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SUMMARY:Exchange Place Fall Folk Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Exchange Place Living History Farm\, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport\, will hold its 54th annual Fall Folk Arts Festival on Saturday\, September 26\, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, and Sunday\, September 27\, from noon to 5 p.m. This celebration of traditional arts and crafts and the harvest season will feature artisans demonstrating and selling a wide array of heritage folk arts along with autumn plants\, an assortment of food items\, and hand-crafted arts of today. \nAmong the featured demonstrators will be acclaimed fifth generation cooper Rick Stewart and his son and apprentice Brendon who is carrying on the family legacy\, banjo maker Dennis Farris\, corn husk doll maker Dorothy McMillan\, and lye soap makers Jack and Jamie Harvey with Sadie’s Soap. Visitors will also see sorghum making\, spinning and weaving\, sheep shearing\, blacksmithing\, gourd carving\, and hearthside cooking. \nThroughout the weekend storytellers Steve Gilly and Rod Mullins of the Stories of Appalachia podcast will share the history and folk lore of the region and local musicians will play. The young’uns can try their hand at 19th century chores and play with activities scattered around the farmstead. Children of all ages will enjoy seeing the farm animals. \nAdmission is $5 for adults and free for children under 12. For more information\, call 423-288-6071\, email epfestivals.gf@gmail.com or see https://exchangeplacetn.org/ .
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LOCATION:Exchange Place\, 4812 Orebank Rd\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37664\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exchange Place Fall Folk Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Exchange Place Living History Farm\, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport\, will hold its 54th annual Fall Folk Arts Festival on Saturday\, September 26\, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, and Sunday\, September 27\, from noon to 5 p.m. This celebration of traditional arts and crafts and the harvest season will feature artisans demonstrating and selling a wide array of heritage folk arts along with autumn plants\, an assortment of food items\, and hand-crafted arts of today. \nAmong the featured demonstrators will be acclaimed fifth generation cooper Rick Stewart and his son and apprentice Brendon who is carrying on the family legacy\, banjo maker Dennis Farris\, corn husk doll maker Dorothy McMillan\, and lye soap makers Jack and Jamie Harvey with Sadie’s Soap. Visitors will also see sorghum making\, spinning and weaving\, sheep shearing\, blacksmithing\, gourd carving\, and hearthside cooking. \nThroughout the weekend storytellers Steve Gilly and Rod Mullins of the Stories of Appalachia podcast will share the history and folk lore of the region and local musicians will play. The young’uns can try their hand at 19th century chores and play with activities scattered around the farmstead. Children of all ages will enjoy seeing the farm animals. \nAdmission is $5 for adults and free for children under 12. For more information\, call 423-288-6071\, email epfestivals.gf@gmail.com or see https://exchangeplacetn.org/ .
URL:https://thisiskingsport.com/event/exchange-place-fall-folk-arts-festival-2/
LOCATION:Exchange Place\, 4812 Orebank Rd\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37664\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fall Market - Mercantile Vendor Market
DESCRIPTION:This is going to be a great event and we look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://thisiskingsport.com/event/fall-market-mercantile-vendor-market/
LOCATION:Kingsport Farmers Market\, 308 Clinchfield St\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37660\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Beethoven and Beginnings - Symphony of the Mountains
DESCRIPTION:Symphony of the Mountains Opens 80th Anniversary Season with “Beethoven and Beginnings” in Two Concert Venues \n  \nEight decades after its first program\, the Symphony returns to where its story began — and invites everyone to be part of what comes next. \n  \nBRISTOL/KINGSPORT\, TENN. — Eighty years ago\, Symphony of the Mountains began its musical journey with Beethoven. This season\, the orchestra returns to that beginning. \n  \nSymphony of the Mountains will open its 80th anniversary season with “Beethoven and Beginnings\,” a program celebrating the orchestra’s history\, its place in the region and the possibilities that lie ahead. \n  \nThe concert will be held at Paramount Bristol in Bristol\, Tennessee\, on Saturday\, \nOctober 3 at 3 p.m.