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Liz Weir understands the healing power of stories. A storyteller from Northern Ireland, she has gained an international reputation while telling stories on five continents and at major international events, including the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival and the Sydney International Storytelling Conference. In 2019, Liz was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to the arts and education.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-02-06-06-liz-weir-230/

Liz Weir understands the healing power of stories. A storyteller from Northern Ireland, she has gained an international reputation while telling stories on five continents and at major international events, including the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival and the Sydney International Storytelling Conference. In 2019, Liz was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to the arts and education.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-02-06-06-liz-weir-230/

Washington County and the Town of Jonesborough invite the community to celebrate Tennessee Statehood Day on Friday, June 5, at 12 p.m. in front of the Washington County Courthouse in downtown Jonesborough.

The event commemorates Tennessee becoming the 16th state admitted to the Union in 1796 and will feature remarks from Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy, Judge Kiener, Washington County Historian, Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Program Manager at the McKinney Center, and Paul Harris, Jonesborough Tourism staff member and Heritage Alliance tour guide.

Following the program, attendees are invited inside the courthouse to view the Commemorative Washington County Unite Quilt, created in honor of America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The quilt celebrates the shared history and community spirit of Washington Counties across the nation and will be on display for two weeks. Representatives from the Washington County Archives will also be available to share the history and significance of the quilt.

This event is free and open to the public.

Liz Weir understands the healing power of stories. A storyteller from Northern Ireland, she has gained an international reputation while telling stories on five continents and at major international events, including the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival and the Sydney International Storytelling Conference. In 2019, Liz was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to the arts and education.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-02-06-06-liz-weir-230/

Liz Weir understands the healing power of stories. A storyteller from Northern Ireland, she has gained an international reputation while telling stories on five continents and at major international events, including the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival and the Sydney International Storytelling Conference. In 2019, Liz was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to the arts and education.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-02-06-06-liz-weir-230/

Mo Reynolds travels the country creating connections through story. Reynolds often weaves folk and fairy tales with her own lived experiences, unlocking new ways to see ourselves in both. Every story carries her distinct, personal touch. Mo believes storytelling is a circular experience, with the audience as part of the story, even when she’s the only one speaking.

Mo will be collecting new stories as she travels through Central America for six months with her family. You can follow their adventures on her YouTube channel: The Traveling Teller.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-09-06-13-mo-reynolds-231/

Mo Reynolds travels the country creating connections through story. Reynolds often weaves folk and fairy tales with her own lived experiences, unlocking new ways to see ourselves in both. Every story carries her distinct, personal touch. Mo believes storytelling is a circular experience, with the audience as part of the story, even when she’s the only one speaking.

Mo will be collecting new stories as she travels through Central America for six months with her family. You can follow their adventures on her YouTube channel: The Traveling Teller.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-09-06-13-mo-reynolds-231/

Mo Reynolds travels the country creating connections through story. Reynolds often weaves folk and fairy tales with her own lived experiences, unlocking new ways to see ourselves in both. Every story carries her distinct, personal touch. Mo believes storytelling is a circular experience, with the audience as part of the story, even when she’s the only one speaking.

Mo will be collecting new stories as she travels through Central America for six months with her family. You can follow their adventures on her YouTube channel: The Traveling Teller.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-09-06-13-mo-reynolds-231/

Mo Reynolds travels the country creating connections through story. Reynolds often weaves folk and fairy tales with her own lived experiences, unlocking new ways to see ourselves in both. Every story carries her distinct, personal touch. Mo believes storytelling is a circular experience, with the audience as part of the story, even when she’s the only one speaking.

Mo will be collecting new stories as she travels through Central America for six months with her family. You can follow their adventures on her YouTube channel: The Traveling Teller.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-09-06-13-mo-reynolds-231/

Mo Reynolds travels the country creating connections through story. Reynolds often weaves folk and fairy tales with her own lived experiences, unlocking new ways to see ourselves in both. Every story carries her distinct, personal touch. Mo believes storytelling is a circular experience, with the audience as part of the story, even when she’s the only one speaking.

