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Fall Is In The Air At Corner Nest Antique Mall Elizabethton, TN. --- As another summer sets in the sunset a bevy of activity has begun at the Corner Nest Antique Mall as store owner Robin Blackwell and over ninety vendors kick off the fall season. Truck loads carrying tons of seasonal merchandise has replaced spring and summer items as we enter the fall holiday season with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas [not that we are in a rush] right around the corner. There is a feeling of expectation and excitement in the air at The Corner Nest Antique Mall. Our monthly trip to one of our favorite stores had us talking to several of Robin’s dealers in an effort to learn more concerning what they have to offer: Gail Schmidt Gail Schmidt is a mixed media artist which basically means she is not tied to just one medium. “With my art, I can use anything,” she revealed. “I work with a lot of paper, ink, paint and digital ap-
plications. I have a love of old things and seek out items at flea markets, estate sales and thrift stores that may need a little love. I especially have a love for old furniture that I paint and refurbish. I [previously] had a store in Florida and my husband Leon had a workshop. We had a great time mixing new with old and I enjoy taking something in bad shape that some people would generally pass by and make it meaningful again.” Gail says she love to “treasure hunt.” And admits, “Hey, I’m a woman so I love to shop,” she laughs. “I create things in my studio from the things I find in antique stores, flea markets, etc. then I bring them to The Corner Nest and offer my new creations to customers who really seem to enjoy what I do.” Gail is the owner of Shabby Cottage Studio and she offers online art classes and vintage inspired art. Her work can be found on the second floor at The Corner Nest Antique Mall. Jody Fields Around the corner from Gail Schmidt’s booth we also discovered 52 year-old Joy Fields who recently got interested in crafts especially in the art of painting and refinishing furniture. The Roan Mountain resident said, “I always drew and painted. I guess you call what I do now as ‘recycling’ or ‘re-purposing.’ I find my items at yard sales and thrift stores and turn them back into useful items. I have a snowman that I made out of old bed sheets and I take old wood and after painting it turn it into nice wall hangings. Jody has a beautiful painting on an old window that depicts a “Happy Harvest.” There is also a delightful-looking witch’s stocking also make out of an old bed sheet and then brightly decorated. “I don’t expect your stuff to last too long for sale,” I remarked. “Well, I do put a lot of
time into my work and I try present things that I think people would enjoy in their homes. I love turning old previously unusable items and bring them back to life so-to-speak. I invite everyone to come down to The Corner Nest Antique Mall and visit my booth upstairs.” Jill Lane As we continued to remain upstairs looking around [with 30,000 square feet on two floors please give yourself plenty of time to browse] we discovered “Jilly Bugs,” owned by decorator Jill Lane. With over 20 years of experience, Jill offers, “unique decorating for your home, office or cabin.” She offers furniture and complete condo and cabin packages. If you need some professional help decorating your home, Jill’s your gal! Donna Garland Our Sunday afternoon trip wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Donna Garland’s Butter Cup Café located on the ground floor as you enter The Corner Nest Antique Mall. Only on Sunday can you enjoy Donna’s down-home country cooking fit for a King. . . .or Queen for that matter! Delicious and hardy portions of food items such as steak and gravy with mashed potatoes and cold slaw or baked chicken with a variety of vegetables and deserts was on the menu during our visit. She has too many items to mention but we guarantee you won’t leave hungry. Her meals are outstanding! So, if you’re looking for a bargain [or a good meal] take the time to get Out ‘N About at The Corner Nest Antique Mall located a short distance from downtown Elizabethton. It’s well worth the trip!
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What do you mean Tennessee has an income tax? Yes, Tennessee has an income tax. The tax is commonly called the Hall income tax. The tax is not on wages or any form of “earned income”. The tax is 6% of the taxable income over $1250 for a single individual and $2500 for married filing jointly. The tax does not apply to earnings inside of an IRA or other type of pension plan. There are certain exemptions for age and lower income individuals that apply. Be sure and check on the applicability to your individual situation. The tax is imposed upon certain interest and dividends. The list of what is taxable and what is not taxable is lengthy. The basic break down of types of taxable and non taxable income is outlined in the instructions for the state income tax return. Generally dividends are taxable. The most notable exception is dividends paid on bank stock which are not taxable. The catch here is that dividends from bank holding companies are taxable. Most bank dividends now are from holding companies. For state tax purposes most cash distributions
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are considered dividends. Taxable distributions include capital gains distributions from mutual funds and cash distributions to S corporation shareholders. Interest is generally taxable other than interest from your bank, the U.S. Treasury or the state of Tennessee and it’s municipalities.. The most common type of interest income that is overlooked is interest from installment sales and financing arrangements between individuals. Interest on bonds from other states and their municipalities are generally taxable in Tennessee. I have often heard bonds advertised as being double tax exempt. I once was in Hawaii listening to an advertisement. The spokesman said the bonds were double tax exempt in every state but Tennessee. The IRS shares information from your form 1040 with the state. The state is behind in matching that information. The Statute of limitations which is three years does not start to run until you file your return. If you don’t file, the statute never starts to run. The state is usually years behind in sending you a letter to demand
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Federal Raid at Gibson Guitar Plant Downright Scary While I’ve been interacting with constituents and preparing for the upcoming legislative founding tenet. As I mentioned, this is the second time the company has been raided by session, I have been appalled at the recent news reports out of Nashville and Memphis. armed agents of Fish and Wildlife. No charges were ever filed in connection with the first raid Gibson Guitars, the iconic manufacturer of the axes wielded by a wide variety of artists in 2009 but the companies property has still not been returned. from Chet Atkins to B.B. King to Angus Young, has been raided for the second time in the past Gibson, it should be noted, has provided evidence that the wood imported in both cases few years by armed agents of the federal government. Gibson’s crime? Importing a certain was completely authorized as legal by the countries exporting the wood. type of wood for use in their guitars that may be illegal in a foreign country. What has been most concerning to me is the implicit assertion by the government that if That’s right. Our government executed criminal warrants based on one interpretation of this “unfinished” wood had been finished in India by Indian workers instead of at Gibson by another country’s laws. This would be funny if it wasn’t so downright scary. American workers the company would have no legal problem. A federal raid is a not a small thing. It is a serious undertaking that has consequences It is almost as if the federal government is encouraging Gibson to do what many other for the business against whom it is conducted. Computers get forensically imaged, boxes companies have done for various reasons: Ship American jobs overseas. Gibson is one of the of files are carted out. Employees are detained and questioned. Business can not be effecfew major US companies that still produces a tangible product within America’s borders and tively conducted for days if not weeks afterward. the federal government targets them because they MAY have run afoul of a foreign law. This kind of action can result in lost profits, lost jobs and the bankruptcy of a comI fail to see the need for armed federal agents in a place of business like Gibson. This is pany. The economic consequences can be dire. Raids such as these should not be taken not a criminal cartel, it a musical instrument manufacturer. The company does not thumb lightly. its nose at the law, in fact, the company and it’s CEO have clearly made their best efforts to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey Yet what was the stated need for overwhelming force in this case? stay within the law. Basically, the federal government is suggesting that Gibson Guitar has violated the In fact, the only beef the Obama administration could really have with Gibson Guitars Lacey Act. It charges that Gibson imported wood from India that was illegal because it was “unfinished.” The is the political habits of its CEO. Apparently, the head of Gibson has been very generous in his donations to Rewood is allegedly illegal not because of any law passed by Congress or any state legislature but because of an publican candidates and causes such as Congressman Marsha Blackburn and Sen. Lamar Alexander. One of interpretation of Indian law. Gibson’s chief competitors on the other hand prefers Democrat candidates. I hope this is simple coincidence and Is this reason enough to hold hostage an employer of over 1200 people? not something more sinister. Even if one concedes the questionable merit of the Lacey Act, which requires American companies be bound by If Gibson Guitars has broken the law, they must pay required penalties. But the resources which have been the law of foreign nations, the repeated targeting of one company in this fashion is abhorrent. brought to bear and the manner in which this company has been targeted amounts to a classic case of overreach Our Constitution was written to ensure that the federal government’s power was not only limited but decen- and overkill. tralized. The Founding Fathers wanted a government where no branch or agency of government could have too In an ever increasing competitive global economy, the federal government should be looking for ways to assist much power. and nurture American businesses - not seek to criminalize companies who provide high-paying jobs to American Looking at the Gibson case, the US Department of Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service has surely violated that workers.
