Limited Construction Traffic Closed Section of Foothills Parkway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park managers are advising recreational users of the 9-mile unopened portion of the Foothills Parkway east of Walland,Tenn. to watch out for vehicles from November 12 through December 22. The section is popular with hikers, cyclists and horseback riders who have had the unopened gravel road to themselves. During the next six weeks these users can expect to encounter construction vehicles each Monday through Friday while a Park contractor does some core drilling at the far eastern end of the roadway.
Christmas Wonderland Lights Display Smokies Stadium Sevierville TN
Smokies Stadium, next to I-40 Exit 407, Sevierville Tennessee, will be having a drive-through lighted Christmas display from November 6th until January 2nd.
Fully computerized LED lighted displays will adorn the route along with holiday tunes. The route is nearly a mile long and lasts approximately 20 minutes. Hours are 6p.m.-10p.m. daily. Admission as follows:
- $10 per car Monday -Friday, $15 Saturday and Sunday
- $20 per activity van
- $30 per limo
- $65 per bus
Proceeds will benefit area food ministries. Call (423)652-0120 for any additional questions.
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Duggar Family Pigeon Forge Tennessee- The Duggar family, form TLC’s 18 Kids and Counting, flipped the switch for the cermonial lighting of the Pigeon Forge Winterfest lights. They will be attending the ever popular “Cowboy Church” ,at Country Tonite Theater, this Sunday.
If you can’t make it to Country Tonite’s “Cowboy Church,” look up their live broadcast http://smokymountaincowboychurch.com/ or on satellite radio.
Kodak Tennessee - Kodak Library will host two free teen movies. The movie “Smoke Signals” will show Nov. 7th, this Saturday, 2p.m. while Walt Disney’s “Pocahontas” will show Nov 21st at 2p.m. . Interesting is, ”Smoke Signals” was the first film written, directed, and acted completely by American Indians.
Dolly Parton- BBC Series On Faith. Dolly will join with Tony Blair, England’s former Prime Minister, on a BBC series that will explore the roles in which belief plays in the lives of high-profile figures. Dolly Partonwill share how she balances her flirtatious stage image with her religious faith.
Exit 407 Flea Market Get Boost - Sevierville Tennessee - Sevierville brought in more industrial growthto the area, along with this growth is the need to expand the road lanes on Dumplin Valley Rd to 12 feet each way and add 4 foot gravel shoulders on each side. This makes access to the Flea Market easier for Smoky Mountain visitors and deliveries. There was no mention of placing a light at the intersection where Dumplin Valley Rd. and Hwy 66 intersect, but I am sure that will follow shortly, if it doesn’t happen before the road widening.
Christ In The Smokies- Gatlinburg Tennessee - According to The Mountain Press, Christ In The Smokies will offer free admission during November and December. Local residents are asked to bring nonperishable food items or a near new coat for the Sevier County Food Ministries. For more information call (865)436-5155.
Tennessee -Sevierville Heritage Museum Reopens
The Tennessee Sevier County Heritage Museum will reopen its doors downtown Sevierville this Thursday at 4p.m. at 167 Bruce Street.
The building, originally used as a Post Office in 1940, was one of Franklin Roosevelt’s last WPA New Deal projects. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Housed are tributes to the area people of Sevier County, veterans of foreign wars and the Civil War, along with exhibits showing how people made their living in the region, religion, farming, home life and much more.
Entrance is FREE. Open every day, except Wednesday, from noon to 5p.m.. For more information call (865) 453-4058. They are a great resource for genealogy research.
Pigeon Forge TN’s Scream N’ Shout GOING ON THE ROAD!!
SNS “Road Ready” will embark on a National Tour starting in late November and will run through the first few months of 2010! “Road Ready” will be traveling to large and small cities alike and will perform dates at local schools and churches as will as civic centers and other large gathering halls for families of all walks of life. Like the larger version of the show in Pigeon Forge, Road Ready will offer the same level of energy and audience participation but will bring a simpler technical set and smaller system(s) to the venue in order to cut down on overall cost to the schools and churches as well as set up and tear down times.
Please visit them on the web at WWW.SCREAMNSHOUT.COM and click on the ROAD READY icon for more information on booking Scream N’ Shout “Road Ready” for your upcoming school event or church function! Or call them at 865.660.3510 !! Add Scream N’ Shout to your Facebook page and keep in contact with Mike and David!
