DAMASCUS ROAD BLUEGRASS GOSPEL MUSIC of Kodak, Tennessee coming to the Princess February 3rd at 7PM!

With special guests: Kelsey Cate from Nashville, TN Tanner Kirby from Kodak, TN
WHERE: The PRINCESS Theatre Harriman, TN
WHEN: Sat. February 3, 2018 @ 7pm
ADMISSION: $10.00 at the door

Proceeds benefit the Roane County Cancer Society

A new screen has arrived for the Princess and is currently being installed.

Just in time for the TAMS and the C. Vaughn Leslie and BOYS' NIGHT OUT shows on July 20th, you can now buy your tickets online at http://princess.brownpapertickets.com/.

This is a first, and I hope, the future of ticket buying for events at the Princess Theatre in Downtown Harriman.

Read more on the Princess Blog!

The full event schedule for the Princess ted been posted on the Princess blog!

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I toured the Princess again yesterday, along with Rhonda Whiting and Marshal Andy, and we found the progress that has been made to be astounding!

Here’s a little personal note from me, the blog master…My wife dragged me to Atlanta this past Sunday to see the “Jersey Boys” and I am sure glad she did.

The show was fantastic…I loved it, although I hated to admit to Judy! We were in the third row, just behind the “pit” area. Great seats (thanks Bill!)!

Anyway, my sister-in-law, Terri Sudderth, was with us and she accompanied me on a tour of the grand Fox Theatre, with our good friend Bill Foreman, who had promised us a look behind the scenes.

Bill has worked there as an usher for years and still helps out on occasion in other capacities. On the rounds, we happened to run into Len Tucker, Director of Operations, of Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. Bill introduced us and Len took us even further behind the scenes and into the main offices, the Grand Salon banquet room, the kitchen, and the famous Egyptian Ballroom. It was a very exciting tour and I was thrilled, to say the least.

Terri is a very talkative lady, just like her sister…my wife! She wanted Les to know that I was working with a group attempting to restore the Princess and how much I was appreciating the privileged “back stage” tour. His ears literally perked up!

It turns out the Fox Theatre helps theaters all around the country (around 150) and they are more than happy to share their knowledge. They were even instrumental in getting the Tennessee Theater project going in the right direction.

Long story short, Len, a very nice gentleman, wanted us to contact him…Gary Baker did just that today. Len passed Gary’s number on to the Fox department that works on restoration projects…this can only be good for us! Len wants to come see the Princess as she is today, so he can watch her come alive!

It seems destiny has again smiled on the Princess…a pleasure trip turned out to be a “networking connection” that just may help an ol’ Princess learn from a wise ol’ Fox! Fingers crossed everyone!

So, sit back now and CLICK HERE, and take a tour of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. I had a ball taking the shots, and only wish I could have used my DSLR and flash for some of them. However, the pocket Nikon did a pretty fair job.

I’d like to give my thanks to Bill, Terri, and Len for a very informative and productive trip. Oh yes, thanks dear for “making” me go!

Ferrell Winfree and Sandra Copeland Hicks, minus Linda Whitson Jones, the third member of “The Chickadees”, met and rehearsed with the “Babahatchie Community Band” Monday evening in the Harriman High School band room to practice for their upcoming combined performances for the “Appalachian Dreams” show at the Roane State Theater on May 16th.

For 20 years or so, the “Babahatchie Community Band” has performed for area residents with popular classics, marches, brass band music and show tunes. The group, usually about 30 members strong, was formed when Dr. Joseph (Joe) Williams back in 1989. The band holds weekly rehearsals, which are open to the public. You can find them enjoying themselves down in the Harriman High School band room most any Monday evening around 8 PM.

See if you recognize any of your neighbors in the photos on the Princess Theater blog? You never know who might be in the Babahatchie Community Band!