Events
September 2010
Sep 3 - Sep 11 White County-Sparta Fair
White County Agricultural Fairgrounds
565 Hale St, Sparta
931-836-2248
www.whitecountyagfair.com
Sep 3 First National Bank Community Appreciation Day
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
First National Bank
412 South Jefferson Avenue
931-528-2265
FREE BBQ LUNCH! Come visit with your friends.
www.fnbotn.com
Sep 3 TTU Volleyball vs. Syracuse
12:00 PM
Samford University
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 3 TTU Volleyball vs. Northwestern State
3:00 PM
Samford University
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 3 TTU Soccer at Vanderbilt University
7:00 PM
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 4 Baxter Junction Street Fair
10:00 AM Parade of the Proud
Downtown Baxter
Education is this year's theme, celebrating the 100th chartered anniversary of Baxter Seminary and the 50th anniversary of Upperman High School.
This year's Parade of the Proud grand marshal will be Greg Gonzales. Greg Gonzales is a Baxter native who now serves as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions.
Other activities will include a 5K Run, vintage car show, vendor booths, live music, auction with proceeds supporting the Baxter Medical Clinic and more.
Contacts:
Vintage car owners: Bob and Marty Wagner at 265-3799.
Runners: Sue Neal at 525-2473 or Connie Gentry at 267-8877.
Vendors: Lee at 510-6630 or Sandy Birdwell at 260-5554.
Sep 4 TTU Women's Cross Country at Sewanee Invitational
10:00 AM
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 4 TTU Men's Cross Country at Sewanee Invitational
10:30 AM
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 4 TTU Volleyball vs North Texas
12:00 PM
Samford University
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 4 TTU Volleyball at Samford
3:00 PM
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 4 TTU Football at Arkansas
6:00 PM
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 5 TTU Soccer hosts UNC Ashville
3:00 PM
Call 931-372-3940 for ticket information.
Follow Tech athletics on the Internet at
www.ttusports.com
Sep 5 Bryan Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
931-528-1313
Dogwood Park
The Symphony presents a FREE evening of music!
www.bryansymphony.org
Sep 7 - Sep 17 Chamber Membership Drive
www.cookevillechamber.com
Sep 9 - Sep 11 Triple W Alternative Livestock Auction & Exotic Bird Sale
Triple W Arena
1050 W Cemetery Rd
Cookeville, TN 38506
931-808-0231 or 931-432-3355
Gate Admission: $5/day
Reserved Seats: $10/day
www.triplewlivestockauction.com
Sep 10 - Sep 11 15th Annual Fall FunFest
CityScape's Downtown Festival, Courthouse Square
Live music, BBQ cook-off, WCTE's Stations of Imagination, crafts & more!
Contact: Dennis Freeman 615-445-5077 or Toni Evans at CityScape 931-528-4612
http://www.fallfunfest.com
Sep 11 Bible Bowl
Hooper Eblen Center on TTU Campus
Hosted by Sycamore Church of Christ. An estimated 1,500 participants from the Southeast ranging from 4 years old all the way to seniors in High School will compete in 4 rounds of 25 questions from selected Bible text.
Contact: 931-526-5427
www.biblebowl.sycamorecoc.com
Sep 11 Southern Hills Golf Course Four-man Scramble
7:30 AM and 1:00 PM Shotgun Start
Southern Hills Golf Course
4770 Ben Jared Rd., Cookeville
931-432-5149
$80/person (includes mulligan and lunch)
Five flights
Based on full field, the prizes per flight are:
1st place $1,200
2nd place $600
3rd place $400
Three hole-in-one prizes plus #6 $10,000 hole-in-one.
Sep 11 Men's Fall Classic 5 on 5 Basketball Tournament
Cane Creek Gymnasium
180 CC Camp Rd., Cookeville
Contact: John Turner at 931-704-1751
Get your team together for a competitive and fun Basketball tournament!
