Community Calendar

The 4th Annual Kids Take Over the Museum provides kids of all ages with hands-on activities rooted in rich Appalachian history.

There is no shortage of activities for your young crafter or artist. From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, they get their hands and minds busy on basket weaving, blacksmithing, and pottery making. Over 25 demonstrations, on-site vendors and special events are lined up for this huge day at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.

Visitors play loads of games that were popular choices for kids on the mountain homestead. Plus, representatives from the Museum of the Cherokee will be on hand to share their cultural heritage. The Junior Appalachian Musicians show off their musical skills as they play traditional mountain music. The musical program culminates with a performance in the 350-seat amphitheater.

The Oak Ridge Community Band will hold its Memorial Day Concert on Sunday evening, May 24, at 7 pm in A.K. Bissell Park, 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. This concert is dedicated to all area veterans and persons currently in the U.S. Armed Forces, and special recognition will be given to them at this concert. This is a family-friendly event, there is NO admission fee, and Razzleberry's Ice Cream Lab will be in the park to provide refreshments. The public is encouraged to bring chairs or blankets for outdoor seating, and there is a paved area for wheelchairs. Mark your calendars now for this truly special performance to honor our veterans and military personnel!

Amadeus Concert Ensemble’s 2025-2026 season of FREE community concerts reaches a climax on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. with RACHMANINOFF & FRIENDS. The program honors the composer whose statue in World’s Fair Park commemorates his final piano recital in Knoxville in 1943. The performance, under the baton of ACE Artistic Director Brian Salesky, is part of the Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN).

The lavish, romantic program stars the spectacular soprano Ashley Fabian (“immense warmth and scintillating spin”/Parterre Box) who scored a triumph in ACE’S GOLDEN AGE OF STRAUSS concert last season. Ms. Fabian will be heard in heavenly songs and dramatic arias by Rachmaninoff, Alyabyev, and Tchaikovsky, whose Waltz from his Sleeping Beauty ballet will be dedicated to Knoxville’s Mary Costa, Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. The Amadeus Concert Ensemble orchestra will be featured in three thrilling, popular works: Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee” and “The Three Wonders” from The Tale of Tsar Saltan.

Maestro Salesky remarked: “ACE is privileged to present soprano Ashley Fabian in a concert of thrilling music by Russian composers that features her sublime, sparkling voice. The performance will give our community an opportunity to experience Ashley’s inspiring talent in both well-known and rarely performed music. We are deeply grateful to our generous sponsors for their support which allows us to present our programs without charge.”

On Saturday, June 6th, 2025, at 5:30pm join your friends and neighbors at the ‘Birthplace of Tennessee’ for our annual

Martinis at the Mansion garden party. We are opening the historic houses on our site and our gardens of the

Blount Mansion and Craighead-Jackson House for this special event.

There will be cocktails and wine served in the garden in addition to grazing tables.

Tickets are all inclusive! $100.00 per person

RSVP to info@blountmansion.org

Tickets at https://blount-mansion.square.site

For Thirty Years we've brought you the best in Acoustic Music
June in Maryville TN. Join Us!

See https://www.flatpik.com/kamp-items/kamp-concerts for the nightly lineup!

Live Acoustic Concerts with notable Bluegrass Musicians

Bring family and friends to an exuberant musical celebration featuring a 35-piece, American brass band, and special guests, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

• Concert starts at 8:00 pm in the GSM Heritage Center’s Large Covered Amphitheater

• Doors open at 6:30 pm. Overflow to be seated on the lawn.

• Complimentary American Flags For the First 300 Guests!

• Enjoy live portrayals of historically relevant characters in 1776 revolutionary-era costume.

• Thrilling music, led by internationally-celebrated conductor, Danny Griffin, includes rousing John Philip Sousa marches, Appalachian-themed music, and a tuneful salute to active-duty military personnel and our beloved veterans.

• Fireworks Display in Downtown Townsend to follow! The concert ends with plenty of time to get there!