The SewaneeMountain MESSENGER Vol. XXXI No. 36 Friday, October 9, 2015 Woodruff to Give Public Input Founders’ Day Address Meetings George Core, Jeanie Nelson & Sam Pickering for Planning Will Receive Honorary Degrees at Convocation Journalist Judy Woodruff will be the speaker at Founders’ Day convocation, Issues at noon, Friday, Oct. 16. Th is event will open Sewanee’s 2015 Family Weekend. Th e University of the South will Th e convocation will include the conferral of four honorary degrees and the host planning sessions to gather induction of new members into the Order of Gownsmen. Degree recipients are: input on how the University might George E. Core, longtime editor of the Sewanee Review, who will receive fulfi ll its mission for future generations an honorary doctor of lett ers; Jeanie Nelson, the founding CEO and presi- of students, specifi cally in developing dent of the Land Trust for Tennessee, who will receive an honorary doctor a plan for the University Avenue cor- of civil law; ridor. Th ese meetings are part of the Samuel F. Pickering Jr., decision-making process laid out C’63, professor emeritus recently by the Board of Regents and of English at the University the Vice Chancellor. of Connecticut and author Community members, alumni, of more than two dozen faculty, staff and students are welcome books, who will receive an Stephen Burnett (left ) of the Sewanee Civic Association accepts a $1,000 gift from to att end. Th e fi rst meeting will be at 1 honorary doctor of lett ers; the Monteagle Sewanee Rotary Club presented by club President Haynes Roberts. p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, in Convocation and Woodruff, co-anchor Th e club matched individual Rotary members’ personal donations to help fund the Hall. A second session will be at 4:30 and managing editor of the renovation project of Elliot Park. Th e Civic Association met its fund-raising goal p.m., Thursday, November 12, as PBS NewsHour, who will of $56,000 on Oct. 1. part of Homecoming weekend for receive an honorary doctor the College. In both, attendees will of humane lett ers. meet in Convocation Hall, walk The convocation and along University Avenue toward the Woodruff ’s address will be Sewanee Symphony Bookstore, and return to Convocation live-streamed online. Go to for collaboration and sharing. for details. Additional gatherings will be held Woodruff has covered Orchestra Announces for students and for University em- politics and other news for ployees. An interactive display will be more than three decades at available in McClurg Dining Hall in CNN, NBC and PBS. She Judy Woodruff 2015–16 Season late October; it will be open for view- served as anchor and senior ing and contributing ideas. correspondent for CNN; she was NBC News’ White House correspondent, and The Sewanee Symphony The University Avenue corridor was the chief Washington correspondent for NBC’s Today Show and for PBS’s Orchestra (SSO) announces its is defined as the area from Georgia MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. She is the author of “Th is Is Judy Woodruff at 2015–16 season, the third under Avenue to the Bookstore and Print the White House.” She anchored Frontline with Judy Woodruff on PBS, and Maestro César Leal. Th is year kicks Services along both sides of the Conversations with Judy Woodruff for Bloomberg Television. Woodruff is a off with a third annual Halloween street—including the Rebel’s Rest site, graduate of Duke University. She has received the Cine Lifetime Achievement concert for area elementary school- Convocation Hall, the Quad, Fulford award, the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Broadcast children at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. Hall, Thompson Union, All Saints’ Journalism, and the University of Southern California Walter Cronkite Award 30; they will perform it again for Chapel, McClurg, the Bookstore, and for Excellence in Journalism, among others. the public at 7:30 p.m., Friday. Th e Chen Hall. [See map on page 6.] Core began as editor of the Sewanee Review in September 1973 aft er having concert, “Escape the Fog,” features Attendees of the public meet- been senior editor of the University of Georgia Press. A native of Lexington, Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture,” ings should come prepared to Kentucky, Core earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from Vanderbilt University and, Khachaturian “Masquerade Dances” discuss these questions: Where aft er service in the U.S. Marine Corps, a Ph.D. from the University of North and Anderson’s “Syncopated Clock.” should