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Corn mazes & haunted houses

Volume 30 • Issue #45 Publisher Luci Tate

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Editor Graphic Arts Director Don Sprinkle

4 Haunted Houses & Corn Mazes

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5 “Carnevil Of Death” 6 Zombie Run

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7 “Dracula: Ballet with a Bite” 8 ‘A Kind of Miracle’ 10 PUSH! Film Festival Lineup & Workshops 11 2nd Annual BBQ & Bluegrass 12 ‘Awesome’ journey: ‘Shu-De!’

columns & reviews 18 Stargazer - China’s Methodical Space Program 19 Skies This Week 20 Batteries Not Included - Let My Sneeze Prove My Love 20 The Casual Word - “D” Train 22 Pop Life - Miss Peregrine’s Home for

Peculiar Children 27 Appalachian Wanderers - Smoky Mountain Autumn 31 Kelly’s Place - Halloween Horrors 2016 (Part 2)

14 Movie and Music Night 15 Kruger Brothers to Premiere

The Roan Mountain Suite

21 Doe River Gorge’s Fall Family Fun Day 23 Storyteller Laura Simms 24 Volunteers Needed for Race For The Cure 28 Things To Do 29 Pets Of The Week 30 Classifieds

music & fun 16

Spotlight - Great Music 26 Puzzle Page

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The haunted ghouls, goblins and monsters are coming out of their hiding places for Halloween, and the farms of Tri Cities region.

It’s that time of year again, when the trees turn our favorite fiery colors, and pumpkins are everywhere to be found, as well as scarecrows, hay bales, and hot chocolate. During this time of the year, the air is cooling and the grass crunches under your feet, and all of the amazing things about fall start appearing everywhere you look. Scarecrows, fuzzy sweaters and scarves, and a ton of Festivals and Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes!

Be sure you visit the numerous Family Farms, Pumpkin Patches, and Corn Mazes around Tri Cites! You’ll fall in love with Fall over and over again, enjoy the warmth of bonfires, eat lots of kettle corn, and maybe even find yourself lost in the center of a giant Corn Maze!

While Fall can be amazing and beautiful, it is also the time of year when you see tombstones, skeletons, and witches start to come out of their year long hiding. You can take part in lots of Halloween activities, including haunted hayrides and corn mazes. You may need to keep an eye over your shoulder, in case something waits to scare you!

Stickley Farms

On Friday and Saturday nights, the Stickley Farm will open up the haunted maze. The cost is $12.99 per person. This year we are launching the CATACOMBS, you can get the upgraded experience for $18.99. The scare starts around dusk.

All ages are welcome but please keep in mind the attraction is meant to be as intense as possible so use discretion.

The attraction is scary but it is in the best interest of your safety to refrain from running or venturing off path. We look forward to another great season scaring the crap out of you/

The Farmer’s Daughter Maze

Haunted Attractions October 15, 22, 29 $12 per person gets you the maze and the Trip to the wagon that takes you up the holler past the old farm house to the trail were you get off and walk the trail passing the grain barns to the largest barn where the freaks are practicing their circus show.

The Haunted Forest

Oct. 14 & 15, 20, 21, 22 & 27, 28, 29 $10 each for the following: The Haunted Forest, The Haunted Escape Room & The Haunted Maze! BEWARE!

Kim’s Crazy Corn Maze

Friday - Sunday in October Kim’s Crazy Corn Maze is a great place to enjoy simple outdoor fun with your family and friends.

Take an old fashion hay ride with an antique tractor and let your kids experience picking their own pumpkin right out of the patch.

Play the mystery game working your way through the 4 acre corn maze.

Corn-Fusion Corn Maze

Family Maze, Kernal Pool, Pumpkins for sale.

Open Friday thru Sunday.

See page 2 for directions and contact information.

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“CarnEvil of Death”

Performed at LampLight Theatre, The Ultimate Halloween Experience - Rated PG-13

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s October ushers in the season of fright, LampLight Theatre will be debuting a new Mortality Room production. Prepare your heart for the scare of your life with “CarnEvil of Death.” This Halloween show plunges to the dark-side as an old beat up carnival rolls into a small town with a motley cast of sideshow oddities who cast a demonic curse on a group of teens. This chilling production is not for the weak at heart.

As part of the City Youth League, high school students prepare for the town’s All Hallows Eve celebration. Little do they know that their traveling carnival troupe of demons will soon wreak havoc and terrorize the souls of the most unexpected victims.

The “CarnEvil of Death” is hosted by a malevolent evil entity named Furia and assisted by the sinister Drudge Twins. They will introduce you to a legion of nefarious demons. These “fallen ones” summon Lucifer, who masquerades as Decessus, the Grande Marshal for this disturbing carnival.

“CarnEvil of Death” exposes the dark realities of true life, which can be very disturbing. When you step inside the big tent, the Grande Marshal will introduce you to a world of disbelief.

He uses his disguised sinister spirits to entice you to believe his lies. Evil necromancers, sorcerers, and conjurors are only a part of his haunting menagerie. When this legion of principalities is done with this band of teens, their mortal souls will hang in the balance of the “after life.” Perhaps yours will as well.

LampLight Theatre’s cast and crew are ready to present their ultimate Halloween experience. This creepy production is staged under the big tent, complete with sideshow freaks and ominous carnies. Mesmerizing illusions and special effects add to this gruesome production. Things aren’t always as they seem at 140 Broad Street in Downtown Kingsport. Our fiendish ghouls are preparing to give you the scare of a lifetime, if you dare accept our invitation to the “CarnEvil of Death.”

We do want to warn that Mortality Room’s “CarnEvil of Death” is NOT for everyone. Due to its true-to-life situations

Concessions will be available from 5:30 until 9:00. For Reservations and information please contact the LampLight box office at (423) 343-1766, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or online at www.lamplighttheatre.com.

and scary images, this show is rated PG-13.

Performances will run October 7-31, Fridays through Sundays and Halloween night. Performances nightly at 6:30 PM with additional performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 9:00 PM. The show’s seating is general admission with a suggested donation of $8. Reservations are recommended in order to guarantee times and seating.

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Zombie Run set for Oct. 15 at ETSU to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank

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he East Tennessee State University Department of Physical Therapy within the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences will host a 3K Zombie Run on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 9 a.m.

Each runner will be given two flags to wear during the race. Zombies will be hidden throughout the course and will try to steal the flags. Runners making it to the finish line with one or both flags are considered survivors.

Registration for runners is $25. Those wishing to pose as zombies for the event can do so for $15.

Spots are limited for the number of zombies.

The race will begin and end at Tri-Hall Field behind Centennial and Governors halls and in front of Davis Hall. Approximately half of the course is located on the trail in the ETSU woods.

In addition to prizes for the top three finishers in the race, a prize will be awarded for the best zombie costume.

The event is part of the International Physical Therapy Day of Service, with proceeds set to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee. Participants are also encouraged to bring non-perishable food items for the food bank. For every five cans donated, that individual will receive one extra flag.

To register, or for more information, visit http://bit.ly/2dWiUaE or email event organizer Megan Morton at mortonml@etsu.edu.

Valley Grass and Addie & Dad

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Featured at Heartwood

he Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail presents Valley Grass and Addie & Dad in concert on Thursday, October 13th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Heartwood in Abingdon, VA. This concert is part of The Crooked Road Music Series at Heartwood.

Valley Grass is a bluegrass gospel and bluegrass band that originated at Rich Valley Presbyterian Church in 2006 as a result of individuals who were eager to learn how to play a musical instrument. The band has performed widely at venues such as Big Walker Lookout, Pickin’ Porch, Crooked Road General Store, Smyth County Jam, churches, and community events. Several members of the group mentor area youth who are interested in learning to play traditional music.

The duo of Addie & Dad have been singing and playing together since Addie was 3 years old. They play and sing at churches and other local events around the New River Valley and have performed the past two summers at Dollywood and in Gatlinburg with Tunes and Tales. Addie Levy, now 14 years old is currently the Mandolin and a lead singer for Gravel Road Bluegrass Band – a youth bluegrass band hailing from the New River Valley.

The Crooked Road Music Series takes place each Thursday at Heartwood. The series features youth artists each 2nd Thursday and showcases venues of The Crooked Road region each 4th Thursday. These events, along with open jams on the 1st, 3rd, (and 5th) Thursdays showcase Southwest Virginia performers.

The Crooked Road Music Series is sponsored by Heartwood, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway is located off I-81 at Exit 14 in Abingdon, VA, and features food, music, and craft of Southwest Virginia. Admission to the concert is free and donations will be accepted for Crooked Road Traditional Music Education Program (TMEP).

More information can be found at The Crooked Road website, www.thecrookedroad.org, and at www.heartwoodvirginia.org. For additional information, please call (276) 492-2409 or email: info@ thecrookedroad.org.

