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Volume 03 Issue 87

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Engaging the South

04 Spotlight 05 Big Son to Play Hot Nights, Cool Music Concert Series 06 26th Annual Pinnacle Awards 07 Tri-Cities Nightlife 08 Puzzle Page 09 Pets of the Week 10 WKMA: The Best of Barter 11 Things To Do 12

Tri-Cities Faces and Places

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Justin Mychals Kicks Off Hot Nights Cool Music Concert Series

Kathie Scalf Ken Silvers Wendy Hayden Ann Hartley

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Biker Events

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Why the Summer Solstice is Celebrated Around the World

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Social Sentiments: Back Your Brand

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“Engaging the South,” a collection of photographs curated by East Tennessee State University graduate Joshua K. Harr with William Major, is coming soon to Johnson City.

The exhibition runs June 2-July 22 at Tipton Gallery with a reception planned for Friday, June 2, from 6-8 p.m. during the Blue Plum Festival.

Nationally renowned Appalachian photographer Mike Smith will be on hand.

The exhibition brings to light new voices challenging negative stereotypes of the South, organizers said, through open dialogue and narratives from a

wide spectrum of photographers who come from many backgrounds. Featured artists include Noah Booshu, Matthew J. Brown, Amber Dawn Farley, Jerry D. Greer, Joshua K. Harr, William Major and Jane Lindsay, Julie Rae Powers, Joi West and Billie Wheeler. Their works illuminate the often-overlooked conversations surrounding the region’s past and identity: Major and Lindsay’s work explores the educational opportunities for nonviolent inmates at the Harlan County Detention Center receiving college credits. They promote self-expression by creating

antithetical mugshots with an alternative process of photography.

In contrast, Billie Wheeler’s introspective self-portraits distort the face and highlight psychological masking in modern society.

Powers’ photographs broaden the limits of identity in rural Appalachia by providing voice and recognition to the queer community experience which is often overlooked. Similarly, West’s photographic investigations of the LGBTQ+ population in Alabama are products of good rapport that allowed a process of intimate revelations that explore the vulnerable aspects of their nature captured in portraits.

Harr’s photographs offer a personal look into the landscape and cultural shortcomings. Many old cliches due to racism to cruel religious philosophies, poor education and hateful iconography are challenged, organizers noted.

Harr is joined by fellow ETSU alumni Farley, Booshu and Brown in their interest of documenting families,

communities and place in Appalachia and the South. Farley’s photographs catalog slow change to the landscape and residents, including her own family in Shady Valley. Brown’s project displays a subjective and intimate view of his grandparents’ last years.

Meanwhile, Booshu’s photographs document his exploration of the homeland of his blues music heroes in Mississippi.

Greer’s body of work addresses the economic impact, environmental devastation and negative health complications experienced by the communities due to the modernization of coal mining technology in the Central Appalachian Mountains.

Tipton Gallery is located at 126 Spring Street in Johnson City, and the exhibition is happening in partnership with the Arts Fund of East Tennessee Foundation.

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Bristol TN/Va Bristol, TN/VA WEDNESDAY Jun 21st Jace Smith 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ The Well Dogs 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House THURSDAY Jun 22nd Alpine Motel 6:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar Little Jon Chrisley and Friends 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House FRIDAY Jun 23rd The Great Big Hug 6:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar Drew Dodson 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Mississippi East 8:30pm at Bristol Casino Bar SATURDAY Jun 24th Jace Smith 4:00pm at Wiseman’s Western & Work

Kayla McKinney 6:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar Benjamin Weimer followed by RJ Smith 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Carolina Reign 8:30pm at Bristol Casino Bar

WyndRider | Season of the Witch | Appalachian Death Cult 10:00pm at Capone’s

Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN

Kingsport, TN Kingsport FRIDAY Jun 23rd

Into the Fog 7:00pm at Music on the Square

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Borderline Band 7:00pm at Twilight Alive Corey J Smith 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company

