studio (pottery), Heather Paul with Baba Yagas Hut (resign jewelry and designs), Robyn Willman with Harmonic Journeys (beaded jewelry and windchimes), Dawn Cooper with Coop De Wreath (wreaths and home décor), Cailey Ryther-Anderson with Wanderlust Cowgirl Art (soaps, note cards, stickers), Jen Larson with the Mulberry Mobile Nursery (plants, flowers, shrubs), Stephanie Woodby with Apothec Tea & Co. (tea blends), William Gale with Good Vibes Woodwork (wood work and bird houses), Donna Goins with Art by Donna (painting), Fredda Robers with Cedar Lake Silver (jewelry), Wendy Brown (paintings, and painted home décor), and Veronica Ortiz (paintings).

Sista Bigfoot Soul Food & BBQ will be offering lunch and dinner. Selections last year included pulled pork, ribs, smoked meatloaf, and fish. There are picnic benches behind the McKinney Center for visitors to sit and eat during the event. Megan Helton with Sprinkled by Cookie Crate will be there with ice cream and cookies.

Live music will take place during the day in the auditorium. On Saturday, August 23, 10am – 11:30, Heartstrings, Noon – 1:30pm, Bratfolk with Roxanne McDaniels, 2-3pm, The Academics

with Ryan Bernard, and the day will wrap with The Ozone Rangers. The day is guaranteed to be family friend, uplifting, full of beautiful arts, crafts, music, and food!

The McKinney Center is still taking applications for outside vendors. To be a vendor, please visit www.mckinneycenter.com for more information.

The event is free and open to the public.

The building and parking are ADA accessible. There will be parking attendants to assist those with ADA accessible parking needs. For more information on this or upcoming markets, please call the McKinney Center at 423-753-0562.
Storytelling Live - Antonio Rocha
August 23, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, presents a unique fusion of verbal narrative and mime that he’s shared in sixteen countries across six continents. Featuring a tenor voice, realistic sound effects and exquisite moves, his repertoire includes stories of his homeland, age-appropriate folktales, exquisite mime illusions, and some hilarious characters in outrageous situations. A former mime student of Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau, Rocha is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award.
“Most importantly . . . is his acute awareness of the audience with whom he is working. His stories shift and change to meet them halfway, whoever they are, whatever age they are, whatever mood they bring in the door. He is a master.” – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-19-08-23-antonio-rocha-198/
Chatham County Line at the Jackson Theatre

August 23, 2025 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Join us for Chatham County Line at the Jackson Theatre on August 23, 2025 at 8pm.

Launched a little more than twenty years ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, Chatham County Line built a devoted local following on the strength of their genre-bending live show—an intoxicating blend of bluegrass, folk, country, and rock and roll—before breaking out internationally with their 2003 self-titled debut. In the years to come, the band would go on to release eight more critically acclaimed studio albums, top the Billboard Bluegrass Chart four times, collaborate with the likes of Judy Collins, Sharon Van Etten, and Norwegian star Jonas Fjeld, earn two gold records in Norway (where they were also twice nominated for the Spellemannprisen, Norway’s equivalent of a Grammy), and share bills with everyone from Guy Clark and Lyle Lovett to Steve Martin& Martin Short and The Avett Brothers. NPR hailed the group as “a bridge between bluegrass traditions and a fresh interpretation of those influences,” while Uncut lauded their “powerful melodies and gorgeous harmonies,” and Pitchfork dubbed their music “timeless.” The band’s latest release, Hiyo, marks the band’s first release since the departure of their longtime banjo player and serves as something of a reintroduction to the roots stalwarts, complete with new sounds, new collaborators, and a whole new lease on life. Recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain studio with co-producer/engineer Rachael Moore(Kacey Musgraves, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss), the collection finds the trio—Dave Wilson (lead singer/guitarist), John Teer (fiddle/mandolin) and Greg Readling (bass/pedal steel), embracing change at every turn, experimenting with fresh sonic palettes and innovative approaches to their core instrumentation. The songwriting remains classic Chatham County Line here—rich, evocative tales of love and heartbreak, joy and sorrow, righteousness and revenge—but the settings have evolved to incorporate synthesizers, drum machines, and more electric guitar and percussion than ever before. Given the group’s string band roots and decades spent singing around a single microphone, the results are nothing short of revelatory, taking an enduring sound and injecting it with a thrilling new spirit of discovery and vitality.

