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MerleFest

Keeps

Traditional

Music Alive Hear Old-Time, Round

Peak Style, Piedmont Blues at MerleFest’s Traditional TentMerleFest 2013, presented by

Lowe’s and slated for April 25– 28, will feature a wide variety of music and performers on the 14 stages that cover the festival site on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. But one of the elements that makes this fourday event so special to many attendees is the celebration of traditional music that takes place at MerleFest. “Over the years MerleFest has

played a critical role in preserving traditional mountain music,” said musician Carol Rifkin, also a noted writer and specialist in matters of traditional music. “The fact that a nationally important festival like MerleFest presents and celebrates mountain music and dance helps keep the traditions alive; making it available to a larger audience and preserving it for future

generations.” The branch of folk music

referred to as traditional music can be divided into several smaller categories, some unique to North Carolina. For instance, the Carolinas are known to be a center of “oldtime” music (sometimes called string band music); it’s best described as the music that was handed down from generation to generation strictly by performance, !"#$%"& '("& )*+,"*-"& $#& %./)$& .*/&recorded music. Oldtime music )0& !.0"/& 1$0'23& $*& 4//2"& 5'("&

6*72$89%)0(& )*+,"*-":& .*/& !.*;$&(the music’s African roots), with guitar being added early in the 20th century. A good example of $2/8')1"& 1,0)-<0& !.*;$84//2"8guitar combination from the 1920s was Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers. Critics have noted that the roots of both bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and country music icon Hank Williams can be heard in this oldtime music group.At MerleFest 2013, the

tradition of oldtime music can be heard in its modernday performers like the South Carolina Broadcasters, Blind Boy Paxton and Paul’s Creek. In fact, Carol Rifkin (quoted above) is a member of Paul’s Creek, a band that performs the mountain string band style of the Western Mountain. Rifkin knows the dance style of =$-&>.'0$*<0&4%0'& -$,0)*&>)22.%/&Watson, and has danced many times over the years with Doc and Merle Watson and later with Doc and musician David Holt (see below for additional information about Holt.) Rifkin will perform again on the traditional stage with David Holt as she did for many years with Doc Watson and David Holt. ?@"*& 1$%"& 0A"-)4-.223B&

the oldtime music that hails from the Surry County, Yadkin Valley region of North Carolina is referred to as Mt. Airy style, or “Round Peak” style, after the nearby summit of Round Peak in the Appalachian Mountains. Musicians like Benton Flippen, Charlie Lowe and legendary C'D& 6)%3& 4//2"% Tommy Jarrell helped popularize the style, where the rhythm of the !.*;$& )0& E(.'& /)##"%"*').'"0&it from other styles of oldtime music. MerleFest 2013 attendees wanting to hear the style of music unique to this region should check out Riley Baugus and The Sheets

Family. North Carolina traditional

music is also known for Piedmont blues, a distinctive style of guitar playing that might be compared in sound to ragtime. Musicians who (.@"&!""*&)*+,"*-"/&!3&F)"/1$*'&blues music include Paul Simon, C.%G& H*$A+"%B& .*/& '("& 2.'"& =$-&Watson. One of Doc’s signature tunes, “Deep River Blues,” is a prime example of the Piedmont blues sound. Another performer familiar

to fans of the Piedmont blues sound is the late Etta Baker, who hailed from Caldwell County, N.C. Known for her beautiful arrangements and driving rhythm, Baker’s guitar repertoire ranged from late 19thcentury parlor music to intimation of blues music 0'32"0& '(.'& E$,2/& /"4*"& '("& A$0'8World War II urban electric blues that became popular in Chicago and Detroit and that gave birth to Rock ‘n Roll. Baker was a frequent performer at MerleFest before her passing in 1996 at the age of 93. At MerleFest 2013, fans can

hear Piedmont blues performed by Roy Book Binder and Tom Feldmann. No discussion of traditional

music, North Carolina and MerleFest would be complete

without a mention of performer David Holt. For over three decades, Holt’s passion for traditional music and culture has fueled a successful performing and recording career. He has earned four Grammy Awards and performed and recorded with

many of his mentors including Doc Watson, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff and Chet Atkins. The performer’s efforts towards performing and preserving the music of Appalachia have earned him the Uncle Dave Macon Heritage Award, the BrownHudson Folklore Award and an induction into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. Fans of MerleFest have most certainly caught Holt in performance at the festival and can do so again this year. Tickets for MerleFest 2013

may be purchased at www.merlefest.org or by calling 1‐800‐343‐7857. Additional details about this year’s festival lineup and other MerleFest information can also be found at the website.MerleFest, considered one

of the premier music festivals in the country, is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson who

passed away May 29, 2012. MerleFest is a celebration of “traditional plus” music, a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots‐oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old‐time music, and expanded to include Americana, country, blues, rock and many other styles. The festival hosts over 90 artists, performing on 14 stages during the course of the four‐day event. The annual event has become the primary fundraiser for the WCC Endowment Corporation, funding scholarships, capital projects and other educational needs.

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“Music City Roots:

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April 24th Nashville Show To Showcase Festival’s Talent

Music City Roots: Live From The Loveless Cafe announces its partnership with MerleFest for a special kickoff event at the multi‐platform Nashville concert series prior to the North Carolina festival. Set for April 24, 2013, at 7 p.m., Nashville’s “coolest show” will devote an evening to the talent appearing at the 26th year of the festival. Merlefest, the

venerable four‐day festival dedicated to roots music and tradition, will take place April 25‐28 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The MerleFest‐themed show on Wednesday will !"#$%&"' ()*"' +","-$".' #&$)+$+' !&/0'the 2013 lineup: The Waybacks, Pokey LaFarge, Della Mae, Jim Avett and Peter Rowan. “Music City Roots and MerleFest

"#,&-$./&0,%%&*+$0+&1$#&2/$03"2(+4&the best in roots and acoustic

562(3& "+7& /"8,& /$2.,7& 5"+9& $1&the same artists in the past. It is a

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2$5,& $1& ./,& 4#,".& ."%,+.& 0,& 0(%%&1,".6#,& $+& ./,& 1,2.(8"%& ./(2& 9,"#>= Steve Johnson, Events and Artist Relations manager for MerleFest,

shares. “We hope everyone 3"+& "..,+7& ./,& 1,2.(8"%& "+7&0(%%& "%2$& 8(2(.& $6#& 1#(,+72&".& :62(3& !(.9& '$$.2& 1$#& ./,&<:,#%,?,2.&2"5;%,#=&$+&@;#(%&24thA=“:,#%,?,2.&(2& %(*,&"&0/$%,&

2,"2$+& $1& :62(3& !(.9& '$$.2&(+& $+,& 1,2.(8"%>& 2$& (.B2& $+%9&natural that we showcase

"#.(2.2& 1#$5& 0/".& (2& $+,& $1&./,& 4#,".& 1,2.(8"%2& ,8,#9&year,” Todd Mayo, Music City Roots executive producer adds. As Music City Roots and

MerleFest highlight the best of

authentic music makers, many of the artists have visited the radio program to perform on the Loveless Barn stage. Della Mae, the celebrated female bluegrass group, bewitched in October 2012. Pokey LaFarge, the innovative entertainer with roots steeped in the past coupled with a %1)2%"'0/."&1'".3"'()&+$'4/4".'in April 2011. Peter Rowan also led his bluegrass band at Music City Roots during an April 2010 set. The Waybacks, known for

their dynamic “Album Hour,” and MerleFest favorite Jim Avett will

round out the show.Tickets for

Music City Roots’ MerleFest edition are available at www.musiccityroots.com/tickets. MerleFest passes are still available via www.MerleFest.org.About Music City

Roots

Music City Roots is a weekly live radio show and HD webcast featuring $5"'()1"+$'&//$+'#1.'Americana music based in or passing through Nashville. Since going on the air in October 2009,

Music City Roots has broadcast the authentic sound of today’s Music City, embracing the traditional and the progressive in equal measure.Each Wednesday beginning at

7 p.m. Central the program airs live on Nashville’s WRLT 100.1 and streams via Livestream at www.musiccityroots.com while an audience of hundreds enjoys the show in the Barn. Veteran Grand Ole Opry announcer Keith Bilbrey emcees with help from our musical host, Grammy Award‐winning singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale and interview guy Craig Havighurst.Music City Roots is presented

by Nissan, French’s Shoes and Boots, Star129, Ascend Federal Credit Union, Vietti Chili, 6&)!()1' 7"-51/,/389' :,"' ;0/<8'Moonshine and The Nature Conservancy.