\, followed by a performance at the Kingsport Farmers Market in Kingsport\, Tennessee\, on Sunday\, October 4 at 3 p.m. \n  \nThe afternoon begins with Beethoven’s “Ruins of Athens Overture\,” a work with a remarkable connection to Symphony of the Mountains. The overture was performed on the Symphony’s very first program 80 years ago. Its return to the stage creates a musical thread between the orchestra’s earliest days and the beginning of its 80th anniversary season. \n  \nFrom that historic opening\, the program moves to Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto\, featuring Symphony of the Mountains Principal Clarinetist Victor Chavez as soloist. The concerto’s warmth\, lyricism and expressive beauty will place the clarinet at the center of the afternoon before the program concludes with Beethoven’s energetic and forward-looking “Symphony No. 2.” Together\, the works offer a meditation on beginnings\, tradition and transformation — making “Beethoven and Beginnings” a fitting way to launch this milestone season. \n  \nThis anniversary is not only about looking back. It is also about considering who gets to experience orchestral music today and what the next 80 years of music in the region might look like. \n  \nAs part of Symphony of the Mountains’ commitment to making live orchestral music more accessible\, “Beethoven and Beginnings” will be presented through the Symphony’s Pay What You Can ticket model. Patrons are invited to reserve tickets and contribute at the ticket level that feels most comfortable for them. \n  \nThe initiative reflects a simple belief: great music should be open to everyone. By removing cost as a barrier to attendance\, Symphony of the Mountains hopes to welcome longtime concertgoers alongside first-time listeners\, families\, students and anyone curious to experience a live symphony. \n  \nThe concert will be experienced in two distinctive spaces that reflect the character of the region. Paramount Bristol offers the atmosphere and beauty of a restored historic theater\, while the Kingsport Farmers Market provides a vibrant contemporary setting for an afternoon of orchestral music. \n  \nTwo venues. Three masterworks. Eighty years of history. And a new beginning. \n  \nTickets for “Beethoven and Beginnings” can be reserved at mysotm.org \n  \nConcert Information \nSymphony of the Mountains presents: “Beethoven and Beginnings” \n  \nFeaturing: \n\nBeethoven — “Ruins of Athens Overture”\nMozart — Clarinet Concerto\, featuring Principal Clarinetist Victor Chavez\nBeethoven — “Symphony No. 2”\n\n  \nParamount Bristol\nBristol\, Tennessee\nSaturday\, October 3 at 3 p.m. \n  \nKingsport Farmers Market\nKingsport\, Tennessee \nSunday\, October 4 at 3 p.m. \n  \nPay What You Can: Patrons are welcome to reserve tickets and select the ticket level that feels most comfortable for them. \n  \nTickets: mysotm.org \n  \n  \nAbout Symphony of the Mountains \n  \nSymphony of the Mountains is dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the region through exceptional orchestral performances\, innovative programming\, education and community engagement. The organization brings musicians and audiences together through the transformative power of live music\, creating meaningful experiences for the communities it serves. Symphony of the Mountains is dedicated to entertaining\, educating and enriching regional audiences by uniting and uplifting the Appalachian Highlands through exceptional live music. Maestra Cornelia Laemmli Orth\, who is in her 20th season\, serves as the orchestra’s music director and conductor.
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LOCATION:Kingsport Farmers Market\, 308 Clinchfield St\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37660\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Fiber Art Series\, Grades 1-4
DESCRIPTION:This year’s free mobile art classes for kids will be focusing on fiber arts! Your student will learn how to sew\, weave\, and felt in this 3-week series. \nGrades 1-4 will complete one project each week on October 5\, 12\, and 19. Classes run 4-5:30 pm in the V.O. Dobbins community room. \n\nLesson 1: Sewing skills; students will leave with a sewn felt pillow or stuffed animal\nLesson 2: Weaving on a loop loom; students will leave with a completed potholder\nLesson 3: Wet felting; students will leave with a felted soap or geode\n\nAbout this series: Mobile Art Studio classes are a grant funded initiative organized by the Kingsport Cultural Arts office\, City of Kingsport. This program is funded\, in whole or in part\, by the State of Tennessee\, Tennessee Arts Commission.
URL:https://thisiskingsport.com/event/free-fiber-art-series-grades-1-4/
LOCATION:V.O. Dobbins Community Room\, 285 Louis St\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37660\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,family,Family Events
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SUMMARY:Boo Fest @ Kingsport Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Come out to the Kingsport Farmers Market and shop small with 50+ small business vendors! \n•kids crafts•mini photo sessions•bounce house ($5 all day jump)•food trucks•trick or treating amongst vendors
URL:https://thisiskingsport.com/event/boo-fest-kingsport-farmers-market/
LOCATION:Kingsport Farmers Market\, 308 Clinchfield St\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37660\, United States
CATEGORIES:family,Family Events,Halloween,Holiday Event
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