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August 24, 2025

Yoga in the Park
August 24, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Brews & Tunes
August 24, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

August 25, 2025

StoryTown Radio Show: The Old College Try: Higher Education Stories
August 25, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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

Celebrate the new semester by coming out to the latest edition of the StoryTown Radio Show on Monday, August 25 at 7:00 pm at the McKinney Center.
StoryTown performs in the format of a live, old-time radio show complete with sound effects, musical underscoring, live skits, and a great musical guest. This month’s show is all about the “Old College Try: Higher Education Stories.” From dorm life to late night study sessions, and Greek tragedy readings that lead to the cops being called, StoryTown has a bunch of new stories to share. Joining the cast this month are the Flying J’s. This local band blends classic country tunes with a lot of humor. We’ll also have storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin with us. Tickets are only $10 and available online at Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center at 423-753-1010. This episode is sponsored by Mauk’s of Jonesborough.
The Radio Show is recorded for broadcast on local NPR station WETS 89.5 out of Johnson City, which can be heard the last Wednesday of the month at 8PM. StoryTown is sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Trivia with Budds, McLeod Organics, the Wild Women of Jonesborough, and Wolfe Development.

August 26, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin
August 26, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/
Jonesborough Storytelling Guild
August 26, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Going My Way at The Jackson Theatre

August 26, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Going My Way (1944)

Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80^th Anniversary Week!

Best Picture winner tells the tale of a warmhearted young priest who starts a choir with the tough local kids when he is assigned to a parish overseen by a conservative older priest who has little interest in new ideas. Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, as the younger and older clerics, respectively, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and Leo McCarey also won for Best Director. The tune "Swingin' on a Star" was awarded Best Song.

Rating NR

Running Time 126 minutes

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August 27, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin
August 27, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/
Senior Swim Night at Wetlands -Open to Public 50 years and up
August 27, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Bells of St. Mary’s at The Jackson Theatre

August 27, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)

Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week!

A friendly rivalry between a happy-go-lucky priest and a no-nonsense, by-the-book nun at a Catholic school helps to expand the institution in this Best Picture nominee that's a sequel to 1944's "Going My Way."

Rating TV-G

Running Time 126 minutes

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August 28, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin
August 28, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/
Historic Zoning
August 28, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
To Have or To Have Not at The Jackson Theatre

August 28, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

To Have and Have Not (1944)

Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week!

A charter-boat owner agrees to a smuggling deal in an effort to help an attractive pickpocket get back to America, but when a friend is taken hostage and pumped for information, he must come to his rescue.

Rating NR

Running Time 100 minutes

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Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin
August 28, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/

August 29, 2025

Senior Center Closing
August 29, 2025 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin
August 29, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/
Music on the Square
August 29, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Picture of Dorian Gray at The Jackson Theatre

August 29, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week!

A vain Victorian man fantastically transfers his mortality onto a painting of himself, which proceeds to age for him, while he remains young and handsome. But as his visage remains beautifully preserved, his heart and soul decay. An adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel. Angela Lansbury was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as a jilted dance-hall performer.

Rating TV-G

Running Time 110 minutes

Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/

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August 30, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Offutt Irwin
August 30, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and a Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. John Lewis for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
Irwin is charismatic and engaging, his voice full of expression, which he enhances with an array of impressions and self-generated sound effects. Listeners will find themselves instantly drawn in, grinning and laughing along. – AudioFile

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-08-26-08-30-a-offutt-irwin-199/
Tommy Prine at the Jackson Theatre

August 30, 2025 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Jackson Theatre

Tommy Prine's debut album This Far South (June 2023) was not only a long-awaited introduction but a testimony to Prine's 20s and the loss, love, and growth that has defined them. Co-produced by a close friend and kindred musical spirit, Ruston Kelly, and beloved Nashville engineer and producer, Gena Johnson, the album is rich and dynamic from cathartic jams to nostalgic storytelling. Celebrating the album's first year, Tommy is releasing a deluxe version of the record on June 21, 2024 – featuring reimagined versions, a special guest and a brand new song.

