Putting It Together, Part Six – What It Takes to Make a Radio Play

October 16, 2024
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Putting It Together, Part Six – What It Takes to Make a Radio Play

October’s edition of the StoryTown Radio Show will be a little different. Usually, the show is made up of multiple stories from real people, many of whom lived right here in Northeast Tennessee. This month, we’re stepping back in time, to the turn of the 20th century for “Legs in a Barrel” Murder Mystery. I originally wrote this piece of historical theatre for the Heritage Alliance. It is based on the very true and very mysterious deaths of Andrew Slagle and John Spencer.

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Putting It Together, Part Five – What It Takes to Make a Radio Play

October 7, 2024
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Putting It Together, Part Five – What It Takes to Make a Radio Play

People often ask where we get our ideas for themes for the Radio Show. Some of the themes come from our annual potluck where the StoryTown Players, writers, and Story Brigade members gather to plan the upcoming season. In fact, this month’s theme of “Workaday World” came from our planning meeting this past January. Other themes are tied to specific months, like Black History Month and Women’s History Month. And some themes are tied to places. In 2025, we’ll be doing a special edition sharing memories of the Jackson Theatre in the Jackson Theatre.

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Jonesborough’s Smallest Art Gallery: September Edition

October 7, 2024
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Jonesborough has many unique places to explore and discover, one of those places is quite small. Tucked away in the green space beside Mill Spring Makers Market is Jonesborough’s Smallest Art Gallery. Located inside a small outdoor gallery is a public art project featuring a different local artist each month.
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Jonesborough’s Smallest Art Gallery

August 23, 2024
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Jonesborough has many unique places to explore and discover, one of those places is quite small. Tucked away in the green space beside Mill Spring Makers Market is Jonesborough's Smallest Art Gallery. Located inside a small outdoor gallery is a public art project featuring a different local artist each month.
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Putting It Together, Part Three – What It Takes to Make a Radio Play – Part Four

July 15, 2024
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Part Four – The Music and the Laughter One of the best parts of the Radio Show is always the live musical acts. Since the beginning, the Radio Show has featured regional artists. If you have a variety program, you’ve got to have music. In our thirteen years, we’ve had Momma Molasses, Virginia West, George Bailey and Jukebox Jess, Aaron Jaxson, and of course local favorites the Jonesborough Novelty Band.
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Request for Proposal: Jackson Theatre Website

June 18, 2024
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The Town of Jonesborough is requesting proposals from professional individuals or firms for the purpose of developing a website and branding work for the Jackson Theatre. Specifications for the RFP can be obtained below. All proposals must be received by 10 a.m. on July 11, 2024.
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Music on the Square Returns!

April 23, 2024
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Music on the Square has always been about music and the Jonesborough community. For over 20 years, Music on the Square has provided free, live music at its best with the townscape of downtown Jonesborough as the setting.
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Putting It Together – What It Takes to Make a Radio Play Part 2

April 10, 2024
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Part Two – The Cast

Once the script is written for the Radio Show, it’s time to assemble the StoryTown Players. There’s a core group of approximately 30 community actors who come together throughout the season to perform and record the shows. Some of them have been involved in the Radio Show from its earliest days when it was still known as the Jonesborough Yarn Exchange and performed at the International Storytelling Center.

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Experience Nostalgia in Jonesborough

March 13, 2024
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Are you longing for a taste of nostalgia? Look no further than Jonesborough! Jonesborough’s FreeBlockbuster at the Jonesborough Visitors Center: Remember the thrill of browsing through rows of VHS tapes at your local Blockbuster? Experience that same excitement at Jonesborough's FreeBlockbuster, nestled outside the Visitors Center.
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