Community Calendar

Join the Tri-Cities Aquatic Association for our monthly meeting and swap! This casual get‑together welcomes freshwater and saltwater aquarium enthusiasts to connect, trade plants, fish and equipment, and learn from one another. Each month we meet on the first Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Impact Community Center in Bluff City, TN. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. We’ll have a brief meeting followed by a swap; future meetings may include educational talks. For more information or to request specific plants or fish, please email tricitiesaquaticassociation@gmail.com or visit our Facebook group.

Attached at the Heart Parenting Program Registration Open for Spring 2026 Series

Register now for free weekly sessions beginning in May by the Parenting Sweet, based on 70 years of evidenced-informed research for child and family wellbeing

Appalachian Promise Alliance wants to help make parenting sweet--whether you're looking for more cooperation, less stress and conflict, easier mealtimes, getting sleep, navigating technology use, finding community, addressing child care and development questions, or creating a lasting loving environment and connection in your family. The Parenting Sweet at Appalachian Promise Alliance announces registration for the Attached at the Heart Parenting Program for parents of children up to age 5 or expectant parents starting May 2026. Register now at www.ParentingSweet.org/#ahpp for live online Mondays at 7:30 pm, or live online and in-person options Fridays at 9:00 am.

Join to access all of the sessions and address your parenting concerns. Provided free of charge with grant support, this is an incredible opportunity to take advantage of valuable parenting information and support by educators with more than 25 years of experience and training:

Two weekly options to choose between, Mondays or Fridays, are provided for attending the 1-hour online sessions, or in-person on Fridays. Follow weekly session topics on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ParentingSweet/events

Attached at the Heart parenting sessions help improve pregnancy and birth outcomes and parent knowledge about child development; increase parent confidence and positive parenting skills, increase levels of empathy toward children, ensure healthy secure attachment, increase family connection, protect against trauma, and help make parenting sweeter. are also a great way to connect with other parents and find support, encouragement, and friends.

For more information, visit www.ParentingSweet.org or email parentingsweet@appalachianpromise.org.

Open Mic Stand-up comedy is at Crossroads Craftworks every Monday!

This weekly workshop provides a free performance venue for aspiring stand-up comics.

Signup: 6:30 pm
Show: 7ish pm
$5 cash at the door / performers get in free
Age 18 and up only.

Here's how it works:
Wanna get behind the mic? The sign up sheet goes out at 6:30.
Wanna sit back and laugh? Bring $5 cash for the cover. The show starts around 7ish. BYOwhatever.

This is unfiltered, uncensored comedy. So adults only, please.

We encourage anyone who is interested in performing to give it a chance. Bring your notes, your laptop, whatever you need to get started. This is your opportunity to workshop your material and get feedback from other comics.

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"

Teen Cooking Class

Get ready for a flavor-packed, hands-on week where teens turn into confident kitchen superstars! This isn't your average cooking class—it's a full Teen Chef Adventure Camp designed to build real skills, spark creativity, and create delicious memories.

Skills Teens Will Master;

Seasoning and flavor balancing like a chef

Time management in the kitchen

Plating and food presentation

Recipe reading, scaling, and improvising

Teamwork and creative problem-solving

Teens come home excited to cook family meals, are more independent in the kitchen, and are proud of their new skills. Many graduates even host their own dinner parties afterward!

Open Mic Stand-up comedy is at Crossroads Craftworks every Monday!

This weekly workshop provides a free performance venue for aspiring stand-up comics.

Signup: 6:30 pm
Show: 7ish pm
$5 cash at the door / performers get in free
Age 18 and up only.

Here's how it works:
Wanna get behind the mic? The sign up sheet goes out at 6:30.
Wanna sit back and laugh? Bring $5 cash for the cover. The show starts around 7ish. BYOwhatever.

This is unfiltered, uncensored comedy. So adults only, please.

We encourage anyone who is interested in performing to give it a chance. Bring your notes, your laptop, whatever you need to get started. This is your opportunity to workshop your material and get feedback from other comics.

Teen Cooking Class

Get ready for a flavor-packed, hands-on week where teens turn into confident kitchen superstars! This isn't your average cooking class—it's a full Teen Chef Adventure Camp designed to build real skills, spark creativity, and create delicious memories.

Skills Teens Will Master;

Seasoning and flavor balancing like a chef

Time management in the kitchen

Plating and food presentation

Recipe reading, scaling, and improvising

Teamwork and creative problem-solving

Teens come home excited to cook family meals, are more independent in the kitchen, and are proud of their new skills. Many graduates even host their own dinner parties afterward!

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"

Johnson City Railroad Experience is reintroducing our S.T.E.A.M. Summer Camps for
the second year!

Johnson City Railroad Experience, a non-profit organization, is running a S.T.E.A.M.
Summer Camp for the second year in a row. S.T.E.A.M. is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Offering two different sessions (June 16th-19th and July 21st-24th), children ages 9-13 will be able to attend from 10:00AM-4:00PM to create their own track module (type to be confirmed) and engage in many learning activities.

The S.T.E.A.M. Summer Camps will be $350 per child. Drop-off will be at 10:00AM and
pick-up will be at 4:00PM at the Johnson City Railroad Experience (207 N Boone Street, Suite 2000). This price includes: daily field trips to historically significant areas, lunch at different local restaurants from consolidated menus, and instruction from model railroaders to create their own module.

About Johnson City Railroad Experience:
Beginning as a small club and museum titled, “George L. Carter Railroad Museum”, on
the East Tennessee State University campus in 2007, the Johnson City Railroad Experience
has grown into a multi-layout, multi-exhibit museum! The Johnson City Railroad Experience is a non-profit dedicated to sharing the history of railroads in the Johnson City area.

Teen Cooking Class

Get ready for a flavor-packed, hands-on week where teens turn into confident kitchen superstars! This isn't your average cooking class—it's a full Teen Chef Adventure Camp designed to build real skills, spark creativity, and create delicious memories.

Skills Teens Will Master;

Seasoning and flavor balancing like a chef

Time management in the kitchen

Plating and food presentation

Recipe reading, scaling, and improvising

Teamwork and creative problem-solving

Teens come home excited to cook family meals, are more independent in the kitchen, and are proud of their new skills. Many graduates even host their own dinner parties afterward!