We Must Remember Our Veterans & Their Sacrifice
Last month’s job report showed no new jobs were created, underscoring the reality that businesses are hesitant to hire. This gloomy economic outlook is even worse for the veterans. To date, there are nearly 1 million unemployed veterans in the United States. According to a recent National Federation of Independent Business survey, only seven percent of small business owners expect economic conditions to be better six months from now. Forty-one percent expect them to be worse, and fifty-two percent expect them to be unchanged. Congress must pass legislation that creates a better environment for job creation, especially among our veterans. The men and women who choose to defend this country through military service are making a tremendous sacrifice. In return, we must protect and care for our veterans when they come home. As a veteran and a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I feel a solemn responsibility to serve those who have served this country in uniform. Along with my colleagues on the committee, I have a goal of reducing veteran unemployment to less than five percent over the next two years. On September 13, the committee hosted a Veterans Job Summit, which brought together dozens of companies and organizations who shared with us best practices of hiring a veteran in the private sector. The insights shared at this summit helped the committee craft a series of bills known as the Veterans
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Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act. This biparans, but it also accommodates the retraintisan legislation provides tax incentives ing of 100,000 veterans of past conflicts for careers in high-demand fields. to businesses that hire veterans. It The legislation sets performance also creates training and transimetrics for federally-funded tion programs for soldiers once state employees whose job is they return home, all without to find employment for vetincreasing spending or adding to the deficit. The VOW Act erans. Additionally, VOW consists of seven simple bills, requires these employees and it is the most comprehenbe tested prior to beginning sive piece of legislation that their jobs of veteran placement. It requires reporting addresses veteran unemployment. of outcomes for students us The VOW Act has four main ing the Post-9/11 GI bill so the focuses: improving the Transition Department of Veterans’ Affairs Assistance Program (TAP); expandcan ensure the oversight and sucing education and training; simplifycess of the programs implemented through this plan. The bill also ing licensing and certification; Congressman reauthorizes several important and protecting our National Guard and Reserve. If it is mandatory for grants that provide job training Phil Roe service members transitioning into for homeless veterans within the civilian status to participate in TAP Homeless Veterans’ Reintegraprograms, we can ensure they have the tools they need tion Program (HVRP). to make a successful transition into the workforce. VOW Another important piece of legislation includwill break down the barriers that prevent transitioning ed in the VOW Act is H.R. 2433, the Tax Credit to service members from finding work, and will improve Hire Veterans Act of 2011. This bill would provide the quality of life for those who so selflessly serve our a $25,000 tax incentive to any small business that hires an unemployed veteran. The Tax Credit to country. The VOW Act not only paves the way for new veter- Hire Veterans Act also includes provisions that pro-
tect veterans from employers that may be manipulating the system to receive these tax breaks. Last Monday, I was extremely disappointed to see the president suggest cutbacks in some veterans’ health benefits as one way to tackle our deficit. The president’s deficit reduction plan would increase pharmacy co-payments for military beneficiaries and establish a $200 annual fee in the military’s Tricare for Life health benefits for Medicare-eligible retirees. This would mark the first time in history that an annual fee would be charged to Tricare for Life recipients. While we can all agree that it is time to make difficult budget decisions, it would be a disgrace to make those decisions on the backs of those that devoted and risked their lives in service to our country. Rest assured, I will continue to fight for legislation to improve the way we care for our veterans. I will stand firm against increasing health care costs and cutting benefits. I will remember the vow I took to care for our veterans and remember the sacrifice they made for all of us. Please feel free to contact my office if we can be of assistance to you or your family. You can contact my office by mail, email or phone. Our contact information can be found on our website, www.roe.house.gov Visit www.roe.house.gov for more press, floor speeches, member resources and to sign up for our enewsletter.
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WQUT Concert Schedule Viking Hall in Bristol: Oct 1 Randy Travis and Pam Tillis Nov 5 Pixies Dec 1 An Evening w/Buddy Valastro (The Cake Boss) Freedom Hall: Oct 13 Oct 23
Luke Bryan Rain (Beatles Tribute Band)
Thompson Boling Arena: Oct 6 Sugarland Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville: Oct 4 B.B. King Oct 16 Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (original line up) Nov 10 Pixies Nov 20 Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith Knoxville Civic Auditorium: Nov 12 John Mellencamp Nov 27 Joe Bonamassa
Knoxville Civic Coliseum: Oct 11 3 Door Down/Theory of a Deadman/Pop Evil Nov 11 Lady Antebellum/Josh Kelly/Randy Montana Nov 26 Casting Crowns
Harrah’s Cherokee in Cherokee, N.C.: Oct 15 Chicago Oct 22 Willie Nelson Nov 5 Ronnie Milsap Nov 19 Air Supply Dec 2 Dwight Yoakam
Smokies Stadium in Sevierville: Oct 7 Avett Brothers
Time Warner Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, N.C.: Oct 1 Chris Brown/Kelly Rowland/T-Pain & TYGA
Theatre in the Park in Maryville, TN: Oct 7-9 Foothills Fall Festival w/Reba McEntire, Sara Evans, Chicago and many others Bridgestone Arena in Nashville: Nov 9 45th Annual CMA Awards Nov 25 Jeff Durham Biltmore in Asheville, N.C.: Oct 7 Eddie Money Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, S.C.: Oct 31 Guns n Roses Nov 11 Bob Seger Dec 2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte: Oct 7 Toby Keith/Eric Church & J.T. Hodges Oct 8 Chris Brown/T-Pain/TYGA Philips Arena in Atlanta: Oct 1 & 2 Taylor Swift Oct 22 Sugerland Oct 28 & 29 Jay-Z and Kanye West Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta: Oct 8 Toby Keith with Eric Church & J.T. Hodges
House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: Oct 1 Jackyl Oct 8 Steve Miller Oct 14 Styx Oct 29 Colbie Caillat Nov 4 Anthrax, Testament & Death Angel Nov 5 Queensryche Chastain Park in Atlanta: Oct 1 Bryan Ferry Ryman Auditorium in Nashville: Oct 3 K.D. Lang Oct 10 Adele Oct 19 Aretha Franklin Oct 22 Peter Frampton (Flood Relief Benefit Show) Dec 8 Hall & Oats Dec 12 Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie For more details visit our website or look for our listings every month in Out ‘N About Magazine or call us at WQUT!
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Milligan to celebrate the inauguration of president William b. Greer Senator Lamar Alexander, keynote speaker Dr. William B. Greer will be inaugurated as the 15th president of Milligan College on Friday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. in Milligan’s Mary B. Martin Auditorium of Seeger Memorial Chapel. The event is open to the public.
Homecoming highlights include the Fourth Annual Library Homecoming Book Sale, performances of the musical “The Secret Garden,” an art exhibit by Milligan alumna Carrie Theobald Buell and a concert by Alathea.
The keynote speaker at the inauguration ceremony is U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, the only Tennessean popularly elected both governor and U.S. Senator. Sen. Alexander has served as U.S. Education Secretary, University of Tennessee president and professor at Harvard University’s School of Government.
Greer was named the 15th president of Milligan on March 18, 2011, and assumed office on July 16, 2011, following the retirement of Don Jeanes.
Milligan will host a variety of special events leading up to the Oct. 28 inauguration ceremony. Greer will meet with many groups at receptions and luncheons throughout the week. Events are scheduled for students, civic leaders, church leaders, Milligan board members, delegates and special guests. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Michael Miller, director of programs at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, will present an academic lecture titled “The Role of Business in Expanding God’s Kingdom,” at 11 a.m. in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium of Milligan’s Seeger Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. Dr. Aaron Wymer, minister at Grandview Christian Church in Johnson City, Tenn., will lead a Service of Blessing for President and First Lady Bill and Edwina Greer at the college’s weekly chapel service on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 11 a.m. This time of prayer and worship in Seeger Chapel is open to the public. After the inaugural ceremony on Friday, Milligan’s annual Homecoming celebration (Oct. 28-29) begins. The weekend provides many opportunities for alumni to rekindle old memories and friendships and celebrate the new presidency of Greer.
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Greer most recently served as vice president for institutional advancement at Milligan and before that served for 12 years as a member of the college’s faculty and as chair of the business area for many years. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. His areas of academic interest include monetary/macroeconomic theory and the history of economic thought. His book “Ethics and Uncertainty” examined the role of uncertainty in economic theory as viewed from the contrasting perspectives of John Keynes and Frank Knight, a 1911 Milligan alumnus. As founding director, Greer led the efforts to develop and establish Milligan’s Master of Business Administration program, a program built upon the philosophy of ethical decision making from a Christian perspective. Greer is also a member of the Messiah College International Business Institute faculty, teaching comparative economics in Eastern and Western Europe as part of the Institute’s summer program. Greer’s prior experience includes positions with a large food processor (Pet Dairy/Land-O-Sun Dairies) and an appliance motor manufacturer (Morrill Motors). For more information and a schedule of the inauguration events, visit www.milligan.edu/president. To learn more about Homecoming events, visit www.milligan.edu/homecoming.
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October 28 & 29, 7 p.m. ; October 30, 2:30 p.m.; Gregory Center The magical musical The Secret Garden transports audiences to the world of Mary Lennox, an orphan sent to England to live after the death of her parents. There at the lonely manor house, she discovers a walled garden and releases the magic and adventures locked inside. The musical, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is directed by Dennis Elkins, designed by Pamela Adolphi, with Charlotte Anderson as vocal director and Kellie Brown as conductor. Tickets are $10 for general admission; $8 for patrons age 62 or older; and $5 for students. Tickets are available for advance purchase October 14, in the Milligan College Bookstore, 423.461.8733.
preMier Christian liberal arts COlleGe Milligan offers traditional undergraduate programs in over 30 majors plus graduate and professional studies. To learn more, visit www.milligan.edu.
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Josh Smith connects as new WJHL-TV evening news anchor Josh Smith is a happy, and humble man. Long a familiar and popular face to Tri-Cities television viewers, he is now the evening news anchor for 11 Connects WJHL-TV in Johnson City and “loving every minute of it.” The Bristol native said it has been a considerable transition for him to fill the chair where his old broadcast heroes once sat, and that he watched with awe from afar, as a child, first in Mountain City and then growing up in Elizabethton, the town he still calls home. The son of Sue and Richard Smith would never suggest it, but the journey of his life and career is a quintessential American success story, bringing him to a pinnacle he could have scarcely imagined nearly 20 years ago when he first walked into a studio to run a teleprompter part-time. “I think I know who I am, and I think I am finally at peace with that. I think we all have an idea of that, in the beginning, and then we go to war with the idea. And, later, we come back around to accepting it,” Smith said. “I sure am proud of where I’m from and the life I’ve been given. Sometimes younger people tell me, ‘Aw, it’s a shame you didn’t get the chance to move away and experience stuff.’ I wish they could know how wonderful it is to be from here, and still be here, with my family, and to not have to have left the mountains to make a living.” The newsman shares a strong bond with his twin brother Joe, now the director of media relations for their alma mater, East Tennessee State University. “I don’t think we realized we were twins in the earliest years of our lives. We look so different, and we acted differently. But we have always been very close. “We were in the first grade at Laurel Bloomery School in Johnson County. They decided they were going to split us up – you know, there were a lot of ideas about children and development. “Well, that created some significant anxiety for us both. I remember they would let us walk down the hall a
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‘I am proud of where I’m from and the life I’ve been given... It is wonderful to be from here... and to not have to have left the mountains.’
