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January 2025

Wednesday January 15

8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Crossville - Free Access To Heritage Hub - Art Circle Public Library
Art Circle Public Library, 3 East St, Crossville, TN 38555, USA

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover potentially unknown family members. The archive includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7 through http://www.artcirclelibrary.info .

8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Enroll A Child In The Imagination Library
Art Circle Public Library, 3 East St, Crossville, TN 38555, USA

Every child should have access to books! Tennessee’s statewide Imagination Library is FREE and open to all eligible-age children in Tennessee at no cost to families and regardless of income. The books in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are selected by a blue ribbon committee of childhood education experts. If you would like to enroll your child, you may fill out a registration form at the Art Circle Public Library.

9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sparta - Job Search - Hosted By Clean Hearts Veterans Outreach
17 E Maple St, Sparta, TN 38583, USA

Sparta – Job Search Hosted By Clean Hearts Veterans Outreach for all Veterans from 9am-1pm every first and third Wednesday of each month. If you are a veteran in need of a job, want to write a resume, or seek job counseling, contact Steve Colquitt at 931-837-5050.

9:00 am – 6:00 pm
UCAAAD Offers SNAP Assistance

Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability (UCAAAD) is now offering application assistance with SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, for adults 60 and over or individuals with a disability to provide eligible individuals with monthly benefits to buy food. Applicants 60 and over or an individual with a disability can now call the UCAAAD SNAP Benefits Coordinator at (931) 432-4111 for free and confidential application assistance.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Crossville - Ewe Can Knit - Presented By The Art Circle Public Library
Art Circle Public Library, 3 East St, Crossville, TN 38555, USA

Come knit alongside friends! Ewe Can Knit classes are presented By The Art Circle Public Library Each Wednesday from 10:00am-12pm. Bring your work in progress or new project! For more information, call 931-558-8684.

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cookeville - Open Maker Lab - Hosted By The Imagine Foundry
580 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501, USA

Open Maker Lab is hosted by The Imagine Foundry every Wednesday from 2:00pm-7:00pm. Join the open maker lab experience! Let your creativity lead you in their makerspace – experience stations such as woodworking, building, crafting, sewing, and more! Imagine, design, and create with tools, materials, and professionals in the maker labs. $5 per maker per day.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cookeville - Cookeville Blues Jam
Red Silo Brewing, 118 W 1st St, Cookeville, TN 38501, USA

2025 marks the TENTH year of the Cookeville Blues Jam!
This year, different special guests will be featured in order to help celebrate this milestone.

Oct
9
Sat
Cookeville – A Hair Raising History Hike!
Oct 9 all-day

Hair raising fun awaits history lovers during Saturday’s History Hike. The free, self-guided activity, presented by Cookeville Leisure Services, will take place along Broad Street between the Cookeville History Museum (40 E. Broad St.) and Cookeville Depot Museum (116 W. Broad St.) Most of the legends you’ll discover on this hike are more along the lines of unexplained folklore. Two different hikes will be offered along either side of Broad Street.

Participants may pick up entry forms at either museum between 10:30am and 2:30pm. Those completing the activity will be entered in prize drawings sponsored by Select Designs, Lazy Cow Creamery, Halo Brand and Friends of the Cookeville History Museum.

For more information, call the Cookeville History Museum at 931-520-5455 or Cookeville Depot Museum at 931-528-8570.

Oct
10
Sun
Cookeville – Affordable Home Ownership Program
Oct 10 all-day

Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity is reminding local residents that applications are taken year-round for their affordable home ownership program.

Basic criteria information and income limits are listed on the Habitat’s website at u-c-habitat.org. Applications are now being accepted for homes to be built in 2022 and 2023.

For an appointment to learn more about this program that has impacted close to 90 families, call Lanette Hill at 931-528-1711, extension 5.

