Winter Heritage Festival Schedule

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WWW.SMOKYMOUNTAINS.ORG 2014 WINTER HERITAGE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Presentations and programs throughout Townsend and the national park, celebrating the region’s cultural history.

 RECEPTION Thursday, Feb. 6 4:30-6 p.m. Winter Heritage Festival Kickoff & Reception

Join us for the Winter Heritage Festival Kickoff & Reception at the Townsend Arti- san Gallery located at 7843 East Lamar Alexander Parkway. Refreshments provided by the Townsend Artisan Gallery and the Blount Partnership. Call 865.983.2241 to RSVP.

 HIKING Friday, Feb. 7 9:50 a.m. Hike the original back road to Walker Sisters House (4.5 hours)

Meet at Metcalf Picnic Area. Bring waterproof boots, water, lunch and snacks. Rain gear advised.

Off trail (not maintained) hike to the Walker Sisters’ house. The hike goes by the home sites of two brothers and the only sister to get married, as well as other kin and friends. View a small waterfall along the way. About 4.5 miles of moderate pace. Twenty-four (24) people maximum and must confi rm by phone. Call Mark or Janet Snyder at 865.448.1183 after 6 p.m. to RSVP. Must have a return contact number if Park is closed as well as emergency number for hiker.

Saturday, Feb. 8 1 p.m. Hike to Elijah & Polly Oliver’s place in Cades Cove (1.5 hours)

Meet at Abrams Falls parking lot (half way around Loop Road). Dress for the weather. Subject to cancellation for inclement weather. Hike is one mile (1/2 mile each way).

Join a Cades Cove Park Ranger for a walk to Elijah & Polly Oliver place in Cades Cove. Learn about the family and see the only park historic site that has all the sup- port buildings still there and available to see. Also, learn how the park’s historic preservation team maintains and repairs over 100 historic structures throughout the park, and how park partnerships with groups help to preserve the cultural history of the park. Email [email protected] or 865.448.4104 to RSVP

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044 | Smoky Mountains Visitor’s Center 800-525-6834 | Townsend Artisan Gallery 865-448-8018  PHOTOGRAPHY Smoky Mountain Visitor’s Center (7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882)

Friday, Feb. 7 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Photography Workshop presented by Townsend Artisan Guild. (Photographers of all skill levels are welcome.)

The discussion begins with the use of photographer’s levers to create interest in a specifi c subject, specifi c digital camera tools, and then applications of those functions on your own camera. Continuing conversations include optimizing compositional elements to add impact and emotion to your photographs. Participants have an opportunity to photograph ‘still life’ objects and to practice those techniques with the guidance of experienced photographers. The fi nal wrap up is a review of images, critiquing their technical and emotional impact, along with a discussion of processing the images on your computer.

9:00 a.m. -- Welcome, Introduction, Coffee and muffi ns provided 9:15 a.m. -- Using Photographic Levers to Create Interest in Your Subject 10:15 a.m. -- Digital Tools Within Your Camera to Improve Your Photographs 11:15 a.m. -- Optimizing Composition for Impact and Emotion 12:15 p.m. -- Lunch and Photographing 2:15 p.m. -- Digitally Processing Images and Critiques

Bring you camera and your manual. Donations of $25 are requested to cover the Guild costs for this event is requested. An opportunity to acquire a box lunch will be provided at noon. Please RSVP to Susan Cooper at [email protected] or 865-448-0859.

Susan Cooper has studied with nationally known professional photographers and captures images that refl ect the natural world around us: landscapes, close-ups, wildlife, and abstracts.

Rex Gullufsen studied photography while in college gaining history, philosophy and public administra- tion degrees. His photographic experience includes weddings, documenting international choral perfor- mances, still life, and natural surroundings. Rex strives to capture stories through composition, texture, color, and light.

Ken LaValley has captured award winning images of youth sports, professional sports, concerts, weddings, and wildlife. He takes of advantage of light and luck to capture an image of one split second in time for others to appreciate what he sees through his lens.

David Rudd has a long history of working in the wet darkroom and producing outstanding black and white images. His diligent study of the digital age and photographic techniques compliments his eye for unique compositions.

The Townsend Artisan Guild promotes greater awareness of and education for the arts while promoting the common interests of its fi ne artisan members. Since 2007, the organization has grown to approximately 50 members. Activities include participating in local events, exhibitions, and conducting classes and demonstrations.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044 | Smoky Mountains Visitor’s Center 800-525-6834 | Townsend Artisan Gallery 865-448-8018  PRESENTATIONS Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center (123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend, TN 37882)

Friday, Feb. 7 10-10:45 a.m. Gene Lequire – “Children Then and Now” Gene Lequire is a retired farmer, builder and cabinet maker who was born in Cades Cove and lived there until his family had to move out when it became part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He has often spoken to school groups telling the students how children lived and played in Cades Cove. He often demonstrates some of the homemade toys they would have used then. He lives with his wife, Jo, near Maryville.

