Ribbons are awarded and an opening reception is held on the first Sunday afternoon of February. In April and May, the Arts Council Provides trips for all county fifthgraders to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center to see a professional play, musical, ballet or symphony. This is made Possible through ticket and transportation subsidies provided by Humanities Outreach in Tennessee. Every Spring, the Arts Council and the Plumley Division of Dana Corporation sponsor a dinner theatre, at which board members and other volunteers serve as waiters and waitresses. Our Annual Storytelling Festival Sponsored by Union Planters Bank is held every September on a Saturday at Ogburn Park.
Professional storytellers provide entertainment for all ages.
The Community Artist' Showcase Is sponsored and hosted every November at the downtown office of First American Bank. Two and three dimensional art by local amateur and professional artists is displayed throughout the month. The showcase includes an opening reception on the first Sunday afternoon of November. The Arts Council's Christmas Program Is always a full-house event. A community chorus presentation of Handel's Messiah is sometimes alternated with other quality Christmas plays, concerts or oratorios.