the University locate the Carolina-Chapel Hill. He taught literature at the University of Georgia, SSO will bring back its Celebrate University Commons? What are the Davidson College, Vanderbilt, Emory University, and the University of the the Season event at 7:30 p.m., best and most appropriate uses for South. Core has been an active scholar and writer, publishing throughout his Dec. 4. Repertoire for this con- the University Avenue corridor to 43 years as editor. His articles and reviews have been published in the New York cert will include audience favor- serve the long-term interests of the Times Book Review, the New Republic, the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore ites Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the University and its community? Sun, the Southern Review and others. Core has edited or coedited seven books, Flowers,” Rebecca Van de Ven per- A website with more information primarily in the fi eld of American literature. He has served three times on juries forming Mozart’s “Oboe Concerto,” César Leal will be available soon. For informa- for the Pulitzer Prize committ ee, and is a charter member of the Fellowship and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves.’” tion, contact Eric Hartman by email of Southern Writers. (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 11) to . Community Chest Sets $100,000 Goal for 2015–16 Th e Sewanee Community Chest Fund Drive announces the beginning of the 2015–16 fund-raising campaign. Th is year’s goal is $100,000, which will provide aid to 25 community organizations. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the Sewanee Community Chest raises funds for local organizations that serve the common good. Long-time community members Elizabeth and Rick Duncan have agreed to be the Sewanee Community Chest stewards and help lead the fund-raising eff orts. Th e money raised in the community will go directly to organizations that support the following: Beyond Sewanee $7,000; Children $35,300; Community Aid $21,850, and Quality of Life $35,850. Th is year’s recipients include Housing Sewanee, the Community Action Committ ee, the Sewanee Elementary Parent Organization, the Mountain Goat Trail, Volunteers in Medicine, and (Continued on page 6)
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Sewanee Elementary School students added the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in Gaelic during their annual Peace Pole ceremony on Oct. 3. Participating students included (fr om left ) Izzie Davis, Kaden King, Katie Jackson and Case Hoosier who are here with school librarian Kathryn Bruce (far left ) and SES principal Kim Tucker. 2 • Friday, October 9, 2015 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Grandparents: One in a “Minion” THE SEWANEE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER More than 400 grandparents par- 418 St. Mary’s Ln. ticipated in Monteagle Elementary P.O. Box 296 School’s ninth annual Grandparents Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 Day program on Sept. 25. Th is year’s Phone (931) 598-9949 theme, “One in a Minion,” was a popu- Fax (931) 598-9685 lar one with litt le yellow creatures from Contributors the movie, “Despicable Me,” popping Email [email protected] Phoebe Bates up everywhere. Jean Yeatman www.sewaneemessenger.com John Shackelford Grandparents arrived and picked John Bordley up some special treats including a Laura L. Willis, editor/publisher K.G. Beavers bottle of water with a tag that said, Janet B. Graham, advertising director/publisher Virginia Craighill “Grandparents are One in a Minion.” April H. Minkler, office manager Patrick Dean Pumpkins decorated as minions Ray Minkler, circulation manager Buck Gorrell were the hit of the day, created by Leslie Lytle, staff writer Margaret Stephens Kevin Cummings, staff writer/sports editor Peter Trenchi Sara Layne, a parent of two children at Sandra Gabrielle, proofreader Francis Walter MES. Th e program began with Layne, Geraldine H. Piccard, editor/publisher emerita Pat Wiser dressed as the villain from the movie, Published as a public service to the Sewanee community. 