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Beginner Bladesmithing: Seahorse Knives

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way! This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come! In this class we will cover forging out […]

Totality

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

“Totality” is a fascinating look at all the wonders of eclipses, especially total solar eclipses. An eclipse is described simply as when one celestial object blocks another from our view. […]

$6.00

Intermediate Bladesmithing: Railroad Spike to Knife

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Forge your own knife from a railroad spike and learn about blacksmithing along the way! Prerequisite: beginner blacksmithing/bladesmithing workshop OR prior blacksmithing experience. In this class we will cover forging […]

Appalachian Skies

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

“Appalachian Skies” will take visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the spectacular Zeiss optical star projector instrument. Its fiber-optic generated star field is stunning and […]

$6.00

SunWatch

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

SunWatch This free observing program is held by the dam and is offered every clear Saturday & Sunday, 3p-3:30p, March-October. Safely view the Sun in detail! Observe sunspots and more that […]

Free

Totality

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

“Totality” is a fascinating look at all the wonders of eclipses, especially total solar eclipses. An eclipse is described simply as when one celestial object blocks another from our view. […]

$6.00

Fox Keeper Talk

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Come and meet our animal care staff and learn a little about our furry fox friends, Jamie and Sabra. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.

Wolf Keeper Talk

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Hear the chilling chorus of the wolf pack. Free program. Photo by Jay Huron

EVENT CALENDAR PURPOSE AND CRITERIA

A calendar has been created called the This is Kingsport events calendar which will serve as a non-public forum to provide citizens with information about social and organizational gatherings held within the city. The city will disseminate information to the public through this online calendar about social and organizational gatherings which are conducted or promoted by community partners with which the city currently has partnership agreements. Additionally, social or organizational gatherings held on city owned property to which the public at large is invited will be published on this calendar.

Each year the city enters into partnership agreements with multiple community partners some of whom in turn support the city by organizing events or promoting events of members and affiliates. By creating a common source for the dissemination of information about community events the city will be furthering its support of those community partners which in turn support the city. Moreover, the city wishes to and will benefit from highlighting gatherings which will be of benefit and enjoyment to the public.

Community partners may communicate their events or those which they promote to the city which will disseminate the information through the event calendar. Furthermore, the city of Kingsport will publish on the calendar those community events which are held on city property. In order to achieve the city’s goals only those events described herein will be published on the This is Kingsport event calendar which will be curated by city staff.