COSBY -- The third annual Red, White & Bluegrass Celebration sponsored by Treasures Of Appalachia will be from 10:00 am till 5:00 pm on Friday, July 1st and Saturday, July 2nd and is free to the public with plenty of free parking. It will be held at Holloway's Country Home / Treasures Of Appalachia, 3892 Hwy 321, near the intersection of Jones Cove Road and Hwy 321 in scenic Cosby TN.
This year the RED will be provided by the BBQ Garden & Cafe (Cosby) as they serve up their extra tasty barbecue dishes, the WHITE will be free white water rafting trips from Smoky Mountain Outdoors in Hartford, and of course: BLUEGRASS music.
"My waitresses are always telling me that people just rave about our food." Says Wanda Willis, owner of The BBQ Garden and Café. "They say it's the best pulled pork they've ever had, the finest 'tater salad in these hills, and of course they love our 'killer ribs'. I'm sure it's because we use only the finest ingredients and make everything fresh - just like home made. We've had narry a complaint!"
"Smoky Mountain Outdoors rafting trips are geared toward families of all ages and sizes --
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accommodating children ages 3 and up -- and are dedicated to providing the most family fun rafting experience in the Southeast." Says David Marley, manager of Smoky Mountain Outdoors, who will be providing 3 free passes, each for two people, to be given away through a drawing Saturday at 4:00 pm. Be sure you register for the drawings! You need not be present to win.
Treasures is pleased to welcome back, by popular demand, the hot bluegrass band Mountain Edge, who will perform Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Anyone who has seen these young men play knows that their talents are exceeded only by their enthusiasm and appreciation for traditional bluegrass music. This local group is a regular at the Cosby Ramp Festival, the On Cosby festival, have appeared at the Green County Fair and Cosby in the Park, as well as for the City of Gatlinburg, the Paul Williams Bluegrass Festival, at Dollywood, and Cocke County's special reception for Lamar Alexander.
Shalacy, another popular performer who calls Cocke County home, will also be performing. She has entertained since early 1998 throughout the southeast and Midwest. This gifted vocalist
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has brought the crowds to their feet at numerous venues throughout Pigeon Forge and east Tennessee, including the TN State DAV Convention and the more recent TN Valley State Fair in Knoxville, TN. Over 400,000 Alabama viewers bring Shalacy into their homes as a regular on the Alabama Cable Network hit show, "The Time of Your Life".
"We still have some time slots open," says Varena Landrum, musical coordinator for the event, "and we'd love to feature more of our local bluegrass talent." Anyone wanting to perform, either as a formal set or in an informal "Pickn' On The Porch" style jam session can call Varena at (423) 487-5448.
This event is sponsored in part by The Cocke County Department of Tourism who remind you that Cocke County is your natural alternative.
Artisans who have pre-registered for this event include:
Lynn & Ovaleen Andersen - Del Rio TN - Honey-Do-Crafts - Hand painted inanimate objects, wood turnings, bandsaw boxes.
Rodney & Sandra Dyer - Mohawk TN - Wood-n-Goods: Small wooden items; candle holders, household items, and children's items such as stools and animal cut outs, sweater pins, chain pulls.
Marion & Greg Smith - Loxahatchee FL - - Crystal, sterling silver jewelry, and hand puppets.
Joyce Jones - Cosby TN - Woodland nature art.
Jo Freshour - Newport TN - Photography, photo note cards.
Anne Stafford - Cosby TN - Magnetic Therapy Jewelry by Anne - Magnetic jewelry.
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Janet Lewis - Cosby TN - Spirit Mountain Soaps & Herbs - All natural soaps.
Pat Trautman - Newport TN - P&D Pottery - Wheel thrown and hand built pottery and hand crocheted scarves.
Gretchen Whitlow - Sevierville TN - Lasting Images - Sand carved glass and slates.
Linda Gray - Sevierville TN - Crochet blankets, hand crafted embroidered blankets, Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, hand crafted rabbits, children and ladies clothing, general crafts, red hat crafts and clothing, wreaths, wood sculpture, carved bird houses, sculptured furniture.
Just to name a few. A limited number of spaces are still available for artists and crafters who wish to sell their hand made goods. Contact Treasures Of Appalachia.
Holloway's Country Home is known world wide for its high quality, hand sewn quilts as well as an extensive line of fabrics and supplies for quilters and is operated by Maria Holloway. You may reach Holloway's at (423) 487-3866 9:00 - 5:00 Mon thru Sat.
Treasures of Appalachia is a non-profit Art & Craft Gallery that offers the works of 37 Cocke County artisans. Everything in the store is locally made, and hand crafted. They also host these monthly Art & Craft Gatherings that are open to all artists, crafters, performers and food vendors. You may reach the gallery at (423) 487-3111 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Or you may contact Len and Varena Landrum at (423) 487-5448 or Doug & Marie Bittinger at (423) 623-9692 or log onto www.TreasuresOfAppalachia.com.
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