11-11:45 a.m. Earl Layhue – singer, songwriter Earl Layhue was born in Uniontown, Pa., and lived in Sandusky, Ohio, until 2010 when he and his wife, Tammi, moved to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., to be near Cades Cove. They visited Cades Cove often and fell in love with the historic valley. After their fi rst visit to the Cove, Earl wrote a song, “The People of Cades Cove,” which he has now recorded. It is the lead song on a new album he has just recorded. noon-12:45 p.m Lynn Fox – “Walking in the Footsteps of Tennessee History with Gov. John Sevier” For more than 27 years, Lynn Fox has kept the spirit of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain alive, reenacting their march from west of the Appalachians to Kings Mountain on the North Carolina-South Carolina border where they defeated British forces during the Revolutionary War. He is also a fan of former Gov. John Sevier of Tennessee, one of the early patriots of the era. He uses Sevier as well as Davy Crockett and Sam Houston is his presentation.

1-1:45 p.m. Lunch

2-2:45 p.m. Dr. Aaron Astor – “Divided Loyalties in East Tenn. during the Civil War” Dr. Aaron Astor is an associate professor of history at Maryville College and the author of numerous articles, conference papers and book chapters on the Civil War era on the Upper and Border South. He is the author of the recently released Rebels on the Border: Civil War, Emancipation and the Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri, 1860-1872, published by LSU press. He has also written about such topics as guerrilla warfare, battles and campaigns in the Western Theater and other topics about the Civil War. He is a graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044 | Smoky Mountains Visitor’s Center 800-525-6834 | Townsend Artisan Gallery 865-448-8018 3-3:45 p.m. Randal Pierce – “The Hunting Tradition in the Great Smoky Mountains” Randal Pierce is a native Tennessean who grew up in Upper East Tennessee. He is a professional educator and trainer and is an assistant professor in Human Resource Management at the University of Tennessee. He is a long time collector of early Americana, especially handmade fi rearms, their accessories and the tools used to build them. He is married with three children and two grandchildren. He and his wife enjoy camping, fi shing and hiking and live in the Wildwood community of Blount County.

4-4:45 p.m. Kim Delozier – Wildlife in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Kim Delozier is a retired Wildlife Biologist with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He grew up living and working on the family farm in Sevier County where he developed a love for the outdoors and animals. He received a Wildlife and Fisheries Science degree from the University of Tennessee and went to work for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1978 as a wild boar hunter. He later served as the Park’s wildlife biologist and retired in 2010 after 32 years of service. His work primarily involved nuisance black bear management, wild boar control, whitetail deer management and small animal management. He also worked on re-introduction efforts for elk, river otters, peregrine falcons and red wolves. He now works for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He recently co-authored a book, Bear in the Back Seat.

Saturday, Feb. 8 10-10:45 a.m. Betty Bales – “The Meaning of Respect” Betty Bales is a native Tennessean who lives in Maryville and is a registered nurse at Blount Memorial Hospital. She will share how her great-grandmother Mary Jane Gregory Whitehead taught the meaning of respect to her children. Betty is the granddaughter of John and Lilly Cooper Whitehead, descendants of Cades Cove, and enjoys researching the history of her Smoky Mountain heritage, working with women’s ministries and serving in the mission fi eld, both locally and in South America.

11-11:45 a.m. Kate Marshall – “Sparks Lane – Then and Now” Kate Marshall is a professional videographer. She and her husband, Al Harmon, own Kate Marshall Graphics Inc., which has won 13 international fi lm awards for its fi lms. Their company is focused on preservation of the natural heritage and the cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachians and the Southern States, with DVD documentary projects about black bears, mountain music, wildfl owers, and whitetail deer. They are now working on a personal history of Cades Cove. Their work can be seen at www.CoveBear.com and on their Facebook page: CoveBear. noon- 12:45 p.m. Lunch

1-1:45 p.m. Dorothy Sutton – Military veterans in Cades Cove and East Tennessee Dorothy Gregory Sutton is a native of Cades Cove and currently lives in Blount County. She was born in Cades Cove but moved out at an early age when the Cove became part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She is a retired nurse. She has researched military veterans from the Cades Cove area who were in all of the wars from the Civil War to present day. She has focused some of her research on women who served in the military.