Allons – Hummel Chapel Church Service – Presented by Hummel Chapel Church
Oct 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Hummel Chapel Church services are held every Sunday at 10am. Preacher Joe Lee invites everyone to come worship alongside his non-demonational church. For more information, call 931-261-5606.

Carthage – AL-ANON Presented By Smith County Drug Prevention
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Carthage – AL-ANON Presented By Smith County Drug Prevention Sundays starting at 7:00pm at the Spot.

Oct
11
Mon
Cookeville – Halloween Trunk or Treat
Oct 11 all-day

UCDD has been hard at work planning on how we can safely move forward with this Fall’s Expo event. We are transitioning from our Senior & Caregiver Expo to an outdoor event that is more suitable for the times we are currently experiencing. Our vision is to transition the event to a Trunk or Treat Expo, drive-thru style. Our theme is Stronger Togeter, focusing on our community’s heroic strength.

The event will be held at Life Church of Cookeville on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. We are moving the time of the event to 9am until 1pm to limit traffic. We, ourselves, will not be giving any door prizes this year. If you would like, you may still give away your door prize at your own station.

With this being a Trunk-or-Treat style event, we are encouraging our vendors to bring their company-wrapped cars and/or tents, and decorate their trunks to go along with our theme for this year’s Expo.

Registration and payments are due no later today, October 11, 2021.

Cookeville – Let’s Play Hockey! Register for Clinic 11/13
Oct 11 all-day

This is a great opportunity for chldren to learn about stickhandling, passing, shooting, safety, and equipment. Christopher DeVore will be their Instructor during the Youth Hockey Clinic on November 13th at Cane Creek Gymnasium. Children in Kindergarten through Grade 2 will play 9:00am to 10:30am and Grades 3-5 will play 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Registration will be open October 11th through November 5th. Cost is $10. For more information, call 931-520-5224 or 931-526-9757.

Cookeville – Drive Through Flu Shot Clinics
Oct 11 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Flu Shots are available Monday through Friday.
Please wear a short sleeve shirt. No appointment needed.
Accepting private insurance, TennCare, Medicare and Private Pay

Cookeville – SNAP Benefits Presented By UCDD @ UCHRA
Oct 11 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

SNAP Benefits Presented By UCDD now offering help with the application process for seniors 60 and over with a disability. This program is formally known as food stamps. Program covers Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson,Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White counties. If you know someone60 and over or an individual with a disability, they may qualify For more information contact Miranda Malin at 931-319-79991

Cookeville – Veterans You Are Not Alone – Presented By Veterans Crisis Line
Oct 11 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Cookeville – Veterans You Are Not Alone – Presented By Veterans Crisis Line If you are or know a Veteran who may feel anger, upset or depressed resources are available. Call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255, US Department of Veterans Affairs or use tis link.  https://bddy.me/3CXuPNq. Let Veterans know They Are Not Alone

Cookeville – Volunteer Recruiting – Presented By the Upper Cumberland Habitat For Humanity
Oct 11 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Upper Cumberland Habitat relies on Volunteers to keep their ministry strong, and not just on the job site. They use volunteers in their basic daily operations, from ReStore volunteers to office volunteers and all the work in between. Volunteers ages 16 and up are utilized in many capacities, 18 and over in all capacities. If you and your family want to donate your time, you can email: tisha@uchabitat.org.

Cookeville- SNAP /Food Stamp Assistance Program Presented by UCDD
Oct 11 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Cookeville- SNAP /Food Stamp Assistance Program Presented by UCDD The SNAP Food Program formally known as Food Stamps is available for individuals over the age of 60 or who have a disability. If you are a resident of the 14 Upper Cumberland Area you could be eligible for this program. For information go to www.ucdd.org or call Miranda Malin at 931-319-7991

Cookeville – Let’s Get Creative!
Oct 11 @ 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Reachout to Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery (931-526-2424) to register for the opportunity to create awesome art projects from 3:30pm to 4:00pm and obtain pricing. This class is open to teenagers and adults.

