Showing posts with label Blue Plum Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue Plum Festival. Show all posts

Friday, April 9, 2010

Market Street and Jazz Stage Lineup

Market Street Stage
Friday June 4, 2010
Avery Deakins
Wolf Creek
Saturday June 5, 2010
Jazz Stage
Friday June 4, 2010
Unlimited
Saturday June 5, 2010
Kinda Blue
Jazz Doctors
We are so happy to be able to showcase such wonderful and talented artists and musicians!
For more information on the Blue Plum Festival, or to get invovled through volunteering please visit the official website

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Main Stage Line-Up Announced!

2010 Blue Plum Festival Line-up

Main Stage
Friday June 4, 2010
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Town Mountain (Asheville, NC)
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm The Brother Boys
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas Louisiana
8:30 pm to 11:00 pm Donna the Buffalo New York
Saturday June 5, 2010
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm The Barefoot Movement North Carolina & Tennessee
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Malcom Holcombe Foothills of North Carolina
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Spring Creek
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Casey Driessen Minnesota
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm Great American Taxi
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm The Gourds Texas
***Please click on the highlighted links above to be redirected to the artist/group's website!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Calling All Cooks!



The Easter holiday is just around the corner, and while browsing online I ran across something that was SOOO appropriate for the season, AND features PLUMS! The following recipe and images were featured on www.eatingoutloud.com in 2007..and I just had to share!

Rustic Plum Tart

Crust
1 1/4 c. All Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c. Unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" pieces
3 Tbsp Ice water

Filling
1 1/2 lbs Plums halved, pitted and sliced
6 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Ground ginger
1/4 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp All purpose flour
2 Tbsp Unsalted butter, melted
1 Egg beaten (to glaze)
1/4 c. Apricot preserves

For Crust: Blend flour, sugar, salt. Add butter and cut into mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 Tbsp of ice water, blend until moist clump forms, add more water by teaspoons if mixture is still dry. Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least one (1) hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss plums, 4 Tbsp sugar, ginger, and cinnamon in a bowl. Roll dough on a floured surface into a 12 1/2" ball. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet. Mix 1 Tbsp sugar and 1Tbsp flour in a small bowl, sprinkle over the dough leaving a 2" plain border.

Arrange plums in concentric circles on the dough leaving a 2" plain border. Drizzle with melted butter. Fold dough border toward center. Brush border with egg glaze, sprinkle with 1 Tbsp sugar.

Bake tart until plums are tender and the crust is golden..about 35-45 minutes. During the last few minutes, warm the apricot preserves on the stovetop. Remove the baked pie and brush the warmed preserves over the top of the plums. Tart must cool at least one (1) hour at room temperature before serving. ENJOY!

Well, now I'm wondering how many of you have cooked with plums? What's your favorite dish? Want to have your "Blue Plum" recipe featured on this blog? Then email it to media@blueplum.org! If I have a few recipe submissions..I'll create an on-going article!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Blue Plum Festival's Media Director


Hi! My name is Brandi Woodall, Media Director for the 2010 Blue Plum Festival held in downtown Johnson City, Tennessee. My function for the BP Festival is simple...promotion! It is my goal to use social media to raise awareness for this FREE art and music festival held annually.

Last year the Blue Plum saw almost 80,000 visitors over the two-day event. THIS year the festival has been extended into Sunday, so we anticipate even more foot traffic! The dates of the festival are June 4-6, 2010 and a full schedule of events and artist line ups will be listed on the main site www.blueplum.org very soon. The headliners are still being lined up!

In an effort to keep the Blue Plum Festival in the spotlight (although we are the largest event held in the Tri!), you can find us in various social media networks including Facebook (over 1200 fans and growing daily), Twitter @blueplumfest, and Spot Social. Unlike other area events, we want to engage with our friends and followers. Because we want our fans and friends to know that we create and execute this event with all of you in mind. Because without the fans, the team of hardworking volunteers, and our sponsors there would be no festival!

