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love, laughter, and happily ever after

The Loafer’s Wedding Issue

Featuring: General Morgan Inn Shirley’s Home Cooking Night Moves Mobile DJ’s Fringe Decor & Event

Photo Credit: Moments Captured By Brittany

The Nashville Sound wants to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season!

Volume 03 Issue 26 Publisher Lisa Durbin Creative DIrector Jon Bill Forrester Managing Editor Peggy Gale DIstribution Elizabeth Armstrong Sales Jessica Carlisle Entertainment Coordinator Andreax Jarre

your week’s line-up

03 On The Cover

Contributing Staff Andy Ross Kathie Scalf Wendy Hayden

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07 Karaoke 07 Trivia 08 Puzzle Page 09 Pets of the Week 10

Robert Earl Keen Performing at ETSU Martin Center

11 Things To Do 12 The Missing Groom 13

Tri-Cities Faces and Places

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Tri-Cities Faces and Places

15 Shirley’s Home Cooking Offers a Gorgeous Venue for Special Events

Night Moves Mobile DJ's Your Day, Your Way!

24 Pro-Art Presents Germán López and Antonio Toledo

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Let’s Get Social!

ETSU’s Carter Railroad Museum Sponsoring Train Excursion

22 Registration Open for WKMA Summer Art Camp 2022

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21 WQUT Concert Schedule

Po Box 39

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Support Local Music

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The Loafer

Founder: Bill Williams

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18 Tri-Cities Faces and Places

Ann Hartley

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04 Spotlight

16 Summer Lovin' - General Morgan Inn Offers Event Special

Ken Silvers

columns & reviews

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26 Cindy Saadeh Fine Art Gallery: “Photos That Tell a Story” by Mark Mahoney 30 Tri-Cities Faces and Places

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Beanz Biker Corner

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Social Sentiments: Make Your Words Count!

19 Tea Time with Appalachian Barbie: Cues and Clues from the Universe 21 Pop Life: The Batman 23 Batteries Not Included: Grimm is Born

NOTE

FROM THE

PUBLISHER Hello Loafer Readers!

I am so happy to show you one of my most favorite issues each year……The Wedding Issue! I love seeing all of the wedding pictures and hearing the stories about their big day. If you have never planned a wedding for yourself or your daughter, you may not understand the true stress of it all.

I have experienced this first hand and you can read about the craziness we had during one of my daughter’s wedding. I hope you will take a few minutes to look over the folks who have advertised in this issue.

They would love to help you plan or host your big day.

If you have looked for us online, you have noticed that our website is not currently available. This is one of those unfortunate times where we were hacked and our site was stolen. We are working hard to get a new site up and running as soon as possible. Until then you can always find us here in print or on social media. We appreciate your patience and understanding along with your continued support.

Have a great week!

Love, Lisa Durbin Publisher

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The Loafer’s Wedding Issue

On the Cover: Veronica and Dustin Craig We originally got married at the Foundation on March 31st, which was the first day we went to dinner 3 years before our wedding and is also the day he proposed the year before our wedding. We actually went to highschool together and we were really good friends but never dated and lost touch 9 years after highschool and reconnect and picked up like there was never anytime lost! We are truly soulmates, he is my best friend and my rock.

We both motivate each other to be the best we can be for our 2 girls.

We decided to do more intimate wedding pictures together instead of rushing the day of while all of our guest were waiting so to shorten the wait we scheduled this a few weeks after our wedding on Roan mountain the beauty spot with Brittany Carrier.. moments captured by Brittany. She does all of our photos and is amazing!

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love, laughter, and happily ever after

Spotlight

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The Kindest People with Rough Dreams and Jacob Danielsen-Moore & The Boys 10:00pm at Capone’s

Kingsport, TN Kingsport Johnson City, Tn

FRIDAY Mar 25th

TUESDAY Mar 22nd

Dimestore Cowboys 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company

Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza WEDNESDAY Mar 23rd HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza THURSDAY Mar 24th Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza FRIDAY Mar 25th Bassline with Continuous Vibrations and Jawnra 10:00pm at Capone’s SATURDAY Mar 26th Brother Boys: More Mule CD Release! 8:00pm at the Down Home

Shooter Band 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

BristolBristol, TN/Va TN/VA

Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN

WEDNESDAY Mar 23rd

THURSDAY Mar 24th

Noah Spencer 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Barry Creek Band 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House

THURSDAY Mar 24th

FRIDAY Mar 25th

Scotty Melton 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Bryan Howell 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House

FRIDAY Mar 25th

SATURDAY Mar 26th

Jet Black Audio 7:00pm at Thunder Mountain Tavern and Music Barn

Anthony Wayne Vibe 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House

SATURDAY Mar 26th

Kasey Williams 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Sam Collie & The Roustabouts 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company

Savage Outlaws 7:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube

Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs 7:30pm at Ridgefields Ali Randolph Band’s EP Release Party! 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar Midnight Gypsys 9:00pm at Krazy Chicken International

Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN TUESDAY Mar 22nd Downtown Country 6:30pm at Jiggy Ray’s

SATURDAY Mar 26th Cody Kennedy 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Old Friends 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ Classic Highway 7:00pm at Quaker Steak and Lube

Sam Collie & The RoustaboutsBig Son

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TUESDAY Mar 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

WEDNESDAY Mar 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th

THURSDAY Mar 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st

There are 5 Wedding Bells hidden in this issue of The Loafer.

Can you find them all?

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ETSU’s Carter Railroad Museum sponsoring train excursionThe George L. Carter Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and East Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum will sponsor a scenic train excursion and riverboat cruise to Knoxville on Saturday, May 14.

Paddlewheel Riverboat, The Star of Knoxville.

Ticket order forms, liability waivers and additional information is available at the Carter Museum on Saturdays from 10 a.m.3 p.m. or online at the Mountain Empire Model Railroaders at memrr.org.

Tickets must be purchased no later than May 1. The price for the excursion is $95 for adults and $85 for children ages 3-12.

Children 2 and under may ride free.

Pay by check or money order to the G.L. Carter Chapter, NRHS, and mail to: G.L. Carter Chapter, NRHS attn.: Catherine Cummins, PO Box 70697, Johnson City, TN 37614.

The fee includes bus transportation to and from Knoxville, a 90-minute train ride and a luncheon cruise on the Tennessee

For more information, contact Catherine Cummins at (225) 229-5653 or email her at catherinecummins995@gmail.com.

Rodney Carrington 3.31.22

10.000 Maniacs 4.22.22

Three Dog Night 4.23.22

The Bellamy Brothers 5.20.22

A theater designed for the masses, where friends will meet friends and family will meet family and together experience epic entertainment.

