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Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival is this weekend
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The Associated Press
Updated: May 16, 2016, 2:04 PM
Published: May 16, 2016, 3:04 PM

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 35th annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games kicks off this weekend at Maryville College.

It's the sixth year for the event at the school.

Organizers say the weekend gives guests a chance to travel back in time to experience Celtic music and dancing, genealogical research, sheep dog demonstrations and hard-to-find Celtic food and merchandise. Early buy discounts end Thursday.

The event starts Friday night with a gala at the Clayton Center and continues through Sunday.

Organizers say revenue raised at the event funds two $250 dance scholarships each year, and 10 percent of the revenue surplus goes to Maryville College for scholarships.

For more information, visit http://smokymountaingames.org or contact Keith Austin at kaustin@lamar.com.
Tool, J. Cole, Stevie Nicks to headline Bonnaroo music fest
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Associated Press
Published: Jan 11, 2022, 9:21 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which is set to return after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic and weather. 

The lineup for the June 16-19 festival in Manchester, Tennessee, was released Tuesday and also includes The Chicks, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 21 Savage, Machine Gun Kelly, Roddy Ricch, Flume and Illenium. 

Last year's festival was set to go on with extra COVID-19 precautions in place for fans, but heavy rains from Hurricane Ida left the grounds unsafe for driving or camping. The festival takes place on a former farm in rural Tennessee about an hour southeast of Nashville. Tickets go on sale Thursday. 

The 2020 festival was postponed to 2021 because of the pandemic.

Other artists on the lineup include Bleachers, Lord Huron, Disclosure, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Porter Robinson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Herbie Hancock. 

Online: https://www.bonnaroo.com/