Events in the Village!

Our Amazing Hometown Folks Coupon!

Deborah — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:12:47 GMT

Updated February 6th, 2012: This UNBELIEVABLE coupon runs through Wednesday, February 29th, 2012. See the link below!

Posted December 31st, 2011:

HometownFolksCoupon We're proud to offer our incredible Hometown Folks coupon again this Winter. It will be effective Monday to Thursday from January 2nd, 2012 to February 29th, 2012. Please print a copy from this link and bring it in to enjoy this amazing value. See the coupon for details and enjoy! The coupon is available in the Jackson Sun newspaper 12/29, 30 & 31 also and selected days the next couple of weeks. Happy New Year!

Casey Jones Museum Announces Traveling Exhibit

Deborah — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:10:39 GMT

Casey Jones Museum Welcomes
Traveling Exhibit

(Murfreesboro, TN) As the 150^th anniversary of the Civil War gets into full swing this year, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area has enlarged its traveling exhibition on emancipation. Two new panels focus on the fight for freedom in West Tennessee, where a groundbreaking contraband camp was established in Grand Junction in November 1862. The enhanced exhibition will debut at the Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum on Friday, February 3^rd and be on view through March 20th, 2012 as a part of the Museum tour. Museum admission is $6.50, Seniors $5.50 and children 6-12 $4.50.

Entitled “Free at Last!” the 4-panel exhibition emphasizes the significance of emancipation as a result of the Civil War. “Free at Last!” provides an introduction to the joys and challenges shared by African Americans in Tennessee during the aftermath of slavery. The exhibition looks at the intersection of Union military
action and the influx of former slaves to Union lines in West Tennessee, which provides an important case study of wartime emancipation. The Reconstruction years were crucial to the development of African American communities throughout Tennessee. Former slaves founded scores of schools and churches. “Free at Last” highlights some of the emancipation communities that are wonderfully preserved in our state.

The exhibition debuted in February in 2007 and has since traveled to the Roy Bailey African American History Center in Lebanon, the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna, the Granville Museum in Jackson County, the McLemore House Museum in Franklin, Oaklands Historic House Museum in Murfreesboro, the Rutherford County Archives in Murfreesboro, the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in Townsend, the Germantown Regional History and Genealogical Center, several churches in the Denmark and Mercer communities in West Tennessee, the Discovery Museum of West Tennessee in Jackson, the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton, the James E. Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University and Margaret Allen Middle School in Nashville. In addition, the exhibition has been on view at the Legacy of Stones River Symposium in Murfreesboro, the Civil War Preservation Trust Summer Teacher Institute in Chattanooga, the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference in Nashville, the International Heritage Development Conference in Charleston, S.C., the MTSU Scholars Week Exposition in Murfreesboro, and the Journey from Slavery to Freedom: Emancipation During and After the Civil War Social Studies Camp in Murfreesboro.

“Our goal is to tell the whole story of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Tennessee,” says Laura Holder, federal liaison for the Heritage Area. “These venues are terrific places to tell the emancipation story.” The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area receives funding from the National Park Service and is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University.

Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is located at 30 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee. It features the historic home of famed railroad hero Casey Jones. For more information visit www.caseyjones.com.

(Photo courtesy of Paul Jackson)

Electric Car Charging Station Story goes AP!

Deborah — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:46:56 GMT

Posted January 10th, 2012: It's been an exciting morning as we learned that our electric car charging stations story has been picked up by the Associated Press and shared with news outlets all over the country.

Here is an example:
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2012/01/casey_jones_village_in_jackson.html

We can't thank them enough for spreading the word about this exciting new addition to Casey Jones Village! See our press release below for all the details.

Green Ribbon Cutting Event News

Deborah — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:33:51 GMT

Casey Jones Village Installs
Blink® Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Green Ribbon Cutting Event January 12th

(JACKSON, TN) Officials with Casey Jones Village have announced the installation of three charging stations for electric vehicles, the only location between Memphis & Nashville currently offering this service. Owners with Casey Jones Village, local stakeholders and ECOtality, the project administrator and a leader in clean transportation and storage technologies, will have a Green Ribbon Cutting and press conference for The EV Project's Blink® electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 1:30 pm on Thursday, January 12th at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson. Casey Jones Village's Blink charging station is the first publicly available charging station installed in West Tennessee outside Shelby County.

