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Hello Friends!

Hello friends!

September is here! Can you believe that Fall is upon us??? Where did the Summer go? I hate to the hot weather leave us but I am thrilled to see the Fall colors and decorations. Leggings and hoodies for me! What is your favorite thing about Fall?

Are you a pumpkin spice kind of person?

Another exciting thing about September is on our front cover…..Rhythm and Roots! Make sure you look at the schedule so you can plan out your fun weekend. I

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I hope you all have

BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS

WATCHHOUSE · THE MAVERICKS · 49 WINCHESTER · LARKIN POE

MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES · ALLISON RUSSELL

SIERRA HULL · DARRELL SCOTT'S ELECTRIFYING BAND · AMYTHYST KIAH

BRENT COBB · DANIEL DONATO’S COSMIC COUNTRY · ALISON BROWN · ADIA VICTORIA

JIM LAUDERDALE · CARLENE CARTER · OLIVER WOOD TRIO · SONS OF THE EAST

TK & THE HOLY KNOW NOTHINGS · ILLITERATE LIGHT · HANDMADE MOMENTS

THE QUEBE SISTERS · DALLAS WAYNE · BILL & THE BELLES · ANNABELLE’S CURSE

DAMN TALL BUILDINGS · TWISTED PINE · DALLAS MOORE · KELSEY WALDON

AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT · MISSY RAINES & ALLEGHENY · LANEY LOU & THE BIRD DOGS

TOMMY PRINE · DAVE EGGAR · SAM QUINN & THE CARTWRIGHT BROTHERS BAND

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Bristol TN/Va

WEDNESDAY Sept 6th

Justin Moyar 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Jace Smith 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ

THURSDAY Sept 7th

Little John Chrisley | Scuffletown

5:00pm at Cascade Draft House

DeeOhGee 6:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar

Jason Lloyd 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ

FRIDAY Sept 8th

Mackenzie Roark 5:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Derek Downtown 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Ragsdale and Friends 9:00pm at Cascade Drafthouse

SATURDAY Sept 9th

Alma Russ |Josh Bowles 3:30pm at Cascade Draft House

MONDAY Sept 11th

Anthony Childress 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Johnson City

TUESDAY Sept 5th

Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

WEDNESDAY Sept 6th

Rheva & Keegan’s Irish Fiddle Tunes 5:30pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

THURSDAY Sept 7th

Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

Prairie Wildfire Band 7:00pm at the Down Home

Black Stone Cherry 8:00pm at Capone’s

FRIDAY Sept 8th

Southbound 8:00pm at Tulips

American Grub And Pub

Chris Long 7:00pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

Donnie & The Dry Heavers 7:00pm at Watauga Brewing Company

Cash Re-Visited

9:00pm at Wild Wing Cafe

Home Cookin’ | American Dropouts | Lucille Klement

10:00pm at Capone’s

SATURDAY Sept 9th

Stone Fire Band 8:00pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

Citizen Kane | The Almas | Below 7

10:00pm at Capone’s

SUNDAY Sept 10th

Rheva & Keegan’s Irish Fiddle Tunes 5:30pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

Kingsport

THURSDAY Sept 7th

Little Black Mountain Band

9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

FRIDAY Sept 8th

Chancellor Lawson 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company

J.R. & The Big Guns

9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

SATURDAY Sept 9th

Savage Outlaws

7:00pm at Lakeview Marina

The Big Dog Howlers

9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

Jonesborough

Friday Sept 8th

Roxanne McDaniel 7:00pm at Music on the Square

BLOUNTVILLE

Friday Sept 8th

Nightshift 7:00pm at the Outdoorsman

SATURDAY Sept 9th

Limited Edition 7:00pm at the Outdoorsman

SEPTEMBER

Lunsford Festival Announces Performer Lineup for 2023

The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival returns to the Mars Hill University campus on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 10 a.m.4 p.m. The Lunsford Festival is Western North Carolina’s second-longest-running folk festival. It takes place at the same time the Madison Heritage Arts Festival is happening in adjacent downtown Mars Hill. Admission to both festivals is free. Limited parking is available on the university campus, so a shuttle service will run from 8 a.m.5:30 p.m. from the Ingles supermarket parking lot on N.C. 213 (Cascade Street).

