Archive for January, 2010

Smoky Mountain Home Show

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Do-it-yourself projects

Looking for a new decorating idea? Need help with that do-it-yourself project? Interested in the latest construction trends? These and many more questions can be answered at the 22nd Annual Smoky Mountain Home Show.

Sevier County Home Builders Association presents the Home Show February 5th-7th, at the Sevierville Events Center. With over fifty home related categories, from appliances & furniture to energy efficiency, financing, kitchens, landscaping, and so much more – it’s the place to discover just what you’re looking for and what you didn’t know you were missing!

The Sevierville Events Center is located on Gists Creek Road, just off of TN Route 66. Admission is $5.

    Exhibit Hours:

  • Friday, February 5th: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
  • Saturday, February 6th: 8:00am – 6:00pm
  • Sunday, February 7th: 11:00am – 5:00pm

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Smoky Mountain Gospel Jubilee

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

smoky mountain gospel jubilee

Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge hosts the 18th Annual Smoky Mountain Gospel Jubilee. Free admission. First come, first seated. Thursday February 4th at 6:00pm, and Friday February 5th at 9:30am and 6:00pm; the auditorium will be filled with music, song, and inspiration as performers, choirs and preachers celebrate.

Scheduled singer, Lisa Ann Hammond, relates the challenge of overcoming Tourette’s Syndrome to minister throughout the United States. Despite her debilitating disorder, Ms. Hammond sings of her faith.

Also scheduled to appear:

    Choirs

  • Trinity Baptist (Asheville, NC)
  • Floyd Road Baptist Church (Austell, GA)
  • Calvary Baptist Church (Powder Springs, GA)
  • Central Baptist Church (Kannapolis, NC)
  • McLeansville Baptist Church (McLeansville, NC)
  • Calvary Baptist (Chattanooga, TN)
    Preachers

  • Ralph Sexton, Jr.
  • Joe Arthur
  • Tommy Steel
  • Curtis Parker
  • T.D. Burgess

Special Rates available at Country Cascades.
Recently refurbished Pigeon Forge hotel features indoor pool, free high speed Internet access, and more.

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2010 Special Olympics Winter Games

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Special Olympics Tennessee presents the 2010 Winter Games. Over 150 athletes will compete in Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, and Speed Skating. Ability levels in each sport range from beginner to advanced. The event will be held at Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort January 31st through February 2nd, 2010.

Registration, equipment fitting, dinner and opening ceremonies to be held on Sunday. The traditional lighting of the Special Olympics flame will be Monday morning at 8:30AM on top of Ober Gatlinburg. The Award presentation will begin at 2:00PM on Tuesday.

Special Olympics Tennessee conducts 17 different sports throughout the year. SOTN supports 32 area programs that include all Tennessee counties. Area Programs are lead by volunteer teams, who recruit and train athletes, conduct local and area competitions and raise funds to support their efforts. Full participation is granted to every athlete regardless of his or her economic circumstances. Over 14,500 Special Olympics athletes are registered with Special Olympics Tennessee.

Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park is located in downtown Gatlinburg. The arial tramway carries up to 120 people from the Parkway to the mountain-top complex. Featuring eight ski trails, an indoor ice arena, snow tubing and much more, Ober Gatlinburg provides a variety of challenges for your favorite outdoor winter sports. With a mountaintop restaurant and lounge, arcade, summertime waterslides, wildlife habitat, and great shops it’s fun for all seasons.

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The Titanic comes ashore in Pigeon Forge

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Construction photo of Titanic Pigeon Forge
Construction continues on Titanic Pigeon Forge

Opening this Spring, Titanic Pigeon Forge invites visitors to experience the romance and history of the legendary White Star Line passenger steamship, the RMS Titanic. With 20 galleries and interactive areas, the self-guided tour should take about 90 minutes.

Located on over 5 acres of land near Black Bear Jamboree, The Miracle Theater and WonderWorks, this 30,000 square foot structure drops anchor on the northern Pigeon Forge Parkway. The forward half of the ship is reproduced on a one half scale and will contain exact replicas of the Grand Staircase, a first class suite, a third class cabin and the Marconi wireless room.

The 400+ artifacts to be displayed were either carried off the RMS Titanic by passengers and crew or were salvaged during the rescue efforts.

In addition to the artifact galleries, interactive displays allow guest to:

  • Touch the frozen surface of an “iceberg”
  • Feel the chill of that fateful Starry Night
  • Study some of the largest, most detailed Titanic models ever built
  • Sit in a Titanic lifeboat
  • Send an SOS from the Marconi Wireless Room
  • Test their balance while standing on mini-decks built to show the ever-steeper slope of Titanic as she sank
  • Explore the Titanic’s wreck site via spectacular underwater camera footage

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