December 2018 44

 

Batteries Not Included

As 2018 comes to a close, I’d like to wrap up the year with one final look at a pair of blu-rays from Warner Archive. One film is one of those movies that is so truly one of a kind nothing you could say about it could ever fully compare to the experience of watching […]

 

Tea Time with Appalachian Barbie

How to Live a Champagne Life on a High Life Budget

This time of year is always hard on the wallet and if you’re like me, this year you’re REALLY feeling the pinch. Unfortunately for my bank account, I am a woman who enjoys some of the finer things in life. Also unfortunate- I do not have the monetary assets to afford myself most of these […]

 

Stargazer

The Christmas Star of Bethlehem Part 3

Part Three: What the Magi Saw

 

The Nerd's Corner

Happy 90th Birthday Mickey!

I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing –  that it all started with a mouse – Walt Disney Making his debut on November 18, 1928, we commemorate the birth of that ever-lovable mouse that was one a rabbit called Oswald.   That’s right, it has been 90 years since the picture tube […]

 

Pop Life

Dumplin’

Who doesn’t love Dolly Parton? She is an amazing singer/songwriter, has a bubbling personality, and has given us Dollywood. In the new Netflix film “Dumplin“, based on the young adult novel of the same name, we are introduced to the character of Willowdean Dickson(Danielle Macdonald), a teenager who has loved Dolly since she was a […]

 

Batteries Not Included

Christmas Malaise

Lo, it came to pass that I found myself sitting on the floor of my laundry room beside a pile of dirty laundry, binge-watching episodes of “Matlock” on my iPad, drinking Hot Chocolate. Was I doing laundry? No, that would have been a productive use of my time. Instead, I was simply hiding as my […]

 

Stargazer

The Christmas Star of Bethlehem Part 2

Part Two: Ancient Lands & Beliefs

 

Tea Time with Appalachian Barbie

The Trouble With Expectations

Human beings are faced with a tremendous amount of pressure to do “stuff.” Whether it is self-imposed simply based on what we see on social media or put on us by the people in our lives, a great deal of the things we do is based on the idea that at a certain point in […]

 

The Loafer

McKinney Center’s Spring Catalog Offers Exciting New Classes, New Format

The McKinney Center is celebrating the beginning of its sixth year of arts programming through Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts with a brand new catalog of classes that offers a variety of standard courses as well as exciting new classes and workshops for art students of all ages. The McKinney Center has […]

 

The Loafer

Johnson City Hotels Partner for Third Hotels with Heart Campaign

Eleven Johnson City hotels partnered to collect blankets and socks this winter for the third Hotels with Heart campaign. Hoteliers are asking the community and guests to donate a blanket or socks anytime from December 9th through the 22nd. All donations will be given to the Salvation Army of Johnson City. To donate, visit one […]

 

The Loafer

ETSU Professional Development to host Renaissance Child Winter Enrichment

Children in grades K-6 are invited to attend the Renaissance Child Winter Enrichment for a festival of winter fun from Wednesday-Friday, Jan. 2-4, 2019. This three-day camp is sponsored by the Office of Professional Development in East Tennessee State University’s School of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach. Campers will participate in a variety of holiday […]

 

The Loafer

Ice Skating Comes to Downtown Hendersonville

An exciting wintertime attraction is once again happening in Downtown Hendersonville this holiday season.  Lace up your skates and take to the iceskating rink located at the Visitor Center at 201 South Main Street.  The rink opens Tuesday, December 18 and runs through Tuesday, January 1. The new Iceless Skating Rink is larger and offers optimal glide with the least amount of surface friction. The […]