Sevierville, TENN – The ninth Annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition is calling for entries. This unique competition honors the songwriting of Sevierville native Dolly Parton by encouraging contestants from across the nation to sing one of the more than 3,000 songs she has penned — in his or her own vocal style. Contestants may enter in the 13 and up age division or the 12 and under division for this   Read More ...

Sevierville’s ninth annual Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass will take place May 17- 18,2013. This family-friendly event will once again bring barbeque cook teams from all over the United States to Sevierville to compete for $17,500 in cash and prizes and the title of Tennessee State Champion in the Bush’s Best TN State Championship Cook Off. Rounding out the event is toe-tapping bluegrass music, incredible arts and crafts, kids’ games and   Read More ...

A Smoky Mountain Christmas – Proceeds to benefit Project Sevier – $6.00 per person – Kids 12 and under Free – November 3rd thru November 12th – For info or reservations call 865-453-2003. Proof of county residence or employment is required. Includes surrounding counties Blount, Cocke, Jefferson and Knox. View Schedule & Buy Tickets! The magic of Christmas abounds as the talented renditions of Christmas favorites combined with beautiful choreography,   Read More ...

Foothills Community Players Presents ‘A Few Good Men’ Powerful drama launches group’s fifth season The Foothills Community Players will present military courtroom drama “A Few Good Men” at the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Haslam Family Flexible Theatre Oct. 12-14 and 19-21. The Aaron Sorkin-penned play, popularized by the 1992 film of the same name starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore that made “You can’t handle the truth”   Read More ...

21 Suggestions for Success By H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know. Be forgiving of yourself and others. Be generous. Have a grateful heart. Persistence, persistence,   Read More ...

Following the GSA’s (General Services Administration) spending spree scandal, the federal government has suddenly become engrossed with pursuing policies that will drastically decrease travel budgets for all agencies across the board. In addition to claiming to reduce the physical act of traveling, the GSA is also considering revisions to its methodology for calculating the annual lodging per diem rate. During a time where our government is already imposing so much   Read More ...

BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO HOST “THE 46th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ON ABC TELEVISION NETWORK NOVEMBER 1 by CMA | Aug 15, 2012 NASHVILLE – As has been the buzz on Twitter, Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host “Country Music’s Biggest Night™” for a fifth time in 2012. “The 46th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in   Read More ...

The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival is to be an annual event held for three to ten days in the last two weeks of August in Gatlinburg, TN to “Celebrate our Appalachian Musical Roots”.      The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival is a platform for songwriters to perform their original songs and attend workshops to help learn the craft of songwriting as well as guidance on ”how” to get the songs published. The   Read More ...

One of the original members of the popular and iconic Motown music groups of the 1960′s, the Temptations, has come to Sevierville! Nate Evans has put together a fantastic show called the “Temptations Revue”. Nate performs with a live band on stage along with 4 very talented men to bring back the wonderful sound of the Temptations classic hits. Dressed in sharp suits of the era and performing their classic dance moves, this show is enjoyable from   Read More ...

Summer is upon us and the folks at Ole Smoky® Moonshine want you to take full advantage.  Ole Smoky’s two new flavors Peach Moonshine™ and Blackberry Moonshine™are fresh off the still and shipping out statewide in their home state of Tennessee this month by way of Athens Distributing and B&T Distributing. Later this summer, Peach Moonshine will make its way to additional states including Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and   Read More ...