City Youth Ballet’s

“Dracula: Ballet with a Bite” set for Jonesborough stage on October 15

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he captivating spectacle of “Dracula” promises to transfix audiences as the City Youth Ballet puts this gothic tale on stage just in time for the Halloween season. The ballet is set for Saturday, October 15, at The McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Street in Jonesborough. Two performances will be held at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

From the entrance of the first vampire to the last bite of Dracula, the ballet is a thrilling adventure. It tells Bram Stokes’ story of a quaint village entangled in the eerie and deadly presence of vampires.

“We love to perform this ballet because it’s so dramatic and we use a medium that people often think of as only tutus and all daintiness,” said Susan Pace-White.

“Dracula stretches our dancers to become not only proficient in ballet but also story tellers via their movement.”

Darien Chancellor, owner with his wife Tiffany of Johnson City Ballroom, portrays Dracula. Choreography was created by Darien, Pace-White, and her daughter, Kassi White.

General admission tickets are $10 at the door with payment of cash or checks appreciated. For more information, call the City Youth Ballet at (423) 434-2195, find us on Facebook, or visit us at www.cityyouthballet.org. A public performance is also set for November 4 at Founders Park during downtown Johnson City’s First Friday festivities.

Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park Offers Geology Bus Tour with Tony Scales

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he Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is offering a unique opportunity to explore the region’s geology in the beautiful Southwest Virginia fall season.

On Saturday, October 15, join geologist and author Tony Scales and museum staff for a day-long bus tour from Natural Tunnel State Park to Breaks Interstate Park with stops along the way. The focus of this guided tour is the geology of Southwest Virginia with up-close views of important sites of interest. Tony Scales served as a geologist for the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy and has authored Natural Tunnel: Nature’s Marvel in Stone and The Breaks: The Grand Canyon of the South.

The bus will leave from the Southwest Virginia Museum at 8:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot today! The fee for the tour is $25 per person with an optional $6 boxed lunch.

For more information, or to reserve seats, please call the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park at 276-523-1322.

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‘A Kind of Miracle’

Paul Taylor modern dance comes to ETSU in small package

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hen legendary modern dancemaker Paul Taylor started college at Syracuse University in the late 1940s, he had never taken a dance class. He was there on a swimming scholarship. Instead of finding his way to the Olympics, he found his way to the library and began a love story with dance that continues to this day.

Taylor read all he could about dance then transferred to Juilliard and by the mid-1950s was a soloist with Martha Graham Dance Company and starting his own dance troupe.

Sixty years later, the once “naughty boy of dance” is known as “the iconic modern dance maestro,” and his Paul Taylor American Modern Dance company – consisting now of two troupes – has performed in 65 countries. Taylor has created 150 dances, merited three Guggenheim fellowships, an Emmy, a MacArthur Foundation “genius award,” a 1993 National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton and has been knighted and given the French Légion d’Honneur for exceptional contributions to French culture.

Taylor’s dance-making has become legendary. “Short course in modern dance: in the beginning there was Martha Graham, who changed the face of an art form and discovered a new world,” Laura Shapiro wrote in Newsweek. “Then there was Merce Cunningham, who stripped away the externals and showed us the heart of movement. And then there was Paul Taylor, who let the sun shine in.” ... continued on next page

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Taylor . . . continued from previous page A humble Taylor calls it “luck.” “My whole life has been nothing but luck,” Taylor told WHMP Radio.

One of the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance companies, Taylor 2, will bring the choreographer’s special combination of luck and miracle to East Tennessee State University on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Martha Street Culp Auditorium.

“Taylor 2 is a kind of miracle,” says Gia Kourlas of The New York Times. “All of the dancers are considerable talents [who] unite fearlessness with skill.”

Established in 1993, Taylor 2 seeks to ensure that audiences around the world are able to see these dances regardless of economic or technical limitations. Taylor modeled this new company on his original Paul Taylor Dance Company, established in 1954. Consisting of six professionals, Taylor 2 has reached over 400 cities to date. “Paul Taylor Dance Company is nationally and internationally known, and has a legacy that has helped to shape American modern dance as we know it,” says School of the Arts Director Anita DeAngelis. “This small company, Paul Taylor 2, was Paul Taylor’s way of making his work accessible to smaller venues and providing the opportunity for master classes and workshops.

“This is a perfect fit for ETSU, and I am sure their visit will get the attention of the region’s dance community.”

Taylor’s body of work has affected dance on the global and local levels. “The study of Paul Taylor’s work has been an integral component of the modern dance curriculum at ETSU,” says Dance Program Director and Professor Cara Harker.

“Having the opportunity to see his choreography performed live right here on campus by the world renowned Taylor 2 Dance Company is really an extraordinary event.”

Viewing Taylor’s signature work, Esplanade, was a turning point for ETSU dance instructor and Mountain Movers Dance Company Director Jen Kintner. “I can close my eyes, and remember, vividly, sitting on the edge of my chair at the age of 10, watching Esplanade on public television,” she says. “From that day, I knew that dance was something I could do … I can still remember having to run outside and run around after seeing the piece that first time – it filled me with such exuberant love of life!”

The Taylor 2 performance at ETSU will include selections from the spectrum of Taylor’s six decades of dancemaking. “The program Taylor 2 is offering will have something for everyone, and will show some of the scope of Taylor’s work,” says Heidi Ehle, School of the Arts assistant director.

Aureole is a sunny, balletic and lyrical dance from the 1960s, created early in his career, set to music by Handel, while Uncommitted, from 2011 is a very contemporary and somber piece, abstract and angst filled – to music by Estonian minimalist composer Arvo Pärt. The final dance is another Taylor classic, Company B, created in 1991 and set to the music of the Andrews Sisters. With almost the flavor of a musical, it portrays with vitality and poignancy the time when America was recovering from the Great Depression and on the brink of World War II. Taylor 2 features Alana Allende, Lee Duveneck, Rei Akazawa, Amanda Stevenson, Princeton McCurtain and Johnny Vorsteg.

With an eclectic mix of music and sound that includes Medieval masses, Renaissance dances, baroque concertos, classical scores, ragtime, tango, Tin Pan Alley, barbershop and The Mamas and The Papas – as well as loon calls and laughter – Taylor is renowned for tackling and offering observations on life’s complexities and society’s thorniest issues through dance.

“Whenever a dance of mine is controversial it brings me much satisfaction,” Taylor wrote in The Wall Street Journal in 2008. “One of my aims is to present questions rather than answers. I make dances because it briefly frees me from coping with the real world, because it’s possible to build a whole new universe with steps, because I want people to know about themselves …

“I make dances because I believe in the power of contemporary dance, its immediacy, its potency, its universality.”

Tickets for Taylor 2 are $5 for students of all ages with ID, $15 for seniors 60 and over, and $20 for general admission. Group rates are available. For more information on Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, visit http://ptamd.org.

To purchase tickets online or for information about ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, visit www.etsu.edu/martin or call 423-439-TKTS (8587).

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PUSH! Film Festival

Lineup Available, Workshops Announced

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USH! Film Festival has released its film and workshop lineup for the 2016 festival! PUSH! will host a variety of curated movies, workshops and presentations about film, along with screenings of juried films including shorts, features, and films focused on Tennessee and Virginia over the course of a three-day weekend on October 21–23, 2016.

In its second year, PUSH! Film Festival received 190 film submissions for the juried film competition, which represented 29 different countries. The Programming Committee reviewed each film submitted in order to select a lineup of 117 hours worth of film to be screened over the three-day weekend. There will be 10 feature length films, as well as several short film blocks. “There’s something for everyone,” said Programming Committee Chair, Rusty Sheridan. “The process to vet the films was difficult, because every submission to PUSH! was great! However, we feel like we chose the best of the best to be screened at the festival.

I’m excited to see and hear the audience reaction to these films.”

A few selected films that filmgoers are sure to enjoy are “Fare,” Winding Stream,” “Effervescence,” and more. To see the full lineup, visit www.pushfilmfest.com.

PUSH! has also scheduled workshops throughout the weekend for filmmakers and filmgoers to attend; these workshops are free and open to the public. The workshops include: Hearing Image, Seeing Sound: Ruminations on Music Video History and DIY Practice, by Josh Yates Introduction to Filmmaking, by Jordan Ellis Comedy Improv Podcasting, by Ryan Renfro Documentary Production, by Shara Lange Screenwriting, by William S. Davis Check out the festival’s online store at www.pushfilmfest.com, where filmgoers and PUSH! supporters can purchase festival tickets! Tickets may also be purchased at Believe in Bristol located at 36 Moore Street, Bristol, Virginia.

Festival attendees should note that because seating is limited, film attendance will be based on a first-come, first-served basis at each film venue. Film venues will be The Paramount Center for the Arts, The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, and The Bristol Public Library.

In addition, with PUSH! quickly approaching, there are a variety of volunteer needs during the festival. If you are interested in volunteering for PUSH!, please visit www.pushfilmfest.com. Each volunteer for PUSH! will receive two complimentary single screening tickets and a t-shirt.