"Releasing my debut album changed so much in my life. The only things that stayed the same were my family, my pets, and my friends. Everything else changed drastically. I've had a few moments that felt like the point of no return, releasing the album being one of them. Not in a scary way, just in a way that there is no taking back art that you put out into the world. Once it has affected one other person, it has already begun its own life and will in turn change the creator's life."

Prine is currently crisscrossing the country headlining shows with his band and appearing at festivals including Green River, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and Bourbon & Beyond. This past year, Prine opened for Jason Isbell and Tyler Childers, was named one of Amazon Music's 2023 Breakthrough Artists to Watch and wrapped up the year by making his Grand Ole Opry debut.

Tommy learned to play guitar by watching his father, mimicking the ways his fingers moved, he inadvertently developed his own singular style. Prine sonically brings together a colorful patchwork of musical influences spanning Gillian Welch, Outkast, Bon Iver, the Strokes and more. Lyrically, Tommy explores existential questions and emotional experiences in his music.

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August 31, 2025

The Kansan at The Jackson Theatre

August 31, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Kansan (1943)

Cinema Classics - Celebrating The Jackson Theatre 80th Anniversary Week!

Jackpot Night- Giveaways for Audience Members

A 1943 Western film about a cowboy named John Bonniwell (Richard Dix) who, after thwarting a bank robbery by the James gang, wakes up in the hospital to find he's been elected marshal of Broken Lance, Kansas. He soon discovers the town is controlled by a corrupt banker, Steve Barat (Albert Dekker), who is exploiting the citizens. Bonniwell's efforts to enforce the law and stand up to Barat lead to conflict and dangerous consequences.

Rating NR

Running Time 79 minutes

The Kansan originally played at The Jackson Theatre on August 31, 1945

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Yoga in the Park
August 31, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Brews & Tunes
August 31, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

September 1, 2025

Haunts & Happenings Juried Art Exhibition Deadline
September 1, 2025

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

Submit your submissions for the Haunts and Happenings Exhibition online at McKinneyCenter.com
Cars at The Jackson Theatre

September 1, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Cars (2006)

Family Series

A cocky hot rod gets stranded in a desert town en route to a big race and gets a long-overdue lesson in humility. With the help of the town's quirky car population, he learns that sometimes life is more about the voyage than the outcome of the race.

Rating G

Running Time 116 minutes

Wheel to Reel Film Fest – Fueled by Bristol Motor Speedway

Chances to win Bristol Motor Speedway tickets will be available at this movie.

Pay What You Can

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Jaws at The Jackson Theatre

September 1, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Jaws (1975)

Horror Series - Happy Labor Day!

An enormous great white shark terrorizes a summer resort town, where a police chief, a grizzled fisherman and an intrepid marine biologist realize they're "gonna need a bigger boat" to battle the bloodthirsty beast. An Oscar winner for sound editing and John Williams' score.

Rating PG

Running Time 124 minutes

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September 2, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Hedges
September 2, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of the American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs. Hedges has released ten albums. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads, which features interviews with poets, musicians, songwriters, and historians.
"He embodies the future of the tradition." – Cowboy poet and storyteller, Waddie Mitchell

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-02-09-06-andy-hedges-200/
Jonesborough Storytelling Guild
September 2, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

September 3, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Hedges
September 3, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of the American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs. Hedges has released ten albums. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads, which features interviews with poets, musicians, songwriters, and historians.
"He embodies the future of the tradition." – Cowboy poet and storyteller, Waddie Mitchell

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-02-09-06-andy-hedges-200/
Smokey and the Bandit at The Jackson Theatre

September 3, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Wacky Wednesday

The Bandit, a charismatic bootlegger, takes a bet to ship a truck full of beer from Texas to Arkansas. While pulling off the stunt, he falls in love with a woman engaged to the son of a dyspeptic sheriff who takes it upon himself to stop Bandit.

