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Secret City Festival has free admission to concerts

Posted at 2:07 pm September 21, 2021
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

A previous Secret City Festival is pictured above. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

The Secret City Festival will offer free admission to concerts this weekend after daytime activities were canceled because of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

The concerts are Jimmie Allen on Friday, September 24, and All-4-One on Saturday, September 25. Gates open at 6 p.m., and the concerts start at 7. The concerts are in Alvin K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge.

The concerts will be first-come, first-served. Capacity is limited to 50 percent, a press release said.

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Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Festivals, Festivals, Front Page News, Music, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: All-4-One, Alvin K. Bissell, concerts, COVID-19, Jimmie Allen, Josh Kiser, Oak Ridge, Secret City Festival, The Jaystorm Project

Updated: Secret City Festival cancels daytime activities

Posted at 4:51 pm September 11, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Note: This story was updated at 9:10 a.m. Sept. 12.

Daytime activities have been canceled at the Secret City Festival this month as the state and county experience a COVID-19 surge driven by the delta variant. However, the evening concerts, food trucks, and fireworks have not been canceled.

“Due to the ongoing resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Festival Board has been in discussions with the City of Oak Ridge, where concerns were raised about our ability to hold a viable, safe, and successful event,” Naomi Asher, marketing chair for the festival, said in response to questions Saturday. “Sadly, we must cancel all daytime festival activities, so that what we will be left with are the two evening concerts, food trucks, and fireworks.”

Asher said the Festival Board and City of Oak Ridge made the decision.

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Filed Under: Community, COVID-19, Festivals, Festivals, Front Page News, Health, Slider Tagged With: All-4-One, City of Oak Ridge, COVID-19, Jimmie Allen, Lauren Gray, Naomi Asher, pandemic, Secret City Festival

Jimmie Allen to perform at Secret City Festival

Posted at 2:16 pm July 19, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Allen was named New Male Artist of the Year at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards

One of country music’s hottest rising stars will perform on the first night of the Secret City Festival in Oak Ridge this fall, a press release said.

Jimmie Allen, who made history as the first black artist to launch a career with two consecutive No. 1 hits on country radio, including his debut single “Best Shot,” and his latest single “Make Me Want To,” was named ACA’s best new male artist of the year in 2021, a press release said.

“We are excited to bring a rising talent to perform in Oak Ridge,” said Naomi Asher, marketing chair of the festival. “Our lineup this year will appeal to a wide array of people and include all the fun activities and vendors that festival-goers have been used to seeing for years.”

The festival is scheduled from September 24-26 at Alvin K. Bissell Park. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the opener taking the stage at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at https://www.secretcityfestival.com.

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Filed Under: Arts, Community, Crafts, Entertainment, Festivals, Food, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Jimmie Allen, Naomi Asher, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge 85, Secret City Festival

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