Underneath the ‘CONTRIBUTE’ section, you may download and complete the application. Please return the completed application via fax to Believe in Bristol, Attn: PUSH! Film Festival at (276) 644-4181 or email to ckidd@birthplaceofcountrymusic. org. You can also bring your completed application by the office at 36 Moore Street.

PUSH! Film Festival is looking for contributors. For more information about contributing to PUSH! Film Festival and helping to make this year’s festival an event to remember, please visit www.pushfilmfest.com, or contact Christina Blevins or Maggie Bishop at 276-644-9700, pushfilmfest@believeinbristol.org.

BBQ & Bluegrass To Feature

Windows To The Past

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he second annual BBQ & Bluegrass in Downtown Greeneville will feature the popular Windows to the Past festival on Oct. 22.

The free family event on Depot Street will add antique vendors to its fun-filled day of music, dancing, kids activities and vendors offering a variety of food, crafts, and more.

BBQ & Bluegrass begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m., with a highlight being two star-studded bluegrass shows at the Capitol Theatre, which along with the Town of Greeneville, is organizing the event.

The first show will feature Carson Peters and Iron Mountain at 1 p.m., followed

by Blue Mafia at 2 p.m. Tickets to see both of these groups are $10.

Carson Peters, now 12 years old, has been playing the fiddle since he was 3½.

The Piney Flats musical prodigy is quickly making a name for himself, recently appearing on several national television shows.

The second show at the Capitol will feature Icy Holler at 7 p.m., followed by Blue Highway at 8 p.m. Tickets to see both of these groups are $20.

In their 22nd year, Blue Highway has earned 25 collective IBMA Awards, 6 SPBGMA Awards, one Dove Award, and two Grammy nominations as a band, plus two Grammy Awards among its current members.

Blue Highway was voted the Favorite Bluegrass Artist of All Time by the readers of Bluegrass Today in April 2016.

An outdoor jam stage will kick off at 10 with local favorites Smoky Mountain Band and will feature open jam sessions throughout the day.

Food, antique, craft, and commercial vendors will line up along Depot Street, between Main and Irish streets. Kids activities also are planned.

Craft and commercial vendor space of 10x10 feet is available for a fee of $55. Interested vendors also should contact Sharon O’Neal at 423-470-0944 or sharoneal@ yahoo.com.

MAIN STREET MILE

To kick off the event, the Main Street Mile, a one-mile walk-run, will begin at 9 a.m. in front of the Capitol Theatre.

Medals will be awarded for the timed race being organized by Leah Thwing.

The entry fee is $20, and proceeds will benefit the local chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness.

Online entries are being accepted at www.active.com. Onsite registration will be held at the Capitol Theatre from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21 and from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m.

Oct. 22.

Entry forms also are available at Richland Creek Gifts and the office of Dr. Philip Thwing.

Anyone who would like to sponsor the Main Street Mile or get more information can contact Thwing at 423-470-2214 or thwing@goldmail.etsu.edu.

BBQ & Bluegrass is sponsored by TEVET, LLC. Anyone else who would like to sponsor the event can contact Rhonda Humbert at the Capitol Theatre, 423-6381300.

For more information, search Facebook for “BBQ & Bluegrass featuring Windows to the Past,” “Town of Greeneville”, and “The Main Street Mile Run/Walk.”

Tickets to the Capitol shows can be purchased at the theatre or online at www. capitolgreeneville.org.

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‘Awesome’ journey: ‘SHU-DE!’

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focuses on visual, musical, multicultural collaboration

wo stars shine brightest in the 2016 documentary “SHU-DE!” – Baltimore vocal percussionist Shodekeh and the landscape of Tuva, Siberia – among a cast of at least a dozen international musical luminaries.

“Shu-De” is Tuvan for “giddy-up” or “let’s go,” but is a common phrase, especially among musicians, to punctuate the end of a song.

“When they finish a song, they just go, ‘Shu-De!’ It’s a joyful and powerful expression, like ‘That was awesome!’” says the film’s director/editor, Michael Faulkner.

“SHU-DE!” follows Baltimore beatboxer Dominic “Shodekeh” Talifero on a journey halfway around the world to participate in a music festival and throat singing competition in Siberian Russia and, as he calls it, create an “oasis of unity through musical collaboration.”

The faculty member, accompanist and composer for Towson (Maryland) University’s Department of Dance begins his pilgrimage in Tuva, and cultures intermingle and find common ground.

East Tennessee State University’s Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will present “SHU-DE!” with director Faulkner as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers on Monday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. in the D.P. Culp University Center’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium. The free public screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session and reception with Faulkner.

“With ‘SHU-DE!’ I set out to feel the rhythm of an energy and place and do my best to make a film in such a way that a viewer would feel present on the

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same journey,” Faulkner says. “One of the greatest things about making this film, for me, has been experiencing the kind of wonder that comes with being lost in a new world. Every moment, every experience contained the potential for discovery.”

The Alash Ensemble and Shodekeh met during a 2011 tour, which brought the Tuvan musical group to Baltimore for the first time and sparked a musical journey still developing to this day. Alash was impressed with the way Shodekeh’s vocal feats meshed with their own unique vocal tradition and invited him to join them in Kyzyl, Tuva, to participate in the 50th birthday celebration and International Xoomei Festival in honor of the legendary Tuvan throat singer, Kongar-ool Ondar.

Shodekeh honed his skills as a professional beatboxer and vocal percussionist in Baltimore, where he met Faulkner. In Faulkner’s film, Shodekeh, with just a knapsack, makes the sojourn to Tuva to study its music and culture, while sharing his own vocal artistry.

While there, he leads a group of Tuvan teens in a popping-and-locking demo, develops a form of throat singing that incorporates beatboxing, and participates in Tuvan wrestling. He also collaborates with the Alash Ensemble; Kongar-ool Ondar; the Tuvan National Orchestra; Hazmat Modine; Garth Stevenson; Annie Lynch; and Ugulza, Andrey Mongush and Mayya Dupchuur.

In addition, “SHU-DE!” includes dance performances by Ayas Dopa, featured on the Russian “So You Think You Can Dance,” as well as The Frostbite Hazard Boozoot Crew. . . . continued on next page

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Shu-De . . . continued from previous page In September, the documentary won the Raven at DOCUTAH for Best Music Feature Documentary.

“This film is a great demonstration of how artists from very different cultures can come together and find commonalities,” says Anita DeAngelis, director of Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at ETSU. “It’s really a beautiful exchange, and it also gives us some insights to a part of the world that most of us will never get to visit and most of us have never heard of.”

That unique mixture of music, cultures and landscape were what inspired Faulkner to document Shodekeh’s trek to Tuva.

“We filmed ‘SHU-DE!’ to be sort of an ‘opera-mentary,’” says Faulkner, who is a filmmaker, photographer and performer himself. “Cinematographer Trey Hudson and I set out to make a documentary that a viewer could live in and experience as if present at the actual moments of filming.”

For more information about the film and filmmaker Michael R. Faulkner, visit www.shu-de.com/.

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 for 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. Their work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective, through an annual portfolio of activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting the issues important to our region, and linking the South with the nation and the world through the arts. For more information on South Arts, visit www.southarts.org.

For information about the film, 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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Movie and music night features

Czech Bluegrass and Eclectic-Americana

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ortheast State and the PUSH! Film Festival are sponsoring a movie and music night Oct. 13, featuring a mix of Czech Bluegrass and Eclectic-Americana at the College’s Wellmont Regional Center for the Performing Arts.

The night kicks off at 6 p.m. with Banjo Romantika: American Bluegrass and the Czech Imagination, a documentary produced by two East Tennessee University faculty members. Filmed primarily in the Czech Republic in 2011, the film highlights Czech musicians who are part of the global interest in bluegrass music.

According to the film’s website, Czechs first heard bluegrass during World War II when the Armed Forces Network broadcast American music for soldiers.

The music represented freedom to dissatisfied Czechs living in a communist state.

Czechs’ love for the music was solidified when Pete Seeger visited and performed in 1964. Inspired by classic American bluegrass sounds, an assortment of musicians from across the formerly communist Czech Republic have melded the past,

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the political, and the present into a lively musical tradition entirely its own.

The film was produced by Dr. Lee Bidgood, an assistant professor of Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies in the ETSU Department of Appalachian Studies; and Shara Lange, who leads the Radio, Television, Video and Film division in ETSU’s Department of Mass Communication.

At 7:30 p.m., Wise Old River, a popular regional band, brings its mix of tradition and originality to the stage. The band shares songs about the human experience, finding hope, grace, truth, and spiritual growth with its earthy, harmonic vibe.

The group has performed on local and national television programs such as the PBS syndicated show Song of the Mountains. Other venues and events in the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, the Paramount Center for the Arts, the Virginia Highlands Festival, and the Little Chicago Blues Festival.

