{"id":206,"date":"2024-12-17T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/?p=206"},"modified":"2024-12-17T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:33:01","slug":"college-bluegrass-showcase-features-four-schools-live-music-food-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"College Bluegrass Showcase features four schools, live music, food trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7974\" height=\"5319\" src=\"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hardin-Valley-Thunder-Spring-2023-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The spring 2023 Hardin Valley Thunder ensemble will be one of several college bluegrass bands playing a free outdoor concert April 29. Bluegrass bands from ETSU, Roane State and UT also are scheduled to appear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluegrass fans, mark your calendars! The East Tennessee Bluegrass Association is bringing you an afternoon of free bluegrass, featuring bands from four area colleges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College Bluegrass Showcase will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the courtyard of Pellissippi State Community College\u2019s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville. The show, which is free and open to the public, will feature&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pellissippi State\u2019s Hardin Valley Thunder\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Tennessee\u2019s Lawnmower\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roane State Community College\u2019s Bluegrass Ensemble\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>East Tennessee State University\u2019s Bluegrass Band\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UT\u2019s Sarah and the Shrimp Shack Shooters\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe East Tennessee region has such a rich tradition of bluegrass,\u201d said <strong>Evie Andrus, <\/strong>president of the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association and host of \u201cTaps and Tunes on the Corner\u201d on WDVX. \u201cWe at the ETNBA are excited to showcase the next generations of pickers.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Showcase will be held on an outdoor stage and folding chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring your own chairs if you wish. Food trucks and a concession stand will be on hand, and the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association has a rain plan in place in case of inclement weather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etnba.org\/\"><strong>www.ETNBA.org<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluegrass fans, mark your calendars! The East Tennessee Bluegrass Association is bringing you an afternoon of free bluegrass, featuring bands from four area colleges.&nbsp; The College Bluegrass Showcase will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the courtyard of Pellissippi State Community College\u2019s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville. The show, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213,"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions\/213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}