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Kathie Odom’s success as a plein air painter holds a life lesson for all of us. A University of Tennessee art school graduate, her career led her to creative endeavors that weren’t fine art: framing, faux finishing, decorating, and…
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There are millions of reasons to visit Pickett State Park on the Kentucky border, adjacent to the Big South River and Recreation Area. In the fall, those reasons might include the fall foliage, even when they fall to the ground. But…
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Feeling thankful for the blessings you’ve been given? Ready to share your gratitude with the organizations that help others? The Big Give, Knoxville’s 24-hour online giving campaign to raise money for local nonprofits, is coming on Nov.…
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Sertoma Center offers support for adults with intellectual disabilities Eric works a full-time job keeping a loading dock clean and organized. He lives alone in the home he purchased through Habitat for Humanity. He likes to turn in…
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Andrew Saftel’s work provokes thoughtful immersion into art History. Nature. Literature. Travel. Those are among the influences that find their way into the bold abstract collages Andrew Saftel creates. “I think of them as picture…
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As sure as the temperatures cool and every possible food and beverage becomes flavored with pumpkin spice, so too does October fill up with an array of East Tennessee festivals. Here are eight to add to the calendar.  Robert Tino Smoky…
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Painter-sculptor Marga McBride believes in sharing gifts Marga McBride sees the sublime in the simplest of images. The brilliant red seeds of a towering magnolia. The determination in the face of a toddler who sees himself as Captain…
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Travelers who’d like to combine the bustle of Nashville with the polar opposite of bustle ought to consider a visit to Edgar Evins State Park. Located west of Cookeville and about an hour fromdowntown Nashville, the state park offers…
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There’s nowhere we walk that others haven’t trod before us: members of the Cherokee Nation, early white settlers, black people who were enslaved, both Union and Confederate soldiers. Get a taste of East Tennessee history by visiting one of…
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Glassmaker sees teaching as a critical part of his craft Johnny Glass’s name is his destiny. The Knoxville native grew up dreaming of a career on stage and screen, worked at the Bijou as a teen and even had some early appearances in…
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