3,700 copies are printed on Fridays, Mr. Gru, welcoming grandparents; 47 times a year, and distributed to 26 Sewanee-area locations for pickup free of charge. students in first, third and seventh This publication is made possible by the patronage of our advertisers and by contributions grades recited poems; the program from the University of the South (print production) and the Sewanee Community Chest. was closed by fifth-grade student SUBSCRIPTIONS $75 first class. Noah Layne’s rendition of “Grandpa” All material in the Sewanee Mountain Messenger and on its website are copyrighted by the Judds. and may not be published or redistributed without written permission. The school staff and students wish to thank Mr. Milton for agree- ing to run a shutt le bus for the event. Appreciation also goes out to the MES student Lucy-Lee Hewuse with her grandmother Debbie Cleek. Serving teachers, staff and custodians Mrs. Nina and Mrs. Carolyn student volunteers who prepared minion treats and passed Second TVA- for gett ing the school ready. Th ey also want to thank the out programs. MES always looks forward to this event. Mrs. related arts teachers (Ms. Kylie, Mrs. Teresa, Ms. Lacey, Layne said, “It is always by far, my favorite family event we Where Mrs. Sara and Mrs. April) and assistants (Mr. K, Mrs. have and creates special memories for children and their DREMC Christy and Mrs. Becky) who decorated, made the photo grandparents.” MES always looks forward to this annual Called back-drops, or took pictures for the event. event and it seems to continue to grow in numbers and Power Outage A special thank-you goes out to the many parent and participation every year. Please keep the following indi- viduals, their families and all those Hatrock Road Scheduled who are serving our country in The Tennessee Valley Authority your thoughts and prayers: Finalists Named in SCCF’s (TVA) has scheduled a brief planned Michael Evan Brown Closed for power outage for DREMC members Mary Cameron Buck Make A Diff erence Contest living in the Sewanee area. Lisa Coker Bridge Repair Th e outage is scheduled to begin at Jennifer Lynn Cott rell Ten projects designed by students, October 9–24, with the winners being Franklin County Highway 12 midnight today (Friday) Oct. 9, and James Gregory Cowan grades K–12, have been chosen as announced at the Mountain T.O.P. Department has closed Hatrock Road last until approximately 12:15 a.m., Nathaniel P. Gallagher finalists in the South Cumberland Fall Festival at noon, Saturday, Oct. 24. at Lake O’Donnell Road to repair the Saturday, Oct. 10. Alex Grayson Community Fund’s first Make a The Make a Difference contest bridge, which has been sinking for Th is outage is necessary for TVA to Peter Green Diff erence contest. Th e fi nalists focus began with dozens of entries from area some time. perform substation work. Th is outage Tanner Hankins on a wide variety of student-led eff orts schools and other local organizations Sewanee Police Department as- only aff ects customers served from the that will benefit area communities submitt ing applications in three cate- Robert S. Lauderdale sures us that as soon as they receive Sewanee substation. Dakota Layne such as recycling and trash pick-up, gories: grades K–4, 5–8 and 9–12. Th e word of the reopening of the road to In the event of inclement weather, community gardens, lending libraries entry in each category that receives the Byron A. Massengill public traffi c, they will get the word the outage will be rescheduled on Forrest McBee and trail-building. most online votes will receive $1,000 out as quickly as possible. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the same time. “By submitting their ideas for to carry out the proposed project for Andrew Midgett making their communities better, making a diff erence in the community. Alan Moody the youth of the South Cumberland For more details and to vote, go Lett ers to the Editor Policy Brian Norcross Plateau have made it clear that they online to . of our community’s conversation. Lett ers need to be no longer than 250 words and may be edited Lindsey Parsons people of our area can select the Th e South Cumberland Community for space and clarity. We make exceptions from time to time, but these are our general guidelines. Peter Petropoulos projects which will receive $1,000 Fund cultivates resources and leader- Lett ers and/or their author must have some relationship to our community. We do not accept Troy (Nick) Sepulveda to make their ideas happen,” said ship across the South Cumberland lett ers on national topics from individuals who live outside our circulation area. Please include J. Wesley Smith Margaret Woods, board president Plateau, off ering direct grant funding your name, address and a daytime telephone number with your lett er. You may mail it to us at Charles Tate Sewanee Mountain Messenger, P.O. Box 296, Sewanee, TN 37375, come by our offi ce, 418 St. of the Community Fund. and capacity-building initiatives to Mary’s Ln., or send your email to .