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Wine festival
Volume 30 • Issue #35 Publisher Luci Tate
happenings
Editor Graphic Arts Director Don Sprinkle
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Kingsport Wine Festival
Cover Design Bill May
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42nd Annual Carter Family Festival
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Advertising Dave Carter Patti Barr Sam Jones Shawn Hale Coco Enriquez Judy Mahler
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Contributing Staff Jim Kelly Andy Ross Ken Silvers Mark Marquette Brian McManus Joshua Hicks Brian Bishop Daniel Worley Jason Worley Langley Shazor Distribution Jerry Hanger Teresa Hanger
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Stargazer - Marq Dreams Of The Southern Skies Down Under Skies This Week Batteries Not Included - Back To Schoolings The Casual Word - Close To The Heart Pop Life - One Weekend - Two Films The Trivial Traveler - Movin’ On Up In Knoxville Appalachian Wanderers - Tuckaleechee Caverns Lock, Stock & Barrel - Rimfire Rifle Series Pt. 1 Savage 64F Kelly’s Place - VCR Revival? You Decide!
14 Wiilliam King Museum Hosts Three New Exhibits 16 TN To Host National Quilt Trail Conference 17 Ivy Road To Headline Lakeside Concert Series 23 1st Annual Tennessee Pirate Fest 26 Hands ON! August Events 27 Jonesborough Welcomes Bobby Norfolk 31 Pets Of The Week 32 Things To Do 33 Classifieds
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aturday, August 6th, 2016 from 1pm to 6pm, over 15 wineries will be on hand from across the state of Tennessee to showcase their labels and offer tastings to festival goers. Visitors can sip and stroll while shopping local artisans and enjoy live music, southern foods and delicious wines. Wineries will be located under two huge tents along Main Street in Downtown Kingsport. Vinters include: Amber Falls Winery, Arrington Vineyards, Beans Creek Winery, Cades Cove Cellars, Countryside Vineyard and Winery, Eagle Springs Winery, Goodwater Vineyards, Hillside Winery, Mountain Valley Winery, Paris Winery, Reedy Creek Vineyards & Cellars, Stonehaus Winery, Sugarland Cellars, The Winery at Old Mill and Watuaga Lake. Tickets may be purchased on-line and are $25 in advance and $30 after August 1st. Go to www.kingsportwinefestival.com for more information. Please contact the Downtown Kingsport Association if you have any questions at 423-246-6550 or info@downtownkingsport.org.
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n the classic mountain ballad “Rank Strangers,” the narrator bemoans the changes that have occurred in his cherished home place. The fact that those changes do occur was brought home to music lovers worldwide with the death of Dr. Ralph Stanley recently. The Stanley Brothers version of “Rank Strangers” is undoubtedly the gold standard for this haunting ballad. Author Thomas Wolfe, himself from Appalachia, wrote that “you can’t go home again.” Some folks may say that modernization happens slower in Appalachia – and it does. When it does happen, it can feel as though the sacred musical traditions we grew up with are fading away. But then a spark comes along and creates a whole wildfire. Such was the case at last year’s Carter Family Memorial Music Festival, which will forever be known as the festival in which audiences saw the return of Larry Sigmon. Larry and his longtime musical partner Barbara Poole were known as the Unique Sound of the Mountains, and their lively banjo and bass act was a perfect fit for the Carter Fold. It
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was something Fold audiences looked forward to for weeks and months in advance. They never failed to fill the dance floor. But with Barbara’s passing in 2009, Larry also quit playing, and many fans wondered if he’d ever sing and play onstage again. Eight years after Larry stopped performing professionally, lovers of old time music got their answer. Larry came to last year’s festival to do a bit of jamming outside, and he had no intention of playing onstage. But when word got out that both scheduled upcoming acts had band members who were delayed in arriving due to two separate traffic accidents on not one but two interstates they were traveling on, Larry agreed to help fill the time by playing a few songs. Martha Spencer – one of the younger generation’s most talented musicians and fiercest advocates of traditional music – backed Larry on bass. The duo took the stage, and old time music history was made. The Fold was overwhelmed by both laughter and tears, thundering applause, smiles all around – and hundreds of clogging taps. Larry and Martha onstage together proved that the younger generations are ready to help see that our traditions continue. They received four standing ovations. This year, the 42nd Annual Carter Family Memorial Music Festival will be presented Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6, at the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia. The Fold is so proud to welcome back Larry and Martha – along with such treasured acts as the Mountain Park Old Time Band, Big Country Bluegrass, and the Whitetop Mountain Band. All this great music takes place on Saturday, while up-and-coming youngster Emi Sunshine headlines on Friday. Emi’s premiere performance at the Fold filled the house and delighted the audience. She isn’t even a teenager yet, and she has her own band. Both days will feature performances by Lorrie Carter Bennett and long-time Carter Family friend, Ronnie Williams. There’s also
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Last week I did a “whoops”...... Here is what it should have been. - DS
WOLF CREEK Eclectic Americana
Formed in 2007, Wolf Creek has become one of the Tri Cities favorite bands, with an entertaining show full of material covering a wide range from Country & Bluegrass to Rock & Blues. At their shows, you will also see a faithful and enthusiastic fan base singing along to original material from the bands CD, which is often described as “Eclectic Americana”. Not your average garage band, the members of Wolf Creek are well known around the area as sidemen, who have earned their stripes augmenting the sound of many of the areas top bands, on stage and in the studio. Once one of the areas busiest bands, playing 80+ shows a year, the band has recently scaled their schedule back to a more sustainable level, considering family and work commitments, as well as allowing them to continue their tradition of providing top shelf musicianship to the many area acts who they continue to work with. www.wolfcreekmusic.com and then there was this.......
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performances! CATFISH FRYE BAND
August 6 - Lakeview Marina August 19 - Sonny’s Marina August 20 - Covered Bridge Jams, Elizabethton Sept. 2 - Lakeview Marina Sept. 3 - Laurel Marina
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festival Festival . . . . continued from page 5 a possibility that some other surprise guests may be part of the lineup. The Carter Family Memorial Music Festival was inspired by Carter patriarch A.P. Carter. He recognized the need to preserve our sacred traditions. His daughter, Janette Carter, launched the festival and later weekly concerts to honor her father’s wishes. Today, Janette’s daughter, Rita Forrester, welcomes you to the latest festival, where you will once again see how traditions live on one generation at a time. This is a weekend you don’t want to miss. This year’s festival is dedicated to Glenn Jones – Helen Carter’s husband, Ray Carter – longtime volunteer and greeter in the Carter Museum, and to Rita’s dog Belle. All three filled a special place in Carter Family history and in their hearts. Helen, eldest daughter of Maybelle and Ezra Carter, married Glenn Jones. Glenn and Helen raised four sons. They had many ups and downs during their marriage – including the loss of their son, Kenny – but their steadfast love for each other never faltered. Helen’s father, Ezra, moved their family all the way from Richmond to St. Louis to deter Glenn’s courtship. Glenn always said that Ezra forgot about his ability to fly. Glenn was a pilot, and he followed Helen to St. Louis. A true southern gentleman, Glenn took care of Helen during the extended illness before her death – rarely leaving her side. A loving father and grandfather, Glenn is very much missed by everyone who knew and loved him. Ray Carter volunteered at the Fold for over ten years. Most visitors to the Fold remember Ray as the smiling gentleman who always greeted them in the museum. Generous and caring, Ray volunteered almost any place his help was needed. He fried fish every Friday for the Carter’s Valley Ruritan Club, and he volunteered at the Appalachian Fair at Gray every year. Ray loved to tell you about his wife, children, and grandchildren. They were his greatest pride and joy. He served in the Navy and traveled around the world aboard a submarine before retiring to his home in Carter’s Valley. We all miss his cheerful smile and loving spirit. Belle, Rita’s big white Great Pyrenees dog, often greeted visitors in her own unique, sweet way. She came to Rita’s from a neighbor’s house and decided to stay. Fold audiences are familiar with Lefty, Rita’s other dog, who visits the Fold almost every Saturday night. Lefty also moved from a neighbor’s and refused to go back. You could tell when it was old time music night at the Fold if you saw Belle. She preferred old time to bluegrass, and she loved Folk Soul Revival. The first night they played the Fold, she got between drummer Dan Witt’s legs and refused to move. Dan sweetly continued to play – never missing a beat. Belle often spent time in A.P.’s birthplace cabin with her buddy Burdette who always brought her bones. She guarded the Fold, cabin, museum, and our neighborhood houses dutifully until her death last month. When Rita’s Aunt Nancy got sick, Belle slept under her bedroom window every night, and she visited Rita’s cousin Mary Ann every day until her death. She once kept an overnight visitor who slept in our office across the road from the Fold from sleep walking down the steep steps in front of the house. Walking in his sleep, he got as far as the front porch and fell asleep there. Belle laid on the step below him and watched him until he woke up as if she knew he might fall. Even guarding Rita’s cats, you could see her every night lying awake and watching from the hillside or walking all around the neighborhood protecting it. From her resting place, she can still guard all the things she once did. Neither the Fold nor Rita will ever be quite the same without her. Now she’s on guard in Heaven. Tickets are available at the gate only; all seats are festival seating. Tickets are $10 for adults on Friday, $20 for adults on Saturday, or both days $25 for adults. Children’s tickets (ages 6 to 11) are $5 a day; under age 6 free. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. Friday and at noon on Saturday. Music on the stage gets underway at 6:00 p.m. on Friday night and at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Carter Family music will open each set – Friday night, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night. Friday’s performance by Emi Sunshine will feature her group on two sets. Saturday’s performers will do single
Performing on Friday, August 5th, 2016:
• Emi Sunshine
Performing Saturday, August 6th, 2016:
• Big Country Bluegrass • Mountain Park Old Time Band • Whitetop Mountain Band • Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer the Unique Sound of the Mountains Performing Friday, August 5th and Saturday, August 6th:
• Ronnie Williams • Lorrie Carter Bennett
sets. The music begins at 6:00 p.m. Friday and lasts until 10:00 p.m. On Saturday, it begins at 3:00 p.m. and runs until 6:00 p.m., with a supper break from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening’s performance starts at 7:30 p.m. and lasts until 11:00 p.m. Ticket gates, craft and outside food booths open at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and at noon on Saturday. Visitors may take chances to win a homemade quilt or a beautiful custom made Carter Fold banjo. This special instrument created by Johnny Gentry of the Mountain Park Old Time Band to help fundraising efforts for the Fold (and the quilt) will be given away to a lucky ticket holder Saturday night. Tickets for the banjo went on sale last year and can be purchased until the drawing takes place. The A.P. Carter Cabin Birthplace and the Carter Family Museum will be open from the time the gates open each day until 8:00 p.m. There will be lots of music and jamming on the grounds in addition to the scheduled performers inside the Carter Fold. Limited rough camping is available. If you’ve ever been to the annual festival at the Fold, you know you’re going to have a great time. However, if you’ve never been to a festival or the Fold itself, we encourage you to stop on by, do some dancing, and enjoy some old-fashioned mountain hospitality. After only a few minutes, you will surely agree that the music and traditions of Appalachia are by no means fading away – they’re stronger than ever. Attached are official biographies of the acts performing at this year’s festival. If would like more information on the acts or the festival, please contact a Fold staff member at 276-594-0676 or Rita Forrester at 423914-2700. If there is no immediate answer on 276-594-0676, please leave a message and we’ll call you back as soon as possible. During festival hours, you may also call 276-386-6054. For additional information, visit the Carter Fold websites at www.carterfamilyfold.org or www.carterfamilyfold.com.