TUESDAY TUESDAY

Karaoke at Numan’s - JohnsonEntertainment City Karaoke with Absolute at The Pub Out Back Karaoke with Bert & L.A. at Kingsport Moose Lodge 7pm (The Italian Pizza Pub) - Johnson City 7pm

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke Night at Eric Wonderland Karaoke w/ HuskinsLounge VFW and PostBar 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke NightSteak at Wonderland Lounge and Bar Karaoke at Quaker and Lube (Bristol, VA) 7pm Johnson Moose City, TN 9pm6pm Karaoke at- Kingsport Lodge Karaoke with RonValley at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6:30pm Karaoke at Thunder Tavern 8pm

THURSDAY THURSDAY

Karaoke at Zachary’s Steakhouse Karaoke with Karaoke with Open Mic Entertainment Michael’s Krazy Karaoke at Stateline Bar & Grill at Wild Wing Café Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke w/ DJ Marquez Top Shelf Entertainment Wild Wings Café JC Karaoke at Numan’s - Johnson City, TN at 10pm Karaoke at Numan’s Johnson City Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria - Johnson City, TN Karaoke at Hell JiggyYeah Rays Pizzeria Abby’s Karaoke at CJ’s Sports Bar - Kingsport, TN 8pm 8pm Karaoke w/Tony & RodToad at CJ’sTavern Sports Bar Karaoke at Tipsy - JonesboroughTN Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 7pm Karaoke at Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) Open Mic & Karaoke at Wonderland Lounge/Bar N Grill Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 7-10 Karaoke at Midnight - Brtistol, Karaoke w/ EricOasis Huskins VFWTNPost 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Sonny's Marina/The French Quarter Restaurant Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm

FRIDAY

Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment FRIDAY at Rainbow Asian Cuisine 9pm

Karaoke w/ Shane Rouse at Bear’s Bar Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Karaoke w/ Reverb Karaoke at The Cottage Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 8:30pm 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at City Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke at Elizabethton VFW Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke w/ Michael Hawkins at Holiday Inn (Exit 7) –Macado’s Bristol, VA Kingsport Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City Karaoke at 27 Lions (Marion, VA) 9:00pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Rainbow Asian Cuisine 9pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Laurel Marina on South Holsten 9pm

SATURDAY

Trivia TUESDAY

Wild Wing Café JC- Team Trivia Tuesdays 8:30pm Johnson City Brewing Company- Trivia Tuesdays 7pm Aubrey’s Johnson City- Trivia Night 7pm 27 Lions - Trivia Night 7pm Union Street Taproom - DJ Trivia 6pm

WEDNESDAY

Tipton Street Pub- Trivia Wednesdays 9pm Aubrey’s Bristol- Trivia Night 7pm Johnson City Moose Lodge 1831 - DJ Trivia 7pm Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) - Trivia 7pm

THURSDAY

Holy Taco & Cantina Trivia Night 9pm JRH Brewing - Trivia Night 7pm Mellow Mushroom Johnson City - Mellow Trivia 7pm Gypsy Circus Cider Company - Trivia 6:30pm

MONDAY

Barley Waters- Trivia Night 7pm Yee-Haw Brewing- Trivia Mondays 7pm Woodstone Deli - DJ Trivia 7pm Model City Tap House - Live Team Trivia Night 7pm

SATURDAY

Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Tony & Rod at CJ’s Sports Bar

SUNDAY 7pm Open Mic with Karaoke at Go Burrito Johnson City Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6pm

MONDAY

Karaoke at Thunder Valley Tavern 8pm

**The schedule is subject to change due to the request for social distancing at this time.**

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All entries and spectator admission will be donation only!

April 23, 2022

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Spaghetti Dinner starts at 2pm - $10 plate

March Blood Mobile will be on-site from 10 AM to 4 PM for anyone willing to donate

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Meet Julius!

Got cha! I love to play ! I’m a 10 month old orange Domestic Short Haired kitty and I’m learning my boundaries in the big cat room.

Some of the cats don’t like me cause I’m so friendly.

What’s not to love?

I have been neutered and I’m current on my vaccinations.

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This fundraiser will benefit Kathy Seymore “Halfpint” in having a liver transplant. She has been diagnosed with Cirrhosis (said to be caused by medicine for diabetes) and also has Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - an uncommon condition that affects the lungs of people with advanced liver diesease. This is caused by blood vessels in the lungs expanding and increasing in number, making it hard for red blood cells to properly absorb oxygen.

Kathy is currently on 5 liters of oxygen. Without this transplant she has been given 6 mo. -1 year to live. She has to have her deductable of $5200 just to be put on the transplant list and she has to live in Durham, NC close to Duke Hospital for up to 2 months. She is drawing a small disability check, but has rent and utilities here and will have them in Durham as well. She is 58 years of age and drove a truck nearly 30 years until she started driving the Marsh Blood Mobile and doing phlebotomy work for them.

Marsh Blood Mobile will be giving back to Kathy with every pint donated.

For more info or anyone willing to sponser please contact:

Scottie Arrowood 423-747-2624 Donations can be made at:

Venmo: @Kathy-Seymour-17• Cash App: $Kathyseymore31 Follow this journey on Facebook!

Fundraiser for Liver Transplant for Kathy Seymour (Halfpint)

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and is current on her vaccinations.

She kept jumping the fence at her previous home and her owner was afraid she’d get hurt. So, she will need a yard that has at least a 6ft fence or a privacy fence.

If you are interested in adopting : The Bridge Home No Kill Animal Shelter 423-239-5237 • 2061 Highway 75 Blountville, TN Facebook: bridgehome

bridgehome.org

"If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."

"Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth."

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Robert Earl Keen Performing at ETSU Martin Center Texas songwriter and entertainer Robert Earl Keen will wrap up 41 years on the road with his 2022 Final Tour, “I’m Comin’ Home: 41 Years On The Road.” Keen’s final public concert will be Sept. 4 in Texas.

musicians and many thousands of shows to his credit, Keen ranked in Pollstar’s Top 20 Global Concert Tours in July 2021. The music industry officially recognized The Americana genre in 1998, and Keen was the first artist to be featured on The Gavin Report’s Americana Music Chart and on the debut cover of its magazine.

Nelson records. At Texas A&M University, he taught himself how to the play the guitar and turned his poetic musings into songs, including “The Front Porch Song,” which he co-wrote with Lovett. He produced and financed his first album, “No Kinda Dancer,” Before that final concert, however, then moved to Nashville, working at the Keen is spending his summer saying legendary Hatch Show Print. When he farewell to fans across the country. returned to Texas, Keen had a publishing On Sunday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m., the “We at the ETSU Martin Center are so singer-songwriter will perform at the East fortunate to be able to be a part of Robert deal, a new label and a national booking agent. He soon debuted the rowdy fan Tennessee State University Martin Center Earl Keen’s last tour,” said Jennifer for the Arts in the ETSU Foundation Grand Clements, executive director of the ETSU favorite “The Road Goes on Forever.”

