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The Athens Area Council for the Arts is pleased to present “Climbing the Great Spiral, Poems and Prayers of Hope and Healing”, by Ellen Zahorec, to be on exhibit from September 4 – October 25, 2013, at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee.

Ellen Zahorec is a mixed media artist, currently residing in Chattanooga, TN. For much of the past decade, her work has focused on religious symbolism, working in acrylic, marker, colored pencil, and crayon to create the brilliantly colored detailing inherent in her art.

The public is invited to meet the artist at an opening reception at The Arts Center, Friday, September 13, 2013 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

The Arts Center is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information or directions, call The Arts Center at 423-745-8781, or visit our website at www.athensartscouncil.org.

Works of art by seven Oak Ridge artists depict historical structures, lifestyle and nature through framed prints and oil on canvas featured in the "Oak Ridge in Art" exhibition. One of the iconic images of bygone days captured by these artists is the 1920's arched Solway Bridge over the Clinch River on Hwy. 62 to join Oak Ridge to Knoxville. Built by Knox County and dedicated in 1930, the Solway Bridge was described as a 772 foot long concrete arch bridge with 20 foot roadway with 3 foot sidewalk on right. The beauty of the three arches of the Solway bridge could not compensate for a two-lane roadway only 20 feet in width, which was replaced in the 1970's by a four lane concrete bridge. To commemorate the beauty of the 1920's Solway Bridge, examine Nick Fielder's oil on canvas, Pat McWilliams Hopkins' print, Fred Heddleson's print and his series of prints recording the "Destruction of the Solway Bridge" in various stages dated from April 14, 1970 through April 15, 1979. Several 1940's buildings and activities are interpreted by the Oak Ridge artists in the museum exhibition. The Chapel on the Hill is shown in a print by Helen Guymon and an oil on artist board by Helen Bayless, which was donated to AMSE by Norman R. Miller. Of special interest is the oil on canvas works of Nick Fielder as he interprets "Gallaher Ferry, Oak Ridge, Clinch River 1943" and "Nuclear Day: Oppenheimer at Trinity, April 16, 1945". Irvin Grossman created an Alexander Inn print with its pink azalea landscape and porch spanning the outside of the first floor. Nancy Smith prepared a print of the American Museum of Science and Energy exterior. Helen Guymon developed the Oak Ridge 50th Commemorative Print "Oak Ridge Memories" with multiple images of Oak Ridge's townsite buildings, natural beauty in flora and fauna. AMSE acknowledges the exhibition loan of works by Oak Ridge artists from the collections of Bobbie Martin, Nick Fielder and Fred Heddleson. Available in the museum's Discovery Shop are Heddleson's Solway Bridge print and the Destruction of Solway Bridge print. The Discovery Shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 am - 4:45 pm and Sunday 1:00 - 4:45 pm.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents local artist Mary Ann Aken as the featured artist for September and October. A sampling of her textiles and tapestries is featured in specially designed cases on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall. A Farragut resident, Aken holds a master of fine arts degree with a career spanning work as a studio commission artist, potter, weaver, textile designer, fashion illustrator, color consultant, art history researcher, watercolorist, iconographer and art educator. Her works can be found in seven countries and 30 states, including three paintings in the University of Tennessee Collection. Aken is a member of the Knoxville Watercolor Society, Tennessee Watercolor Society, East Tennessee Iconographer Guild, Art Market Gallery and Art Group 21. She was the recipient of the first Knoxville Art in Public Places Award. Aken's Town Hall display highlights her original designs in textiles and tapestries. Included are concept fabric designs intended for commercial productions. Three of the tapestries displayed are from the "Cedar Trees of Tennessee" series, portraying the beauty of the state's cedar trees at different lights and times of the year. The weaving on display was done on different types of hand weaving looms and is a reflection of the mid-20th century crafts movement that encouraged artists to revive old forms of many fine crafts.

For more information about this exhibit or to access a Featured Artist of the Month application, please contact Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057 or visit www.townoffarragut.org/artsandculture. The Farragut Town Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across from the Farragut Branch Post Office.

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Honoring the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Campbell Station, the exhibit will feature a variety of items related to the battle, fought Nov. 16, 1863 on the land surrounding the Farragut Town Hall, as well as an encampment scene on the vignette in the Doris Woods Owens Gallery. The exhibit will include items from the personal collections of local community members Gerald Augustus, Folklife Museum Committee Member Jack Haines, Jerry Keyes, Folklife Museum Committee Chair Lou LaMarche and Jack Lane. Items on display will include Civil War guns; a tree stump from the Frank Russell House containing a bullet from the battle; the first edition of William Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ventilator newspaper originally published during the Civil War; and an original letter from Seventeenth Michigan Infantry soldier V.W. Bruce to Nancy Galbraith who cared for him when he was wounded in the battle.

The Farragut Folklife Museum is committed to preserving the heritage of its East Tennessee community and features a remarkable collection of artifacts from the area, including an extensive collection of the personal belongings of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral of the U.S. Navy and hero of the Civil War.

Farragut Folklife Museum, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, TN 37934. Hours: M-F 10AM-4:30PM and by appointment. Free. 865-966-7057

Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, K-Town Sound is a chorus of women affiliated with Sweet Adelines International who enjoy singing 4-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style. Our musical selections come from pop, gospel, Broadway, country, and barbershop. Members consist of women of all ages and from all walks of life. No formal musical training is needed to sing with our group. If you can carry a tune, we want you! Our members hail from all over the Knoxville area, as well as from Chattanooga, the Tri-Cities area, Kingston, Loudon, Dandridge, Newport, and many other areas. Our director, Kellie Phifer, is a Certified Director, as well as a young, talented, enthusiastic leader. A long-time member of Sweet Adelines, Kellie focuses on teaching good vocal production skills during all of our rehearsals. Our members continually learn to improve their personal vocal skills while learning fun, exciting music.

We rehearse every Thursday night at Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37918 (behind Fountain City Park). Visitors are always welcome at our rehearsals. We're a very warm, friendly, welcoming group, and you will immediately feel welcome when you visit! http://www.ktownsound.org or http://www.facebook.com/KTownSoundShowChorus

Dances include polskor, schottische, walzes, and more! No partner necessary.

Tuesdays at 7:30PM. Call 522-0515 for information.
At the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave., Knoxville.