Cookeville – Cookeville Art – Young at Art
Oct 11 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Please call 931-526-2424 for more information and pricing or send an email to cumberlandartsociety@yahoo.com. End time subject to change.

Cookeville – Kids Art Class Presented By The Cookeville Art Studio
Oct 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

It’s never too early for art! Kids grades 1-8 are invited to the Young At Art Class Presented By The Cookeville Art Studio Every Monday 4:00-6:00pm. Each class is $15. Please call 931-526-2424 or come by Cookeville Art, 186A S. Walnut to pre-register.

Cookeville – Oratorical Contest With Scholarships
Oct 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

For high school students, there is a way to actually talk your way into college. Each year, The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program awards $203,500 in scholarships for speech. Contact American Legion Post 46 at 360-393-1147 for details.

Cookeville – Compulsive Eater – We’d Like to Help
Oct 11 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Cookeville Overeaters Anonymous Meetings are held every Monday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
We are a group of people who want to stop eating compulsively. No dues, no fees, or weigh ins!

We meet in the lower level of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. For further information, contact Jim Arseniadis at 203-605-8493 or email him at j.arseniadis@yahoo.com.

Livingston – Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings – Hosted By The Overton County Chamber of Commerce
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Livingston – Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings – Hosted By The Overton County Chamber of Commerce Every Monday evening at 7:00pm. After more than 30 years the Livingston Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be changing locations and meeting. These meetings are FREE and open to whomever need help.

Oct
12
Tue
UCDD – Caregiver/Housing Assist
Oct 12 all-day

Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance?For more information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the UpperCumberland Development District toll-free at 1-877-275-8233.

A support group meeting will be held for relatives that are caring for relative children during themonth of October 2021. Please contact Melissa Allison at 931-476-4127, if you are interested inattending this meeting.For housing assistance, while caring for a minor child, contact Myra Walker at 931-432-4111.

Blood Drive – Your Donation Could Save A Life!
Oct 12 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Our blood mobile will be in the parking lot of the YMCA  Please give to help others!  All donors will receive a”Fall into Adventure” mug and be registered in a drawing to win a 2021 Side by Side!  Blood Assurance is also doing theCOVID antibodies for donors that want it.

To schedule an appointment, go tobloodassurance.org/ymcackvl or contact Mandy Perhay at 931-525-1133 or mandy@pcymca.org

Bring your Photo ID!  Remember to eat agood meal, drink additional water and AVOID ENERGY DRINKS.

Cookeville – Free Coffee For Veterans – Sponsored By American Legion Post 46
Oct 12 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Veterans, have a great cup of coffee for free at Big O’s Donuts every Tuesday morning and enjoy great conversations with your fellow Veterans. All are welcome. Sponsored by American Legion Post 46 and VFW Post 6296 Cookeville, TN.

Cookeville – Relative Caregiver Support Presented By UCDD
Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Cookeville – Relative Caregiver Support Presented By UCDD If you are raising a relative child or need assistance you can call the Upper Cumberland Development District at 1-877-275-4127. Assistance is for those living in the Upper Cumberland Area.

Smithville – DeKalb County Local Office Hours
Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Representative Rose will be represented by Field Representative Lou Nave during this visit.

Cookeville – Watercolor Class – Presented By Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery
Oct 12 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Anyone can paint! Reach out to Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery (931-526-2424) to obtain pricing and register for their exciting “Dip Your Brush Into Watercolor” class that meets each Tuesday at 10:30a.

Upper Cumberland – Donations Needed – Genesis House Domestic Violence Shelter
Oct 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Genesis House Domestic Violence Shelter serves the counties of Putnam, Clay, White, Macon, Jackson, DeKalb, Smith, Pickett and Overton. They are in need of donations of diapers and personal hygiene items to help with all Upper Cumberland Shelters. To donate, please call 931-526-5197 to arrange donation drop off. Monetary donations can be mailed to PO Box 1180 Cookeville, TN 38503.