Cost: $100/team + $1 entry fee
$3 for spectators
Sep 11 28th Annual Standing Stone Marbles Festival & National Rolley Hole Championship
8:00 AM
Standing Stone State Park
931-823-6487
This is a one of a kind family experience as featured by ESPN, ABC Evening News, Sports Illustrated, Charles Kurault and CBS, Smithsonian Institution, CNN, National Geographic, Southern Living.... Everyone is invited to participate in marble games of all types. Festival will include kids\' games, marble making, swap meet, tournament play, demonstrations, music and food. (Registration is required for Rolley Hole Tournament.)
Sep 11 3rd Annual Lions Club Auto Show
2:00 PM
Livingston Academy High School
Contact Rick Savage at 931-823-6347.
Sep 11 Overton County Cruise-In
4:00 PM
Livingston Courthouse Square
Contact: Tommy Turner at 931-397-5099 or Jimmy Turner at 931-397-1130
Sep 11 Southern Hills Golf Course presents Ray Roberts and Tony Drake
7:30 PM
Southern Hills Golf Course
4770 Ben Jared Rd., Cookeville
931-432-5149
Admission: $10
Sep 14 TTU Purple Pride Caravan
First National Bank
Cookeville, TN
931-372-3937
www.ttusports.com
Sep 14 Highlands Town Hall Debate 2010
7:00 PM
Wattenbarger Auditorium
Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville
931-526-2211
The Highlands – a regional public/private sector initiative between Overton, Putnam and White counties – is partnering with Tennessee Tech University, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and Nashville’s WTVF NewsChannel5 to produce a non-partisan general election debate for Tennessee’s 2010 gubernatorial candidates. The town-hall-style debate will offer a unique focus on hometown economic development, education and health care needs.
To be a part of the debate action, Tennesseans are encouraged to submit questions by video or in written form on this Web site. You may also submit video questions via YouTube. Remember that your questions must be on hometown issues– those mostly affecting rural and suburban areas of Tennessee. Also, inappropriate language and personal attacks on the candidates are not allowed.
And don’t forget to follow the Highlands Town Hall Debate on Facebook and Twitter for key updates leading up to September 14.
www.highlandsdebate2010.com
Sep 15 Dale Hollow Lake Shore Clean-Up
1:00 PM
Dale Hollow Dam Recreation Area
Contact: Corps of Engineers Resource Office 931-243-3136
Sep 16 - Sep 17 Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail Tours
9:00 AM
Trinity Assembly in Algood
931-528-6472
Don't Miss the Tour of the Expanded Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail!
Reservations are now being taken to view the new quilt squares on the expanded Quilt Trail in Putnam, White, Overton and Jackson Counties. This all inclusive tour includes lunch and transportation along with insider visits with Barn & Quilt owners on the trail.
Tickets are $32/person for 1 day and $50/person for both days.
Reservations can be made by calling.
www.uppercumberlandquilttrail.com
Sep 16 Tennessee Tech Football vs. Lane College (Communiversity Night)
7:00 PM
Tucker Stadium, Cookeville
931-372-3940 or athletictickets@tntech.edu
Ticket Office hours:
8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monaday through Friday. Disability seating available upon request. Tickets also available online.
www.ttusports.com
Sep 17 - Sep 19 Mrs., Miss and Miss Teen Tennessee International Pageants
Cookeville Performing Arts Center
10 East Broad St., Cookeville
615-831-7118
www.tncrowns.com/pageant.htm
Sep 17 - Sep 18 Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
More than an exhibit of quilts, this event is a true celebration involving the entire country town of Algood, TN. You will see banners and flags directing you to the things to see and do. But start your outing by going to the Trinity Assembly on Main Street to purchase your ticket and register.
http://www.algoodquiltfestival.com/
Sep 18 5th Cookeville Cemetery Walk
6:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Cookeville Performing Arts Center
931-528-1313
The Cookeville Museums are proud to present the fifth Cookeville Cemetery Walk. Tickets will go on sale Monday, September 13 at 9:00 AM. Call for tickets.
