Community Calendar

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

UPCOMING Northeast Tennessee MASTER GARDENER CLASS
We all want to share our love of gardening.

The Northeast Master Gardener Association (NETMGA) membership includes volunteers from Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington, Carter, Johnson, and Unicoi Counties. Their many activities include information booths at various home and farm shows, answering Ask-a-Master Gardener questions, teaching classes in the community, and organizing new Master Gardener classes. Their presence can be seen in many local historic site gardens, demonstration gardens and community vegetable gardens.

A new Master Gardener class will begin January 28, 2025, and go through April 29, 2025. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Classes are available for the surrounding communities' participants and are held at the Sullivan County, Ron Ramsey Agricultural Center located at 140 Spurgeon Lane, Blountville, TN.

The cost for the class is $200 and applications are available online at the NETMGA website or UT website: https://www.netmga.net/ OR Call 423-574-1919 and press "0"

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

Internationally renown North Carolina potter Suze Lindsay will visit Porche Pottery & Arts in Erwin, TN for a workshop on Saturday, June 6th. She will demonstrate various techniques combining wheel throwing and handbuilding as well as decorative surface design. A free artist reception and talk will be held the the night before, Friday, June 5th from 6pm-8pm.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.