Rating PG

Running Time 96 minutes

Wheel to Reel Film Fest – Fueled by Bristol Motor Speedway

Chances to win Bristol Motor Speedway tickets will be available at this movie.

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September 4, 2025

Senior Center-Veteran's Meet & Greet-Open to non-member Veterans
September 4, 2025 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Senior Center-Dementia Navigators TN Dept of Disability & Aging-members only
September 4, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Storytelling Live - Andy Hedges
September 4, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of the American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs. Hedges has released ten albums. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads, which features interviews with poets, musicians, songwriters, and historians.
"He embodies the future of the tradition." – Cowboy poet and storyteller, Waddie Mitchell

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-02-09-06-andy-hedges-200/
Film Screening: "Indelible Appalachians"
September 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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

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Days of Thunder at The Jackson Theatre

September 4, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Days of Thunder (1990)

Cole Trickle, a young stock-car driver, has talent but no idea how to hone his skills. Veteran racer Harry Hodge is hired to build a car for Trickle and to instill in the hot-shot driver a winning philosophy so he can compete at the top level.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 120 minutes

Wheel to Reel Film Fest – Fueled by Bristol Motor Speedway

Chances to win Bristol Motor Speedway tickets will be available at this movie.

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Storytelling Live - Andy Hedges
September 4, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of the American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs. Hedges has released ten albums. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads, which features interviews with poets, musicians, songwriters, and historians.
"He embodies the future of the tradition." – Cowboy poet and storyteller, Waddie Mitchell

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-02-09-06-andy-hedges-200/

September 5, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Hedges
September 5, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of the American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs. Hedges has released ten albums. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads, which features interviews with poets, musicians, songwriters, and historians.
"He embodies the future of the tradition." – Cowboy poet and storyteller, Waddie Mitchell

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Music on the Square
September 5, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Death Proof at The Jackson Theatre

September 5, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Death Proof (2007)

Horror Series

A psychotic stuntman (Kurt Russell) uses his souped-up car as a killing machine. Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd.

Rating R

Running Time 114 minutes

Wheel to Reel Film Fest – Fueled by Bristol Motor Speedway

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Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/

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September 6, 2025

Storytelling Live - Andy Hedges
September 6, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of the American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs. Hedges has released ten albums. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads, which features interviews with poets, musicians, songwriters, and historians.
"He embodies the future of the tradition." – Cowboy poet and storyteller, Waddie Mitchell

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-02-09-06-andy-hedges-200/
Le Mans at The Jackson Theatre

September 6, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Le Mans (1971)

A veteran champion auto racer gears up for the 24-hour French competition while wooing the widow of a driver whose death he may have caused.

Rating G

Running Time 108 minutes

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The Italian Job at The Jackson Theatre

September 6, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Italian Job (2003)

The plan was flawless. The execution was perfect. Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn’t plan on was being double-crossed.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 113 minutes

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September 7, 2025

Yoga in the Park
September 7, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Brews & Tunes
September 7, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
John R. Miller featuring Miss Tess at the Jackson Theatre

September 7, 2025 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Sunday, September 7th at 8pm for John R. Miller with special guest, Miss Tess.

John R Miller is a true hyphenate artist: singer-songwriter-picker. Every song on his thrilling debut solo album, Depreciated, is lush with intricate wordplay and haunting imagery, as well as being backed by a band that is on fire. One of his biggest long-time fans is roots music favorite Tyler Childers, who says he's "a well-travelled wordsmith mapping out the world he's seen, three chords at a time." Miller is somehow able to transport us to a shadowy honkytonk and get existential all in the same line with his tightly written compositions. Miller's own guitar-playing is on fine display here along with vocals that evoke the white-waters of the Potomac River rumbling below the high ridges of his native Shenandoah Valley.