SATURDAY Jun 24th

Shooter Band 7 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

G-Man Blues and Dr Ron 7:00pm at Covered Bridge Jams

TUESDAY Jun 20th Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza WEDNESDAY Jun 21st Rheva & Keegan’s Irish Fiddle Tunes 5:30pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

SATURDAY Jun 24th Donnie & The Dry Heavers 7:00pmat Gypsy Circus Cider Company Borderline Band 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

FRIDAY Jun 23rd

RoanRoan Mountain Mountain, TN FRIDAY June 23rd Jace Smith 4:00pm at Americano Steak House

THURSDAY Jun 22nd Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza Florencia and the Feeling 6:30pm at Lakeside Concert Series FRIDAY Jun 23rd Julie Williams & The Hired Guns 8:00pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub Kris Rowdy & The Hellbillys | Mindset 10:00pm at Capone’s SATURDAY Jun 24th The Merlin’s Nest 8:00pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

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Big Son band plays the Hot Nights, Cool Music concert series

Summer is coming and what better way to spend a few warm evenings than enjoying Northeast State’s annual “Hot Nights, Cool Music” summer concert series. The series features local, regional, and nationally known musical artists taking the stage at the Ballad Center for the Performing Arts theater on the Blountville campus.

songwriter and singer Jared Bentley has surrounded himself with the right mixture of musicianship. A solid rhythm section of Mike Sams and Kevin Light sets the canvas and the painters Jerry Henninger and Cepheus Strachan lay their color down.

To handle a mix of genres, from New Orleans soul to songs about love and loss,

series, visit www.northeaststate.edu or contact 423.354.5164.

Big Son is a fresh take on old Soul music, with a smidge of southern accents thrown Big Son band performs June 29 at the in for good measure. Comprised of five Ballad Health Center for the Performing Arts guys with decades of experience on stages theater on the College’s Blountville campus throughout the South, the band takes next to Tri-Cities Airport. The show is free pride in crafting songs and shows that and open to the public. The music starts at leave the audience wanting more.

7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

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Northeast Tennessee Tourism Honors Top Performers During 26th Annual Pinnacle Awards chartered in 1977, as a nonThe Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association honored the tourism profit tourism promotion and industry’s top accomplishments, development agency that serves businesses and individuals Tuesday, Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, June 13 during the sold out 26th Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Annual Pinnacle Awards at The Washington counties in Tennessee.

Heritage event facility hosted by Visit Pinnacle Awards were given to Johnson City. Presented by Bristol the following projects, events and Motor Speedway and produced in individuals in both small and large partnership with the Tennessee budget categories: Department of Tourist Development, representatives from the Tennessee Attraction of the Year Department of Tourist Development Scott Adams Memorial Skatepark and HospitalityTN were on hand Tiebreakers as top performers who contribute Event of the Year to tourist related community and Mountain City Sunflower Festival economic development in the Meet the Mountains Northeast Tennessee region were honored. The organization saw Best New Event nearly 75 nominations in categories CareerQuest TN...Hospitality Works for marketing, advertising, events, attractions, individual achievement, Kingsport’s Red, White and BOOM! Best Sports Event and supporting business awards.

Ranked by a panel of judges within NoliFest Marching Bands of America the tourism industry across the United States, a new record of 39 Roll With It Award Pinnacle Awards were given to the Gingy – Kingsport Christmas top nomination in each category.

Connection Ambassador The event also hosted graduates of Meet the Mountains Festival the Hospitality & Tourism Certificate Best Marketing Campaign program in partnership between East Tennessee State University and Explore Bristol Northeast Tennessee Best Public Relations Campaign Tourism Association.

Bays Mountain Park Bobcats Tourism in Northeast Tennessee Kingsport Wingman Tourism is the second largest Best High School Campaign economic driver in Tennessee. And Look East, Sullivan East High in a non-pandemic year, Northeast School Tennessee generates more than $773 million in direct tourist spending, more than $189 million in payroll while employing 6,300 people, and generating $25 million in local sales tax annually.

