Calendar of Events
MACON COUNTY EVENTS CALENDAR 2010
The information below has been provided by the Macon County Chamber of Commerce. Note: if a specific date is not shown, this is a tentative event. We will post further information as soon as it becomes available.
All telephone numbers are in area code 615.
Look for updated event information on our websites: www.maconcountytn.com, www.tn52.com, www.redboilingspringstn.com.
JULY
CONCERT IN THE PARK: - July 10th , 2010 -7:00 p.m. “Jett Williams and the Men of Steel”. Held at Key Park, Lafayette, TN. Rain Venue will be MCHS auditorium. Concert is FREE to the public. Sponsored by the Macon County Arts Council. Contact Nancy Doss at: 615-644-5179
FREE Computer Training. July 17, 2010. Free computer training that will be offered on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at TTCH/Tri-County Extension Campus in Red Boiling Springs. This event is sponsored by the Macon Co. P-16 Council/Post Secondary Education Team, Tennessee Tech University, and Tennessee Technology Center Hartsville.
BENEFIT BIKE RIDE - July 10, 2010 - Fourth Annual Jonathan Hudson Memorial Scholarship And Bike Ride, July 10, 2010. Starts at Walmart in Lafayette, Tennessee. Starts at 1:00 p.m. and returns to Walmart. Food and fun, lots of prizes. Grand prize: a flat screen TV. Many more giveaways. Raffle: $1.00 each, 7 for $5.00. Everything we make goes to Jonathan's fund. In four years, we have given $4,500.00! Come on down and help us out!
SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING - July 21. Charles Alexander, Director of the Tennessee Small Business Center at Volunteer State Community College will be at the Macon County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 21 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The TSBDC offers free and confidential one-on-one counseling for existing and start-up small businesses. The TSBDC consultant provides guidance in marketing, operations, management, or any other step along the way. To learn more about the TSBDC go to www.tsbdc.org. Please call us here at the Chamber to schedule an appointment. (615) 666-5885.
FOURTH ANNUAL MACON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Macon County Fairgrounds - 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. All pickers and jammers welcome! Contact: James Arnett at 931-258-4185.
FIFTH FRIDAY FISH FRY- July 30, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.-9:00p.m.-The Donoho Hotel in Red Boiling Springs. Contact Robert Stroop at 1-800-799-1705 or visit www.donohohotel.com. All entertainers and help are volunteers—proceeds benefit Goodwill Committee.
WWW.DATE.COM- July 16, 17, 23, 24, 2010. The event will include dinner and show for $25.00 + tax per person. The show is a musical comedy. Contact: The Thomas House at 615-699-3006. www.thethomashouse.com
29th Anniversary Colgate Country Showdown: Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. during the Smith County Fair. America’s Largest Country Music Talent Search for Local Talent. Enjoy a free performance by Doug Stone, Veronica Ballestrini and Jeffery Hudson. For More Information: www.1041theranch.net
Small-Business-Survival Workshop: July 30, 2010. The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) and the Macon County Chamber of Commerce will be providing a free training workshop for small businesses entitled “Small Business Survival in Rough Economic Times.” The workshop will be held at the Leon & Marie Cothron Macon County Welcome Center, (685 Highway 52 Bypass West, Lafayette, TN 37083) on Friday, July 30th from 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. The free training event is designed to address a wide range of steps business owners can take to preserve cash and maintain business operations during the present national economic recession. Light refreshments to be served.
AUGUST
TRUCK & TRACTOR PULL: August 5th thru 7th 2010 at 7:00 p.m. - Macon County Fairgrounds – Contact: Terry White at 615-633-7267.
"FLASHBACK TO MURDER", August 6, 7, 13, 14, 2010, dinner theater at the Thomas House in Red Baoilign Springs. (615) 699-3006.
MACON COUNTY FAIR: - August 2nd thru 7th, 2010- Macon County Fairgrounds- Contact: Bill or Sally Wells at 615-666-4204.
AUCTION FOR THE ARTS- August 14, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and auction of Local Artwork. Held at the Sally Wells building at the Macon County Fairgrounds. Contact Nancy Doss at 615-644-5179 or email: rxnd@nctc.com. Sponsored by the Macon County Arts Council.
MUD RUN: August 28, 2010- Macon County Fair Grounds. Contact: Chris Phillips at 615-666-2121- Sponsored by the Lions Club.
SEPTEMBER
CONCERT IN THE PARK- September 26th 2010 at 2:00 p.m. a Bluegrass Concert in the Park with Jesse McReynolds. Contact Nancy Doss at 615-644-5179 or e-mail: rxnd@nctc.com. Sponsored by the Macon County Arts Council.