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Tony Award‐winning actor and motivational speaker Ben Vereen will speak at East Tennessee State University on Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the D.P. Culp University Center’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium. Vereen has appeared on

Broadway in numerous shows and claimed a Tony Award for

his performance in Pippin and a Tony nomination for Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2005, he portrayed the Wizard of Oz in the Broadway musical D(3*,7. On television, Vereen has starred and guest appeared in several shows and miniseries, including Roots,

D,-2.,#>& H(%*& H."%*(+42 and How I Met Your Mother. Among his 0/+$' &"-"1$' (),0'4/&<+'4#+' $5"'movie :"5">&I&D"+.&.$&H(+4A Vereen was involved in a

serious car accident in 1992 that required him to undergo months of extensive rehabilitation. In 2007, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Vereen has spoken openly about his personal journey with diabetes as well as on topics such as overcoming adversity and the value of continuing education.;=/1+/&".' >8' ?7;@A+' :!()-"'

of Disability Services and Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, the event is co‐sponsored by the Department of Communication and received funding from the Student Government Association.For more information, or to

request special accommodations for person with disabilities, call (423) 439‐8346 or email Michelle Byrd at [email protected].

Ben VereenETSU, April 19th, 7pm


Friday, April 19th, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, and Mount Vernon United Methodist Church will present a concert of praise music with Roger Williams & the All Mixed‐Up Quartet. Admission to the concert is free. In lieu of admission, a donation of canned 3//.+' )+' &"2%"+$".' $/' >"1"()$'local food banks.

Roger Williams & the All Mixed‐Up Quartet (AMUQ) is a Christian rock band based in Tennessee. Roger Williams does vocals for the group and plays guitar. Andy Blanchard plays bass and violin. James “Earl” Greene plays mandolin for the group. Will Carter plays guitar, and Ben Bolden plays drums. After six independent releases,

the group signed with Christian label Barner Records in 2010. Shamrock Media Group handles booking and radio promotion !/&' $5"' 3&/%=B' '75")&' ()&+$'0#C/&'release with Barner, entitled @&J(11,#,+.& '$"7 was produced by Dove Award‐winning and Grammy‐nominated producer Travis Wyrick. Featured at Christian youth rallies like Resurrection – an annual event in Gatlinburg, Tennessee – the All Mixed‐Up Quartet has played many major gospel events throughout the U.S.Entitled Praise in the Valley,

their April 19th concert at the Carter Family Fold is geared to the youth of the region and

presented by Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. A.P. Carter helped build the church in 1906 when he was 15 years old. The 7th and 8th generations of Carter descendants now attend Mount Vernon UMC. Bring along your family, your church’s youth group, and anyone else you feel might enjoy this concert. For information on the church, go to http.//holstonchurches.org/mtvernon/. Information on Roger Williams & the All Mixed‐Up Quartet can be found at www.rogerwilliamsministries.com.Carter Family Memorial

Music Center, Incorporated, is a 1/1=&/()$9'&%&#,'#&$+'/&3#1)D#$)/1'established to preserve

traditional, acoustic, mountain music. For further information on the center, go to http://www.carterfamilyfold.org. Shows from the Carter Family Fold can be accessed on the internet at http://www.carterfoldshow.com. Carter Music Center is part of the !#$$*,7& '$"7K& L(#4(+("B2&M,#(."4,&:62(3&C#"(%N You can visit the Crooked Road Music Trail site at http://thecrookedroad.org. Partial funding for programs at the center is provided by the L(#4(+("& !$55(22($+& 1$#& ./,& @#.2&and the National Endowment 1$#& ./,& @#.2N For recorded information on shows coming up at the Fold, call 276‐386‐6054.

Roger Williams & the All-Mixed Up Quartet

Carter Family FoldApril 19th


Five 10‐minute plays by four Tusculum College students and a professor, “5 x 10,” will open Friday, April 19, in the Behan Arena Theatre on campus.The plays will be performed

beginning at 7 p.m. on Fridays, April 19 and 26, and on Saturdays, April 20 and 27. Sunday matinees will be at 2 p.m. on April 21 and 28. All performances will be in the Behan Arena Theatre on the lower level (side entrance) of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building on campus. The play presentation is part of Tusculum College Arts Outreach’s Acts, Arts, Academia performance and lecture series and the April 19‐21 performances are part of the Old Oak Festival on campus.The 10‐minute play format

is intended to encompass all

the facets of a full‐length drama despite the concentrated time frame.A variety of genres from

drama to comedy to murder mystery are represented in the plays. Four of the plays were written by Tusculum students and are directed by Wayne Thomas, associate professor of English and chair of the Fine E&$+' F"=#&$0"1$B' 75"' ()!$5' =,#8'was written by Thomas and is directed by Frank Mengel, technical director for Arts Outreach and instructor of theater.75"'()*"'=,#8+')1-,%."G“If It Looks Like a Duck” by

Sara Hendry with actors Codie Fleming and Britany Menken, Baltimore Spivery Joe Borden and Jeff Roberts;“Accented” by Austen Herron

with actors Austen Herron and Justin Reed;“Gone Cold” by J. Phillip Reed

with actors Sara Hendry, Paige Mengel and Carnes White;“Sacred Feet” by Ben Sneyd

with actors Lulu McGeorge, DeAundra Bowker and Carnes White, and“Shovel” by Wayne Thomas

with actors Allison Harris and Danielle Threet.Admission is $6. For more

information, please call Arts Outreach at 423‐798‐1620.F(3.6#,7K&H.67,+.&3"2.&5,5-,#2&

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A launch party for the 2013 edition of The Tusculum Review will be held on Friday, April 19, at 4 p.m. in the Shulman Atrium on the Tusculum College campus as part of the 2013 Old Oak Festival.The Tusculum Review, the

college’s literary journal, features ()-$)/1' #1.' 1/1()-$)/19' =/"$&89'drama and art. This year’s event will present the poetry of Nate Pritts and Jan LaPerle. Pritts’ work will appear in the new issue. The event is free and open to

the public. Copies of the new issue will be available at the launch party.Pritts, who served as judge

for The Tusculum Review poetry contest this year, is the author /!' ()*"' >//<+' /!' =/"$&89' 0/+$'recently “H0,,.& \$./(+4N= His poetry and prose have been widely published online and in print, as well as on barns. He has been published in the Southern Review, ?$#*%(1.>& ]/($, !$6#.& Z#,,+, Z6%1& !$"2., Boston Review and Rain Taxi where he frequently contributes reviews. He is the founder and principal editor of M^\Z:^\, an online journal and small press. He is from Syracuse, N.Y.LaPerle, visiting assistant

professor of English, joined the Tusculum faculty in 2011. She has had numerous works of

()-$)/1' #1.' =/"$&8' =%>,)+5".' )1'various magazines and journals including the Tusculum Review. Her most recent publication is “Hush,” a collection of poetry released earlier this year. LaPerle has received her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English with honors from Southern Illinois University.According to Dr. Clay

Matthews, assistant professor of English at the college, Tusculum College is one of only a few undergraduate colleges in the United States that offers students the opportunity to work for an international literary journal.The Tusculum Review offers

students the chance to learn and &"()1"' $5")&' +<),,+' #+' &"*)"4"&+'of literature, critics of visual art and editors of the written word. These opportunities provide students with unique 2%#,)()-#$)/1+' !/&' 3&#.%#$"'studies and employment in publishing.“It is a great experience for

them as future writers, editors and publishers,” said Wayne Thomas, editor of the journal, chair of the Fine Arts Department and associate professor of English. “We hope everyone will come out and enjoy these great writers and celebrate the art of creative writing.”