Casey Jones Village offers three Blink Level 2 charging stations and can accommodate the all‐electric Nissan LEAF. “We are so proud to be a part of this progressive initiative. It is sustainable tourism at its finest,” Clark Shaw, Old Country Store CEO, said. He continued, "With our travel attraction on Interstate 40 at exit 80A, we feel this is an ideal and convenient location. We wanted Jackson to be a leader in this important program as the country builds the electric car charging infrastructure and helps our country decrease our dependence on foreign oil. ECOtality's goal is to bring electric vehicle charging options throughout the state of Tennessee to ultimately achieve complete coverage of I-40 from end to end. We first learned of the ECOtotality program at a Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Sustainable Tourism workshop held at the Old Country Store."

"The Tennessee Hospitality Association and our local association members are very excited to support green initiatives across the state such as the EV Project,” stated Greg Adkins, CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association that is the advocacy voice for the lodging and dining establishments in Tennessee. “As the second largest industry in the state, the hospitality industry is a natural market for consumers to use electronic transportation," Adkins added.

The EV Project is the largest deployment of electric vehicles and charge infrastructure in history. As project manager of The EV Project, San Francisco‐based ECOtality is overseeing the deployment of approximately 14,000 charging stations throughout America. The project is funded by the U. S. Department of Energy.

Casey Jones Village is located in Jackson, Tennessee at I-40 exit 80A and includes Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store, Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum and the Shoppes at Casey Jones Village. For more details visit www.caseyjones.com.

Happy New Year! Christmas recap....

Deborah — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:58:28 GMT

We hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas! Thank you to all the families who joined for our 27th annual Christmas Eve Breakfast. It was another remarkable year. We were honored to feature the work of the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation. Please consider an honorarium or memorial to a loved one online at www.wthfoundation.org. Special thanks to our hardworking team members at the Old Country Store and to our wonderful entertainment. We were happy to have with us the Casey Jones Barbershop Chorus, Wildwood Express, the Highway 54 Band, the Norvell Family, Steve Patterson and also the father daughter team of Jen & Jon. Live music always adds so much to the festive atmosphere and we so appreciate our musical guests playing for us for this special event.

We were so happy with the article in the Jackson Sun on Christmas Day by Jordan Buie with photographs by Kenneth Cummings. It really captured the spirit of the event. Thank you so very much! Here is a link to the article: http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20111225/NEWS01/112250323/Food-family-fellowship-draw-crowd-breakfast?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp

We will be open this week. Bring in your family, tour the Village and relax with us. Hours on New Year's Eve are 6:30 am until 5:00 in the restaurant serving our famous breakfast and lunch buffets and closing the Old Country Store at 6:00 pm. New Year's Day will be open at 11:00 am until 9:00 pm serving all your New Year's favorites. Y'all come!

We're on Elvis.com!!!!!!

Deborah — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:56:42 GMT

http://www.elvis.com/news/detail.aspx?id=6013 How exciting to be on Elvis.com!!! We are thrilled!!!! Many thanks to our friends at Graceland for sharing about our Christmas Eve Breakfast! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Breakfast Announcement & News!

Deborah — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:42:59 GMT

Announcing our 27th Annual

Christmas Eve Breakfast

Guest Charity

Named a Top 20 event in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society, the festivities and fun continue with the 27th annual Old Country Store Christmas Eve Breakfast Saturday, December 24th complete with live musical entertainment and a visit from Santa Claus. Each year, as a gift to the city, we serve our world famous Southern breakfast buffet including a hot beverage for only $3.99. Children 12 and under are $1.99.

We are very proud to announce that our 2011 Christmas Eve Breakfast non-profit guest is the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation. The Foundation has more than 400 funds established to assist local causes. Clark Shaw, Old Country Store CEO, said, "Each year at the Breakfast we invite a local charitable group to recognize their contribution to the community. Countless lives are touched each year in West Tennessee by the important work of the Foundation." Visit www.wthfoundation.org for more information.