Musical performances will take place on the Lunsford Commons, traditionally known as the Upper Quad of the campus, adjacent to College Street. A highlight of the day is the 11:15 a.m. presentation of the 2023 Bascom Lamar Lunsford Awards, which will be given to radio personality and longtime Lunsford Festival emcee John Roten and posthumously to David W. Robinson, a Madison County educator who spent a lifetime playing and singing traditional music. Robinson’s son, Alex Robinson, and son-in-law Sammy Adams will join surviving members of the band Southern

Heritage to honor his memory. The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award has been given out since 1980 to individuals who have made significant contributions to the folk, musical, and/or dance traditions of the Southern Appalachian mountain region.

This year’s lineup of performers includes:

Bailey Mountain Cloggers

Sara Nell Chase

Bayla Davis and Cary Fridley

Josh Goforth

Roger Howell

Brandon Johnson

Emolyn Liden and Friends

Lonesome Mountain Ears

Old Time Ramblers

Nobody’s Darling String Band

Don Pedi

Branson Raines

Carol Rifkin and John Mitchell

John Roten

Sourwood Ridge

Rodney Sutton

Southern Heritage

White Rock Revival

Nicholas Edward Williams

The Lunsford Festival features a ballad swap at which keepers of the ballad tradition share traditional ballads. Bascom Lamar Lunsford was an avid collector of ballads and many of his ballad transcriptions can be found in MHU’s Southern Appalachian Archives. This year’s ballad swap will take place in Owen Theatre from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford dedicated his life to traveling the Appalachian Mountains to find, memorize, and record the songs and dances

so intimately woven into mountain culture. He started the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville in 1928, and from there was enlisted to help start the National Folk Festival. He became instrumental in the creation of multiple festivals throughout the United States, but it wasn’t until Mars Hill pharmacist Ed Howard formulated a plan to name a festival in honor of Lunsford that he ever let one of his festivals carry his name. It was only with persistence and flexibility that Howard was able to convince Lunsford to allow the festival in Lunsford’s hometown of Mars Hill to be named for him, and then only with the clear understanding the festival would be dedicated to mountain music and dance.

For updates and information, visit the festival website at www.LunsfordFestival.com or contact festival director Leila Weinstein at (828) 6891115 or lweinstein@mhu.edu. For information about the Madison Heritage Arts Festival, visit: marshillheritagefestival.wordpress.com. View Online: mhu.meritpages.com/news/ lunsford-festival-announces-performer-lineupfor-2023/37744

Mars Hill University’s dance team, the Bailey Mountain Cloggers, performs during the 2022 Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival

Madison County Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) students playing “backstage”

TRI-CITIES 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

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

Trivia at Aubrey’s Johnson City 7pm

WEDNESDAY Trivia at Tipsy Toad

Jonesborough, TN 7pm

Trivia Night Mellow Mushroom

Bristol, VA 7pm

Trivia at Aubrey’s Bristol 7pm

THURSDAY

Mellow Trivia at Mellow Mushroom Johnson City, TN- 7pm

Trivia at Riverside Taphouse at South Fork Bluff City, TN 7pm

events added

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

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

THURSDAY Bingo at Mellow Mushroom Bristol VA 6pm Singo at Aubrey’s Bristol 7:00 PM

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

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

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

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

SODOKU CROSSWORD

Down

1. Still sleeping

2. Go up

3. Frisco sch.

4. Incense

5. CIA operative (abbr.)

6. Secular

7. Far from electrifying

8. Finally

9. Confusion

10. Cousin of an ostrich

11. Meeting memo abbr.

12. "___ Dawn" (war film)

13. Ending for second or vision

18. Country bordering Tibet

22. East African language (abbr.)

24. Boat with an open hold

26. "And higher," on a sale rack sign

27. Subject of a treasured 1922 Flaherty documentary

28. Urged (on)

ACROSS

1. In ____ (going nowhere)

5. Jessica of "The Love Guru"

9. Brightly colored aquarium fish

14. 2005 "American Idol" singer Bo

15. Ayn's John

16. Shade of brown

17. Indispensible

19. Healthily red

20. Crusoe's creator

21. Gap

23. Film rate (abbr.)

25. Was affected by an idol, perhaps

30. Not young

33. "___ be a shame if..."

