Our Neighborhood Community Calender
Open House
Central Baptist Church Arts Academy will host an Open House Tuesday, July 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Academy is located within Central Baptist Church at 300 North Roan Street across from the Johnson City Public Library. All interested in learning more about our music and arts programs are welcome. For more information, please contact the Academy Director, Erin Carder, at (423) 477-2243 or the church office at (423) 232-2380 or visit the church website at www.cbcsite.org/arts_academy.
Youth festival
Youth Festival will be held at Thankful Baptist Church, 1501 East Watauga Avenue, on Saturday, July 24. Providing a powerful fellowship and worship experience for the community by inviting them to become a part of the Kingdom of God. The festival will begin at 1:00 - 8:00 pm on Earl Street between East Unaka and E. Watauga; E. Watauga and E. Myrtle Avenue. There will be Inflatables, games, music and food. Special guest speaker will be Demetrius Lattany of New Jerusalem Baptist Church. For more information, please call 926-5241.
SingleVision picnic
On Monday, July 22, SingleVision will be hosting a picnic at Eastman Recreation Area Shelter #38 at 6:30 p.m. and Moonlit Hike on Bays Mountain at 8 p.m. Please bring a beverage and a food item enough for your group and to share. Children and grandchildren are welcome. If you plan to hike, please bring a flashlight and appropriate gear to do so. For more info: call 246-1727.
Open House
The River Ministry for women will be hosting an Open House on August 6 from 6-8 p.m. during First Friday events in downtown Johnson City. Guests can tour The River, enjoy treats, music, art for sale with proceeds going to The River, and face painting for the kids (or the young at heart). In addition, the Johnson City Public Library will be hosting an art show led by artist Lydia Wilson during the month of August featuring work from women who use The River’s services. The Johnson City Public Library is open Monday through Thursday from 9-8 and Friday and Saturday from 9-6. Please contact Stacy Larsen at 926-8111 for more information.
JC Community Theatre production
Johnson City Community Theatre will present the heartwarming family comedy “Belles on Their Toes” July 30 – Aug. 15, with Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on Aug. 8 and Aug. 15. The show is adapted by William Roos and based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors (55 and up) and $12 for adults. Reservations can be made by visiting www.jcct.us or calling (423) 926-2542.
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Photography exhibit
The Johnson City Area Arts Council will feature an exhibit of recent photographs by Kingsport native, Laila Boggs. “An Exterior Interior,” as the exhibit is called will be in the Arts Council’s downtown gallery through July 30, 2010. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A closing reception will be held on July 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information contact the JC Area Arts Council at 423.928.9229 or email jcarts@mounet.com. Check out the website at www.arts.org
Guitar lessons
Princeton Arts Center, 2516 E. Oakland Ave., will offer guitar lessons for beginners ages 6 and older on Mondays beginning July 26. Students will learn the basic fundamentals of music theory, guitar tablature reading, basic chords, and technique.
Lessons will be held every 30 minutes from 3:30-6 p.m.
Mon., July 26
5:30 p.m. The Facilities Committee of the Johnson City Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners Columbus Powell Center, 100 E. Maple St. Juanita Phillips – 434-6000, jphillips@johnsoncitytn.org
Tues., July 27
Noon Weed and Seed Steering Committee Johnson City Public Library, 100 W. Millard St.
Linda Hoit – 434-6105, lhoit@johnsoncitytn.org
5:30 p.m. Tree and Landscape Board Municipal and Safety Building, 601 E. Main St.
Pat Walding – 975-2681, pwalding@johnsoncitytn.org
5:30 p.m. Historic Zoning Commission Municipal and Safety Building, 601 E. Main St.
Wendy Bailey – 434-6073, historic@johnsoncitytn.org
6 p.m. Johnson City Power Board/dinner meeting Johnson City Power Board, 2600 Boones Creek Road
Ceilya Campbell – 952-5039, ccampbell@jcpb.com
Wed., July 28
10 a.m. Memorial Park Community Campus groundbreaking Bert Street tunnel entrance Becky Hilbert – 434-6022, bhilbert@johnsoncitytn.org
To submit events for the calender listing, please send to our office by phone
(423-979-1300) or email (newsandneighbor@charter.net), by noon on Wednesday the
week before the event date
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