Depreciated is a collection of eleven gems that take us to his homeplace even while exploring the way we can't go home again, no matter how much we might ache for it. On the album, Miller says he was eager to combine elements of country, folk, blues, and rock to make his own sound. Recently lost heroes like Prine, Walker, and Shaver served as guideposts for the songcrafting but Miller has completely achieved his own sound. The album is almost novelistic in its journey, not only to the complicated relationship Miller has with the Shenandoah Valley but also into the mind of someone going through transitions.

Miller grew up in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia near the Potomac River. "There are three or four little towns I know well that make up the region," he says, name-checking places like Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Hedgesville, and Keyes Gap. "It's a haunted place. In some ways it's frozen in time. So much old stuff has lingered there, and its history is still very present." As much as Miller loves where he's from, he's always had a complicated relationship with home and never could figure out what to do with himself there. "I just wanted to make music, and there's no real infrastructure for that there. We had to travel to play regularly and as teenagers most of our gigs were spent playing in old church halls or Ruritan Clubs." He was raised "kinda sorta Catholic" and although he gave up on that as a teenager, he says "it follows me everywhere, still."

For the creation of the album Miller joined forces with two producers who shared his vision for a country-blues infused record: multiple Grammy nominee Justin Francis, who has worked with everyone from Leon Bridges to Kacey Musgraves, and Adam Meisterhans, a renowned guitarist whom Miller has known since their days as roustabout musicians in West Virginia. They recorded Depreciated in the legendary Studio A of Sound Emporium in Nashville. Miller says the studio's "killer gear and lived-in feeling" enhanced the sound but most importantly it provided plenty of space for the band to be together. "It's important to me to have a relationship with the people I'm working with," Miller says. The crew is a well-oiled machine that is given the opportunity to shine throughout the album: Meisterhans adding guitar along with Miller, Francis bringing in congas and Wurlitzer, Chloe Edmonstone offering a plaintive fiddle, John Looney on mandolin, Jonathan Beam providing bass, Russ Pahl's shimmery pedal steel, John Clay on drums, and Robbie Crowell playing the Wurlie and Hammond B3.

We're driven into Miller's world by steady drums, a thudding bass, and steering electric guitar in "Lookin' Over My Shoulder," a song that perfectly captures going back to your old haunts after a breakup. Right away the many layers — sonic and thematic — are revealed as we continue on into "Borrowed Time," a song that feels like a smoky bar-room but is also Miller at his most profound, pondering about "listening to that eternal engine whine." Its ghostly electric guitar and percussion begs for two-steppers.

Miss Tess is one of those singular artists who deserve all the superlatives and accolades one could hoist upon a rare talent such as hers. This unassuming chanteuse is, as they say in the business, a true “triple threat” – a superb songwriter and adept multi-instrumentalist with an extraordinary voice that can sing the birds from the trees.

Her music takes root and draws from an era when country music, contrary to popular belief, was downright sophisticated, and filled with instrumentalists who were every bit as hip musically as their jazz counterparts – stretching back to a time when Western swing bands and jazz bands played a lot of the same material – albeit with a different accent, informed by their physical location. Location has a lot to do with the new Miss Tess album, but I’ll get to that in a minute. I would like to stress here that Miss Tess is not necessarily a “country” artist per se, although if she were invited to play the Grand Ole Opry, she would not be out of place, and would no doubt be very well received. Country Soul might be a better descriptor if I was forced to label it, but her music also has elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, country blues, rock n’ roll – but never manufactured to re-create a particular sound or era. I’m tempted to call this new Miss Tess album “easy listening” except she’d probably slap me. But damn, it really is so easy to listen to: laid back, soulful, funky, and addictive … much like the place it was recorded in and inspired by.

The new Miss Tess album – Cher Rêve – out Feb 7, 2025 is the product of an on-going love affair with the culturally rich region of South Louisiana known as Acadiana, or more specifically, the magical little city of Lafayette. If New Orleans is the “Big Easy,” then Lafayette is certainly the “Little Easier.” It is hard to describe this sleepy little town unless you’ve been here and experienced its infectious atmosphere for yourself. It may not be for everyone, but if you are of a certain disposition, it could affect you in ways you might not have imagined – it might even change your life.