Hall. Local tickets go on sale Friday, Martin Center and University Events.

Keen said he will continue to write music March 18, at 10 a.m. at: “While we are not ‘home’ for him, we and create, host his podcast, support ETSUMartinCenter.org. welcome his unique style of honest, young artists and follow his artistic muse picturesque Americana music, and we Keen made the announcement in wherever it takes him.

January with a personal video posted on know our Appalachian Highlands public will make him feel at home.” social media.

“I’ve been blessed with a lifetime of brilliant, talented, colorful, electrical, magical folks throughout my life,” Keen said. “This chorus of joy, this parade of passion, this bull rush of creativity, this colony of kindness and generosity are foremost in my thoughts today. It’s with a mysterious concoction of joy and sadness that I want to tell you that as of Sept. 4, 2022, I will no longer tour or perform publicly.”

A Houston native, Keen has grown into one of the Lone Star State’s most revered singer-songwriters, following in the footsteps of his friends Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. In 2019, at a homecoming at the Houston Rodeo, Keen performed with Lyle Lovett. The old friends opened the show for George Strait to a record-breaking audience of more than 80,000.

With a catalog of 21 albums, his band of

Keen was raised on classic rock and Willie

For more information on Keen and his “I’m Comin’ Home” tour, visit robertearlkeen.com. For more about the Martin Center or to purchase tickets, visit ETSUMartinCenter.org or call the Martin Center box office at (423) 439-2787.

About the Martin Center for the Arts: The 93,000 square foot ETSU Martin Center for the Arts, located at 1320 W. State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, features three venues, as well as three rehearsal/meeting rooms.

Construction on the center began in early 2018 and was completed in fall 2020, in the midst of the pandemic. The ETSU Foundation Grand Hall can seat nearly 1,200.

JOHNSON CITY

KINGSPORT

BRISTOL

SATURDAYS

THURSDAY MAR 24TH

FRIDAY MAR 26TH

ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm.

Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 or Cheryl 423-262-6149

Hopscotch Spring & Summer 2022 Event 10:00am at Kingsport Farmers Market

Red, White & Brew Salute 9:00am at Michael Waltrip Brewing Co.

WEDNESDAY MAR 23RD All In: Career Fair Spring 2022 2:00pm at The D. P. Culp Student Center Jesse Graves Poetry Reading 5:00pm at The Reece Museum THURSDAY MAR 24TH Wheelbarrow Bouquet Canvas Class 6:00pm at Into the Fire Johnson City Heritage of Justice Jubilee 5:30pm at Tipton-Haynes Historic Site FRIDAY MAR 25 - APR 16 Photos with Bunny 10:00am at The Mall at Johnson City SATURDAY MAR 26TH Teen Murder Mystery Party 5:30pm at JC Public Library

FRIDAY MAR 25TH Kingsport Model Train Show 12:00pm at Lynn View Community Center SATURDAY MAR 26TH Kingsport Model Train Show 10:00pm at Lynn View Community Center Keep Kingsport Beautiful Spring Cleanup 10:00am at Downtown Kingsport Guided History Hike 1:00pm at Bays Mountain Park

ABINGDON, VA WEDNESDAY MAR 23RD Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center FRIDAY MAR 25TH

ELIZABETHTON FRIDAY MAR 26TH 2022 Woman's Civic Club of Elizabethton Arts & Crafts Festival 11:00am at Elizabethton Parks & Rec SATURDDAY MAR 27TH

COMEDY SHOWCASE WEDNESDAYS Comedy Open Mic 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club THURSDAYS Pick a Side Stupid 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club FRIDAY MARCH 25TH Shawn Carter 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club

2022 Woman's Civic Club of Elizabethton Arts & Crafts Festival 11:00am at Elizabethton Parks & Rec

SATURDAY MARCH 26TH Joe Zimmerman 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club

JONESBOROUGH

SUNDAY MARCH 27TH

TUESDAYS

Comedic Q&A with Josh Peck 7:00pm at Memorial Hall Brooks Gym

Jonesborough Storytelling Guild “Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at The International Storytelling Center

ETSU CON Semi Formal 8:00pm Movies for Grown-Ups 2:00pm SATURDAY MAR 26TH at Washington Co Public Library at ETSU Millennium Center Historic Jonesborough SUNDAY MAR 27TH SUNDAY MAR 27TH Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn State Historic Meet a Princess Royal Tea and Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Site and Museum Community Center Ball 7:00pm at Mondo's Place

Comedy Showcase 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre

SATURDAY APRIL 9TH Boomtown Improv Comedy Show 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre THURSDAY MARCH 31ST Rodney Carrington 8:00pm at The Cameo Theater FRIDAY APRIL 22ND James Gregory 8pm at Capitol Theatre of Greeneville

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The Missing Groom

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By: Lisa Durbin Most every little girl dreams of her wedding day. The gorgeous puffy dress, the bridesmaids, cake and all the other fun stuff. Every bride goes through some stress before and on her big day. Here is a story about my daughter’s wedding.

Kylea and Justin planned their wedding date around his basic training with the Air Force even taking into consideration his training for his job in Special Forces. Kylea was in nursing school at ETSU and planned to finish before following along on his military journey. After speaking with the recruiter to be sure of the important dates the big day was set for Sept 23, 2013. As the mother of the bride I started the tasks of planning everything with minimal input from my child as she was busy in school and writing letters to her Airman while in training.

Justin’s arrival back to the Tri Cities was set for about 2-3 weeks before the wedding day. Plenty of time to visit with family, have final fittings for his tux and enjoy some down time. Somewhere along this process we learned his first assignment would be Korea and he would be going alone. They had so much to prepare!

Our first hint of trouble was when his original date of arrival passed with word things were delayed. I believe it had to do with a government shutdown or something going on with the military. Justin had finished his training and was just waiting on his final paper orders to his post and his plane ticket home to his now anxious bride to be. Days began to pass and tension began to rise and there was still no paperwork and permission to come home. I spent my days finalizing plans and my nights trying to ease Kylea’s

guest coming from out of town.

mind that her groom would be home in time. As the days turned into weeks and the big day was very close I started to make some phone calls to anyone that would listen to help us bring him home.

Keep in mind he wasn’t deployed or even in active duty. Her was literally sitting in his dorm room waiting for paperwork. As the week of the wedding approached Kylea became frantic and I started to make calls about postponing.

Can you imagine asking Venues, photographers, florists and caterers to change a date but you aren’t sure when yet?! Not to mention we have

get to spend the last 6 mos. with him there) and being deployed, living in Charleston and Idaho the Colmer family now reside in San Antonio, Texas. Staff Sergeant Justin Colmer is a military basic training instructor at Lackland Air Force Base and Kylea is a Registered Nurse at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital.

