Thursday, February 9, 2017

SPRING/SUMMER EVENTS  
in Tennessee and
Surrounding States
UPDATED!   Aug. 3, 2017
 
Call or Contact Before Traveling
Weather and Road Conditions Can Affect Outdoor Events
All times Central
 
WEEKLY  T.B. Sutton Store, Sutton's Ole Time Music Hour, Granville, TN (near Carthage, eastern Middle Tennessee) http://granvilletn.com/granville-ole-time-music-hour
On display now: Gallery of Iconic Guitars (of GIG) at Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Fridays, 6p ET, Year 'round at Rocky Branch Community Center Jam, Walland, TN 865.738.3732 www.rockybranchbluegrass.com
Saturdays 7p ET, May-Oct., Pickin' on the Porch, Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop, Townsend, TN 865.448.6647 www.clemmerdulcimer.com
August 2017
Now-Aug. 28 Summer Sunset Music Series, Fridays, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend, TN www.gsmheritagecenter.org
1-5 Pickin' in Parsons, Parsons, WV  www.fiverivercampground.com
5 Texas State Championship Banjo Contest  http://www.pearlbluegrass.com
17-19 46th Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival, Harrison, AR 870.426.3477 or 870.577.2455
31-Sept. 3 41st Annual Salmon Lake Park Labor Day Festival, Grapeland, TX 936.697.5949
September 2017
1-3 Jana Jae Fiddle Camp/Music Festival, Grove, OK www.grandlakefestivals.com
15-16  Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion, Nacogdoches, TX 936.569.1179 sandyland@sbcglobal.net
29-30 Townsend Fall Heritage Festival & Old-Timers Day, Townsend, TN https://www.tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org or jmuir@blountpartnership.com
29-Oct. 1 Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Fair, Tiptonville, TN www.reelfootartsandcrafts.com
October 2017
4-7 13th Annual NELA Bluegrass Festival, Oak Grove, LA 318.789.4062
5-7 Paluxy River Fall Bluegrass Festival, Oakdale Park, Glen Rose, TX 254.897.2321
11-14 40th Anniversary Turkey Track Festival, Waldron, AR 479.537.3717
15-21 Fall Fest Pickin' Texarkana RV Music Par, Texarkana, TX 903.255.0011
 
Some information provided by:
Alabama Bluegrass Music Association Newsletter, Sharon Camp
Arkansas Bluegrass Association Newsletter, James and Barbara Waddle
"Bluegrass Today" Online Magazine, John Lawless and Terry Herd
Mid-South Bluegrass Flyer Association Newsletter, Curly Ward
Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR
 
*Special Note Lifetime Senior Pass for National Parks Price Increase! For those 62-over, get a free lifetime pass at any National Park Visitors Center NOW! In person, it's $10. Online, it's $10 + $10 processing fee at www.nps.gov.  On August 28, 2017, the cost for the lifetime pass skyrockets to $80. Examples of National Parks/Monuments: Hot Springs NP, Mammoth Cave NP, Shiloh NMP, Great Smoky Mountains NP. Call before traveling to be sure they have passes in stock. Get those lifetime Senior Passes before August 28, 2017!
 


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