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Volume 30 • Issue #13 Publisher Luci Tate Editor Graphic Arts Director Don Sprinkle Cover Design Bill May Advertising Dave Carter Terry Patterson Lori Howell Beth Jinks-Ashbrook Patti Barr Contributing Staff Jim Kelly Andy Ross Ken Silvers Mark Marquette Brian McManus Joshua Hicks Brian Bishop Distribution Jerry Hanger Teresa Hanger Published by Pulse Publishing, LLC., P.O. Box 3238, Johnson City, TN 37602 Phone: 423/283-4324 FAX - 423/283-4369 www.theloaferonline.com info@theloaferonline.com e-mail: editorial@theloaferonline.com (editorial) adcopy@theloaferonline.com (advertising) All advertisements are accepted and published by the publisher upon the representation that the agency and/or advertiser is authorized to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof.

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Sell Your Stuff... Loafer’s Almost Free Classifieds Merlefest On The Road Novel of Mythic Proportions Comes To Life INteract II: Selected Student Works Chili Cook Off Kingsport Ballet Stages Swan Lake A Call For Photographic Works March Events at Hands ON! A Moon For The Misbegetton @ NPAC Celtic Contra Dance Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Things To Do

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Spotlight - Great Music & Fun Times

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music & fun

columns & reviews

12 Batteries Not Included - The Big Sleep 16 Stargazer - Halley’s Comet 30 Years Ago 17 Skies This Week 18 Screen Scenes - A Double Feature 19 Trivial Traveler - A Trial By Fire 23 Pets Of The Week 25 Lock, Stock & Barrel - JHP vs SJHP 26 Kelly’s Place - Roads Taken And Not Taken

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Festival sneak peek with

MerleFest On the Road

MerleFest, the popular music festival founded by the legendary Doc Watson and presented by Window World, offers music lovers a sneak peek of this spring’s festival when MerleFest On the Road tours throughout the Southeast during March. The tour will feature select artists scheduled to perform at MerleFest 2016. The Willow Tree Coffeehouse and Music Room in Johnson City will host the tour in a show featuring Tellico and High Plains Jamboree on Sunday, March 6 at 2:00 PM. www. thewillowtreejc.com “The MerleFest On the Road performers provide a sampling of bluegrass and old-time artists scheduled to perform at MerleFest 2016,” said Steve Johnson, MerleFest artist relations manager. “It is important to remember that MerleFest cannot be defined by just one genre such as bluegrass or oldtime. Doc Watson created the genre moniker of traditionalplus, ‘meaning the traditional music of the Appalachian region plus whatever other styles we were in the mood to play.

Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is

------- Tellico ------‘traditional plus’.’”

Tellico is firmly planted in Asheville, N.C.’s thriving roots music scene. The band is well schooled in bluegrass but with an unbridled organic “Appalachiacana” sound, combining some of the finest voices, songs and instrumental prowess in Western North Carolina and beyond. MerleFest fans know most of the band members from Dehlia Low. www.tellicoband.com High Plains Jamboree is making its own jukebox memories, playing decades old favorites and songs band members

March 1, 2016 | The Loafer | Page 5 wrote. With roots in northern bluegrass and southern troubadour country, these four veteran Austin, Texas, musicians bring to this new string band a distinct Texas flavor to their writing and singing. www. highplainsjamboree.com Johnson added, “We are delighted to showcase some of the finest artists on the 2016 lineup to take MerleFest on the road. MerleFest regulars tell us that they can hardly wait for every April to arrive, and now they don’t have to! We believe that the fans who catch a MerleFest On the Road show will be more enthusiastic than ever for the festival in April.”

MerleFest 2016 will take place from April 28 to May 1 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro,

------- High plains jamboree -------

N.C., where the MerleFest on the Road artists will be joined

by John Prine, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dave Rawlings Machine, Brandi Carlile, The Wood Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers and many others at the MerleFest website (www.merlefest.org) provides additional information about the festival, including lineup and artists details and the opportunity to purchase tickets.

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Barter Theatre Production Brings

“BIG FISH”AUTHOR TO ABINGDON

Novel of Mythic Proportions Comes to Life on Barter Theatre Stage

Barter Theatre depicts epic tall-tales and attracts the attention of internationally acclaimed author Daniel Wallace with latest production. Barter Theatre presents “Big Fish” beginning March 3.

“Big Fish,” a tale of a father, a son and larger-than-life adventures, hits the Barter stage overflowing with heart, humor and spectacular stagecraft. Author Daniel Wallace will visit Abingdon to attend the opening of “Big Fish” and speak at the Washington County Public Library on March 6. Wallace’s internationally popular work has been transformed into a Tim Burton film, a Broadway musical and, now, a Barter Theatre production.

This whimsical, touching, Southern story centers on Edward Bloom, a man filled with anything-but-average stories of giants, witches and a big-top circus. Edward’s stories thrill everyone around him, except his son Will. As the birth of his own child approaches, Will becomes determined to find the truth behind his father’s big fish tales.

Edward tirelessly encourages Will to “be the hero of your story,” a message that resonates through his exaggerated yarns. This heartfelt father-son journey will connect powerfully with audiences because of the deep exploration of family relationships told with both humor and care.

Producing Artistic Director Richard Rose, who will direct “Big Fish,” said, “Behind every big fish story is an element of truth. Behind every created myth and legend, there is something that really happened. Life is to be cherished

Edward Bloom (Nicholas Piper) in a field of daffodils

and captured, not with fear, but with wonder and excitement. These tellers of tales to just that.” Follow Will as he discovers the truth behind his father’s own big fish moments.

“Big Fish” features Nicholas Piper as Edward and Justin Tyler Lewis as Edward’s son Will.

The cast will also include: Rick McVey, Annie Simpson, Nick Koesters, Joseph Matthew Veale, Sarah Laughland, Hannah Ingram, Paris Bradstreet,

Carrie Smith Lewis and Josh Levinson. A youth cast including Emmitt Breeding and Parker Gray will appear alongside Barter Theatre’s Resident Acting Company.

“Big Fish” is made possible by corporate sponsors CGI and Wells Fargo Advisors. Barter Theatre is funded in part by The Virginia Commission for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts.

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INteract II: Selected Student Works from the Art Department of E & HCollege

Art students at Emory & Henry College create in a stimulating environment with nationally recognized studio artists and historians. The program is a combination of a liberal arts education with rigorous studio art practice, which provides students with an education for a lifetime.

Art graduates from Emory & Henry thrive in a variety of careers including the fine arts, graphic design and teaching.

The Emory & Henry art program emphasizes individual student/faculty interaction that ultimately leads to a men-

nior graphic design major from Saltville, Virginia. Her paintings are creative abstractions open to viewer interpretation.

Olivia Crockett is from Independence, Virginia majoring in Art Education at Emory & Henry College. He paintings emphasize shading and color to explore depth.

Carter Harlow is a sophomore who enjoys painting, football, and working as a weekend-on-air personality at WZAP in Bristol, Tennessee.

Carter is an Art Education major.

Laura Leonard – is a senior

Aaron Peterson - Twilight Flight tor relationship. This unique feature makes the Emory & Henry art program a success.

At every point, faculty members emphasize serious critical thinking about visual arts problem-solving. Art students at Emory & Henry quickly find themselves immersed in a forward-thinking and challenging art program dealing with current and contemporary issues in art. INteract II features a cross section of student artists working in a variety of media: Sophia Alonge is from Vienna, Virginia and is majoring in Art Education. Her work explores the different types of special needs children.

Cassidy Campbell is a se-

Studio Art major from Bristol, Tennessee. Her gestural paintings, prints and batiks are inspired by the people who surround her. She studied in Florence during the summer of 2015 at SACI. Marissa Mathis is a senior Graphic Design major at Emory & Henry College originally from California. Her work is currently focused on animals and how people should view them as a part of nature rather than an object for one’s gain.

Birdie Mullins is from Oakwood, Virginia and is a junior studying studio art at Emory & Henry College. She loves painting.

Kacy Pennington is a sopho-

On Exhibit at the Arts Depot in Abingdon, VA March 2 - March 26 Meet the Artists Reception, Thursday March 3rd, 6-8pm Gallery Open Hours Wednesday through Saturday 10-4 pm Free and Open to the public

more at Emory & Henry College studying French, Political Science, and Religion. Within the last year, she has discovered her love of ceramics and its ability to express complex emotions through texture and color.