The event is part of the Old Oak Festival, featuring ()1"'#&$+'#1.'-&#!$+'/1'$5"'Tusculum College campus, April 19‐21. The festival offers something for everyone, including music, art, theater and creative writing, as well as gallery and museum exhibits on the Tusculum College campus.In addition to the launch

party for the Tusculum Review, the Old Oak Festival will present the art work of Amanda Hood, visiting assistant professor of art at East Tennessee State University, whose work was selected for

the cover of this year’s review. Hood’s exhibition will held at the Clem Allison Gallery at the Rankin House April 11‐20. On Saturday, April 20, a

reception will be held for Hood, which will be paired with the annual Curtis‐Owens Literary readings, featuring students J. Phillip Reed, a senior from Florence, S.C., and Ben Sneyd, a senior from Greeneville, formerly of Unicoi. Reed and Sneyd won the literary prizes this year. The reception and readings will be held on the Rankin House lawn beginning at 3 p.m. Tusculum College, the oldest

college in Tennessee and the 28th oldest in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo‐Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty‐one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off‐site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional‐aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.


Guest Poetry for The Tusculum ReviewApril 19th, 4pm

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Three of East Tennessee State University’s popular musical ensembles – 10BucsWorth, 12 Times a Lady and the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band – will appear in concert on two consecutive nights in Piney Flats.The “Close Harmonies”

concerts will be held Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m. both nights at Piney Flats First Baptist Church, 100 Cherry

St.The concerts wrap up the

season for 10BucsWorth and 12 Times a Lady, the a cappella men’s and women’s vocal ensembles in the ETSU Department of Music. Under the direction of Dr. Zachary Marshall, the members of 10BucsWorth will perform numbers from their Southern gospel repertoire, while the women of 12 Times a Lady will

sing songs they presented during their March tour of London.The ETSU Bluegrass Pride

Band, part of the university’s Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies, will collaborate with the men’s and women’s ensembles on several numbers. Directed by Daniel Boner, who – like Marshall – is a former 10BucsWorth member, the Bluegrass Pride Band is comprised of virtuosic student performers, with many years of professional experience accounted to each. Over the course of the program’s

history, this acclaimed band has performed at venues across the United States and around the world, and appeared with such noted artists as Alison Krauss, Del McCoury, Dan Tyminski, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Doyle Lawson and the late Porter Wagoner. The concert will also feature “a

few not‐to‐be‐missed surprises.” Admission is $10.

For more information or special assistance for those with disabilities, call the ETSU Department of Music at (423) 439-4276.

Close HarmoniesETSU Ensembles in Piney Flats

April 19th & 20th, 7:30pm10BucsWorth

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The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre presents the hilarious comedy Love, Sex and The I.R.S., playing live on stage Fridays and Saturdays now through April 27th at 215 East Main Street in Downtown Johnson City. Sometimes the best medicine

$/' #,,"*)#$"' $5"' =#)1' /!' (),)13'your taxes is laughter, preferably of the sidesplitting variety. Love, Sex, and the IRS, a play by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, provides exactly that.Love, Sex, and the IRS is about

Jon and Leslie, two men who have been living together in the Big Apple for years. Jon does the taxes for both of the out‐of‐work musicians and learns he could save a lot of money if he were married to Leslie. It’s all fun until, you guessed it, they get audited and Leslie must play the part of Jon’s wife.Cross dressing ensues and so

does hilarity when you throw in a landlord who won’t permit unmarried couples to live together a la Three’s Company, an IRS man who gets loaded, and Jon’s mother, who shows up

unexpectedly to help plan Jon’s 0#&&)#3"' $/' 5)+' &"#,' ,)!"' ()#1-H'Kate. The play has the normal Van Zandt‐Milmore formula of twists of fate, running in and out, sight gags, mistaken identities, and Keystone Cop‐type slapstick comedy. The show stars Richard

Knave,Linda Wakely, Joshua Ison, Kate Denson, William Campbell, Clayton VanHuss, Taylor Hodge, and Sean Reed. With set design and construction by Brandon

Jones. “This show is a lot of fun

and it’s a great reason to come rediscover Downtown Johnson City” says Artistic Director Edward Breese “ The Blue Moon has been open for over 4 years and in that time we have seen lots of growth in the downtown. Come and explore downtown, sit back and relax at the Blue Moon for a fantastic candlelit dinner and a show that will send you home smiling!”

Enjoy a full night of entertainment all in one place. Dinner begins with our Blue Moon Meatballs, followed by a baked chicken breast breaded in a crispy onion coating, broccoli w/a cheese sauce and roasted red potatoes all followed by a serving of apple cobbler a la mode with a caramel drizzle brought out at intermission.Tickets are just 39.99 plus tax

+ gratuity and can be purchased by going online to www.

bluemoondinnertheatre.com or >8'-#,,)13' $5"'>/I'/!()-"'#$'JKLM232‐1350. Meal upgrades and vegetarian options are available with a 24 hour notice. The Blue Moon is a BYOB facility.

Pictured: Rehearsal Shot for LOVE SEX AND THE I.R.S.Left to Right: Kate Denson,

Linda Wakely and William Campbell

Love, Sex and The I.R.S. Makes Tax Season Fun At The Blue Moon


The Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) presents “An Evening with LeAnn Rimes” on Saturday, May 4th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $65 for orchestra and mezzanine sections, $50 for balcony, and will go on sale Monday, March 4th at 10 am.The 1130 seat

performing arts center is located adjacent to the campus of Greeneville High School in Greeneville, TN.“We are pleased

to welcome LeAnn to Greeneville for a great evening of entertainment”, said Tom Bullard, Executive Director of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. “Since her breakthrough into county music in 1996 with her debut album, Blue, she has sold over 37 million records worldwide. That initial album reached the #1 position on the Top Country Albums chart and 4#+' -"&$)()".' 0%,$)=,#$)1%0' )1'sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)”, said Bullard.“I have had the pleasure of

working with LeAnn previously. She is a truly amazing performer and our audience will enjoy multiple hits. Many persons don’t realize that her hit single, Blue, was originally intended to be recorded by Patsy Cline in the early 1960’s. Amazingly she gained early national attention and acclaim for her similarity to Cline’s vocal style. Of course, she

has since made a move into a more contemporary sound… let’s call it country pop… over the last decade”, said Bullard.Margaret LeAnn Rimes

Cibrian (born August 28, 1982), best known as LeAnn Rimes, is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight‐year‐old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Bill Mack song “Blue” when she was 13 to become the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972. Rimes has won many

awards, including two Grammys, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award. She has also

released ten studio albums and four compilation albums through her record label, Asylum‐Curb, and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996.For venue information, and

to purchase tickets, please visit www.npacgreeneville.com

An Evening with LeAnn RimesNiswonger Performing Arts Center

May 4th, 7:30pm

The Tenth Annual André Michaux Day will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Tipton‐Haynes State Historic Site. This "*"1$' 5/1/&+' E1.&H' N)-5#%I9' #'famous French botanist of the 1700s who traveled throughout Northeast Tennessee and stayed with Col. John Tipton in the spring of 1795 and again in 1796. This legendary 18th century botanist spent almost eleven years exploring in America and 4#+'$5"'()&+$'>/$#1)+$'$/'$&#*",'$/'Tennessee.Join us for “Breakfast with the