About the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association The Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association was named the state’s 2019 Destination Marketing Organization of the Year, with a mission to serve as a catalyst to enhance regional economic and community growth through the promotion and development of tourism. The organization was

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Christopher D. Haley Nominated by The Blackthorn Club

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Cindy Dupree Holloway Nominated by Birthplace of Country Music

Matt Moses Nominated by USA Raft Adventure Resort

Vendor of the Year

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Creative Cat Nominated by Visit Johnson City

James Ellis Nominated by Visit Johnson City

NIGHTLIFE

WEDNESDAY Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at The Pub Out Back (The Italian Pizza Pub) - Johnson City 7pm Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke Night at Wonderland Lounge and Bar - Johnson City, TN 9pm Karaoke with Ron at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6:30pm Loudmouth Karaoke at Michael Waltrip Brewing Company - Bristol, VA on Wednesday, April 5th at 7pm THURSDAY Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub - Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Wild Wings Cafe - Johnson City, TN 9pm Karaoke at Numan’s - Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria - Johnson City, TN Karaoke at Tipsy Toad Tavern - Jonesborough, TN FRIDAY Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Rainbow Asian Cuisine - Johnson City, TN 9pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at The Sports Mill - Kingsport, TN 8pm Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke with Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille - Bristol, TN 10pm SATURDAY Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke with DJ Clyde and Prestige Entertainment at Macado’s -Kingsport, TN 9pm Karaoke with Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille - Bristol, TN 10pm

TRIVIA

TUESDAY Team Trivia at Wild Wing Café Johnson City TN DJ Trivia at Union Street Taproom Erwin, TN 5pm Trivia at The Corner Bar Bristol, VA 8pm WEDNESDAY Trivia at Tipsy Toad Jonesborough, TN 7pm Trivia Night Mellow Mushroom Bristol, VA 7pm THURSDAY Mellow Trivia at Mellow Mushroom Johnson City, TN- 7pm Trivia at Riverside Taphouse at South Fork Bluff City, TN 7:00pm

BINGO

TUESDAY Singo at Riverside Taphouse at South Fork Bluff City, TN 6:30pm

DJ NIGHT THURSDAY DJ B-Digital at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille Bristol, TN 10pm

WEDNESDAY Bingo at Tipton Street Pub Johnson City, TN 9pm Singo at Holy Taco & Cantina Boones Creek, TN 8pm Blazin’ Bingo at Mellow Mushroom Johnson City, TN 6pm

FRIDAY Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub - Bristol, TN 10pm

THURSDAY Bingo at Mellow Mushroom Bristol VA 6pm

SUNDAY DJ B-Digital at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille Bristol, TN 10pm

SATURDAY Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub - Bristol, TN 10pm

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TRI-CITIES

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ACROSS 1. ____ Dingbats (pictographic typeface) 5. Climber's respite 10. Car 14. Swedish retail giant 15. Tricky jumps 16. Amer. military fliers 17. Doofus 19. "Te ___" (hymn) 20. "Raid on ___" (1976 film) 21. Eminem mentor 22. Reckless adventure 26. "Harold and Maude" director Hal 30. Blackjack goal 34. Term for disturbance in England, 1838 35. Utah's flower 36. Mauna ___ 37. Israeli prime minister Ehud

39. Agent Mulder's show, with "The" 42. God, in Italy 43. Online video source 47. In a cold way 48. "Star Search" host 51. "___ duck swim?"

52. Merging 54. Grand Canyon ride 57. Raises canines 62. Mtn. road info 63. Kind of store 66. Crippled 67. Miniature 68. Nothing, slangily 69. Give ____ to (approve) 70. Cable sports awards 71. Airline passenger's table

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13. "All ___" (Tomlin film) 18. Compliant one 21. EPA-banned substance 23. Astonishment 24. Al Bundy's wife 25. Dumb as ____ 26. Opposite of "cathode" 27. Plaid alternative 28. Words mouthed at a TV camera 29. Date follower?