35. Corporate image

36. Suddenly run (at)

37. Kindergarten students

39. One of the Earp brothers

42. Ode or haiku

43. Bjork's "___ Our Hands"

45. Farm output

47. Takes too much (abbr.)

48. Try with little chance of success

52. Washington post

53. Result of a too-high BAC

54. ___ Island

57. Munched, biblically

61. Latin line dance

65. Bindings

67. Balkan native

68. Doesn't keep up

69. Old Roman years

70. Comedian Artie

71. Stallone and Stone

72. Pope of the 16th century

Answers to last week’s puzzles can be found on page 09.

29. Regards

30. Heavy, as a favorite

31. Neighbor of Lib.

32. Household pest, for short

33. "May ____ you?"

(suitor's request)

34. Share with the church

38. Dutch pop singer

40. Three, in Venice

41. Designer Oldham

44. Fertilizer material

46. Play with, like a puppy

49. Stylized Japanese theater

50. Trendy pencil-topper dolls, once

51. Sacred observance

55. "____ M for Murder"

56. Like challah bread

58. Shore eagle

59. Wine, when combined

60. Computer key

61. Quarter of M

62. "Are you a man ___ mouse?"

63. Dijon denial

64. Kind of order

66. Dunderhead

OF THE WEEK PETS

Kiki

Meet Kiki !!! I came in with my little babies and they have all been adopted. Now it’s my turn to be taken care of and pampered. I am 1 yr old, 7 lbs and the sweetest girl, beautiful green eyes, I love to

be petted, good with kids and other cats, spayed, up to date on my vaccinations and microchipped. Call the rescue to schedule an appointment to meet me.

Guber

Meet Guber! He’s a 1 yr old energetic French Bulldog mix, 28 lbs and is a shy boy until he warms up to you. Guber’s owners were in their 80’s and he was too much for them. He did well with the trainer that they had for him and

learned basic commands. Guber has never been around kids or cats, but is ok around other dogs. He has been neutered, current on vaccinations and microchipped.

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

There are 5 Acoustic Guitars hidden in this issue of The Loafer. Can you find them all?

Last Week's Puzzle Answers

Sudoku Crossword

Cryptogram:

"Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there."

Dropquote:

"He has turned defensive boxing into a poetic art. Trouble is, nobody ever knocked anybody out with a poem."

JOHNSON CITY

SATURDAYS

ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm. Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 or Cheryl 423-262-6149

THURSDAY SEPT 7TH

Farmers Market 10:00am at ETSU Pridewalk

FRIDAY SEPT 8TH

Johnson City Love & Hiking Date For Couples (Self-Guided)

7:00am at Willow Springs Park

SATURDAY SEPT 9TH

Johnson City Love & Hiking Date For Couples (Self-Guided)