—LW Tyler Walker Voting will take place on-line area nonprofi t organizations. Jeff ery Alan Wessel Nick Worley If you know of others in our SPREAD GOOD NEWS. Mountain family who are serv- Russell L. Leonard ing our country, please give their SHARE YOUR NEWS. names to American Legion and ATTORNEY AT LAW Auxiliary member Louise Irwin, 598-5864. WOODY’S BICYCLES—SALES, SERVICE AND RENTALS A Full-Service Trek Bicycle Dealer Offi ce: (931) 962-0447 Fax: (931) 962-1816 qÀÊqxÊUÊ->ÌÊ£äqÓÊUÊxnÇÎÊ 315 North High Street Toll-Free (877) 962-0435 MESSENGER DEADLINES Ü`ÞLiJ}>°VÊUÊäÊ,ii`½ÃÊ>i Winchester, TN 37398 [email protected] and CONTACTS (the red building behind Shenanigans in Sewanee) PHONE: (931) 598-9949 FAX: (931) 598-9685 OUR SEWANEE CUSTOMERS SAY IT BEST: News & Calendar Tuesday, 5 p.m. “We got excellent claims service Laura Willis [email protected] from Grange on a claim for our Display Advertising house. We turned it in and got a Monday, 5 p.m. Janet Graham check, all in the same day.” [email protected] Check out www.woodysbicycles.com for rates, trail maps, photos, bike club links, races and much more! —Bill Mauzy Classifi ed Advertising Wednesday, noon April Minkler Tree of Life Homecare, LLC classifi [email protected] “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” MESSENGER HOURS Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday * Licensed and insured home-based 9 a.m. –5 p.m. services for the elderly and disabled. * CHOICES provider, Private Pay, Th ursday—Production Day Veterans Affairs 9 a.m. until pages are completed (usually mid-aft ernoon) Call 931-592-8733 for a free, 931-967-7546 Friday—Circulation Day no obligation assessment ® Closed Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, October 9, 2015 • 3 September Upcoming Lease Meetings Committ ee Report American Legion Meets Saturday American Legion Post 51 will hold its regular monthly meeting at Th e following items were approved 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, in the Legion Hall on University Avenue in at the September 2015 meeting of the Sewanee. University Lease Committ ee: August meeting minutes; Coff ee with the Coach on Monday Request from John Marshall and Coff ee with the Coach will meet at 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 12, at the Cynthia Gray for approval of house Blue Chair Tavern. Th is week’s guests will be University Vice-Chancellor plans, materials, and colors for Lot No. John McCardell and Jay Gardner, commissioner of the Southern Athletic 52 in Wiggins Creek; request from the Association. Come and enjoy good conversation and free coff ee. Blue Chair, Lease No. 452 located at 41 University Ave., to paint exterior walls Woman’s Club Meets on Monday and trim; request from David Hamby, Th e Sewanee Woman’s Club will meet on Monday Oct. 12, at the Lease No. 590 located at 630 Alabama DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle. Th e Rev. Stephen Eichler, Ave., to add a wood deck with railing T’84, of Christ Church, Tracy City, will present a program about “Th e on the back of the house. Shift from Paganism to Christianity.” He is a noted speaker on the Leasehold information is available subject of Celtic spirituality. Sewanee Woman’s Club meetings begin online at or by with social hour at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. Programs begin calling the lease offi ce at 598-1998. A at 12:30 p.m., with club business following around 1 p.m. county building permit is required for structures with roofs; call 967-0981 for Tims Ford Council Membership Meeting information. Tims Ford Council will have its regular membership meeting at 6 p.m., Agenda items for the next meeting Monday, Oct. 12, in the Franklin County Annex Building on Dinah Shore are due in the Lease Offi ce by Oct. 13. Boulevard, Winchester. Mouse, Lucy and Bitsy received a blessing at the Feast of St. Francis service on Oct. 3 at St. James Episcopal Church. Jason Guy (seated) brought his pets so the Rev. Rob Daughters of the King on Tuesday Save the Lamborn (standing left ) and the Rev. Linda Hutt on could off er a blessing of the Th e Daughters of the King will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, animals. Photo by Frank Hart at St. James Episcopal Church, for a renewal of vows and celebration Dates for of the 13th anniversary of its charter. All women are invited to att end and learn more about this order for lay women. Folks at Home EQB on Wednesday Th e commu- EQB will meet for lunch at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, at St. Mary’s nity is invited Sewanee. Bill Longwell will present a lead on “Above the Clouds: A short to attend two Restaurant