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South Arts, ETSU announce films for 2016-17 season
TSU’s Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will be collaborating for the seventh year with South Arts to bring six new independent films to East Tennessee, as part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. The six films the School of the Arts will screen between September and April are part of an 18-film, nine-state tour selected by three “circuits” of screening partners who will each present a set of six films in their communities. Invited films and filmmakers were chosen from 412 submissions this year from across the country. Filmmakers travel the circuit with their films and hold Q&A sessions after films and often connect in other ways with students and community residents. At ETSU, filmmakers talk with classes appropriate for the film topic and techniques, provide critiques for Radio-TV-Film students and often dine one-on-one with students, faculty and alumni. “One of the things we love about the South Arts Southern Circuit series,” says Anita DeAngelis, director of Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, “is the unique opportunities it offers for our students and local film patrons to interact with and learn from the filmmakers – and sometimes the film subjects – as well as engage in conversations about many diverse issues, cultures and filmmaking techniques.” The 2016-17 circuit will offer plenty more chances for discussion and enlightenment. “Our 20162017 slate of Southern Circuit films includes thought-provoking documentaries, inspiring dramatic narratives and an amusing experimental film,” says Teresa Hollingsworth, senior director of Film and Traditional Arts at South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization located in Atlanta. The six films that will screen at ETSU, each at 7 p.m. in Martha Street Culp Auditorium, will make the circuit of seven venues – Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University,
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independent . . . . continued from page 9 Auburn, Ala.; Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala.; Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder, Ga.; Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C.; Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, Ga.; and Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C. At ETSU, all Southern Circuit films are free of charge and are followed by a catered reception with the filmmakers, as well as a talkback. “We have a wide range of topics with four documentary films coming in, one narrative film that I think is actually quite beautiful, and then we have an experimental film which is a lot of fun,” DeAngelis says. Three films will screen at ETSU in fall. On Monday, Sept. 12, Art of the Prank by filmmaker Andrea Marini, documents the pranks and persistence of New York artist, Joey Skaggs, the “godfather of the media hoax.” On Monday, Oct. 17, SHU-DE! (Let’s Go) by Michael Faulkner takes filmgoers on a musical and cultural journey from Baltimore to Tuva in Southern Siberia with beat boxer and vocal percussionist Shodekeh. In the third screening of fall 2016, the experimental film Hotel Dallas by Livia Ungur and Sherng-Lee Huang, also takes viewers abroad – on a fantastical sojourn into 1980s communist Romania magically juxtaposed with America’s capitalistic classic TV show Dallas. Dubbed by critics as “mesmerizing,” Hotel Dallas, which will screen at ETSU on Nov. 14, “has many twists and turns, including the fact that Dallas star Patrick Duffy is actually in the film,” DeAngelis says. “It’s great that someone of his stature was willing to go along with these younger filmmakers with a funny idea for a film.”
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Spring films will be: Mango Dreams by John Upchurch, a fictional buddy road trip film across India in a rickshaw, with a focus on family, friendship and memory, screening on Monday, Feb. 6; I Come From by filmmaker Robby Henson, on Monday, March 13, which documents the over-burdened corrections system and its incarcerated poets and playwrights; and on Monday, April 10, Speed Sisters by Amber Fares, which takes a spin with the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. “Many of these films have been in numerous festivals and already have outstanding credentials,” DeAngelis says. “The quality of films of Southern Circuit just keeps improving.” Southern Circuit is the South’s only tour of filmmakers, providing communities with an interactive way of experiencing independent film. Southern Circuit provides organizations with the opportunity to screen work from emerging filmmakers and some of the medium’s most respected directors. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent 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 of the Arts. South Arts, founded in 1975, is a nonprofit regional arts organization building on the South’s unique heritage and enhancing the public value of the arts. For more information on South Arts, visit www.southarts.org. For information about the film series or the ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, call 423-439-TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/martin.
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he Civic Chorale, the region’s leading independent auditioned choir, will hold auditions for new members on Thursday, August 4 in the choir room of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church, at the corner of Roan and Market Streets in Johnson City, where the group rehearses (additional audition dates are available by appointment). The choir rehearses Thursday nights from 730-930 and the first rehearsal for the fall season is Thursday, August 18. There will be two concerts in the fall: October 9 at 3PM and December 18 at 7PM. Both concerts will be at First Presbyterian Church in Johnson City. Ideal candidates are singers with good sight reading skills who love choral music. Interested singers should contact the conductor, Rod Caldwell via email at caldwell@ptd.net, or by phone at 570.837.9792 in order to schedule an audition appointment time. Auditions are private and short (about 10-15 minutes), and involve singing a familiar piece and musical skill assessment. Specific auditions requirements are available on the chorale’s website www.thecivicchorale.org under the “join us” tab. The Civic Chorale was founded in 1973 by Robert LaPella with a small group of invited singers and Jane LaPella as the gifted accompanist. Over the years, the group has grown to become the region’s premiere auditioned volunteer chorus. In addition to singing the standard choral repertoire from Gregorian chant to modern compositions, the Chorale has presented numerous world and regional premieres and frequently collaborated with other music organizations in the region, including the Symphony of the Mountains, the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, and the East Tennessee Children’s Choir. This fall marks the beginning of Rodney Caldwell’s tenure as music director (having recently taken over after the retirement of the group’s long time director, David Hendrickson). In addition to his leadership of the chorale, Dr. Caldwell also serves as the Director of Choral Studies and Vocal Division Coordinator at Mars Hill University. More information about Dr. Caldwell is available on the chorale’s website. The chorale’s accompanists are Lisa Runner, piano, and David Runner, organ. To schedule an audition, or for more information, please contact Dr. Caldwell via the email or phone listed above.
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ETSU’s Carter Railroad Museum to host two-night fall train excursion
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ast Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum and the George L. Carter Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will host a twonight train excursion leaving Saturday, Sept. 2, and returning Monday, Sept. 5. Ticket requests must be made by Aug. 19. On the day of the excursion, passengers should arrive at ETSU’s parking lot 22a on Go Bucs Trail by 6:15 a.m. for checkin and loading. There are no refunds for those who miss the bus. The motor coach will drive to Elkins, West Virginia, where passengers will check into the Holiday Inn Express before going to dinner and evening entertainment at the Gandy Dancer Dinner Theatre. Sunday morning includes traveling to Cass Scenic Railroad State Park to ride the Cass Scenic Railroad. The original railroad was established in 1901 to bring timber to a mill, and some of the same locomotives are in operation in the park today. A ride up Bald Mountain includes a stop at Whittaker Station to see an outdoor display of vintage logging equipment before heading to Old Spruce to transfer to the Cheat Mountain Salamander for a ride back to Elkins, with a stop at High Falls of the Cheat before
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returning to the hotel. On Monday morning, after a bus ride to Durbin, West Virginia, passengers will board the Durbin Rocket, powered by a rare Climax engine built in 1910. The 10.5 mile ride takes about 2.5 hours. After disembarking, passengers will have lunch at a local restaurant and journey back to Johnson City. A fee of $450 for double occupancy includes the bus ride from and return to Johnson City, all train fares, the dinner theatre, a hobo lunch on the Cheat Mountain Salamander, a buffet dinner at the Railyard Restaurant on Sunday night and two hot continental breakfasts at the hotel. Ticket order forms and liability waivers can be picked up at the Carter Railroad Museum on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or printed by visiting www.memrr.org, choosing NRHS News and then Ticket Order Form or by going to the excursions section at www.glcarternrhs.com and printing ticket order and waiver forms. Checks or money orders should be made payable to George L. Carter Chapter, NRHS, and mailed, along with the ticket request and liability waiver forms, to George L. Carter Chapter, NRHS, 519 Headtown Road, Jonesborough, TN 37659. For further information, contact Charlene McLeod at 386-717-2925 or chardanmcleod35@comcast.net.
BARTER THEATRE AND SYMPHONY OF THE MOUNTAINS COLLABORATE FOR SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT PERFORMANCE THIS FALL
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arter Theatre of Abingdon, Virginia and The Symphony of the Mountains of Kingsport, Tennessee announce a one-time performance of the Broadway musical “Chicago” on November 13 at 3:00 PM at the Toy Reid Center in Kingsport. Friday morning, Barter Theatre and The Symphony of the Mountains announced exclusive details of their upcoming partnership to bring Barter’s production of “Chicago” to the heart of Kingsport. After the musical closes on Barter Theatre’s stage in Abingdon, The Symphony of the Mountains (SOTM) will partner with Barter for this unique performance, which will combine Barter’s actors and SOTM for a performance allowing symphony enthusiasts to fully appreciate the rich musical score of this popular Broadway musical. Barter Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, Richard Rose, said, “It’s an exciting collaboration, as always, to be working with the Symphony of the Mountains. To have that symphony sound and to have that symphony background as part of the Broadway musical with the professional cast of Barter is a pretty spectacular event. It makes for an evening you can’t get anywhere else. You rarely see this happen in the world of the theatre.” Cornelia Laemmli Orth, chief operating officer of The Symphony of the Mountains, said, “What we are doing here is bringing all the art forms together on one stage. Most of these singers have never worked with a professional orchestra. Some of our musicians have never worked with that level of actors. So we get inspired. We listen to each other, we watch each other, we learn from each other and the whole thing gets even stronger. So in addition to just producing great art, on the long term, it’s an inspiration.” Previously, Barter Theatre and The Symphony of the Mountains
Tickets to this one-time event can be purchased through Barter Theatre’s box office. To book, call 276-628-3991 or visit bartertheatre. com. This joint performance of the Symphony of the Mountains and Barter Theatre is sponsored by Eastman Credit Union.
