Join Fine Arts Blount for:

Art in the Park

Saturday, August 9th, from 10 AM to 3 PM.

There will be workshops on printmaking, sculpting birds and bugs, water color painting, foil relief art, and more.

Art from local artists will be on display. Any artist can enter their work, if it is done August 4, 5, 6, or 7. The work should depict scenes in the parks or streets of Maryville/Alcoa which can include people, etc. All types of work- representational, abstract, fantasy, etc. is acceptable. Check out the info here for details.

Support the arts!

The meeting will be held in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building at 223 Associates Blvd., off of Hall Road (off of Alcoa Hwy.).

The Everett High School Class of 1973 Reunion is Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Sullivans Downtown Maryville. Buffet Dinner at 6:00pm.

From the organizers:

We need help getting the word out to everyone, if you know of someone that hasn't been contacted, please let them know.

Contact everyone that you know that graduated with us, even if you think they may already know.

Questions, email Diane Welch at dwelch@bmnet.com or Susan DeLozier Johnson at thepurpleangel@gmail.com

SAVE IT, DON’T PAVE IT!
A benefit concert for CAPPE

Friday, Sept. 5, 7-11pm at The Shed

Performers in order of appearance:

Maggie Longmire & Free Soil Farm

Maggie has a terrific reputation as a member of Knoxville band Lonesome Coyotes. With Free Soil Farm you’ll hear Maggie and friends and a new repertoire of original material.

Jay Clark and the CC Stringband

Jay is a talented singer-songwriter-guitarist and long-time friend of CAPPE. Jay will be joined by the CC Stringband.

The Lonetones

The Lonetones bring tender harmonies and fine lyrics to their original mountain music.

The Bearded

The Bearded an old time string and rhythm band. They played to a full house at Maryville’s Tomato Head recently.

Admission is $10 at the gate.

Food and beverages will available for purchase.

Bring folding chairs and enjoy a night of great music!

We look forward to seeing you on Friday, Sept. 5 at The Shed!

The Shed is located adjacent to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson & Buell (SMHD) on US 321 in Maryville, Tennessee. The Shed is an outdoor, covered pavilion with a full service restaurant that serves lunch and dinner on event days.

CAPPE (Citizens Against the Pellissippi Parkway Extension, Inc.) is a state chartered non-profit organization.

We formed CAPPE in 2002 in response to a proposal to build a new 4-lane interstate highway through some of Blount County’s remaining agricultural land and the lower Little River valley. CAPPE members include farmers, professionals, educators, lawyers, blue collar workers, realtors, builders, musicians, artists, homemakers, small business owners, retirees and college students.

We believe this highway is not needed, wastes state resources, and will have negative impacts on the area along the route and on the quality of life in Blount County as a whole. We raised money through events and donations and hired an environmental attorney who helped us file a federal lawsuit charging the state Department of Transportation with failing to complete the required Environmental Impact Statement.

TDOT is now working on the EIS and CAPPE is continuing to monitor the process and participate in all public input opportunities. We have also provided TDOT with sensible alternative solutions to our local transportation needs (which will be exacerbated, not solved, by the proposed new 4-lane highway).

To read more about CAPPE, please visit www.discoveret.org/cappe