Birds” at 8:00 a.m. with members of the Lee and Lois Herndon Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society as they identify birds found on the site. The walk will be led by Bryan Stevens. Last year between 30‐40 different birds were sighted. O/!!""9'C%)-"9'#1.'0%!()1+'4),,'>"'available for our early guests. At 10:30 a.m., Michaux

scholar Charlie Williams will present details of the journey in Tennessee that Michaux documented in his journal. Most of his travel routes became major roadways and a number of the places he visited in 1795 and 1796 are today historic sites,

historic districts, or parks. Some of the sites he mentioned in East Tennessee are grouped relatively close together and would readily lend themselves to be part of a future trail for visitors. Charlie’s talk will explore this possibility and will encourage discussion from the audienceSo that adults can enjoy the

talk on Michaux, your children will have hands‐on activities such as producing a sheet of recycled paper, make a leaf rubbing, learn about worms and composting, and plant a seed to take home. These activities will take place between 10:00 a.m. and noon.After his presentation, take a

4#,<'/1'$5"'+)$"A+'E1.&H'N)-5#%I'Trail and view the hundreds of Trout Lilies blooming and other +=&)13' (,/4"&+B' ' ' 75"' 5)+$/&)-'buildings will be open from 11:30 to 2:00.Bring a picnic and enjoy

spring at Tipton‐Haynes State Historic Site in South Johnson City, 2620 South Roan Street. Admission is free. A suggested donation of $2 per person will support the gardens of the site. This program is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tipton‐Haynes Historical Association. For additional information, please call 423‐926‐3631.


André Michaux DayTipton-Haynes State Historic Site

April 20th, 8am-2pm


The Southern‐fried comedy “Rex’s Exes” opens Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m. at Johnson City Community Theater. Additional performances are April 20, 26, and 27 and May 3 and 4, at 8 p.m. and April 21 and 28 at 2 p.m.Sponsored by Lynda and Lew

Wexler, the show is the sequel to “The Red Velvet Cake War,” which made its world premiere at JCCT in Oct. 2010, and is written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, who are also authors of several Southern comedies, including “Mama Won’t Fly,” “Dearly Beloved,” “Christmas Belles,” “The Dixie Swim Club,” and “Dashing Through the Snow,” that have been performed to sold‐out audiences across the region.

In “Rex’s Exes,” the Verdeen cousins – Jimmy Wyvette, Peaches and Gaynelle – are once again at the center of chaos. Gaynelle refuses to accept the fact that she is about to turn 50, Peaches claims she is being haunted by her late husband, and Jimmy Wyvette has opened a new business called “Wide Bride” that sells wedding dresses for plus‐sized women.But deep dark family secrets

are about to be revealed when a man from the past shows up on the Verdeen’s doorstep with a Cajun bounty hunter in hot pursuit. Throw in a visit from the Third Lady of Texas (the First Lady and Second Lady were busy), a psychic named Gentle Harmony, and Mama

Doll, the 80‐year‐old‐neighbor who still enjoys a game of “strip hide‐and‐seek” with the elderly Uncle Aubrey, and turning 50 will be the furthest thing from Gaynelle’s mind, especially when her house is suddenly under attack by an angry “Wide Bride” customer with a paintball gun!“Rex’s Exes” stars Betty Casey,

Angela Dannhardt, Dottie Davis, Donna Deason, Brent Edwards, C.J. Ferguson, Sabra Hayden, Rachel Helvey, Lisa Love, Joy Nagy, Debbie Shoun and Thomas Townsend.Shannon Skinner is the stage

manager, Stefani Murphy is assistant stage manager, David Hyde is technical director, and crew members are Emily Barnes, Andy Dannhardt, Katy Libby, Richard Lura, Brad McCracken, Nancy Oakley, Camesha Stevens and Kari Tuthill.Tickets are $12 for adults and

$10 for students and seniors (55 and up). Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (423) 926‐2542 or visiting www.jcct.info.

Rex’s ExesJohnson City

Community TheaterStarts April 19th


Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Dean Johanesen will be performing in Johnson City, TN as part of his Southeastern tour at The Acoustic Coffeehouse.The show will begin at 8pm

with The Mudbugs opening and Dean will perform at 10pmThe Acoustic Coffeehouse is

located at 415 W Walnut Street, Johnson City TN. For more information on The Acoustic Coffeehouse, you can call them at 423‐434‐9872 or visit their web site at http://www.acousticcoffeehouse.net/x/. For more information on Dean

Johanesen, you can visit his web sites at the following addresseswww.reverbnation.com/

deanjohanesen or www.deanjohanesn.comJohanesen has opened for Peter

Mulvey, Glenn Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Howard Jones, Steve Forbert, John Waite, Bobby Long (Twilight songwriter), Mason Jennings, Martha Wainwright, Kevn Kinney (Drivin & Cryin), Donovan Frankenreiter.

Dean JohanesenAcoustic Coffeehouse

April 23rd

Lady is 2 year old Heeler mix, she is spayed and current on shots. To adopt Lady, call Regina at 423‐239‐5237

AdoptA Dog


The 2013 Old Oak Festival will !"#$%&"'()1"'#&$+'#1.'-&#!$+'!&/0'more than 70 vendors as the revived festival makes its return to the Tusculum College campus April 19‐21.The arts and music festival

will span three days and will feature something for everyone, including music, art, theater

and creative writing, as well as gallery and museum exhibits on the Tusculum College campus.The arts and crafts show will

offer everything from watercolor paintings to handmade quilts.“This year is a dramatic

increase in the number of ()1"' #&$+' #1.' -&#!$+' *"1./&+'who will participate in the festival,” said Susan D. Crum, associate vice president of institutional advancement who is coordinating the event for the college. “Visitors will have a wide variety of items to choose from, including custom jewelry, wood crafts, handmade furniture and sculpture.”Other items include barn

wood frames, walking sticks, handmade children’s clothing, baskets, candles and many handmade items. Vendors will be both indoors and outside.Sponsors for this year’s event

include The Greeneville Sun, WQUT‐Radio, WXSM Radio, WIVK Radio, WNML Radio, WOKI Radio, 106.1 The River, Holston Valley Broadcasting, WJHL Daytime Tri‐Cities, Morristown Radio Group, Merle FM Radio, WVEK Radio, WKPT, WTFM, Kingsport Times‐News, WGRV Radio, WIKQ Radio, WSMG Radio and WCYB‐TV.

In addition to arts, the festival will feature a number of local and regional writers. Participating authors include Joe Tennis, Emory Raxter, Ray Rowney, Lisa Hall, Bruce Stafford, Matilda Green, the Bachmans (P.B. and Amanda), Keith Bartlett, Bob Laws, Wayne Zurl, George Sample and Susan D. Crum. Copies of the Tusculum Review will also be available for purchase.Storytelling has been added

to the festival this year, with everything from Mother Goose tales to Cherokee and Appalachian tales. Storytellers on the agenda include Molly Catron, Linda Poland, Pam Miller, Jeff Straton, Madge Rohrer, Marjorie Shaefer, Judy “Butterfuly” Farlow, Leon Overbay, Kate Agmann and Saundra Kelley.In theater, there will be three

performances during the festival of “5 X 10,” written by students and Wayne Thomas, chair of the Department of Fine Arts and associate professor of English. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.PQ' R' STU' =&"+"1$+' ()*"9'

10‐minute plays. The shows will

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be performed in the Behan Arena Theatre in the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center. The plays will be under the direction of Thomas and Frank Mengel, Arts Outreach technical director and instructor of theater.There will be a Tusculum