The group features vocalist/guitarist Jamen Denton; Jeanne Denton on harmony vocals and percussion; Jim Denton on acoustic lap steel, 12-string slide guitar, and bouzouki; and bassist Stephen Marshall. The band’s sound has been described as Eclectic-Americana.

For more information about movie and music night, contact Jessica Barnett at jlbarnett@NortheastState.edu or 423.354.2589.

Kruger Brothers

to premiere The Roan Mountain Suite

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n October 15, 2016, The Kruger Brothers trio will perform the worldwide premiere of the Roan Mountain Suite, an original work composed by Jens Kruger and commissioned by Judy Murray, to celebrate the magnificence of Roan Mountain. The Kruger Brothers will be joined by The Kontras Quartet for this very special performance at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, TN. The performance coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the inaugural meeting to conserve the Roan Mountain Massif, an effort initiated by the late Stanley A. Murray, husband of Patron, Judy Murray, of Kingsport, TN, and is dedicated to his memory.

“Roan Mountain resonates in a deep and personal way with all those who visit it, and by the same token, the Kruger Brothers’ music reaches into the hearts and souls of its listeners in profound and stirring ways.” ~ Judy Murray The performance will be held on Saturday, October 15, 7:30 p.m., at the Paramount Center for the Arts, 518 State Street, Bristol, TN. Tickets may be purchased online at www.paramountbristol.org or through their Box Office at 423-274-8920

Senior Services to hosT

Pink Ball for breast cancer awareness

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n Friday, Oct. 21, citizens are invited to put on their fanciest clothes and sway into the Pink Ball, a breast cancer awareness dance, at Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert St. From 7-10 p.m., participants will enjoy the sounds of Limited Edition.

Cost is $5 per person. The Pink Ball is sponsored by Dominion Senior Living.

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- TUESDAY - Oct. 11th -

MANHATTAN 3 / GHOST TREES at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

DOWNTOWN COUNTRY at Jiggy Ray’s 6:30pm

- WEDNESDAY - Oct. 12th -

COLIN HOTZ & CO. at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT w/ SCOTT TUCKER at Our House Restaurant

SHALLOW SIDE w/ BRIDGE TO GRACE & RACHEL LORIN at The Hideaway 7:30pm

OPEN MIC at Jiggy Ray’s

SULPHUR SPRINGS STRING PIPPERS at The Harvest Table 6:30pm

- THURSDAY - Oct. 13th -

ME & MOLLY

at Bone Fire Smokehouse

ISLANDER w/ BAD SEED RISING & FIELD at Capone’s

ADAM MCMILLAN (A little bit of everything) at Rainbow Asian Cuisine

WISE OLD RIVER

at Northeast State Performing Arts Center 7:30pm

MARK LARKINS at Yee Haw Brewing Co.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS w/ ARTWORK, CURSES AND TO YOUR DISMAY at The Hideaway 7:30pm

RYAN WARD

(Indie) at O’Mainnin’s Pub

JAZZ 251

at Rock’s Wood Fire Pizza & Grill 7pm

OPEN MIC w/ QUENTIN HORTON at Sleepy Owl Brewery 8pm

MARI BLACK

at Down Home 8pm

BELLE OF THE FALL w/ SETH ADAM at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

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- FRIDAY - Oct. 14th -

ADAM MCMILLAN (A little bit of everything)

at Hungry I Apex

THUNDERCOCK w/ SISTER HELEN & NERVE ENDINGS at The Hideaway

WHISKEY STICKS

at Holston River Brewing Co. 8pm

DANGERMUFFIN

at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 8pm

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 - Oct. 15th -

THE COMET CONDUCTORS w/ SHIMMY & THE BURNS at Sleepy Owl Brewery

BONNIE BLUE at Woodstone Deli

HIDDEN VALLEY BOYS at Family Barn - VFW Bristol

NIGHTSHIFT (Country, Southern Rock, Oldies) at Buffalo Ruritan 7pm

ONE LESS REASON

SHOOTER (Country, Classic Rock, Oldies)

SOUTHERN 76

SNAKE LAUNCHER / REPPERTONS PORNO ARCADE

at Capone’s

at The Family Barn - VFW Bristol 6pm

MARCUS BOYD

at Quaker Steak & Lube 8pm

THE ROYAL HOUNDS at O’Mainnin’s Pub

SHOOTER (Country, Classic Rock, Oldies) at State Line Bar & Grill 7pm

JIMI HALL at Sleepy Owl Brewery STAGECOACH (Classic & New Country, Southern

Rock, Classic Rock, Bluegrass & Gospel) at Just One More Bar & Grill

GWD at Bristol Brewery 8pm SHADY APPALACHIA

at Gypsy Circus Cider Co. 6:30pm

LIVE MUSIC

at Bone Fire Smokehouse

DOUBLE SHOTT

at Elizabethton VFW 9pm

at The Hideaway 10pm

JOHN GOAD BAND

at Cleek Farms Corn Maze 6pm

JON CHAMBERS, PATRICK TAYLOR & JAMES RILEY at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse & Music Room 8pm

JOHNSON CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Milligan College 7:30pm

EARTH BY TRAIN at Studio Brew

THE DIAMONDS

at Rock’s Wood Fire Pizza & Grill 7pm

JAMES MEADOWS (Country)

at JJ’s Restaurant 9pm

at Country Club Bar & Grill

JANGLING SPARROWS

at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

BIG COUNTRY BLUEGRASS

LOOSE LEAVES

- SATURDAY - Oct. 15th -

IRENE KELLEY at Down Home BILLY CRAWFORD BAND

at Jiggy Ray’s Pizzeria 8pm at Carter Fold

EXIT 23

at Gypsy Circus Cider Company 6:30pm

LIVE MUSIC

at Bone Fire Smokehouse

at Holiday Inn (Exit 7)

7 MILE FORD

at Peerless Steakhouse Lounge

KRYSS DULA w/ COLE KEMMER

NOSTALGIA DUO

SUPPI at Holston River Brewing Co. 8pm THE CROOKED ROAD REJECTS at O’Mainnin’s Pub

THE ROAN MOUNTAIN SUITE: THE KRUGER BROS. w/ THE KONTRAS QUARTET at The Paramount Theatre

PAPER LIGHTS (Cinematic Pop Music) at Kingsport Harvest Festival THE SAM CHASE

at The Damascus Brewery 7pm

at Country Club Bar & Grill

at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

- SUNDAY - Oct. 16th -

SWAMP CANDY

at Bone Fire Smokehouse

OPEN MIC

at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

- MONDAY - Oct. 17th -

SNIR YAMIN / OPEN MIC at The Acoustic Coffeehouse

Spotlight Directory Bone Fire Smokehouse at the Hardware 260 W Main St Abingdon Va 276/623-0037 Buffalo Ruritan 200 Willowbrook Dr. Bluff City 423/391-7382 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 The Damascus Brewery 32173 Government Rd. Damascus VA 276/469-1069 Down Home 300 W. Main St. Johnson City 423/929-9822 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 Johnson City Moose Lodge 1801 W. Lakeview Dr. Johnson City 423/926-6400 The Lions Club 116 Industrial Park Rd. Chilhowie VA 276/646-3916 Natural Tunnel State Park 1420 Natural Tunnel Pkwy Duffield, VA 276/ 940-2674 Niswonger Performing Arts Center 212 Tusculum Blvd Greeneville TN 423/ 638-1328 O’Mainnin’s Pub 712 State St Bristol 423/844-0049 Our House Restaurant 4903 N. Roan St. Johnson City 423/ 282-1555 Quaker Steak & Lube 629 State St Bristol VA 276/644-9647

Rainbow Asian Cuisine 2412 N. Roan St. Johnson City 423/ 232-6688 Rock’s Wood Fired Pizza & Grill 3119 Bristol Hwy. Johnson City 423 / 262-0444 Sleepy Owl Brewery 151 E. Main St. Kingsport 423/390-8476 Studio Brew 221 Moore Street Bristol VA 423 / 360-3258 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

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 w/ Absolute Entertainment at Macado’s - Kingsport 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 Mellow Mushroom - 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 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 *********************** theloaferonline.com | October 11, 2016 | 17

CHINA’S METHODICAL SPACE PROGRAM

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hina is known as the copy cat nation when it comes to making inexpensive products for the world.

But soon its investment in human space exploration might not just copy, but dominate the low Earth orbit once only occupied by the International Space Station.

And how about a permanent Chinese Moon base nine years from now in 2025? And an outpost on Mars in 2040? That’s the advertised plans of the People Republic of China.

Space watchers are expecting in October 2016 the launch of three “taikonauts” to the newly orbited Chinese space station, Tiangog 2, or “Heavenly Palace.” They will deorbit their first space station, Tiangog 1 in September 2011, and it has seen two crews stay for one month.

The last Chinese manned mission was June 2013 when Shenzhou 10 visited with two men and a woman. The 30-foot-long by 10-foot-wide Tiangog is a stepping stone to a much larger space station.

