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UPCOMING EVENTS

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There’s so much going on. Here are a few highlights.

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July 25, 2026

Scholars Run 5K Road Race & 1-Mile Fun Run

This event is a 5K (3.1-mile) road race and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk and is the second event of the...

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July 26, 2026

Smoky Mountain Storytellers

Join the members of the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association for a free performance at the...

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July 27, 2026

Exhibitor Randy Thornton

Come to the Townsend Visitor Center (7906 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Townsend) and enjoy art by...

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July 30, 2026

Levitt Music Series: Wyatt Ellis

Wyatt Ellis is a prodigious mandolinist, singer, and songwriter from East Tennessee whose...

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July 25, 2026

Scholars Run 5K Road Race & 1-Mile Fun Run

Wyatt Ellis is a prodigious mandolinist, singer, and songwriter from East Tennessee whose...

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July 26, 2026

Smoky Mountain Storytellers

Wyatt Ellis is a prodigious mandolinist, singer, and songwriter from East Tennessee whose...

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July 27, 2026

Exhibitor Randy Thornton

Wyatt Ellis is a prodigious mandolinist, singer, and songwriter from East Tennessee whose...

Read More >
July 30, 2026

Levitt Music Series: Wyatt Ellis

Wyatt Ellis is a prodigious mandolinist, singer, and songwriter from East Tennessee whose...

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