7:00am at Willow Springs Park

Johnson City Farmers Market

8:00am at Founders Park

The Nine-Nine Benefit Comedy Show 9:00pm at The D. P. Culp Student Center

SUNDAY SEPT 10TH

Hiking Date For Couples

7:00am at Willow Springs Park

Sunday Make Break: Fall Pom-Pom Trees

2:00pm at Michael's

BRISTOL

WEDNESDAY SEPT 6TH

State Street Farmer's Market

2:00pm at Downtown Center

Open Mic Nite 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club

THINGS TO DO THINGS TO DO

THURSDAY SEPT 7TH

Pumpkin Pickin’ Canvas Class

6:00pm at Kil'n Time

Contemporary Ceramics

SATURDAY SEPT 9TH

State Street Farmers Market

8:00am at Downtown Center

Board Game Night 5:00pm at Bristol Public Library

KINGSPORT

WEDNESDAY SEPT 6TH

Space AcademyInteractive Show for Kids

6:30pm at NCG Cinemas

THURSDAY SEPT 7TH

First Thursday Shop and Hop

4:00pm at Downtown Kingsport

Fall Fest Fundraiser 5:00pm at High Voltage

FRIDAY SEPT 8TH

Final Friday Food Truck Rally

4;00pm at Cherokee & Cumberland

SATURDAY SEPT 9TH

Farmers Market 8:00am at Kingsport Farmer's Market

Nature: Wolf Howling

10:00am at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

ELIZABETHTON

FRIDAY SEPT 8TH

Carter County Car Club Cruise In 5:00pm on Elk Avenue

SATURDAY SEPT 9TH

The Gathering at Sycamore Shoals 11:00am at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park

JONESBOROUGH

TUESDAYS

Jonesborough Storytelling Guild

“Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at The Intl. Storytelling Center

WEDNESDAY SEPT 6TH

IBN Biz Lunch 11:30am at The Black Olive

SATURDAY SEPT 9TH

Jonesborough Farmers Market 8:00am at Downtown Jonesborough

Historic Jonesborough

Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn State Historic Site

Old Jonesborough Cemetery

Tours 2:30pm at Heritage Alliance

Tunes, Tales, and Rails Concert for Chuckey Depot Museum

4:00pm at Lincoln Park

ABINGDON, VA

WEDNESDAY SEPT 6TH

Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

FRIDAY SEPT 8TH

Movies for Adults 2:00pm at Washington County Public Library

SUNDAY SEPT 10TH

Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

PINEY FLATS

SATURDAY SEPT 9TH

Graveyard Tales 3:00pm at Rocky Mount State Historic Site

Graveyard Tales Returns to Rocky

Mount Sept. 9

Real? Imagined? Who knows? Creepy tales unfold from stories passed down, legends and myths, and things that go bump in the night with the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild on Sept. 9 at Rocky Mount State Historic Site.

The Guild is the oldest continuing group of storytellers in the nation. Graveyard Tales will include scary spooky stories of ghosties, ghoulies, and long-legged beasties. Due to this event’s popularity for all ages, a special children’s concert will take place at 2 p.m. for ages 5 and up, followed by the adult show at 7 p.m.

Graveyard Tales will take place on Sept. 9 at Rocky Mount Historic Site, located at 200 Hyder Hill Road in Piney Flats.

Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for adults for the 2 p.m. show. Tickets are

$15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students 12 and up for the 7 p.m. show.

Tickets can be purchased Rocky Mount State Historic Site by calling 423-524-9104 or visiting www.rockymountmuseum.com.

Featured children’s show storytellers include:

Evelyn Edwards

Judy “Butterfly” Farlow

Kelle Jolly

Featured adult show storytellers include:

Judy “Butterfly” Farlow

Catherine Yael Serota

Linda Poland

Wallace Shealy

Kelle Jolly

For additional information about the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, visit storytellersguild.org.

Biker Events sponsored by biker wear

Useless Facts:

1. August was once the 6th month of the year.

2. Leo and Virgo are the two zodiac signs of the month.

3. There are three birthstones associated with August.

4. There are two birth flowers linked with August.

5. August is the seasonal equivalent of February.

6. Lammas Day is celebrated on August 1st.

7. August 10th is St. Lawrence Day.

8. August marks the end of Dog Days of summer.

9. August has an identity crisis.

10. No other month starts on the same day of the week as August.

Local Events:

1. Great Smokey MTN. Jeep Invasion August 23rd – 27th Pigeon Forge

2. Annual Tree Street Yard Sale August 26th

3. 3rd Annual Bike Wash, Bike Show, Audio Competition August 26th 11am at Tulips

4. 1st Annual First Freewill Baptist Church Bike & Car Show 10am – 4pm Sept. 2nd Johnson City, TN

5. Rhythm & Roots Sept 8th – 10th

6. Bristol Race Sept 15th – 17th

7. Biker Wear & Jericho Bike Wash, Bike Show Sept 17th at Biker Wear

Bike Night:

1. Wednesday – 19E Pit Stop

2. Wednesday – Jonesboro VFW – Dog Tags

3. Thursday - Quaker Steak & Lube

4. Friday – Tulips

5. Greenville Peacemakers Bike Night August 5th Greenville Club House

Rides:

1. Suicide Prevention Poker Run August 26th

2. Tri-Cities Takeover August 27th

Rallies:

1. 30th Anniversary 4 Corners Bike Rally Aug. 31st – Sept 4th Durango & Ignacio, Colorado

2. Thunder In The Smokies Sept 8th – 10th Maggie Valley NC

Biker Events sponsored

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Hello everyone, hope your summer is all you hoped for. It’s hard to believe that it is already August and summer is almost over, but there is still a lot to do. August was originally the eighth month of the year when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC, giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. The name Augustus is Latin and means “the venerable one” or “the great one”. August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the

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6th month in the original tenmonth Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC (AUC 708), giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but this is an invention of the 13th century scholar Johannes de Sacrobosco. Sextilis in fact had 31 days before it was renamed, and it was not chosen for its length. The month of August is often a calm and quiet time of year and the light list of celebrations reflects that stillness. It's a time to relax before the school year starts. But, there are plenty of days to celebrate time with your pets or summertime cuisine. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in the season of summer. In the Southern Hemisphere,

the month falls during the season of winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids take place in August, with the dates varying each year. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower takes place as early as July 10 and ends at around August 10, and the Southern Delta Aquariids take place from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the days of the peak varying yearly. The star

cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary Islands, especially among the Guanches of Tenerife, the month of August received in the name of Beñesmer or Beñesmen, which was also the harvest festival held this month. August's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family

August is the Hottest month of the year so stay in the shade and drank a lot of water.

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Northeast State Welcomes Storyteller

Kuniko Yamamoto to Campus Sept. 14

Travel through time of ancient and modern Japanese myth when Northeast State Community College welcomes artist and visual storyteller Kuniko Yamamoto for two performances on September 14 at the Blountville campus next to Tri-Cities Airport.

Yamamoto enchants audiences of every age with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse. Her appearance is sponsored by the College’s International Education program. Yamamoto teaches the art of origami during a workshop at noon in L106 of Wayne G. Basler Library on the Blountville campus.

The evening storytelling performance is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., in the Ballad Health Center for Performing Arts on the Blountville campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

Her Origami Tales uses folded paper animals and faces, which come alive in folk tales. The program encourages audience interaction and participation, with each

narrative carefully selected for cultural and moral perspectives. Trained in dance and traditional arts in her native Osaka, Japan, Yamamoto received national exposure performing Japanese Storytelling at the Silk Road International Exposition and on Kansai National TV. Over the last three decades she has presented her programs throughout the United States. As a passionate origami artist and teacher, Yamamoto opened Origami Air Art Studio in 2017.

She has performed at The Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.); Disney Epcot Japanese Pavilion; Seattle’s International Children’s Festival/Giant Magnet; International Children’s Festival in Canada; National Storytelling Festival; LA Music Center / Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County and Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival.

The performance is sponsored by the Northeast State International Education program. For more information, contact internationaled@northeaststate.edu.

Music by Richard Rodgers

Book & lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book Hammerstein II

You're Doing Social Media All Wrong

Do you have a dedicated social media specialist on your team?

I don't mean a marketing specialist, I mean someone specifically dedicated to social media marketing. Most likely not, which means you're doing it wrong.

Social media marketing requires dedication that is not necessary for traditional media. It requires consistency and communication and unless you have that, you're doing it wrong.

Consistency keeps your posts in front of your target audience. At least two posts per day will help your brand stick out among a sea of content. Keeping your content at the head of your audience's feed ensures that they will consistently see and be able to interact with your message.