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couple of times a day to go to the other classroom, and see the other one was still there.” “Joe was always the one that was really smart. He learned and remembered things. I made good grades, but forgot everything immediately thereafter. Our parents always encouraged us to be whoever we were, what we were supposed to be.” “I’m not a planner now. I used to have big long-range plans,” Smith said, acknowledging that the happy arrival of children – 7-year-old Elijah and 4-yearold Hudson – changed that reality for him and his wife, Kristen. “I’m really satisfied to think no further than the end of day and be happy with it.” On the job, Smith says he’s “learning something new every day, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be.” One of the first lessons was that things don’t necessarily go as planned: the first night of his new gig, Smith got bumped. “We were sitting there, waiting for
the tennis tournament to conclude, and I was watching stories die as our time kept getting cut. It went on and on, and it became funny to us. Actually, it was also a very good lesson in perspective.” The second night was a bit different. “Just before we went on the air, I remember thinking how we used to visit my grandparents in Mountain City. They planned their day around the livestock that needed to be fed. There was always lunch on the table for the workers. “And then, in the evening, at five minutes before six o’clock, they would gather to eat their dinner and to watch the evening news. It was very important to my family. “Out of the dark recesses of my memory sprang forward the realization that here was something we as a family used to be consumers of and now I’m helping to provide. Actually being in it, and helping to deliver it. It was a strange feeling at first. I was truly humbled and a bit emotional.” And then came the unforgettable sound that went with magic moment: “Standby...” “I never expected to get this chance,” Smith said. “Times have changed. I remember there were only two stations for local news, and only two people delivering it. Now look at how many sources of information there are for people during their day. “People are overwhelmed with sources for information, an fewer people to go to the ‘big tank’ – now there are a thousand tiny puddles. I’m aware that I’m one of the puddles “We have a big challenge, to be relevant, to be meaningful. I think that’s really what’s going to distinguish us Smith says he is proud of the good instruction and inspiration he has drawn from others sharing in his craft – a great part of his drive for excellence. “I’m sure I’m driving some of my coworkers crazy, but I am determined that we be careful, be very respectful with what is almost a sacred trust. To think that people would gather around in their own homes, and listen to someone talk.
But it’s more than that. “It is a tremendous responsibility. I used to be afraid of messing up. Now I’m afraid of misleading, that we might damage the trust that people give us. That we might make an error for which we cannot be forgiven.” Smith says he has been the recipient of a lot of good instruction, and some great inspiration from the people he has worked with down through the years, which has helped him see the big picture more clearly. “There is a lot of good that’s going on that we need to tell each other about. We should celebrate it, and I’m glad to be a part of helping make that happen. “It used to be that the local news spoke and people listened. We are no longer the oracle of the community. This is a generation that can be their own broadcaster, blog writer, or commentator. “Power has been dispersed where once it was highly centralized. That is good in a lot of ways, but it can also lead to serious problems, including the obvious lack of accuracy and accountability.” Smith says his job is made easier by the resurgence of CBS News, once an undisputed industry powerhouse. “I’m thrilled about the choice of Scott Pelley as national anchor. He really is just the best at CBS. I’ve always had the impession that he was more interested in doing excellent journalism than being a star. “At first, probably because he had not been someone searching for the limelight, people were uncertain about him. But watching him, I quickly came to realize that is excellent news work. They have not hired someone as just another news reader, or for star quality. This is someone who can get the job done.” “People are talking about the quality of the broadcast, and they are really impressed with him. I think he’s going to be really successful, and that this is a new day for CBS News.” (Read the full story online at: www. outnaboutmagazine.com)
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You Need a Passport to Travel to Kentucky? By Doug Thompson “How would you like to go to Kentucky?” Phil spoke these innocent sounding words and then said, “We’ll get you a passport.” Now, I was thinking I must have missed a major event overnight but then he cleared it up, the passport was for the Bourbon Trail, not entry to the state of Kentucky. Phil had learned about the trail when the One Stop staff went to buy a couple of barrels of bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery last year. Knowing that I’m a history buff, [could photograph places like these for hours at a time and love the scientific aspect of distillation] he thought I would enjoy meeting some of the people at places that make some of the wonderful bourbons we offer at One Stop. I asked my father if he would like to ride along on the trip, he said he’d check his schedule. I told him they give samples, he said he’d love to go. The basic layout of the trail is that you travel to the six participating distilleries between Lexington and Louisville and get your passport stamped at each. Okay, there are a couple of things to remember when you are on the Bourbon Trail. First, do not trust a GPS unit to guide you to the distilleries, they lie! Second, if someone at a distillery offers you a sample, try it. Before starting the trail I wanted to revisit Buffalo Trace and see what their normal tours offer. Freddy, a third generation employee, was guiding the hardhat tour. While we were in the fermentation area, everyone tried fresh mash as it poured into a 93,000 gallon fermentation tank. It looks sort of like watery cornmeal and has a sweet corn taste. Now, this is where those two things I told you to remember started to stick in my head, there is just enough time, guided by that wonderful GPS unit, to get to Woodford Reserve, so we turn down the samples offered and leave Buffalo Trace. The folks at Woodford Reserve, accustomed to people arriving behind schedule thanks to navigational errors, offer advice about turning off the GPS and then provided a map to Four Roses as they stamped our passports. As we walked through the misty rain toward the distillery door our guide Nancy explained that they only make one thing here, Woodford Reserve bourbon, and they do it well, proven out by a sample at the end of the tour. They have three great copper stills that are a sight to behold. With its well kept grounds and stone buildings this is the oldest distillery property visited. They told us to follow the directions and we wouldn’t have any trouble getting to Four Roses. They were correct.
Four Roses is a Spanish Mission style set of buildings built around 1910. Many people are not familiar with the brand, because for many years of the bourbon produced here was sold in the United States. These are incredible bourbons with taste profiles specifically tweaked by the use of different strains of yeast. Dan provided the map to Wild Turkey. Having arrived early at Wild Turkey, I had the chance to talk with Master Distiller Jimmy Russell about the incredible sense of family that runs through the bourbon industry. Wild Turkey has moved into a new distillery building and it’s more industrial and computerized than before, but to be honest, when you are standing in a fermenting room at any of these distilleries, if you close your eyes and inhale that unique fermenting mash aroma, you would never know whether it was churning in a stainless steel or ancient cypress tank. Since I had been speaking with the man himself, I chose to sample Russell’s Reserve and Russell’s Reserve Rye. Jimmy offered shortcut directions to Jim Beam, I explained that following the shortest route had recently caused issues and ask the young lady stamping the passports for a map, they laughed. Entering the Jim Beam facility we drove past the distillery and huge warehouses to the visitors center. There we saw a statue of former master distiller, Booker Noe, with his dog Dot. The statue sits in front of the old T. Jeremiah Beam home and overlooks the distillery. They offered samples of two products, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden. Stamped passports in hand we left for Makers Mark. We were right on time for the Makers Mark Tour. This was a great place for photographs. It was also a fantastic place to sample Makers Mark Bourbon and Makers Mark 46. We didn’t need a map for the last stop, we had passed it on the way. Heaven Hill has an amazing bourbon heritage center complete with a barrel shaped tasting room. We visited a rickhouse with about 20,000 barrels but they now distill at their facility in Louisville. Elijah Craig 18 year old single barrel was the final sample of the trail. I thought it to be the perfect choice, you see, Elijah Craig is widely credited with inventing bourbon in the late 1700’s…… and his namesake bourbon ended my trip on the Bourbon Trail. Phil, I understand they make a fine spirit in Scotland. . . my passport’s ready any time!
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Band In Review:
Sundance Rocks at Country Club Bar & Grill Bristol, TN. --- Take four very talented musicians and singers then mix in classic rock, country and a variety of Top 40 familiar hits and you’d be listening to Sundance. The band, based in Meadowview and Glade Springs, Virginia was rocking the Country Club Bar & Grill last month and when they left patrons were asking for more. “They really rocked tonight,” Gloria Stevens from Kingsport said. “The Country Club always brings in fine entertainment. It’s the place I like to come to weekend after weekend.” Don Phillips, lead singer and harmonica player said the popular band had been together for about 10 years. “We’ve been fortunate to open up for The Kentucky Headhunters, Earl Thomas Conley, Artimus Pyle [former drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd], Bucky Covington, Eric Church, Marty Stewart and the late great Mel McDaniel just to name a few,” he said. “We do about 60-70 dates a year and in the past have done over 120.” “We think 60-70 is enough,” band mate Bobby Sailor who plays drums added. “We love to perform but with families and other obligations even with that schedule it doesn’t leave us with a tremendous amount of free time. But, I can tell you one thing the Country Club is at the top of our list to come back to. We played here in the past when it was the Rocking Horse before Michelle [Smith Gibson] and Andy [Bland] took it over. It is simply a lot better, the atmosphere is great and they have worked hard to bring the club back up to par. . .it’s first class and we look forward to returning. There are very few venues like Country Club Bar & Grill. We appreciate the opportunity and it is a delight to see many of our friends and fans here tonight.” Along with Don and Bobby, rounding out the members of the band are Mike Allison guitar and
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vocals and Phil Thackeray, bass and vocals. “We like what we do and I’d say we cover over 150 songs,” Phil said matter-of-factly. “By knowing so many tunes we know we’ll play a variety that everyone enjoys hearing. We get together a couple of time a week. It’s not practice; playing is practicing,” he said with a chuckle. Historically, Don knew a lot about the Country Club Bar & Grill. “Hey this place is legendary and historic. Bet you didn’t know that George Jones, Travis Tritt, Alabama, Mel Tillis and Garth Brooks played on the same
stage as we will tonight. We glad we get the chance to play here because there aren’t many places booking local bands anymore. Not many place left. It’s nice to be just down the road and get this opportunity.” Sundance’s performance was a magical blend of everything they promised: County, Classic Rock and Top 40 tunes we all knew. The dance floor stayed packed and the personable band member spent their break time talking to the crowd that came out to see them. “For only a $5 cover charge you couldn’t hear a band like this anyDon Phillips, Mike Allison, Phil Thackeray and Bobby Sailor pictured with County Club Bar & Grill Manager Andy Bland, third from the right.
where else in the country for $50,” Robert Wilson from Elizabethton said. “I had heard they were good and this is my first time seeing them so I hope they come back. It’s a
Don and the band have the crowd up dancing.