Aaron Peterson enjoys tightly rendered scenes that create an environment of simulated reality in his oil paintings. Aaron is a double major in Art Studio and Business Management. He is from Locust Grove, Virginia.

Lindsey Pratt, is from Marion, Virginia and is an art and history major, who is planning to teach middle school or high school.

Kaitlyn Pruitt is an Abingdon native. She attends Emory & Henry College where she is a senior Art-Graphic Design and Mass Communications double major.

Kat Rendleman creates her colorful and ambitious abstract paintings from digital drawings she creates on her computer. Kat is a senior art major in studio art and hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Autumn Roe has studying Art Education at Emory and Henry College for three years now. She enjoys three-dimensional art and hails from Bluff City, Tennessee Samantha Sampson is from Salem, Virginia. I am an Art Education major with an en-

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dorsement in Special Education at Emory and Henry College, where I also play for the Women’s Soccer Team.

Jessie Smith is an art education major from Chilhowie, Virginia. Jessie specializes in high contrast chalk and pastel portrait drawings.

Lindsay Smith is a senior currently student teaching. She is an Art Educatiuon major from Wingate, North Carolina.

Her photographs are inspired by the southwestern Virginia landscape.

Siera Speer is from North Carolina. She attends Emory &

Henry College where she has taken a variety of art, education, and psychology classes.

In 2013 she visited Rome, Florence, Siena, and Pompeii. This is where the inspiration for her 2015 series entitled Reincarnated.

Amber Wilkins is an Art Education major and Spanish minor at Emory & Henry College. She is inspired by the places she has traveled to and the people who support her.

Amber primarily uses intaglio and relief printing processes to create most of her pieces.

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CHILI COOK-OFF Saturday, March 5th, 2016

Our first EVER Chili Cookoff! Dubbed, the 2016 ‘Beans, Bikes and Burnouts’ Chili Cook-off, we expect this to be a GREAT time for all.

Only $5 to enter your prized recipe and $1 to taste. This event will begin at 1pm and the winner will be announced at approximately 4pm.

There will be a CA$H prize for the winner, voted on by a ticketing system. Each ‘taster’ will pay $1 and receive ONE ticket. There will be ballot boxes next to each participant’s station. Once all recipes have been tasted, the ‘taster’ will drop his/her ticket into the ballot box of their choice.

Now, this Chili Cook-off is

not JUST about tasting chili!

We are also giving away the LAST pair of Elton John tickets available for his SOLD OUT concert on Friday, March 11th at Freedom Hall Civic Center.

JUST for stopping by during our remote broadcast, you’ll get your name in the bucket to win these tickets. Pay $1 to taste and judge our Chili Cook-off

and you’ll get 5 more chances to win! Can’t beat those odds!

Questions? Call us!

423.283.0422. Ask for Tracie.

Make SURE you’re following us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates and announcements!

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Live It Up!

LADIES NIGHT OUT

Hey Ladies! Live It Up! Ladies Night Out! is so excited to be kicking of our 2016 Behind the Blog Series! Each speaker this year is also a nationally known Blogger! It is our hope that this will offer you a connection before, during and after the event, that we haven’t been able to offer before! We are so excited to be welcoming, Becky Thompson who is both an Author (Sisscortail Silk and Hope Unfolding) and Blogger.

Go check out her blog, signup for updates to be delivered to your e-mail and check out her book! http://beckythompson.com/ Every lady needs a night out every once in a while and it doesnt get better than one that is totally FREE!!! Come and be

encouraged in your faith journey and fed physically and spiritually! You dont want to miss this! God is up to something big!! No tickets or reservations needed! Childcare also offered at no charge. Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Celebration Church, 429 Shipley Ferry Rd, Blountville, TN 37663

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Kingsport Ballet Stages Swan Lake

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Full Slate of International Guest Artists

Kingsport Ballet has announced that Swan Lake 2016 tickets are now on sale through their website, Facebook page and their ticket line.

Kingsport Ballet is proud to present Swan Lake at Toy F. Reid Auditorium, April 16th and 17th, 2016. The outreach daytime performance is Friday, April 15th at 10am. Kingsport Ballet is under the direction of Valeria Sinyavskaya, recipient of a Tennessee Arts Commission Choreography Fellowship Award.

“We are very excited about this year’s production. We have a wonderfully talented cast made up of professional artists, semi-professionals, and our own Company dancers. This will be an unforgettable experience, particularly for the first-time viewer,” she said.

Swan Lake is a ballet classic that is possibly one of the most iconic around the world for its spell- binding music and ethereal movement. The story isn’t far behind, featuring a dramatic, heart-

wrenching love tale of deception, passion and, of course, evil spells.

Many of the costumes for this ballet were designed and constructed by artists and seamstresses right here in Kingsport, TN in 2003. Tutus were commissioned in Russia from the costumers of the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg over 12 years ago, and have since been restored after many years of constant use by the Company.

Principal and soloist roles will be performed by guests from Columbia Classical Ballet and Ballet Hispanico among others. Dancers from Charlottesville Ballet will be joining the cast as well as Kingsport Ballet’s own professional dancers. Prince Sigfried will be danced

by Nations Wilkes-Davis of Columbia Classical. Nations has guest performed previously with Kingsport Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty. He is recipient of a Gold Medal for the Junior Division 2015 Valentina Koslova International Bal-

let Comptetition and a Bronze Medal (Pre-professional Division) winner in the 2015 World Ballet Competition in Florida. Nations is 17 years old.

This year’s production marks possibly the largest collaboration between Kingsport Ballet, guest artists, and other companies.

Tickets may be purchased through the Kingsport Ballet boxoffice: 423-378-3967 or through their website: www.kingsportballet.org or Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/kingsportballet.

Ticket prices are $20 for adult, $16 for students and seniors, $10 for college students and children 5 years and under. Special promotional rates are offered to Eastman employees. Call for more information.

Kingsport Ballet company dancers in Swan Lake 2015

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A Call For Photographic Works The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for photographic works for its fourth annual Knoxville Photo 2016.

The call for entries is open to all artists. This juried exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work. Approximately 4050 photographic works from both emerging and established artists will comprise the exhibition in the main gallery of the beautifully-restored Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville’s downtown arts anchor location, from June 3-24, 2016. The Emporium is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, first and third Sundays, 3:30-6:30 PM, and additional hours for special events.

The deadline for entries to

Knoxville Photo 2015 Best of Show ---------- Baptism” by John Mark Lawler ----------

be received is Sunday, April 17, 2016. Prizes include at least $1,000 in cash awards, and exhibiting artists will receive a catalog of the exhibition.

Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: The Human Experience, Our Earth, Travel, and Digital Imagination.

The nonrefundable entry fee is $30 for up to three images ($20 for Arts & Culture Alliance members and students).

Up to seven additional images may be submitted for $5/each ($4 for members/students).

Apply online and/or download an application at www. knoxalliance.com/photo.html, or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. Prizes include at least $1,000 in cash awards.

Juror: Susan Stanton has spent years traveling and photographing the beauty and rustic charm of the Southern Appalachians.

She photographs her subjects in carefully selected lighting conditions to emphasize their natural textures and colors. Her images have appeared in countless publications regionally as well as world-wide, including Nature’s Best Photography Magazine, Our State Magazine, and Blue Ridge Country. Her works have been on display at the National Parks Conservation Association, The Biltmore Estate, The Cradle of Forestry and many private art galleries.

She has created work for hospitals, corporate centers, design groups and an array of private clients. She is the founder of the Southern Appalachian Photographers Guild, and supporter of local conservation groups. For more information about Susan Stanton, please visit www.susanstanton.com.

More information about the program, as well as images from previous exhibitions, can be found at www.knoxalliance. com/knoxphoto.html.

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JRT presents Noises Off

The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre is bringing you backstage with its hilarious performance of Noises Off. The Broadway classic, with a Jonesborough twist, is coming to the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre stage March 4 through March 20.

Inspired by the play production process, Noises Off is a three act play by English playwright Michael Frayn that gives an inside look into the comedy that goes on behind the curtain. There are non-stop laughs, clever punch lines, and choreographed chaos as the set turns around and the audience watches a production from an insider’s perspective.

Noises Off has a complex and ingenious plot that showcases the hilarious experiences of play actors on stage and gives

a glimpse of what happens behind-the-scenes.