Review Launch Party on Friday, April 19, at 4 p.m. in the Shulman Atrium. This event will feature the poet Nate Pritts and Jan Matthews, visiting assistant professor of English. The Clem Allison Gallery at

the Rankin House will feature the work Amanda Hood, visiting assistant professor of art at East Tennessee State University. Hood’s work is featured on the cover of this year’s Tusculum Review. On Saturday, April 20, a reception will be held for Hood, which will be paired with the annual Curtis‐Owens Literary readings, featuring students J. Phillip Reed, a senior from Florence, S.C., and Ben Sneyd, a senior from Unicoi. Reed and Sneyd won the literary prizes this year. The reception and readings will be held on the Rankin House lawn at 4 p.m. The Big Box experience will

be held in the Pioneer Gym continuously during festival hours. The Big Box project is an exhibition of video art created by Chris Jacek, assistant professor of digital media, and students in the digital media department. In the Big Box experience, projection is used to create an enclosed video room that offers both surround sound and surround vision.The Big Box experience is free

of charge.“On stage, the festival will

present the sounds of the region with a wide variety of music from bluegrass to jazz to regional and local vocalists and musicians,” said Crum. Music will include

bluegrass, rock, gospel, jazz, folk, contemporary Christian and acoustic performances. For the younger crowd, there

will be two nights of dancing. Friday night will feature a Silent Disco and Saturday a Dubstep concert. Both will be held from 7‐10 p.m. in Chalmers Conference Center in the Niswonger Commons. Both the President Andrew

Johnson Museum and Library and the Doak House Museum will be open to visitors during the festival and will have special activities planned for adults and children. The festival will also feature

children’s activities including face painting, frontier‐era toys and games and a llama exhibit. A variety of food will be

offered. Expected this year are vendors selling pretzels, hotdogs, corn dogs, kettle korn, strawberry shortcake, ice cream, pizza, baked goods, healthy wraps, spiral‐cut French fries, barbecue and more.E$'K'=B0B'/1';#$%&.#89'/!()-)#,+'

from the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council will be on hand to recognize the Tusculum O/,,"3"'/,.'/#<'$&""'#+'#1'/!()-)#,'historic tree. The large, white‐oak tree that the festival is 1#0".' !/&' 5#+' /!()-)#,,8' >""1'added to the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council’s Tennessee Landmark and Historic Tree Register.An old‐time outdoor church

service will be conducted by a circuit rider on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. The service will re‐create the feel of the frontier church experience. The service is open to the public and will be followed by traditional and contemporary gospel music performances throughout the day. There is no fee to attend the

festival. Hours will be Friday from noon until 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, -/1$#-$' $5"' :!()-"'of Institutional Advancement at 423‐636‐7303.Bring a lawn

chair and enjoy the entertainment. Service animals

are welcome; however, no pets allowed. Coolers and alcohol are also prohibited.For updates and more

information, visit the website at www.oldoakfestival.org or on Facebook at www.facebook/OldOakFestival.Tusculum College, the oldest

college in Tennessee and the 28th oldest in the nation, is a

liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo‐Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty‐one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off‐site locations in East Tennessee. The

academic programs for both traditional‐aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.Photos: Woodcrafted clock,

pine needle basket, llama wool knit crafts.

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Renowned Folk/Americana songwriter Jonathan Byrd brings his show to Johnson City on Friday, April 19 when he performs a concert at Down Home ‐ www.downhome.com Jonathan Byrd )+'#'V/&$5'O#&/,)1#'(,#$=)-<"&'#1.'a Texas songwriter, a Gulf War veteran and a preacher’s son, and an award‐winning songwriter whose songs you’ve probably heard, even if you haven’t heard Byrd sing them. Covered by Tim O’Brien, Steve James, Red Molly, Jack Lawrence, Melissa Greener and more, Byrd’s music will seem familiar to any Americana fan.Byrd quit the rock bands of

his youth and hit the road solo )1' KTTT9' (,#$=)-<)13' #1.' +)13)13'new songs in an old style. A tip from a friend led him down to the Kerrville Folk Festival, a dusty ranch where he discovered the

rich Texas songwriting culture and made it his own. The word began to spread in

2003, when Jonathan won the festival’s ‘New Folk’ songwriting competition, a milestone for E0"&)-#1#A+' 0/+$' )1(,%"1$)#,'artists: Steve Earle. Lucinda W),,)#0+B' V#1-)' 6&)!()$5B' X8,"'Lovett. Byrd broke the record for CD sales at the festival, and has played there nearly every year since. Byrd’s 2008 release, “The Law

and the Lonesome” is the fruit of this interstate cross‐pollination, what might have happened if Townes Van Zandt had made a record with Doc Watson. Tamara Kater of Canada’s folk mag Penguin Eggs called “The Law and the Lonesome” her “album of the decade.” “Cackalack” is the newest

Jonathan Byrd release, an homage to his home state. Recorded live in a day while on the road, “Cackalack” hit #1 on Roots Music Reports folk radio chart, #22 on the Americana chart, was the #91 Americana album of 2011, and made John Platt’s “Best of 2011,” along with strong international airplay and a dozen other “best of” lists. Most recently, Jonathan

won a 2011 SESAC Americana Music Award beside Bob Dylan, Seth Avett, Hayes Carll, Jim Lauderdale, and Colin Brooks from The Band of Heathens. “One of the top 50 songwriters of the past 50 years.” ‐Chicago Tribune. For more information about

the artist, please visit www.jonathanbyrd.com.P75)+'Y8&.'(,)"+BU'MZ/51'6/&<#“Cackalack’s songs are like dirt

road visits with your neighbors outside the car window.” Tim O’Brien“Jonathan Byrd doesn’t

sing songs; he sings truth.” — N#&"' W#<"()",.9' ["&!/&0)13'Songwriter“...a folk singer with the heart

of a rock ‘n’ roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.

Jonathan ByrdDown HomeApril 19th

The Farmers Market at East Tennessee State University returned for its third season this month, with more vendors and a larger variety of produce and prepared foods.Held in the parking lot

between the D.P. Culp University Center and Roy S. Nicks Hall, the Farmers Market at ETSU is steadily building a following among vendors and consumers not only for the goods that are available but also for the lively atmosphere. The market reopened Thursday, April 4, and will run every Thursday through May 2 from 10 a.m.‐2 p.m.“We’ve gained a good

reputation in the region among growers and consumers who want to come for something that’s unique,” said Rachel Ward, a doctoral student in the ETSU College of Public Health who is the market manager. “Vendors like the university atmosphere, and more people on campus are talking about it. I’ve had several people approach me to ask when we were returning, and we’ve had a lot of interest on our Facebook page.“We’ve increased our

number of vendors to 14, so there’ll be more variety and more choice.”Products consumers can

look for include fresh seasonal produce, artisan breads, donuts, baked goods, goat -5""+"9' 3&#1/,#+9' -%$' (,/4"&+'and dried chiles. New additions include a maker of gourmet chocolates and a prepared‐food vendor who sells locally made sausages with homemade

mustard and sauerkraut. There will be a noticeable increase

in meat availability, as four sellers will offer such items as pork, grass‐fed beef, breakfast sausages, chicken and goat.This spring, the market folk

will not only be offering food but also ideas on how to use it as well. The ETSU market received grant funding from the Appalachian Farmers Market Association to hold weekly cooking demonstrations.“These will be geared toward

busy people with limited cooking equipment, such as college students,” Ward said. “Recipes will be very basic but tasty – things like four different types of salad dressing in a jar, and how to make a basic pasta dish with

ingredients you can get at the 0#&<"$B' W"A,,' (),0' $5"' -//<)13'sessions each week and make the videos available on YouTube.”A newly created advisory

board that includes a mix of vendors, faculty and staff members will help guide the market, Ward said. She and other students who founded the market determined last year that ETSU is one of only three non‐land‐grant universities in the nation that has a farmers market. There are 582 such schools, so less than one percent has a market. Land‐grant

universities are institutions with historically strong agricultural ties and were typically founded by the states to offer practical education focused on agriculture, science and engineering.Every week, the market will

offer live music and special events. The market is on Facebook

at https://www.facebook.com/FarmersMarketatETSU and maintains a blog at http://thefarmersmarketatetsu.wordpress.com/.