ANTIQUE CAR SHOW: (First weekend after Labor Day annually) September 10th & 11th, 2010 at The Thomas House in Red Boiling Springs. Contact: The Thomas House at 615-699-3006 or visit: www.thomashouse.com
MAKIN’ MACON FIT FESTIVAL: (Annually the first Sat. after Labor Day) September 11, 2010 Contact: Stacey Brawner at Macon County General Hospital. Phone: 615-666-2147 ext. 338 email address: sbrawner@mcgh.net
FOURTH ANNUAL ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE SHOW AND SWAP MEET: September 17th thru 19th 2010 from 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.at Cyclemos Motorcycle Museum, East Main Street, Red Boiling Springs. Contact: Mike Silvio at 615-699-5049 or www.cyclemos.com
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART SHOW. September 18. All three-dimensional artists and craftsperson's are invited to enter Macon County Arts Council's first 3-dimensional arts festival entitled "Nature's Arts -- A Craft Market". The event will be held Saturday, September 18, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., on the grounds of the Thomas House in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee. The market will be open to all artists, both professional and amateur, who are 18 years of age or older. All artists must work in a 3-dimensional medium derived from natural materials. Each artist will have his or her own booth. Acceptable media includes clay, wood, glass, basketry, flint knapping, or any similar craft that specifically uses natural materials. Stitchery will not be acceptable. There will be a one-time $25 fee for booth rental for the market. That is the only cost. All sales are for the artists' benefit and no further commission is required by the arts council. Entry forms are available from Frame It in Lafayette, or by phoning Ricky Wilson at 666-6081 or Nancy Doss at 644-5179. Entry forms should be returned by August 15.
OCTOBER
LION & LIONESS RADIO AUCTION ON WLCT/WEEN: - Contact: Chris Phillips at 615-666-2121 or email: maxee@nctc.com
MACON COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION CELEBRITY WAITER DINNER: (First Thursday in October annually) October 7th, 2010 Contact: Linda McCrary at 615-699-2705 (V/F) or e-mail deltkg@nctc.com. - Sponsored by the Macon County Education Foundation.
"GHOSTS OF THE INN" Story Telling & Candle Light Ghosts Tour. Written by Darrell & Tyler Cole. October 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 2010. Thomas House Hotel, Red Boiling Springs, (615) 699-3006.
HOW’D DEY DO DAT DAY- Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10:00 a. m. till 4:00 p. m. A Rural Heritage Celebration in Macon County. Old time crafts, farm equipment and blue grass music. Hosted by Grandpa’s House on the Ritter Farm. Call 615-699-2738 for more info. www.grandpas-house.com
HORROR HOTEL- Presented by the Thomas House of Red Boiling Springs. The event will include dinner and show for $25.00 + tax per person. Dinner and candlelight ghost tour $25.00 plus tax per person. Contact: The Thomas House at 615-699-3006. www.thethomashouse.com
FIFTH FRIDAY FISH FRY- October 29, 2010 at 5:00-9:00p.m.-The Donoho Hotel in Red Boiling Springs. Contact Robert Stroop at 1-800-799-1705 or visit www.donohohotel.com. All entertainers and help are volunteers—proceeds benefit Goodwill Committee.
NOVEMBER
MURDER MYSTERY COMEDY DINNER- Nov.6th, 2010 at 6:30p.m. at the Red Barn Winery – Contact Judy Clements at 615-688-6012 or visit: www.redbarnwinery.com
CITIZENS BANK VETERANS BREAKFAST: - November 5th, 2010 at 8:00a.m. Contact: La Rue Polston at Citizens Bank 615-666-2195.
MACON BANK & TRUST VETERAN’S BREAKFAST: November 7th, 2010-Starting at 8:00a.m. Contact: Debbie Mason at 615-666-2121.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND CRAFT FAIR: (2nd weekend in November annually) November 13th, 2010 at the Macon County High School- (this is a fundraiser for the girl’s basketball team) - Contact: Jeff Bean at 615-666-5594 or 615-666-4630.
LAFAYETTE LIONS CLUB KNIFE SHOW: November 13th 2010 (second Saturday in November annually) from 9 a.m. –4 p.m. at the Macon County Fairgrounds at the Sally Wells Building. Contact: Mike Johnson at 615-666-2428 or Joe Eden at 615-666-4631.
OBITUARY CLUB: Presented by The Thomas House of Red Boiling Springs. The event will include dinner and show for $25.00 + tax per person. The show is sure to tickle your funny bone! Contact: The Thomas House at 615-699-3006. www.thethomashouse.com
CHRISTRMAS OPEN HOUSE. Thomas House, Red Boiling Springs, (615) 699-3006.
DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS PARADE: December 4th, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Contact: Chamber of Commerce @ 615-666-5885 or e-mail mchamber@nctc.com, Sponsored by the Macon County Chamber of Commerce.
CANDLELIGHT TOUR OF HOMES: (Annually first Sunday in December) December 5th, 2010 - Contact: Linda Tucker at 615-666-2094 Sponsored by the United Women of Macon County.
CHRISTMAS AT THE THOMAS HOUSE: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2010. The event will include dinner and show for $25.00 + tax per person. Contact: The Thomas House at 615-699-3006. www.thethomashouse.com
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS: December 11, 2010 Grandpa’s House Annual Open House and Storytelling. Please call 615-699-2738 or visit www.grandpas-house.com for more information.
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR BEAUTY PAGENT: December 2010 at 10:30 a.m.-Contact: Jacquline Law at 888-6481 or jacqulinelaw@yahoo.com.
NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION- December 31, 2010. Contact: The Thomas House at 615-699-3006. www.thethomashouse.com
Events calendars supplied by: Macon County Chamber of Commerce
(Dates and times are subject to change)