Directed by Heather Knudtsen, Noises Off is an all-acting play with a plot that is sure to capture the attention of everyone in the audience. Noises Off is comedy on top of comedy…and gives insight into the world of theatre. The show is an actor-favorite because it tells their story, and the many stories of that time something in a play went terribly wrong in the funniest way.

“Noises Off is highly choreographed despite the fact that it is not a musical. The actors are continually entering and exiting the play’s unique set, which is made up of about eight doors,” explains director Heather Knudtsen. “This show requires actors to have impeccable comedic timing. But the

cast of Noises Off is a wonderful ensemble made up of some of the TriCities best community theatre actors, including a number of old JRT favorites, and they completely make this show.”

The cast includes Tim Reynolds, Larry Bunton, Lucas Schmidt, Matthew Elb, Austin Bird, Tuesday Reynolds, Karen Elb, Holly Marshall and Kate Anderson.

Noises Off runs March 4 through March 20. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $16 general admission, $14 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets, call the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center at (423)7531010 or online at www.jonesboroughtheatre.com.

Now - Sunday, March 13th Can You Hear Me Now? Discover some of the smallest bones in our bodies - the ones in our ear! Celebrate Alexander Graham Bell’s birthday by learning about sound and how Mr. Bell used sound in many of his inventions. Play a song on our palm pipes, listen to our singing crystal water glasses, and even try out our Boomwhackers! The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day.

Monday, March 14th - Sunday, April 3rd - Spring Has Sprung Science Ring in spring with some fun and silly springtime science experiments. You won’t believe your eyes as you watch our growing marshmallow Peeps experiment, test out an EGG-cellent floating egg experiment, and even try out some candy chromatography.

The Eastman Discovery Lab

will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. (***Please note this program may contain peanuts and small parts that may not suitable for children under 3 years of age.)

Friday, March 25th, 9:30 am 12:30 pm - Dino Egg Hunt Head over to Hands On! for some EGG-cellent prehistoric family fun! Stop by the Dino Egg Hunt anytime between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm for experiments, crafts, games, a prehistoric putting course, and more! Don’t forget to stop by the prehistoric forest to hunt for Mama T-Rex’s dinosaur eggs and return them to her in exchange for a goody bag. (***Please note this event contains small parts that may not suitable for children under 3 years of age and may also contain nuts, soy, and chocolate.)

New this year will be a members only line! You must have your current, non-expired

physical Hands On! membership card with you as well as a photo I.D. to use this line (we will be unable to look up your membership information in this line). Be sure to stop by before the event to renew your membership to have access to this VIP line! Guests without a physical card and I.D. and guests that need to renew will use a separate line and check in at the front desk.

Admission for the Dino Egg Hunt: • FREE for Hands On! Museum members • FREE for children 2 and under • $2 per person for non-members* (children ages 3 and up and adults) *Admission to the main museum exhibition area is not included. The museum will be open at an additional cost.

315 E. Main St., Johnson City, TN. (423) 434-HAND.

Hands On! March Events

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The Big Sleep

I’ve been watching a lot of Humphrey Bogart movies lately, a mini-kick if you will.

Bogart was sort of the earliest idea of a classic Hollywood star I ever had. Everyone, to a certain degree, has an awareness of “Casablanca” (and if you don’t, go watch it now), so he’s always been floating around in the national conciseness. I think part of the reason too was the numerous times Bogart was characterized in Looney Tunes cartoons that were a huge part of my childhood. My love for movies goes way back, and one of the first classics—after having watching as many Marx Brothers movies as I could get my hands on—I ever saw was 1946’s “The Big Sleep,” based the book of the same name by Raymond Chandler.

“The Big Sleep” is a quintessential Film Noir, by one of the great American directors, Howard Hawks. Bogart plays Phillip Marlowe in the movie, a private eye hired by an aging general to look after some gambling debts one of his daughters has raked up. Now that’s all I will share, if you want to know what happens, watch the film. However, one of the universal truths about “The Big Sleep” is the plot is a bit muddled and not quite as clear in its resolution.

But hey, you don’t watch “Bullitt” for the plot, and neither do you “The Big Sleep.”

“The Big Sleep” is a great film because of how well crafted and acted it is. It was the second film to pair Bogart with Lauren

Bacall. The scenes between the two of them are simply electric, thanks to their chemistry together, a witty script, and style for days coating every aspect of the production. The film is a great argument for why black and white cinematography is a lost art. The film is also an interesting look at how—on rare occasions—studio interference can help.

In the late ‘90s a 1945 “prerelease” cut of the film was discoverer in the UCLA film and television archive. The 1945 version of the film is Howard Hawks’ original cut, and was released overseas to play to military troops in the South Pacific.

As World War Two was winding down, WB held back release of “The Big Sleep” to rush out their remaining wartime pictures, for fear they’d do poorly at the box office in the post-war days.

One of those films was a movie with Lauren Bacall,

where critics savaged her performance. Her agent advised studio boss Jack Warner that maybe they should try to beef her scenes up in the “The Big Sleep,” adding more sequences like her and Bogart had shared in “To Have and Have Not.” A year after principal photography on the film was warped, retakes were shot for “The Big Sleep.” Though the 1945 version does give a more linear plot line, it also isn’t quite as good as the 1946 version.

After this pre-release version of the film was restored, it was released to art house theaters along with a comparison sequence of the differences between the two versions. This 1945 version of the film, along with the comparison reel, and an introduction, is included as an extra on Warner Archive’s new Blu-Ray of “The Big Sleep.”

I’ve seen “The Big Sleep” numerous times over the years and in numerous formats. This new Blu-Ray is the finest home video presentation the film has had to date. The movie looks sharp, rich, and stunning. Little detail such as white pinstripes in Bogart’s suit in dark scenes come out—I’ve never noticed them before. “The Big Sleep” is a film that anyone who is even a little serious about movies should see.. For someone whose love for this film goes way back, it’s been the most wonderful gift of all to see this classic come to the world in sparking HD for the first time ever. See you next week.

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A Moon for the Misbegetton @ NPAC

Niswonger Performing Arts Center presents Eugene O’Neill’s touching and heartbreaking play, A Moon for the Misbegotten on Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 pm. Written in the twilight of the playwright’s illustrious career, O’Neill’s play centers on a moonlight encounter between two of his most memorable characters, Josie Hogan and James Tyrone.

Can two lost souls find hope under a lover’s moon? Set on a barren patch of earth on a Connecticut tenant farm in 1923, we are introduced to one of theater’s most important and complex female characters, Josie Hogan. A boisterous Irish woman with a quick tongue and a tarnished reputation, she’s had a hard and lonely life working the Tyrone farm with her bullying father.

When James Tyrone Jr.’s mother dies, he returns to the farm to settle the estate and attempts to navigate his complicated relationship with Josie and her father. Tyrone is a tortured alcoholic on the edge of despair. Haunted by his past, he has drowned himself in selfpity and remorse. One night, under the autumn moon, he opens his heart to Josie. Sparks fly and hope is rekindled as two “misbegotten” souls come together. But as dawn breaks, is the saving grace of love enough to overcome a lifetime of disappointment?

Don’t miss the compelling story of A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) in historic downtown Greeneville, TN on Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30 for orchestra level seating, $25 for mezzanine seating and $20 for balcony seats. Tickets may be purchased online at www. npacgreeneville.com, in person at the NPAC box office, or by

calling 423-638-1679.

NPAC offers online seat selection with no processing or delivery fees. There is a $1.50 ticketing fee per ticket regardless of purchase method. The box office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 am until 5

pm. The 1150 seat performing arts center is located adjacent to the campus of Greeneville High School in Greeneville, TN. For venue information, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.npacgreeneville. com.

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ETSU to host Health Careers Leadership Summit for prospective students Deadline to apply to participate is March 2

The East Tennessee State University Academic Health Sciences Center will host its annual Health Careers Leadership Summit for regional high school students on Tuesday, March 29, from 4-7 p.m. at the ETSU James H. Quillen College of Medicine.

There is no cost to attend, and dinner will be provided. All participants will receive a T-shirt and a certificate of completion, signed by Dr. Wilsie Bishop, the vice president of Health Affairs and chief operating officer at ETSU. This event, which will have a heart disease theme this year, will provide participants with the opportunity to interact with and learn from students currently attending the ETSU colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, and Clinical and Rehabilitative Sciences.

