Calendar of Events

The 9th Annual Dancing With the Tri-Cities Stars Presented by Citi will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the MeadowView Conference Center from 5-11PM.  This event will feature entertainment from Ballroom Dancing World Champions Mike and Kim Adler dancing with 10 local STARS in our community all competing to win the mirror ball trophy.  You will also enjoy an elegant dinner, silent and live auctions, and an after-party where you can dance the night away. 

Tickets are on sale now at www.dancingwiththetricitiesstars.com.

 All of the money raised from this event goes to SteppenStone Youth Treatment Services.  SteppenStone is a non-profit, 501c3 residential treatment facility for adolescent boys ages 13-17 years old who have experienced significant trauma, abuse and/or neglect and have developed emotional and behavioral disorders.  

Here is a list of the Stars taking the floor this year:

Women:

• Sherrie Jessee- Award Winning Hair and Makeup Artist
• Pamela Johnson- Co-Owner, Roberts Furniture
• Stefanie Roberts- Co-Owner/Stylist - DeCorum Hair Salon
• Nichole Stoops-  Sales Manager, Staff Pro
• Angela Vachon- CEO, Urban Synergy Downtown Commercial and Loft Development Company

Men:

• Danny Blackburn- National Sales Director, Cantech Industries Inc.
• Jameer Chester- Clinical Sales Specialist, Dendreon Pharma
• Jeff Goebel- Personal Trainer, Crossfit/Master Athlete, Federal Employee, VAML
• Brian Griffith- General Manager, Toyota of Kingsport
• Rusty Morrell- Entrepreneur, Producer/Owner Real Hot Yoga, Real Estate Broker

Sherri Jessee

Brian Griffith

Pam Johnson

Jeff Goebel

Stefanie Roberts

Rusty Morrell

Nichole Stoops

Jameer Chesser

Angela Vachon

Danny Blackburn

About SteppenStone: 
We are a 501(c) non-profit located in Limestone, TN that is a fully integrated closed treatment continuum specializing in the treatment of boys 13-18 years of age who have emotional and behavioral problems. Many of our boys have been abused, have parents who have lost their parental rights, and have endured unimaginable circumstances. Our organization provides 24 hour residential, day, after school, and outpatient treatment services. SteppenStone also provides academic services from a fully accredited education program. The program is designed to interrupt the cycle of abuse and mistreatment while developing pro-social attitudes and behavior. SteppenStone is dedicated to positively impacting the lives of these young boys so they may have the opportunity to lead a healthy life.

With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” 

Irwin’s appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center.  He has been associated with Oxford College of Emory University since 1991, where he maintains the title, Artist-in-Just-Passing-Through.  Irwin is the recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. 

 “A fiendishly clever union of Tom Lehrer’s topicality . . . cut with Bobby McFerrin-style mouth music.  Andy Offutt Irwin’s shows are good quirky fun!”  

Matinee Performances Tuesday- Saturday at 2pm.

For reservations or more information call (800) 952-8392 or (423) 913-1276

Citizens are invited to put on their dancing shoes and join Senior Services the first and third Friday of each month to dance the night away. Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert St., hosts Friday Night Dances from 7-10 p.m. Next up is The Eddie Skelton Band on June 16.

Cost is $5 with a Silver Sneakers® discount for eligible participants. Please pre-register in person and pay at the MPCC Senior Services desk. 

Citizens are invited to put on their dancing shoes and join Senior Services the first and third Friday of each month to dance the night away. Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert St., will host Friday Night Dances from 7-10 p.m. with Eddie Skelton Band performing on June 16.

Cost is $5 with a discount for Silver Sneakers® eligible participants. Please pre-register in person or pay at the MPCC Senior Services desk. 

Cooperative learning is an instructional method in which students work in small groups of two or three to accomplish a common learning goal under a teacher’s guidance.  This interactive workshop will cover cooperative learning methods.

Fee:  $235 including materials

Bill Harley is a songwriter, storyteller, author, performing and recording artist.  Recipient of two Grammy® awards, Harley uses song and story to paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of American life. 

With over thirty-five award-winning recordings and numerous books to his credit, his work honors the universal joys and hardships that all share. Harley has been awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and an NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award. 

We're celebrating the completion of our interior renovation at Brookdale Johnson City Assisted Living and Alzheimer's & Dementia Care Community with a drop-in Open House event.  

With all new paint, flooring, furniture, artwork and fixtures, we're looking brand new and better than ever! 

Come explore, meet the residents and staff and see what great senior living is all about.   Enjoy delicious refreshments, live music and door prize registration!

Please join us!  

On June 23 Susan G. Komen East TN, Tri-Cities will host one of our signature events – Boob-B-Que:  a night of carnival games, bbq, amazing auction items and good times.  This event raises funds to provide mammograms, patient assistance and education in our Tri-Cities county service area.

To donate items for this event, please contact Lori at 423.765.9313.

To purchase tickets to attend, please visit our website at www.komeneasttn.org       

A self-described “full-time daydreamer who moonlights as a storyteller,” Ed Stivender has toured the world since 1981 presenting his one-man shows in Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Indonesia, and in festivals across the U.S.  Known for his delightful mixture of whimsy, wit and wisdom, he invites his audience into an interactive dance of the imagination.

The author of two books of coming-of-age stories, his writing has appeared in Reader’s Digest, Catholic Digest, and Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul.  Stivender, an NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award recipient, is also an award-winning Philadelphia Mummer. 

The Robin Williams of Storytelling.”  – Miami Herald

Matinee Performances Tuesday- Saturday at 2pm. 

Milligan College's office of Graduate and Professional Studies is hosting an information session on Tuesday, June 27^th from 5:30-7:00 PM in Derthick Hall located on Milligan's campus.  Representatives and faculty from the graduate programs and degree completion programs will be available to answer questions about admissions, academic coursework, and how to get started.  For more information, check out: www.milligan.edu/gps

It’s time to get your TEAm together for TEAm Training. Show us how you and your crew are preparing on Twitter or Instagram with #FreeTeaDay2017!

Find the location nearest you: http://www.peakrestaurants.com/free-tea-day.html

Joe Herrington is a novelist, cowboy poet and Western storyteller who has been billed across the American West as the “Prairie Sage.”  Herrington’s poems and stories are homespun and told in the Western tradition of honor, courage and rugged characters.  He has been a finalist for multiple Academy of Western Artists awards and been recognized among the top Western storytellers/poets in the country. 

Matinee Performances Tuesday- Saturday at 2pm.

For reservations or more information call (800) 952-8392 or (423) 913-1276

Citizens are invited to put on their dancing shoes and join Senior Services the first and third Friday of each month to dance the night away to live music. Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert St., hosts Friday Night Dances from 7-10 p.m. Next up is The Shooter Band on July 7.

Cost is $5 with a Silver Sneakers® discount for eligible participants. Please pre-register and pay in person at the MPCC Senior Services desk.