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Where Stories Live! (Abingdon, Va.) It may be getting cooler outside, but this fall, things are heating up at Barter Theatre with “Cabaret,” you know, the Broadway musical made famous by Liza Minnelli, and a brand new and bloody good comedy, “Dracula Bites.” “Steamy, sexy and powerful do not even begin to describe Kander and Ebb’s iconic musical, ‘Cabaret,’” said Richard Rose, producing artistic director and director of the show. “‘Cabaret’ is not only one of the most entertaining musicals, but it also has some of the best music ever written for musical theatre,” said Rose. “Barter’s approach to songs like “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Mein Herr” and, of course, “Cabaret” is not just a presentation. They bring the audience into the song and dance.” Rose promises, “If you’ve seen the movie or other productions of ‘Cabaret,’ you still haven’t seen it like this. Barter Theatre always does it differently, and the audience reaction to the show confirms that.” The story focuses on the nightlife at The Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles (Hannah Ingram, “The 39 Steps”/”Evita”) and her relationships with a young American author, Cliff (Nathan Whitmer, Gaston in “Beauty and the Beast). Sally loves working at the Cabaret and Cliff has just arrived in Germany to write a book. Rose sums it up with, “‘Cabaret’ cuts to the heart of relationships. The relationship between Cliff and Sally as they are searching…searching for themselves, for each other, and, as Sally puts it, searching for “life as a Cabaret.” Life can’t be only work, there must be some enjoyment, fulfillment – whatever that might be. Very different from “Cabaret” is the world-premiere, “Dracula Bites.” Penned by the comedic writing duo, Duke Ernsberger and V. Cate, this is not your typical Dracula, it’s a kooky spin on the bloodsucking count. “’Dracula Bites’ is both a trick and a treat for audiences,” said Rose. “With outrageously witty dialogue – notorious in Ernsberger and Cate’s work – and extreme situational comedy, I dare anyone to watch it without laughing.” Bram Stoker will be rolling in his grave when he finds
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out what the kooky New York playwright, Gregory Pastel, has done to his classic work, and audiences will be rolling in the aisles. When the struggling Valley Dale Playhouse is in need of a miracle, they turn to actor turned director turned playwright, the flamboyant Pastel, to save the day. “’Dracula Bites,” or should we say “’Dra-koola’ Bites” is Pastel’s “serious” (well, seriously funny) adaptation of Stoker’s book and no detail is overlooked. Pastel’s list of demands are getting bigger and crazier and the artistic director of the Valleydale Playhouse, Nattie Sills (Mary Lucy Bivins – Molly in “The Full Monty” and Margo in “Lying in State”) is beginning to have second thoughts about her decision when things like three naked brides, a real horse drawn carriage, a live cat that Renfield eats onstage and many other crazy things show up on the list. “The comic genius of ‘Dracula Bites’ is the passion of the pursuit of the characters of this play as they all pursue the dream to create the perfect production of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula.’ Why wouldn’t this play work out? But it is the very drive of their passions and the desperate attempts to fulfill their own needs and dreams that prevent then from succeeding, at least not succeeding in the way they had in mind. Now that makes for a really great comedy!” said director Rose. Enter for a chance to win two free tickets for “Dracula Bites” when you donate blood at Barter Stage II on October 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The blood drive is in partnership with Johnston Memorial Hospital. Discount tickets are available with the purchase of a “Cabaret Cabernet” package – in partnership with Heartwood – for groups of six or more. Get a sneak peak of “Dracula Bites” and other Barter Theatre fall repertory productions by visiting Youtube. com/BarterTheatre. “Cabaret” is playing through November 10 at Barter Theatre and will perform two shows at the Toy F. Reid Center in Kingsport with the Symphony of the Mountains on November 11 and 12. “Dracula Bites” is now playing at Barter Theatre through November 12. For a complete listing of shows or to order tickets, call 276.628.3991 or visit www.BarterTheatre.com.
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Under The Apple Tree:
A Fabulous Toy Store For All Ages Erwin, TN. --- Under the Apple Tree is a toy store where you can get lost in time. Not matter your age, this family friendly Mecca of fun and games is located at the end of Main Avenue in downtown Erwin.
Shop owners Angie and Jody Moore, a pharmacist by trade, opened the store two years ago and kicked off their grand opening at the annual October Apple Festival. Once inside, visitors are wowed with the wide selection of toys and games offered from toddlers to college aged kids. Under the Apple Tree also stocks the highly popular “Hello Kitty” line of purses and accessories that are popular with college girls as well as women of all ages. You can’t find the “Hello Kitty” line within 75 miles of Erwin so Angie said “Hello Kitty seekers” come from far and wide. This incredible store also boosts a wide variety of other unique toys and board games. The popular “Find It” games are here as well as the Opoly series including Volopoly and Mayberry Opoly and many others. “We also stock made in the USA wooden toys,” Angie said. “They are very popular and made in Vermont. We support Made in USA brands whenever we can.” Price-wise, Under the Apple Tree offers toys and games for any budget. “We have affordable items that are only $2-$3 each,” Angie added. “Our novelty items are very popular with middle school kids. But, on the other hand, we are not Wal-Mart and don’t try to be. But we do offer a wide variety of quality games and toys at affordable
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prices.” And, about a month ago, the Moore’s added the Blue Bunny brand of ice cream after researching several companies and brands. They offer 10 flavors and plan to added six more and a milk shake machine in the spring. Every afternoon a bevy of kids come to their store after school for a cone or sundae. “We are now a destination every afternoon after school,” Angie said. “Kids come in with their parents and look around while their cones or sundaes are made. It’s a lot of fun.” The Moore’s got the idea for a toy store when they became frustrated attempting to find educational toys for their daughter and they were difficult to find. Initially opened as an educational toy store, they expanded the business to include all variety of toys due to the demand. The Hello Kitty line became even more popular when a store in the Johnson City Mall that carried the popular line went out of business. “It’s huge,” Angie said with a smile. “Hello Kitty is so popular that I have to order months in advance. And, each item is unique and they make just so many of something and when they are gone they’re gone. That certainly creates a lot of demand for Hello Kitty collectors.” The Moore’s are excited as the holiday season is right around the corner. “There are so many gift opportunities we offer through a well stocked store,” Jody said matter-of-factly. “We will be adding the Penny Farthing Bike line better known as a miniHI-Wheel bikes that are fully functional. It has a big wheel in front and small wheel in the back like the ones of old. A lot of kids love those and I think they will be highly popular especially as Christmas gifts.” Speaking of Christmas, Under the Apple Tree provides gift wrapping and gift bags. Layaways are also welcomed.
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Under the Apple Tree Located at the end of Main Avenue, Erwin Tennessee Open Tuesday-Saturday 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Closed on Monday
Women In Business Chamber Executive Logs Decade of Apple Festivals
Erwin, TN. --- It’s been over ten years since Amanda Delp darkened the door at the headquarters of the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce. Since then she has seen and been involved in many positive changes in her community and admittedly says, “I absolutely love my job and can’t imagine doing anything else.” When people throughout the Tri-Cities region think about Erwin, inevitably the annual October Apple Festival always surfaces to the forefront of the conversation. “But the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce is much more than that,” Delp says with her signature smile. “It is however, simply amazing how much it has grown since I first started here. To think over 100,000 people would converge on Erwin every fall for the two-day event is just incredible.” A trained accountant with a Bachelor and Masters Degrees from ETSU, Delp said she was having second-thoughts about being an accountant. “I told my parents that [fact] right before I was about to walk across the stage and get my Masters degree in Accounting. I was almost in tears. They told me, ‘Think it’s a little late for that.’ I can laugh about it now because I began working here two weeks after graduation and this job is where I want to be. I can’t imagine doing anything else.” Before completing her education, Delp gained accounting experience as a clerk at the University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension office at the Unicoi County Courthouse along with three other years experience at local CPA firms. “I discovered through those experiences that I wanted to be more involved in my community and the people around me. My personality was not one to be stuck in an office where I couldn’t build relationships with clients and fellow co-workers. As an auditor, I moved from one clients office to another and was not able to form those lasting friendships that I’m able to form here at the Chamber.” While Delp is proud of the success she has garnered during her time at the helm of guiding the Apple Festival ship [so-to-speak], she is just as proud of her involvement in serving on former Gov. Phil Bredesen’s ad hock committee in the revamping of Tennessee’s Three-Star Program.