31. Stan's partner 32. Seasonal songs 33. Class requiring little effort 38. Asian cuisine 40. Squirm 41. Windows button file format 44. TV dial letters 45. Myrna of the movies 46. Whole 49. Arced 50. 6 on the telephone 53. Safe toy brand 54. Lugosi who played Dracula 55. ____ Bator 56. San ____, Italy 58. Leonardo and crew, briefly 59. Get wind of 60. "Never ____ sentence with a preposition" 61. Hang around 63. JFK predecessor 64. Sounds of disgust

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S ab le Meet Sable! She came from a hoarder situation but has come a long way and is becoming more sociable. Sable is still a little shy but will greet you at the door and she does well with other cats. We think she will thrive in a home with a loving family. She is a black

cat with white under tones which almost makes her look brown and has beautiful green eyes. Sable is spayed, has all her vaccines and microchipped.

She was born in August 2021. Sable is included in the Mayday special adoption fee of $10.40.

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WKMA: The Best of Barter Coming to William King Museum of Art in Abingdon, VA May 18, 2023 September 17, 2023.

William King Museum of Art and Barter Theatre have partnered to present the exhibit “The Best of Barter,” to Abingdon, Virginia.

Audiences will get the chance to take an up close look at the costumes, props, and set designs handcrafted from Barter Theatre artisans. Learn about the many hands that it takes to create one production and the countless hours that go into a rehearsal. Explore the origins of theater as well as Barter Theatre’s own origin story.

Read about the many actors that have come through Barter’s doors and performed their way onto our own television sets at home. In this exhibition, audiences can peer behind the curtain of Barter Theatre

productions and leave the exhibit with a newfound appreciation for the best of Barter.

Learn more about The Best of Barter at williamkingmuseum.org.

Tours at Two Join us for light refreshments and a FREE curator-led tour of The Best of Barter, Sunday September 17, 2023 at 2:00PM. RSVP to Anna Buchanan by email at abuchanan@wkmuseum.org or call (276) 628-5005 ext. 106.

The Best of Barter is part of the McGlothlin Exhibition Series at William King Museum of Art. The Best of Barter is sponsored by Ballad Health’s Johnston Memorial Hospital.

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BRISTOL

Old Jonesborough Cemetery Tours 2:30pm at Heritage Alliance

THURSDAY JUNE 22ND SATURDAYS ACOA (adult children of “I Feel Pretty” Canvas Class alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm.

6:00pm at Kil'n Time Studio ABINGDON, VA Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 FRIDAY JUNE 23RD or Cheryl 423-262-6149 WEDNESDAY JUNE 21ST Andrew Mayer 8:00pm FRIDAY JUNE 23RD Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon at Blue Ridge Comedy Club Johnson City Love & Hiking Community Center Date For Couples (Self-Guided) SATURDAY JUNE 24TH FRIDAY JUNE 23RD 7:00am at Willow Springs Park Board Game Night 5:00pm Movies for Adults 2:00pm at Bristol Public Library Weekly YuGiOh Duel Night at Washington County 6:00pm at CardFox Andrew Mayer Public Library 8:00pm & 10:00pm SATURDAY JUNE 24TH at Blue Ridge Comedy Club Johnson City Love & Hiking Date For Couples (Self-Guided) KINGSPORT 7:00am at Willow Springs Park SATURDAY JUNE 24TH Johnson City Farmers Market Farmers Market 8:00am 8:00am at Founders Park at Kingsport Farmer's Market Bike and Beans 8:00am Nature: Wolf Howling at Trek Bicycle 10:00am at Bays Mountain Tri-Cities Old School Air-cooled Park & Planetarium Ride 9:00am at Washington County JC Animal Center JONESBOROUGH Summer Solstice Festival TUESDAYS 10:00am at Tipton-Haynes Jonesborough Storytelling Guild Historic Site “Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm Rainbow Festival 10:00am at at The Intl. Storytelling Center Founders Park SATURDAY JUNE 24TH Grinning Gorilla Kids Canvas Dad Jonesborough Farmers Jokes: Father’s Day Stand Up Market 8:00am 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre at Downtown Jonesborough SUNDAY JUNE 25TH Historic Jonesborough Hiking Date For Couples 7:00am Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester at Willow Springs Park Inn State Historic Site

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SUNDAY JUNE 25TH Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

GRAY TUESDAY JUNE 22ND Food Truck Night at the Fairgrounds 4:00pm at Appalachian Fairgrounds SATURDAY JUNE 24TH Blue Ridge Artisan Days 9:00am at Appalachian Fairgrounds

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Justin Mychals Kicks Off

Biker Events sponsored by biker wear

Hot Nights, Cool Music Concert Series Mountain soul music fills the summer night when Justin Mychals and the Cathead Biscuit Boys kickoff Northeast State Community College’s annual “Hot Nights, Cool Music” summer concert series this month.