Attendance each year is around 2,000 people for what has become a favorite Christmas Eve tradition among West Tennessee area families. The Old Country Store hours will be 6:30 am to 2:00 pm for breakfast with the Gift Shoppe closing at 3:00 pm. The Museum will be open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Christmas Eve. Pictured: Anne Shaw, Old Country Store Chairman of the Board Emeritus, and Santa Claus!

Making Christmas Merry!

Call our Reservations Director Alison Tritt Lane to book friend and family gatherings, office functions, Sunday school parties and more. We are not able to take reservations for Christmas Eve Breakfast. The experience is part of the fun. We will not be open on Christmas Day as always to celebrate with our families.

Holiday Meal Packages: Let us help you with your Christmas cooking.

We have meal packages to go for your family gatherings and parties.

Gift Certificates: Make it easy for yourself or your business this Christmas with Old Country Store gift certificates! Just stop by the restaurant cashier to purchase them.

Party Trays: Our party trays are always a treat and ideal for office

celebrations, home parties, meetings and special events.

Sales office: 731.668.1223 extension 123

http://www.oldcountrystore.com/salescatering

Alison Lane: Reservations Director Shannon Blanken: Outside Sales

Norma Taylor's Casey Jones Book =
A Great Christmas Present!

Norma Taylor is the Casey Jones Museum historian and her husband, Lawrence, is the Museum's executive director. They make a great team sharing the Casey Jones story with the world. Her book Casey Jones - The Legend Lives On would make a wonderful Christmas gift. It is available daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Casey Jones Train Store and retails for only $7.99. Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum features the original historic home of Casey Jones and the beautiful 8,000 square foot "train station" expansion with the charming Casey Jones Train Store. The Museum phone number is 731.668.1222.

Events update...Shop local...stay in touch!

Our recent Open House was a great success! We had a wonderful time as we officially kicked off the Christmas season. Many thanks to our staff for all their hard work, our gratitude to the granddaughter of Casey Jones Nancy Howse, to the many musicians who entertained at the Old Country Store, Music Highway Crossroads and Casey Jones Museum including Steve Patterson, Wildwood Express, Highway 54, Jargon, the Appleton Family Band, Michael King and Spector. We also appreciate local authors Norma Taylor, Billy King and Tony Kail who signed books and of course thank you to Santa.

Monday, November 28th we enjoyed a reading and book signing at Casey Jones Museum with Ben Mandrell, Senior Pastor at Englewood Baptist Church, and Josh Brunet, Director of Communications, at Englewood. They signed copies of their book "When Pigs Fly" written by Ben Mandrell and illustrated by Josh Brunet (pictured above: Pastor Ben is on the left and Josh is on the right). It's a wonderful children's book! We sold all the copies we had on hand that day but more are on order or you can buy a copy anytime at www.amazon.com .

Remember to shop local for one of a kind gifts in Casey Jones Village and stop by and relax with a great Southern meal in our restaurant or the Old Country Store "To Go". Shopping at the Old Country Store, Casey Jones Museum, Music Highway Crossroads & Art in the Village gives you an opportunity to support local merchants and artisans. All the shops throughout the Village offer a unique and wonderful atmosphere whether Southern, railroad, music or art related.

Wishing you the blessings of the season!

Your friends at Casey Jones Village www.caseyjones.com

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Christmas joy to you and yours

"When Pigs Fly" Book Signing is Monday, Nov. 28th!

Deborah — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:25:54 GMT

Casey Jones Museum to Host Book Signing with
Ben Mandrell and Josh Brunet!

(Jackson, TN) Jackson pastor, Ben Mandrell of Englewood Baptist Church, and Jackson artist and illustrator, Joshua S. Brunet, have recently published their first children’s book with BorderStone Press, LLC entitled, When Pigs Fly. They will be having a reading and book signing at 4:00 pm on Monday, November 28th at Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum in Casey Jones Village in Jackson.