ETSU Farmer’s Market Returns


The public is invited to the opening reception for an exhibit of senior artwork at Weizenblatt Gallery in the Moore Building of Mars Hill College on April 17 from 6 until 7 pm.The exhibit will feature

artwork in various media by senior artists and will remain in Weizenblatt Gallery from April 17 through May 9. The gallery is free and open to the public from 10 am until 4 pm each weekday.Senior artists whose work will

be part of the exhibit are: Olivia Buckner, an art education major from Mars Hill, NC; Joel Dempsey, a graphic design major from Mars Hill, NC; Emma Hoffman, an art major from Asheville, NC; Kristen Landers, an art major from East Flat Rock, NC; and James “Jamie” Raezer, an art major from Downington, PA.Mars Hill College is a private,

liberal arts institution offering over 30 baccalaureate degrees and one graduate degree in elementary education. For more information,

visit www.mhc.edu or call 1‐866‐MHC‐4‐YOU.

Senior Art ExhibitMars Hill College

Opening Reception April 17th 6-7pm

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The Fine Arts Senior Show will be on exhibit in the Fine Arts Gallery at Virginia Intermont College from April 15th ‐ May 11th.Seniors exhibiting artwork

are: Bethany Casey, Samantha Belcher, Martin Goodnough,

Jerry Allen and Molly O’Neil. Read some of the artists’ statements below and stop by the Fine Arts Gallery to admire our talented artists.Bethany Casey – Artist

Statement

In my work, I free my mind to subjectivity. I enjoy experimenting with paint in ways that affect my subconscious reality. Martin Goodnough – Artist

Statement

I think ever since I was a kid, time confused me. When you are a child, time doesn’t make much sense to you, mostly because you think in terms of when you’ll be playing next or having a snack. After years of pondering and asking, “What is time,” I wound up taking Sam Morrow and Judith Wylie’s Innovators in Art and English class. We looked at various authors and their contemporary painters and sculptors. We covered William Faulkner’s @2& I& G"9& J9(+4 as well as Virginia Woolf’s novel, C$& ./,& G(4/./$62,. Little did I know, years later I would tackle both novels as well as Einstein’s C/,$#9&$1&',%".(8(.9&in my English capstone project.What I learned from all three

works was that we do not see or experience time and space in a tangible sense; time is not incremental, it is one constantly (,/4)13' $5)13B' \/&' "I#0=,"9'if time was a river, with our thoughts and our memories /!' +="-)()-' 0/0"1$+' )1' $)0"' )1'our lives, we can move up or downstream through association and speculation; we can move freely through time however we please through our thoughts and imagination. What is important to remember, is that as we move through the river’s crisp waters, the river keeps moving and at times we forget our ability to move about the stream and we

,"$')$'(,/#$'%+'!/&4#&.'4)$5/%$'%+'ever looking back and sometimes never looking downstream.I used to think I was alone in

this, and after working with Sam and exploring other artist’s ideas such as Pablo Picasso, Edward Hopper, and David Hockney, I was able to develop my own sense of time and space. I still haven’t found the itch

that time and space has placed between my shoulder blades, and I think that’s what makes me an artist, and maybe not just an artist; it makes me human. I think it’s okay to have questions $5#$'4"'0#8'1"*"&' ()1.'#1+4"&+'to, because it keeps us searching, and takes us to some roads we may have passed if we hadn’t been paying attention.Molly O’Neil – Artist

Statement

Exploration in Abstraction –The simple things in life and how the forms can be recreated conceptually by using abstraction

)1(,%"1-"' 0"B' \/&' $5"' =#+$' $4/'years I have been exploring with abstraction through drips and their unpredictable patterns. Drips are an expression of life to me. The curves and unknown =#$5' $5#$' $5"' =#)1$' (,/4+' $/' $5"'end of my canvas make me see it even more. The paint is alive and choosing how it wants to be interpreted. By experimenting with grids, and using the drips to do so, I have created layouts and under paintings for my work along with some of focal points of my forms. While exploring what paint can do for me in the studio #1.' >8' ,"$$)13' $5"' .&)=+' (,/4' )1'their own manner helping me -&"#$"'08'#&$'45),"']'."()1"')$'5#+'opened many doors. The content can of my work should be seen in many ways and adjust to the human situation. No story is ever $5"'+#0"B'V/'.&)='"*"&'(,/4+'/1'the same path.

Pictured: “Self Portrait” by Bethany Casey

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Astronomy Day around the world this Saturday will have millions of people looking up at the Moon and planet Jupiter this year, as the annual awareness of our Universe brings stargazing down to Earth.Astronomy is the oldest of

the sciences, and an interesting hobby. Everyone looks up at the Sun, Moon and stars #$' +/0"' $)0"9' 5"1-"' $5"' ()&+$'+-)"1$)()-' )12%)&)"+' >8' =&)0)$)*"'-)*),)D#$)/1+MM$&8)13' $/' ()3%&"' )$'out. And while everybody at one

time or another might wonder what star they are looking at, or ponder what the surface of the Moon is like, it is a relative handful of amateurs who point the telescopes and enjoy talking about the names, facts and mythology of the Sun, Moon and stars. The paradox is nearly

everybody has the curiosity to look up at Orion and the Big Dipper, but only a few of us really understand the nature of each star, many with an unseen

companion or two. And only with a telescope can we see the wondrous galaxies, nebula and and exploded stars. But you don’t have to understand much about astronomy to appreciate the glories of the celestial sphere. Amateur astronomers will be

at science centers, planetariums and parks, talking about planets, constellations and unseen wonders like Black Holes, Dark Energy and Exoplanets. And that is another paradox‐‐how can somebody know so much about something and still be an amateur? But that’s the unique aspect of amateur astronomers‐‐they know and understand things about our Universe that were incomprehensible just 500 years ago when Galileo got in trouble with the Catholic Church for teaching that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Solar System. The hobby of astronomy can

be completely free, particularly in the early 21st Century with everything you need to know on the Internet‐‐or a library

+5",!B' ' E1.' )$' )+' $5"' +-)"1$)()-'discipline that encompasses all other sciences‐‐‐chemistry, mathematics, and even biology with the search for life on Mars and beyond. Now there are park rangers

and nature volunteers who know a lot of botany when it comes $/'',/-#,'!#%1#'#1.'(,/4"&+B''E1.'there are certainly more people identifying birds than stars among the followers of nature. If just once in awhile a “birder” would turn their binoculars to the Moon, they might learn where Altair the Eagle is in the summer sky while hoping to see an American Eagle soaring at the lake. Astronomy has something

for everybody‐‐really! Of course there are those who have telescopes and all the gadgets involved‐‐like some people enjoy 3%1+'#1.'()+5)13'3"#&B''''E1.'45),"'$5"' 0%+)-)#1+' ()1"' $%1"' $5")&'skills, amateur astronomers, too, can be turned on by the music of the spheres silently wheeling