Miss Tess lives and works in Nashville these days but is a recurrent visitor to Lafayette. She has played our clubs and is a frequent guest at the beloved Blackpot Festival and Cook Off, held every year on the last weekend of October since its inception in 2006. She has made many lifelong friends and fans in Lafayette since she first started visiting here back in 2010, and many of them are among the finest musicians South Louisiana has to offer. The same can be said for her uber-talented musical partner, the ubiquitous Thomas Bryan Eaton – guitar mastermind and producer extraordinaire. Thomas is an exceptional musician and has been a key element in Miss Tess’s touring band for many years. He is a wizard in the studio and a highly sympathetic musical collaborator. Thomas and Tess met onstage in New York City back in 2010, and they both visited Lafayette that same year, attending Blackpot for the first time. They’ve been coming back as often as possible ever since.

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September 8, 2025

Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting
September 8, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Meeting agenda will be available at Town Hall and online.

September 9, 2025

Storytelling Live - Motoko
September 9, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed storytelling and mime professionally since 1993. Her repertoire includes Asian folktales, Rakugo and Zen tales, and mime vignettes, as well as personal stories from her childhood in Japan and life as an immigrant in the U.S. Her appearances include PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and a tour with the CarnegieKids in Miyazaki project sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The award-winning teller trained with master mime Tony Montanaro.
“The entire evening was outstanding! Motoko translates intrinsically Japanese cultural ideas and idioms for an English-speaking audience, and crafts the words to make them understand, laugh and be transported in time and space.” – Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-09-09-13-motoko-201/
Jonesborough Storytelling Guild
September 9, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

September 10, 2025

Storytelling Live - Motoko
September 10, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed storytelling and mime professionally since 1993. Her repertoire includes Asian folktales, Rakugo and Zen tales, and mime vignettes, as well as personal stories from her childhood in Japan and life as an immigrant in the U.S. Her appearances include PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and a tour with the CarnegieKids in Miyazaki project sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The award-winning teller trained with master mime Tony Montanaro.
“The entire evening was outstanding! Motoko translates intrinsically Japanese cultural ideas and idioms for an English-speaking audience, and crafts the words to make them understand, laugh and be transported in time and space.” – Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-09-09-13-motoko-201/
Talladega Nights at The Jackson Theatre

September 10, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Wacky Wednesday

Comedy about the rise and fall and rise again of a NASCAR driver and his good-ol'-boy sidekick.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 108 minutes

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September 11, 2025

Senior Center-Disaster Preparedness by TN Dept of Health-members only
September 11, 2025 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Storytelling Live - Motoko
September 11, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed storytelling and mime professionally since 1993. Her repertoire includes Asian folktales, Rakugo and Zen tales, and mime vignettes, as well as personal stories from her childhood in Japan and life as an immigrant in the U.S. Her appearances include PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and a tour with the CarnegieKids in Miyazaki project sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The award-winning teller trained with master mime Tony Montanaro.
“The entire evening was outstanding! Motoko translates intrinsically Japanese cultural ideas and idioms for an English-speaking audience, and crafts the words to make them understand, laugh and be transported in time and space.” – Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-09-09-13-motoko-201/
Historic Zoning
September 11, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Gone in 60 Seconds at The Jackson Theatre

September 11, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

Randall "Memphis" Raines, a retired car thief, is drawn back into action when a crime lord threatens to whack Raines' brother unless the thief steals 50 top-model cars within 72 hours. Raines recruits a crew of fellow carjackers, including an old pro and an old flame, and the race is on.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 118 minutes

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September 12, 2025

Storytelling Live - Motoko
September 12, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed storytelling and mime professionally since 1993. Her repertoire includes Asian folktales, Rakugo and Zen tales, and mime vignettes, as well as personal stories from her childhood in Japan and life as an immigrant in the U.S. Her appearances include PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and a tour with the CarnegieKids in Miyazaki project sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The award-winning teller trained with master mime Tony Montanaro.
“The entire evening was outstanding! Motoko translates intrinsically Japanese cultural ideas and idioms for an English-speaking audience, and crafts the words to make them understand, laugh and be transported in time and space.” – Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-09-09-13-motoko-201/
Music on the Square
September 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Christine at The Jackson Theatre

September 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Christine (1983)

Horror Series

A 1958 killer Plymouth Fury takes possession of a teenage boy, who starts to act as evil as his vehicle.