Communication is the key to creating a two way conversation with your audience. If your audience feels heard, they are more likely to interact with you and share your brand with their friends and family. It allows you to spot the issues within your brand and fix them in a way that shows your audience that you are listening to them. Without consistency and communication, your brand will be lost among the competition. A true dedication to social media marketing takes time and effort, but is well worth it to keep your message at the forefront of the feed and gives you leverage against the companies who are not using social media as a brand management tool.

Social Sentiments

By Wendy Hayden socialsentiments @outlook.com

PPRESENTS RESENTS

PRESENTS

THE MOCKINGBIRD SINGS

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 7:30 PM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 7:30 PM

September 22 7:30 pm

September 22 7:30 pm

September 23 7:30 pm

September 23 7:30 pm

September 24 2:30 pm

September 24 2:30

September 29 7:30 pm 29 7:30 pm

September 30 7:30 pm

September 30 7:30 pm

October 1 2:30 pm

October 1 2:30 pm

Music by Richard Rodgers by Rodgers

Book & lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II lyrics by II Original choreography by Agnes de Mille Original choreography Agnes de Based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs on the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs

BOOK BY DR NANCY HAMBLEN ACUFF, TERRY HARKLEROAD, & SHARON CORT

Home Cooked Wine Pairings by

Growing up in the south, particularly from our “neck of the woods,” you learn early on the importance of good eatin’. I’m sure I’m not alone in reminiscing about all those meals at Grandmas, where the whole family squeezed in elbowto-elbow to indulge in her home cooking. In fact, with most of my childhood memories having turned to fuzzy clips of vague emotions, these times of celebration and post-church family fellowship are some of the only clear recollections I have left. As I’ve gotten older and broadened my culinary horizons, I still have to admit that as much as I love exploring other cuisines, my heart will always belong to the simple, greasy, down-home dishes of Appalachia. But how will that ever co-exist with my newfound love of French wine? Beautifully, it turns out!

When I decided to make my piece this week about pairing vino with classic southern dishes, I had no intention of making them France specific. But as I reviewed my brainstorming chicken scratch, I was surprised to see that every single glass was from the land of the Louvre, and try as I might, I could not dream up a better pairing. So as crazy as it sounds, it seem s the hills of the French countryside might in fact have something in common with the sticks and hollers of Appalachia.

When I was thinking up my favorite country dishes, naturally I started with my absolute favorite breakfast staple- gravy and biscuits. My Granny used to bake drop biscuits called “cat heads” because they were, you guessed it, as big as a cat’s head. They weren’t the fluffy, golden and perfectly symmetrical buttermilk versions most of the rest of the world is used to, but there was pure

deliciousness in every lumpy bite; particularly when smothered with her famous sausage gravy. Fried and crumbled in her biggest skillet, the woman never measured anything, just using pure instinct and years of experience to add the perfect amounts of whole milk, flour and seasonings to the ample pool of grease. As I pondered what wine could possibly hold up to this hearty concoction that seems to be all over the board and typically consumed early in the day, only 1 answer came to mind- classic Champagne. I’m a firm believer that most problems can be solved with bubbles, and if you’re ever in a predicament where you need a wine that will play off a little bit of everything, it’s a great go-to. Champagne in particular has a more yeasty flavor than other sparkling wines, making it a great match for biscuits and gravy. While it offers a creamy nuttiness, it’s still light enough to not be extra weight on an already heavy meal. Remember, all sparkling wine is commonly referred to as Champagne incorrectly, but TRUE Champagne must come from the Champagne region of France. Try to get one that has been aged for a couple years, but if you’re ballin on a budget, there are some terrific NonVintage (NV) options out there that won’t break the bank.

For the next course, there’s no way I could cultivate a list of home cooked cuisine without mentioning soup beans and corn bread. There’s hardly another scent in this world that can make me go as wild as a big pot of simmering pintos on a stovetop with a cast iron skillet full of cornbread in the oven below. You can eat them however you want, but my preferred method is to ladle a giant spoonful of beans over a hunk of crumbled cornbread and top it with a couple dashes of Texas Pete. On a cold winter day, nothing will warm your bones better, I assure you. But what sort of wine would be the perfect

complement to such a simple but filling concoction? My mind immediately traveled to Burgundy. French pinot has an earthiness that plays well with the beans, while still having just enough structure to stand up to the added texture of being cooked in pig fat. Aim for a nice Cote de Nuit Village wine for a full-bodied Burgundy experience without the hefty price tag of the well-known Grand Cru vineyards.