Cornelia Laemmli Orth of The Symphony of the Mountains, Kelly Price of Eastman Credit Union and Richard Rose of Barter Theatre at a press conference Friday
have partnered to offer performances of this kind, including the wildly popular collaborations of “Cabaret” and “Les Misérables.” Like those productions, this fall’s performance of “Chicago” will feature Barter’s cast performing the show with costumes and props with limited scenic and lighting elements from Barter’s original production. This minimalist style of production will allow the audience to better experience the full impact of production’s incredible score. This joint venture is an event that is truly unique to both organizations. Barter Theatre and The Symphony of The Mountains have not offered a joint performance since 2013. This rare opportunity is available to the public as well as Symphony of the Mountains season ticket holders.
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WILLIAM KING MUSEUM OF ART HEAVEN AND EARTH CYANOTYPES BY JOCELYN MATHEWES An opening reception for the exhibit Heaven and Earth by Jocelyn Mathewes is scheduled for August 4 from 6-8 at the William King Museum of Art in the Panoramic Gallery. She employs the technique of Cyanotype, one of the oldest photography methods. Through careful consideration of her subjects and some times happenstance, Mathewes captures distant planets and natural elements, which are then manipulated and altered through embroidery, drawing, or gilding. Regarding her art she states; “In my work, I seek to draw things that seem so distant from us a little bit closer.” Jocelyn Matthews August 4th opening coincides with Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region and the unveiling of 3 new sculptures in our Sculpture Garden. All are welcome to attend and admission is free.
OUT IN THE OPEN: OUTDOOR SCULPTURE COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION
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The opening reception will be held on Thursday, August 4, to debut the work of the selected winners of Out in the Open: Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition. The three sculptures, created by Charlie Brouwer, Marc Maiorana, and Jackson Martin, were chosen by this year’s guest juror Lauren Ross, curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. The outdoor sculptures selected for Out in the Open are on exhibit through July 2018 and are an addition to the 7 permanent sculptures on display continuously on the Museum’s Sculpture grounds. T he opening reception is free and open to the public, and will be held Thursday, August 4, from 6-8 p.m. at the Museum in Abingdon. For more information about these and other exhibits please call us at (276) 6285005 or visit us on the web at www.williamkingmuseum.org.
TO HOST THREE NEW EXHIBITS
BILL RUTHERFOORD: ALLEGORY OF NO REGION
The William King Museum of Art hosts the opening reception on Thursday, August 4, for its newest exhibition, Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region, organized by the Taubman Museum of Art. The exhibition includes ten large scale paintings in which Rutherfoord employs the character Brer Rabbit to narrate an “epic journey across three centuries of heroism and trickery both comic and tragic ultimately creating historical and contemporary allegories and conundrums that lead to an investigation of the very nature of identity, culture and history - personal and public, regional and national, high and low.” A culmination of eight years of diligence, Allegory will be displayed in WKMA’s Price-Strongwell Galleries from August 5 – December 18, 2016. The opening reception is free and open to the public, and will be held Thursday, August 4th from 6-8 p.m. at the Museum in Abingdon.
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Tennessee to Host National Quilt Trail Conference for Arts, Culture, and Tourism
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he Appalachian RC&D Council, the Northeast Tennessee Quilt Trail, and Greeneville/Greene County Tourism is proud to announce that Tennessee will be hosting the 2016 National Quilt Trail Gathering, a gathering for Arts and Tourism professionals and non-profits alike, having a strong focus on the quilt barns movement, art in public places, as well as cultural, history, agricultural tourism. From August 10-13 it is expected that over 200 ambassadors from all over the country and Canada will gather at the historic General Morgan Inn, Greeneville, for four colorful days of workshops, best practices, storytelling, art tours, and exhibits. All participating Quilt Trails and organizations will have the chance to share their best practices in a lightening round style of “Three Minutes of Fame,” giving everyone a moment in the spotlight. See www.nationalQTgathering.com for full schedule, registration, and details. The American Quilt Trail movement is a model for how the Arts are a force for sustainable community enrichment, tourism, and economic development. The conference will feature speakers and workshops on fundraising, publicity, and development, relevant to those working in Community Arts, Main Street Revitalization Programs, Folk Life Preservation, and Agricultural Tourism. Donna Sue Groves founded the first Quilt Trail in 2001 in Adams County, Ohio. The first quilt square was painted on Groves’ barn in honor of her mother, long time and celebrated quilter, Nina Maxine. From there Groves and her neighbors continued on to create the first Barn Quilt Trail. Their main objective was to draw in tourism to help support local businesses and artists. Little did they know they would be founding what has become a national folk art phenomenon. Since 2001 the Quilt Trail movement has grown to 45 plus states and on into Ontario, Canada. All independent grass roots projects, each trail has its own goals and unique artwork and approaches. In 2011 Ohio hosted the first Quilt Trail Conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Ohio Quilt Trail. Greeneville TN will be the second of such gatherings. A shared pride in both history and craftsmanship is no doubt one shared value of the hundreds of Quilt Trails across the country. Gwyn Southerland, co-owner of Southerland Farms, one of the stops on the Northeast TN Quilt Trail, has been on the planning team for the conference. According to Southerland, “Greeneville-Greene County’s active artist- and volunteer-led downtown and barn quilt trail is thrilled to host sister trails from across the country.” Southerland said that her farm is proud to be part of the Quilt Trail. “We have a 4-foot by 4-foot ‘Tobacco Leaf’ mural on our Spring House that has been part of our family farm
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for more than 100 years.” The Southerland Farm is one of many farms in Northeast TN to have benefitted from the Quilt Trail. Through bus tours and regularly hosted event, the trail has spot lighted area agriculture by drawing in tourists and supporting strong community. Merikay Waldvogel, published quilt historian and one of the key players in the late 20th century quilt history revival, will be one of the keynote speakers during the Gathering. Her books include “Quilts of Tennessee”, “Southern Quilts”, and “Soft Covers for Hard Times.” As Waldvogel would explain, every quilt has a story. Nationally celebrated storyteller, Elizabeth Ellis will be another keynote speaker at the Gathering to both entertain and teach. She will be hosting a panel titled, “Telling Your Own Story,” to help participants keep their community’s stories alive. Director/producer Julianne Donofrio started production of the film Pieced Together, Donna Sue Groves’ story, in 2009. According to Donofrio’s website (http://www.piecedtogetherdoc.com), “the film tells the story of how one woman’s love for her mother changed the American landscape and saved her life.” One of the first public viewings of Pieced Together, with Donofrio will be one of the highlights of the National Quilt Trail Gathering. To cover the gamut of craftsmanship, the Greeneville-Greene County History Museum will have a special vintage quilts exhibit during the conference. Also, contemporary artist Pat Mink, director of the Fibers Art program in the Department of Art and Design at East Tennessee State University, will give a modern quilt show in the Artspace 4 Gallery. A full schedule and registration for the Gathering are found online at: www.nationalQTGathering.com. The conference is sponsored by the Appalachian RC&D Council, Greeneville/Greene County Tourism, the General Morgan Inn, and Tennessee Quilts.
wheatley Matthews
@ acoustic coffeehouse
Ivy Road to headline Lakeside Concert Series Ivy Road’s dynamic duo and their boogie woogie piano-style music will headline Winged Deer Park’s popular Lakeside Concert Series on Thursday (Aug. 4). Ivy Road has opened for Johnny Winters, The Marshall Tucker Band, and Black Oak Arkansas. They have played festivals in Scotland, at Fan Fair in Nashville, and have headlined at the The Little Chicago Blues Festival. Locals may know them from the Blue Plum Festival, Abingdon’s Highlands Festival, Grandfather Mountain’s Highland Games, and many other venues. This concert takes place from 7-9 p.m., and admission is free. Bring your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes. Winged Deer Park is located at 4137 Bristol Highway, and the lakefront Goulding Amphitheatre is off Carroll Creek Road. For more information, call (423)283-5815, or visit jcparksinfo@johnsoncitytn.org. The remainder of this year’s concert schedule is as follows: • Thursday, Aug. 4, 7-9 p.m. – Ivy Road • Thursday, Aug. 11, 7-9 p.m. – Lauren Cole Bane • Thursday, Aug. 18, 7-9 p.m. – Gospel Night • Thursday, Aug. 25, 7-9 p.m. – Kids Our Age • Sunday, Sept. 11, 6-8 p.m. – Johnson City Symphony
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olk/Blues singer-songwriter Wheatley Matthews hails out of Dayton, OH on route across the US in support of his third studio album. With influences like Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan & Jason Isbell, his collection of originals speak to the listener through intimate storytelling. Catch him Wednesday August 3rd at 8p at The Acoustic Coffeehouse. Find his official website at: www.wheatleymatthews.com”
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- TUESDAY - Aug. 2nd -
GUIDO AU’SOME & THE OPEN MIC PLAYERS at O’Mainnin’s Pub IAN FITZGERALD at Acoustic Coffeehouse 8pm DOWNTOWN COUNTRY at Jiggy Ray’s 6:30pm - WEDNESDAY - Aug. 3rd SCOTT TUCKER at Our House Restaurant LIVE MUSIC w/ JIM BENELISHA at Harvest Table 6:30pm
OPEN MIC w/ GINA HUBBARD
at Woodstone Deli WHEATLEY at Acoustic Coffeehouse 8pm
- THURSDAY - Aug. 4th -
JACKDAW’S 7 (Appalachian Alternative)
at Marker “2” Grill 7pm
THE BILLY CRAWFORD BAND
at Full Moon Jam - Bristol Downtown Center ADAM LAWSON (Americana, Folk, Alternative Country) at Yee Haw Brewing Company 8pm ADAM MCMILLAN (A little bit of everything) at Rainbow Asian Cuisine 9pm ROBERT LESTER at Bristol’s Pickin’ Porch JAM w/ JOE TIGHE at Wellington’s Restaurant 8pm
BILLY CRAWFORD BAND
at Full Moon Jam - Downtown Bristol RAILWAY EXPRESS (Souther Rock, Blues, Old & New Country) at Quaker Steak & Lube LAURA THURSTON (Folk) at O’Mainnin’s Pub THE LOCAL HONEYS at Bone Fire Smokehouse
DOUGLAS / WARREN LAURA LACKEY”S RHYTHM REVUE at Acoustic Coffeehouse
- FRIDAY - Aug. 5th CROCODILE SMILE
at Sonny’s Marina & Cafe 7pm ACOUSTIFRIED (Rock n Roll) at Marker “2” Grill 7pm ADAM MCMILLAN (A little bit of everything) at Hungry I Apex 8pm ALLIEZ (80’s Rock n Roll) at Appalachian Coal/Railroad Days
THE GRAND SHELL GAME / THE KODIAK BROTHERHOOD at Bristol’s Border Bash
THE LOW COUNTS w/ SANG SARAH at Sleepy Owl Brewery 8pm
DRY BONES ROADSHOW
at Holston River Brewing Co. SOULFINGER at O’Mainnin’s Pub
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- FRIDAY - Aug. 5th -
JAMES MEADOWS
at Painter Creek Marina 7pm
CUMBERLAND RIVER BAND at Down Home DAN DEEL at Quaker Steak & Lube 8pm WHISKEY OUTLAWS at Country Club Bar & Grill 42nd ANNUAL CARTER FAMILY FESTIVAL at Carter Family Fold SHOOTER (Country, Classic Rock, Oldies) at State Line Bar & Grill
BLUES MAN & THE BLUES ESSENTIALS
at Biggie’s Clam Bar NIGHTSHIFT (Country, Southern Rock, Oldies) at Washington County Moose Lodge
AMERICAN DROPOUTS / 1134 / GOCAT
If you or your band are playing in the upcoming week and would like to be in The Spotlight, call in advance to (423) 283-4324 or go online to: theloaferonline.com. Due to last minute cancellations or changes, please call the location to confirm.