If you have missed the past four Cemetery Walks, join the Cookeville History Museum for the exhibit, "Walking With Our Friends, Again: Remembering Our Cemetery Walks." The exhibit opens August 21 and closes September 18.
www.cookeville-tn.org/ls
Sep 18 Getting What You Want In Life Workshop
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cane Creek Recreation Center
180 CC Camp Rd., Cookeville
Contact: Mildred Garrett at 931-520-5286
Learn how to manage your time, pace yourself, face challenges, take care of yourself and make steady progress to accomplish your dreams.
Instructor: Ellen Wolfe
Cost: $25
Participants are encouraged to register no later than 5 business days prior to each workshop.
www.cookeville-tn.org/ls
Sep 19 DelMonaco Winery's Concerts on the Lawn
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DelMonaco Winery
600 Lance Dr., Baxter
931-858-1177
Featuring Ruth Collins.
Bring your friends, picnic basket, lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of good free music along with your favorite bottle of DelMonaco wine. Pets, grills or outside alcohol are not allowed.
www.delmonacowinery.com
Sep 20 So You Think You CAN’T Dance?
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Memorial Gym, Tennessee Tech Campus
810 Quadrangle, Cookeville
931-858-1177
Tech’S dance program instructor and her students will teach ‘40s dances to participants interested in learning dances from the 1940s. Admission is only $5 and is free to those who have purchased tickets to the ‘Fantastic 40s Dinner Dance’ at the DelMonico Winery on September 24.
Both events raise funds for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer program advocating for the case of an abused and neglected Putnam County child.
Sep 21 Basic Bookkeeping for Small Businesses Seminar
Morning Session: 10:00 AM - 12 NOON
Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Leslie Town Centre - Herald-Citizen Conference Room
One West First Street, Cookeville
931-526-2211
Your Chamber and the TN Small Business Development Center are sponsoring a series of seminars and workshops in partnership designed especially for small business.
The IRS requires that business records be clear and complete. Government entities, banks, suppliers, and customers make it necessary to keep good records of earnings, expenses, and assets. Record-keeping makes it possible to understand how well your business is doing, pay taxes, and plan for the future as well. In this seminar, we will discuss how to create a simple recordkeeping system that is complete, useful and organized. You don't have to be a computer whiz to do this important job for your small business. Let us show you how.
Presenter: Mike McNelly, CPA
Cost:
Members - $20
General Admission - $25
Return the registration form to your Chamber.
www.cookevillechamber.com
Sep 23 - Sep 24 Chamber's Small Business Expo
Leslie Town Centre
1 West First St., Cookeville, TN
www.cookevillechamber.com
Sep 24 - Sep 26 Jammin' At Hippie Jack's Americana Music Festival
Crawford, TN
931-445-2072
Americana, Bluegrass, Blues and Folk Music
3 day festival featuring original singer-songwriters.
Single Day and camping tickets available.
Recordings will take place during the festival for future episodes of the Jammin at Hippie Jack's public television series.
The festival is located on the 200-acre Stoddart family farm off exit #300 on I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville.
www.myhippiejack.com
Sep 24 - Sep 25 26th Annual Middle TN Antique Engine & Tractor Show
Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion, Cookeville.
Exit 286 off of I-40, follow signs.
Antique farm tractors and engines, kiddie tractor pull, antique pick-ups and big trucks. All trucks welcome, old or new, rusty or restored!
Admission: $3
Sep 24 3rd Annual CASA Dinner/Dance & Fundraiser
DelMonaco Winery
600 Lance Drive, Baxter TN
Call 931-267-6559 / 931-239-7555 or go to www.putnamcasa.org for more details.
The theme of this year's dance is the "Fantastic '40s". Dinner will be provided by O'Charley's and tickets are $25. 1940s era costumes are optional (but encouraged). Trophies will be awarded in dance contests as well as for most authentic costumes: in the fields of entertainment; the wartime era and for fashion in the '40s. There will be a pre-dance event (see details on September 20 listing), open to the gereral public but free to Fantastic 40s Dinner Dance ticketholders.