Country Tonite Christmas Show Pigeon Forge Tennessee
Pigeon Forge, TN - There’s no place like the Smoky Mountains for the holidays and there’s no Christmas show in the Smokies quite like Country Tonite! Country Tonite’s Smoky Mountain Christmas promises a little holiday bonus for everyone. In fact, it’s like getting two shows for the price of one as the first half of the show features highlights from the regular season show, while the second half opens to a winter wonderland and a full hour of Christmas cheer. This spectacular show premieres November 3rd and will continue through the end of the year with a special New Years Eve Show at 10pm.
Guests will hear a wide variety of seasonal music during the Christmas portion of the show. Everything from traditional carols to songs with country, boogie and even a little jazz influence make for a widely diverse musical experience. And of course there are plenty of spiritual tunes that bring home the true meaning of Christmas. So whether its holiday favorites like “Jingle Bells”, “White Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland,” mixed with novelty songs, and dances, to meditative classics like O Holy Night, there’s music to bring smiles to the face and warm the soul.
You’ll also find a few special guest performers during the Christmas production that you certainly won’t see any other time of the year, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus, and everyone’s favorite ballerina in the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Toys will also come alive in the magical song “Where are you Christmas”. Add in festive holiday sets and colorful costumes and you’ve got the makings of a Country Christmas you won’t soon forget.
The nine-piece band also performs throughout the show and the bands enthusiasm on stage exemplifies the spirit of Christmas. Audiences will marvel at breathtaking production numbers as the theatres remarkably talented cast delivers a musical masterpiece you will soon not forget.
Since Country Tonite opened in Pigeon Forge 12 years ago, it has been wowing audiences and winning awards. 20001-2009 Show of the year by the NACMAI and multiple winner of the Reader’s Choice Awards - Best Show. For more information, visit www.countrytonitepf.com or call 865-453-2003. Country Tonite is having Sevier County Days November 14th- November 22nd for only $5.00. Just show proof that you live or work in Sevier County.
Christmas Trees For United Way Sevier County
Cabin Fever Vacations along with 12 other local companies and organizations volunteered their time and company funds to help raise money for the Sevier County United Way.
Having visited the trees in all their glowing glory took me back to Christmas’s past. Some Christmas trees reflected decorations of past while others sported the latest in holiday adornment. No matter the colors used or the articulate attention to detail and placement of each ornament, they all spoke volumes of the hearts and soles that gave of themselves. That is the true spirit of the Christmas season, the willingness to give to others.
Cabin Fever wishes to thank persons having participated and purchased the United Way Christmas trees. We would also like to personally thank Valerie Otto. Her selfless act of heart filled generosity coupled with her articulate skills provided Cabin Fever Vacations the opportunity to share in such a worthy event. Bravo Zulu Valerie Otto, well done!
Gatlinburg Veterans Day Event
Gatlinburg will hold its annual Veterans Day event 11a.m. on Nov. 11 on Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies plaza.
The Veterans Day National Committee and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have designated Gatlinburg as an official regional “Site for the observance of Veterans Day.”
The Veterans Day event will recognize attending veterans and feature a fly over by the local Air National Guard. There will also be an American bald eagle appearance, representative military and local speakers, musical tributes by 3 local high school bands, and Knoxville Pipe & Drum.
Pigeon Forge Gets Baskin Robbins Party Center
Well the chilled fall temperatures are here rty room,in the Smoky Mountains, however it will be only a short time before the very warm summer is upon us.
This summer Pigeon Forge visitors have something cool to look forward too, Baskin Robbins! There shop will be next to the Pigeon Forge Holiday Inn. Along with all the ice cream treats we have come to enjoy over the year this particular shop offers something new to Smoky Mountain visitors.
If you plan to have a party for a family member or an event, check out the Baskin Robbins Private Room. You can rent the room for your occasion, providing guest a large screen TV (make a video to show during the event or party), x-Box 360, Playstation 3, and other games.
Pigeon Forge Walden Creek Landing Theater
Fire up the popcorn machine, Walden’s Creek Landing Pigeon Forge shopping center has been approved for a movie theater! Plans are to start construction next month and completion is scheduled for May, 2010. Initially there would be 5 movie screens with a possible 4 more added later.
The movie theater would be located at the back of Walden’s Landing. The theater is planned for 632 to 1,100 stadium seats and digital 3-D projection. Many locals are in high hopes this will offer the first piece of competition to Reel Theaters, Hwy 66, that until now has had none in Sevier County.
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