- SATURDAY - Aug. 6th -
JB5NDIME (Country, Honky Tonk, Americana) at The Damascus Brewery 7pm BAND OF RUHKS at Capital Theatre 7pm
CRAZY LIKE LEXI at Jonesborough VFW
ANDREW SCOTCHIE & THE RIVER RATS EARTH BY TRAIN at Bristol Brewery 7pm
LAUREN COLE BAND (Blues, Rock) at Johnson City Cardinals
SHOOTER (Country, Classic Rock, Oldies) at The Show Palace 7pm
SOUTHERN REBELLION (Country, Classic Rock,
at Capone’s
Southern Rock) at Quaker Steak & Lube
at Yee Haw Brewing Company 8pm LITTLE FRAZIER at Jiggy Ray’s 7pm CATFISH FRYE BAND (Rockin’ Boogie Blues) JUST BCUZ BAND (Rock) at Kickin’ Back at King Alley BEFORE THE STORM at Bristol Brewery 8pm
at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 8pm NIGHTSHIFT (Country, Southern Rock, Oldies) at Johnson City Moose Lodge
THE LOCAL HONEYS
KIA MCGRAFF
at Bone Fire Smokehouse 9pm
THE WORLD OF WENDEL WERNER at Acoustic Coffeehouse
- SATURDAY - Aug. 6th JUKE BOX BOYS
at Sonny’s Marina & Cafe 7pm CATFISH FRYE BAND (Rockin’ Boogie Blues) at Marker “2” Grille 7pm PREZZENCE at Capone’s
DUTY FREE
at Laurel Marina 7pm
IRON HORSE BLUEGRASS at Piedmont Station BORDERLINE (Country, Rock) at Kingsport Eagles 9pm
CRAZY LIKE LEXI at Jonesborough VFW
SUNDOWN BAND (Country)
at David Thompson’s Produce KIDS OUR AGE (50’s - 90’s, rock n roll, country, a bit of everything) at The Virginian Golf Club 7pm
SNAKE LAUNCHER TRIPPING THE MECHANISM
at The Hideaway 10pm MARK LARKINS at Holiday Inn - Bristol (Exit 7)
BILL AND THE BELLES at Down Home
JP LEWIS
WYLDEHEART
at Painter Creek Marina 7pm
42nd ANNUAL CARTER FAMILY FESTIVAL at Carter Family Fold WOLF CREEK (Eclectic Americana) at Biggie’s Clam Bar
MY NEW FAVORITES at The Atlantic Ale House
COPPER RIDGE
at Country Club Bar & Grill
MIKEY PRICE
at Jiggy Ray’s 4pm
FORMER FRIENDS OF YOUNG AMERICANS at Bone Fire Smokehouse RICK YOST / THE COMET CONDUCTORS w/ STERLING SPRINGS ACOUSTIC VOODOO at Acoustic Coffeehouse - SUNDAY - Aug. 7th IVY ROAD
at Marker “2” Grille
HIGHLANDS COUNTRY BAND at VA Highlands Festival
JAMES MEADOWS
at Sonny’s Marina & Cafe 4pm
BILL & THE BELLES at Bone Fire Smokehouse
CRANSTON DEAN w/ COLSTON KAYSER at Acoustic Coffeehouse
- MONDAY - Aug. 8th STUDIO LE BRADSHAW at Acoustic Coffeehouse
Spotlight Directory 50 Fifty Sports Tavern 2102 N. Roan Street Johnson City Bone Fire Smokehouse at the Hardware 260 W Main St Abingdon Va 276/623-0037 Bristol Brewery 41 Piedmont Ave Bristol VA 276/608-1220 Bristol VFW Post 6975 14 16th St. Bristol TN 423/764-0381 Bristol’s Pickin’ Porch 620 State St Bristol 423/573-2262 Capone’s 227 E Main St Johnson City 423/928-2295 Carter Family Fold 3449 A. P. Carter Hwy Hiltons VA 276/594-0676 Country Club Bar & Grill 3080 W State St Bristol 423/844-0400 Down Home 300 W. Main St. Johnson City 423/929-9822 Eagles Club 1097 Boody Rd. Castlewood Va 276/762-9837 Elizabethton Moose Lodge 288 Lovers Lane Elizabethton 423/542-5454 The Harvest Table Restaurant 13180 Meadowview Sq Meadowview Va 276/944-5140 The Hideaway 235 E. Main St Johnson City 423/ 926-3896 Holiday Inn (Exit 7) 3005 Linden Dr Bristol Va 276/466-4100
Holston River Brewing Company 2621 Volunteer Pkwy Bristol TN Hungry I at the Apex 604 W. Market St. Johnson City Jiggy Ray’s 610 E. Elk Ave Elizabethton JRH Brewing 458 W. Walnut St. Johnson City 423/ 722-3410 Kickin’ Back at King’s Alley 156 E. Jackson St. Gate City VA 276/386-3831 Laurel Marina 191 Shady Ford Rd. Bristol 423/ 878-3721 Marker “2’ Grill at Lakeview Marina 474 Lakeside Dock, Kingsport 423/323-4665 The Mustang Lounge 1516 N. Broad St. Tazewell VA Northeast State Community College 2425 Highway 75 Blountville TN O’Mainnin’s Pub 712 State St Bristol 423/844-0049 Our House Restaurant 4903 N. Roan St. Johnson City 423/ 282-1555 The Outdoorsman 4535 Highway 11W Kingsport Painter Creek Marina 766 Painter Creek Rd Bristol TN 423/878-5775 The Pinnacle Pinnacle Parkway, Bristol TN Quaker Steak & Lube 629 State St Bristol VA 276/644-9647 Rainbow Asian Cuisine 2412 N. Roan St. Johnson City 423/ 232-6688
KARAOKE
TUESDAY Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Boomershine’s Pizza Karaoke w/ Marques at Painter Creek Marina Karaoke at 50Fifty Sports Tavern Karaoke At Numan’s - Johnson City TN *********************** WEDNESDAY Karaoke w/ Southern Sounds Karaoke at American Legion 8pm Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Smokey Bones - Johnson City TN Turn the Page Karaoke At VFW Post 2108 - Johnson City TN *********************** THURSDAY Karaoke At Numan’s - Johnson City TN Karaoke At Holiday Inn - Johnson City TN Karaoke at Jiggy’s Rays Pizzaria Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Macado’s Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Mellow Mushroom ***********************
Rock’s Wood Fired Pizza & Grill 3119 Bristol Hwy. Johnson City 423 / 262-0444 Show Palace 14364 Lee Hwy Bristol VA 276/494-6610 Silver Spur RR 6 Gate City VA 276/ 452-2664 Sleepy Owl Brewery 151 E. Main St. Kingsport 423/390-8476 Sonny’s Marina & Café 109 One St. Gray TN 423/283-4014 Stir Fry Café 125 Broad Street Kingsport 423/343-9424 Wellington’s Restaurant Carnegie Hotel 1216 W State of Franklin Rd Johnson City 423/979-6400 Willoughby Ruritan 5145 Marvin Rd Bulls Gap VA The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 216 E Main St Johnson City Winged Deer Park 4137 Bristol Hwy Johnson City 423/ 283-5816 Yee Haw Brewing Company 126 Buffalo St. Johnson City
FRIDAY Karaoke w/ Southern Sounds Karaoke at Sportsman’s Bar & Grill 9pm Karaoke w/ Reverb Karaoke at The Cottage 8:30 pm Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 - Johnson City TN Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Greeneville VFW Karaoke At Elizabethton VFW - Elizabethton TN Karaoke w/ DJ Marques At Holiday Inn (Exit 7) - Bristol VA Karaoke At Numan’s - Johnson City TN *********************** SATURDAY Karaoke at The Horseshoe Lounge Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 - Johnson City TN Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment At Macado’s - Kingsport Karaoke At Numan’s - Johnson City TN *********************** SUNDAY Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment At Biggie’s Clam Bar ***********************
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MARQ DREAMS OF THE SOUTHERN SKIES DOWN UNDER
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he two hemispheres of Earth are quite different as anyone can see on the globe of our planet. But what is hard to grasp is the difference in the night sky when seen from America as compared to Australia. And oh, how I yearn to see those celestial treasures that are unique to the night skies of “Down Under,” as I am still a Southern Sky virgin. Oh, I’ve been to first AND second base with the celestial bodies of the south. But just a few times when sneaking down to the Florida Keys to glimpse the Southern Cross or bright star Canopus just above the Atlantic Ocean. But to make it to third base and home plate in the Southern skies I have to get closer to the equator. That’s so I can see the titillating sights of a star about to explode, Eta Carina; the two closest galaxies that glow like giant cotton balls, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds; and the beautiful youthful stars of the “Jewel Box” in the Crux, the tiny Southern Cross. Of course, a stargazer in Australia—or South Africa or South America—might be dreaming of celestial sights of the Northern Hemisphere. Like the Andromeda Galaxy, the Great Nebula of Orion and the stars of the Big Dipper. In outer space there is no real up or down, north or south. These directions are arbitrary designations to give our human mind a point of reference. Seeing the stars to the extreme north and south of our globe is a matter of latitude. That’s the distance one is between the equator and the pole. Our Mountain Empire of Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City, Tennessee is at latitude 36 degrees north of the equator. The big city of Sydney on the eastern shores of Australia is 34 degrees south of the equator, so the invisible part of the sky they never see is comparable to ours. A stargazer in Sydney, Australia has never seen the Big Dipper asterism, and when they see Orion it is upside down. Just like I’ve never seen Octans and its faint stars around the Celestial South Pole. There are places in the southern borders of America where you can see some of the Southern sky spectacles—like the Florida Keys, which are just 21 degrees from the equator and a popular spot for amateur astronomers. From the Keys, I’ve seen some of the Southern sights, but they are always compromised low near the horizon. Stargazers flock to the Keys to get a glimpse of the smallest constellation, the five stars that make up the Southern Cross. And inside is the “Jewel Box,” a beautiful stellar crib of baby stars. In Sydney, Australia, the Southern Cross is high in their sky for eight months of the year, which is weird for me to think about. I may have seen it for about an hour in clear skies as it flops above the Atlantic Ocean that hides the South Pole. From my Tennessee home, my stargazing buddies and I love to go to the many mountain and lake places that afford a dark, light pollution free night. Such a dark observing place is White Top Mountain above Damascus, Virginia. In a gap between mountains, we’ve caught glimpses of southern sky objects as they move by. In the Spring we look for the beautiful star cluster Omega Centauri. But it’s just a fuzzy blob in the telescope from Damascus, Virginia. In Sydney, Australia, the Omega globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus is high in their August sky, a spectacular orb of thousands of stars in the Winter night. The Southern skies have their own mythology, but not as rich as the constellation tales in the Northern Hemisphere and its majority of the human population. Prominent in the stories of the Southern skies are the tales of sailors, mainly the domain of Jason and the Argonauts. The great ship of the mythical adventurer was broken up into constellations by the mid-1700s astronomer Nicolas-Louis de