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overhead each day and night. There is literally something

for everybody when it comes to astronomy. Some enjoy the night‐time observing, others are strictly armchair stargazers as they read about cosmology and the exotic theories of the Universe. Some stargazers stick to the Moon, planets and the easy to see galaxies and nebulae‐‐like visiting old friends. Others get />+"++".'4)$5'-5#,,"13"+'$/'()1.'!/&'$5"'()&+$'$)0"'$5"+"'P.""='+<8'objects.” There are stargazers who love the fellowship of many others at a star party. And some are loners who spend hours under the stars in a spiritual connection with the sky above. There is also a rich history

in astronomy, and bookworms can get lost reading about all the mythology and legends about the stars. These form the belief systems of various civilizations of history. From $5"' ()&+$' +$#&3#D"&+' )1' #1-)"1$'Sumeria 7,000 years ago in the fertile valley of Iran and Iraq, to

the Eskimos of Alaska, there are hundreds of stories about the constellations and stars in the sky. At the center of these stories is the daily motion of the Sun and monthly cycle of the Moon. Both have been worshiped for centuries by ancient cultures naive to the true nature of our star and natural satellite. The one unique aspect of

astronomy: no one owns the original. These are the same stars tonight that all humans have gazed upon. Whether Cleopatra or Jesus or Joe and Jane America, the seven bright stars of Orion or the Big Dipper are exactly the same and there for the taking tonight‐‐just as they were thousands of years ago. Go join the amateur

astronomers at Bays Mt. Park‐‐or the closest science center 45"&"'"*"&'8/%'()1.'8/%&+",!'$5)+'Astronomy Day Saturday. You 4),,' ."()1)$",8' ,"#&1' +/0"$5)139'and maybe set in motion your own celestial journey as a human on this third planet from our Sun.

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Astronomy Day is Saturday with afternoon talks and stargazing in the evening at Bays Mt. Park in Kingsport. Around the world, the 2 million or so amateur

astronomers will be talking about their hobby and showing the night time stargazers the crescent Moon, Jupiter and other celestial wonders. This is also the week 41

years ago in space history that NASA launched the Apollo 16 spacecraft to the Moon !/&'$5"'()!$5'#1.'1"I$'$/',#+$',#1.)13B''

Tues. April 16

On this 1972 date in space history, Apollo 16 began its voyage to the Moon as the world’s largest rocket, Saturn V, blasted off pad 39A at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

Wed. April 17

On this 1970 date in space history, Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after an aborted lunar landing mission that nearly cost the three astronauts their lives. Ron Howard’s Hollywood movie is a pretty accurate record of the outer space drama

caused by an oxygen tank exploding on the way to the Moon.

Thurs. April 18

First Quarter Moon is today at 8:31 am, our natural satellite being directly south at sunset, 2,150 miles wide and about 240,000 miles away. Binoculars or a telescope at low power will clearly show hundreds of craters, mountain ranges and dark, ancient

seas of lava.

Fri. April 19

On this date in 1967, it was a big deal when the three‐legged Surveyor 3 safely landed on the Moon, important proof that the lunar surface was solid with a thick ,#8"&'/!'()1"'.%+$B'']1'V/*"0>"&'S^_^9'$4/'#+$&/1#%$+'/1'E=/,,/'SK',#1.".'1"I$'$/'

Surveyor 3 and brought back pieces of it for analysis.

Sat. April 20

Astronomy Day. Afternoon talks at Bays Mountain Park’s Discovery Theatre will be followed by a twilight talk and stargazing at the Observatory. On this 1972 date in

space history, Apollo 16 moonship Orion landed in the mountains of Descartes on the Moon, and John Young, 82, and Charlie Duke, 77, become the ninth and tenth humans to explore the surface. Young was blasted into space six times on a Gemini, Apollo

and Space Shuttle spacecraft, and is one of the last pioneering astronauts to write his autobiography published last year, ?$#,8,#&d$6+4N

Sun. April 21

The Moon is next to the bright star Regulus, the “Regal One” of the constellation Leo the Lion. Regulus and the Moon make the bottom of a backward question mark that it the imaginary Lion’s mane. A right triangle is where the the lion’s hindquarters

are, and the location of the Moon tomorrow night.

Mon. April 22

The bright Moon doesn’t dim the Big Dipper in the north, wheeling overhead with its handle arcing to the bright star Arcturus above the eastern horizon. By 10 pm it’s easy to see the bright star Spica just beyond Arcturus, and by 11 pm the planet

Saturn is easy to see above the eastern horizon.

This week I am happy to present a double feature!As I was leaving Universal

Studios Hollywood in the summer of 1992, I was greeted by a sign advertising “Jurassic Park” the movie would be released in the summer of 1993. I was so excited at the prospect of seeing dinosaurs on the big screen the

following summer, I had to take a picture with the sign. Little did I know what would

hit theater screens the following year would have such an impact /1' (),0M0#<)13B' PZ%&#++)-' [#&<U'4#+'#' (),0'4)$5'3&/%1.>&"#<)13'special effects, and to this day the dinosaurs look amazing. Director Steven Spielberg

worked his magic once more, and a mega‐hit entertained millions during the summer of `^LB'75"'0/*)"'4#+'$5"'()&+$'(),0'I bought on the DVD format, and I hope to convert to the Blu‐ray version soon. Most all of us know the story

of how an eccentric millionaire, with the help of many scientists, created dinosaurs by cloning DNA from prehistoric insects, with plans of opening a park

so tourists could see the living beasts up close. Of course, all goes haywire when a preview of the park is held, and we are thrilled when the dinosaurs escape their enclosures and search for human snacks. The bottom line for fans of the

movie and movie fans in general, is the following question: is the (),0'4/&$5'+"")13')1'LMFa'My response is a resounding


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8"+B' 75"' (),0' 5#+' 1"*"&' ,//<".'better, and if you have never +""1' $5"' (),0'/1' $5"' >)3' +-&""19'now is your chance. I strongly suggest getting to the theater asap, or take in an IMAX viewing if possible. Thanks to T‐Rex and

company,”Jurassic Park” is still movie magic after all these years. (Rated PG‐13) A

75"' +"-/1.' (),0' $5)+' 4""<'thrills in a completely different way from “Jurassic Park”. I am referring to the “Evil Dead”, a remake of the 1981 cult horror (),0B']'0%+$'-/1!"++']'1"*"&'+#4'the original or any of the sequels that followed. Based on that confession, I had little idea as to what was in store for me. My friend Jennifer, who is a horror (),0'>%!!9'-/1*)1-".'0"'$/'$#<"')1'a viewing. I will begin by saying characters always behave in a +$%=).'0#11"&' )1' 5/&&/&' (,)-<+9'#1.'$5)+'(),0')+'1/'"I-"=$)/1B'X"$'me ask you, if you found a book that was wrapped in a trash bag and had barbed wire around it, would you open it? If you open the outside of the book and then discover the cover is patched together with skin, would you continue to open the book? I would say no, unless you are a glutton for punishment. Thankfully, one unfortunate -5#&#-$"&' )1'$5"' (),0'./"+'/="1'the book so the plot can move

forward. Oh, and said book is the Book of the Dead. The character who opens the book is part of a group of twenty‐something friends who have taken one of the characters to a remote cabin so she can detox from her drug addiction. But do the undead have to be involved in her recovery? Apparently so, as the opening of the book unleashes a terrifying spirit with horrible hair and nasty teeth, bent on killing all in the cabin. While the group is battling the evil spirit, they take such intelligence actions as going into a dark >#+"0"1$' 4)$5/%$' #' (,#+5,)35$'or a weapon, driving fast in a horrible rainstorm, and refusing to believe anything the girl who has been directly affected by the spirit says. In other words, behaving just as characters +5/%,.' )1' +%-5' #' (),0B' E$' ,"#+$'no one ran through mud in high 5"",+B'E,,'<)..)13'#+)."9' $5"' (),0'does provide chills and Jennifer punched me after several of the “jump” worthy moments. The few times I had my eyes open (there I said it), the proceedings were frightful. I haven’t mentioned any of the actors names due to the fact I didn’t recognize any of them, but they all did a great job in their respective roles. The (),0' )+' >,//.8' #1.' 5#+' 0#18'cringe worthy moments, so if you expect such from your horror (),0+9'8/%'4),,'>"'=,"#+".B'E,"&$G'don’t leave the theater or you will miss a cameo by the star of $5"' /&)3)1#,' (),0' $&),/38' Y&%-"'Campbell. (Rated R) C+