Their family now includes 6-year-old Kason and 2-year-old Jayden along with their dogs Jax and Jessie.

The day before the wedding dawned with tears and dread of how we were going to have a wedding with no groom. I called my now son in law first thing and I told him to walk the halls of the offices and try to find an officer to help him. He said most have left for the weekend but he was going to try anything. Luckily he found a female officer (I think this mattered) We are all glad the groom showed up to and she gave Justin a weekend pass for his wedding. That is all she the wedding! could authorize and he had to fly home and back on his own dime but he could make the wedding!

His mother and best friends/ groomsmen took our 12 passenger van to get him in Knoxville around 1:00am while the rest of us tried to carry on with a makeshift rehearsal mostly answering questions about the groom’s absence.

I am happy to say on their Wedding day my son is law was indeed waiting with my son (the officiant) at the alter and when he first saw Kylea walked down the aisle after months apart he was all tears! It was a stressful few weeks but that moment made is all worth it.

After his service in Korea (Kylea did

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We got married on my grandparent anniversary. April 13, 2021, which would’ve been their 65th anniversary!

- Brandi Stuart

It snowed on our wedding day…in April. Quickly had to come up with a plan B to move everything inside.

- Jenna Shae Bailey

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Married in Vegas and it rained on our wedding day.

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Tri-Cities Faces and Places Celebrating the people and places of our community! love, laughter, and happily ever after

Shirley’s Home Cooking has been known as the best place to get an amazing home cooked meal since 1969 serving up delicious familystyle meals made fresh daily.

Now they have something else to make that drive up the mountain worth the trip. Shirley’s now offer a gorgeous venue for weddings, rehearsal dinners, receptions, birthday parties, corporate gatherings and so much more for approximately 50 guests.

If you need to accommodate a larger crowd just call Jeff at 423-957-1320 for a quote. The venue is available 7 days a week all year. There are plans in the very near future to have an outdoor area designed for pictures. The next time you are planning a gathering for any reason and want to have some of the best food around in a beautiful setting give Jeff a call and he can help you with a reservation.

Shirley’s staff would love to help you plan that next important event.

Weddings • Receptions • Rehearsal Dinners • Birthday Parties • Anniversaries • Retirement Parties • Corporate Gatherings

3266 Hwy 321 Hampton, TN Resturant: 423-768-2092 Jeff: 423-957-1320 Hours: Friday & Saturday - 4pm to 8pm Sunday - 12pm to 4pm Breakfast (Sat & Sun)- 8am to 11am Family Style meals.

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New Wedding Special Announced At Historic General Morgan Inn Who doesn’t love a classic summer wedding? Beautiful weather, stunning scenery, limitless dress options for guests…the list goes on and on as to why this season is often the most popular time to get hitched.

The right venue is the cornerstone to enjoying the perfect summer ceremony and reception, according to Patricia Bohon, director of sales at the historic General Morgan Inn. “Selecting a venue is one of the first things couples do,” she said. “They want a venue that aligns with their vision for the wedding.”

She added that the General Morgan Inn is a popular choice for summer weddings because the upscale hotel features both an indoor Grand Ballroom and a rooftop Garden Terrace.

“Our terrace is especially favored for outdoor weddings

because it is covered with a gorgeous canopy,” she said.

“This really ensures the best of both worlds – guests can enjoy spectacular views of historic downtown Greeneville, yet no one has to worry about alternative sites due to inclement weather.”

Adding to the venue’s sophisticated charm, the Garden Terrace features three stunning chandeliers. “Our additional bistro lighting only enhances the ambiance, turning the ceiling into a romantic starry night,” Bohon said. “It’s absolutely breath-taking.”

As an added incentive for couples to plan a summer wedding, the General Morgan Inn is offering a special to those who book during the months of June, July or August this year, said Bohon, who has been bringing storybook weddings to life at the hotel for more than 25 years.

“They can choose $500 off their wedding package or a complementary twonights’ stay in our luxurious honeymoon suite,” she said.

The three-room honeymoon suite features an ornate fireplace in the combined living-dining area, a comfortable king-size bed, and a bathroom with a jacuzzi bathtub and walk-in steambath shower with heated tile flooring and towels.

To receive the special pricing, couples must call Bohon at the hotel at 423.787.7510 and ask for the summer discount mentioned in “The Loafer” magazine.

Elegant and timeless, the historic General Morgan Inn is located at 111 N. Main St. in downtown Greeneville. The stylish boutique hotel boosts 50 well-appointed guest

rooms and can accommodate 40 to 300 guests for the most intimate to extravagant weddings.

The Grand Ballroom is perfect for a classic indoor wedding with fairy-tale whimsy, and the secondfloor Garden Terrace is ideal for outdoor weddings with a touch of tradition. The hotel’s wedding packages include a reception coordinator, linens, a wooden dance floor, tables and chairs, setup/cleanup/breakdown, floor plans, guestroom discounts, welcome bag delivery, complimentary parking on-site and catering by the renowned Brumley’s Restaurant.

Alcohol is also available with professional bartenders.

For more information or to schedule a tour of the venue, please call Bohon at 423.787.7510.

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Night Moves Mobile DJ's, Your Day Your Way combination of words praising the father's success and hard work of raising an amazing young lady. Following up with an amazing transitional song he walks up to the father while shaking his hand tells him something that immediately It was the first Father daughter had dad's head held high and his chest full of confidence. dance I saw after having my daughter. The emotions poured After introducing myself to the DJ/master of Ceremonies, out of me with a lump the I was blown away by what size of a tennis ball built in just happened. "It's not just my throat. The perfect song about playing music; it's about played with the lyrics "I loved providing perfect memories. It her first." As soon as the last note hits, the father of the bride took me years and giving my with tears in his eyes, kisses his daughter's hand in marriage daughter's forehead and makes to learn that." his way to regain his father like Tony Rodefer and his staff at composure. Without Hesitation Night Moves Mobile DJ's are the DJ puts together the perfect doing just that by providing While sitting down with the guys from Night Moves Mobile DJ's, words like professionalism, experience, efficiency were used to describe their product.

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memories and ensuring your perfect day is just that PERFECT!! Established in 1982, Night Moves have been providing services to thousands of couples throughout the past 39 years. It all started when Tony was 16 years old spinning a Sears turntable at his local school dance. Needless to say, Night Moves has shown exponential growth in the past few decades. They have 4 DJ's with 10 or more years of experience, top of the line Bose speakers, up lighting to full club lighting, photo booth, bartending and so much more. Never branding their own business they ensure that your venue shines as bright as the couple all while

only taking up 6 1/2 feet of set up space. Nightmoves has hosted weddings and events nationwide, from Florida to Maryland. Providing services to celebrities such as Kix Brooks and Rick Hendrick has been a few of the highlights. They specialize in making your dreams into memories, your day your way! Weddings of a lifetime start with Night Moves!