Mo will be collecting new stories as she travels through Central America for six months with her family. You can follow their adventures on her YouTube channel: The Traveling Teller.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-09-06-13-mo-reynolds-231/

Traveling the world, making friends and music, Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early days, he left his home in North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in Subways. Those early experiences have led to many adventures and accolades. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat, in Tarboro, North Carolina. His style is groove-inspired, unique, and heartfelt, paying tribute to influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-16-06-20-lipbone-redding-232/

Traveling the world, making friends and music, Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early days, he left his home in North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in Subways. Those early experiences have led to many adventures and accolades. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat, in Tarboro, North Carolina. His style is groove-inspired, unique, and heartfelt, paying tribute to influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-16-06-20-lipbone-redding-232/

Traveling the world, making friends and music, Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early days, he left his home in North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in Subways. Those early experiences have led to many adventures and accolades. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat, in Tarboro, North Carolina. His style is groove-inspired, unique, and heartfelt, paying tribute to influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-16-06-20-lipbone-redding-232/

Traveling the world, making friends and music, Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early days, he left his home in North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in Subways. Those early experiences have led to many adventures and accolades. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat, in Tarboro, North Carolina. His style is groove-inspired, unique, and heartfelt, paying tribute to influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-16-06-20-lipbone-redding-232/

Traveling the world, making friends and music, Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early days, he left his home in North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in Subways. Those early experiences have led to many adventures and accolades. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat, in Tarboro, North Carolina. His style is groove-inspired, unique, and heartfelt, paying tribute to influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-16-06-20-lipbone-redding-232/

Traveling the world, making friends and music, Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early days, he left his home in North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in Subways. Those early experiences have led to many adventures and accolades. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat, in Tarboro, North Carolina. His style is groove-inspired, unique, and heartfelt, paying tribute to influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-16-06-20-lipbone-redding-232/

Born and raised in Israel, Noa Baum uses her art to build bridges of peace and understanding. Her stories, drawn from diverse cultures but primarily from her Jewish heritage and personal experience, highlight our similarities, celebrate our differences, and encourage curiosity, awareness, and acceptance. Baum has performed for audiences in Turkey, Sweden, Israel, the UK, and across the U.S., including the World Bank, and the Kennedy Center. She is the author of two award-winning books: A Land Twice Promised – an Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace and How the Birds Became Friends, a picture book on the power of kindness to create change.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-23-06-27-noa-baum-233/

Born and raised in Israel, Noa Baum uses her art to build bridges of peace and understanding. Her stories, drawn from diverse cultures but primarily from her Jewish heritage and personal experience, highlight our similarities, celebrate our differences, and encourage curiosity, awareness, and acceptance. Baum has performed for audiences in Turkey, Sweden, Israel, the UK, and across the U.S., including the World Bank, and the Kennedy Center. She is the author of two award-winning books: A Land Twice Promised – an Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace and How the Birds Became Friends, a picture book on the power of kindness to create change.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-23-06-27-noa-baum-233/

Born and raised in Israel, Noa Baum uses her art to build bridges of peace and understanding. Her stories, drawn from diverse cultures but primarily from her Jewish heritage and personal experience, highlight our similarities, celebrate our differences, and encourage curiosity, awareness, and acceptance. Baum has performed for audiences in Turkey, Sweden, Israel, the UK, and across the U.S., including the World Bank, and the Kennedy Center. She is the author of two award-winning books: A Land Twice Promised – an Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace and How the Birds Became Friends, a picture book on the power of kindness to create change.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-23-06-27-noa-baum-233/

Born and raised in Israel, Noa Baum uses her art to build bridges of peace and understanding. Her stories, drawn from diverse cultures but primarily from her Jewish heritage and personal experience, highlight our similarities, celebrate our differences, and encourage curiosity, awareness, and acceptance. Baum has performed for audiences in Turkey, Sweden, Israel, the UK, and across the U.S., including the World Bank, and the Kennedy Center. She is the author of two award-winning books: A Land Twice Promised – an Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace and How the Birds Became Friends, a picture book on the power of kindness to create change.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-23-06-27-noa-baum-233/

