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Casey Jones Museum Memorial Day Special!
Great news! Kids prices are only $1.00 this weekend to visit Casey Jones Museum! During Memorial Day weekend from Saturday to Monday, May 25th to May 27th, 2013 Children's admission to the historic Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is the special price of $1.00 per child ages 6-12. Kids 5 & under are free daily. Have a safe and happy holiday!...
Happy Memorial Day!
We are open all Memorial Day weekend! Hope you can stop by and see us!
Happy Mother's Day weekend!
We love celebrations. It's such a happy season with graduations, weddings and Mother's Day! We hope you will bring Mom and Grandmom and celebrate with us for breakfast, lunch or supper. Each Mom will receive a fudge dipped strawberry while supplies last on Sunday, May 12th. Happy Mother's Day! We open at 6:30 am.
In Honor of George Jones
May 2nd, 2013:
Our dear friend, Libby Murphy, Southern lifestyle author, columnist and cook extraordinaire, shared a wonderful recipe for "George Jones Favorite Sausage Balls" last week on her website http://www.twirlandtaste.com that we will be serving complimentary samples of tonight, Thursday, May 2nd, to Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store restaurant guests after 4:00 pm in honor of George Jones. At her request, we were invited to partner with her in sharing samples of this recipe prepared today by Old Country Store pastry chef Trema Mitchell. See video clip below.
The classic recipe from Libby's website is receiving national attention as the world mourns the loss of one of country music most beloved icons. Jones' personally gave her this classic Southern recipe last year at The Johnny Cash Festival in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The classic recipe from Libby's website is receiving national attention as the world mourns the loss of one of country music most beloved icons. Jones' personally gave her this classic Southern recipe last year at The Johnny Cash Festival in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The legendary country music superstar passed away Friday, April 26th, 2013. His celebration of life was held today at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
A key recipe ingredient of the Sausage Ball recipe is George Jones Sausage that is made in partnership with Williams Sausage of Union City, Tennessee from an old Jones' family recipe. Here's a short clip of Trema starting to prepare the recipe filmed by Old Country Store CEO Clark Shaw: Making George Jones Recipe
We hope you will stop by tonight. Our friends with the Jackson Area Plectral Society will be providing their wonderful free weekly musical entertainment tonight as well.
We hope you will stop by tonight. Our friends with the Jackson Area Plectral Society will be providing their wonderful free weekly musical entertainment tonight as well.
The Spring Arts Festival is May 4th!
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113th Anniversary of Casey Jones' Last Ride
April 30th:
On this date in 1900 Casey Jones took his famous last ride leaving Memphis, Tennessee headed to Canton, Mississippi. We are proud to honor this American hero daily in Casey Jones Village and at Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. Read more of the history here:
"The life and legend of Casey Jones and how it all came about is most fascinating and one in which we should all be proud, for it is not only the story of one man's death, but his dedication to duty that is representative of a people and nation whose adventurous spirit helped mold the America we know today." by Clark Shaw
http://www.caseyjones.com/caseyjones/legend.htm
On this date in 1900 Casey Jones took his famous last ride leaving Memphis, Tennessee headed to Canton, Mississippi. We are proud to honor this American hero daily in Casey Jones Village and at Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. Read more of the history here:
"The life and legend of Casey Jones and how it all came about is most fascinating and one in which we should all be proud, for it is not only the story of one man's death, but his dedication to duty that is representative of a people and nation whose adventurous spirit helped mold the America we know today." by Clark Shaw
http://www.caseyjones.com/caseyjones/legend.htm
Festival Update - Friday, April 26th
Art in the Village Arts Festival Announcement
Due
to the weather forecast of rain and thunderstorms for Saturday, April
27th Art in the Village's Spring Arts Festival rain date will be
Saturday, May 4th when sunny skies are expected. The art gallery
director Mary Spellings felt it would be best for the safety of the over
60 vendors who will be participating. Art in the Village will be open
Saturday, April 27th and the public is invited to visit them and enjoy
the local art and inside demonstrations. Indoor activities will go
forward Saturday, April 27th at Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum,
the Old Country Store and Music Highway Crossroads.
Here is the adjusted schedule for Saturday, April 27th, 2013:
Highlights:
- Meet & Greet with family members of Casey Jones including Casey Granddaughter Nancy Jones Howse, Charles Howse and Pat Jones. Casey Jones Museum. 11:00 am to Noon.
- Story time with Miss Judy - Casey Jones Museum - 10:00 am/Noon/2:00 pm
- Union University Improv troupe - Shows at 12:30 pm and 3:00 pm. Casey Jones Museum theater.
- Q & A with former railroad telegrapher Jerry Ellis. Casey Jones Museum Exhibit Hall. 11:30 am at Casey Jones Museum.
- Montessori Center of Jackson - Special performance - 1:30 pm. Casey Jones Museum.
- Specials at Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store.
- Art in the Village open house
- Musical entertainment throughout the day with the Jackson Area Plectral Society at Casey Jones Museum, Music Highway Crossroads and the Old Country Store.
- Pop up Cafe at Music Highway Crossroads - 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday serving sandwiches and festival fare.
The Casey Jones Village website is
www.caseyjones.com and the Village is located at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee.
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The Bunny Run Car Show is almost here!
Please join us in welcoming the Bunny Run Car Show guests to Jackson this weekend at Jackson Fairgrounds Park:
For more information on the Bunny Run, contact local club president Murry Exum at 731.427.1677. Learn more about the event at www.bunnyrun.info .
Bunny Run Car Show
Wheels into Jackson April 19-21
(Jackson,
TN) The 21st annual Bunny Run Car Show leaps back into Jackson April
19-21 with hundreds of street rods, custom cars and trucks from 1983
and earlier on display at Jackson Fairgrounds Park. The annual event
is sponsored by the Jackson Rod & Custom Car Club and held each
Spring in April.
There
will be approximately 450 vehicles 30 years old and older participating
in the show. There will also be a swap meet for used parts and
numerous vendors inside at the show with a variety of merchandise.
The
Bunny Run is open to the public on Saturday, April 20th from 8:00 am
to 4:00 pm and Sunday, April 21st from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Admission
is $4.00 per person and children 12 and under are free when accompanied
by an adult. 100% of the gate proceeds go to the charity event.
The
car show benefits the Underprivileged Children's Christmas Shopping
Spree that allows needy children in Jackson and Madison County to go on
a Christmas shopping spree for gifts and clothes they otherwise would
not be able to afford.
Donations
will also be accepted at the door. Jackson Fairgrounds Park is
located in historic downtown Jackson, Tennessee at 800 South Highland
Avenue.
The
Bunny Run host hotel is the Econo Lodge next to Casey Jones Village on
the Highway 45 By-pass at I-40 exit 80A. Additional participating
hotels in Jackson are Comfort Suites also located next to Casey Jones
Village, Guesthouse Inn, Quality Inn, All Suites Hotel and Best Western
Carriage House.
For more information on the Bunny Run, contact local club president Murry Exum at 731.427.1677. Learn more about the event at www.bunnyrun.info .
(Sent by Casey Jones Village in Support of the Bunny Run)