Small group activities will include running medical simulations in the College of Medicine’s Human Patient Simulator Lab. All high school students aspiring to pursue a career in a health-related field or those who wish to explore the opportunities available at ETSU are invited to apply. Positions are limited.

Older students and first-time applicants will be given priority.

The application form for the summit is available at http:// goo.gl/r7hVAU. Deadline to apply is March 2. For additional information, contact Austin Evans at evansal@goldmail.etsu.edu.

For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at 423-439-8346.

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DAILEY & VINCENT

- TUESDAY - Mar. 1st SONGWRITERS NIGHT

at Holston River Brewing Company 6pm

RANDY & THE LUGNUTS

(Americana) at Acoustic Coffeehouse

DOWNTOWN COUNTRY at Jiggy Ray’s 6:30pm

- WEDNESDAY - Mar. 2nd OPEN JAM at O’Mainnin’s Pub OPEN MIC at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 6pm

MILK WEED LAURA THURSTON (Folk) at Acoustic Coffeehouse

OPEN MIC at Woodstone Deli

- THURSDAY - Mar. 3rd ACOUSTIC SINGER/SONGWRITER NIGHT at Capone’s DEAD HORSES at Bone Fire Smokehouse

THE DEVIL’S CUT

(Folk, Punk, Americana) at The Hideaway 7pm

NIGHTSHIFT

(Country, Southern Rock, Oldies) at The Family Barn H.R. GERTNER (Americana, Folk) DANA SIPOS (Folk) at Acoustic Coffeehouse

DYLAN EARL HIGHBEAMS (Rock) at Acoustic Coffeehouse

- FRIDAY - Mar. 4th SULTAN STREET at Capone’s LIVE MUSIC at Bone Fire Smokehouse

TONY FURTADO

(Americana, Folk, Singer/Songwriter) at Down Home

MIKE MCKAMEY

at Jiggy Ray’s 7pm BELOW 7 (Rock) at Country Club Bar & Grill

SOUTHERN COUNTRYMEN BAND (Country) at The Outdoorsman

BLUE GUITAR

HONEY BADGERS

at Bone Fire Smokehouse

CATFISH FRYE BAND (Rockin’ Boogie Blues) at Holiday Inn (Exit 7) 9pm

THE FUGITIVES

at Country Club Bar & Grill

- SATURDAY - Mar. 5th FORT DEFIANCE at Acoustic Coffeehouse SOUTHERN 76 at The Family Barn - SUNDAY - Mar. 6th CASH REVISITED w/ SMOKY MOUNTAIN SIDESHOW JAM SESSION at Holston River Brewing Company 8pm

MONK & MALONE

at Jiggy Ray’s 7pm BELOW 7 (Rock) at Capone’s CHRIS LONG (Americana, Roots Rock, Heartland Rock) at Bristol Brewery 7pm

SOUTHERN COUNTRYMEN BAND (Country) at Willoughby Ruritan

SUNDOWN BAND (Country) at David Thompson’s Produce 7pm

AMY STEINBERG LARA HOPE & THE ARK-TONES at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music (Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, Rock n Roll) at Sleepy Owl Brewery 8pm LAURA THURSTON (Folk) at O’Mainnin’s Pub 8pm

MOUNTAIN PARK OLD TIME

at The Paramount Center of the Arts 7:30pm BAND at Carter Fold JIM PERKINS (Blue Eyed Soul, Pop) GARY REDDEN’S at Quaker Steak & Lube at Down Home

Room 8pm

SHOOTER (Country, Classic Rock, Oldies) at The Showpalace

at The Family Barn 1pm

MERLEFEST ON THE ROAD at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 2pm

BILL & THE BELLES at Bone Fire Smokehouse

SHANE PIASECKI AARON ROBERTS at Acoustic Coffeehouse

- MONDAY - Mar. 7th DREAMCATCHER

at Bristol’s Pickin’ Porch OPEN MIC at Acoustic Coffeehouse

BLUEGRASS JAM

at Hardee’s (Boones Creek)

MILKWEED | Mar. 2nd | Acoustic Coffeehouse

Born out of the tight knit and rising Folk music scene of Binghamton NY, the band Milkweed has been drawing crowds and critical acclaim through their first year of full time touring. Their unique shows stand apart from the norm with the raised platform and attention to lyrics and their depth of three part harmonies. While both whimsical and melancholy, Milkweeds music bridges the gaps between genres, combining storytelling with poetry, flat picking with Piedmont blues, and gospel with some hints of rock and roll.

Through great dynamics the band can produce fragile spellbinding moments, and then create a full sound far surpassing the expected limits of a trio. With the release of their first full length album, Dream of an American Family, recorded by the great Don Sternaker (Railroad Earth, From Good Homes, Peter Gabriel, Blues Traveler) and mastered by the legendary Gene Paul (John Prine, Nora Jones, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack) Milkweed is on the list of ‘must sees’ and ‘bands to watch for’. Comprised of Peter Lister, Jacqueline Colombo, and Joseph Alston, Milkweed can be seen and heard at the many great listening rooms and theaters in the Northeast and beyond. Bring your open ears and open hearts. You won’t leave disappointed. milkweedtheband. com

KARAOKE TUESDAY

Karaoke At Numan’s - JCTN ***********************

WEDNESDAY

Karaoke w/ Southern Sounds Karaoke at American Legion 8pm Karaoke At Bristol VFW - BTN Turn the Page Karaoke At VFW Post 2108 - JCTN Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Smokey Bones - Johnson City TN ***********************

THURSDAY

Karaoke At Numan’s - JCTN Karaoke w/ Southern Sounds Karaoke at Macadoo’s 8pm Karaoke At Holiday Inn - JCTN Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment At Everette’s Bar & Grille - JCTN Karaoke At Bristol VFW ***********************

FRIDAY

KaraokeAt Bristol VFW - BTN 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 - JCTN Karaoke At Elizabethton VFW Karaoke w/ DJ Marques At Holiday Inn (Exit 7) - BVA Karaoke At Numan’s - JCTN ***********************

SATURDAY

Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 - JCTN Karaoke At Numan’s - JCTN Karaoke at Bristol VFW Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment At Macado’s - Kingsport ***********************

SUNDAY

Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment At Everette’s Bar & Grille - JCTN ***********************

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Spotlight Directory

50 Fifty Sports Tavern 2102 N. Roan Street Johnson City Acoustic Coffeehouse 415 W Walnut St. Johnson City 423/434.9872 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’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 David Thompson’s Produce 251 Highway 107 Jonesborough 423/913-8123 Down Home 300 W. Main St. Johnson City 423/929-9822 Family Barn 15559 Lee Hwy Bristol VA The Hideaway 235 E. Main St Johnson City 423/ 926-3896

BELOW 7 Mar. 4th Country Club Bar & Grill Mar. 5th Capone’s

Holiday Inn (Exit 7) 3005 Linden Dr Bristol Va 276/466-4100 Holston River Brewing Company 2621 Volunteer Pkwy Bristol TN Horseshoe Lounge 908 W. Market St. Johnson Ciy 423/ 928-8992 Jiggy Ray’s 610 E. Elk Ave Elizabethton 423/ 518-1500 Kosher Pickle 3900 Bristol Hwy Johnson City 423/ 979-7000 O’Mainnin’s Pub 712 State St Bristol 423/844-0049 The Outdoorsman 4535 Highway 11W Kingsport Quaker Steak & Lube 629 State St Bristol VA 276/644-9647 Sleepy Owl Brewery 151 E. Main St. Kingsport 423/390-8476 Wellington’s Restaurant Carnegie Hotel 1216 W State of Franklin Rd Johnson City 423/979-6400 The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 216 E Main St Johnson City Woodstone Deli 3500 Fort Henry Dr Kingsport 423/245-5424

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HALLEY’S COMET 30 YEARS AGO

In one of those moments when you say “It’s been that long ago?” it has been 30 years since the world was all abuzz about the most famous comet in history—Halley’s.

Yep. It was three decades ago in the spring 1986 when Halley’s Comet made its once every 76 year visit to the inner Solar System including Earth.

You have to be at least 40 years old today to remember all the excitement, particularly with this Space Age visit of the famous comet yielding the first close-up photos the mysterious sky visitors.

