🌱 Steel Magnolias and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Mountain Momma's Hippie Fest 2026 at Tellico Plains/Cherokee National Forest KOA
• Steel Magnolias at The Arts Center
• History for Lunch: The Music of Tennessee at McMinn County Living Heritage Museum

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 87, low: 50.
• Sunday: Some sun, breezy and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 37 degrees.

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📸 Around Etowah

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Etowah

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Mountain Momma's Hippie Fest 2026
  Tellico Plains/Cherokee National Forest KOA, 1301 Mecca Pike, Tellico Plains
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Steel Magnolias
  The Arts Center , 320 N White St , Athens
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• History for Lunch: The Music of Tennessee
  McMinn County Living Heritage Museum , 522 W Madison Ave , Athens
  12:00 pm

Friday April 24

• The Polk County Ramp Tramp Festival
  Camp McCroy , 1058 TN-30 , Reliance
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Polk County Ramp Tramp Festival April 24-25
  Polk County Ramp Tramp Festival , 1058 TN-30 , Reliance
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Job and Resource Fair | McMinn County
  E.G. Fisher Public Library , 1289 Ingleside Ave , Athens
  10:00 am

Monday May 4

• Eye to I- Guided Drawing w/ Marie Spaeder Haas
  Etowah Arts Commission , 700 Tennessee Ave , Etowah
  5:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• “Elevation” (W – 4:00p)
  Tri-County Center , 3030 Lee Hwy , Athens
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Steel Magnolias — Athens Area Council for the Arts
  The Arts Center , 320 N White St , Athens
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Girls Night Out at the Lantern
  The Lantern , 118 N Jackson St , Athens
  5:00 pm

Monday April 20

• ACM- Softball vs. Harriman (A)
  Athens SD Athens, TN 37303
  5:00 pm
• ACM- Boys Soccer vs. Cleveland (A)
  Athens SD Athens, TN 37303
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Great Lakes Super Sprints Open Regular Season at Montpelier Speedway Saturday (speedwaydigest.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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