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Lacaille, who spent two years surveying the Southern Hemisphere skies from 1750-52. These Winter nights of August in Sydney, Australia you have in the night sky Carina (The Keel), Vela (The Sail), and Puppis (The Stern). Also covering a large part of the Southern Winter night is Centaurus, the famous Centaur, Chiron, who plays large in Greek mythology. In this constellation is the closest star to Earth, alpha, or Rigil Kentaurus, the food of the beast. Alpha Centauri is 4.3 Light Years away, and the subject of many science fiction plots. The Southern skies were a big mystery until the 1th Century when three astronomers committed some serious observing time and cataloged the stars and their wonders. The great English astronomer Edmond Halley was just 20 years old when he organized an expedition to the South Atlantic island of St., Helena to study the Southern sky for a year in 1677. French astronomer Lacaille spent 1750-52 at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa measuring the position of 10,000 stars. But the longest survey was by John Herschel, son of the great astronomer William, and Britain’s most prominent scientist of the time. Herschel spent 1834-38 at the Cape of Good Hope, and recorded 5,000 nebulae, galaxies and star clusters in his New General Catalog, still used today. The great explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailed to the coasts of New Zealand and Australia in the 1520s and was one of the first to record the two giant star clouds that bear his name. Magellan really didn’t “discover” them as they are known to the Polynesian natives of the area and seen by many explorers. One galaxy cloud spans 16 Moon diameters, the other 8 Moon diameters, so they are easy to see! Our modern 88 constellations both North and South come from the original 48 introduced by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in 150 AD. Mapmakers needed more detailed sky maps for sailors, and more constellations were devised by German Johann Bayer in the early 1600s and Poland’s Johannes Hevelius in the 1650s. The Frenchman Lacaille added to the Southern Hemisphere 14 new—and boring—constellations, named after tools of scientists and artists. This whole arbitrary naming of our 88 constellations was officially adopted in 1930 by the International Astronomical Union, astronomy’s governing body. One other big difference in the celestial skies of North and South: Polaris is known as the North Star, just under a degree away from the true point in the sky our axis points to, while in the south there is no star near the true South Pole. That imaginary point of Earth’s axis is in the borders of the faint constellation Octans, an obscure sky measuring tool like a sextant. To find true South, several guide stars are used for reference. Every night looking South you see the same polar stars month after month—Musca the fly; Apus the Bird of Paradise; Pavo the Peacock; Tucana the Toucan; Volans the Flying Fish and Mensa, commemorating Table Mountain in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (where the unimaginative Lacaille observed the sky). These Southern constellations around the South Pole are without many bright stars or celestial wonders, making the region quite dull. That’s a contrast from the familiar patterns of the Big and Little Dipper, and the star clusters in Cassiopeia and Perseus. All this North Pole/South Pole stuff leaves one other important question. What about Santa Claus? Well, yes, he is a North Pole dweller, but his sleigh is equipped with extra food to energize those flying reindeer to the home of every boy and girl in the world. Santa just has to know how to dress. He’s in that frumpy red suit when in the Northern Hemisphere. But earlier at the beginning of Christmas night, Santa was in his beach shorts and tank top—as it’s a bloody hot Summertime in Australia’s December!
Celestial events in the skies for the week of Aug. 2nd - 8th 2016, as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette.
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e are in the midst of Summer 2016, and there’s still plenty of fireworks left in the warm nights. First, all fived naked eye planets are visible in the evening sky, with Mercury and Venus skirting the twilight horizon. Next, the Delta Aquarid and Perseid meteor showers will be providing that occasional “shooting star,” so keep looking up. And we have the fabulous Milky Way stretching from north to south! So find a dark spot and enjoy a little stargazing. Tues. Aug. 2 On this 1971 date in space history, Apollo 15 moonship Falcon rocketed off the Moon in the first televised launch from the lunar surface. The astronauts discovered what was dubbed the “Genesis Rock,” called so because it is one of the oldest rocks. brought back from the Moon or ever found on Earth at 4.3 billion years old.
Wed. Aug. 3 After midnight there is a good chance to see some meteors, aka “shooting stars.” There is the Delta Aquarid Meteor shower still going on after last week’s peak. And in a week is the peak of the famous Perseid Meteor Shower on the night of Thursday/Friday Aug. 11/12. Thurs. Aug. 4 What a beautiful sight in the western twilight as Mercury and Venus are both near the thin, twoday old Moon. You need to look quick in the twilight from 8:30 until they set right after 9 pm. Fri. Aug. 5 Tonight the Moon has moved 12 degrees to the left (east) and is now a beautiful crescent headed tomorrow night for Jupiter. Tonight the Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, the target for which the NASA robot was launched on this date in 2011. Sat. Aug. 6 On this 1961 date in space history, Russian Gherman Titov was the second person rocketed into space, and the first to sleep during his full day journey. Titov, deceased, is still the youngest of more than 500 human space travelers—his flight was one month before his 26th birthday. The oldest is America’s John Glenn at age 77. Sun. Aug. 7 On this 1997 date in space history, Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on Space Transportation Mission (STS) 85. Six astronauts spent 12 days in space releasing and recapturing an atmospheric satellite and testing materials for the International Space Station (ISS). Mon. Aug. 8 On this 1989 Columbia was launched on STS-28, a top secret mission for the Department of Defense. Five astronauts deployed two spy satellites on the quick 5-day mission. In 2007 Columbia STS-118 Endeavour was launched on a “hard hat” mission to the construction destination 225 miles above—the growing ISS.
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Back To Schoolings
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e are coming up on that time of the year when parents rejoice as they send their spawn back to the educational institutions. I fondly remember the days of going back to school when I was a wee scrapling. My mom would stuff my cheek with a bite of chaw, hand me a sharp wooden stick, a Teddy Ruxpin lunchbox, and a bicycle chain to help fight off the marauders. I’d scale the prairie, fighting off wild beasts, making it to school just in time for a film strip about Alexander Hamilton (Where was Lin-Manuel Miranda when I needed him!?). Maybe that’s all a bit of an exaggeration, but the emotions of going back to school changed with each passing year. The first time you head to school, it’s a big emotional deal for your parents. You’re not really sure what all is going on, and your parents pose you on the porch and take a polaroid picture of you in your backpack. This is most of what the elementary school going backs is like, it’s peaceful, it’s enjoyable. You’re happy to see your friends who you never see during the Summer. It doesn’t change too much in middle school, only maybe now you start to have a feeling of more dread for when Summer ends, perhaps with a small touch of anxiety starting to show. The lunch box had changed too, Teddy Ruxpin long replaced with a functional, soft shell model that had more room for food--I was a growing boy after all. Middle School was the perfect transition time between the bright and happy Elementary days, to the more moody, depressing, confusing High School years. Come High School, things change. Your body goes through a transformation, and mornings are now met with zombie like groans and a desire to do anything but go to school. Lunchbox follows you some days, but this is the halcyon days when you can go off campus to eat lunch. Some days you simply live for that peaceful respite at the nearby McDonald’s. On the days when you do each lunch on campus, you sit in the darker corners of the lunch room, discussing The Velvet Underground with your friends. Then you graduate, and comes that moment when back to school times come around and you have no education place to go to. It feels odd, like something is off, and it feels VERY adult for the first time in your life. You’ve passed through a significant portion of what happens to a young adult, and you’re facing the world as your own self for the first time. Circle of life and all that Jazz. Parents, what are you sending your first born off with lunch box wise this year? Has Teddy Ruxpin come back yet? See you next week.