An armada of five spacecraft had Halley’s Comet in their sights, as well as thousands of amateur telescopes all over the world showing millions of people one of the most famous starry objects of all time.

I was among those “comet warriors” of 1986 showing as many people Halley’s Comet as wanted to see it. And my astro brethren of Bays Mt. Astronomy Club were active in many public viewings.

One at Warrior’s Path Park in Kingsport, Tennessee I’ll never forget because of one excited octogenarian…

At a comet watch on a cold but clear Saturday in March 1986, about a dozen of us amateur astronomers had four telescopes set up at Warrior’s large parking lot with at least 20 people in line at each. I was handling one telescope when

a big Cadillac stopped a few yards away. Several people got out, including one elderly lady in a big mink coat. While I was showing someone the comet in the eyepiece, this old lady approached me and engaged me in a way I’ll never forget it: “Sonny, I want to see Halley’s Comet,” she said with some entitlement.

I looked at her sweet face and started to explain that we have quite a few people here tonight and if she would just pick a line we’ll get her through quickly…

“No Sonny,” the little lady yelled. Then she kicked my shin! “I wanna see it for the second time. I saw it in 1910!”

She really kicked me! But it was so cute, because she was very excited. She was 88 years old and started telling me she’ll never forget being 12-years-old in 1910 and the whole family seeing in in the Southwest Vir-

ginia backyard.

Needless to say I let the lady cut in line and she took a long look at the bright, fuzzy gray blob in the eyepiece, Halley’s Comet. Her family entourage also got a quick peek, telling me they drove the 50 miles from Coeburn, Virginia up on Caney Ridge to get a look through a good telescope.

“Thanks, Sonny, I’m glad I saw it,” said the lady, and I could tell she was grateful.

“But it looked better in 1910.”

Her little zinger was right.

Halley Comet’s was a lot better in 1910 when it 14 million miles away and so close that the Earth swept through its tail. Not the case in 1986 when at its closest it was 40 million miles away on the other side of the Solar System from us.

In fact, Halley’s Comet of 1986 was visible in the sky to the naked eye—if you knew

where to look. While in 1910, the comet was easy to see and a truly glorious sight in the evening sky with its tail sweeping nearly a fourth across the sky.

The difference is because of the coincidence of celestial mechanics as the Earth’s position in its orbit is not the same every time Halley’s Comet makes it’s 76-year visit. And 1986 was not what astronomers call a good “apparition.” The next visit of the famous comet, in July, 2061, promises to be better, but still not as spectacular as 1910.

Back in the day, our knowledge of comets was very weak.

In fact, 100 years ago all we really knew was comets are small, under 50 miles, and they have very elliptical orbits that take them way beyond the last planets into an unknown region suspected of being a reservoir of leftovers from the creation of the Solar System.

Called “hairy stars” and the Greek name “comet,” these occasional intruders in the night sky came and went through history as some fantastic omen from the Gods above.

Astrologers connected the appearance of the one or two easily seen comets every decade as a sign from the supernatural that directly affected King, Queens and other supreme rulers of people.

In the early days of telescopic astronomy, Englishman Edmund Halley lead a fabulous career as Britain’s Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory. During his research, Halley kept seeing throughout historical records the appearance of a comet about every 75 to 76 years dating back to ancient stargazers thousands of years ago, 240 BC being the earliest written record.

Halley computed the orbits of some of these historical comets and deducted they were the same object. In 1705 he predicted the return of this reliable comet in the Spring of 1758, saying it was the same comet seen in 1607, 1682 and other

years. Sure enough it did. And though Halley died in 1742 and did not live to see his prediction come true, the comet was named in his honor.

Halley’s Comet has entered the mind of society in many forms including literature, song, movies and even a popular name for girls. But the extraordinary apparition of 1910 had a world on the edge of modernization in an absolute frenzy.

The 1910 visit of Halley’s Comet was so close that Earth would pass through the tail— and it was unknown the repercussion. Predictions from the atmosphere being ignited in a ball of fire to the freezing of our oceans were some of the absurd.

Alien germs in the comet’s tail were feared, and triggered the sale of sugar “comet pills.” The hysteria captured headlines in newspapers for months.

And in the end, nothing bad happened. The world’s great astronomical observatories had a field day in getting the maximum about of data from Halley’s Comet.

That lead to the understanding that comets are “dirty snowballs” that are indeed the pristine remnants of the cosmic cloud that created our Solar System 5 billion years ago.

Each year there are maybe a dozen comets that come from a reservoir called the Oort Cloud and into our inner Solar System. Some loop back out in their orbits that make take thousands of years. Recent Comet Hyakutake in 1996 and Comet Hale-Bopp of 1997 are two examples.

Other comets are “periodics” with predicted orbits that astronomers have watched for decades. And Halley’s is the most famous of all.

That’s what makes the 30year anniversary of Halley’s Comet something special for those of us who saw it. And the next visit in 46 years something to look forward to—for those of us under, say 40 years old!

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Celestial events in the skies for the week of Mar. 1st - Mar. 7th as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette.

We are just two weeks away from Daylight Saving Time taking over our lives again, and we’ll all welcome the extra sunlight in evening. We officially spring forward on Sunday, March 13, and put Eastern Standard Time in the rearview mirror. The evening sky is dark and filled with an incredible number of bright stars and Winter constellations. But the scene is changing quickly as setting during the evening are Taurus, Gemini, Orion and Canis Major and Minor.

Tues. March 1 On this 2002 date in space history, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched for the fourth of five repair missions to the Hubble Space Telescope. Five space walks over five days by

four astronauts installed new equipment and solar panels.

Now in its 25th year, the Hubble Space Telescope is nearing the end of its life, and no more service missions are possible.

Look for it to be shut down and deorbited by 2020.

Wed. March 2 In the morning sky, that bright star near the crescent Moon is yellowish planet Saturn. On this 1995 date in space history, Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched with Astro 2 in its cargo bay. This purely astronomy mission had an array of three telescope that probed the high-energy ultraviolet spectrum of the 600 object during the 16-day mission—one of the longest in the Shuttle’s 30year history.

Thurs. March 3 On this 1969 date in space history, Apollo 9 was launched aboard the mighty Saturn V rocket with the mission goal of testing the moon landing spaceship in Earth orbit. James McDivitt and Rusty Schweickart give their Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) nicknamed “Spider” a positive workout while David Scott was in the mothership, “Gumdrop.” In just five more months, man’s greatest adventure to the Moon would be fulfilled by a LEM called “Eagle.”

Fri. March 4 On this 1979 date in astronomy history, a rope-like ring around Jupiter was discovered when it passed in front of a star.

On this 1994 date in space history, Columbia was launched on STS-62, a mission where five astronauts performed microgravity experiments in the cargo bay.

Sat. March 5 This 1979 date in space his-

tory was a special one for interplanetary travel when Voyager 1 flew by the huge planet Jupiter after a two-year journey.

Voyager 2 followed a month later, and they both went on to take the first close-up of the planet Saturn in August 1980.

Sun. March 6 In March 1986, everybody had Halley’s Comet fever as the most famous comet was making its annual 76 year visit to the inner Solar System. On this date in 1986, the European spacecraft, Vega 1, flew by the comet, battered by icy debris and rock, and survived to transmit more than 2,000 images of Halley.

Mon. March 7 At 10 pm the west is filled with setting winter constellations of Taurus the Bull and Gemini the Twins, while in the east the Spring patterns of Leo the Lion and Hercules are rising. The long winter is almost over.

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IN THEATRES NOW Box Office Top 10

In Theaters Now

THIS WEEK... A DOUBLE FEATURE

The first film this week is the Oscar nominated “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio as fur trapper Hugh Glass. The film is based on the experiences of frontiersman Glass in 1823 North America, and what experiences those were. The story of Glass took place in what is now South Dakota and Montana, and presents some fantastic scenery.

By now everyone has heard about the realistic grizzly attack the character of Glass endures, and said attack is both amazing and uncomfortable to watch. Prior to the attack, which completely changes the life of Glass, he and his fellow company of fur traders, which includes John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) and Glass’s half-native American son Hawk (Forrest Goodluck), are attacked in their camp by the Ree/Arikara tribe. After the attack the survivors begin the long journey

back to their outpost, Fort Kiowa on foot. Along the journey, the bear attack on Glass occurs, along with several shocking turn of events. At this point the film is a survival tale for Glass.

