r/JohnsonCity

Hi all. My mom, age 59, is currently in a nursing home after a catastrophic ischemic stroke after dental surgery 4 years ago. She’s paralyzed, completely nonverbal, incontinent, the whole she-bang. It’s an incredibly sad and devastating situation to witness. I try to do all that i can to bring her as much happiness as possible. Thankfully, shes found another resident who’s now become her boyfriend (he has dementia). For the first time since her stroke she finally has found some peace & happiness in him 🫶🏼

With that being said, her nursing home is hosting an “adult prom” at the end of the month. The nurses told me she and her boyfriend are in the running for “prom queen and prom king” (shhhh 🤫 don’t tell anyone lol).

What I need: I need some suggestions for consignment shops in the tricities that might have a dress for her that would be appropriate for this event. Not churchy, but also not skimpy. Probably something floor length. I’m not looking to buy a brand new dress or spend $100’s. But I’d like to find something decent that will make her feel pretty.

Any consignment shop recommendations are much appreciated 🫶🏼 She’s short (4’11) and is a size small-medium (ish). I’m also 4’11 and know how hard it is to find dresses that fit my length. She will be in a wheelchair so I believe the length isn’t as big of an issue since we can just bunch it up in the wheelchair seat.

Thank you so much in advance 🫶🏼❤️

Hey everyone — posting from the official Off Leash Social account. We have some pretty unique events coming up in Johnson City that we thought this community might genuinely be interested in.

All of these events are free entry.

This Friday — Game Show Night

We have a great host running rounds of games like Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, The Price Is Right and more. You can come by yourself or bring a big group — you don't need to put a team together ahead of time.

This Sunday — Sing-Along Brunch

This one has become a huge event when we do it. It's not karaoke and absolutely no talent is required. We have a DJ playing popular songs everyone knows and the whole crowd sings along while having brunch. We've also added Brunchbox 423 for this one to help our kitchen handle the crowd.

Next Saturday — Stand-Up Comedy

Free stand-up show with a lineup of professional comedians.

College Football + Margin Madness

We'll be doing big college football watch parties all season, especially for the Vols. Games are on our massive outdoor screen, and during breaks we do trivia and give away a ton of brewery swag.

For several games we're also doing something we call Margin Madness: If the Vols win, your entire tab gets discounted by twice the margin of victory. Vols win by 10 = 20% off. Win by 20 = 40% off.

We also have several live music shows, fundraisers, a Tedx screening, Oktoberfest, Halloween party, and EDM events.

And if you're there supporting the opponent, it works the same way for you if your team wins.

We also have tap takeovers coming from Hi-Wire, Xul, Creature Comforts, Highland and Paulaner.

We're trying to bring more unusual events and experiences to Johnson City — especially things you normally have to drive to a bigger city to find.

If people here find this kind of post useful, we're happy to occasionally share the more interesting stuff we have coming up. We don't want to spam the sub, so we'll keep it to things we think are genuinely worth knowing about.

Is anyone interested in the Circus that is coming to Freedom Hall in September?

I have some tickets available if anyone wants any of them.

Hey folks,

I've got a few friends I play WoW with from the area. We're in JC, Gray, and southwestern VA. We've played WoW off and on since launch, and I was looking for more locals to play with.

Does anyone have a guild they play with locally? Or would be interested in playing more with other local friendly folks? We've got a guild, but it's pretty small and mostly filled with our alts. About 5 of us locally.

As far as in-game content, we typically push M+ but we're pretty chill about it. We largely play Sunday/Monday nights, but are somewhat active throughout the week.

Apparently it is that time! Can anyone recommend somewhere for getting a 6 y/o’s ears pierced? Not Claire’s or anywhere that uses a piercing gun. I’ve heard good things about House of Ink and Studio 13.

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