Casey Jones Day is April 30th!
Posted by Casey Jones Village at 4/23/2011 1:43 PM 
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Categories: Old Country Store, In the Village, Ongoing Events, Shoppes, The Shoppes, Casey Jones Museum, Village Events, Live Music, Upcoming Events, In the News, Jackson Area Plectral Society, Gift Shoppe, Music, To Go, Events, Songwriters Depot
Updated April 23rd, 2011: We're looking forward to an exciting Saturday April 30th as we celebrate Casey Jones Day. Make plans to bring the family for a full day of fun. See the press release below...
April 2nd, 2011
Event News Release
Casey Jones Day
Just Around the Bend
April 30th, 2011
Casey Jones Day, Old Country Store 46th Anniversary
& the Celebrate Art Festival Plans Announced
& the Celebrate Art Festival Plans Announced
(Jackson, TN) All aboard for family fun as Casey Jones Village prepares to celebrate Casey Jones Day in a big way on Saturday, April 30th. Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is full steam ahead offering free admission and festivities all day April 30th at the Museum.
Casey Jones' famous last ride took place almost 111 years ago on April 30th, 1900. Jones, an engineer for Illinois Central Railroad, was heading toward Vaughan, Mississippi on his new route from Memphis when another train stalled on the track ahead. He heroically stayed with his passenger train in the now world famous collision. He saved the lives on all of his crew and passengers on board and his was the only life lost. He was only 37 years old with a wife and three children. An engine wiper named Wallace Saunders set Jones' action to song and the eventual popularity of "The Ballad of Casey Jones" made Jones a world wide folk hero.
Casey Jones' very own granddaughter, Nancy Howse, is scheduled to attend with a meet and greet opportunity at the Casey Jones Train Store April 30th. There will be also be guest experts on telegraphy and model railroading, children's activities, live musical entertainment, drawings for door prizes and more. As a special thank you, admission will be free all day on Saturday, April 30th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This year Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store is celebrating 46 years in business. This local landmark first opened in April of 1965 at 514 Poplar (now Airways) and has since been enjoyed by millions of guests from around the globe. Under the leadership of Clark and Juanita Shaw, it's the Old Country Store's mission to save the historic treasures of the past and the South's rich culinary heritage for future generations. The legendary eatery is consistently voted Jackson's Best Restaurant in the Jackson Sun newspaper's Readers Choice Awards and includes the restaurant, a gift shoppe, ice cream parlor and the Old Country Store "To Go". The Old Country Store will be having a Spring Open House April 30th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
This year Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store is celebrating 46 years in business. This local landmark first opened in April of 1965 at 514 Poplar (now Airways) and has since been enjoyed by millions of guests from around the globe. Under the leadership of Clark and Juanita Shaw, it's the Old Country Store's mission to save the historic treasures of the past and the South's rich culinary heritage for future generations. The legendary eatery is consistently voted Jackson's Best Restaurant in the Jackson Sun newspaper's Readers Choice Awards and includes the restaurant, a gift shoppe, ice cream parlor and the Old Country Store "To Go". The Old Country Store will be having a Spring Open House April 30th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
In conjunction with Casey Jones Day, Art in the Village, Jackson's only art gallery, is hosting the Celebrate Art Festival Saturday, April 30th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm featuring over twenty gallery artists. Art in the Village is a co-operative art gallery offering original work by regional artists. Located in the Shoppes at Casey Jones Village, there will be local artists on hand, art workshops, demonstrations on potters wheel, watercolor and acrylics, face painting, portraits of visitors and booths with art for sale. Don't miss this opportunity to explore a true artists' village and interact with these working artists as well as enjoy activities all over Casey Jones Village.
Support local art. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Learn more about Art in the Village and the Little Artist Studio on the Casey Jones Village website on the "Shoppes at Casey Jones Village" page. Art lessons are available to students of all ages. For more information call 731.554.2787 (ARTS).
Casey Jones Village is located at I-40 exit 80A on the Highway 45 By-pass at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee. It includes the Old Country Store, Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, the Shoppes at Casey Jones Village, the Casey Jones Village Amphitheatre, the Wellwood country store, the Judge Milton Brown Railcar, Land Office Realtors, Wildlife in Wood Studio, Casey Jones Mini-Golf, the Neil House, the Village Church and the Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee tourist information center. For more information visit www.caseyjones.com.
Casey Jones Village is located at I-40 exit 80A on the Highway 45 By-pass at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee. It includes the Old Country Store, Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, the Shoppes at Casey Jones Village, the Casey Jones Village Amphitheatre, the Wellwood country store, the Judge Milton Brown Railcar, Land Office Realtors, Wildlife in Wood Studio, Casey Jones Mini-Golf, the Neil House, the Village Church and the Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee tourist information center. For more information visit www.caseyjones.com.
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