Born and raised in Israel, Noa Baum uses her art to build bridges of peace and understanding. Her stories, drawn from diverse cultures but primarily from her Jewish heritage and personal experience, highlight our similarities, celebrate our differences, and encourage curiosity, awareness, and acceptance. Baum has performed for audiences in Turkey, Sweden, Israel, the UK, and across the U.S., including the World Bank, and the Kennedy Center. She is the author of two award-winning books: A Land Twice Promised – an Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace and How the Birds Became Friends, a picture book on the power of kindness to create change.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-23-06-27-noa-baum-233/

Storyteller Tim Lowry replaces the top hat and tails of an old-fashioned showman with a seersucker suit, mixing personal narratives, folk tales, tall tales, and American history with a distinctively Southern flavor. Lowry’s signature style has earned an Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network and Artist of the Year from Azalea Magazine. He has produced several award-winning recordings and received top honors from Storytelling World for his book, Haunted by Dickens. Tim is continually on the road performing at festivals, schools, libraries, and corporate events across the country.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-30-07-04-tim-lowry-234/

Storyteller Tim Lowry replaces the top hat and tails of an old-fashioned showman with a seersucker suit, mixing personal narratives, folk tales, tall tales, and American history with a distinctively Southern flavor. Lowry’s signature style has earned an Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network and Artist of the Year from Azalea Magazine. He has produced several award-winning recordings and received top honors from Storytelling World for his book, Haunted by Dickens. Tim is continually on the road performing at festivals, schools, libraries, and corporate events across the country.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-30-07-04-tim-lowry-234/

The beloved Jonesborough Days Kick-off Dinner is set to return on Wednesday, July 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., featuring the crowd-favorite Low Country Shrimp Boil. The event will be held in the Courtyard of the International Storytelling Center, located next to Jimmy Neil Smith Park, and is proudly sponsored by Food City of Jonesborough.

Guests will enjoy a traditional Low Country Boil, including shrimp, sausage, corn, potatoes, and crawfish, followed by a selection of fruit cobblers for dessert. 

Tickets are $25 per person and may be purchased in advance. Early ticket purchase is strongly recommended, as this event consistently sells out.

This event serves as a fundraiser for the 56th annual Jonesborough Days Festival, helping support one of the region’s most cherished Independence Day celebrations.

Storyteller Tim Lowry replaces the top hat and tails of an old-fashioned showman with a seersucker suit, mixing personal narratives, folk tales, tall tales, and American history with a distinctively Southern flavor. Lowry’s signature style has earned an Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network and Artist of the Year from Azalea Magazine. He has produced several award-winning recordings and received top honors from Storytelling World for his book, Haunted by Dickens. Tim is continually on the road performing at festivals, schools, libraries, and corporate events across the country.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-06-30-07-04-tim-lowry-234/

Wetlands Water Park is excited to announce the return of the Jonesborough Days Glow Party on Thursday, July 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This high-energy evening event is open to all ages and promises an unforgettable night of summer fun.
 
Guests can enjoy an exciting lineup of activities, including glow-themed fun, gift bags, door prizes, and a live DJ spinning music throughout the night.
 
Advance admission is $6 per person through July 1. Day-of-event tickets purchased at the gate will be $8 per person. Please note that season passes are not valid for this special event. Tickets are limited to 350 guests and are expected to sell out quickly. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance through RecDesk: https://jonesboroughtn.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=82

The Glow Party is the perfect way for families and friends to kick off Jonesborough Days and celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Whether dancing poolside, floating under the lights, or competing for prizes, attendees won’t want to miss this exciting community event.
 
Please note that no refunds will be issued unless the event is canceled by the Town of Jonesborough.
 
For more information, contact wetlands@jonesboroughtn.org.