Mychals performs June 27 at the Ballad Health Center for the Performing Arts theater on the College’s Blountville campus next to Tri-Cities Airport. The show is free and open to the public. All performances begin at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

It would be an understatement to call Mychals’ music a journey to simpler times. His unique style, best described as Appalachian Mountain Soul, recounts stories like those of his daddy and granddaddy, runnin’ moonshine in the late 1920s, to avoid working the local mines. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, bass) takes storytelling inspirations from longtime greats like Merle Haggard, Hal Ketcham and Jim Croce.

In March of 2023 Justin signed with Curtain Call Records and Promotions.

His first releases with Curtain Call Records are Die With An Empty Gun and Hallelujah Hill., Both videos have garnered over 500k views on his Facebook and You Tube platforms.

Those two songs are featured on his Appalachian Mountain Soul CD. The

album features songs of his Mountain heritage and were co-written with Benny Wilson. The song tracks feature the dobro playing of Jacob Metz and the masterful fiddling of Carson Peters.

Mychals’ other albums include Days of Thunder (1998,) Mandolin Morning (2014) and Lilac (2018.) All three albums were self-produced with Mandolin Morning being recorded at his former studio, Soundhouse Recording, while Lilac was recorded at Daywind Studios in Nashville. Days of Thunder was recorded at White Room Studios in Charlotte, N.C. The band’s music can be heard on all major streaming services, including Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

In 2003, he created the Justin Mychals Child Cancer Foundation, which aimed to help families of those battling cancer pay day-to-day expenses. The foundation raised more than $400,000 before Justin stepped away, and it was rebranded as Lake Wylie Children’s Charity.

For more information, visit www.northeaststate.edu or contact 423.367.9371.

Useless Facts:

1. If we ever find the end of the Pi number, according to some scientists, that’ll mean we live in the simulation.

2. Dying stars caused that space smells like a combination of diesel fuel and barbecue, according to astronauts.

3. The infinity sign has the name, and it’s lemniscate.

4. Space travel makes mice run in loops.

5. The Eiffel Tower can “grow” to 15 cm during the summer.

6. About 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.

7. A teaspoonful of neutron star would weigh 6 billion tons.

8. Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year.

9. According to research, fans of classical music and those who love heavy metal have similar personalities.

10. The chills you get when you listen to music are caused by your brain releasing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that causes pleasure. The brain releases these same feel-good hormones during sex and eating too.

11. There’s music made especially for cats. It seems like cats develop their musical taste soon after they’re born.

12. Music, classical in particular, can help make plants grow faster.

Bike Night:

1. Wednesday – 19E Pit Stop 2. Wednesday – Jonesboro VFW – Dog Tags 3. Thursday - Quaker Steak & Lube 4. Friday - Tulips

Rallies:

1. 9th Annual Snake Pit Bike Rally in Shady Valley, TN June 9th to June 11th 2. Junebug Boogie Bike Rally June 15th – 18th Cookeville TN 3. Thunder In The Smokies June 30th – July 2nd Maggie Valley, NC 4. 55th Dirt Drags Boozy Creek June 30th – July 2nd

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Abingdon Vineyards Presents Country Music Concert: Lauren Morrow and Josh Hedley Abingdon Vineyards is thrilled to announce an extraordinary event featuring two rising stars in country music, Lauren Morrow and Josh Hedley. This event will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Abingdon Vineyards. Doors will open at 3 p.m., with the show commencing at 4 p.m.