At press time, the Oscars had not been awarded, but if DiCaprio did not win for best actor, there is no excuse as this performance ranks as one of his best, if not best, ever. I felt every moment of his agony and torture at the hand of the villain of story, Fitzgerald, and the bear attack. The supporting cast are all excellent, and the aforementioned scenery in the film is a character of its own.

“The Revenant” is an amazing tale of determination and survival and deserves all the accolades that were heaped upon it.

(Rated R) A-

The second film this week is “Deadpool”, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. If you are at all familiar with the comic, of which I am not, I understand the film is very much in line with the comic book version of Deadpool, apparently resulting in the film being rated R. The story of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) begins with a fight involving the character, but then flashes back to how the character of Wade Wilson became the man in red and black.

Wilson is a former special forces operative who now operates as a mercenary in New York City, and who, after meeting the love of his life, Vanessa Carlysle (Morena Baccarin), is disgnosed with terminal cancer. Just as he is about to give up and leave Vanessa, he runs across a recruiter from a secret program who convinces Wade his organization can cure his cancer. After Wade agrees to become part of the program, he realizes the leader of the organization, Ajax (Ed Skrein) has injected him with a serum that will awaken latent mutant genes. What is even worse for Wade, he must endure weeks of torture to induce stress that will trigger the mutation. Of course, all does not go as plan and Wade winds up with disfigured skin and amazing fighting and healing powers.

The whole purpose of Ajax’s

Deadpool (2016) A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Continuing his “legendary adventures of awesomeness”, Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.

Risen (2016) In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of an executed Jew rumored to have risen from the dead.

Race (2016) Jesse Owens’ quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy.

Zoolander 2 (2016) Derek and Hansel are lured into modeling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015) Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

The Witch (2015) A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces The Revenant (2015) A frontiersman on a fur tradof witchcraft, black magic and ing expedition in the 1820s possession. fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for How to Be Single (2016) New York City is full of dead by members of his own lonely hearts seeking the right hunting team. match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all Hail, Caesar! (2016) A Hollywood fixer in the have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a 1950s works to keep the stuworld filled with ever-evolv- dio’s stars in line. ing definitions of love.

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organization was to create super-powered slaves to sell to the wealthy. The film features plenty of fights between Ajax and his cohorts, along with two X-Men, Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hidebrand) and Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) thrown in to help Wade. The movie is filled with graphic violence, adult language, and sexual situations, so it’s best to

leave the kiddies at home. The wisecracks flow freely from the mouth of Reynolds, and his smart mouth certainly provides the film with much needed comic relief. While “Deadpool” is far from the best of the superhero films, it’s certainly unique, and the most controversial since “The Watchmen”.

(Rated R) B

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A Trial by Fire

Just a block east of Washington Square Park in New York City’s neighborhood of Greenwich Village, sits a ten-story building with a sad story to tell. The neo-classical edifice known as the Brown Building is home to classrooms and office space for New York University’s College of Arts and Sciences. As such, it is a place that is defined by learning and progressive thinking. But this was not always the case.

Following its completion at the turn of the twentieth century, the Brown Building, then known as the Asch Building, functioned as a mixed-use property. It served as workspace for multiple tenants engaged in various commercial and industrial activities. Notably, the top three floors were home to the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, a garment manufacturer specializing in shirtwaists, a type of blouse that was popular during the Victorian era.

Working conditions at Triangle were difficult to put it gently. As was typical of the era (70 percent of all manufactured women’s clothing was produced in New York City at the time), rows upon rows of young women toiled over sewing machines six days a week for the equivalent of around $5 / hr. Safety precautions were virtually nonexistent by today’s standards.

On March 25, 1911, the inevitable happened.

Somehow – possibly the result of a faulty piece of equipment or a

carelessly discarded cigarette – a small fire ignited and very quickly spread to become a large fire. Panic immediately set in. Through the smoke and confusion, many of the seamstresses who scrambled to flee the inferno became disoriented and unable to find a way out.

Those who managed locate the few routes of escape found themselves unable to make use of them. The flames had grown so intense that the two staircases and freight elevators were soon inaccessible and the lone decrepit fire escape quickly collapsed.

Furthermore, several of the exits were locked so as to prevent theft by the workers.

By the end of the chaotic ordeal, 146 people had perished - the majority of them immigrant women in their teens

and early twenties.

Many succumbed to the smoke and fire, but scores had jumped or fallen to their deaths from the eighth and ninth floors in desperate bids to escape. It was one of the largest industrial catastrophes in US history and remains New York City’s worst such disaster. As a result, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire served as a catalyst for the implementation of legislation that made working conditions more tolerable in two key areas - mandatory safety measures (like fireproofing) and recognition of workers’ rights (such as a shorter work week).

Of course, there are no more shirtwaists being manufactured in the Brown Building anymore as it was acquired by NYU in 1929. Yet, the building’s industrial past has an

important legacy. It is retold at the site through the presence of several plaques commemorating the horror that took place there as well as the numerous changes that arose from it. Though unwillingly,

146 garment workers sacrificed everything to make life more bearable for countless others.

The Brown Building serves as a reminder that we owe them our gratitude.

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celtic CONTRA DANCE The Historic Jonesborough Dance Society will hold a contra dance on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:30pm at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street. Performing for the dance will be Joseph Sobol and Trae McMaken. The callers are Tom Colwell and Myra Hirschberg from Asheville.

A class for beginners will be held at 7:00pm. Every dancer is encouraged to attend the class to become familiar with dance steps, formations, and flow.

Klondike Bars, the official frozen treat of the Historic Jonesborough Dance Society, will be served at the 9:00pm waltz break. This event is open to all.

Dancers are invited to wear their coolest and craziest socks whether they have bacon and eggs, covered in polka dots, lobsters, American flags, superheroes, bulldogs, sailboats or robots. Door prizes for crazy socks showmanship will be awarded.

In a world where conformity often reigns supreme, it takes a bold individual to throw on a pair of socks covered in arbitrary neon colors and wear them to a contra dance where the dress style can be very eclectic anyway.

Admission to the dance is $7 for (yetto-be members), $5 for HJDS members.

Full time Students and children get in for $5. A Family Package has been instituted for members that allows parents and as many children in their core family to get in for only $15.

Come to dance or come to listen. No partner is necessary. It is customary at contra dances to change partners after each dance. As always, our dances are smoke, alcohol and fragrance free. Families, students and singles are welcome.

All dances are taught by the caller. No previous dance experience is necessary.

Storyteller, musician, folklorist, and author, Joseph Daniel Sobol is an artist of wide-ranging accomplishments. An artist-in-residence for many years in North and South Carolina, he received a Masters in Folklore from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University. He toured the country from 1994 through 1999 with his award-winning musical theatre piece In the Deep Heart’s Core based on the works of Irish poet W. B. Yeats.

His book on the American storytelling

revival, The Storytellers’ Journey, was published in 1999 by the University of Illinois Press. In addition he has released a cassette and three CDs of music and stories, alone and with his group Kiltartan Road. His most recent recording, Citternalia: Celtic Music for Cittern was honored with a “Homegrown CD Award” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, which called the album “a watershed project--dazzling speed and precision.”

After eleven years in Chicago, Illinois, doing folklore residencies with high school ESL and multilingual programs and performing regularly with some of America’s top Irish traditional musicians, he is proud to have been named Director of the Graduate Program in Storytelling at East Tennessee State University.

Having grown up on the MichiganOntario border, from a young age Trae McMaken imbibed varied styles of fiddle playing including Irish, Scottish, Quebecois, Ontario Old Time, and Michigan Old Time. Trae can not only switch between these stylistic accents, he melds them into a dynamic creolized language of fiddling that reflects the diverse traditional heritage of his home region.

Trae’s 2011 album For the Long Winter Nights takes a vivifying look at the fiddle and song traditions of Michigan and the Great Lakes and also incorporates some of his original numbers.

His love for the folk cultures and music of the Great Lakes led Trae to found MichiganFiddle.com as a resource for centralizing historical collections of Michigan fiddling and for promot-

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ing this often neglected tradition. Not many people play the old Michigan tunes any longer, but Trae studies the playing of the old fiddlers from Michigan and the Great Lakes region in order to carry on the wonderful music of the lumbercamps and the windjammers, the fur trade and the farm.

