‘Emerald Evening' coming to Downtown Elizabethton
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Elizabethton's Parks and Recreation Department is bringing Oz to downtown.
An 'Emerald Evening' will be hosted at Kiwanis Park on Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m.
The event is free, open to all ages and will include a cookout and food trucks, trivia, face painting and the movie 'Wicked' will be screened.
Emma Carney sat down with our News Channel 11 team to discuss the event.
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