David Dockery, President of Union University, in Jackson said, “If you want to help your children and grandchildren begin to learn about the value of friendships, the power of dreams and vision, and the enablement of God for all aspects of life, I recommend that you read this charming little book to them. Ben Mandrell and Joshua Brunet are to be commended for this wonderful story, which is so beautifully communicated and illustrated. I have no doubt that children (and those who read to them) will enjoy reading this book over and over again.”

Ben Mandrell is married and has four young children. He is the Senior Pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson. Ben’s passion is to preach the Word of God in such a way that lives are changed for eternity. The mission of Englewood is to lead people to love God, love others, and to serve the world.

Joshua S. Brunet is married and has three young children. He currently lives in Oakfield and is the Director of Communications at Englewood Baptist Church. He is also an adjunct instructor for a design class at Union University. He does freelance illustration work for The Jackson Symphony, Trinity Christian Academy, and LifeWay’s Mature Living Magazine.

When Pigs Fly is currently available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Casey Jones Museum is located at 3o Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, TN. The website is www.caseyjones.com.

Open House Schedule of Events! Come see us!

Deborah — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:02:07 GMT

Casey Jones Village

Homecoming Open House

2011 Schedule of Events

Friday, November 25^th:

Old Country Store: Santa Claus throughout the weekend

9:00 am Steve Patterson Christmas Guitar Music

Noon – 2:00 pm Book Signing – In the Ice Cream Parlor

Billy King Big Black Creek Vol. 1

Casey Jones Museum:
1:00 pm Wildwood Express band

2:30 pm Meet & Greet with Nancy Howse, Casey Jones’
Granddaughter

Throughout the weekend - Norma Taylor, Museum Historian, will
be available to sign copies of her book
“Casey Jones – The Legend Lives On”

Music Highway Crossroads:

3:30 - 5 pm Highway 54 band

7:00 pm Michael King

Saturday, November 26^th

Old Country Store:
Ice Cream Parlor

10:00 am - Noon Wildwood Express

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm – Book Signing of

Meat Fire Wood with author Tony Kail

4:00 pm The Appleton Family Band

Music Highway Crossroads:

2:00 – 4:00 pm Wildwood Express band

7:00 – 9:00 pm Spector band

Sunday, November 27^th

Old Country Store: Ice Cream Parlor

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Highway 54 band

Merry Christmas!

New Coupon! Happy Thanksgiving!

Deborah — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:31:21 GMT

OldCountryStoreJacksonSunAd Look for this coupon in the Jackson Sun Thursday, November 17th. We're thankful for you this Thanksgiving season! See ad for details.

Music Highway Crossroads and Open House News

Deborah — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:52:25 GMT

Posted November 16th, 2011: Here's the latest on upcoming live music at Music Highway Crossroads: http://music.caseyjonesbulletin.com/

Plan to attend our Open House Thanksgiving weekend! We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day but will open bright and early Friday at 6:30 am. We'll be a great place for breakfast for Black Friday shoppers. Our Homecoming Open House is Friday, Saturday and Sunday November 25th, 26th and 27th. Join us for a festive time and bring your friends and family! We'll have live music throughout the weekend, beautiful decorations and lots of fun for everyone at the Old Country Store, Casey Jones Museum, Music Highway Crossroads and the entire Casey Jones Village.

Marketplace 11/16 with Jackson Christian Women's Connection

Deborah — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:55:35 GMT

MarketplaceNovember16th2011 Here's information on a great ladies' event to be held at Casey Jones Museum Wednesday, November 16th with the Jackson Christian Women's Connection. It's from 11:30 am to 1 pm in the Jackson Room at the Museum. Come early to shop at Art in the Village first. The event will be a luncheon and speaker with music provided by Music Highway Crossroads manager Steve Patterson. See the flier for all the details!

Join us for Book Signing with Billy King November 5th!

Deborah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:26:52 GMT

Join us and meet our dear friend Mr. Billy King Saturday, November 5th:

Old Country Store Announces Book Signing with historian Billy King

(Jackson, TN) The Old Country Store is proud to announce a book signing event with Billy King, historian and president of the Big Black Creek Association, on Saturday, November 5th from 12 noon to 2:00 pm at the Old Country Store in the Ice Cream Parlor. The public is invited to attend. Mr. King will be on hand to greet the public and sign copies of his new book, Big Black Creek Vol. 1.