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I recently had a big argument with my closest friend. When you’ve been in one another’s lives as long as we have, it would be unrealistic to think there won’t be bumps in the road. Nonetheless, it breaks my heart when we have these disagreements over the years, because as much as it hurts to feel betrayed by those closest to you, it’s equally as painful to think you hurt them in return.

When we finally simmered down enough to have a rational conversation and hash it out, (weeks later-this was no small tiff!) one thing that surprised me was when he kept repeating I tend to make “personal attacks” when we’re arguing. I had no idea what he was referring to; I racked my brains thinking of some insult I’d slung his way, or a name I’d called him. When he finally told me specifically what I’d said I was shocked! He was miffed by me calling out a situation in his life that I find unhealthy; for me, I was just using this scenario as evidence to support my feelings and said nothing derogatory, just stated the facts. I asked him to maybe consider it was hurtful because deep down he might know it’s true.

not think twice about actual insults with regards to things we’re confident in. For example, I know beyond doubt I am very smart and independent. So if someone were to call me stupid or a leech, I would laugh in their face and keep it moving. But if my Mom absent-mindedly tugs my shirt down because its riding up, I will burst into tears of fury, because I’m so insecure about my flabby midsection that in my mind it feels as though she’s calling me fat. (This is a very real situation that has happened. Recently.)

late. I’m obviously not sharing with the world the true depths of my financial struggles, but quite frankly it’s my greatest source of stress. Because of my line of work I don’t think people really grasp the full extent of just how dire the situation has been because it always looks like I’m dining out, having drinks and traveling. So anytime I post a beautiful vacation destinatio and mention how much I want to go, and someone says “just go! Stop making excuses and do it!” I have to physically contain myself from ripping their head off. These people think I’m just While listening to a fitness prioritizing work, or some other podcast yesterday, the host/ coach said, “I’m not trying to call navigable roadblock, when in reality there are weeks I cannot you OUT, I’m calling you UP!” afford my groceries. They don’t and I found that so fitting to know, so I have to take a beat, these circumstances. It would take a breath and remind myself be so beneficial to “consider that was a completely innocent the source” when reacting to and actually encouraging things that feel like a personal remark. This person wants me insult. People who love and to do things I enjoy- they’re care about you aren’t trying to not actively trying to twist the call you out, they’re trying to dagger that lives in my heart and hold you accountable and lift my wallet. you above the things holding you down. Nine times out of On the flip side of this, I also ten if something is striking a need to improve my timing. No nerve with you, it’s because one is more aware of the things you’ve already rolled it around they’re doing wrong than the in your head enough times you person doing them, and there’s know it needs to be changed. a fine line between holding I think we all know that things hit You’re not actually angry at someone accountable and plain them for mentioning it, you’re the hardest when they’re close old badgering them. At a certain to home. We tend to personalize mad at yourself for not doing point I must let people make topics we’re insecure about and anything about it; its sometimes their own decisions and if they’re just easier to point the finger not ready to make the changes, anywhere but back at yourself. no amount of confrontation from me is going to change that.

I find myself doing this a lot with regards to money as of It’s also probably not best to

by Kathie Scalf bring up these issues during a heated argument. When you’re calling someone UP it should be presented with the love in which it’s intended and not through gritted teeth or raised voices.

That definitely feels like you’re calling someone OUT and it’s not productive.

At the end of the day, its most important to hold ourselves to the same accountability we hold everyone else. Look inward at our own triggers and figure out why they’re such a hot button, then resolve it. And get in the habit of calling ourselves up instead of out; speaking to ourselves from a place of selflove and not self-hatred while being very real about where we thrive and where we could use some improvement.

XO - Kathie

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Tusculum Inviting the Community to Participate in Discussion About Book That Explores America After The Civil War Tusculum University is inviting the community to examine America following the Civil War through a summer book group on campus.

Organized by Tusculum’s Department of History, Museum Studies and Religion, the group will examine the book “Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army after Appomattox”

by Caroline E. Janney in three sessions. They will be held on Thursdays at 6 p.m. on July 20, Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 in the Thomas J. Garland Library at Tusculum.