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stant telephone, internet and foot traffic. “We are a very busy chamber [of commerce] and while some folks don’t know all we do they would surely miss us if we were not here,” she emphasized. Speaking of membership, when Delp took over as executive director, the chamber’s membership was under 100. “In my first two years we doubled our membership numbers and took a pro-active approach concerning the promotion of Unicoi County,” Delp points out but not in a bragging way. “And, even in these tough economic times we, as a small chamber, are holding our own with the retention of about 180 members today.” When her day is done, Delp is busy with her family, having recently married a couple of years ago, Brian Delp, a veteran teacher at Happy Valley Middle School. Her eight-year-old daughter, Leah, keeps her on the road to dance and gymnastics classes and frequent trips to the golf course. She also has two step daughters, Heather, 26 and Whitney, 21 both of whom live in Georgia. The only child of R.L. and Angelia Bennett, Delp cherishes her life with her family away from the rigors of the chamber. “I don’t know which job I’m busier at!” she said with a laugh. “It was an honor for Unicoi County to be selected as one of the eight counties to be a part of the pilot program,” she says. “It is a tremendous program that affects everyone in our county, by impacting the grant funds we receive. With the state and federal monies we receive as a result of the Three-Star Program, it ultimately helps keep everyone’s property taxes lower.” Other programs spearheaded by the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce include: Citizens Leadership Program, a 10 month intensive learning opportunity for business and civic leaders, the co-ordination of the annual Christmas Parade, the sponsorship of the Legislative breakfast, the ‘Keep Unicoi County Beautiful’ program, and quarterly informative luncheons for its members, not to mention the hundreds of packets sent out to people all over the country and the con-
Amanda Delp Factoid • Enjoys playing golf. • Big Jimmy Buffet fan. • Admits to being a Parrot Head and when eight months pregnant took in a concert. Constantly played the song, ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ throughout her pregnancy and low and behold her daughter emerged with brown eyes.
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Apple Festival October 7 & 8, 2011 The Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 34th annual Unicoi County Apple Festival on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7th and 8th, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. The festival, drawing more than 110,000 annual attendees, has been consistently named one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 events in the southeast and is a three-year winner of the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association’s Pinnacle Award. The premier two-day event offers something for everyone -- handmade crafts, antiques, entertainment, a large children’s area, a Blue Ridge Pottery show and sale, contests and a smorgasbord of food! The craft festival, featuring nearly 350 vendors from around the country, will be lined along the downtown streets of Erwin showcasing their unique arts, crafts and foods. Two stages will be included in this year’s festival line-up. The Phil Bachman Toyota Gospel Stage and the Gathering Place Stage will both consist of continuous entertainment on Friday and Saturday. Top gospel groups from around the nation will praise the Lord in song on the Phil Bachman Toyota Gospel Stage located on the corner of Main Avenue and Love Street. The Gathering Place Park will feature bluegrass, country, individual performers, dancing and much more. The children’s area, sponsored by the Unicoi County Family YMCA, will also feature games and rides for the young and young at heart.
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Bring your appetite and let it have a festival. You can enjoy everything from Chinese to Greek foods, traditional foods such as barbecue and homemade hamburgers to apple pies and apple fritters. For your convenience, two food courts, including tables and chairs, have been established. To enliven one’s competitive spirit, the Unicoi County Apple Festival includes many activities and contests. For those with an appetite to cook, the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service offers a cooking contest for both adults and youth. The seventh annual Miss Unicoi County Apple Festival Pageant, taking place the weekend prior to the festival, will crown “Pageant Queens” in eight age divisions. The Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Apple Dumpling contest, a fundraising contest in which children may vie for the title of Apple Dumpling of the Year. For the athletic competitors, a weeklong tennis tournament, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance will be held at Fishery Park. On October 8, runners from across a five-state region will converge on the streets of Erwin for the running of the Nuclear Fuel Services Apple Festival 4-mile footrace and 2-mile race walk. The 32nd annual Blue Ridge Pottery show and sale, held at the Unicoi County Intermediate School, is a must-see for Blue Ridge pottery collectors and admirers. Rare pieces can often be found during the show. Blue Ridge Pottery, now sought after by collec-
tors worldwide, originated in Unicoi County. The festival spans across a 5 block section of downtown Erwin and includes adjoining side streets. From Interstate 26, take Exit 37 into downtown Erwin. Several parking areas around Exit 37 have been secured for festival attendees. To ensure the safety of the large number of attendees, festival organizers ask that you please do not bring pets onto the festival grounds. Bicycles and skateboards are also not permitted on festival grounds. For more information, call the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce at (423) 743-3000, visit the web site at www.unicoicounty. org or stop by the Chamber office located at 100 South Main Ave.
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‘MARS’ tells far-out story in style of graphic novel, unique animation JOHNSON CITY, TN. – Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at ETSU will present “MARS” with Director, Producer and Writer Geoff Marslett as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at 7 p.m. in ETSU’s Ball Hall Auditorium, Room 127, on Monday, Oct. 10. Following a screening of his feature film, “MARS,” Marslett and the audience will engage in a discussion of the animated romantic comedy and his work as a filmmaker. A reception with Marslett will follow the
Painter Julie Heffernan to bring ‘fantastic’ insights to ETSU JOHNSON CITY, TN. – Known for her Surrealist and fantastical conceptions, painter Julie Heffernan will bring her perspectives on visual art and her work to ETSU Oct. 11 for a 7 p.m. lecture at Ball Hall Auditorium, Room 127. The lecture is free and open to the public and a light reception will follow in Slocumb Galleries in Ball Hall. “Alluring and timeless, Julie Heffernan’s paintings are self-portraits that place her in an enchanting world of make-believe,” says Paul Laster in a review featured on Flavorwire website. Heffernan is an associate professor of fine arts at Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, N.J., and holds an MFA in painting and printmaking from Yale School of Art and Architecture. She has been actively exhibiting her oil paintings around the world since 1988. Her work has been displayed in London, Zurich and throughout the U.S. and published in The New York Times, Harper’s and The New Yorker, as well as numerous art forums. To create her lavish, fantasy-filled paintings, Heffernan uses traditional materials of oil and canvas and lesstraditional influences such as pre-sleep daydreaming – something she calls “image streaming” -- to create complex, multi-layered compositions, often featuring a central figure, such as the artist or a young man who resembles her.
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Yet her works, which are lush with color, wildlife, flora, fauna and fruit, are not as far from reality as they seem. Her elaborate tableaus frequently include social and political themes. “Heffernan is able to unfold layer upon layer of meaning in her sensual, psychological dramas,” writes Rachel S. Rosen in San Francisco Art Magazine. “As prolific as she is profound, Heffernan is able to draw in the viewer and keep her engaged in the search for meaning long after the viewing experience has ended.” Lecture-goers and art enthusiasts will appreciate the complexity of Heffernan’s process and results, says Anita DeAngelis, ETSU art professor and director of Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, which is cosponsoring the lecture with the Department of Art and Design. “Julie Heffernan’s work moves well beyond what we normally consider as selfportraits. Her work borrows from historical styles in portraiture, still life, and landscape,” DeAngelis says. “The complex paintings are covered with images of animals, foliage and fairies, and the surfaces are meticulously crafted. Heffernan’s work symbolically references issues of gender, feminism, motherhood, and class structure.” For information about the ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, call 423-439TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/cas/arts/ or www.Facebook.com/ETSU.MBMSOTA.
Geoff Marslett screening and discussion time. Both film and reception are free and open to the public. In the film, a new space race is born between NASA and the ESA when Charlie Brownsville, Hank Morrison and Dr. Casey Cook compete against an artificially intelligent robot to find out what’s up there on the red planet. “MARS” follows these three astronauts on the first manned mission to Earth’s galactic neighbor. On the way they experience life-threatening accidents, self doubts, obnoxious reporters and the bore-
dom of extended space travel. This film is told in the playful style of a graphic novel, using a unique animation process that Marslett developed specifically for the film. Underneath the silliness, “MARS” is also an exploration of exploration. Why do we want to know what is out there? How do we react to what we find? Is it really that important? And where does love fit into the whole thing? “Geoff Marslett’s romantic comedy, MARS, is a whimsical journey of space exploration and of a search for love,” says Anita DeAngelis, director of Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, which again in 20112012 is sponsoring an annual series of six independent films. “The story is told in the style of a graphic novel, and Marslett developed a hybrid animation technique that preserves the expressions and emotions of the actors. Having Marslett visit campus and talk with students will be a bonus, especially for students who study animation in our Digital Media program.” The Southern Circuit Tour of Indepen-
dent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Special support for Southern Circuit was provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South’s unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. South Arts’ work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective. South Arts offers an annual portfolio of activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting the issues important to our region, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts. For more information, visit www.southarts.org For information about the ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts or the film series, call 423-439-TKTS (8587) or visit www. etsu.edu/cas/artsHYPERLINK “http://www. etsu.edu/cas/arts/”/ or www.Facebook.com/ ETSU.MBMSOTA.
Exhibition to feature ETSU students’ ‘revisiting’ of Kingsport KINGSPORT, TN. – The Kingsport Public Library & Archives and ETSU’s Mary B. Martin School of the Arts and the Department of Art and Design will present “Kingsport Revisited,” a collection of recent black-and-white photographs made by students from East Tennessee State University. This monthlong exhibit, which runs Oct. 1 to Nov. 10 in the Kingsport Renaissance Center Second Floor Atrium Gallery, is the culmination of a summer course taught by ETSU’s Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography Joshua Dudley Greer. For the class, students researched the substantial photography collection of the Kingsport Public Library & Archives and meticulously re-photographed dozens of
locations around Kingsport, just as they appeared in the original images. The resulting exhibition illustrates the significant changes in landscape, architecture and culture in Northeast Tennessee by pairing the new photographs with their original counterparts.
