Aug 15 Thursday
Experience the 2024 Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair August 15-24, 2024! 10 days of Family Fun and Entertainment! There’s so much to see and do that you can’t see it all in one visit! Thrilling rides, food, concerts, tractor pulls, monster trucks, pageants, livestock shows, Fiddlers Grove Historic Village, Pick Tennessee Experience, Travel TN and so much more! Exhibits such as fine arts, photography, stained glass, quilts, and more. Farm and exotic animal exhibits, educational shows, poultry and rabbit shows, antique car show, school exhibits, commercial exhibits, kids’ night and entertainment on 15 stages. Horse and Mule events will be August 3-4 and August 9-10 at the Wilson County Fairgrounds at the James E. Ward Agriculture Center, Lebanon, TN. Visit wilsoncountytnstatefair.com for tickets and details or call (615)443-2626.
Aug 17 Saturday
Marble City Opera kicks off its twelfth season on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. with a concert titled Tenors, Tuxedos, and Stalactites. The performance will be inside Historic Cherokee Caverns, where the temperature is always 58° and the acoustics are excellent. Tickets for the concert are $25 and are on sale now at MarbleCityOpera.com/tickets.
Cody Boling, John Overholt, and Chris Plaas will sing a program of opera and musical theater favorites. The tenors will be accompanied by music director Brandon Coffer. Boling recently performed as “Murray” and Overholt as “Broom” in Marble City Opera’s world premiere of The Doctor and the Devils. Plaas sang the role of “Tinca” in Marble City Opera’s site-specific performances of Il Tabarro.
Historic Cherokee Caverns is located at 8524 Oak Ridge Highway in Knoxville. The caverns are preserved and maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers. The cave is only open for special events including Marble City Opera’s concerts, classic family movies, Trick or Treat in the Cave, and Christmas in the Cave.
This will be the third time that Marble City Opera has presented a concert inside Cherokee Caverns. Social media comments after last year’s concert included, “What a wonderful and truly unique experience,” and “This was so fun!”
Aug 18 Sunday
The Oak Ridge Community Band's Fall Showcase concert will feature musicians in small ensembles and as soloists performing a variety of music including swing, jazz, classical, contemporary, movie themes, Broadway, and novelty numbers. This is a FREE concert and will be held in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge.
Aug 24 Saturday
Our Annual BBQ & Bluegrass bash is coming up on Saturday Aug 24th from 6-9 pm at the Smithview Pavilion in Maryville TN!Come join us for some Live music, Delicious BBQ, Live auction and a Clogging performance! You don't want to miss this fun time while supporting CASA! Tickets will be $85 and available for purchase starting July 1st 2024 at CASATNH.ORG.For more information please visit our website at www.casatnh.org