The methodical Chinese have planned their human space missions in a pattern of confidence building for the future construction of a permanent manned outpost in orbit, from where they can expand out to the Moon and Mars.

And it’s no coincidence that the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou (for “Divine Craft or Magic Boat”) looks exactly like the Russian Soyuz (for “Union”) as the two Superpowers have been sharing space information for decades.

The three-man Soyuz design was first orbited in 1967 and has gone through interior technological redesigns over the decades, but is still the same concept. The Soyuz is three parts: the bulbous first section is a room for equipment, experiments and supplies. The center section is where three cosmonauts are crammed side-by-side for launch, docking and reentry.

The third section is the service module with solar panels outside and inside the power units, with propulsion tanks, the life-support systems and more.

The orbital module is where cosmonauts dwell while taking their time on a one-day trip to the ISS. But the front module and the rear service module break away before reentry. The middle section with the cosmonauts has a heat shield to withstand the fiery, wild ride back to Earth. The Soyuz and Shenzhou spaceships float under a parachute and land on the Earth with retrorockets blasting six feet above the ground to cushion the hard impact.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And that seems to be a good approach to manned spacecraft. China has also copied the Russian design for their Tiangog space stations. They are single module cylinders much like the former Salyut space stations of the 1970s and 80s, where knowledge was achieved to build the much larger MIR Space Station and its segments. That knowledge was parlayed into the incredible ISS orbiting Earth 17 times a day with 3-6 human inhabitants.

The new Chinese space station awaits its first occupants, rumored be two men and a woman, like the last mission to the old space station. Chinese Long March rockets are launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, 1,000 miles southeast of Beijing

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Detailed plans have been revealed by the usually secret Communist nation of 1 billion citizens. And the plans of the China National Space Administration are big. The ultimate goal is a space-based, solar powered satellite system that beams energy back to Earth. Hopefully, peacefully.

China put a lander and rover on the Moon in December 2013 called Chang’e 3, the first since Russia’s Luna 24 in 1976. They want to bring a lunar soil sample back to Earth next year in 2017. And land Chinese on the Moon by 2025.

Plans for Mars are also big in China. They are planning unmanned missions to survey landing sites until 2033. Then plan a landing and return around 2040, the entire round-trip taking maybe four years.

While China’s manned space program is beginning to take off, Russia is in serious need of money and America’s new spaceship, Orion, is many years behind production.

America last blasted human into space from Cape Kennedy with the 135th Space Shuttle mission carrying four to resupply the ISS. That was July 2011.

The three reusable Shuttles were mothballed to museums to make money available for the new Orion spacecraft, a conical capsule like the manned Apollo Command Module.

Orion is built like Apollo on steroids with enough room for four astronauts. It is being designed with a life support and communication systems to allow missions to the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The first spaceships are being built at Lockheed Martin in New Orleans. On Dec. 5, 2014 an unmanned Orion successfully tested the heat shield and guidance systems when launched in a looping orbit 3,600 miles from Earth.

But the first manned mission is still 5-7 years away, probably after 2023. Why the long delay? Money. The budget for Orion allows tests and stages of certification to be completed on a financial time scale, not as production schedules dictate. So equipment might sit around until the budget money is freed for that financial month and the ability to pay personnel and costs for the tests.

The ISS has been occupied since November 2000, almost 16 years. There have been more than 260 different individuals aboard from the 17 nations who have contributed dollars and science. The structural hardware of the ISS is expected to last until 2028, but it might be deorbited before that time.

Of course, Russia and America are big players in the ISS. Japan and European group of nations are the other occupants. The only human access to the ISS is via the threeman Soyuz spacecraft of Russia. Those crews are rotated every three months with up to six astronauts living at a time aboard the incredible orbiting research center.

Russia has said it will consider building their own space station in the 2020s, maybe even taking with them their two research modules attached to the ISS. Meanwhile, China continues to brag that it is ready to accelerate their manned conquest of Earth orbit and eventually land on the Moon. And then Mars.

To keep up with space activities among the two other Superpowers, check out frequently the website of RussiaSpace.com and Space.com for Chinese information.

Celestial events in the skies for the week of Oct. 11th-17th, 2016, as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette.

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he Moon will shine brightly all week as it waxes to full phase on Sunday, the traditional Hunter’s Moon. The Moon rises about 40 minutes later each succeeding day, but this varies by the date, longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. Saturn and Mars are racing toward the western horizon in the early evening as Venus climbs higher after sunset.

Tues. Oct. 11 There was lots of action in space on this date in history: in 1968 Apollo 7 was launched on its maiden flight (with three astronauts); 1969 Soyuz 6 (2 cosmonauts), Soyuz 7 (3 crew) & Soyuz 8 (2 crew) were all in orbit at once, but failed to dock and exchange crews as planned; in 2000 STS92 mission with Shuttle Discovery (7 crew) was launched on a 12-day construction mission to the International Space Station. Also, in 2005, China’s Shenzhou 6 was launched with two “taikonauts” on a successful four day mission, just the second manned mission by the Communist nation. That’s a total of 19 astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts who remember today at one of the most exciting in their lives when they blasted off the Earth!

Wed. Oct. 12 On this 1964 date in space history, the Voskhod 1 manned spacecraft was launched with three cosmonauts. A risky stunt that fulfilled Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s desire for Soviet space spectaculars, the two-person spaceship was cramped with three men without spacesuits to save room.

The 24-hour mission may have been cut short when Khrushchev was removed from office in a silent coup while Voskhod 1 was in orbit. The mission had to be a nightmare in many ways to the cosmonauts, but to the world, the Soviets looked like they were leading the Moon Race.

Thurs. Oct. 13 On this 1968 date in space history, Apollo 7 broadcast the first live, television from orbit. Launched Oct 11, this maiden voyage of the three-man American moonship went perfectly—except the astronauts caught a cold and got grouchy with mission control, staging a work stoppage to get their heads cleared! Veteran Wally Schirra and rookies Walter Cunningham and Don Eisele never flew in

space again.

Fri. Oct. 14 The Moon will be beautiful climbing over the eastern horizon before sunset, creating a photo opportunity. And our natural satellite will be a beautiful site in binoculars as it will turn most heads skyward during this American night of high school football.

Sat. Oct. 15 On this 2003 date in space history, China became the third nation to orbit a human by launching Shenzhou 5 with Yang Liwei aboard, the Communist nation’s first “taikonaut,” and now a national hero. Since then, China has successfully flown five manned missions, including two to their first, small space station.

Sun. Oct. 16 Full Moon tonight is the Hunter’s Moon. Take a walk outside and enjoy the lunar light that has a silvery glow all of its own.

Mon. Oct. 17 Venus is climbing in the evening twilight, while Saturn and Mars are racing toward the western horizon in the early evening. The Milky Way is tilting toward the western horizon, becoming visible as moonlight leaves the evening skies.

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Let My Sneeze Prove My Love

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I’ve been seeing someone lately. It’s been going pretty well, all things considered. Neither one of us has made any sweeping declarations yet as to what this thing is.

What I do know is that I like her enough to put myself at personal harm. She sent me a text the other day, innocent enough, it said “What are you doing this weekend?” I reacted to this the way I do with most things--overwhelming anxiety.

“Is this the moment she says ‘weekend getaway’ to me?” as I began to ponder the horror of having to try to be sexy and suave all weekend. She sent another text, “Wanna help me decorate for Fall?” A wave of calm washed over me. She has a house near the Tree Streets, only moved in a few months ago. “Can you bring your SUV to the greenhouse Friday afternoon? I’ve got an order of hay and fodder on hold.”

I threw myself at this with great aplomb. I didn’t want to risk messing anything up at this stage. However, I have been an allergy sufferer all my life. Hay and fodder are two things that can cause it to flare up dramatically. Wanting to save face, my plan was to take as much allergy medication as I could before getting dangerously close to being a statistic from an Afterschool Special.

Friday morning I called a pharmacist friend and asked “How much Zyrtec and Claritin can I take before I really mess up?” With their advice, I took a more than suggested amount, and prayed quietly. As I drove to the greenhouse I started to wonder “what if I’ve overdone it?” What if I show up and the meds have me so jacked up I come off in the wrong light? “Yeah, baby! *SNIFF* You want some fodder? *SNIFF* I’ll get you fodder! *SNIFF* Let’s get a sack full of Krystal’s!!! *SNIFFFFFF*” I arrived at the greenhouse, met up with her, and she led me over to where the hay and fodder were. “It’s now or never” I said to myself. I inhaled deeply--nothing happened. I was filled with glee that the cocktail of meds inside of me was working.

We loaded the fodder into the back of my vehicle, I was going to follow her back to her place. Oddly enough, she looked at me and said “want to grab a few burgers at Krystal’s before we head to the house?” I wondered for a moment if she had ESP. Belly full of burgers, I drove the outdoor decor to her place, and unloaded it

at the foot of the steps that led up to her porch. She arrived just after I finished.