Byrdstown – American Legion Meeting
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Byrdstown American Legion Meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. at the Dixie Cafe.

Oct
13
Wed
Cookeville – Suicide Prevention Resources and Information Presented Presented by the TN Suicide Prevention Network
Oct 13 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The TN Suicide Prevention Network has FREE resources available if yourself or someone you know needs help. Reach out NOW. The state wide crisis line is 1-855-CRISIS or you can text 741741 to connect to the crisis text line. This state organization is working tirelessly to eliminate the stigma around suicide. Get more information and gain knowledge on the warning signs of suicide at TSPN.org.

Livingston – Meals for Senior Citizens – Presented By The Overton County Senior Center
Oct 13 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Livingston – Meals for Senior Citizens – Presented By The Overton County Senior Center Monday – Friday the Senior center is providing congregate meals for those 60 or older. Call 931-823-1268 by 9:00am to reserve a home cooked meal.

Sparta – Job Search Hosted By Clean Hearts Veterans Outreach
Oct 13 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Sparta – Job Search Hosted By Clean Hearts Veterans Outreach for all Veterans from 9am-1pm every first and third Wednesday of each month. If you are a veteran in need of a job, want to write a resume, or seek job counseling, contact Steve Colquitt at 931-837-5050.

Byrdstown – Head Start Registration – Presented by the Byrdstown Head Start
Oct 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Byrdstown – Head Start Registration – Presented by the Byrdstown Head Start  Now accepting applications for students. Free, local high quality education program to held prepare pre-school age children who are income eligible toward school readiness. For more information call 931-864-3575

Cookeville – Everyone Loves Ceramics!
Oct 13 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

How can you resist the opportunity to paint your very own ceramic figurine? Reach out to Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery (931-526-2424) to register and obtain pricing.

Granville – Scarecrow Festival – Mayberry Characters
Oct 13 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

The 9th Annual Grandville Scarecrow Festival in Tennessee’s Mayberry Town will take place October 1st and run through October 30th with the theme “Mayberry Characters on Parade”. We are Tennessee’s largest scarecrow festival with about 200 real looking people scarecrows and around 500 traditional scarecrows. The festival will go the another level this year as Fallons Art has created street scenes of Mayberry with all the Mayberry characters.

The festival will be open Wednesday through Friday 11:00am to 3:00pm and Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please call 931.653.4151 for further information and pricing.

Smithville – Cannon County Local Office Hours
Oct 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Representative Rose will be represented by Field Representative Lou Nave during this visit.

Cookeville – Open Maker Lab Hosted By The Imagine Foundry
Oct 13 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Open Maker Lab is hosted by The Imagine Foundry every Wednesday from 2:00pm-7:00pm. Join the open maker lab experience! Let your creativity lead you in their makerspace – experience stations such as woodworking, building, crafting, sewing, and more! Imagine, design, and create with tools, materials, and professionals in the maker labs. $5 per maker per day.

Cookeville – Oratorical Contest With Scholarships
Oct 13 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

For high school students, there is a way to actually talk your way into college. Each year, The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program awards $203,500 in scholarships for speech. Contact American Legion Post 46 at 360-393-1147 for details.

Oct
14
Thu
Crossville – Child Find FREE Disability Screenings – Presented By The Cumberland County Schools
Oct 14 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Crossville – Child Find FREE Disability Screenings – Presented By The Cumberland County Schools – If your child is struggling in schools bring them for a FREE Screening to rule out or create a plan to help with a learning disability. A individual education plan will be created if needed. Fore more info call 931-484-3301 ask for Marlene Holton.

Crossville – Early Christmas Presents! Crafts Sale
Oct 14 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Christmas is right around the corner! This craft sale is a great place to get your Christmas presents ahead of the crowds!

The Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church crafters are working hard to finish the many items that will be at their October Sale in the church’s Fellowship Hall on Thursday, October 14th and Friday, October 15th from 9:00am to 4pm.

Fentress County – Commodities Distribution by UCHRA
Oct 14 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will hold a commodities distribution for Fentress County on Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Highland Church of the Cumberlands. Sign-up will be available at the distribution site.

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee.

Cookeville – Cookeville Art – UCWC Luncheon
Oct 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Cookeville – Cookeville Art – Ceramics
Oct 14 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us for our ceramics class from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Please call 931-526-2424 for more information and pricing or send an email to cumberlandartsociety@yahoo.com.

Cookeville – Compulsive Eater – We’d Like to Help
Oct 14 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Cookeville Overeaters Anonymous Meetings are held every Monday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
We are a group of people who want to stop eating compulsively. No dues, no fees, or weigh ins!

We meet in the lower level of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. For further information, contact Jim Arseniadis at 203-605-8493 or email him at j.arseniadis@yahoo.com.

Crossville – Cumberland County Chess Club Meet
Oct 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Cumberland County Chess Club meet at the RE/Max building at 24 Oak Road each Thursday at 6pm. This is a weekly event and is free to the public. It’s a great way to make new friends!

Oct
15
Fri
Gainesboro – Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, 5k and Kids Run
Oct 15 all-day

Join us for the Jingle Bell Jog 5K Run and Kids Fun Run! Specific times and more details to come.
Pre-register by November 11, 2021 to receive a T-Shirt at bit.ly/jccfdjinglebelljog.

Pre-Registration cost for the 5K is $35 and Kids Fun Run is $25. Kids Fun Run does not include a T-Shirt.

Smithville – Joel L. Evins Gallery
Oct 15 all-day

Handweaver’s Guild of America. Exhibition ends 12/15/2021.

Cookeville – “Train Tales” Presented By The Cookeville Depot Museum
Oct 15 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

“Train Tales” hosted by The Cookeville Depot Museum will be presented every Friday from 10:30 am – 11am. Parents and preschool children can enjoy this free activity and story every Friday. Afterwards, be sure to explore the cabooses and train cars! Admission is free -for more information call 931-520-5455.

Cookeville – Cookeville Art – Art 411
Oct 15 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Please call 931-526-2424 for more information and pricing or send an email to cumberlandartsociety@yahoo.com.

Cookeville – Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series – Presented By The Cookeville Depot
Oct 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Cookeville – Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series – Presented By The Cookeville Depot Friday October 8th starting at 11:30-1:30 at the Cookeville Depot. Enjoy live music outside during the Fall Brown Bag Lunch Series. Bring you lunch or buy from downtown restaurants and watch the FREE concert.

Crossville – Oktoberfest – Presented By The Knights of Columbus
Oct 15 @ 11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Crossville – Oktoberfest – Presented By The Knights of Columbus October 15 & 16 at the Knights of Columbus Grounds from 11:30am-9:30pm. Enjoy authentic German celebration complete with German food, domestic and imported beers, live accordion music all day. Call 423-799-0229 or go to crossvilleoktoberfest.com for information.

Legal Aid Society Providing Free Legal Services To Low-Income Individuals In The Upper Cumberland
Oct 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Are you in need of legal representation? The Legal Aid Society is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals in the Upper Cumberland. They do not handle any criminal cases, just civil cases. If you are in need of these services, call 931-528-7436.

Legal Aid Society Providing Free Legal Services To Low-Income Individuals In The Upper Cumberland
Oct 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Are you in need of legal representation? The Legal Aid Society is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals in the Upper Cumberland. They do not handle any criminal cases, just civil cases. If you are in need of these services, call 931-528-7436.

Cookeville – Cookeville Art – Drawing
Oct 15 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Please call 931-526-2424 for more information and pricing or send an email to cumberlandartsociety@yahoo.com.