ADAMS, Tenn. – The Bell Witch Fall Festival, A Celebration of Arts, Culture, and Music continues this week in Adams.
The festival includes a variety of events that celebrate the heritage, history, and cultural impacts surrounding the Bell family and the town.
EVENTS
Smoke – A Ballad of the Night Riders by David Alford
SMOKE: A Ballad of the Night Riders will return to the stage Oct. 1-3 and 8-10 at 7 p.m. as one of the highlights of the 4th Annual Bell Witch Fall Festival at the Bell School Community Complex, Brooksher Outdoor Pavilion, off Hwy 41N in Adams. SMOKE is a bluegrass-style musical that tells the story of the tobacco wars and the masked vigilantes called The Night Riders. Tickets for SMOKE are $25 for adults, $10 for students. Thursday is $8 Student Night.
The Washingtons of Wessyngton
John F. Baker, Jr., author and genealogist, will tell the uplifting story of his family’s journey from slavery to freedom. Baker is a descendant of African Americans who were enslaved at Wessyngton Plantation.
Presented in the Bell School Community Complex Brooksher Outdoor Pavilion on Oct. 4th at 3 p.m. Free.
David Alford’s SPIRIT – The Authentic Bell Witch Experience
The only Bell Witch Story sanctioned by the Bell family
Oct. 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31 at 7 p.m. at the Bell School in Adams
Find more information and ticket sales at the Bell Witch Fall Festival website.
Each Fall since 2002, David Alford’s play, Spirit: The Authentic History of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, has been produced on the grounds of the Bell School in Adams, the very land settled by John Bell and where the hauntings took place. As the play says, “In this place, on this ground” — only yards from the graves of the Bell family. The play is performed by professional actors from Nashville as well as local talent.
Spirit Tales Video Presentation
Presented in the Bell School Community Complex Auditorium on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. Free.