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“Ahoy, Matey”
Announcing 1st Annual Tennessee Pirate FesT
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“Get Your Pirate On!”
arkhorse Entertainment, LLC, is announcing the first annual Tennessee Pirate Fest to be held on Columbus Day weekend in October. This family-friendly event will be in Harriman at the Tennessee Medieval Faire site--just 30 miles west of Turkey Creek. All are invited to the fictional pirate haven of Port Royale in the Tortugas, circa 1700-1800’s. “The Pirates of the Caribbean movies are popular, and acting like a pirate is fun for all ages. ARRR!” said Barrie Paulson, VP-Manager & Entertainment Director. Pirate entertainment will include live music, comedy stage shows, interactive street characters, costume contests, beach games, original crafts, delicious food, and refreshing beverages--including beer. Open auditions for interactive street characters will be held on Saturday, August 6, from 2-5p, at 125 Barrie Ln, Kingston, TN. Auditions will include individuals demonstrating talents such as singing, playing an instrument, speaking like a pirate, telling jokes or tall tales, and participating in improvisational games. To audition, costumes are encouraged but not required, and performance experience is helpful but not necessary. Festival organizers are seeking quality craft and food vendors to fill the village. Vendor applications and guidelines can be downloaded from the website www.TNPirateFest.com under the vendor tab. The application deadline is September 1st. The Tennessee Pirate Fest will take place October 8-9-10 from 11a-6p ET--rain or shine. Ticket prices will be $13.00 for ages 13 and up, $8.00 for ages 5 to 12, and free for ages 4 and under. Parking will be free, and tickets will be available for purchase at the gate with cash or credit. Onsite camping for patrons is not included, but public campgrounds and hotels are nearby. The festival is located at 550 Fiske Road, Harriman, TN. For Faire rules, guidelines, and more information, please visit www.TNPirateFest.com and “like” them on Facebook.
the casual word By Langley Shazor
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close to the heart This is my niche My special place I am safe here Carefully perched Set aside To be beside Alone with my thoughts It’s quiet here My mind moves slowly Deliberately As does my breathing I am relaxed here This is my niche The one place Where I always fit There is always peace theloaferonline.com | August 2, 2016 | 23
absolutely fabulous: the movie
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Star trek beyond
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ey fellow movie fans! Recently I was able to catch two films the same weekend that are extremely different, but deal with good friends who are basically family: “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” and “Star Trek Beyond”. “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” is based on the BBC television series of the same name that began in the 1990’s, and follows the misadventures of PR maven Edina “Eddy” Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and her bestie Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley), a sinecure for a fashion magazine. For those who don’t know the show, Eddy and Patsy are not exactly upstanding citizens, what with their insatiable desire to keep up with the latest in pop culture and almost constant drinking and pill popping. The two are almost always answering to Eddy’s straight laced and extremely intelligent daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha), who basically attempts to keep the ladies in order. Epic fail. The duo must also deal with Eddy’s daffy mom, played by June Whitfield, and various ex-husbands. Eddy’s lovable but dim bulb assistant Bubble (Jane Horrocks) is also around to add to the chaos. In the film Eddy is accused of supposedly killing model Kate Moss (playing herself) in a freak accident during a fashion event in London. The accident results in Eddy being arrested, but is eventually released, but discovers her country has turned against her due to the accident involving Moss. Eddy can no longer take the heat of the accusation, so she and Patsy flee to the south of France with the help of Eddy’s granddaughter Lola (Indeyarna Donadlson-Holness). The real fun begins when the ladies hit Cannes in an attempt to stay out of jail and find a way to connect Patsy with a former rich beau. The film features plenty of the antics we expect from the duo, along with cameos from various celebrities. Any movie that features Chris Colfer from “Glee” fame and Joan
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Collins in a hilarious cameo is a winner in my book. I laughed throughout the film, and several in the audience applauded at the films conclusion. I hope you have a chance to enjoy “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” sweetie darling. The other film I saw the same weekend was the aforementioned “Star Trek Beyond”, featuring the latest adventures of Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew, this time directed by Justin Lin of “The Fast and the Furious” film series. This film sure is fast and furious as it takes little time to get the action started when Kirk and crew answer a distress call while visiting Starbase Yorktown for shore leave. The distress call is presented via a visitor named Kalara (Lydia Wilson), who claims her ship is stranded on Altamid, a planet in a nearby nebula. However when the Enterprise arrives at Altamid, they are ambushed by the films villain Krall (Idris Elba), who has been luring ships from other worlds to the planet for his own devious plot. Kirk and company eventually make it to the surface of the planet after the Enterprise is destroyed (how many times has that happened Trek fans?). The crew of the Enterprise soon gain an ally in the body of Jaylah (Sofia Boutella), and alien scavenger who will help the crew in their efforts to escape the harsh world they find themselves trapped on. The film is fast paced, features awesome special effects, and great screen chemistry between the actors. All your Trek favorites are on hand, with Simon Pegg nearly stealing the movie in his role of chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott. Pegg also co-wrote the film, and proves to be very adept with his screenwriting talents in his efforts to keep Trek fans happy. The film also provides a wonderful, but sad, goodbye to actor Anton Yelchin (Chekov), who died in a tragic accident in June of this year. His performance as the intelligent and always helpful Chekov will be missed in future “Star Trek” films. Pine still nails it as Kirk, and Zachary Qunito is Spock to perfection. The other actors including Karl Urban and Dr. McCoy, Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Uhura, John Cho as helmsman Sulu, continue to feel as if they were meant for their respective roles. “Star Trek Beyond” is like an amusement park ride, so strap yourself in and hold on for another great otherworldly adventure with Kirk and company. Needless to say, I had a wonderful movie weekend with these two desperately different films that still had the connected message of how family is not always blood related. “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” (Rated R) “Star Trek Beyond” (Rated PG-13)
Movin’ On Up in Knoxville
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nyone who has visited downtown Knoxville in the last ten or so years has seen a remarkable transformation. What was once a desolate, dreary, and decaying landscape of urban abandonment has seen great strides taken toward recovery with the addition of new retail and even *gasp* residential space. Nowhere is this more evident than on Gay Street. For those unfamiliar with the layout of KnoxVegas, Gay Street has been the ‘main drag’ since the early twentieth century. It’s the street with the historic Bijou and Tennessee Theaters and those three or four skyscraperish buildings that almost make Knoxville look like a big city. But Gay Street holds a secret - a time capsule of sorts through which the astute observer can catch a glimpse into Knoxville’s past. You see, prior to 1919, Gay Street had a problem: a pretty sizeable rail yard ran right across the middle of it, effectively dividing the important thoroughfare into two segments and creating a major inconvenience for pedestrians and vehicles alike. To rectify these issues, the powers that be ordered the construction of the Gay Street Viaduct, spanning the tracks fifteen feet above
ground level. Of course, with one section of Gay Street fifteen feet higher than the rest, another correction was in order. The solution? Much like planners did to fix similar issues in Seattle and Atlanta, Knoxville’s leaders elected to raise adjacent sections of Gay Street to an even grade with the viaduct. Businesses were told that their second floors would now be at ground level while their original entrances would become basements. The streets were then rebuilt atop fill held in place by concrete retaining walls. Today, little remains of the old Gay Street (and the existence of subterranean mole people is sadly but a myth). But if you know where to look, you can still see evidence of the way it looked back in olden times before the reconstruction. Glass sidewalk bricks here and the odd below-ground patio there are a few such signs. Maybe the most obvious example is that of a curious space running beneath the current sidewalk - only recently revealed with the demolition of a building from an earlier era. There are other remnants too, but most of what non-trespassers can see is along the 100 block of South Gay. So the ville’s newly revitalized downtown, be sure to give a next time you find yourself sipping a microbrew in Knox- nod to the past as you toast the area’s future.
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HANDS ON!
All Month Long - Make It. Take It. Feature Exhibit In this DIY space guests of all ages will get to use a large assortment of everyday materials and are encouraged to create something that represents their imagination or ideas. Every few weeks the materials and theme of the space will change to keep engaging visitors with new challenges and experiences. Visitors are encouraged to take their invention, contraption, or piece of art home with them. Monday, July 18th - Sunday, August 7th - Space Rangers To Hands On! and beyond! Learn all about Earth, Earth’s moon, Mars and more in recognition of the anniversary of the 1st man landing on the moon and Space Week. Just like a Mars Rover, take your own core sample of a candy bar, record your results, and eat your delicious data! Then, test out your engineer-
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August Calendar of Events ing skills in our Impact Simulation Bin Challenge! The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. (****Allergy Information: this program contains nuts, soy, and chocolate and wheat.) Monday, August 8th - Sunday, August, 28th - Just Plane Fun Join us for some high flying fun in honor of National Aviation Week. Discover the science of aviation, aerodynamics, gravity, and more. Watch a floating beach ball, send toilet paper flying, and test your craftsmanship by folding a custom paper airplane. Send your paper plane on a test flight with your friends to see how you measure up. The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. Wednesday, August 10th. 9:30 am - noon - Glow On Workshop Science is a-glow in this black light inspired workshop! Make your own UV reactive silly putty, create a glowing lava lamp, check out our Glo Germ solution, and try out some neon experiments and artwork in our famous black light hallway. Cost $12 for members, $15 for non-members. Ages 5-13. Payment is required with registration by Wednesday, July 27th. To register, please call 423434-4263 ext. 100, or emailreservations@handsonmuseum.org. Monday, August 29th - Sunday, September 18th - Swashbuckling Science Arrg mateys! It’s a pirate’s life for you as you discover the swashbuckling science of being a pirate in honor of Talk like a Pirate Day. Learn at ye own risk as you test out an eye patch perception experiment, dare to walk the plank, sail ho with our pirate ship challenge, and even learn what a scallywag might say! The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. If you have any questions on these or other programs, please call (423) 434-HAND. Hours Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm,Saturday 9am-6pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. Mondays 9am-5pm, March, June, July, August only. Admission fees apply. All programs and activities are subject to change without notice. Hands On Regional Museum | 315 E. Main St. | Johnson City | TN | 37601
Jonesborough Welcomes
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hree-time Emmy-Award winner Bobby Norfolk, a storyteller based in St. Louis, will be the next performer in the International Storytelling Center’s sizzling summer lineup. Part of the Storytelling Live! series, Norfolk will be the latest in a series of performers who spend a full week in Jonesborough as the town’s “teller in residence.” He’ll offer live storytelling concerts daily from August 9 – 13, Tuesday through Saturday. All performances begin at 2:00 p.m. sharp in the Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall. Norfolk came to storytelling with a strong background in standup comedy and theater. As a young man working as a park ranger, he became interested in developing slices of living history to share with visitors. When he first encountered professional storytellers like Donald Davis, he realized he could bring those stories to life beyond the confines of the park. For more than three decades now, Norfolk has shared stories from around the world, as well as historical pieces and personals stories that are closer to home. Traditional work interests him, too. “I once read that Einstein said if you want your children to be smart, tell them fairy tales,” he says. “If you want them to be even smarter, tell them more fairy tales.” During his week in Jonesborough, Norfolk will draw from his varied repertoire to provide a sampling of different genres and stories. “I’m going to leave no stone unturned and go all the way through the spectrum of performance art,” he says. Norfolk always enjoys his time in Jonesborough, a place he’s come to think of as the “mecca of storytelling.” His work has become more than just a job. “I tell people I didn’t seek storytelling; storytelling sought me,” he says. “The other things I did were jobs. This is more missionary work.” Tickets for all of Norfolk’s matinees are just $12 for adults and $11
for seniors, students, and children under 18. Walk-in seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, but advance purchase is strongly recommended. Ticketholders for all performances can present their ticket stubs for a 10 percent discount on same-day dining at JJ’s Eatery and Ice Cream or Main Street Café, two popular eateries in Jonesborough. The latest performer in ISC’s renowned Storytelling Live! series, Norfolk will be followed by another storyteller each week through the month of October. Information about all performers, as well as a detailed schedule for 2016, is available at www.storytellingcenter.net. The International Storytelling Center is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For more information about Storytelling Live! or to make a group reservation, call (800) 952-8392 ext. 222 or (423) 913-1276.