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PARAMOUNT Mar10 The Mavericks Mar 12 Free Fallin-Tom Petty Tribute Mar 18 Randy Houser Apr 3 Crowder Apr 7/8 The Black Jacket Symphony: The Police’s Synchronicity Apr 9 Mark Lowry Apr 16 Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Apr 22 Don Felder May 15 Scotty McCreery May 29 Million Dollar Quartet CAMEO THEATER Mar 12 Cooper Alan Mar 31 Rodney Carrington Apr 22 10,000 Maniacs Apr 23 Three Dog Night BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY: Sept 30-Oct 1 Country Thunder Music Festival with Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Hardy, Lauren Alaina, Tracy Lawrence, Travis Tritt and others

JOHNSON CITY TN

JOHNSON CITY

FREEDOM HALL Mar 12 Casting Crowns MARTIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Mar 11 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage Apr 27 Melissa Etheridge WILLIAM B. GREENE JR. STADIUM Apr 29 Miranda Lambert

GREENVILLE TN

GREENVILLE

NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Mar 5 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Mar 13 The Kentucky Headhunters Mar 20 Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone Mar 26 Richard Marx Apr 8 Hotel CaliforniaSalute to The Eagles Apr 9 The Commodores May 1 Dailey and Vincent May 14 The Oak Ridge Boys

May 21

Boston singer Tommy DeCarlo with American Idol Singer Rudy Cardenas performing the music of Boston and Journey

KNOXVILLE TN

Knoxville

TENNESSEE THEATRE Mar 19 Little Feat Mar 24/27 Big Ears Festival Mar 31 JohnnySwim Apr 3 Newsboys Apr 15 Postmodern Jukebox Apr 24 Taylor Tomlinson Apr 25 Primus Apr 28 Walker Hayes Apr 29 Amos Lee May 4 Tom Segura May 13 Blue Man Group May 22 Needtobreathe May 29 Bonnie Raitt Aug 17 Weird Al Yankovic THOMPSON BOWLING ARENA Mar 10 Korn Mar 11 MercyMe Apr 8 Elton John May 7 Shinedown KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM Mar 6 Joe Bonamassa Mar 13 Bert Kreischer Apr 21 Modest Mouse Apr 25 Rainbow Kitten Surprise Jun 9 Jo Koy KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM Apr 15 For King & Country May 5 Justin Moore with Granger Smith BIJOU THEATRE Mar 1 Anderson East Mar 2 Lyle Lovett Mar 3 Mat Kerney Mar 4 Donna The Buffalo Mar 6 Gin Blossoms Mar 11 Marc Broussard Mar 12 Steep River Canyon Mar 29 Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Apr 6/7 The Wood Brothers Apr 14 The Zombies Apr 26 Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer May 17 Rodney Crowell

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NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Mar 23 Judas Priest with Queensryche Apr 22 Ryan Upchurch May 7 Deftones RYMAN AUDITORIUM Feb 28 Elle King Mar 3/4 Yola Mar 8 Sammy Hagar and The Circle Mar 9 Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros Mar 13 Dream Theater (Opry House) Mar 16/17 Little Feat Mar 16 Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Mar 19 Ministry with Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity Mar 23 Bob Dylan Mar 26 Buddy Guy Mar 28 311 Apr 3 Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren Apr 3 Lorde (Opry House) Apr 5 Micky Dolenz Apr 8 Trace Adkins Apr 9 The Wood Brothers Apr 13 JohnnySwim (Opry House) Apr 17 Jerry Cantrell Apr 25 Gladys Knight May 3 Van Horrison May 5 Melissa Etheridge May 9 Primus May 12 Don McLean May 26/27 Bonnie Raitt May 28 Weird Al Yankovic ASCEND AMPHITHEATER Apr 30 Jack White May 1 Jack White BRIDGESTONE ARENA Mar 9 Billie Eilish Mar 16/18 Morgan Wallen Mar 26 Mount Westmore with Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and others Apr 8 2Cellos Apr 13 John Mayer Apr 15 Chris Tomlin Apr 27 Journey and Toto Apr 28/29 Eagles Apr 30 Bon Jovi May 4 Shinedown May 6 Megadeth and Lamb of God

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ASHEVILLE NC

Asheville

THE ORANGE PEEL Mar 3 Lyle Lovett Mar 4 The Breakfast Club Mar 8 Anderson East Mar 10 Dropkick Murphys Mar 16 Graham Nash Mar 20 Ministry, Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity Mar 23 Shovels & Rope Apr 1/2 The Wood Brothers Apr 27 Matt Kearney Apr 30 Paul Thorn THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Mar 1 Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Mar 12 Zach Williams Mar 24 Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros Mar 28 Glass Animals Apr 2 Bob Dylan Apr 27 Indigo Girls Apr 30 Amos Lee May 5 Tom Segura May 15 Chicago May 20 Kenny G May 26 Little Feat

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HARRAH’S CASINO Mar 5 Gary Allan Mar 12 Marshall Tucker Band with Dave Mason Mar 25 Travis Tritt Apr 1 Grand Funk Railroad Apr 23 Blackberry Smoke May 6 38 Special May 13 Blues Traveler

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Registration Open for WKMA Summer Art Camp 2022 Registration for William King Museum of Art’s Summer Art Camp 2022 is now open! WKMA’s Summer Art Camp is a unique opportunity for children ages 4 -18 to explore their creative side in a museum setting. Camp runs Monday - Friday, June 13 - July 29, 2022. Register for WKMA Summer Art Camp online at williamkingmuseum.org/ summer-camps/. Registrations can also be taken over the phone, call (276) 628-5005 ext. 114 for Youth Camp or ext. 109 for Teen Camp.

Teen Camp: Suitable for teens ages 13 - 18 years. $150/week, 10:00AM 4:00PM. Tap into your creativity and discover your artistic style in Art Lab’s Teen Summer Camp at WKMA! Learn tra ditional methods and new techniques over six weeks of topics including printmaking, ceramics, stop motion animation, anime and manga, graphic design, and drone photography.

Discounts for Teen Camp are available for Museum Members, families registering 2+ teens, and families reg istering a teen for multiple camp weeks. To receive discounts and to register via phone, call Laken Bridges at (276) 628-5005 ext.109 or email lbridges@wkmuseum.org Youth Camp: Suitable for children ages 7 - 12 years. $125/week,

10:00AM - 4:00PM. Early Childhood Camp: Suitable for children ages 4 - 6 years. $100/week, 10:00AM - 1:00PM. Let your children explore their world locally and globally this summer with WKMA Youth Summer Art Camp! In June, children will explore the cultural heritage of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, building an appreciation for the artistic traditions of the place we call home. In July, campers will explore the wide world of global art and world history. At the end of every week, kids’ creations will be put on display in an exhibit in the children’s wing.