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The last truly successful party I hosted was in 2005. It was a Christmas party, and it was a wonderful evening. We ate, laughed, danced to records, opened gifts, and watched SCTV Christmas episodes. It was a good -&/4.' $//9' #>/%$' ()!$""1' ="/=,"B'Not too small, not too large. Just right. Then in 2006 I sent out notices for another Christmas party—which for a while was a yearly tradition. But for some reason, hardly anyone came to the party in 2006. 2005 had ()!$""1'="/=,"9'KTT_'5#.'$5&""B'After that year I put the

Christmas party out to pasture. Y%$')1'KTSS']'$5&"4'$5"'()&+$'/1"')1' ()*"' 8"#&+B' E$' $5"' $)0"' ]' 4#+'living with a roommate, and we thought it would be a fun thing to do. We culled our lists of friends and invited a equal number from both. Most of their’s arrived, two of mine did. It was a very boring affair, the food was decent at best, and her friends spent the whole night talking about their paranormal investigations. When my friends did arrive, they brought me a bottle of wine as a gift. It was very kind of them to do so, but my roommate later opened it up and drank it all. That living situation didn’t last much longer. So naturally when people

say to me “Why don’t you have people over more often?” they are met with a look on my face that conveys both annoyance and sorrow. One of my favorite movies as a child was the 1964 classic The Pink Panther. I loved that movie, and how everyone was just having a great time it seemed. Dinner parties in ski chalets, lots of snow, champagne, and witty banter. I saw all of that and thought “Yes! That’s what I want in my adult life!” Only the problem is I don’t look like David Niven, I don’t really drink that much, and the witty banter

at dinner always devolves into conversations about The Real Housewives of Erwin. After my “dry spell”, I was

()1#,,8' -/1*)1-".' >8' #' 3&/%=' /!'friends to have a tiny super bowl gathering. I’m not one for sports, but they were all geeked up about it, and wanted to enjoy my surround sound system. I made food, nothing too crazy, snacky sportsy type things. Kickoff was at six, so I told my guests to be at my house a little after four. I spent the morning cleaning the house, and making sure every drop of dust was removed. I started the nacho dip and got it going in the

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()1#,' ,)$$,"' $/%-5' %=+' #,,' #&/%1.'the house. I stood anxiously in my kitchen awaiting my guest’s arrival. Four o’clock came, and no one showed up. Fifteen past the hour came, and no one showed up. I moved to my couch to see the pre‐game footage. Five rolled around, and no one showed up. That’s how it was, the game began, and no one arrived. So here I was, alone with my cat, and a crockpot full of nacho dip. I watched the game, ate the

dip, and then got the sick the next day. You can OD on cheese it seems. So whenever someone says to me “Why don’t you have people over more often?” You know know the reason why. I’ll have a friend or two over, from time to time, but as far as a full blown bash? Well, maybe we’ll see what happens when I throw my Fourth of July BBQ this year—which the same group of people have been asking me to do. See you next week, follow me on Twitter @ThatAndyRoss.

You Should Have People Over More Often


I hate generational designations, particularly nonsense like “Gen X,” “Gen Y,” “Gen Z,” and the most irritating of all, the newly‐minted “Gen App.” I’m waiting for subdivisions like “Gen Yesterday,” “Gen Later This Afternoon,” and “Gen This Wednesday At 1:13 P.M.” Don’t laugh—these descriptions will no doubt become part of our vocabulary before long.Despite my general hatred of

all these trendy designations, I must say I am proud to be a member of the so‐called “Zero TV” generation. According to Associated Press business writer Ryan Nakashima, “Some people have had it with TV [and] have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don’t even use an antenna to get free signals over the air.” That pretty much describes me, because a few months ago I said goodbye to conventional television and #0'1/4'"1C/8)13'#,,'$5"'>"1"()$+'of streaming; the Kellys may also

own the largest DVD/Blu‐Ray collection this side of Flag Pond. According to Nakashima’s article, ]'#0'/1"'/!'()*"'0),,)/1'&"+)."1$+'who have entered this brave new era. As much as I like to think my decision is a product of my Sixties radicalism, the truth is that I am very tired of commercial TV and its constant stream of “reality” shows and infomercials; I must say, however, that being an avid pop culture fan impels me to keep up with what’s doing on over in the land of “real” TV, but fortunately I don’t have to watch it to keep informed.A recent Nielsen study—and

it’s hard to believe there’s a need for Nielsen anymore—indicates that only eighteen percent of the Zero TV generation are interested in hooking their TV up “through a traditional pay TV subscription.” And that number is dwindling every day. Needless to say, this trend doesn’t bode well for advocates of traditional TV—“traditional,” of course, meaning

the cable TV that was once, back in the 1980s, the harbinger of a bright and shiny new future. ]$A+' 1/$' .)!()-%,$' $/' )0#3)1"' $5#$'what we now consider ultra‐trendy and perhaps renegade (i.e. streaming) might one day be considered old‐fashioned and traditional.Along with the growing

trend of abandoning traditional cable TV come even more new designations and descriptions. Under the umbrella of “Zero TV” we have terms like “cord‐cutters”

to describe those who have given up paying for TV, “cord‐shavers,” who still have cable TV but are drastically reducing the number of channels they pay for, and “cord‐nevers,” describing those “who move out on their own and never set up a landline phone connection or a TV subscription.” Added to this are those who are installing antennas that pick up certain TV signals for free—if you’ve seen all those ads for free service lately, you know what I mean. To be considered a full‐(,".3".'0"0>"&' /!' $5"' b"&/' 7c'generation, however, you don’t want any part of conventional TV broadcasting, at least not the kind available from a Cable TV channel or a TV set‐top box. The aforementioned Nielsen

study indicates further that of $5"' Qd' /!' 5/0"+' $5#$' P./1A$' ()$'V)",+"1A+' +$#1.#&.' ."()1)$)/1' /!'a TV home,” 67% receive “their content on other devices,” such as computer (37%), internet (16%), smartphones (8%), and $#>,"$+'e_dfB']'3%"++']'()$')1$/'$5"'last category, because I regularly watch live streaming TV content on my iPad, and use Apple TV to display it on my TV screen. I obviously like the freedom of being able to watch TV content anytime, and I guess that’s 45#$' 2%#,)()"+' !/&' 0"0>"&+5)='in the Zero TV generation. I am of course mindful of Groucho Marx’s oft‐quoted statement that he would never be a member

of an organization that would accept him as a member. Wise words, indeed, especially for our Facebook and Twitter generation.The term “Zero TV” can also

refer to those who watch no TV at all, although you would be 5#&.' =&"++".' $/' ()1.' *"&8'0#18'who live this way. TV, in one form or the other, is a common denominator of our lives, and even if someone doesn’t own a TV, his or her experiences are shaped in many conscious and unconscious ways by what used to be called “the boob tube.” The most important change is that the TV is no longer located in a focused physical space—the experience of “watching TV” today can take place anytime and anywhere with very few restrictions (i.e. availability of internet access).I will leave you to contemplate

the implications of the Zero TV movement while I rush off to watch the latest episode of “Mad Men” one day later than the AMC broadcast—a minor drawback to not having a cable box to watch it “live.” But I believe I can wait twenty‐four hours each week to catch up.See you next week. In the

0"#1$)0"' ]' ."()1)$",8' 5/="'you don’t decide to become a member of “Zero Loafer” by giving up your membership in the Gen Loyal Loafer Reader group.

“Zero TV” Pride

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