A department faculty member will facilitate each session, which will consist of open discussion among book group participants. Organizers will divide the book into three sections, and the group will delve into one of them in each session.

“We enjoy engaging with the community and look forward to hearing the group’s perspectives about this compelling book,” said Dr. Joel Van Amberg, the department’s chair and a professor of history at Tusculum. “This will be a fun and informative way to learn more about this period in American history from an impressive author and then hear the community’s take on her scholarship. We encourage the community to join us.”

The department has used the summer to provide thoughtprovoking and enlightening content for the community.

For the last two years, the department has focused on presentations from Tusculum

Janney is the John L. Nau III Professor of History and director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia.

“Ends of War” won the 2022 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award from the Atlanta Civil War Round Table as well as the 2022 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. The book explores what follows Robert E. Lee’s April 1865 surrender to Ulysses S. Grant. She relies on a variety of sources to highlight a period of confusion and violence as rebel soldiers dispersed and federal troops sought to maintain order throughout the subdued South.

Janney recounts official proceedings and the dealings of military officials alongside the experience of common soldiers. She brings to life the heady first days of the postwar era while charting the birth of the Lost Cause narrative which supported continued rebellion during Reconstruction and beyond.

faculty members and other speakers. Dr. Van Amberg said the department decided this year to switch to a new format, which will focus more on group discussion while still examining subjects people enjoy.

Group participants do not have to read the whole book prior to the start of the first session, but they are welcome to choose that option. They will need to read the section of the book designated for each session prior to attending.

Participation in the sessions is free. In addition, the department will provide a limited number of free books to those who sign up for the group by 5 p.m. Friday, June 16. These participants should email Dr. Van Amberg at jvanamberg@ tusculum.edu. Anyone else who would like to participate in the group needs to notify Dr. Van Amberg via email by Friday, June 30. The book can be readily purchased online.

More information about the university is available at www.tusculum.edu.

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I have never in my life played the game Dungeons and Dragons, but when I saw the trailer for the film I was intrigued. So when the film, "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" hit theaters I was ready to see this fantasy/heist adventure starring Chris Pine. The film begins by introducing us to Edgin Darvis (Pine), who is a bard ( characters capable of combat, and use their artistic talents to induce magical effects, even though this bard uses no magic), and a member of the Harpers, an order of peacekeepers. Edgin's time as a peacekeeper ends when his wife is killed by disciples of the Red Wizard, of whom he had previously arrested. As a result of his wife's murder, he turns to his friend Holga Kilgore (Michelle Rodriguez), a barbarian, who helps raise his daughter Kira (Chloe Coleman). The duo turn to a life of thievery and team with amateur sorcerer Simon Aumar (Justice Smith), rogue Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant), and the mysterious acquaintance Sofina(Daisy Head). When the group attempts to rob a Harper stronghold, things go terribly bad and Edgin and Holga are captured.

After being held in prison for two years the duo escape to the city/ state of Neverwinter where they discover their former partner and friend Froge and become Lord of

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the city/state. While he has been the leader of Neverwinter, Forge has been taking care of Kira, who has been told her father abandoned her.

When Edgin finally sees his daughter again, she rejects him due to the lies of Forge. Edgin and Holga also discover Sofina is actually a Red Wizard (the really bad guys), and is preparing to execute the duo, buy the attempt fails, and Edgin and Holga plan on robbing Forge's vault and rescue Kira.The duo plan on the rescue and theft during the High Sun Games, a gladiatorial event that had once been banned but were resurrected by the greedy Forge. However, the duo need help in their efforts, and once again team with Simon and add Doric (Sophia Lillis), a tiefling druid (a mix of human and "something else" with special shapeshifting powers).

The group then attempt to get a magic relic known as "The Helm of Disjunction" from a paladin( a knight) named Xenk Yandar (RegeJean Page) who fled his country after the Red Wizards turned his people into an undead army. When the group meets Xenk, he agrees to help only if Edgin agrees to turn over any bounty the group gets to the people. Xenk guides the group through the Underdark (a subterranean group of caverns and tunnels) to find the Helm of which he no longer possesses. The group finds the Helm, but are attacked by a group of assassins sent by Sofina, and after fighting the bad guys, run afoul of an overweight dragon with a nasty attitude. The group manages to escape the dragon and assassins, and use the retrieved Helm to enter Forge's vault during the games.