Rating R

Running Time 116 minutes

Wheel to Reel Film Fest – Fueled by Bristol Motor Speedway

Chances to win Bristol Motor Speedway tickets will be available at this movie.

Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/

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September 13, 2025

Storytelling Live Workshop - Motoko
September 13, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed storytelling and mime professionally since 1993. Her repertoire includes Asian folktales, Rakugo and Zen tales, and mime vignettes, as well as personal stories from her childhood in Japan and life as an immigrant in the U.S. Her appearances include PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and a tour with the CarnegieKids in Miyazaki project sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The award-winning teller trained with master mime Tony Montanaro.
“The entire evening was outstanding! Motoko translates intrinsically Japanese cultural ideas and idioms for an English-speaking audience, and crafts the words to make them understand, laugh and be transported in time and space.” – Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Origami with MotokoMotoko teaches the art of creative paper-folding for beginners, sharing step-by-step instructions that make this ancient Japanese tradition fun and accessible for kids and adults alike. Materials are provided.

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Storytelling Live - Motoko
September 13, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed storytelling and mime professionally since 1993. Her repertoire includes Asian folktales, Rakugo and Zen tales, and mime vignettes, as well as personal stories from her childhood in Japan and life as an immigrant in the U.S. Her appearances include PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and a tour with the CarnegieKids in Miyazaki project sponsored by Carnegie Hall. The award-winning teller trained with master mime Tony Montanaro.
“The entire evening was outstanding! Motoko translates intrinsically Japanese cultural ideas and idioms for an English-speaking audience, and crafts the words to make them understand, laugh and be transported in time and space.” – Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-09-09-13-motoko-201/
Jonesborough Community Dance
September 13, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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

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East Nash Grass at the Jackson Theatre

September 13, 2025 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

East Nash Grass exemplifies the best of what bluegrass has to offer — as being named the 2024 IBMA [International Bluegrass Music Association] New Artist of the Year would suggest. But their breathtaking talent as singers, instrumentalists, and composers is just the beginning. While other acts chase their tail in search of nostalgia, the secret to East Nash Grass lies in their unflinching ability to be themselves.

It certainly helps that they are a veritable supergroup of award-winners who have been performing longer than anyone would guess that they’ve been alive. With a lifetime of experience in both new and legacy acts (Dan Tyminski, Tim O’Brien, Sierra Hull, Rhonda Vincent, etc.), the tradition of bluegrass is fundamental to who they are as musicians and performers. Yet it’s their irreverent, adventurous, and audacious tendencies as next-gen performers that light a fire under audiences. Their ability to hone this edge was forged in the crucible of a dive bar outside of Nashville, TN that they all but single-handedly put on the (bluegrass) map during their seven-year weekly residency.

After hundreds of sets (and countless late-night jams), through personnel changes, industry changes, and a never-ending string of unprecedented world events, East Nash Grass has coalesced into the hair-raising ensemble of Harry Clark [mandolin], Cory Walker [banjo], James Kee [guitar], Maddie Denton [fiddle], and Jeff Partin [bass/dobro]. Their love of both bluegrass and the absurd can be felt in both their live shows and on their new album "All God’s Children" (Mountain Fever, 2025). Much like watching a bowling ball and feather fall together, expectations of what should and shouldn’t work are challenged as the paradox of authenticity is revealed. Shock leads to excitement as risks keep listeners on the edge of their seats and irrefutable mastery drives home that this is no mere imitation of bluegrass: this IS bluegrass.

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September 14, 2025

The Love Bug at The Jackson Theatre

September 14, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

The Love Bug (1968)

Family Series

Family comedy is about a magical Volkswagen with human characteristics and a mind of its own. Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Buddy Hackett. Havershaw: Joe Flynn. Thorndyke: David Tomlinson. Wu: Benson Fong. Directed by Robert Stevenson.