2-2:45 p.m. Bernard Myers – The Myers Family of Cades Cove and his uncle, Sherman Myers Bernard Myers was born in Cades Cove and lived there until he was nine years old when his family moved out of the Cove when it became part of the Great Smoky Mountains National. His parents were Golman and Viola Burchfi eld Myers. He attended the old Cable School for one year before it closed. He fi nished his education at Townsend High School. He has entertained groups with stories of the Cove, his family and especially his uncle, Sherman Myers.

3 p.m. Panel discussion by former Cades Cove residents.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044 | Smoky Mountains Visitor’s Center 800-525-6834 | Townsend Artisan Gallery 865-448-8018  DOWSING CLASS Smoky Mountain Visitor’s Center (7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882) Class size is limited, so please sign up. RSVP by calling Vicky at 865.983.2241

Saturday, Feb. 8 10:30-11:30 a.m. Charlie Monday – “The Art of Dowsing: Do you have the gift?” 2:00-3:00 p.m. Charlie Monday – “The Art of Dowsing: Do you have the gift?”

The class consists of the history of dowsing, what to expect from their visit and my experiences using the rods for underground objects (water, graves, pipes, etc.). We will demonstrate the dowsing rods and forked stick with each visitor is given a set of dowsing rods to try what they have learned. The class continues outside, weather permitting, to locate water and a trip to the cemetery if they wish.

 LIVE MUSIC Smoky Mountain Visitor’s Center (7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882)

Saturday, Feb. 8 12:00-2:00 p.m. Live Bluegrass music will be performed 3:00-4:00 p.m. Live Bluegrass music will be performed

 PRECIOUS MEMORIES Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 2-4 p.m. The Cades Cove Preservation Association will host a homecoming reunion of former residents of Cades Cove at the Big Valley Resort, 7056 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway in Townsend in the resort clubhouse. Big Valley Resort is on the right just past Old Tuckaleechee Pike and after the four-lane begins. Turn right into the resort at the motel and drive to the end of the road. Light refreshments will be served.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044 | Smoky Mountains Visitor’s Center 800-525-6834 | Townsend Artisan Gallery 865-448-8018  SITE LOCATIONS

Smoky Mountain Visitor’s Center Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway 123 Cromwell Drive Townsend, TN 37882 Townsend, TN 37882 800-525-6834 865-448-0044 www.SmokyMountains.org www.GSMHheritageCenter.org

Townsend Artisan Gallery 7843 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Townsend, TN 37882 865-448-8018 www.TownsendArtisanGallery.net

 SAVE THE DATE Be sure to make your calendar for the following events taking place in Blount County.

April 11-12 Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Fesival Heritage Center Townsend April 12 Spring Sprint 5K Downtown Maryville Maryville April 25 Concert: Music of the Mtns/Good Thymes Ceidligh Band Heritage Center Townsend April 26 Girl Scout Day Heritage Center Townsend April 24-26 Bronco Super Celebration Talley Ho Inn Townsend May 1-3 Two Wheel’n the Smokies Talley Ho Inn Townsend May 2 Concert: Sons of Bluegrass Heritage Center Townsend May 2-3 Spring Festival & Old Timers Day Visitors Center Townsend May 3 Quilters Road Show Heritage Center Townsend May 3 Little River Railroad Days Little River Railroad Townsend May 3 Cades Cove Old Timers Day in Cades Cove Cades Cove Townsend May 3-4 Nawger Nob Arts & Crafts Festival Nawger Nob Townsend May 5 Blount County Tourism Day (National Tourism Week May 4-10) Maryville May 9 Concert: Acoustic Eidolon Heritage Center Townsend May 9-10 New Midland Plaza Arts & Crafts Fair New Midland Plaza Alcoa May 9-10 British Car Show Talley Ho Inn Townsend May 16-17 Studebaker Car Show Talley Ho Inn Townsend May 16-18 Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Games Maryville College Maryville May 17 Tour de Blount Downtown Maryville Maryville May 23-24 Foothills Antique Tractor & Engine Show Visitors Center Townsend June 5-8 Renaissance of the N. Am. Flute Foundation Gathering Heritage Center Townsend June 19-21 Ford Truck F-150 Gathering Talley Ho Inn Townsend June 27-28 Big BBQ Bash Founders Park Maryville June 28 Freedom Fest Duck Pond Alcoa July 4 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks Highland Manor Inn Townsend July 11-13 Smoky Mountain Classic Sandy Springs Park Maryville July 25-27 Smoky Mountain Rumble Harley-Davidson Maryville August 2 Slimfest New Midland Plaza Alcoa August 9 Scholars Run 5K Downtown Maryville Maryville Sept. 11 Taste of Blount Greenbelt Pavillion Maryville Sept. 12-14 New Midland Plaza Arts & Crafts Fair New Midland Plaza Alcoa

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044 | Smoky Mountains Visitor’s Center 800-525-6834 | Townsend Artisan Gallery 865-448-8018