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San Francisco at Detroit 1 p.m. FOX Detroit at Dallas 1 St. Louis at Green Bay 1 p.m. FOX Carolina at Atlanta 1 p.m. FOX p.m. FOX Carolina at Chicago Indianapolis at Cincinnati 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at NY Giants 1 p.m. CBS 1 p.m. FOX Monday, October 31st Jacksonville at Pittsburg 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at CincinSan Diego at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. ESPN Philadelphia at Washington 1 p.m. FOX nati 1 p.m. CBS Tennessee at Cleve- Houston at Baltimore 4:05 p.m. CBS Cleveland at Oakland 4:05 p.m. CBS land 1 p.m. CBS Dallas at New England 4:15 p.m. FOX Minnesota at Kansas City 1 p.m. FOX New Orleans at Tampa Bay 4:25 p.m. FOX Washington at St. Louis 1 p.m. FOX Minnesota at Chicago 8:20 p.m. NBC New Orleans at Jacksonville 1 p.m. FOX Monday, October 17th Pittsburg at Houston 1 p.m. CBS San Francisco at Philadelphia 1 p.m. FOX Miami at NY Jets 8:30 p.m. ESPN NY Giants at Arizona 4:05 p.m. FOX Atlanta at Seattle 4:05 p.m. FOX Week 7 Miami at San Diego 4:15 p.m. CBS Sunday, October 23rd New England at Oakland 4:15 p.m. CBS San Diego at NY Jets 1 p.m. CBS Denver at Green Bay 4:15 CBS Chicago at Tampa Bay 1 p.m. FOX NY Jets at Baltimore 8:20 p.m. NBC Washington at Carolina 1 p.m. FOX Monday, October 3rd Atlanta at Detroit 1 p.m. FOX Indianapolis at Tampa bay 8:30 p.m. ESPN Seattle at Cleveland 1 p.m. FOX Denver at Miami 1 p.m. CBS Week 5 Houston at Tennessee 1 p.m. CBS Kansas City at Oakland 4:05 p.m. CBS Sunday, October 9th Pittsburg at Arizona 4:05 p.m. CBS Tennessee at Pittsburg 1 p.m. CBS Green Bay at Minnesota 4:15 p.m. FOX Seattle at NY Giants 1 p.m. FOX St. Louis at Dallas 4:15 p.m. FOX Cincinnati at Jacksonville 1 p.m. CBS Indianapolis at New Orleans 8:20 p.m. NBC New Orleans at Carolina 1 p.m. FOX Monday, October 24th Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m. CBS Philadelphia at Buffalo 1 p.m. FOX Baltimore at Jacksonville 8:30 p.m. ESPN Kansas City at Indianapolis 1 p.m. CBS Arizona at Minnesota 1 p.m. FOX Week 8 Tampa Bay at San Francisco 4:05 p.m. FOX Sunday, October 30th NY Jets at New England 4:15 p.m. CBS Arizona at Baltimore 1 p.m. FOX San Diego at Denver 4:15 p.m. CBS Minnesota at Carolina 1 p.m. FOX Green Bay at Atlanta 8:20 p.m. NBC Jacksonville at Houston 1 p.m. CBS Monday, October 10th Miami at NY Giants 1 p.m. CBS Chicago at Detroit 8:30 p.m. ESPN New Orleans at St. Louis 1 p.m. FOX
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Local Chef Is Putting the Thrill Back Into Cooking & Baking
Greeneville, TN. --- They call her the Thrillbilly Gourmet Chef. And it’s no wonder. When you have seven mouths to feed, every meal turns out to be a “thrill” to plan, prepare and complete.
Jan Charles in the kitchen.
These days Jan Charles [a.k.a. Thrillbilly Gourmet Chef] faces a daily challenge of “maximizing dollars in preparing nutritious great food on a budget that my kids enjoy,” she said in an interview recently after being the featured chef on the Daytime Tri-Cities morning television show. Jan is teaching her children the value of knowing what is nutritious and what is not all the while letting them participate in the preparation and cooking of the family’s meals. “People don’t cook anymore,” she says matter-of-factly. “In the 1950s our mothers were handed convenience food and it about killed us. We need to know about food and there are plenty of ways to utilize what’s available throughout the year so that we can maximize taste and at the same time eat healthy.” Growing up Jan’s favorite dish was her grandmother’s chicken and dumplings explaining that growing up in the South presents plenty of traditional opportunities to go around especially when it comes to preparing food for a large family. Her full-time job these days center around the caring for her houseful of children. “Yes, it is rare these days to have a big family. But, I always wanted to be with the kids. It can be insane sometimes and developing order can be a challenge,” she added with a laugh. “But, I’ve always cooked all my life and remember
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Jan Charles on the set of Day Time Tri-Cities with her son, Bladen.
early on as a kid that I was curious as to what was in something. I guess I’m food obsessed when you get down to it.” Jan is not only a master chef she enjoys taking on difficult dishes from France to Asia and many other countries in-between. “You have to learn the technique concerning how things are cooked and seasoned. People all over the world cook this way and that way for a reason. Generally, in most countries people tend to cook what is available during a particular time of year,” she said. Taking a page from that concept and because of budget restraints, Jan searches the stores for good, wholesome foods that are available and reasonably priced during certain times of the year. She also makes it a habit of not wasting anything that is left over from her cooking. For example, she renders her own lards from leftover meat fats and buys pork butt and beef in bulk. And, after separating the stock, she generally shreds the meat into 15 [or so] meals. Her pork ends up in tacos, soups and wraps. “I am into practical cooking linked to what is available a certain time of year. Food is good already, all you have to do is not screw it up,” she smiles. “You don’t have to be a slave in the kitchen just resourceful.” Jan also bakes fresh breads and pastries and next year is planning on planting a vegetable garden to compliment her fresh food kitchen concept. “Nothing like going out the back door and plucking a fresh tomato off the vine,” she notes.
The owner of Julia Child’s first cook book and a half dozen French cookbooks, Jan explains that if something goes wrong in the kitchen with a dish it’s not the recipe’s fault. “You have to plan and taste, taste, taste. I don’t necessary think the food has to be pretty but I want my family to taste it and be unable to speak [because it tastes so fabulous].” Jan returned to Greeneville two years ago after living for some time on the west coast. Her Southern upbringing saw her learn simple-styled cooking from her mother such as fried chicken and mashed potatoes to unusual dishes from her father who, like her, was a gourmet food addict. “My Dad’s attitude was one in which there was nothing her wouldn’t try. He traveled extensively and taught me that food was something to be enjoyed, experience and to be excited about,” she offered. One thing is for sure: Jan believes the family should be together for meals and missing those times means missing out on important family interaction. “We sit down together and enjoy one another’s company and the older children actually help me prepare the meals. I think it’s important to bring our children up with the importance of family. And, many times that begins and ends at the dinner table,” she said. Two of Jan’s Favorite Dishes Mushroom Stuffed Pork Loin Chops This is officially a recipe I suppose, but
it’s also a technique that can translate to all kinds of meats and middles. Use your imagination! Stuff chicken with dried apricots or confettied vegetables, or beef with bleu cheese. Pork chops can handle both sweet fruits - like apples - and savory elements - like rosemary and red wine vinegar. Bread or don’t bread - as you like. Making a little pocket in a piece of protein and stuffing it with goodies will turn into one of your favorite tricks! Pork loin is a favorite of mine – watch for specials, and you often get better pricing buying the whole loin and cutting the chops yourself. It is often on sale in the fall. The nice part of that is you can control portioning and how thick the chops are. 4 very thick cut pork loin chops 1 cup sauteed mushrooms 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated very finely 1 cup flour 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 cups fresh bread crumbs 1 Tbl fresh parsley, finely chopped 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 2 Tbl butter additional salt and pepper to taste, freshly cracked pepper is far better Cut a pocket into each pork chop. Season the interior of the pocket of each chop. Divide the Parmesan cheese into 4 equal portions, and put one portion into the pocket of each chop. Repeat with the HYPERLINK “http://dixiemockingbird. hubpages.com/hub/Toasted-Mushrooms” Toasted Mushrooms. Using a couple of toothpicks for each chop, seal the open edge of each pork chop. This works best with a little zig zag motion. Make a breading station - this just means lay out the elements of the breading so it’s easy to use. In one bowl place the flour, and season heavily with salt and pepper. In the second bowl place the two lightly beaten eggs and again, season heavily with salt and pepper. In the third bowl mix together the bread crumbs, fresh parsley, onion powder, garlic powder and salt and pepper. Bread the pork chops by dipping first into the flour and shaking off the excess. Then dip the floured chop into the egg and allow the extra to dip off. Finally dip each chop into the bread crumb mixture, patting each chop well to adhere as much breading as possible.