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ast Tennessee truly is privileged to possess some of the most gorgeous landscapes this side of the Mississippi, from the towering Unaka Mountains which scrape the sky along the North Carolina border, all the way across the pastoral ridge and valley province to the high mesas and gorges of the Cumberland Plateau. The endless forests, sprawling reservoirs, and majestic highlands support a thriving tourism industry and also offer residents a lifetime of adventure if only they will step outside their doors. Once we do leave the comfort of home, becoming enthralled with the nature’s beauty around us is easy enough, but in doing so many times we can forget about the treasures which lie directly under our feet. Along with Kentucky and Alabama, our region is home to more caves than anywhere else in the country, with Tennessee possessing upwards of 9,200 documented caverns alone. Hundreds more no doubt await discovery, and many of those we do know of are not completely explored. The immense number of caves formed in this area due to the prevalence of limestone, a soft rock which can be easily eroded as rainwater mixes with carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid. Seeping into cracks within the bedrock, this corrosive substance slowly eats away at the rock. Many times streams also aid in the task of further eroding and opening up passageways. While some of these caves are protected in national and state parks such as Gap Cave at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The vast majority, however, are privately owned. Several of the largest and most stunning of these caverns are operated as tourist attractions, giving us an opportunity to see the underground landscapes we pass over everyday unawares. One of the best of these is Tuckaleechee Caverns in Townsend, just a couple of miles west of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Open from March 15 to November 15, Tuckaleechee Caverns makes for a great day trip when the weather might not cooperate with our outdoor plans. No matter the temperature outside, the interior of the cave remains steady in the upper 50’s. Over the years, it has remained one of the most popular tourist attractions in Townsend, with visitor numbers hovering around 50,000 according to their website. Due to the dangerous nature of caves in general and the need to protect delicate formations, individuals are not allowed in the cave without a tour guide present. If you visit in the summer months you’ll want to purchase tickets ahead of time to ensure your ideal tour time does not sell out. Once you arrive, a well stocked gift shop awaits to pass the time while you wait for your tour to start. If you need a restroom break, now is the time, as there are no rest stops in the cave and it’s a long way back to the starting point. As the tour begins the tour, a series of ramps leads down to the natural entrance to the cave. It was here, you will learn, that the Cherokee first discovered the subterranean passageway and explored the first portion of the cave. As you enter the cave, the temperature drops considerably, so don’t forget to bring a jacket. This first passage leads several hundred feet before coming to the main portion of the caverns. As it opens up, you realize how high up the path is. A series of steep stairs plunges down the side of the fifty foot high cliff to the depths of the caverns. It shouldn’t be a problem if you hold the handrails and pay close attention to your footing. Here the path leads in two different directions, each exploring different aspects and environments within the cave system. The trail to the right explores the dryer portions, focusing mainly on the staggering formations which lie around every bend. Bring a flashlight with you, because the lights placed throughout the cave do not showcase every formation, and there were plenty of spectacular ones we missed on our first pass only because they were in the dark. Flowstone, draperies, and the precariously-situated Balancing Rock are some of the highlights of this portion. As you walk, your tour guide will also give you a great introduction to the history of cave and its development into an area attraction. A claustrophobia-inducing passage leads to the highlight of this end of the cave, known as the Great Room. Large enough that a football field could easily fit inside, the sheer size of the area is staggering. Massive stalagmites jut up from the floor, and draperies which look like chandeliers hang precariously above you. If you ask nicely, it’s here that the tour guides will turn off the lights to show the true blackout conditions normally present in a cave. You now return to the bottom of the staircase and head down the left path. This area explores the natural passage carved out by a stream and has a surprise waiting at the end as well. There are no
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Tuckaleechee caverns is filled with amazing sculptures and formations, many of which are hundreds or even millions of years old.
steps along this portion of the trail, but nonetheless be careful, as the damp conditions make the path fairly slippery. At one point your guide will point out a beach area along the stream. If you like, here you may stop for a taste of the water, which has been filtered as it seeps down through the limestone from the surface and has been thoroughly tested to ensure its safety. If that isn’t your thing, why not look for some of the creek’s inhabitants? A quick sweep with a flashlight will usually reveal several large crayfish which call the cave home. As you reach the end of the trail, you will hear the roar of the tour’s highlight: 200-foot high Silver Falls. Cascading down from the mountainside above the caverns, the falls are dependent on rainfall to keep them flowing strong, so the best time to visit should be after a storm. Although the passage continues following the stream to its origins in White Oak Sink within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the way is too narrow to allow the average visitor to pass. On the way back don’t forget to checkout new formations you might have missed on the way in. Directions: From Pigeon Forge, TN, follow U.S. 321 South 18.4 miles towards Townsend. Turn left onto Old Tuckaleechee Road. After 0.8 mile make a sharp left onto Old Cades Cove Road. 0.8 mile later turn left onto Dry Valley Road, and then left onto Cavern Road 0.5 mile later. The caverns are on the left in half a mile. Address: 825 Cavern Road Townsend, TN 37882 Tickets are not available to purchase on the attraction website. You will need to call (865) 448-2274. As of this time, tickets cost $16.00 for adults and $7.00 for children ages 5-11.
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pets of the week
Aimee is a beautiful and sweet domestic short hair 4 month old calico. This kitty loves to play! She was born with a cropped tail.
Oliver is Aimee’s brother. He is also 4 months old and is a lively and friendly cat.
The Bridge Home has an ongoing aluminum can can collection in front of the shelter at 2061 Hwy 75 in Blountville,TN 37617. The cans are collected by a volunteer and the money from the aluminum goes towards badly needed food and supplies for the animals
The Bridge Home No Kill Animal Rescue has started a pet food pantry for people that have had financial hardships because of job loss or medical problems and are struggling to feed their pet. They can come by the shelter and get cat or dog food to get through the tough time. Donations can be sent to The Bridge Home Shelter PO Box 654 Blountville, TN 37617 Every animal in their care is spayed or neutered and fully vaccinated before being adopted. Being a non profit the shelter is funded entirely by membership dues and private donations. They always need volunteers or monetary donations. Other always needed items:pet food, cat litter & cat toys dog treats & dog toys,paper towels, cleaners, office supplies,Purina weight circles. Phone: 423.239.5237 Hours are Mon-Fri 12pm-6pm Sat 12pm3pm and Sun 2pm-4pm. Website is www.bridgehomerescue@gmail. com or like them on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/bridgehome theloaferonline.com | August 2, 2016 | 31
things to do
Do Something BIG Bringing Hope Through Mentoring: Big Brothers Big Sisters
Have you ever wondered how you can do something BIG to make a difference in the life of a child in need? Sometimes just having someone to talk with can turn a path of hopelessness into one of survival. That’s one of the compelling premises behind the work of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Tri-Cities. Spending 2 to 4 hours a month with an atrisk youth can help them improve in school, their behavior and their self-esteem. Our local Big Brothers Big Sisters office is part of one of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organizations in the United States. It’s a system that has been proven to work and transforms the lives of children who might not otherwise ever get the support they need to grow and successfully meet life’s challenges. Child-volunteer matches are made based on in-depth and comprehensive interviewing with parents, children and
potential volunteers. Stringent safeguards are in place to assure that all parties are safe. Volunteer and parent engagement and training also play a big role. Anyone wanting to find out more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Tri-Cities should contact the office by calling 423-247-3240, or visiting TennesseeBig.org.3, 2016. Free. Info: www.folkheritage. org or (828)258-6101 x345.