and Catering history of Kagnew Station.” Folks at Home events in the 36 Ball Park Road, Sewanee, Tennessee. (931) 598-9000 Agenda Items for Council Due by Wednesday coming weeks. www.ivywildsewanee.com Agenda items for the next meeting of the Sewanee Community Th e program “Aging in Community Council are due by noon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Provost’s Offi ce. and Planning for Long Term Care” will Th e next meeting of the Council is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 26. be presented by Folks at Home and Progressive American cuisine Hardwick Group of Raymond James, Trustee Community Relations Reception Wednesday 5–8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the prepared with seasonal and local There will be a reception to welcome the Trustee Community Sewanee Inn. Th ere is no charge for ingredients. Relations Committ ee at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the American this session. Legion Hall in Sewanee. In celebration of its fifth anni- Thursday through Sunday 5 p.m.–9 p.m. versary, Folks at Home is having a Civic Association Meets Wednesday reception, 4–6 p.m., Th ursday, Nov. IvyWild NOW SERVES WINE! Th e Sewanee Civic Association (SCA) will meet on Wednesday, 19, at Rivendell Writers’ Colony. Th e Oct. 14, at St. Mark’s Hall, Otey Parish. Social time with wine begins community is invited to visit with Call Heather at 931-598-9000 or email at 6 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Dinner ($15),catered by the friends and neighbors and enjoy the [email protected] Blue Chair, will be individual bacon-wrapped barbecue meatloaf, fried magnifi cent view of Lost Cove. We look forward to serving you! Southern corn medley, sweet potato casserole, marinated vegetable salad, corn bread, and peach cobbler. Th e business meeting begins at 7 p.m., Chef Keri Moser, 2014 StarChefs Rising Star Chef Award Winner followed by a brief program. Jade McBee Barry will present the program about “Food and Mood: Preparing Yourself for the Eating Season and Winter Blues.” Barry is a Crow Creek Registered Dietitian as well as a Certifi ed Lactation Counselor. She has a AFFORDABLE broad spectrum of experience in clinical nutrition specifi cally in enteral Steve’s and parenteral nutrition, renal and diabetes education, geriatric nutrition Plans Fall and overall wellness. Home Repair Th e program portion of the evening is free and open to the public. Festival, Seeks R Annual dues of $10 may be paid at the door. For more information, go HPRGHOLQJ$GGLWLRQV'HFNV3DLQWLQJ to . +RXVH)ORRU/HYHOLQJDQG0RUH Donations Experienced & Honest Area Rotary Club Meetings Licensed & Insured Th e Grundy County Rotary Club meets at 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, at Crow Creek Cemetery Committ ee, Dutch Maid Bakery in Tracy City. On Oct. 13, Adam Randolph will part of the Crow Creek Heritage 423-593-3385 present a program on “Anxiety and Recovery From Addiction.” Preservation Society, will have its sec- Th e Monteagle Sewanee Rotary Club meets 8–9 a.m., Th ursdays, at ond Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Sewanee Inn. On Oct. 15, Brian Wright will give the program about the Crow Creek Community Center. Sewanee Village Planning. Th ere will be music, food, craft s and an auction beginning at 4 p.m. WOODARD’S Sewanee Woman’s Club Book Club on Oct. 19 Th e group is accepting donations DIAMONDS & DESIGN Th e Sewanee Book Club will meet at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 19, in the of items for the auction. Some items home of Connie Kelley. Th e guest for the meeting is the Rev. Christopher that have already been donated are a Bryan who will discuss his novel, “Siding Star.” For information or direc- hand-pieced quilt, a handcraft ed minia- 1HHG([WUD&DVK" tions contact Debbie Racka by email to or ture log cabin and a handmade jewelry 'HDO:LWK7XOODKRPD·V :( PRVWWUXVWHGQDPHLQ contact Flournoy Rogers at 598-0733 or by email . Visitors are always welcome! %8< +LJKHVW3ULFHV3DLG There will also be a door prize %8< *HW025(7RZDUGV Franklin Co. Republican Women Meet Oct. 22 of $100. All funds raised at this event *2/' -HZHOU\3XUFKDVH go toward the continued maintenance 2013 Th e Franklin County Republican Women’s Club will have its monthly Your )5((*DV&DUGZKHQ \RXVHOOXV\RXUJROG meeting at 11:30 a.m., Th ursday, Oct. 22, at the Franklin-Pearson House of the cemetery. Favorite in Cowan. Lunch will be served at noon; the meeting starts at 12:45 p.m. The mission of the Crow Creek Jeweler 6HH6WRUH6WDII)RU'HWDLOV Historical Preservation Society is For more information please call (931) 924-3000. Which diamond would you rather have? to collect, preserve and interpret YEHUDA OTHER Sherwood and Crow Creek Valley CUSTOM Support the Community Chest! artifacts, documents, literature, pho- tographs and stories. Th e group’s goal Design is to enrich both present and future generations through the preservation Submit news and event info to of the valley’s historical past. Studio To make a donation contact Kathy Repairs, too. [email protected] Pack at 598-0579. For more informa- The Inventors of Enhanced Natural Diamonds tion contact Carrie Hawk at (931) 308-7442. 