While pursuing a master’s degree focusing on storytelling, traditional music, and regional studies at East Tennessee State University, Trae actively performed Appalachian music both in Appalachia and also during a short tour with the ETSU Old Time Pride Band to the Czech Republic in the summer of 2011 where he performed on fiddle and claw-hammer banjo.

He recently performed with the same group on the PBS concert series, “Song of the Mountains.” Trae is a singer, songwriter, storyteller, and multi-instrumentalist who love opportunities to share his passion for traditional arts and the blending of music and story.

Since receiving his degree, Trae has started teaching old time fiddle and banjo as an adjunct professor in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Program.

“Joseph and Trae will dazzle us with their Celtic and Old Time tunes. The jigs and reels will be great fun to dance to.

We are all very lucky to have them in the area. Now and then, Joseph will drop by for a dance or to jam with the hired band for the night” adds Wiley.

Both Sobol and McMaken will have numerous CD recordings that will be offered to contra dance crowd.

For more information, contact event organizer David Wiley at 423-534-8879 or visit www.historicjonesboroughdancesociety.org and Historic Jonesborough Dance Society on FACEBOOK

51st Annual NAIA

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Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Championships The Johnson City Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is excited to welcome the 51st Annual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field National Championships back to Johnson City. Athletes from nearly 100 schools across the country will compete at East Tennessee State University’s David E. Walker Track inside The Mountain State Health Alliance (MSHA) Athletic Center March 3rd-5th, 2016.

The 2016 championship marks the first time since 2010 that Johnson City has hosted the event.

Previously, it was held in Johnson City for a decade from 2000 until 2010. “We are proud to partner with them once again and look forward to providing an unforgettable experience for the fans, families, coaches, and especially

the student athletes,” said Gavin Andrews, Johnson City CVB Director of Sports Development.

Athletes who qualify for the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships will compete in several events including: shot put, high jump, pole vault, weight throw and several running events. The indoor track at ETSU will also serve as the championship’s home for the 2017 season. The CVB expects more than 1,500 athletes, coaches, staff and fans to visit next weekend, creating great economic impact for the city.

In addition, the event posi-

tively impacts students in our community. Seven Johnson City elementary schools participated in NAIA’s Champions of Character program. The program aims to instill values that build charac-

ter so students, coaches and parents know, do and value the right thing on and off the track. The school with the most participation in the program will receive a special visit from NAIA studentathletes and Olympians Timothy “Tim” Mack and Tony Cosey. The CVB will also present the winning school with a $1,000 check to go towards its physical education program. The winner of the Champions of Character will be announced during the championship ceremonies, 12:00pm on March 5th.

For the full schedule of events and more information, click here.

To buy tickets for The NAIA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field National Championships, click here. Children 5 & under are free, students and seniors (65+) are $8.00, adults are $12.00, and a 3-day event pass is $24.00.

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THINGS TO DO . . . . .

MPCC to host Spring Break Sports Camps

Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert St., will offer a Spring Break Sports Camp for both Johnson City and Washington County students ages 6-12.

Camp fee is $40, and children will enjoy participating in arts and crafts, games, swimming and much more. Participants are required to bring a packed lunch and swim clothing every day.

Comfortable clothing and tennis shoes are preferred. Camp will be held 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily, with early drop-off (7:30 a.m.) and late pick-up (5:15 p.m.) available for an additional $10.

• Johnson City: March 14-18 • Washington County: March 21-25 Register online at www.myjcparks. org or in person at Memorial Park Community Center, Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Please call MPCC at 4614850 for more information.

High school students invited to ‘Learn to Code with Java’ at ETSU

East Tennessee State University’s Department of Computing and the Niswonger Foundation are offering a free, month-long “Learn to Code with Java” coding course for high school students.

The “coding camp” begins Saturday, March 5, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with one of three on-campus sessions in Nicks Hall, Lab 491. Lunch will be provided.

Online instruction will be supplemented by two other similar Saturday meetings on campus, one on March 19 and the other on April 2.

Students will learn the basics of Java coding and will create Zork, a classic text-based adventure game.

The instructor for the course is Michael Schneider of the ETSU Department of Computing.

For more information, contact Mathew Desjardins at desjardinsm@ Academy Application etsu.edu. For disability accommodaAvailable tions, call the ETSU Office of Disability The Johnson City Police Department Services at 423-439-8346. is accepting applications for the 45th Beekeeping Basics Workshop session of the Citizen’s Police Academy.

The first session is scheduled for Mon“Beekeeping Basics,” a course geared day, April 25,2016. at beginner beekeepers will be offered The nine-week academy is designed in a three part series. Part I and II will to develop a better understanding and take place at the UT Extension Office awareness of the police role in the com- on Tuesday, April 19th and Thursday, munity through a hands-on approach. April 21stfrom 5:30 until 8:00 pm. Part Participants must be at least 21 years III will be held on Saturday, April 23rd. old, physically able to meet training The April session will start at the UT Exrequirements, available to attend nine tension Office at 10:00 AM. A classroom three-hour weekly sessions and one session will be held until noon. After eight-hour Saiurday session, available lunch, which will be included in your to ride with a patrol officer for two registration fee, the class will travel to eight-hour shifts, sign required waivers a local beekeeper to “play” in the hives. and agreements, and have no criminal John Hamrick, Extension Agent and history. beekeeper from Washington County Applications may be obtained from will be instructing the class, and Beth the Johnson City Police Department Hembree and Jerry Kische, members of Community Services, 601 East Main our local Beekeepers Association will Street. After 5 p.m., applications may be also be available during both sessions. obtained from Johnson City Police Re$40 is the fee to attend this 3-part cords at the same address. Applications course and attendance is required for can also be accessed on Johnson City’s all three sessions. website at www.johnsoncitytn.org/poAdvanced registration is required lice. Deadline for registration is April by April 15, 2016. Call 798-1710 for 15, 2016. Applications must be returned more information. Fee can be mailed by that date for processing. For more to UT Extension – Greene County, 204 information, call Glenda Aschenback at N. Cutler Street, Suite 105, Greenev434-6170. ille, TN 37745 or stop by the office lo-

Arts Array presents

ROOM

The Arts Array Film Series presented by Virginia Highlands Community College is in its 45th year. All films are presented at the Abingdon Cinemall on Mondays and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and again at 7:30 pm. Originally scheduled for February 15 and 16, those screenings were canceled due to a change in the film’s non-theatrical release date.

Room (March 7 and 8)

ROOM tells the extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited 5-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted mother. Like any good mother, Ma dedicates herself to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories. Their life, however, is anything but typical--they are trapped--confined to a windowless, 10-by-10-foot space that Ma has euphemistically named Room. Ma has created a whole universe for Jack within Room.

The Arts Array Film Series is part of the comprehensive cultural outreach program of Virginia Highlands Community College. The series is co-sponsored by the Abingdon Cinemall, the South-

cated downstairs in the Greene County Courthouse Annex. You may also register online at: http://www.bsmga. com/pre-register-here.html The University of Tennessee Extension offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tree Keepers 2016 event announced by Parks and Recreation Bristol Tennessee Parks and Recreation is announcing the annual Tree Keepers 2016 event. It is scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Steele Creek Park Lodge from 8:30 am until 2:00 pm. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Tree Keepers will interest anyone who loves trees and wants to know more about the different species, how to take care of them, how to feed them and how to select the right tree for your yard or area. Special speakers will include

west Virginia Higher Education Center, Emory& Henry College, and King University.

Admission to the films is free for the faculties and students at the supporting institutions. Members of the general community may attend for $7.75.

For a brochure on the series or more information, please contact Tommy Bryant at 276-739-2451 or email him at tbryant@vhcc.edu.

ETSU Arborist, Travis Watson and Dr. Richard Moyer of King University.

To pre-register and pay by credit card online, go to http://bristoltn.org. recdesk.com or call 423-764-4023 by Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The event fee is only $10.00.

Celebrate Red Cross Month by giving blood in March

Mar. 1 - American Red Cross, 818 Sunset Drive, Johnson City, 2:30-7:00 pm Mar. 2 - American Red Cross, 818 Sunset Drive, Johnson City, 8-1:00 pm Mar. 6 - Boone Trail Baptist Church, 1985 Carroll Creek Road, Johnson City, 12:30-4:30 pm Mar. 8 - American Red Cross, 818 Sunset Drive, Johnson City, 2:30-7:00 pm • Mountain City Community at Johnson County EMS Rescue, 203 Vandilla Street, Mountain City, 1:00 - 5:30 pm.