Rating G

Running Time 108 minutes

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Yoga in the Park
September 14, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Brews & Tunes
September 14, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

September 16, 2025

Storytelling Live - Sheila Kay Adams
September 16, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Seventh-generation ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams hails from a Western North Carolina mountain community and delights in passing on the rich musical heritage and stories of her ancestors. Adams is the author of two books: Come Go Home with Me, winner of the North Carolina Historical Society's award for historical fiction, and the novel, My Old True Love. Her many honors include North Carolina’s highest award for the arts, the North Carolina Heritage Award, and the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. Adams has performed across the nation and abroad, including appearances at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
“An accomplished claw hammer style banjo player and a delightful raconteur of mountain life. Her artistry conveys a powerful sense of family and place.” – North Carolina Arts Council

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-16-09-20-sheila-k-adams-202/
Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission
September 16, 2025 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
September 16, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

September 17, 2025

Storytelling Live - Sheila Kay Adams
September 17, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Seventh-generation ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams hails from a Western North Carolina mountain community and delights in passing on the rich musical heritage and stories of her ancestors. Adams is the author of two books: Come Go Home with Me, winner of the North Carolina Historical Society's award for historical fiction, and the novel, My Old True Love. Her many honors include North Carolina’s highest award for the arts, the North Carolina Heritage Award, and the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. Adams has performed across the nation and abroad, including appearances at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
“An accomplished claw hammer style banjo player and a delightful raconteur of mountain life. Her artistry conveys a powerful sense of family and place.” – North Carolina Arts Council

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-16-09-20-sheila-k-adams-202/
Mars Attacks! at The Jackson Theatre

September 17, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Wacky Wednesday

Superstar Jack Nicholson as the President of the United States greeting invaders from outer space? Anything can and does happen when the twisted mind of director Tim Burton plunges planet Earth into complete pandemonium in this all-star sci-fi spoof.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 120 minutes

Celebrating Great Filmmakers: Tim Burton

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September 18, 2025

Storytelling Live - Sheila Kay Adams
September 18, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Seventh-generation ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams hails from a Western North Carolina mountain community and delights in passing on the rich musical heritage and stories of her ancestors. Adams is the author of two books: Come Go Home with Me, winner of the North Carolina Historical Society's award for historical fiction, and the novel, My Old True Love. Her many honors include North Carolina’s highest award for the arts, the North Carolina Heritage Award, and the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. Adams has performed across the nation and abroad, including appearances at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
“An accomplished claw hammer style banjo player and a delightful raconteur of mountain life. Her artistry conveys a powerful sense of family and place.” – North Carolina Arts Council

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-16-09-20-sheila-k-adams-202/
McKinney Center Advisory Committee Meeting
September 18, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure at The Jackson Theatre

September 18, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Pee-wee's bicycle, the keenest bike in the world, is missing. It's his most prized possession...and he's just got to get it back. Searching high, low and in between, Pee-wee hits the open road and encounters riotous adventures with bikers, bums, cowboys, cons, a phantom trucker and a waitress with wanderlust and even Warner Bros. Studios.

Rating PG

Running Time 90 minutes

Celebrating Great Filmmakers: Tim Burton

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Storytelling Live - Sheila Kay Adams
September 18, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

Now in its 22nd season, the International Storytelling Center’s renowned Storytelling Live performance series features 20 nationally known storytellers in live concerts at 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, from May through October. Special events are also offered throughout the season, including evening shows, virtual concerts, and holiday programs.

Seventh-generation ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams hails from a Western North Carolina mountain community and delights in passing on the rich musical heritage and stories of her ancestors. Adams is the author of two books: Come Go Home with Me, winner of the North Carolina Historical Society's award for historical fiction, and the novel, My Old True Love. Her many honors include North Carolina’s highest award for the arts, the North Carolina Heritage Award, and the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. Adams has performed across the nation and abroad, including appearances at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
“An accomplished claw hammer style banjo player and a delightful raconteur of mountain life. Her artistry conveys a powerful sense of family and place.” – North Carolina Arts Council

Get tickets here: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-16-09-20-sheila-k-adams-202/

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