The Big Black Creek Historical Association (BBCHA) was founded in 2006 by Mr. King along with 28 members of the community to identify, preserve and promote historical sites with the communities of Denmark, Mercer, Leighton and Woodland, all small towns west of Jackson, Tennessee. The name of the group comes from the Big Black Creek, a waterway that figured prominently in the early settlement of the area and the American Civil War. It is a 501(c)3 organization and was organized and is run by volunteers.

The work that they have accomplished in a few short years is remarkable. The group has received grants for their historic preservation work from such groups as Humanities Tennessee, the National Trust, the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. When the "Journey Stories" exhibit visited their restored Pennington Building in Mercer, Tennessee for six weeks in early 2011, over 4,000 people registered to see the exhibit and the group invited over 1,400 students in at their expense. It was the smallest venue ever for a Smithsonian exhibit and one of the most successful. They have hosted numerous events the past few years including cemetery walks and "Christmas at Ebenezer" and have received awards for their historic preservation work. The Association, led by Mr. King, worked tirelessly to secure grants to restore the historic 1854 era Denmark Presbyterian Church. Work is scheduled to begin November 1st of this year.

All contributions to the BBCHA are invested in the preservation of historic sites in these areas. Donations are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation toward the work of the Association mail a check to: Big Black Creek Historical Association P.O. Box 50 Denmark, TN 38391. For more information on the important work being done by the Association visit www.bigblackcreekhistorical.com and also their Facebook page.

Donnell Century Farm Reminder! Casey Jones Corn Maze

Deborah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:31:42 GMT

Updated 10/28: Last weekend to enjoy the October Farm Festival with our friends at Donnell Century Farm Adventure! See details below and don't miss the fun in the Casey Jones Corn Maze where you can play Corn Maize-o-poly with a scavenger hunt to earn Donnell "dollars" and become "Farmer of the Ear".

Posted 10/21/11: Two More Weekends to Enjoy Farm Festivals at Donnell Century Farm!

Families and groups from across West Tennessee have enjoyed three great weekends at the Donnell Century Farm Adventure. There are two weekends of farm fun left this fall season. The Donnell Family, led by Rose Ann and Billy Donnell, welcome guests each Saturday in October from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm. A highlight of this year's event is the Casey Jones Corn Maze in the shape of Casey Jones' 1890's steam engine.

Spend the day in Possum Holler with the Big Tube Slide, Tractor Tire Playground, Corn-filled Sandboxes, Rubber Duck Races, Rat Rollers, Straw Climb and Pedal Tractors. Escape inside the Casey Jones' themed Corn Maze for a unique Monopoly-style Scavenger Hunt, complete with a turn at the Moo-lette wheel to earn fun prizes, or hop on the traditional hayride to get a tractor tour of the farm.

In business for more than 175 years, this working Century farm is one of the oldest in West Tennessee and offers families a wide range of activities such as the Barnyard Animal Petting Farm, Authentic Hen House and hands-on learning by Planting Corn Seeds, Picking Cotton, Digging a ‘Potato’ and Milking a Wooden Cow. The new Farm Museum is decorated with pumpkins and gourds available for purchase to decorate your yard and home. Food and drinks are available on site and children under the age of two are free.

Donnell Century Farm is located near Jackson, Tennessee at 3720 Highway 70 East in the Spring Creek community. It is very easy to find. Just take I-40 exit 87 east for 7 miles and the farm is on the right. They are on Facebook at "Donnell Century Farm Adventure" and the website is www.donnellcenturyfarm.com .

Our October E-Letter!

Deborah — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:08:18 GMT

Happy Fall Y'all! We are loving this gorgeous weather here in West Tennessee. We hope you and your family are having a wonderful Fall season too. Here's the latest on what's happening in the Village. Y'all come!