Still Life Painting Class, Taught by Donna Bird
Wednesdays 6-8pm July 13 - August 31 $25 per session This class will cover basics of still life painting in this casual once a week “drop in” class. Discover the beauty of painting still life with oil or acrylics as we work through the elements of a painting including: studies in basic drawing, direction of light, value, mixing
color, design and proportion. There is a lot to learn! Donna Bird moved to East Tennessee in 2008 and has established herself firmly in the arts community. As the manager of Art in the Heart Gallery she holds a BFA in Graphic Design and has continued to pursue her love of painting through classes and workshops with local and nationally known artists Art in the Heart Gallery 246 Broad Street Kingsport, TN 423-480-9702 www.EngageKingsport.com
Computer Classes @ the Jonesborough Library 10:00 – 11:00 am
The Jonesborough Library will offer a series of computer classes in August: Aug. 5 Introduction to Mobile Devices Aug. 12 Android Basics Aug. 19 iPad & iPhone Basics Aug. 26 Introduction to Social Media These classes are free and open to the public. Space is limited and registration is re-
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quired. To register, please call the firing range. Early registhe Jonesborough library at tration is recommended as this 753-1800. class has limited spots availTo register go to www. Beekeeping Workshop able. mecc.edu/workforce and comat Marble Springs plete the Non-Credit RegistraMarble Springs State His- tion form or contact Lori Dintoric Site will be hosting a gus at 276.523.2400 Ext. 372 or Beekeeping workshop on Sat- ldingus@mecc.edu. urday, August 6 th , 2016. The workshop will begin at 11am Back to Homeschool at the pavilion. The workshop art classes start Aug. 4 will be run by local beekeeper, Lynda Rizzardi, president of at PAC Princeton Arts Center, 2516 the Knox County BeekeepE. Oakland Ave., will offer ers, and will cover the basics Back to Homeschool art classes on how to start keeping your for ages 4-11 from 10-11:15 a.m. own strong and healthy bees. on Thursdays, Aug. 4-25. The Rizzardi will bring equipment series will introduce hometo show guests what they will school students to different art need and how to use it. No materials and projects. All supbees will actually be present. plies will be provided. Details are subject to change. Cost is $3 per class. Please Participation in this event register in person at Princeton is $20. For more information or Arts Center or call (423)283to register for this event please 5800. email info@marblesprings.net, call (865) 573-5508, or visit our Tumbling starts Aug. 2 website www.marblesrprings. net. This event will take place at MPCC Memorial Park Community at the Marble Springs State Center, 510 Bert St., will offer Historic Site: 1220 West Goverbeginner tumbling classes for nor John Sevier Highway ages 18 months to 7 years startKnoxville, TN, 37920 ing Tuesday, Aug. 2. Beginner Book Sale at the Gray tumbling will teach techniques Library will be Aug. 12 and and execution of basics includ13. Hours will be from 10 a.m. ing rolls, cartwheels, splits, to 4 p.m., Friday, and from 9 and backbends. Instructor Laua.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. ren Fowler will focus on each The sale is conducted by the child’s individual ability. Friends of the Library of Wash- Classes will be held: ington County Library. Volun- • Tuesdays 3:30-4:15 p.m. or teers are needed for setup and Wednesdays 10-10:45 a.m. for cleanup. If interested, call Lisa ages 18 months-3 years. at 384-7904. For more informa- • Wednesdays 11-11:45 a.m. for tion call the library at 477-1550. ages 3-5 • Tuesdays 4:30-5:15 p.m. or 5:30-6:15 p.m. for ages 4-7 years MECC Offers ConFee is $15 per month. Regiscealed Weapons Class tration will be taken at MemoMountain Empire Commurial Park Community Center, nity College will offer a ConMonday-Friday (7 a.m.-9 p.m.) cealed Weapons Permit course and Saturday (9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Saturday, August 6 from 9 a.m. Pre-registration is required. to 4 p.m. The cost for the course For more information, please is $100. Pre-registration is recall (423)434-5749. quired. This class satisfies the requirements for a concealed weapons permit and will cover legal guidelines, safety issues, and hands-on instruction on
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Rimfire Rifle Series Pt. 1 Savage 64F
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hile often overshadowed by larger caliber semi-auto rifles like the AR-15 and AK-47, there will always be a place in the hearts of shooters for .22 rifles. For many shooters who started young like myself the .22 caliber rifle was where it all started. The next few articles will be dedicated to semi-auto .22’s, we will be looking at the Savage 64F today. Now I must confess I’m a bit partial to the 64F as it was the first semi-auto rimfire I owned. I’ve actually owned and eventually sold a few of them over the years. I’ve spent countless hours plinking and fine target shooting with the 64F, not to mention thousands of rounds of ammunition. I kid you not I probably put 10,000 rounds through that first rifle, and it never missed a beat, I will say the only issue I had was eventually the magazine wore out. That’s enough reminiscing for now, let’s look at some specs. The 64F comes with a detachable 10 round box magazine, sad no larger magazine exists for the 64F. While the 64F comes with a black synthetic stock the Savage 64G has a beautiful walnut stock. The 64F also comes with a standard 21-inch barrel, but again there are several model variances which include, fluted threaded barrel, and bull barrel. No matter which model you choose the finish is always blued, which as I’m sure you know requires a bit more maintenance. As far as weight goes the 64F comes in at 5lbs, which is typical for a synthetic rimfire rifle. One feature that adds to the versatility of the 64F is that while it has standard open sights, it also comes pre drilled and tapped for a scope. It is important to note that the 64F does not come with the accutrigger, which comes standard on Savage’s larger bore rifles. A common misconception is that Savage rifles are made in the U.S.A. which isn’t far from the truth, they are actually made in Canada. They are then imported and distributed from Massachusetts. Savage has a reputation for quality and affordability, their large bore Axis Rifle series are also a favorite among hunters. Speaking of affordability, the MSRP on the 64F might shock you, coming in at $140.00. I will say retailers tend to mark up these rifles a little bit because they are so popular, so don’t be too surprised to see a price tag if $169.00-$179.00. Now depending on where you are .22 Long Rifle ammunition might still be sparse, but I can say that where I live it has made a strong comeback. And while not nearly as inexpensive as before, it is still affordable and is substantially less expensive than .223 or even 9mm. The best way to buy it is in a 500 round box, which usually runs $45.00 whereas 50 round boxes sell for around $6.00. As always I hope you enjoyed this article if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me, I look forward to your feedback.
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VCR REVIVAL? YOU DECIDE!
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fter reading Nina Golgowski’s obituary piece in Huffington Post last week (“The End Of An Era: The Last VCRs Will Be Produced This Month”), I began to wonder if, like the inexplicable current vinyl record revival, there will be a similar nostalgia binge once VCRs are no longer available. Will we, at some point in the foreseeable future, find ourselves wandering around VCR and VHS displays in our big box bookstore (if these kinds of places are still in existence by then)? Since we don’t, and never have had, the power to predict the future, we can only wonder. You can safely count me out as a prospective purchaser if that time ever comes. Regardless of what you might think of VCRs and VHS tapes, we should pause this week to consider the history of movies and our relationship to them. According to Golgowski, Japan’s Funai Electric Corporation will bring the 40year VCR era to an end this week, blaming its decision “on difficulties in acquiring components,” adding that “dismal sales” were also a contributing factor. Believe it or not, 750,000 VCRs were sold last year, a figure that is “down from millions in the 1980s and 1990s, when they were a staple in American households” and becoming increasingly affordable; the first VCRs were generally in the $1,000 price range, and even then featured a digital clock that seemingly could never be reset to flash a time other than 12:00! Although some retailers still offer VCR/DVD combination units, I’m sure the clock is ticking on the phase-out of these devices as well. After all, the last VHS tapes ceased production in 2006, and at that time Variety magazine “ran a tongue-in-cheek obituary for the tapes . . . ‘VHS is survived by a child, DVD, and by Tivo, VOD and DirecTV. It was preceded in death by Betamax, Divx, mini-discs and laserdiscs.” And, we should probably include the demise of the camcorder in our tribute this week as well. We are living in a far different world that the one that saw the introduction of the VCR, and there is no doubt that one day in the not-too-distant future we will be reading obituaries relating to smartphones, video disc players, and maybe even video streaming. If “Kelly’s Place” is still around by then, I will no doubt devote a column to this topic. In what format I will be presenting it is anyone’s guess. I have often reflected on what it means to live in a world of ubiquitous information, one where everything is available on demand 24/7. We no longer have to “go to” somewhere to listen to music, catch up on the news, check voicemail, or watch movies. All these things are carried around in our pockets. But it wasn’t always so, despite what some might believe. In the case of movies, human beings lived from 1895 to the early 1950s with the reality that the only way they could watch a movie was inside a dark movie theatre. Once a movie was seen, the expectation was generally that it would never be seen again, unless you wanted to pay for another ticket as long as the feature was showing at your local theatre. The only way to replay the movie was in your mind. Beginning with the 1950s, when TV emerged as a serious rival to the movie theatre, we could enjoy a limited number of movies being shown on one of three or four networks. But, there again, we had to be in front of our TVs at a designated time to see them. And the only way we could record them was if we had the luxury of owning a cumbersome movie camera like a precursor of the
Super 8. And you can imagine what the finished product looked like. And even then you could only record small portions of the movie at one time. Of course, there were several “revival houses” located in larger cities that made it their stock and trade to screen older movies, but very few people could enjoy the privilege of visiting these holy places. The turning point came in the Seventies, with the introduction of Betamax, VHS, and Laser Disc formats (encouraged and fostered, it is true, by the burgeoning porn industry), allowing consumers to watch movies anytime in the comfort of their own homes. VHS, of course, allowed for home recording, unlike Betamax and Laser Disc. The arrival of cable TV services in the late 1970s and early 1980s further broadened the spectrum, but at a price. And, unless you recorded their offerings, you still had to schedule your time in front of the screen. And, of course, you couldn’t easily carry these services around with you. You were still tethered to a device located in a specific location. The arrival of DVD in 1995 marked another landmark, and now we live in the world of High Definition movie experiences, not to mention the advent of streaming content, which threatens the very existence of what is generally referred to as “hard media.” All this technology gave rise to a now nearly-extinct institution—the video store. The first one was opened by Eckhard Baum in Kassel, West Germany in the summer of 1975, and is still reported to be in operation. Before long the landscape was dotted with video stores, ranging from small “Mom-and-Pop” operations on street corners and inside convenience markets to the large box stores like Blockbuster and Movie Gallery (both of which ceased operation, with very few exceptions, only a few years ago, leaving behind numerous empty storefronts). In this brave new world in which we live, I wonder how many viewers will relegate a movie like “Be Kind Rewind” (2008) to the same bin that houses early 20th century silent movies? It all seems so long ago, doesn’t it? Perhaps nothing in my experience captures the meaning of what has happened more dramatically than my watching the recent political conventions live from my phone on YouTube Red instead of on TV, and my viewing of one of my favorite “back in the day” movies, “Sunrise” (made in 1927) on my iPad Pro, again streaming via YouTube Red in HD. We do live in an age of miracles. I feel fortunate to have grown up in a world where I at one time had to go to the movies to see a movie to one where virtually any movie ever made is available on my phone in HD quality. No longer do I have to tell my history classes about a movie they should see (knowing fully well they may never see it)—now I can tell them to watch it immediately on their mobile devices. And, yes, there is something very special and magical about sitting in a dark movie theatre, but today we can have our cakes and eat them too. And we don’t have to struggle with inserting a bulky plastic box into a VCR attached to our TV set. I can hear someone saying, “But VCRs were better than streaming.” I’ll let you be the judge of whether we should or shouldn’t wax nostalgic over the demise of the VCR. See you next week. In the meantime, watch a movie in whatever format you choose. Good luck finding a Betamax, however. theloaferonline.com | August 2, 2016 | 35
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