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Winter Heritage Festival Set

Winter Heritage Festival Set

A duo showcases their musical talent for Winter Heritage Festival. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) The seventh annual Winter Heritage Festival in Townsend, TN, is set for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2 with a kickoff reception at the Townsend Artisan...

 

The Circus Comes to Town

The Circus Comes to Town

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey provides fun for family members of all ages. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will present “Fully Charged, Gold Edition”, an all-new powerful surge of circus entertainment...

 

Mayan Doomsday Avoided

Mayan Doomsday Avoided

(The Herald/ Archived) For Entertainment Purposes Only.Good newsfor residents of Seymour and South Knoxville.  The much-anticipated Mayan Calendar apocalypse has been avoided. Unless of course we have all been propelled into an alternate universe...

 

The Art of Fine Wines

The Art of Fine Wines

Dawn Schwarzkopf assists a customer with a wine selection. (The Herald/ Jamie Stewart Storey) By Jamie Stewart Storey, Jamie@seymourherald.com There are a myriad of wines with a large range in prices on the market which can make choosing the...

 

Tame Impala

Tame Impala

By Angela Karl             Tame Impala’s psychedelic sounds captivated the audience at their sold-out show in New York City. They refer to themselves as making “psychedelic hypno-groove melodic rock music.” With their live sound...

 

Holiday Music Added to Program

Holiday Music Added to Program

(The Herald/ Archived Photo) The Sevier County Choral Society  has expanded their local musical menu. The SCCS will add choral works featuring music from the classics to Broadway show tunes and everything in between this year. The 40-member...

 

Dolly Premiers New Book

Dolly Premiers New Book

(The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Dolly Parton’ s new book , “Dream More”, which is based on her 2009 commencement address to the University of Tennessee, came out this week. The Atlanta Journal Constitution gave both it and a...

 

Play Deals with Societal Change

Play Deals with Societal Change

Sarah Bond as Sylvia and Cameron Hite playing Greg rehearse for “Sylvia” in the Clayton Center for the Arts. (The Herald/ Leslie Owle) The Maryville College Theatre Department will perform A.R. Gurney’s “Sylvia” Dec. 6-9. Set in New...

 

Dolly Album Hits New Sales Record

Dolly Album Hits New Sales Record

Dolly Parton joined up with Kenny Rogers for “Once upon a Christmas”. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Dolly Parton’s career biggest-selling album is likely at or past the 3 million sales mark, sales figures for the perennial...

 

The Appalachian Ballet Company Presents The Nutcracker

The Appalachian Ballet Company Presents The Nutcracker

Come see the magic with lavish scenery, glorious tutus, soldiers, snowflakes and sugar plums at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium or The Clayton Center for the Arts – the first and second weekend of December The Appalachian Ballet Company in...

 

Music Festival Keys Together

Music Festival Keys Together

Jim Kennedy directs the Powell Singers during the 2010 Invitational High School Choir Festival at the Clayton Center for the Arts. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Maryville College Division of Fine Arts will host its annual Invitational High...

 

Ripley’s Lends a Hand

Ripley’s Lends a Hand

By Joe King Patrons enjoy one of the many attractions offered by Ripley’s. (The Herald/ Joe King) A popular tourist destination as well as a notable Sevier County business, Ripley Tennessee Attractions and the Gatlinburg Sky Lift will...

 

Sevier County Woman to Appear on CMT

Sevier County Woman to Appear on CMT

Tom Arnold is the host of CMT’s Redneck Rehab. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) CMT’s new reality show Redneck Rehab will feature Cherie Sparks of Pigeon Forge Oct. 27. Redneck Rehab, which is hosted by Tom Arnold, is a one-hour, eight-episode...

 

Dolly has new book

Dolly has new book

Dolly Parton fans who want an autographed copy of her forthcoming book, “Dream More,” which hits stores Nov. 27, will want to enter a new contest that launched last week. Dolly’s Imagination Library, which will receive the proceeds...

 

Indoor Resort Garners Local Attention

Indoor Resort Garners Local Attention

A family enjoys one of the many attractions at Adventure Forest Wilderness. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Falling temperatures and winter’s arrival won’t put a damper on family vacation fun in the Smokies this year as Adventure Forest Wilderness...

 

Sevierville’s Winterfest Kicks Off

Sevierville’s Winterfest Kicks Off

A band marches through Sevierville as part of the Winterfest Celebration. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Sevierville will be the first to kick off Smoky Mountain Winterfest with the annual Music, Lights & Magic event Nov. 5 at the Sevierville...

 

HERITAGE CENTER TO HOST FIRST SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOOK FESTIVAL

HERITAGE CENTER TO HOST FIRST SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOOK FESTIVAL

Townsend, TN – The first-ever Smoky Mountain Book Festival will take place on Saturday, October 27, from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Heritage Center in Townsend. The event is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate...

 

Dolly’s 40 year old song wins Song of the Year

Dolly’s 40 year old song wins Song of the Year

Given the rediscovered popularity of the Whitney Houston cover of Dolly Parton’s classic “I Will Always Love You” following the R&B singer’s death earlier this year, the track was named last week as 2012′s Song...

 

“HALLOWEEN HAUNTS AND HAINTS”

“HALLOWEEN HAUNTS AND HAINTS”

October 7, 2012 – Marble Springs State Historic Site, in conjunction with the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association, will be hosting “Halloween Haunts and Haints”, Saturday, October 27, from 4 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  You can expect to...

 

Dolly Has Own Slot Machines

Dolly Has Own Slot Machines

  Seymour Herald / Submitted PhotoThe new Slot Machines will debut around January By Duane Gordon Dolly Parton’s new slot machines debuted Wednesday at the Global Gaming Expo trade show in Las Vegas. Dolly quickly tweeted and posted...