However, the group is captured and are forced to enter the games, minus Xenk, who left the group after they retrieved the Helm. The group manage to survive the games thanks to some magic and clever maneuvers, and escape via a boat but turn back when they see the city is being visabilly attacked by Sofina.

The group battle the powerful Sofina, but emerge victorious, and the real Lord of Neverwinter returns and Forge gets his comeuppance.

As I mentioned earlier, I have no knowledge of the world of Dungeons and Dragons, so all of the aforementioned was new to me and enjoyable.I felt vibes of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", so I was having a blast in the theater.

The cast was wonderful, led by the perfectly cast Pine, whose wit and humor are put to perfect use in the film. I loved all of his wisecracks and banter with his co-stars, especially

those with Page. The film is filled with action and wonderful special effects, even though I wish more dragons had been in the film, but I guess that's nitpicking. For someone who had no clue about the subject matter, other than it was fantasy based, I had a blast watchking "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves", and if you are so inclined I'm sure you will too. Now playing in theaters. (Rated PG-13)

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media, and it often grows a little at least every other month. I have a bad tendency to sit the new discs on top of the filed away discs on the shelf, then weeks will go by before I finally stop and go “Oh, I need to file those away.” This is always, most, usually, because it’s the day before I know company is coming over and nine times out of ten, someone wants to look over the movie library.

from a friend in South Carolina, a tube of chapstick, an almost empty bottle of sunscreen, a reminder for a dermatologist appointment I had a month ago, and notes from rehearsal for the play I directed that closed over a month ago, so you can imagine how long those have been here.

There’s also an empty coffee mug with residue at the bottom which indicates it once had coffee in it.

If the factor of how unkempt something is determines the mess, There isn’t anything bad strewn then my home office is the biggest about the place, I don’t have crumpled fast food papers loitering offender in my home. I don’t recall offhand who said it, but there’s anywhere. It’s more that thing of some quote about “A clean desk “Oh, the coffee table looks a bit messy, I need to take care of that.” is the sign of an unproductive I’ll note the thought and then a few person, a messy desk is the sign of hard work.” Using this metric, right days or maybe a week or so will now my desk makes it look like go by before I do anything about I’m the most productive human it. I’ll pass by the coffee table as I’m about to head out the door or being alive. something, and then I’ll stop and There are crumpled papers, two decide “The time is now” and I’ll sets of Post-it note pads, two clean it up. months' worth of correspondence The most haphazard when it comes to organization is my movie shelf. As you might imagine I have a rather large collection of physical

How long has this mug been here? I don’t know, it may be that I need to run a carbon test on it to determine its age. It is Christmas themed so that’s a bit disconcerting. I think a home desk becomes something of a “catch-all” for a lot of people. I’m not gonna judge myself because a coffee cup from Christmas is still hanging around here. I must have been doing something important that day.

Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not that messy of a person. I’m not even all that disorganized.

However, I do tend to put off getting my house ready for company till the very last minute, or I randomly will pick a day to do it without putting much thought into it. Case in point, this weekend I have some guests coming over, and for weeks I’ve been thinking that giving my game room a little tidy over is a thing I needed to do.

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The one thing I am super lazy about doing with cleaning is

dusting. The work areas of my desk, the main part? Not dusty.

The top area—my desk has storage that hangs over the pain work area—where I keep some Funko figures and other assorted things. That is almost always dusty. You’d think as someone who has allergies bad I’d be more on it, but if I’m keeping sixmonth cold coffee mugs on my desk, dusting is the last thing on my mind.

But as I type this it’s starting to click with me how bad it is and how much a good dusting would help. So now the motivation has been planted in my head and I bet as soon as I finish this I’m going to grab the duster and give the top a going over. Then we will repeat this cycle in six months. I wonder if I have any summer-themed mugs I can leave on my desk for that future cleaning session? See you next week.

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