The StoryTown Radio Show will host its annual “Salute to Veterans” performance at 7PM on Monday, May 26th at the McKinney Center. The cast will be joined by music guest and hometown favorite The Jonesborough Novelty Band. Featured stories come from local men and women who served in the Armed Forces as well as from military families who also found ways to serve. Stories include a look at how one family’s legacy of service helped with the creation of the Jonesborough Veterans Memorial Park, which is now 25 years old, tales of care from the US Cadet Nurse Corp, and a unique story of service from the Korean War. Many cast members in the production are also veterans, making this episode particularly important to them.
The beloved Jonesborough Novelty Band will perform two short sets during the production, in which the audience will be encouraged to sing along to familiar tunes. The sponsor for this month’s show is . Half Season Passes are available for the rest of the StoryTown season for only $45. They can be purchased now at Jonesborough.com/tickets, click on “Event Packages.”
The performance begins at 7PM on Memorial Day at the McKinney Center. Tickets, $10 for the show, are available by calling the Historic Visitors Center at 423-753-1010 or online at Jonesborough.com/tickets. For more information about the StoryTown Radio Show, visit storytownradio.com.
The Radio Show is also recorded for broadcast on local NPR station WETS 89.5 out of Johnson City, which can be heard the last Wednesday of the month at 8PM. StoryTown is sponsored by McLeod Organics, the Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Trivia with Budds, Wolfe Development, and the Wild Women of Jonesborough.