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Discounts for Youth Camp and Early Childhood Camp are available for Museum Members. To receive dis counts and to register via phone, call Charlotte Torrence at (276) 628-5005 ext. 114 or email ctorrence@wkmuseum.org Discover art and friendships at William King Museum of Art Summer Art Camp! Deadline to apply is June 6, 2022. WKMA Summer Art Camp 2022 is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Abingdon with additional support provided by Highlands Glass Company. Register online at williamkingmuseum.org/summercamps/. For more information, call (276) 628-5005 ext. 114.

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Riding season is finally here, everybody please watch for motorcycles, always look twice and listen. For those of us that ride please remember a few safety tips: 1. Wear motorcycle gear 2. Check the weather conditions 3. Inspect your bike 4. Be visible 5. Be observant and watch for road hazards 6. Carry a first aid kit 7. Stay at a safe distance 8. Use your signals and always blow your horn when a car gets too close There is a good chance that if someone ask you why you ride a motorcycle, they will never understand. Motorcycles imply adventure. Cross country drives, battling against a light wind with breath taking sights on every side and nothing between you and nature. Riding a motorcycle is not just a hobby, it’s a lifestyle.

There are many reasons why people ride motorcycles. Riding gives us a 360 view of the world around us and

reminds us that life is not a video game. The wind in your face and the freedom of the open road. It helps lower your stress level. Sometimes motorcycle rides are romanticized; you see movies or pictures of couples riding a motorcycle and you can see how in love they are.

Here’s the thing though. It’s all true.

Motorcycles can be very romantic.

If you’ve ridden motorcycles for a while, you’re already familiar with that sense of belonging to the motorcycle community. You ride down the road and see a fellow motorcyclist pass you riding the opposite direction and you give each other that common hand wave to acknowledge one another, even though you don’t know each other.

You probably don’t do that with someone driving any other vehicle.

Useless Facts: 1. St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish national holiday with banks, stores, and businesses closing for the day.

2. The first St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the United States was held in Boston (1737).

3. The color of St. Patrick’s Day was originally blue. Wearing green has become a staple of St. Patrick’s Day, but the holiday was originally associated with the color blue.

It’s thought that the shift to green happened because of Ireland’s nickname “The Emerald Isle,” the green in the Irish flag and the shamrock, or clover. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn as early as the 17th century.

4. Legend says that each leaf of the clover has a meaning: Hope, Faith, Love and Luck.

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5. The real St. Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was born in Britain around A.D. 390 to an aristocratic Christian family.

6. Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about 1 in 10,000.

7. St. Patrick never got canonized by a pope, making his saintly status somewhat questionable.

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Germán López shines on the world stage as a brilliant and prolific timple player.

He touches audiences with original, instrumental music that honors Canary folk music traditions, while embracing Spanish Flamenco, West African rhythms, jazz, and an innovative approach to performing traditional “island music.”

You’ll recognize the brilliance of Germán López at first note, with his spectacular musicianship and vibrant, exciting sound.

López will come together with Andalusian guitarist Antonio Toledo to present Canela y Limón on Monday, March 28th at 7:30 PM in Cantrell Hall on the campus of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

López is originally from the Canary Islands in Spain, where folks enjoy their cup of coffee with a touch of cinnamon (“canela”) and lemon (“limón”). Canela y Limón is also the name of López’s arrestingly beautiful album, played in duet with maestro Antonio Toledo. You’ll find the hallmarks of cinnamon and lemon in López’s music as you listen: spicy and sweet, robust and sharp. It’s a recipe for music that transports you to a simpler, kinder, more joyful world.

This performance is underwritten by The University of Virginia’s College at Wise and is part of the W. Campbell Edmonds Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public. For the safety of everyone attending, Pro-Art requests patrons to wear a mask for the duration of the performance.

Germán López was born in Gran Canaria in 1982. His career started when he was accepted at the early age of seven to study piano, jazz and music theory at the Conservatory of Music in Las Palmas, Spain. By the time he was ten, López began regular public performance, notably collaborating with legendary timple virtuoso José Antonio Ramos, who focused Germán’s interest in the timple and other traditional Canary Island instruments. As of today, López is generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living players of the timple.

A five-string, long-necked instrument originating from the Spanish archipelago, the timple is recognizable in performance as a cross between a classical guitar and the ukulele. López’s masterful method of playing the instrument heightens its resonance and precision for a magical and immediately accessible sound.

Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, therefore individuals with mobility issues are encouraged to call or email the Pro-Art office to make arrangements for parking.

For evolving conditions related to the global pandemic, inclement weather, or similar unforeseen circumstances, patrons are encouraged to visit proartva.org or call 276-376-4520 for up-to-date information.

Pro-Art’s mission is to promote the arts and expand accessibility to cultural experiences for residents and students in Wise, Lee, and Dickenson Counties and the City of Norton.

For more information about our planned performances, please visit proartva.org. You can find the Pro-Art Association on social media @ProArtVA. Pro-Art is supported in part by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and Mountain Empire Community College. For more information about Pro-Art, please visit proartva.org, call the office at (276) 376-4520, or send an email to pro-art@uvawise.edu.

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Content on social media is fleeting and the spaces to create an engaging message are getting smaller. How can you make your message stick in a world of short content spaces?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Twitter allows for 280 characters. Harness the power of visuals to create a longer message with less limitations.

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Can you use less wording to create a clear message? The answer is almost always yes. Shorter content is easily consumed and understood. Take the time to craft a message that will easily resonate with an on the go world.

When creating content, consider that your audience may be reading it on the go. Take the time to make your words count!

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Cindy Saadeh Fine Art Gallery: “Photos That Tell a Story” by Mark Mahoney April Exhibition at Cindy Saadeh Fine Art Gallery: “Photos That Tell a Story” by Mark Mahoney Friday, April 1st thru Saturday, April 30th, 2022 Opening Reception on Thursday, April 7th 5pm to 8pm. LIVE music from The BOSSES and there will be a Food Truck beside the Gallery on Commerce Street.

Mark Mahoney Bio Mark Mahoney, a Massachusetts native now residing in Kingsport, Tennessee, caught the photography bug in his early teens. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in photojournalism. His first full time

job as a photojournalist was at the Kingsport Times-News in the late 1970s where he not only shot photos but wrote news stories and features as well. From there he worked at the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer in Kentucky as their chief photographer.

After working in Kentucky, Mahoney worked at a series of newspapers in the Gannett chain: Jackson, Mississippi; Rockford, Illinois; Westchester County, New York. His positions in Gannett were that of a photographer, editor, director of photography, and assistant managing editor of photography.

Mark Mahoney’s Artist Statement

people that I would never see again.