4 • Friday, October 9, 2015 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Obituaries Renowned Iconographer to Church Gloria Jean Parker the daughter of the late Stanley and Eva Gloria Jean Parker, age 60 Meeks; she was also preceded in death Visit Sewanee Oct. 16–18 News of Lookout Mountain, Ga., died on by her brother, Kenneth Meeks. She was World-renowned iconographer Sister Eliseea Papacioc, an Orthodox nun Bible Baptist, Monteagle Oct. 2, 2015, at her home. She was a a member of Wesley United Methodist from Romania, is coming to the area in October. Her work has just completed loving wife, mother and sister, and Church in South Pittsburg, and had The Bible Baptist Church in an international tour of Moscow, Beijing and New York. Monteagle will have its homecoming member of Free Holiness Church. worked as secretary at Richard Hardy She will be delivering She was preceded in death by her par- Memorial School for many years. and Motorcycle Sunday at 10 a.m., commissions in New Sunday, Oct. 11. Th e worship service ents, B.I. and Pearlie Wooten; broth- She is survived by her husband, York and Washington ers, Johnny E., Johnny I., Raymond, Kenneth Roberts; daughters, Paula and then will be visiting will include a potluck lunch. (Danny)Britton, and Michelle Willard and Ed Wooten; sisters Eva longtime friends, the Otey Memorial Parish Summerford, Lois Robertson, and (Johnny) Carter; son, Michael (Lola) Rev. Dennis and Sandy Edna Pauline Wooten. Roberts; sisters, Carol Gilliam and Kezar, here on the Cum- At 10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, Otey Survivors include her husband, Myra Meeks; aunt, Mary Ellen Meeks; berland Plateau, Oct. Parish will have Adult Forum in St. Michael Parker Sr.; daughter, Valerie fi ve grandchildren, fi ve great-grand- 14–20. Mark’s Hall. Chris McDonough will V. Parker; son, David (Bracie) Parker children, and several nieces and There are two op- discuss “Constantine and the Imperial Jr.; and sister Linda (Wayne) McLeod. nephews. portunities for the pub- Church.” The Lectionary class will Funeral services were on Oct. Funeral services were on Oct. 1 lic to see her work and also meet in Claiborne Parish House. 6 in the funeral home chapel with at Wesley United Methodist Church meet her. Th e fi rst is a re- Children ages 3–11 can attend Bro. Dean Smitherman, Bro. Jacob with the Rev. Joe Moore officiating. ception 5:30–7:30 p.m., Godly Play at 10 a.m. Th ere will be no Smitherman and Bro. David Gilliam Interment followed in Sequatchie Friday, Oct. 16, at the middle school or high school Sunday offi ciating. Interment followed in Lake Valley Memorial Gardens, Jasper, Tenn. Cowan Center for the School. Nursery care is available for Hills Memorial Gardens, Trenton, Ga. The family requests that in lieu Arts. children 6 weeks to 4 years old from For complete obituary go to . made to Wesley United Methodist also be at St. Mary’s Church, 502 Magnolia Avenue, South Sewanee for a recep- Taizé at St. Luke’s Chapel Linda Meeks Roberts Pitt sburg, TN 37380. tion, exhibition and Th e Taizé service will be at 7 p.m., Linda Meeks Roberts, 72, of Kimball, For complete obituary go to . Oct 18. the University campus. Th e Taizé form When her work recently returned from the international tour, the New York of worship is rich with opportunities to critic Maureen Mullarkey observed, “Sister Eliseea eclipses pious sentiment worship God with silent meditation, and rises to compelling sacred art. She is not a copyist, not merely replicating reflection, prayer and song. All are older work.” welcome. CHURCH CALENDAR Weekday Services, Oct. 9–15 Grace Fellowship 7:00 am Morning Prayer/HE, St. Mary’s (not 10/12) 10:30 am Sunday School/Worship Service 7:30 am Morning Prayer, Otey Harrison Chapel Methodist Church 8:30 am Morning Prayer, Christ the King Anglican (10/13) 10:00 am Sunday School 8:30 am Morning Prayer, St. Augustine’s 11:00 am Worship Service 12:30 pm Noon Prayer, St. Mary’s (not 10/12) Midway Baptist Church 4:00 pm Evening Prayer, St. Augustine’s 