Jan Charles. Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large skillet with an ovenproof handle, melt the butter over medium heat. Just as the butter melts and turns foamy, add the pork chops. Be patient at this stage. You want each side to turn golden brown, and you may need to turn the chops on their ends or edges to brown them off as well, if the chops are thick enough. Once the second side has brown, and the pork chops are golden brown and beautiful all over, slide the pan into the oven to finish cooking. They should need only about 15-20 minutes. Pull the pan from the oven and set the chops on a platter. Tent with foil to allow them to rest. It is really important that you give your chops ten minutes under the foil to rest. This redistributes the juices throughout the meat, and allows the carryover cooking to finish. That’s it - that’s all there is to it. Serve it with just about anything. Think about the flavors that you are using in the meat - be it pork loins like this example, or chicken or beef or even whole fish - and what would be nice with that flavor profile. This particular recipe is really luscious - and you’ll adore it if you try it. But the method is what is important here. It works with so much! Try it...right now. Go. Cook. Sweet Potato Pie I have to admit this is NOT the very best sweet potato pie I’ve ever made. I can’t find the recipe for best one. It was published by The Smithsonian in the 90’s, as part of a project collecting regional recipes, and had been gathered from a woman down in Mississippi. I made that one for years, and for once
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Dave Hart Named New UT Athletic Director [From UT Sports.com with permission] KNOXVILLE, TN - The University of Tennessee today named Dave Hart as the school’s vice chancellor and director of athletics. Hart, who was the director of athletics at Florida State University for 12 years (1995-2007), currently serves as the Executive Director of Athletics at the University of Alabama, where he leads the day-to-day operations of the department. “I am very pleased to have Dave as our new vice chancellor and director of athletics,” University of Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said. “He has extensive experience as an athletics director, and he has the passion and drive to lead our great athletics program.” Comprehensive athletic success exemplified Hart’s tenure as the Florida State athletic director, as a combined 35 ACC Championships were won by 10 different Seminole athletic programs during his tenure. Additionally, the Seminole football team won nine ACC titles and appeared in four national championship games, winning the 1999 BCS National Championship with a Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. The men’s outdoor track and field also claimed two national championships during that time, while the baseball program appeared in the College World Series five times and the softball program won nine ACC titles while playing the 2002 Women’s College World Series. During Hart’s last full year at Florida State, the Seminoles finished 15th in the Directors’ Cup, an all-time high for the institution. Additionally, during Hart’s three years at Alabama, the Crimson Tide claimed the 2009 BCS National Championship and the individual athletic teams posted a combined eight top three finishes nationally over the last three years. He has 20 years of service as a director of athletics, including eight at East Carolina (1987-95), an athletic program he joined in 1983 after coaching and teaching at the high school following his graduation from Alabama. “It is a privilege to be named Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Tennessee,” Hart said. “To be entrusted to lead one of the nation’s elite athletic programs is an exciting opportunity. “I want to thank Chancellor Cheek, and all of those involved in this process for their confidence and commitment. I am anxious to demonstrate my passion for Tennessee and the Volunteer Nation.” Highly respected as a visionary and industry leader, Hart’s career has featured service as the president of both the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Division 1A Athletics Directors’ Association. A former recipient of the Robert R. Neyland Award honoring lifetime achievement, Hart has also been named by his colleagues as the Athletic Director of the Year for the Southeast Region in both 2000 and 2005, one of a few select individual to receive the honor multiple times. During his 13 years at Florida State, Hart ne-
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gotiated unprecedented, multi-million dollar contracts for the department totaling in excess of $175 million. He also devised and executed an extensive and comprehensive facilities master plan for athletics that eclipsed the $150 million mark. Hart initiated a multi-faceted Student Development/Life Skills program for all student-athletes at FSU, an endeavor recognized nationally as a “Program of Excellence” by the Division I-A Athletics Directors’ Association. He spearheaded the rewriting of the department’s mission statement to put the studentathlete at the core of athletic department priorities in its goal to build comprehensive excellence throughout all components of the department. “Dave is as good an athletic director as there is in the country,” legendary Florida State Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden said. “He’s as sharp of an AD as I’ve been around in 57 years. He knows what’s important, and he’s a builder.” Hart took a leadership role in FSU athletics department’s first major Capital Campaign, in concert with Seminole Boosters, which raised more than $75 million for athletics facilities and served as the catalyst for a subsequent effort. Within the Facilities Master Plan, there were several state-ofthe-art facilities constructed, including a soccer/ softball facility, a state-of-the-art Golf Facility and Teaching Center, a Basketball Training Center, and major renovations to the tennis and volleyball facilities. Additionally, the Moore Athletics Center and Dick Howser Baseball Stadium are among the nation’s best, while a new aquatics facility and a renovation to the track building were finalized in 2008. In recognizing Hart’s position within intercollegiate athletics, ACC Commissioner John Swofford said, “ HYPERLINK “http://www.utsports.com/genrel/hart_dave00.html” Dave Hart is one of the best and most respected athletics administrators in the business. He thoroughly understands the nuances
of major college athletics, and he has superb values to go along with his vast experience in the field. He is a proven leader at the conference and national levels.” While at FSU, Hart made many key head coaching hires, including the hiring of FSU’s first AfricanAmerican basketball coach in Leonard Hamilton. Under Hart’s direction, FSU formalized a varsity club to encourage the participation of former student-athletes in athletic department activities. He also placed a significant focus on the growth of women’s athletics at FSU, a commitment reflected in increased funding, competitive success and facility upgrades. Academic success also accompanied Hart’s time at FSU, as the school became home to the inaugural National Student-Athlete of the Year, a State of Florida Woman of the Year recipient and a Rhodes Scholar. A record number of FSU student-athletes made the ACC Academic Honor Roll, were recipients of NCAA post-graduate scholarship awards and obtained degrees. Student-athlete community service involvement became a priority under Hart with student-athletes contributing more than 5,000 hours in community outreach projects. Hart has also earned the Athletics Directors’ Award for advancing the quality and progress of student-athletes and the athletics program while at Florida State, and in 2008, he received the James J. Corbett Award, the highest honor bestowed by NACDA. Hart’s commitment to service includes considerable time on numerous national and conference committees, including the NCAA Council, the NCAA Honors and Awards Committee and the NCAA Special Events and Postseason Bowls Committee, and he has consulted to the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council. “Highly respected by his peers, HYPERLINK “http://www.utsports.com/genrel/hart_dave00. html” Dave Hart brings a wealth of experience and
knowledge gained from his journey as a studentathlete, coach, administrator, and leader,” said Joe Castiglione, Director of Athletics at the University of Oklahoma. “Dave and his wife, Pam, truly value people and the positive impact each person can make toward the success of a program. “The wonderful fans of Tennessee will enjoy building these new relationships together as all work to enhance the future of Volunteer athletics.” Hart was one of 11 athletic directors nationally who worked as an advisory group to presidents and conference commissioners in ongoing meetings and discussions regarding Bowl Championship Series (BCS) format options and similar issues related to the football postseason. In addition to his prominent leadership roles nationally, Hart had direct involvement with the renegotiations of both of the ACC’s football and basketball television contracts and chaired the ACC Television Committee as well as the ACC Men’s Basketball and Football committees. Hart also played an integral role in the ACC expansion process that resulted in the addition of three new members in Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College. He also served as Vice Chairman of the NCAA Football Board of Directors where he represented NACDA and served with commissioners of Division I-A conferences as well as past NCAA President Myles Brand. Hart has served as Executive Director of Athletics at Alabama since August of 2008. Hart joined the UA Athletic Department after serving as an advisor to the Atlantic Coast Conference and ACC Commissioner John Swofford. A 1971 Alabama graduate, Hart played basketball for the Crimson Tide under legendary head coach C.M. Newton and earned a master’s degree from UA in 1972 while working as a graduate assistant basketball coach.
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Five Favorite Fright Films
By: Toby Laek, Producer, Daytime Tri-Cities Summer has given way to Autumn, baseball has given way to football, and summer blockbusters have given way to scary movies. Yes, October is here and with the cool air comes Halloween and horror movie season. So what movies go perfectly with candy corn and hot apple cider? Here’s my list of Top 5 Most Frightening Films to start you off right… 1. Halloween (1978) – John Carpenter’s classic man-in-a-mask-stalking-babysitters flick is the one that wrote all the rules that today’s dime-a-dozen slasher movies live by. I first saw this one on tv when I was about 7 or 8 years old (I was pretending to be asleep so my parents wouldn’t make me go to bed) and it scared the bejeezus out of me. It’s stood the test of time and still holds up as a classic. Tip – avoid the over-the-top and completely unnecessary Rob Zombie remake. 2. Alien (1979) – With a very ambiguous trailer and the fitting tagline, “In Space No One Can Hear You Scream”, movie audiences at the time weren’t sure what to expect. What they got was an extremely scary film by a young filmmaker with an unprecedented eye toward production design. It is the classic haunted house film, but instead of some gothic mansion the setting is space – what can be more isolated than that? It’s followed by James Cameron’s fantastic “Aliens” and a couple more forgettable sequels. 3. Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock’s original motivation in making Psycho was that wanted to see if he could make a scary film for under $1 Million dollars. He succeeded to the fullest. Pitch perfect acting (Anthony Perkins’ just-beneaththe-surface aura of malice is more frightening than the film’s big twist), music (Bernard Herrmann’s nerve-twitching score doesn’t allow the viewer a moment of comfort), and direction (Hitchcock’s use of shadow within the black & white photography is amazing) are impeccable. 4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – The plot is one that’s now been done to death – city folks (usually teenagers) make a couple of wrong turns in the country and end up in the backwoods of nowhere fighting for their lives. That familiar story has never been done quite as well as it was back in 1974 in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The acting and filmmaking are very rough-around-the-edges, but that just adds to the film’s look and feel. By the way, it’s not nearly as gory as the title implies. 5. Zodiac (2007) – Most people think that David Fincher’s crowning achievement as a director is Se7en, but for my money it’s Zodiac. The film is based on the real life serial killer that terrorized California’s Bay Area in the 60’s and the San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist (yes, you read that right) that became obsessed with the case. It features a career-elevating performance from Robert Downey Jr. and some unbearably tense scenes. Find the extended director’s cut, if possible.
