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BUZZ Art Center’s spring show The Fountain City Art Guild will open its annual spring show and sale with a reception 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, May 15. The artwork will remain on display through June 4. Also showing are handmade books by Bob Meadows’ students and watercolors by Mary Baumgartner’s students. Everyone is invited to the opening reception at 213 Hotel Ave. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Info: 357-ARTS.

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Knox County commissioners at-large Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas will host a public forum 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Henry’s Deli, 7231 Tazewell Pike. Everyone is invited. This is one of a monthly series of meetings by Brantley and Thomas. The commissioners were in Powell in March.

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Sometimes we get a great countywide story from a neighborhood meeting. That’s the case with Betsy Pickle’s coverage of Anne Wallace at an outfit called What’s Shakin’ South Haven. Wallace told the group that problems on Cumberland are “going to get worse. Beginning June 8, all lanes between University Commons and West Volunteer (except for one westbound lane) will be closed for six weeks.” Read the full story online.

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Logan Brill to headline BBQ Fest By Anne Hart If you weren’t quick enough to get tickets to the upcoming Garth Brooks concerts, don’t despair. Instead, consider it an opportunity. The next big country star is going to be performing here that same weekend, and you’re invited. Logan Brill, a Knoxville native who has already cut some mighty impressive notches in her belt on the country music circuit, will be the headline act at the Rocky Top BBQ Fest May 29 and 30 at the World’s Fair Park. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bearden, the cook-off event, the official Tennessee State Barbesanctioned by the Kansas City cue Championship and is expected Barbecue Society, has been named to draw thousands for two days of

Nashville singer/songwriter Logan Brill, a Knoxville native, will headline the Rocky Top BBQ Fest at the World’s Fair Park on May 29.

Her first album, “Walking Wires,” debuted in 2013; her second, “Shuteye,” was released this year. Her style ranges from rhythm and blues to country, folk ballads and a little bit of rock. The Fest will be open to the music, food and entertainment for public on Friday, May 29, from the entire family. 5-10 p.m. and on Saturday, May Brill and her band have toured 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with such storied acts as Merle Other groups performing durHaggard, Dwight Yoakam, The ing the two days are Fairview Band Perry, Blues Traveler and Union, Second Opinion, Public Steve Earle. They will perform Apology, the Early Morning String from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday. Dusters, Roger Alan Wade and Brill, who is both a singer and others to be announced. songwriter, will make her debut For information and ticket with the Grand Ole Opry this availability: www.rockytopbbq. weekend. com.

Nonprofit hub offers free training this summer By Betsy Pickle As renovations continue on its future home in the historic Regas Building at 318 N. Gay St., the Alliance for Better Nonprofits will launch a free summer series of training courses at Flenniken Landing, 115 Flenniken Ave., in South Knoxville. The training offered follows four tracks that align with upcoming ABN courses. Trainings will be 10 a.m.-noon each Tuesday in June and July at the Flenniken conference room. Courses include: Social and Digital Marketing 101 Series: Social Media Platforms, June 2; Content Marketing, July 7. Program Development 101 Series: Program Design Workshop, June 9; Program Evaluation Workshop, July 14. Resource Management 101 Series: Fiduciary Responsibility

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and Financial Records – financial info for the nonprofit community, June 16; Developing a Volunteer Recruitment Strategy, July 21. Personal Effectiveness Series 101: Leading with PerChris Martin sonal Strengths and Wellbeing, June 23; Building Effective Teams, July 28. Class size is limited. Register at betternonprofits.org. Info: Danielle Benson, dbenson@betternonprofits.org. According to its website, the Alliance for Better Nonprofits “is a Knoxville-based organization that will serve nonprofits in 25 counties by helping them achieve their missions. ... The Regas Building changed

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owners March 3, 2015. The new owner is Regas Bldg LLC (sole owner Christopher Martin). The listed sales price was $1.375 million. The adjacent parking lot is owned by Regas Prop LLC (Doug White). Knoxville Leadership Foundation launched ABN through its Center for Communities program. Nashville’s Center for Nonprofit Management, Greenlights in Austin, Texas, and Standards for Excellence with Baltimore Nonprofits were used as business models. Chris Martin, president of Knoxville Leadership Foundation, is the CEO. Danielle Benson, past president of the Young Professionals of Knoxville, is director of training. Sarah Herron, former manager of website and social media outlets for Scripps Networks Interactive, is director of communications. The lead partners are Knoxville

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Students and faculty at Amherst Elementary School rallied recently to help one of their own. Fifth-grader Ethan Parsley was diagnosed in December with cancer. Since then he has switched to homebound schooling, so he doesn’t get to see his friends as often as he’d like. “About every other week, we come to the school to have lunch with his friends and his younger brother,” said Ethan’s mom, Denise Rowe. “That’s just how Ethan is. He’s a very social person.” The PTA planned to host its annual hat day in April, but members wanted to do something to show their support for Ethan and his family, so they asked anyone at the school who wore a hat on Hat Day to donate spare change for Ethan. They helped spread the word with the hashtag #EthanStrong. That spare change added up to $1,800. When presented with the total amount, Ethan showed his brilliant smile, and his mom fought back tears. “We really appreciate everyone’s support and prayers,” said Rowe. “This school has loved us unconditionally – the teachers have, the students have …” Before his diagnosis, Ethan was a lineman for Grace Youth Sports’ football team. He plans to play Fifth-grader Ethan Parsley holds a sign representative of the $1,800 raised for him by students and faculty of Amagain someday. He also wants to herst Elementary School. His mom, Denise Rowe, stands behind him, and PTA president Kim Venable and PTA secbecome a brain surgeon. retary Valerie Stanley are to their right. Photo by S. Barrett

Former UT lawyer Leadbetter tells all

Ronald Leadbetter came to Tennessee and never left. He attended the University of Tennessee for both undergraduate and law degrees. He worked at UT until retirement. Along the way, he sued the university – twice. And now he’s penned a tell-all book.

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