10:00 am Sunday School 4:30 pm Evening Prayer, Otey 11:00 am Morning Service Otey Parish Hosts 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, St. Mary’s (not 10/12) 6:00 pm Evening Service 7:00 pm Taizé, St. Luke’s (10/9) Midway Church of Christ 10:00 am Bible Study Oktoberfest on Oct. 18 11:00 am Morning Service Saturday, Oct. 10 Otey Parish invites you to “fall” into good spirits and great company with 6:00 pm Evening Service 7:30 am Morning Prayer/HE, St. Mary’s Ministry Baptist Church, S.R. 50, Pelham Otey Parish’s fi rst Oktoberfest, which begins at 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, in 10:00 am Sabbath School, Monteagle 7th Day Adventist St. Mark’s Hall of Otey’s Claiborne Parish House. 10:30 am Breakfast Fellowship 11:00 am Worship Service, Monteagle 7th Day Adventist 11:00 am Morning Service Th is celebration is not one to miss as it will be bursting with food, beer, music 5:00 pm Mass, Good Shepherd Catholic, Decherd and dancing, costume contests and pumpkin decorating. Th e menu includes 6:00 pm Evening Service German brats steamed in beer on a hoagie bun, warm German potato salad, Morton Memorial United Methodist, Monteagle sauerkraut with caraway, mouth-watering salted soft pretzels and some sweet Sunday, Oct. 11 9:45 am Sunday School treats. Beer, soft drinks and a fun Fall cider will compliment the meal. Rake All Saints’ Chapel 11:00 am Worship Service in the sounds of a wonderful Polka Band complete with dance lessons. Wear 8:00 am Holy Eucharist New Beginnings Church, Jump Off your best Fall or Halloween get-up as there will be a prize for the best costume. Bible Baptist Church, Monteagle 10:30 am Worship Service Th ere is no charge for the event (though donations are welcomed), but res- 10:00 am Morning Service—Homecoming Otey Memorial Parish Church ervations are required. Please RSVP by Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Frieda Hawkins and Motorcycle Sunday 8:50 am Holy Eucharist Gipson at 598-5926 or email . 5:30 pm Evening Service 10:00 am Godly Play Christ Church Episcopal, Alto 10:00 am Lectionary Class 9:00 am Holy Eucharist 11:00 am Holy Eucharist ROB MATLOCK Pelham United Methodist Church CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 9:00 am Children’s Sunday School NEW HOME BUILDING Christ Church Episcopal, Tracy City 9:45 am Sunday School AND REMODELING 11:00 am Holy Eucharist 11:00 am Worship Service 11:00 am Children’s Sunday School St. Agnes’ Episcopal, Cowan MEMBER, U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Christ Church, Monteagle 11:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Holy Eucharist St. James Episcopal PHONE 931-598-5728 10:45 am Children’s Sunday School 9:00 am Holy Eucharist 12:50 pm Christian formation class St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Alto Christ the King Anglican Church, Decherd 8:00 am Mass 9:00 am Worship Service St. Mary’s Convent 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 5VCVG.KEGPUGFr(WNN[+PUWTGF 10:40 am Adults’ and Children’s Sunday School Church of the Holy Comforter, Monteagle 5:00 pm Evensong 9:00 am Holy Eucharist Sewanee Church of God MOUNTAIN VISITORS: Community Harvest Church of God, Coalmont 10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Service Keep up from home! 11:00 am Worship Service 6:00 pm Evening Service 5:30 pm Evening Service Society of Friends 11:00 am Worship Service 9:45 am Sunday School Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Sewanee 10:45 am Morning Worship 9:00 am Worship Service 5:30 pm Youth UPCOMING RETREATS 10:00 am Sunday School 6:00 pm Evening Worship Valley Home Community Church, Pelham Retirement as a Spiritual Journey: Decherd Mission Church 11:00 am Worship Service 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service From Success to Significance Decherd United Methodist Church 5:00 pm Evening Service Friday, November 20–Sunday, November 22 9:45 am Sunday School Dr. Richard P. Johnson, presenter 10:50 am Worship Wednesday,Oct. 14 St. Mary’s Hall, $350 (single); Epiphany Episcopal Church, Sherwood The Anna House, $450 (single); Commuter, $250 6:00 am Morning Prayer, Cowan Fellowship 10:30 am Holy Eucharist 12:00 pm Holy Eucharist, Christ Church, Monteagle Three-Day Advent 10:30 am Children’s Sunday School 5:30 pm Evening Worship, Bible Baptist, Monteagle Centering Prayer Retreat First United Methodist Church, Winchester 6:00 pm Youth (AWANA), Tracy City First Baptist Call (931) 598-5342 Friday, December 11–Sunday, December 13 8:30 am Traditional Worship (also at 11 am) 6:30 pm Worship, Community Harvest Church or (800) 728-1659 The Rev. Tom Ward, presenter 9:00 am Contemporary Worship of God, Coalmont www.StMarysSewanee.org 9:45 am Sunday School 6:30 pm Prayer Service, Harrison Chapel, Midway The Anna House, $450 (single); Commuter, $250 Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Decherd 7:00 pm Adult Formation, Epiphany, Sherwood 10:30 am Mass 7:00 pm Evening Worship, Tracy City First Baptist Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, October 9, 2015 • 5