Our Volunteer Coordinator, Jennifer Clements is working on "Plum Up!", our volunteer program that covers most every aspect of this 3 day festival. Want to work in your community??? Then shoot an email to us and let us know you're interested.

OHHH and where else in the area can you reach 80,000 potential clients in one weekend??? Contact David Pennington, the Blue Plum Festival Director. He'll send you over a promotional package with all of the options and opportunities to shine the light on your organization!

In closing, thank you for the follows and friend requests...keep reading, posting, and twittering! And I look forward to bringing you more information about the 2010 Blue Plum Festival as it unfolds!


Brandi Woodall
Blue Plum Media Director


Brandi Woodall is owner of Positive Approach Events & Consulting. The Premier Event Service in the Tri-Cities area. From full service event management to social media marketing, we offer services for every corporate and leisure event.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Introducing The Blue Plum Festival Volunteer Coordinator




Blue Plum Question #1- Who are you and can you tell us a little about yourself?


My name is Jennifer Clements. I have lived in the area all of my life, except for the four years that I spent away at college in Ohio. I am a member of the Junior League of Johnson City, TN which is a nonprofit organization that focuses on women and children's issues in the area. I also enjoy doing volunteer work for my church, Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church located in downtown Johnson City, TN.


Blue Plum Question #2- How did you get involved with the Blue Plum Festival?

Munsey Memorial Methodist Church is involved with the Blue Plum Festival as the kid's area sponsor. They provide entertainment, games, and prizes for kids of all ages during the festival. I have enjoyed helping with this part of the festival over the past four years. My involvement began with the kid's area and has progressed to areas such as procuring sponsorships for the festival.


Blue Plum Question #3- How does volunteering in your community make you feel?

By getting involved with the Blue Plum Festival I have been able to meet a lot of great people and I feel like I'm now a part of something big in our community. I enjoy being a part of something that draws people to our beautiful downtown and entertains them. The Blue Plum Festival is the kickoff event for the summer and is an event that everyone wants to attend.


Blue Plum Question #4- Any final words from the Volunteer Coordinator?

This year I will be heading up "Plum Up", the Blue Plum Festival's Volunteer Campaign. This is your opportunity to become a part of our downtown organization! We are so grateful for those individuals, organizations, and companies that volunteer yearly. This year, we ask that you too become a part of this exciting opportunity and become a part of our "Plum Up Team"!




**For more information on the festival and how you can become involved please visit our official website at www.blueplum.org.

Monday, December 28, 2009

A New Year Ahead

Best wishes for the New Year to the fans of the Blue Plum Festival in Johnson City, TN! In about six months, the 2010 Blue Plum Festival will get underway. This coming festival has been extended to include an additional day of entertainment and fun!


The festival will be Friday June 4, 2010 through Sunday June 6, 2010. Last year the attendance was about 80,000 so we are expecting a record turnout for the 2010 festival! Remember this is a free music and arts festival in downtown Johnson City, TN...that's right...FREE!


Our volunteer program, "Plum Up", will kick off in January 2010..so we'll be asking some of our friends to help in planning and executing the biggest outdoor event in the Tri-Cities area!


For now, we would just like to say Happy New Year and stay safe!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

I'm Dreaming of a "Blues Christmas"