Proceeds support the activities of Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers. Appointed by the court to provide in-depth, independent research on a case of child abuse and neglect, Advocates follow their assigned case until its closing, focusing on the best possible outcome for the child. CASA's mission is supported by TCCY and UCHRA.
www.putnamcasa.org
Sep 24 YMCA's 2nd Annual Kid’s Hero Half
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Main Quad, Tennessee Tech University
931-528-1133
Be a hero against childhood obesity and get moving! Kid’s ages 3 & up will work up to 12.1 miles or 24,200 steps between registering and September 24th. And on September 24th, all participants will gather at to run the last mile of the half marathon.
Pre-registration: July 1 - Aug 27 $10
Registration: Aug 28 - Sept 24 $15
www.ymcamidtn.org
Sep 24 - Oct 2 7th Annual Shakespeare in the Park
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Dogwood Park
931-528-1313
Cookeville’s Shakespeare in the Park produced by Leisure Services will present The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Performances Friday, September 24-Saturday, October 2 each evening at 7 pm. For more information please contact the Performing Arts Center.
www.cpactn.com
Sep 25 - Sep 26 Rock Island Lions Club Fall Festival & Crafts Fair
Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Rock Island State Park Sandbar
82 Beach Rd., Rock Island
Enjoy arts, crafts, baked goods and much more.
A chili cook off for non-profit organizations. The cook off is free to enter but donations will be accepted by the Lions Club. We are still accepting applications for all interested vendors. If you are interested in reserving a booth or entering the chili cook off please call 931-686-2333, 931-686-2769 or 931-686-2828.
Sep 25 Dale Hollow Lakeshore Annual Cleanup
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Dale Hollow Dam Shelter
931-243-3136
Show your appreciation for your public lands. Join other helping clean up the shorelines of Dale Hollow Lake. Trash bags provided. A free cookout sponsored by Friends of Dale Hollow Lake will be held at 1 PM at the Dale Hollow Dam Shelter for all cleanup participants. For more information and special event dates, contact the Resource Manager's Office.
Sep 26 Upper Cumberland Race for the Cure 5K
Starts at Hooper Eblen Center, Cookeville
931-303-0096
The Upper Cumberland Affiliate is excited to announce its second annual Upper Cumberland Race for the Cure. This is a sanctioned 5K event which will involve a host of survivors, supporters, runners, entertainers and sponsors. Please join us for this fun-filled, uplifting event. You can register on our Race Registration page.
www.komenuppercumberland.org
Sep 26 Irish Road Bowling
931-520-4386
www.cookeville-tn.org/ls
Sep 28 Maximizing your Website Seminar
Morning Session: 10:00 AM - 12 NOON
Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Leslie Town Centre - Herald-Citizen Conference Room
One West First Street, Cookeville
931-526-2211
Your Chamber and the TN Small Business Development Center are sponsoring a series of seminars and workshops in partnership designed especially for small business.
With more and more companies competing each year, it is harder to maintain a number one spot on the search engines. For web-savvy businesses that have already developed a web presence, you will learn about Search Engine Optimization (SEO), how to create a web marketing plan, and how to find the right new clients.
Presenter: Michael Aikens of the TTU Business Center
Cost:
Members - $20
General Admission - $25
Return the registration form to your Chamber.
Sep 28 - Nov 13 Cookeville History Museum's "Boogers, Haunts, Haints and Other Strange Happenings in Upper Cumberland Folklore!" Exhibit
Cookeville History Museum
40 E Broad St., Cookeville
931-520-5455
www.cookeville-tn.org/ls
Sep 30 - Oct 2 25th Annual Rollercoaster Yard Sale
All Day Events
150 Miles around Dale Hollow Lake
Contact: 1-888-406-4704
www.rollercoasterfair.com
Sep 30 Tennessee Tech Football vs. UT Martin
7:00 PM
Tucker Stadium, Cookeville
931-372-3940 or athletictickets@tntech.edu
Ticket Office hours:
8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monaday through Friday. Disability seating available upon request. Tickets also available online.
www.ttusports.com
To add an event to the Chamber calendar contact Laura Canada at 931-526-2211 or info@cookevillechamber.com.
