Tales of Our 250th: Forging a New Nation at The Jackson Theatre
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Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm.
Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story.
This program will feature Revolutionary War history with re-enactors from Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park and a performance by the Watauga Valley Fife and Drum Corps.
Presented by The Jackson Theatre and The McKinney Center.
Pay What You Can
The Jackson Theatre
121 W. Main Street
Jonesborough, TN 37659
Reserve your seats at:
thejacksontheatre.com
This programming is supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial, with additional support from the Historic Jonesborough Arts Foundation.
Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story.
This program will feature Revolutionary War history with re-enactors from Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park and a performance by the Watauga Valley Fife and Drum Corps.
Presented by The Jackson Theatre and The McKinney Center.
Pay What You Can
The Jackson Theatre
121 W. Main Street
Jonesborough, TN 37659
Reserve your seats at:
thejacksontheatre.com
This programming is supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial, with additional support from the Historic Jonesborough Arts Foundation.
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121 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United States, Tennessee 37659
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