Facebook Fan Page Giveaway
"I'm Dreaming of a Blues Christmas"
The Blue Plum Festival is proud to announce our newest giveway just in time for Christmas! We are teaming up with Slackjack Guitars in Jonesborough, TN to offer a one-of-a kind Cigar Box Guitar as the prize for our giveway.
To find out more about Slackjack Guitars click HERE
Pictures of the actual guitar along with more information about the contest will be posted on the evening of Wednesday Dec 16th. The contest does have limitations...
You CAN NOT BE:
A member of the Blue Plum Festival Committee
A member of the Friends of Olde Downtowne
You MUST:
Be Age 21 and over (proof will be required)
Live within the Tri-Cities, TN region (no further than 50 miles from Johnson City, TN)
Agree to take delivery no later than Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sign a release authorize use of your photo to be used in promotional photos for the Blue Plum Festival and Slackjack Guitars.
The giveaway will be a triva based contest. The first winning answer (posted on the facebook fan event page) who meets all of the criteria, will be named the winner.
The contest will be held on Friday, December 18th..and the winner will be announced on Saturday, December 19th. So again, good luck..and Merry Christmas from the Blue Plum Festival!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Site For the 2010 Blue Plum Festival Cornhole Tournament

Wanted to share a bird's eye view for the proposed location of the 2010 Blue Plum Festival Cornhole Tournament. The Buffalo Street Parking Lot, during the paving process.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Back by Popular Demand, A Tuna Christmas

The Blue Moon Theatre brings back the madcap holiday favorite A Tuna Christmas. Perfomances begin on Friday November 20, 2009 and run through January 2, 2010. The Broadway-style live performance includes a candlelit five course meal. The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre is located at 215 E. Main Street in downtown Johnson City, TN. Reservations can be made by calling (423) 232-1350 or by visiting the theatre online at http://www.bluemoondinnertheatre.com/. Back at the theatre through popular demand, A Tuna Christmas is suitable for the entire family! Whether it is their first or fifth time seeing A Tuna Christmas, audiences will love this laugh filled evening!



A Tuna Christmas, by Joes Sears & Jaston William, and Ed Howard is the second in the beloved quad-rilogy of plays about the citizens of Texas' third smallest town, Tuna, Texas. Two actors, and some split-second costume changes, portray all 24 citizens of Tuna, TX, where the Lion's Clun is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, it's Christmas Eve and all comic mayhem is about to break loose as the delightfully eccentric characters attempt to cope with seasonal traumas, including hot competition in the hot lawn display contest that is being sabotaged by a mysterious Christmas Phantom or the Tuna Little's ill fated production of "A Christmas Carol" that is jeopardized by unpaid electric bills.


All tickets for perfomances are $39.99 (plus tax) and includes the performance and dinner. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Many dates are sold out, so make your reservations now!


Monday, November 16, 2009

The Forgotten Victims...


Please Help Us Feed the Forgotten Victims....


When you hear the words recession and economic crisis, do you ever conjure up images of a family's beloved beagle or playful gray kitten and think VICTIM? Well, that is unfortunately the situation that is happening all too often to pets throughout our communities. Families have been impacted with additional financial burdens throughout this area and because of their current financial state they are being forced to give away their pets because they can no longer afford to feed them.

Many of these once loved pets will be placed in shelters throughout the area. And the sad fact is, that they might not ever be a part of another loving home.



Join us in helping feed these pets keep families together by donating dog and cat pet food.



Donations can be brought to:


Nibbles and Kibbles Pet Food Pantry


located in Downtown Johnson City@


Everything Under One Woof


318 E. Main Street


Johnson City, TN 37601

*Store Hours Monday-Saturday 12pm to 5:30pm

For donation pick ups please contact:

Kathy

(423) 946-7376





Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Blue Plum is Going Social

The Blue Plum Festival has decided to get social! What does that mean??? Well, that means you can find us on Facebook now by becoming a friend or fan, and follow us on twitter!

This blog will be dedicated to informing it's visitors on the ongoing events in the downtown area of Johnson City, Tennessee. If you're looking for things to do, places to visit, food, and drink...then follow our blog!

Over the next few months before the Blue Plum Festival, I will be hitting the social scene to give you the scoop on the latest information concerning events that help promote the festival.

Remember to share us with your friends..it's all about being sociable!

Find us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/blueplumfest

And on Facebook with username Blue Plum. We also have a fan page that will be an interactive experience in the months to come!