from page 9 “Ballet with a Bite” Set for Paramount Center for the Arts The City Youth Ballet brings “ballet with a bite” to the Halloween season with its staging of Dracula set for 7:30 p.m. on October 14 & 15 as well as a matinee performance set for 2:30 p.m. on October 15 at The Paramount Center for the Arts located in downtown Bristol. This rendition of Bram Stoker’s classic
story of horror and passion features impeccable pas de deux, along with haunting sets and costumes, and even humor set among the menacing vampires and
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gypsies who grace the 19th-century stage. “This is an action-packed ballet that has challenged our dancers to bring to life the conflict, romance, and suspense of this story,” said Pace-White. The cast is comprised all of local performers including senior and junior dancers of the CYB. Choreography has been led by Susan Pace-White, CYB’s artistic director, and Sarah Sims, associate director along with choreography set by guest instructor, Thom Blessing. Dracula is the story of repressed Count Dracula who seeks to avenge his wife’s death by tormenting an Eastern European town, especially its local real estate broker, Jonathon Harker, his fiancé, Mina, and her friend, Lucy. As Dracula stalks the townspeople, they turn on him in a riveting climax. The Official Blues Brothers Revue, March 10th, 2012
It seems like yesterday that brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues, played by John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd, invited the world to join them on a ‘mission from God.’ The hit movie The Blues Brothers was a loveable tale of redemption about the pair of paroled convicts, who set out to save the Catholic orphanage in which they grew up, from the taxation department. As the story goes, they re-formed their rhythm and blues band, The Blues Brothers, and organized a concert to raise $5,000 to pay off the debt and save the day. This Blues Brothers Revue is the only Blues Brothers show to be officially sanctioned by Dan Ackroyd and wife of the late John Belushi, Judith Belushi Pisano. Tickets may also be purchased individually to each show, prices are as follows: Jeanne Robertson: $34 Adult, $30 Seniors, $24 for Groups of 8 or more Ronnie Milsap: $48 Adult, $44 Seniors, $38 for Groups of 8 or more Ain’t Misbehavin’: $30 Adult, $26 Seniors, $22 for Groups of 8 or more The Official Blues Brothers Revue: $36 Adult, $32 Seniors, $28 for Groups of 8 or more.
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The first concert in the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra’s 42nd season brings French horn virtuoso Elizabeth Freimuth to Johnson City. Ms. Freimuth, principal horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras, will join Music Director and Conductor Robert J. Seebacher and the JCSO in performing the Horn Concerto No. 1 by Richard Strauss. The program also features two works by Antonin Dvorak, the Carnival Overture and Symphony No. 9 in E minor, known as the “New World Symphony.” The theme of Elizabeth Freimuth this year’s concert series is By Request: The Best of the Johnson City Symphony, combining musical favorites and favorite solo artists who are returning to share the stage with the orchestra. Known for compositions that reflected his Czech background, Dvorak worked in Prague, then part of Bohemia, and in England, where he a was able to reach a degree of financial stability through his composing. Opportunity took him to the United States in 1892, shortly after composing the trilogy that included the Carnival Overture. He took a position at the National Conservatory of Music in New York, and while there studied indigenous American music—spirituals, plantation songs, and Native American music—working the elements he discovered into his own compositions, including his Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” Elizabeth Freimuth joins the symphony to perform one of the landmark works for French horn, Strauss’s Horn Concerto No.1. Composed early in Strauss’s career, the concerto was written for his father, principal horn player for the Munich court orchestra in the 1880s. Freimuth is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Rice University Shepherd School of Music and has been a featured soloist with orchestras throughout the United States. She has taught horn classes at several universities, music schools, and institutes. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary B. Martin Auditorium of Seeger Chapel at Milligan College. Individual concert tickets are $30, $20 for seniors (65+), and $10 for students. Season tickets are still available online at www. jcsymphony.com or by calling the symphony office at 423-926-8742. Tickets for the entire season range from $70 to $120. The symphony accepts Master Card, Visa, and Discover. Free bus service is available from Colonial Hill, leaving at 6:15 p.m.; Maplecrest and Appalachian Christian Village, at 6:30; and City Hall, at 6:45 p.m. Concerts are partially funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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I followed the original recipe exactly (which I rarely do!). It was silky, rich, delicious - redolent of HYPERLINK “http:// hubpages.com/topics/food-and-cooking/ main-dish-and-side-dish-recipes/potatomain-and-side-dish-recipes/1632” sweet potato, cinnamon and cream. Then I lost the newspaper clipping. I’ve searched for several years - even contacting the HYPERLINK “http://petemaida.hubpages.com/hub/The-Smithsonian” Smithsonian in an attempt to get it back. No success. Over the years, I’ve worked on several recipes in an attempt to duplicate it. I haven’t gotten quite there although I will say, this one is pretty daggone good. Matter of fact, if I had never known about the one from Mississippi, I’d say with all confidence that this one was the best ever, especially bathed with a touch of sweetened whipped cream. This pie is a terrific alternative to pumpkin, or a great way to add sweet potatoes to your diet. Matter of fact I used this to get sweet potatoes into my children. If I said ‘sweet
potatoes’, the Precious Darlings would turn up their adorable little noses. But if I said ‘pumpkin pie’ (I lied), they’d say ‘yay!’. You can certainly add this to your Thanksgiving or Christmas menu, but don’t save it just for a holiday. It tastes too daggone good. The recipe! You’ll need: 1 lb sweet potatoes 1 stick butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup cream 3 eggs 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 banana pinch of kosher salt 1 recipe HYPERLINK “http://dixiemockingbird.hubpages.com/hub/PieCrust-All-Butter” All Butter Pie Crust, prepared in a 9 inch pie plate
Preheat oven to 350F. Wrap sweet potatoes in foil, and bake for an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. They should be very soft when pierced with a fork. Simultaneously, roast unpeeled banana on a baking sheet for 30 minutes in the same oven. Remove and set aside. Banana will be extremely soft. Remove sweet potatoes from oven, unwrap them and allow them to cool until comfortable to handle. Remove the skins, and place the flesh in a mixing bowl. Mash potaotes with a fork. Pull the peel off the banana and add it to the bowl. Mix with sweet potato. With a mixer, beat butter into sweet potato and banana. Add sugar, cream, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla and salt, and mix unti well incorporated. Mixture should be very smooth. Pour filling into the unbaked pie crust. Bake at 350F for just at an hour, until a skewer or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
vantage point as the original photograph. “The choice of the original photo and the use of modern equipment influence the results of the new image,” DeAngelis says. “Rephotography projects, by providing opportunities to compare images side by side, are often used by historians, by individuals who study the phenomena of slow change over a period of time, and by researchers who study social changes, among others. We are excited to see and help support Mr. Greer’s local historical photography project.”
The following artists’ work will be included in the exhibition: Veronica Addington, Samantha Adkins, Alan Beuris, Angela Freese, Trish Gibson, Hannah Hamilton, John Hathaway, Megan King, Amanda Milstead, Ashley Nease, Joshua Powers, Wrightly Reed, Lauren Roberts, Andrew Scott and Cassie Williams. For information about the ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, call 423-439-TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/cas/arts/ or www.Facebook.com/ETSU.MBMSOTA.
ETSU n Continued from 25 lic Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The concept of Greer’s class was influenced by the work of photographer Mark Klett’s Rephotographic Survey project of the 1970s. Klett, a former photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey, revisited the sites of government survey photographs of the American West first taken in the 1870s, says Anita DeAngelis, ETSU art professor and director of co-sponsor Mary B. Martin School of the Arts. One hundred years later, he returned to record new images from the same
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Brenda Vanhuss pictured with her candy boutique creations.
Lovely Creations Resides at Three Ladies Gift Shop Elizabethton, TN. --- Brenda Vanhuss, owner and designer of Lovely Creations, wants to cheer you up with her unique candy baskets and beautiful wreaths. The Siam resident enjoys making unique candy bouquets and arrangements for holidays, weddings, birthdays and special occasions. About six years ago while working at a local florist Brenda said the idea of making her own signature wreaths and candy bouquets was born. “I was just learning but I thought, ‘If they can do it I can too!’” The rest, as they say, is history. For several years she displayed her work at the annual Christmas show at Sycamore Sholes State Park. “I don’t participate in the Christmas show anymore because I spend what time I can here at Three Ladies Gift Shop.”
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Brenda and her husband, Max, attend Siam Baptist Church she is also involved with the annual Red Cross Blood Drive and is a member of the Women of the Moose. “My crafts and baskets are affordable and different,” she said matter-of-factly. “I can make them as elaborate as anyone would want or, on the other hand, simple. Along with the candy bouquets some of the other themes I’ve used include baskets for golfers, fishermen, truckers, football fans as well as tea and soup arrangements. I just enjoy making something that always cheers someone up!” Phone: 423-542-5035; email: “mailto:Brenda|vanhuss@yahoo.com” Brenda|vanhuss@yahoo.com
David Kramer pictured at 3 Ladies Gift Shop with some of his fine art.
3 Ladies Gift Shop Puts the Spotlight on Designer Brenda Vanhuss and Artist David Kramer Elizabethton, TN. --- Art was a way of life at an early age for David Kramer, from drawing on the bedroom walls at age six to sketching the wonders of Europe while in the U.S. Navy. This continued through college and into a full-time job in the Commercial Art field working on art for various toy companies, IBM, Honeywell, Dairy Queen, Happy Chef and various industrial manufactures. Most of his career has been spent doing pre-paid art for corporation, bring to life their message through a good design and color scheme. The retired graphics designer looks at his craft as the wonderful years evolving now into a self expressive stage at personal art. Kramer’s experiences have inspired him to make his art playful, editorial and realistic. Even though his gallery is the table tent cards at your local Dairy Queen announcing the latest stuffed animal, or the pages of product catalogs, and the ads in your favorite trade magazine. He is also the guy that drew the instruction manual for that toy you had to put together at Christmas. Kramer uses his life and learning experiences to bring his fine art to a level you can enjoy, explore and ponder, all the while knowing that he has touched a part of your kindred spirit. David Kramer Fine Art: 864-313-7435 email: DAVID.MONA@LIVE.COM
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