Make an appointment to become a hero to patients in need by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

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Pets Of The Week

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Flame is a 3 year old domestic long hair.

She is spayed and up to date on all vaccines. She is a beautiful cat!

Tom is a 11 month old domestic short hair. He is neutered and up to date on all vaccines. Tom is a sweet playful fellow!

The Bridge Home has an ongoing aluminum can can collection in front of the shelter at 2061Hwy 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 recently moved in to their new 7,300 sq foot building @ 2061 Hwy 75 Blountville, TN,37617. The Bridge Home is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2002 dedicated to the welfare of homeless or abandoned animals. They provide care and compassion for stray and unwanted cats and dogs until they can be adopted into a forever home.

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 12pm-3pm and Sun 2pm-4pm. Website is www.bridgehomerescue@gmail.com or like them on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/bridgehome?fref=ts.

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JHP vs SJHP

Firearms tend to get all the limelight, while ammunition tends to get little more than a consideration. However, if you think about it without ammunition guns are just oddly shaped pieces of metal. This article is dedicated to the shiny little guys that make the whole thing work. So you might think there’s no difference between JHP’s (Jacketed Hollow Points) and SJHP’s (Specialty Jacketed Hollow Points) but there is quite a difference. Granted when you’re shooting to defend your life you’ll be thankful for whatever’s in your magazine, but a little planning can go a long way.

Hollow points serve a very unique purpose in and of themselves, they are designed to penetrate soft targets (people) but not hard targets (walls). Which as you can imagine is crucial in any public service such as Law Enforcement where they need to stop a threat but minimize collateral damage and innocent loss of life. That is why law enforcement agencies are required to use hollow points. Now as a civilian you goals are actually the same, you want to use what force is reasonably necessary to stop the threat but you wat to minimize collateral damage and avoid loss of innocent life.

That is why it is highly recommended that you only carry hollow points.

So SJP’s are simply a lead hollow point bullet that has been jacketed in copper. Lead

becomes soft when exposed to the high heat of the chemical reaction in the chamber.

Copper however has a higher melting point and is an excellent conductor which means it allows for a higher density and shape retention in the bullet.

Now with SJHP’S what they’ve done is jacketed the same lead hollow point with different metals. Winchester Silvertip for example is jacketed in aluminum instead of copper. Aluminum is also a great conductor and has a higher melting point than lead, but it is substantially lighter than copper.

Which means the bullet retains its shape and density but travels faster than its copper counterpart. Remington Golden Saber is also a SJHP jacketed in brass which has an extremely high melting point and is more dense than copper (brass is 70% copper and 30% zinc) this

means that the Golden Saber round will travel more slowly than the Silvertip but will hit harder. Golden Saber also has a patented five blade design whereas most JHP’s and SJHP’s have only four blades.

Gold Dot is the most common round used by Law Enforcement Officers nationwide Gold Dot is a high quality rigorously tested ammunition made

by Speer/CCI. Gold dot is a SJHP jacketed in brass like the Golden Saber which gives it maximum shape retention and density allowing for maximum knock-down power. All three of these examples are available to the public and while expensive are highly recommended.

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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ROADS TAKEN AND NOT TAKEN

When I recently purchased Henry Petroski’s intriguing new book, THE ROAD TAKEN: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE, I was immediately struck by his chapter names, as well by his book’s title. In consecutive order, Petroski’s chapter titles are “Roads,” “Diverged,” “Yellow,” “Could Not Travel,” “In the Undergrowth,” “Just as Fair,” “Perhaps the Better Claim,” “Because It Was,” “Grassy and Wanted Wear,” “The Passing There,” “Had Worn Them Really,” “About the Same,” “Lay in Leaves,” “Trodden Black,” “For Another Day,” “How Way Leads on to Way,” “Ever Come Back,” “Telling This with a Sigh,” and “Ages and Ages Hence.” I stared inquisitively at these rather inventive chapter titles until I realized that, taken collectively, they quote and make reference to one of the most famous

works in American literary history, Robert Frost’s oft-cited 1916 poem, “The Road Not Taken.”

Frost’s poem may very well be the definitive American verse, and certainly the most appropriated (and misappropriated) for a myriad of occasions, from weddings and class reunions to advertisements and other book titles like Petroski’s.

For instance, the title of Scott Peck’s 1978 inspirational selfhelp manual, THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: A NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF LOVE, TRADITIONAL VALUES, AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH, evokes Frost’s poem, although Peck’s take on the poem is not one Frost would find very interesting (more about this later, a littler further down the road).

The occasion for this week’s column is the publication last year of David Orr’s little volume, THE ROAD NOT TAK-

EN: FINDING AMERICA IN THE POEM EVERYONE LOVES AND ALMOST EVERYONE GETS WRONG. Normally I am put off by authors who claim to have discovered the definitive meaning of some work of art or literature, but in this case I agree with Orr, who doesn’t take a superior attitude to his reading of the poem, as if no one else has his insight and authority. Instead, what he has given us is a very timely and essential reading of a poem that in so many ways defines who we are as Americans. It is especially needed during this rather conflicted and downright bizarre election year.

After analyzing and array of data from Google searches to literary and commercial references, Orr concludes that “On a word-for-word basis [Frost’s poem] may be the most popular piece of literature ever written by an American.” Although

many Americans will claim to not have an affinity for poetry, they nevertheless recognize familiar references like “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood . . .and I-I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Of course, most readers assume, rather incorrectly, that Frost is giving us inspirational advice that can improve our chances for success in life. According to Orr, he is doing no such thing but is analyzing the nature of choosing and what it means to be a chooser. Choosing one path or the other, as it turns out, guarantees neither a successful or an unsuccessful result. In fact, Frost is not the least bit interested in what lies at the end of either path. And that is what makes this ever-popular poem so vital and so thought-provoking. Knowing what the poem isn’t is far more important than imagining what it is. Indeed, “The Road Not Taken” “isn’t a salute to can-do individualism; it’s a commentary on the selfdeception we practice when constructing the story of our own lives. . . .It may be [upon close reading] the best example in all of American culture of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Orr’s little 172 page book is an explication of the multi-faceted meanings of this very short and so very misunderstood and misinterpreted poem. Like the poem itself, Orr invites us to follow him down several paths that lead to the heart of America.

Orr’s book is divided into four chapters, bookended by an Introduction and an Epilogue.

Chapter One, “The Poet,” examines how the life of Robert Frost intersects with the life of his most famous poem. Chapter Two, “The Poem,” explains the circumstances under which the poem came to be written and offers clues as to its true meaning. Chapter Three takes a look at “The Choice” and offers an interpretation of why the poem is not at all concerned about the end of the journey but

of the beginning; and Chapter Four, “The Chooser,” neatly dismantles all the hoopla surrounding the current obsessions with self-actualization and leadership strategies that promise the creation of a new, goal-oriented and successful personality (once we’ve paid the cost of attending workshops and focus groups, that is). Out of a thicket dominated by theories of free will vs. determinism, Orr constructs a theory of the self that is at odds with most of the popular and generally ineffective “follow your dreams” advice plans. He invites us to follow another far more intriguing and difficult road.

In his Epilogue, “The Crossroads,” Orr presents a thoughtprovoking interpretation of Frost’s poem that is far more satisfying than the ones presented on greeting cards or in graduation speeches. Here he says “’The Road Not Taken’ is a portrait of the choosing self.

But it’s also a critique of that self—and in this sense, the path the speaker eventually takes is less important than the structure of the crossroads on which he stands.” And, in an interesting twist, he invites us to visit another crossroads, this one confronted in the 1930s by the enigmatic bluesman Robert Johnson, who wrote “Cross Road Blues,” a troubling song resurrected in the 1960s by Eric Clapton and Cream. According to Orr, American history is in so many ways a history of standing at the crossroads with people like Robert Johnson and making decisions on which way to go. The results of those decisions have never been as important as the decision-making processes (which often include self-deception) that have allowed us to make those choices.

I will leave you to contemplate your own crossroads, and I hope the road you choose leads to David Orr’s essential little book.

See you next with a little meditation on tattoos.

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