Welcome from the Leadership Team

Ever wonder how such an amazing event as the Louie Bluie Festival gets pulled off?  Meet our fantastic, dynamic, and hardworking Festival Planning Committee. 

Each committee has several people serving under the committee chairs listed below.  Overall there are more than 30 people working months in advance to bring you East Tennessee’s most beloved festival.

You can contact these individuals for more information in the areas they serve by sending an email to those provided.

• Leadership Team – Kim Butler, Jocelyn Griffo,  Peggy Mathews, Jo Anne Myers
• Festival Advisors – Barbara Ward Armstrong and Bill Claiborne
• Art Competition  - Karen Cumorich, Chair
• Communications – Jerry Sharp, Chair
• Corporate Sponsorships – Peggy Mathews, Chair
• Craft Village – Don Humphrey, Chair
• Food Court - Nelsie Wooden, Chair
• Kids Fun Zone – Ray Perry and Susan Petro, Co-Chairs
• Logistics – Steve Schaab and Dale Lohrey, Co- Chairs
• Marketing & Publicity – Jocelyn Griffo, Chair
• Program for Community Stage – Kim Butler and Jo Anne Myers, Co-Chairs
• Program for Folklife Stage – Nancy Green and Karen Clear, Co-Chairs
• Program for Louie Bluie Stage – Sean McCollough and Chris Durman, Co-Chairs
• Quilt Competition – Sue Gafford, Chair
• Sound and Staging – Maggie Longmire, Chair
• Sounds Like Home – Bradley Hanson and Kelli Jo Wright, Co-Chairs
• Volunteer Coordination – Linda Rutherford and Maureen O’Connell, Co-Chairs