I was thirteen-years-old when my mother thrust a Kodak Instamatic 104 into my hands and proclaimed me the official photographer of our upcoming family vacation in Florida. Did she forget I was in middle school? I was already well versed in playful sarcasm, the official language of my age group, and handing me a camera, a marvelous and persuasive tool of communication, was a gutsy move by my mother, who herself was a painter and a lover of life and all things beautiful.

And so, at age thirteen, I knew I wanted to be a photographer.

When we came home from Florida and had the color slides processed, I In 1990 he left the newspaper business projected the pictures after dinner with and traveled back to Kingsport with some trepidation. I figured my parents his wife and son where he worked as a would be mad at how I expressed my freelance videographer for seventeen feelings rather than simply document years until he got the calling to become events, family, and places. However, to a middle school English teacher. For my surprise and delight, they laughed the past fourteen years, Mahoney has at how I caught awkward moments that been teaching eighth grade English, playfully revealed the true nature of emphasizing writing, at Rogersville my family. Instead of stoic and stilted Middle School. posed pictures, my photos captured and At age seventy, Mahoney has decided told stories about our trip. There were to rekindle his love of photography and sequences, portraits, illustrations, odd pursue it as art. juxtapositions, contrasts, and fascinating

The photos for display at Cindy Saadeh’s Fine Art Gallery were edited with a theme in mind: photos that tell a story. In some, the viewer must open up their mind and let their imagination fill in the blanks.

Some of these photos may provoke questions. It’s art, so there may not be answers. The people I photographed represent all of us. The joy, the sadness, the passion, the love, the humor …it’s a celebration of humanity.

My hope is that these photographs will inspire.

by Kathie Scalf

Lately I’ve been questioning my future a great deal, in all aspects of my life. Who am I now, am I on the right track, have I been on the wrong path this whole time, what do I really want out of life to feel fulfillment…and this applies to everything from my career, my love life, my friendships and even my spirituality. One thing that remains unwavering is my firm belief you need only pay attention to what’s happening right in front of your eyes to find answers, but that in turn muddies a whole lot of water for me. Are there such things as cues or signs from the universe, or am I putting too much meaning into coincidence?

After successfully completing my internship, my college graduation was celebrated with an economic recession, which meant several more years of tending bar until I got my desired position as a sales rep with a distributor. After a few years, that company went through a merger and I was let go, at which point I decided to take all my savings and uproot my life to a bigger city with more opportunity. I was hired for a small distributor in Nashville that I adored, but only had 9 months of getting my feet wet before Covid brought the restaurant industry to a screeching halt, forcing that business to sell out and leaving me unemployed. With the alcohol I decided I wanted to get into the business in chaos, it took 6 wild world of alcohol sales by the months to be hired into another time I was 22 years old. I had a distributor, this one much larger. close friend who was a wine rep I did very well, but ultimately it and it seemed like the best job was not sustainable due to salary in the world. “You get paid to and excessive work schedule. party at night and drink wine at Quite frankly you can’t put a price 9am,” I remembered thinking as on quality of life, but if I could, it I applied for my internship with would be at least a livable wage. local distributors. While that was So I hopped back over to service partly true, no one told me how industry after a lengthy hiatus, unappealing that lifestyle would with the intention of taking a step be 15 years down the road and back while I completed my WSET how much my priorities would Level 2 certification and honestly, change as I got older. I was 22- no just to re-group my mental one could tell me anything. While health after what has been the my love for the industry is still most exhaustive series of years there, it has just shape shifted in history. over time, and due to multiple It's now time to get myself back on setbacks out of my control, I’m track with my long-term goals, but now wondering if this might be with all the seeming past “failures” the universe closing doors for a that were out of my control, it reason. makes me wonder if the universe is closing these doors for a reason. Do I maybe have a greater purpose out there, and all these setbacks in my chosen field are

has changed. I don’t need to keep holding onto old concepts, ideals or morals that were formed when I was a totally different person.

It’s essential I take stock of the person I am today and ensure her If two people are in a relationship needs are being met, not chasing and they keep fighting, breaking the dreams of the wide-eyed up, and making up, it’s obvious to dumb dumb of yesteryear. Over me that relationship is not meant the last 6 months especially, I’ve to be; likewise I feel this mentality realized how important it is to applies to most areas in life. The set standards and boundaries for longer you spend wasting valuable myself and to not compromise my time, resources and energy on worth. In doing so, I’ve cleaned the wrong thing, the longer house on former associations that you’re delaying finding the right were unhealthy for me, and it feels one, and maybe even limiting like it’s opening space for better. your chances of finding it at all.

There are a whole lot of people I can’t decide if I believe in signs out here waking up miserable from above just yet, but I do every single day because they’ve believe in myself and my intuition. tied themselves to a sinking Maybe I’ll just open myself up to ship and refuse to get on the life opportunities and let the universe boat, or even reach out for the do the rest. life jacket. It’s easy to spot these circumstances from the outside, but from the inside it’s a bit more difficult. Maybe you’ve convinced yourself you can repair the ship, or that you can change the direction the bad weather is headed. But the key is to surrender, accept the things you cannot control, and learn how to survive the storm, so the next ship you’re on doesn’t suck so bad. Maybe the next ship is a Royal Caribbean Cruiseliner instead of a 1987 party pontoon with missing carpet and 1 remaining seat floating down Boone Lake! If you don’t release yourself from the crap, you’ll never make it to the good stuff! some cosmic way of redirecting me to ultimate fulfillment? Or am I just attaching deeper meaning to natural disasters as a way of justifying my own internal insecurities?

XO - Kathie

It comes down to figuring out what I really want. Whether it’s within relationships, careers or my spirituality, a great deal in my life

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Having been a Batman fan since childhood, I have made it a point to attend an opening day screening for every film featuring the Dark Knight, and 2022 was no exception with the opening of "The Batman", starring Robert Pattinson. Speaking of Pattinson, as with past actors who have been cast as the Caped Crusader, Warner Brothers took flack for casting the former "glittery vampire" in the role of the beloved character. Many thought Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck would all fail in the role, but they all succeeded.

Notice I didn't mention George Clooney. I'm sure he would have survived in a better Batman film than what he had to deal with.

Myself, like most sensible Batman fans, wanted to give each of the aforementioned actors a chance to prove they could handle donning the cape and cowl. Thus, Pattinson had large shoes to fill, and did he ever. More on Pattinson in a bit. The plot of the film is considered a reboot of the Batman film franchise and is set two years into Batman's crime fighting career, and he is still a bit "green" while taking down bad guys. In the story Batman deals with the corruption of Gotham City and the newly emerged Riddler (Paul Dano), who in this interpretation

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is presented as a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. The film takes inspiration from the year on comic books from 1987, "The Long Halloween" series (1996-97 and a new excellent animated feature) and "Ego". I am happy to say the film follows the detective side of Batman, which has been sadly overlooked in previous efforts.