Standing beside me, she looked at her house intently. “Let’s see how it would look over there on the right” she said, pointing to the right side of the house, near the driveway. With twine and decorations she had in the back of her car, we began.

It was going well, my nose was behaving. She asked me to put some music on, I grabbed a Bluetooth speaker from my car and put on “All Things Must Pass” by George Harrison. Little after half an hour, I was facing front of the fodder, trying to wrap twine around it. Suddenly, I began to notice my eyes feel scratchy. “Uh oh, I think it’s wearing off” I thought.

I could feel a monster of a sneeze coming on. The kind that could produce winds on par with a huff from Godzilla. I scrunched my face to hold it all in. My nose began to drip. I scrunched more. I was scrunching my face so hard it looked like I had just drank the juice of five lemons before doing a really crappy Robert De Niro impression.

“Wah Wah” started to play, “this might be my favorite song on the album” she said, then she began to sing along with the song. “Join me” she enthusiastically asked, I did my best to hold in the allergy monster and sing, but instead of the words to the song, all I could manage was a sound akin to Charlie Brown’s teacher.

“I gotta run in and get some scissors” and off she went inside the house.

I knew my chance had come, I let it rip. Out of me came such a combination of sneezing, coughing, and hacking sounds that I sounded like Robert De Niro doing an impression of Charlie Brown’s teacher while beatboxing. It all ended as she returned with scissors, “was someone’s car alarm going off?”

“No,” I said, “just had a minor flare up--it’s that time of the year for noses to explode.” In one of those moments of great pondering, she asked if I was allergic to the display we had been working on. I admitted that I was, told her about the medical cocktail that I took. She laughed and found the whole thing charming, even if deep down I felt I was dying inside from embarrassment.

The house looks awfully good, you should drive by and see it sometime. If you look hard enough, you might even spot the divots I made in the yard from my nasal bomb. See you next week.

the casual word

By Langley Shazor

“D” Train Desperados dash across desert dunes Daringly declaring damsels in distress Discussing destinations They determine distance Devulging details during decisions Disappearing into the darkness Disillusioned

Follow Langley on FB & Youtube at TheCasualword

Desperately desiring appropriate designations Deferred dreams detected Designed disaster

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11TH ANNUAL RED SHOE MASQUERADE AND SILENT AUCTION

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here’s no place like home.” That’s the theme for this year’s Red Shoe Masquerade and Silent Auction to support CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Northeast Tennessee. The 11th Annual Red Shoe Masquerade and Silent Auction event will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 6:00pm at the Venue located on the 2nd Floor of the King’s Centre in downtown Johnson City. Grab your red shoes and mask and join us for dinner, dancing and drinks! The event is reminiscent of Dorothy and her ruby slippers in the Wizard of Oz, and her desire to go home which coincides with CASA’s mission. Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, the children CASA serves want to be in a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible. Red shoes are worn to symbolize Dorothy’s ruby slippers that eventually take her home. Dress is cocktail attire, red shoes are encouraged!

Hosted by Sara Diamond, news anchor for WJHL 11 Connects, this event will serve as a fundraiser and community awareness outreach for CASA programs. There will be a silent auction during this event with items donated from across the country. For more information or to purchase tickets visit CASA’s website at www.casanetn.org or call 461-3500.

All proceeds from this event will support the abused and neglected children in our area. CASA of Northeast Tennessee works with the Juvenile Courts in Washington, Greene, and Unicoi Counties and Johnson City Juvenile Court. CASA of Northeast Tennessee’s mission is to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court. We believe that every child is entitled to a safe and stable home. Trained volunteers are the child’s voice to ensure that their needs are identified and addressed. To find out more about volunteering with CASA or to make a donation please call 423-461-3500 or visit www.casanetn.org.

DOE RIVER GORGE’S FALL FAMILY FUN DAY

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all has arrived in Northeast Tennessee and what better way to take it in than spending the day at Doe River Gorge’s Fall Family Fun Day, set for Sunday, Oct. 16.

The day, with free admission, is a perfect way to spend some time with the family in the great outdoors and enjoy all this area has to offer. Among the many activities participants can enjoy is a train excursion on the historic East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railway site through Doe River Gorge.

Many free activities are available for families to enjoy, such as disc golf, archery (ages 8 and up), sand court volleyball, Octaball, horseback riding (ages 4-11) and corn hole.

There is a $5 cost for train rides, inflatable activities (ages 2-12), the Technical Tree Climb and Unimog 4x4 rides are $10.

Food will be available for those in attendance with the choice of burgers, barbeque sandwiches or chicken sandwiches, to go along with chips, a cookie and a drink for $8.

Kids Meals will be offered for $4. Snacks will be provided as well, starting at $1.

Doe River Gorge’s Fall Family Fun Day is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Oct.16 and conclude at 5 p.m.

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

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Rated PG-13 3 Time loops (out of 4)

The new film “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” certainly lives up to the peculiar part of the title. The film is based on a 2011 novel of the same name, and stars Eva Green (“Penny Dreadful”) in the title role. I know this film is based on a novel, but at times during the film I felt as if I had dropped through the looking glass with Alice.

The film begins by introducing us to the character of Jake Portman (Asa Butterfield), a Florida teenager who has been entertained through the years by the tales of his grandfather Abe’s (Terrence Stamp) adventures fighting monsters and attending a school for unique children headed by the elusive Miss Peregrine. After a tragedy with his grandfather, Jake attempts to convince his par- and unbelieving dad, Franklin (Chris O’Dowd), that he saw ents, including his plodding the horrible creature that was responsible for his grandfathers death. Jake’s actions result in immediate attention from a psy-

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chologist, of whom he eventually convinces he needs to travel to the Welsh island of Cairnholm, where the school for unique children is supposedly located. Once Jake and his dad arrive in Wales, matters really turn bizarre. We are talking time “loops”, villains with white eyes, horrible monsters with many protruding tongues, and children who have bees living inside them, have a second mouth, can make plants grow with their hands, are invisible, have super strength, can start fires with their touch, can resurrect the dead for a short time, can float off the ground and control air, and are gorgons (female creatures who appear serpent-like and can turn people to stone). Intrigued enough?

Jake, as it turns out, has his own special abilities, and is considered one of the “peculiar” children. The story features the children battling the bad guys of the film, the Hallows, who are led by the white eyed Mr. Barron (Samuel L. Jackson), in an effort to keep the Hallows from stealing their eyes. The film moves from 2016 to 1943 with frequency, and if you aren’t paying close attention, may become lost in a loop of your own. Miss Peregrine has her own special abilities of which I will not mention for those who have never read the novel and want to see the movie. As is the case with most films directed by Tim Burton (“The Nightmare Before Christmas”) the film is eccentric, and features the Tim Burton “look” throughout. The cast, led by Green and Portman, do a great job in their roles, and appear to be having a wonderful time in this unique film. I must say the film does feature some images and scenes I felt would be distributing for younger children, so keep this in mind, as the PG-13 rating is appropriate.

The aforementioned warning aside, Tim Burton has delivered a film that will entertain and confound at the same time. “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it delivers for those who enjoy a bit of eccentric in their cinema. (Rated PG-13) 3 time loops out of 4

Storyteller Laura Simms to Appear in Jonesborough

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hen Laura Simms was a child, the stories came to her. Growing up in Brooklyn, where she was surrounded by people from all over the world, she listened to the stories her neighbors told when they stopped by in the afternoon for her mother’s coffee and cake. In the evening, gathered around the large dinner table in what was technically the waiting room to her father’s dental office, they shared tales of the old world as well as the stories of their days.

When the dishes were cleaned up and put away, Simms allowed her thoughts to wander, thinking about all the difference places those stories came from. “My father was a stamp collector,” she recalls. “So I spent a lot of time looking at stamps from different countries and being told stories and reading fairy tales in bed at night.”

As an adult, no longer content to sit back and let the stories come to her, Simms went out into the world to meet the stories where they were. It was at that point, in the ’60s and ’70s that she started calling herself a storyteller. She collected tales, honed her craft, and learned a lot about herself along the way.

Simms will soon share her unusual blend of personal stories and traditional tales as a storyteller in residence in downtown Jonesborough, where she’ll appear for a week’s worth of performances at the International Storytelling Center.

“I often pull from my own family traditions,” Simms says. “I’ve spent a lot of time in Romania and Poland. But I’ve also always loved the stories from Africa and Asia, and Native American stories. I have spent a great deal of time with storytellers and teachers from those places.”

Throughout the week of her residency, October 18 – October 22, Tuesday through Saturday, Simms will offer a daily matinee at 2:00 p.m. in the Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall, on the International Storytelling Center’s campus in downtown Jonesborough.

Tickets are just $12 for adults and $11 for seniors, students, and children under 18. 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 International Storytelling Center’s Storytelling Live! series is renowned for bringing live storytelling to Tennessee’s oldest town for six months of every year. Performances often sell out, so advance purchase for matinee tickets is strongly recommended. Walk-in seating is also available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Regular programming for the Storytelling Live! series will soon end, though there are a few special performances scheduled throughout the end of the year. Information about all performers, as well as a detailed schedule for 2016, is available at www.storytellingcenter.net.