For suppertime in the south, I had 3 staples immediately come to mind and they all deserved an honorable mention and pairing suggestion. I felt it was only fair to give you a seafood, a white meat and a red meat option, depending on your mood. For the fish dish, there was no way I could avoid discussing shrimp and grits. This savory blending of seafood and breakfast carbs for dinner is the meal that changed my mind about crustaceans as a teenager, and the addition of spicy andouille sausage is the perfect way to round out this deliciousness. The only way it could be any better is with a big glass of Sancerre. While most would think that Sauvignon Blanc would be far too citrusy or delicate for a meal this robust, this French version of the grape is actually quite versatile and is a fabulous complement to more savory flavors. It still holds the characteristic green, white and yellow fruit profiles, but has a salinity that creates perfect balance to full flavors.

If you’re in the mood for something with feathers, how about pairing a glass of French chardonnay with a big bowl of chicken and dumplings?

A white Burgundy is a great option for this one-pot meal. Opt for a Cote de Beaune over Chablis, as these tend to be oaked, giving them more of the creaminess to play off the texture of the dumplings. I feel that Chablis being unoaked would be too light and fruity for a dish this savory.

Finally if you’re craving something carnivorous, let’s go read all the way

Kathie Scalf

with a pan full of meat loaf and a bottle of Bordeaux. This classic red blend would not only go great with a thick slice of loaf straight out of the oven, but would also be the perfect way to wash down a leftover meatloaf sandwich on white bread. Bordeaux, particularly styles from the Left Bank which contain more cabernet sauvignon, have delicious, grippy tannins that help balance out the fattiness of the red meat. You could also add a splash of this vino to jazz up your standard ketchup based glaze!

If there is 1 thing I could hammer home to everyone I know, it would be “don’t be afraid of wine!” All these things sounds so fancy and complicated when in reality, most wines can be quite versatile. Don’t be scared to match your favorite comfort foods with grapes from far-away lands that are a little hard to pronounce. They always say opposites attract, and when it comes to food and wine, that couldn’t be more true!

- Kathie

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Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One

In 1996 Hollywood released a remake of the 1960's television series "Mission Impossible" starring Tom Cruise, and here we are in 2023 with the latest film in the successful franchise "Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One". Cruise continues in the role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt, along with fellow agents Luther (Ving Rhames) and Benji (Simon Pegg). The trio is also assisted by IIsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a disavowed MI6 agent who allied with Hunt's team in the 2015 MI film "Rogue Nation". The film follows the 2018 release "Fallout" and is the seventh installment in the series. The latest film features Hunt on a mission to retrieve a key from the aforementioned IIsa, on whom IMF has placed a bounty. Hunt manages to find IIsa in the Arabian Desert, and advises her to lay low due to the bounty on her, but not before a fight with the bounty hunters. When he travels back to the U.S., Hunt sneaks into a meeting of the various intelligence agencies where he learns about an experimental Artificial Intelligence called the Entity that has managed to go rogue. The Entity has infiltrated intelligence networks and military systems causing panic among those in charge. Ethan decides he must

