Community & Fundraising Events
WTCI hosts and participates in community events throughout the year as part of our mission. We welcome everyone to our community events and encourage everyone's participation. We also hosts special events throughout the year to raise funds to help support our mission of enriching lives through quality programs and services that educate, engage, and inspire a lifetime of learning and exploration.
It’s time to Work It Out with the Wombats! Join WTCI PBS on October 23 at 10:00 AM CST for a special Preschool Storytime at the Sequatchie County Public Library. Children ages 3–5 and their favorite grown-up are invited to enjoy a story and hands-on activities inspired by Work It Out Wombats! Through play and problem-solving, children will explore computational thinking skills and discover how fun it can be to work things out together. See you there!
WTCI PBS and PBS Books welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver for an exclusive live discussion about her brand-new novel Partita— a book she says she has been waiting her whole life to write.This interactive virtual book club event will take place on November 5, 2026, at 8PM ET. Registration is available through participating PBS stations with a qualifying donation. Along with access to the virtual event, donors will receive a copy of the book, Partita, and the PBS Books mug.
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Country music icon Larry Gatlin is coming to WTCI PBS for a rare and intimate night of music and storytelling! The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and voice behind classics including “All the Gold in California” and “Broken Lady” will be joined by two remarkable Nashville hitmakers Dean Dillon, co-writer of “Tennessee Whiskey” and dozens of George Strait songs, and Rachel Thibodeau, co-writer of Billy Currington’s #1 hit “Good Directions.” Hear the songs and the stories behind them from the people who wrote them.