The premier sponsor of Storytelling Live! is the Mountain States’ Heart & Soul program. Media

sponsors include News 5-WCYB, FOX Tri-Cities, Tri-Cities CW, Johnson City Press, Kingsport Times-News, Herald & Tribune, Cumulus Media, The Laurel of Asheville, Plough to Pantry and Foster Signs. Additional funding comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission, the East Tennessee Foundation, Eastman Credit Union, the Mooneyhan Family Foundation, the Niswonger Foundation, and MassengillDeFriece Foundation, Inc. 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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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HOLDS BOOK SALE

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he Friends of Johnson City Public Library will hold a book sale on Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Jones meeting room at the library. All proceeds from this sale are used to support programs and to purchase materials for the Johnson City Public Library. Books will be priced at $3 for hardcover books and $1 for paperbacks.

In addition to the sale on Saturday, which is open to the public, a special preview will be held Friday evening, October 14. This preview is open only to members of the Friends of the Johnson City Public Library. The preview will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and memberships will be available to purchase the night of the preview. Individual memberships begin at $15.

The Friends of the Johnson City Public Library is a group of dedicated individuals interested in the programs and welfare of the Johnson City Public Library. For more information call 4344450.

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Susan G. Komen® Tri-Cities, Volunteers Needed for 2016

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Race for the Cure

usan G. Komen Tri-Cities Affiliate will be holding its 11th Annual Race for the Cure® on Sunday, October 23rd. In addition to runners and walkers, we rely on our awesome volunteers to make Race Day an amazing experience for our breast cancer survivors, fighters, and their families and friends! We would LOVE for you to be a part of this special day by volunteering! It takes 200-300 volunteers to make our Tri-Cities’ Race for the Cure possible. There are loads of opportunities to be involved. We need volunteers who can help before, on, and after Race Day. Don’t miss out! Komen Tri-Cities will be holding its Race Volunteer Training Workshop on Thursday, October 13th. Volunteers who have signed up on our website, or those who may be interested in volunteering, are invited to join us starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Douglas Room of the V.O. Dobbins Non-Profit Center, located at 301 Louis Street, Kingsport, TN. We will review the Race Day schedule of events and the many exciting volunteer opportunities available, with their corresponding responsibilities. Light refreshments will be provided.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, and are interested in volunteering, please visit our website at komentricities.org and select “2016 Race for the Cure Volunteers” from under the “Get Involved” tab. If you have any questions, please email: racevolunteers@komentricities.org or call 423.765.9313. See you at the Race!

Seventy-five percent of the Tri-Cities Affiliate’s net annual revenue funds life-saving screening and treatment support services for the uninsured and medically underserved women and men in seventeen Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia counties. The remaining 25 percent teams with other Komen Affiliates nationwide to fund breast cancer research.

Since 2005, Susan G. Komen Tri-Cities has poured more than $2.7 million dollars back into their service area through their Local Community Grants Program. Komen Tri-Cities is committed to finding the cures for breast cancer. The Tri-Cities Affiliate has contributed more than $900,000 since 2005 to the Susan G. Komen Global Scientific Research Program.

For more information, visit komentricities.org

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Smoky Mountain Autumn

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any see October as their favorite month of the year, and we can’t blame them, for we have this wonderful month to thank for pushing out the last of the summer heat waves and humidity and treating us with that first brisk morning where we head back inside to grab a light jacket. The smoggy soup that seems to have settled over the Tennessee Valley is whisked away by blustery winds, leading to brilliant blue skies and crystal-clear views of the beautiful landscape we here call home. It’s always a wonderful feeling when we first see the frost-covered peaks of the Appalachians, for then we know that bewitching snowfalls and fun times of skiing are not too far behind.

For many others, October means it’s time to take a few days of vacation to witness the yearly spectacle for which our region is best known. The first maple leaf may yet have to hit the ground, but you can bet that millions of visitors are already making the annual pilgrimage to the forest to witness Mother Nature’s autumn spectacular. Of course, that leads to some problems for those who live in our mountainous areas, as traffic jams ensnarl the roads and visitor facilities are maxed to capacity.

Those of us who would like to enjoy the autumn foliage ourselves may be deterred due to overcrowding along the winding mountain roads and hiking trails. It shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be this way. There are so many new places to discover, not only at favorite locations such as the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but also in those places that you may not have ventured to yet.

We are blessed to have one of the longest seasons for viewing the deciduous forest’s colorful spectacle. From the first week in October all the way to Thanksgiving, different forest communities at all different elevations join the festivities, each contributing to create new and unique landscapes almost daily. If you just know where to go, you can experience leaves at their peak almost anytime until December. This truly makes it accessible to everyone!

This second week in October marks the high point for foliage in the mountains above 4,000 feet. The crests of the Smokies, Black Mountains, and Roan Mountain all feature brilliant displays of pin cherry, mountain ash, and American beech set against the dark colors of the spruce-first forest. Clingman’s Dome and Mount Mitchell are peak destinations at this time, but great opportunities can be found all over.

For scenic drives, try TN Highway 133 up Roan Mountain, the Blue Ridge Parkway across the Great Balsam Mountains, or the Cherohala Skyway down in Tellico Plains. Hiking is by far the best way to experience the upper elevations, as most roads only briefly pass through before dipping down to the valleys once again. The Appalachian Trail along Roan Mountain in Tennessee and North Carolina and Mount Rogers in Virginia provides amazing views into all three states. Graveyard Fields along the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most amazing places to visit. A variety of trails crisscross the entire area, leading to hidden gems set

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among the colors, such as Yellowstone Falls.

The last three weeks of October herald the fiery colors racing down the mountainsides, providing by far the most breathtaking display. Areas between 2,000 and 4,000 feet will be at their peak during this time. Maples, buckeyes, and red oaks of the hardwood forests now change, signaling the peak season of autumn has begun. The hardwood forests cover the vast majority of the Southern Appalachians’ mid elevations, providing almost unlimited opportunities for viewing and enjoying the forest’s last hurrah before the clutches of winter change the colors to monotone greys and browns.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park sees throngs of visitors during this time, but there are still places where you can avoid the crowds. The majority Yellowstone falls sits amidst the vibrant reds oranges and yellows as we see of the eastern side of the park the Great Balsam Mountains transform into a kaleidoscope of color. sees very little visitors, perhaps due to the lack of roads that traverse the park’s most rugged and challenging terrain. Personally, one of our favorite fall trips is to take the drive along TN 32 and the Old Cataloochee Turnpike across the mountain crest to North Carolina. Eventually the road leads to the historic area of Cataloochee, a mountain valley similar to Cades Cove which once was home to a thriving community before the park was established. October is peak rutting season for the park’s resident elk, and herds of them are present in the roadside fields every morning. It’s truly thrilling to hear the piercing call of the bull elk and the crash of their mighty antlers echoing off the mountainsides. Views of Balsam Mountain and Mount Sterling make the experience all the more enjoyable.

To grasp the essence of what makes fall such an enjoyable and magical time of year, you’ll need to put on your hiking boots once again. Your options are almost unlimited, so the best thing to do is just pick a trail and go with it. One of our favorite options in the national park is Bullhead Trail.

While the hike begins at the same trailhead as the ever-popular Rainbow Falls, the wind and the call of the raven will most likely be your companions, as this is one of the least-hiked routes to Mount LeConte. At 5.9 miles and climbing upwards of 3,500, it is also one of the most challenging trails to the summit. The views and variety of terrain more than make up for it, however.

As the weeks roll into November and the colors settle in the valleys around our communities, don’t be content to sit at home and enjoy the view from your window. Take the initiative to explore some other lesser-known destinations you have never seen, such as the deep gorges of the Little River Canyon in Alabama, the wooded peaks of Frozen Head State Park, and the amazing granite monoliths of Panthertown Valley in North Carolina. No matter where your travels take you, the sights, sounds, and smells of autumn will linger on, serving as a reminder of the joyful times spent with nature. theloaferonline.com | October 11, 2016 | 27

things to do

use one of the shared instruments, and bring a portable chair if you can. Held rain or shine April through October.

Do Something BIG Bringing Hope Through Join the Facebook group for Mentoring: Big Brothers Big Sisters more information and event Have you ever wondered potential volunteers. Stringent notifications: www.facebook. how you can do something safeguards are in place to as- com/groups/drumming.in.tri.

BIG to make a difference in the sure that all parties are safe. cities.tn/ life of a child in need? Some- Volunteer and parent engagetimes just having someone to ment and training also play a Johnson City Improv talk with can turn a path of big role.