Live Music EVERY Thursday Night with the Jackson Area Plectral Society! When the Plectral Society voted recently to make the Village their Winter home as well as their Summer home our dream came true of having the Plectral Society with us year round. They are utilizing indoor space at the beautiful Casey Jones Museum on Thursday nights as well as the Old Country Store and Music Highway Crossroads playing old-time music. A slice of authentic American music. Weekly from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. Join us!

Welcome Shannon Blanken!

We're proud to welcome Shannon Blanken this Fall to our Old Country Store family. She is responsible for Outside Sales through our Sales Office. She is doing a fantastic job calling on corporate accounts and spreading the word about our myriad of catering services off site and here in the Village. Shannon is married to Mike Blanken and has three children Lindsey, Mikayla and Adeline.

The Best is Yet to Come!

Since the Old Country Store opened in 1965, we've been blessed to host millions of guests from around the world. The last couple of years have been especially busy. New to the Village since 2009 is the 8,000 square foot expansion of Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, the 1925 Wellwood country store, the historic Judge Milton Brown railcar, the Village church, the Neil House and this year our latest project, Music Highway Crossroads.

We look forward to hosting an array of events at the charming historic church and this glorious 1837 antebellum home we have been restoring this past year. They will be opening to the public in Spring of 2012. We take historic preservation very seriously and are very proud to be the caretakers of these historic treasures.

Now Booking Christmas Parties

at the Old Country Store!

We love having parties at the Old Country Store and we cater parties and meetings and literally hundreds of events each year. With our unique atmosphere and delicious food we are the perfect place for your next gathering.

Holiday Meal Packages: Let us help you with Thanksgiving and Christmas cooking! We have meal packages to go for all your family gathering and parties during the holidays.

Gift Certificates: Make it easy for yourself or your business this Christmas with Old Country Store gift certificates! Just stop by the restaurant cashier to purchase them.

Our party trays are always a treat too and ideal for office celebrations, home parties, meetings and special events. We also rent Casey Jones Museum for birthday parties, community events and meetings!

Call Alison Tritt Lane, our Reservations & Sales Director, at 731.668.1223 extension 123 for more details.

Event & Happenings:

Be sure to visit our friends at

Donnell Century Farm Adventure

and see the incredible Casey Jones Corn Maze

weekends in October!

www.donnellcenturyfarm.com

Live Music Every Thursday evening with the

Jackson Area Plectral Society Club Jam

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Music Highway Crossroads (updated)

Friday, October 28th The Watt Family (bluegrass)

Saturday, October 29th Spector (rock & roll)

Both shows 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Sunday, October 30th

Hillcrest Baptist Church Children's Choir

Performance of "In our Own Backyard" Children's play

at Casey Jones Museum

2:30 pm

Saturday, November 5th

Book Signing with Billy King

Big Black Creek Vol. 1

Old Country Store Ice Cream Parlor

Proceeds go toward the historic preservation work of

the Big Black Creek Historical Association

Noon - 2:00 pm

Friday - Sunday, November 25-27

Thanksgiving weekend - Homecoming Open House

Saturday, December 24th

Christmas Eve Breakfast 6:30 am - 2 pm

We will not be open on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day as always.

We're Social | Join us!

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Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store
56 Casey Jones Lane
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
1.731.668.1223 1.800.748.9588

www.caseyjones.com

The Best Whistlestop Between Memphis & Nashville!

Dan Read Cosmetics Special Event at Museum!

Deborah — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:41:15 GMT

We're proud to welcome world renowned celebrity make up designer Dan Read and Dan Read Cosmetics to Casey Jones Museum Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 for a special presentation. This exciting event is from 5 pm - 9 pm! Dan Read Special Event Invitation

"Music with a Mission" Tour In Jackson Wednesday!!

Deborah — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:06:13 GMT

Updated October 2nd: THE concert event of the Fall is Wednesday at Casey Jones Village!!! Can't wait!

Updated September 26th! PLEASE spread the word on this concert event. It's going to be INCREDIBLE!....

Wednesday, Oct. 5th 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the Casey Jones Village Amphitheatre
56 Casey Jones Lane Jackson, TN (GATES OPEN AT 5pm)

Ticket Pricing:
$15 in advance
$20 day of show
CALL 731.217.5212 for GROUP RATES!