The film begins on Halloween and we see the Riddler strike his first victim in creepy and horror film style. He also leaves a message for Batman, which is the first of many messages he leaves at crime scenes. During his first years of crime fighting, Batman has become fast friends with Lieutenant James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright), and is reluctantly accepted by the Gotham City Police Department, but their relationship with him is shaky at best. While Batman and Gordon are investigation the Riddler's first high profile murder, Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz) unexpectedly runs into Batman while trying to steal evidence that would implicate a friend of hers.

The two eventually develop the relationship comic book fans have known for years, and it's interesting to see how the two bond in this film. The story involves famous characters from Batman lore, including Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) and Oswald Cobblepot/ Penguin (Colin Ferrell). I don't want to give away much of the plot details, as the film is filled with shocks and surprises, other than to say all the aforementioned characters play important roles in the storyline of city corruption that involves nearly all of the Gotham City leaders. The film is as much horror/detective/film noir as superhero film, making the film refreshing. The actors are all at their best, with Dano terrifying as The Riddler, Kravitz perfect as a very sensual and tough Catwoman, and Wright is effective as the

trusting Gordon. Of course, the real revelation is Pattinson absolutely owning the role of Batman, who at times seems like a goth Batman.

When Pattinson's Batman is on screen, he dominates every scene, and I love how director Matt Reeves ("Planet of the Apes") has Batman coming out of the shadows to terrify those he is approaching.

Footsteps in the dark have never sounded so creepy. Of course you can't talk about a Batman film without mentioning the Batmobile.

In this film the introduction is a "movie moment" and the bad guys know they are in trouble when the car starts rumbling. The chase scene with the Batmobile pursuing the Penguin is one for the ages and ends with what will be considered an iconic moment. There are so many great things to say about this film, but I don't have the space.

The cinematography is amazing, the soundtrack is perfect for the mood of the film, and the storyline

is enthralling. The film is nearly three hours long, but it never felt that way to me and I wanted more.

In spite of the darkness of the film, the conclusion is one of hope for Batman and his city. Ladies and gentlemen we have a new Batman for long time fans and new fans as Pattinson absolutely nails the role. The film is rated a strong PG-13, and this is not a Batman film for younger kids, so be wary.

If you are a Batman fan or a fan of quality cinema, make time to see "The Batman" at the theater for one of the best ever big screen presentations of one of the most iconic characters of all time. Now playing in theaters. (Rated PG-13)

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Next week a pair of new releases come to blu-ray from Warner Archive, both titles are extensive restorations of two very different kinds of films, and in the packages put together by those mavens of the vaults, they’re two of the most impressive titles yet from the “boutique within a studio” that is Warner Archive. The biggest surprise of the two titles I have for this week is 1937’s “A Star is Born” starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, but more on that one later. First up, let’s take a look at George Pal’s fantasy epic “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm” shot in Cinerama and restored from the original three-panel Cinerama negatives.

In the early 1950s, Cinerama was the first major widescreen movie process.

These weren’t just simple movie presentations at your neighborhood theater, they required special Cinerama venues and were treated as an event. You paid a premium ticket price, you dressed up, and you were given a souvenir program. The movies were presented in “roadshow” form, somewhere between a film and a Broadway show. There as overture, intermission, entr’acte, and exit music.

The first film, “This is Cinerama”

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was a travelogue that premiered in September of 1952. I want to you keep that in mind as I tell you what made Cinerama so special. Cinerama was shot with three cameras each using a 27mm lens. The idea is that it would approximate the full range of human vision. Three separate pieces of film, which shot more frame height than a standard 35mm camera, would be projected back to make the full image.

Five technicians were required.

One for each of three synchronized projectors, each one with a “panel” of the image, a fourth one just to run the seven-channel surround soundtrack, then a fourth to make sure the sound was being mixed well around the auditorium. All this went out onto a massive, curved screen that was on average some 30 feet high by 90 feet long. This was all the more impressive when you realize that surround sound like this type didn’t become widespread in the average theater till the release of “Jurassic Park” some 40 years later.

After a few wildly successful travelogs, Cinerama partnered with MGM to make their first narrative films with big Hollywood stars. 1962’s “How The West Was Won” and “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm.” In 2008 “West” was restored and released on blu-ray, fans hoped “Brothers Grimm” may see the same restoration, and now, that has come to pass. Much like “West,” “Brothers Grimm” was another packed with stars, lavish presentation which MGM assigned to their main fantasy filmmaker, producer/director George Pal. Based on a book about The Brothers Grimm, “Wonderful World” is a semibiographical film that tells the story of the brothers trying to make their first book of fairy tales, mixed in with three sequences telling one of their stories.

It’s a fun, light enjoyable fantasy yarn of the early 1960s, but watching a Cinerama film at home you must keep your expectations a curve because you can’t fully translate that massive screen experience to the home theater. You can get close, and Warner Brothers, parenting with Cinerama,

most recently with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. The first two versions focus This two-disc special edition is one on Hollywood, while the latter two of the most impressive titles Warner Archive has ever released. The image focus on the music industry. I’ve only is absolutely amazing. A knockout, this seen the first two versions, and while restoration is a massive success. There both are great, that first take from 1937 were shots so clear and breathtaking, is still the gold standard. Shot in jawthat even on my 56-inch display my jaw dropped a few times. Each of the dropping Technicolor, “A Star is Born” has been on blu-ray before, but from three Cinerama panels was scanned separately, then combined. You get the lesser grade source material, always film in two formats too. The first disc looking washed out and scratchy. is in the regular letterbox, then the second disc is in “Smilebox” a format Restored from the original three-strip created just for blu-ray to give you a Technicolor negatives, no words sense of seeing the film on a curved can accurately describe how truly Cinerama screen. revelatory this new restoration from Audio comes in the form of a DTS-HD Warner Archive is. I was, frankly, Master Audio 5.1 mix that accurately shocked by how good the movie recreates the surround sound looked. The color knocked my socks experience audiences had seeing the off, and though I’ve seen this film film in 1962, it’s a very lively and fun several times before, I felt as if I was mix to boot. There’s a host of bonus materials on here as well. Two trailers, seeing it for the first time. I’ve never two preview trailers, a 40-minute been so pleased by a blu-ray before. look at the restoration, period radio This is a very special release and a interviews with two of the stars, and must-own for your library. other featurettes of people involved Inc. have done just that.

with the film and Cinerama. The cherry on top is a mini replica of the original program given to audiences.

“The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm” is a fun time and one of the most stunning releases from Warner Archive yet, highly recommended.

That’s all for this week, don’t be surprised if both these titles make best of year lists come December. Just when you think Warner Achieve can’t top themselves, they do, these are two of the best titles yet from them.

“A Star is Born” has been filmed many Pick each one up for your collection as times over the year, four times in total, soon as possible. See you next week.

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