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find a way to destroy the AI, so he and his teammates head to the airport in Abu Dhabi where they plan to intercept the holder of half a key, of which if united its other half, could lead to world domination for the holder of said key. The intelligence community has sent operatives to catch Ethan, so not only is he after the holder of part of the key, he must outwit and outrun the agents after him. While at the airport he encounters the mysterious Grace (Hayley Atwell), who is a professional thief. Ethan and Grace soon find themselves a target at the airport and devise a way to escape. While at the airport, a man from Ethan's past makes an unexpected appearance, but will play a huge role in the film's plot. Grace, being the expert thief, escapes Ethan and takes a flight to Rome, where she is arrested and rescued by Ethan who manages to track her down. The excitement in Rome is action packed with a car chase for the ages that even manages some humorous moments despite all that's at stake. After the whirlwind chase, Grace again escapes from Ethan, but the two eventually cross paths again in Venice where arms dealer Alanna Mitsopolis (Vanessa Kriby) shows up and is directly involved in the search for the keys. The mystery man I mentioned earlier is Gabriel (Easi Morales), a powerful terrorist and a major adversary of Ethan, who is also coveting the keys so he can control the Entity to control the world, but then what good villain wouldn't? The action then moves from Italy to the Alps, where the mission involves the Innsbruck bound Orient Express. The train is where Alanna will meet the buyer of the keys, but her efforts are thwarted by the IMF team, involving plenty of action and thrills. The film ends with a tease for Part 2 of the film, which will hit theaters in June 2024. I can't say enough about the

action and intrigue in this film, as I expect such from MI films, and they never disappoint. Cruise had stated these two films would end the series, but later decided to continue in his role as Ethan Hunt. The stunts in the film are thrilling, as each film attempts to top its predecessor. The film is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who has directed two previous MI films, and his familiarity with the series serves the film well. The movie is one of the most expensive ever made, and you can clearly

understand why after viewing the film. If you are a fan of the MI films, this latest in the series will definitely please you. If you have never seen any of the previous films, start them now and let them lead up the action-packed "Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1". I encourage you to run to the theater like Cruise does in all these films. Now playing in theaters.

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It’s a Monday morning and I’m sitting in my office. I’ve been here for well over an hour, mostly alternating between staring at the blank page in the word processor and staring at my calendar and all the colorful dots it contains. I can safely say that 2023 is, very possibly, the busiest year of my life so far. I wonder if maybe after a few years of being not busy, this degree of busy just seems so due to life getting more “normal.”

But I do suspect some of this is my own doing, as thrice this year (see, breaking out the fancy words) I have accidentally overextended myself. Now, you may be asking yourself “How does one accidentally overextend themselves?” The answer is simple. I said “yes” to some things without realizing they were all going to be within rapid succession of one another. So suddenly that gig

Too Much

you said “yes” to back in March for August has arrived, and you said “yes” to three other things at the same time, and the next thing you know you’re completely exhausted. The panic always sets in on a Monday. You sit and you look at the calendar app of your choice, I typically do this with my coffee on my iPad. You think about all you need to do that week, and you look to see what is ahead. I’ll assume there are maybe one to two things, then you look and see you have only two free days for the next two weeks. That is when the feeling of dread and panic sets in. As you look at it and you think “Wait, how did I do this to myself?”

It’s one thing to do it yourself once during the year, but now I’ve done it almost three times and I’m starting to worry about myself a bit. Burnout is very real, and I think I have a bad habit of not recognizing when it happens. I tend to

push myself too much. I often think I’m not being “creative enough,” working “hard enough,” or “doing enough.” I put all those things into quotes as there very much is a cultural mentality that you’re supposed to wear yourself down into an emotionless stump. Yet I don’t buy that, usually. I think as a creative human we need rest and often rest is when we do our best thinking. Whenever I have trouble trying to find the best way to approach a project, I’ll often go to an antique mall or thrift store and just wander around. I’m also thinking about the project, and usually just poking around those places will kick off the dust and I’ll find the angle I’m looking for. If I had spent that time instead in my office just pacing and feeling pressure to come up with “something,” I don’t think it would be good.

As Fall is right around the

corner the question for me is will I over-book myself yet again? This is my favorite time of the year coming up, and I want to enjoy it very much. I know my October is already looking a bit like it may be a little overbooked, but most of that should be fun things. But, nonetheless, rest is important. A friend told me recently when I was pushing myself to get something done before a deadline “You can’t pour from an empty well.”

This is true, and words I need to keep in mind. When I look back on this year I will surely think of it as one of the busiest of my life, but I hope it will also look back on it as the year when I began to realize that you need to build in breaks to keep yourself from falling apart. See you next week.

By Andy Ross theloaferonlineprint @gmail.com