Tickets at Music Highway Crossroads store (in Casey Jones Village),www.itickets.com, www.musicwithamissiontour.com and select area Christian bookstores.

Lawn seating (bring chairs and/or blankets- no tents please).
Concessions will be available (no coolers allowed). Spread the word! See you there!

Plectral Society to Play Music EVERY Thursday!

Deborah — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:35:04 GMT

Jackson Area Plectral Society Votes to Remain in Casey Jones Village Year Round

(Jackson, TN) On behalf of Casey Jones Village, Clark Shaw, CEO of Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store, is pleased to announce that the Jackson Area Plectral Society has voted to remain in the Village on Thursday evenings during the Winter months instead of going to a local church for their weekly club meetings. They will be playing their famous old-time music inside during the colder weather at the Old Country Store, Music Highway Crossroads on the stage where Carl Perkins began his career in the 1940's and at Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. Shaw said that the members were excited to perform at the Train Station at Casey Jones Museum, which is a unique local venue where the community will be invited to enjoy the music and see a great Museum. The president of the Society is Donald Horne.

Shaw said, "We are so very pleased that the Plectral Society has chosen to make us their year round home. Our local, national and international guests love the live local music. The Society members are tremendously talented and we love sharing this slice of Americana with our guests. It's a perfect match for us. We strive to be a musical cultural center for West Tennessee and knowing that they will be here weekly year round is an outstanding addition to our Winter season."

The Jackson Area Plectral Society has been playing on Thursday evenings from April to October outside the Old Country Store for over 25 years and hold their annual fall festival in Casey Jones Village. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of old-time string music. Members participate in open-air jams composed of fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, bass, dobro, harmonica and any non-electric instrument that preserves the sanctity of old-time string music. Casey Jones Village is located on the Highway 45 By-pass at I-40 exit 80A in Jackson, Tennessee at 56 Casey Jones Lane. The website is www.caseyjones.com .
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Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store
56 Casey Jones Lane
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
1.731.668.1223 1.800.748.9588

www.caseyjones.com

The Best Whistlestop Between Memphis & Nashville!

"Pickin' Apart Alzheimer's" Event Sept. 29th!

Deborah — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:28:12 GMT

Updated 9/28: Help fight Alzheimer's Disease! See details for our special evening with Home Instead Senior Care & the Jackson Area Plectral Society! Casey Jones Museum will be free from 5 pm - 8 pm.

Please plan to join us for this important event Thursday, September 29th!

News Release:

September 16th, 2011

Alzheimer's Event to be Held at Casey Jones Village

(Jackson, TN) Everyone knows someone who's life has been touched by Alzheimer's Disease. On Thursday, September 29th the community is invited to "Pickin' Apart Alzheimer's", an event to be held in conjunction with Home Instead Senior Care and the Jackson Area Plectral Society. From 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on September 29th a portion of the restaurant sales at the Old Country Store will go toward the Home Instead Senior Care Memory Walk team. They are working toward a team goal of $1,000 in their fundraising efforts for the Memory Walk to End Alzheimer's event to be held on Saturday, October 15th at Pringles Park at 9:00 am. Live old-time musical entertainment will be provided by members of the Jackson Area Plectral Society rain or shine.

Home Instead Senior Care offers extensive seniors home care services: elderly companionship, respite care, Alzheimer's care, dementia care and much more. It is locally owned and operated by Bryson and Linda McQuiston. For more information on Home Instead visit www.homeinstead.com/692 . The phone number is 731-984-7062.

The Jackson Area Plectral Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of old-time string music. They have been having weekly jams at the Old Country Store for over 25 years from Spring to Fall. Casey Jones Village is located at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee on the Highway 45 By-pass at I-40 exit 80A. The website is www.caseyjones.com.

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Bluegrass Concert News!

Deborah — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:05:07 GMT

Bluegrass On the Tracks Flier Awesome concert coming up this Saturday, October 1st at the Casey Jones Village Amphitheatre starting at 5:00 pm! Don't miss the fun!!