Posts Tagged "Maryville College"

Scottish Highland Games, Maryville College, Maryville TN

Posted by theinnkeeper on Feb 7, 2012 in Events | Comments Off

The annual Scottish Highland Games are being held at Maryville College in Maryville TN.  For more information you can read my blog on the topic or go to this Scottish Highland Games link.

Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild Show, Maryville College, Maryville TN

Posted by theinnkeeper on Feb 7, 2012 in Events | Comments Off

The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild Show is being held at Maryville College on March 23-25 from 9 to 5.  Call the college for more information at 800-597-2687.

Highland Games, Scottish Highland Games, Maryville College

Posted by theinnkeeper on Jul 12, 2011 in What's Happening Locally | 1 comment

Smoky Mountain Highland Games

A year ago I wrote about the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival held in Gatlinburg.  For many reasons including space, they moved this year to Maryville College, re-branded themselves as the Smoky Mountain Highland Games, and there is no looking back.  Attendance last year was between 2,500-2,700; celebrating this year, for the 30^th annual time, the Maryville, TN inaugural event had over 6,000 in attendance.

The Daily Times, our local paper, certainly gave it a whopping amount of space.  Their calendar of events, headline and side stories may have helped create interest, but certainly the additional space and 2 to 3 times the tent space helped.  Of course, what better place than Maryville College, home of the “Fighting Scots?” One person was overheard saying it was redundant to call a Scot a Fighting Scot!

30th Annual Games held for the 1st time at Maryville College, Home of the Fighting Scots

This year’s honored guest was Lord Hugh Montgomerie, a chieftain of his clan and heir to his father the 18^th Earl of Eglinton and 6^th Earl of Winton!  Finding out more about your own clan is an important part of the festival but you certainly, don’t have to be Scottish to partake of the festivities.  Food: Scottish eggs, meat pies and haggis to name a few of the traditional offerings, were almost as popular as the beer tent.  For the activities, it really helps to go with the Times pre-printed schedule.  Friday kicked off with the Knoxville Pipes and Drums parade and a reception at the Clayton Center.  Saturday 8am-8pm and Sunday 8:30pm to 5pm was nonstop competitive events, music, shopping and demonstrations.  mizkathleen@ Gracehill Bed and Breakfast

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Smoky Mountain Highland Games, 3 day event, Maryville, TN

Posted by theinnkeeper on Mar 1, 2011 in Events | Comments Off

The Smoky Mountain Highland Games are being held on the  Maryville College Campus, Maryville, TN in 2011.  Formerly they were the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival and Games held in Gatlinburg.  Full details are at http://www.gsfg.org and click here for a link to our blog written on last years games.

Orchestra’s Spring Concert: Division of Fine Arts Maryville College, Maryville, TN

Posted by theinnkeeper on Feb 27, 2011 in Events | Comments Off

Orchestra’s Spring Concert: A Presentation of the Division of Fine Arts at Maryville College, Monday April 25th, 2011 in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.

The brand new and beautiful Clayton Center for the Arts is located on Maryville College Campus.  The box office is 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN   37804.  865-981-8590.  Their email contact is http://www.claytonartscenter.com/contact-us/ for further info on each of these concerts.