Games Meetup hopelessness into one of surAnyone wanting to find out Varying Times and Locations vival. That’s one of the compel- more about Big Brothers Big Have fun and laugh your way ling premises behind the work Sisters of Greater Tri-Cities to better relationships, more of Big Brothers Big Sisters of should contact the office by self-confidence, and an easier Greater Tri-Cities. Spending 2 calling 423-247-3240, or visit- life. It’s kind of like a playdate to 4 hours a month with an at- ing TennesseeBig.org.3, 2016. for adults, with very practirisk youth can help them im- Free. Info: www.folkheritage. cal applications. Newcomprove in school, their behavior org or (828)258-6101 x345. ers are always welcome. This and their self-esteem. group plays improvisational Our local Big Brothers Big Johnson City Commu- games in a safe environment Sisters office is part of one of nity Drum Circle to: lighten up, become better the oldest and largest youth Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30pm listeners, move our bodies (a mentoring organizations in the Farmer’s Market Pavilion @ little, at least), be present in the United States. It’s a system that Founders Park moment, build collaboration has been proven to work and A free, fun, and family-friend- skills, be spontaneous, enhance transforms the lives of children ly rhythmic experience for ev- creativity, meet new people, who might not otherwise ever erybody (not just musicians). and more. No experience necget the support they need to Come and drum, dance, hoop, essary… these are all beginnergrow and successfully meet blow bubbles, make a joyful level games designed to allow life’s challenges. noise, or just hang out and soak maximum participation. Get Child-volunteer matches in the grooves. No experience more information and sign are made based on in-depth or talent necessary. All ages up for events on Meetup.com: and comprehensive interview- and skill levels are welcome. www.meetup.com/Johnsoning with parents, children and Bring a rhythm instrument or City-Improv-Games-Meetup/ Cryptogram: It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window.

Drop Quote: “The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples. “

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Applications being accepted for Civil Service Commission The Johnson City Board of Commissioners will consider three appointments to the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission addresses Police and Fire employees’ civil service grievances and meets quarterly. Each term is two years.

Applications may be picked up at the Municipal and Safety Building, 601 E. Main St., or may be mailed or faxed by calling (423)434-6009. To complete an application online, visit www.johnsoncitytn.org/ boards. Deadline for submitting an application is Monday, Oct. 31. Applications are kept on file for current year only.

For more information regarding Civil Service Commission functions, please contact Richard Lockner at (423)4346018.

Boating Seminars

The Tri-Cities Boating Club, a unit of the United States Power Squadron, is pleased to announce the offering of three individual educational boating seminars this fall at The Bass Pro Shop in Bristol TN. Each seminar will be taught in a single two hour evening session.

The Tri-Cities Boating Club, as a unit of the United States Power Squadron, offers a wide variety of programs that educate individuals on safe boating while having fun on the water and supporting community projects. Education officer Rich Moakler noted “Perhaps Marlin star Jose Fernandez would still be with us if he had taken advantage of all that the Power Squadron had to offer.”

The current schedule is: Trailering Your Boat October 17, 2016 Basic Weather Forecasting for Boaters October 24, 2016 Partner in Command November 7, 2016 TIME: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM WHERE: Bass Pro Shop, 1 Bass Pro Drive, Bristol TN 37621

COST: $20 per person WHO: Anybody with a desire to learn more about boating in our area. Interested individuals can take any or all of the seminars All interested parties should note that registration is required to ensure adequate course materials are available.

To register, contact Rich Moakler at richmoakler@gmail.com Further details on the organization and each seminar offering can be found at TriCitiesBoating.org.

October Computer classes at Gray Library

Free computer classes at Washington County Gray Library are open to all ages, and patrons are encouraged to bring their own laptop or tablet. Registration for classes is required by calling 477-1550.

If you will need to borrow a library laptop or tablet for the classes, please let us know when you register.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m. , Free software programs There are many free programs available for downloading that may be used in place of some expensive better known programs. This will include a variety of programs from basic word processing to photo editing and some fun things, as well. Come and learn about the programs and how to access them.

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. Fun with tablets The class will cover basics of tablets, how to download apps, and fun things to do with your tablet.

Gentle flow yoga will be offered during October at the Gray Library. This is great for beginners. Yoga helps with relaxation, flexibility and battling fatigue. All adults are welcome to attend the free classes. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. Participants should bring their own mats and water bottles. For information, call the library at 477-1550.

pets of the week

Shortstop, a sweet fellow that has been at the shelter for awhile. He is a 3 year old Bassett mix. He is is neutered and up to date on all vaccines.

He is good with other dogs and needs his forever home!!

Romeo is a 3 year old Puggle mix. He is neutered and up to date on all vaccines. A very sweet dog who loves his kennel mate Shortstop! A sweet and loving dog! He has also been at the shelter for awhile.

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 | October 11, 2016 | 29

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HALLOWEEN HORRORS 2016 (PART two):

THE EYES HAVE IT

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his week’s installment of “Halloween Horrors” takes its cue from the current clown sighting mania. This preoccupation seems to have replaced “Pokemon Go” as the pop culture diversionary flavor of the month. Of course, this phenomenon, which has little basis in reality, does have its truly scary side when the boundary between makebelieve and reality is occasionally breached. We can only hope the truly scary side to this bizarre development doesn’t become the norm rather the exception.

According to a recent story on CNN’s website, there are currently six “legit possibilities” about what all this clown sighting hoopla means.

This very interesting piece includes an October 3 tweet from Stephen King, who admonishes us to “cool the clown hysteria,” because “most of em are good, cheer up the kiddies, make people laugh.”

Clown sightings are not new, and they have developed into a subgenre of the popular urban legends repository. In the 1980s, for instance, there was a rash of clown sightings, following in the wake of the infamous Satanic scare during the same time period.

Like the 1980s clown sightings, the current clown hoopla offers these “legit” explanations: (1) “folklore with a modern twist,” (2) “viral marketing”—which didn’t exist in the 1980s, (3) “an expression of human anxiety,” perhaps in this case tied to uncertainties surrounding the upcoming presidential election, (4) “a social media fad,” (5) an “augmented reality game,” and (6) it’s “not always just make believe”— yes, there is occasionally a reality behind all these sightings.

Clowns are admittedly pretty scary, and clown phobia (aka coulrophobia) is all-too-common. Fear of clowns is a familiar trope in horror tales and movies such as “It,” “Killer Klowns From Outer Space,” and “Clown” (about an unfortunate father who turns into a real clown after donning a costume). Clowns join a much larger genre of horror that involves masks, which is the real subject of this column.

As I write this I am watching the new Criterion Blu-Ray release of Georges Franju’s 1960 French film, “Eyes Without A Face,” the movie that inspired Billy Idol’s 1983 pop music hit with the same name. This very creepy and unsettling movie is about a plastic surgeon who suffers from a paralyzing sense of guilt after his daughter’s face is disfigured in an automobile accident that was caused by his negligence. In his quest to atone for his guilt, he removes the faces from young girls he kidnaps and kills, and then grafts their skin onto his daughter’s face; in between these largely unsuccessful attempts to recreate a face, his daughter,

Christiane, wears a white mask that is both alluring and creepy. This is of course a variation on the story of Victor Frankenstein’s attempts to create life by stitching together various body parts. I will not give you any spoilers because I urge you to watch this film as soon as possible. You should be forewarned, however, that you can’t unwatch it once you sit through its ninety minute journey into the heart of madness and obsession.

According to novelist Patrick McGrath’s liner notes to the movie, “’Eyes Without A Face’ is for me the most chilling expression in cinema of our ancient preoccupation with the nature of identity. Its core motif is the mask, here an uncanny thing of smooth, hard plastic worn by a young woman to conceal a face destroyed in an auto accident.” A mask can thus hide one identity while at the same time creating a brand new identity for its wearer. And masks are a popular motif in horror movies and horror literature, as are mirrors (which I have written about in previous editions of this series).

My preliminary list of horror movies involving masks includes “The Phantom Of T h e Opera” (several v e r sions, following the 1925 Lon Chaney masterpiece, including Brian DePalma’s modern take, “The Phantom Of The Paradise”); “The Invisible Man” (bandages are used to reveal the shape of an invisible face); a very memorable episode of “The Twilight Zone” (“The Masks”), focusing on a cruel yet appropriate trick played on the greedy inheritors of a vindictive man’s estate; “Tourist Trap,” the 1979 cult classic featuring a family of terrifying mannequins (flashback to another one of my favorite “Twilight Zone” episodes, “The After Hours”); the multiple movie franchise sequels starring Michael Myers (who was found wearing a clown mask following the murder of his sister and later trades it in for a William Shatner mask) and Jason Voorhees, who hides his identity behind a hockey mask; the now-iconic Killer mask from the “Scream” series; Leatherface’s gruesome mask from “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”; and countless other mask-themed outings, including the non-horror movie exploits of The Lone Ranger and Batman (although the Caped Crusader does get involved in some pretty horrific situations). The list goes on and on. I will leave you to discover your own examples of how masks are used to reveal deeper and darker meanings behind the superficial layer of entertainment offered by horror films. Call these masks over masks if you will.

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