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Rd. 19+ac 1531331 $120,000 36 Azalea Ridge Rd. 1378840 $29,900 Jackson Point Rd. 1648895 $199,000 BLUFF - MLS 1656823 - 1613 Laurel Lake 54; :I\\TM[VISM;XZQVO[ Sarvisberry Place 1628195 $69,000 7 Saddletree Lane 1417538 $70,000 Drive, Monteagle. $469,000 Sewanee. $379,000 Sarvisberry Place 1244981 $69,000 6 • Friday, October 9, 2015 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Community Chest (fr om page 1) Folks at Home. [See adjacent list of recipient organizations.] Th e power of the people helping people makes a diff erence. eTh Sewanee Community Civic Association encourages everyone who benefi ts from life in this com- munity, whether you live, work, or visit, to give to the Community Chest. Th e Chest Sewanee Community Chest is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations are tax deductible. Donations and pledges are accepted at any time at PO Box 99, Sewanee, TN 37375. Th ere are two online options to donate to the Sewanee Organizations Community Chest through PayPal and AmazonSmile. For more information on how you can make a diff erence, or to read about the organizations supported, go to . and History This year’s Community Chest, Map of University Corridor with a goal of $100,000, will provide aid to the following 25 community organizations: George Core Jeanie Nelson Blue Monarch $1,000 Convocation (fr om page 1) Boy Scout Troop 14 $300 Community Action Nelson is the founding CEO Committ ee $10,400 and president of the Land Trust Cowan Litt le League $4,500 for Tennessee, a statewide non- Cub Scout Pack 152 $600 profit organization that works to Folks at Home $5,000 protect public and private land for Fourth of July $4,000 the benefit of Tennesseans. Nelson Franklin County co-founded the Land Trust in 1999 Humane Society $3,000 with former Nashville Mayor and Girl Scout Troop 2107 $200 Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. Girl Scout Troop 621 $200 Led by Nelson, in 2008 the Land Housing Sewanee $5,000 Trust and the University of the South Mountain Goat Trail completed the purchase and per- Alliance $3,000 manent protection of 3,000 acres Phil White Dog Park $600 containing portions of Lost Cove and Sam Pickering SCA For the Parks $2,000 Champion Cove. She serves on the Senior Citizen’s Center $12,000 boards of directors for the Southern Sewanee Angel Park $1,500 Environmental Law Center and the Other Special Sewanee Land Trust Alliance. Nelson’s com- Events Related to Children’s Center $9,000 mitment to the state of Tennessee has Sewanee Chorale $750 been recognized with the Governor’s Convocation Sewanee Community Award for Conservation, the 2001 Screening of “Dead Poets Center $2,500 Land Conservationist of the Year Society,” 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, Sewanee Elementary award, and the Tennessee Lifetime at the Sewanee Union Th eatre. Free PTO $20,000 Achievement Award. Nelson earned admission, popcorn and soda. Sewanee Mountain her undergraduate and law degrees Talk by Sam Pickering, 4:30 Messenger $12,000 from Vanderbilt University. Her earlier p.m., Th ursday, Oct. 15, in Gailor St. Mark’s career in law and government included Auditorium. A booksigning will Community Center $700 roles as chief deputy att orney general follow. Th urmond Library $500 for Tennessee and general counsel for TigerSharks Swim Team $500 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Volunteers in Medicine $750 Pickering is a Nashville native and member of Sewanee’s Class of 1963. Th e University Avenue corridor is defi ned as the area omfr Georgia Avenue to the Since 1908, the Sewanee Civic He earned master’s degrees from Cambridge and Princeton and a Ph.D. from Bookstore and Print Services along both sides of the street—including the Rebel’s Rest Princeton before embarking on a remarkable academic and literary career. Association and its precursors have be- site, Convocation Hall, the Quad, Fulford Hall, Th ompson Union, All Saints’ Chapel, lieved in the power of area citizens to Among his more than two dozen books are several works of literary his- McClurg, the Bookstore, and Chen Hall. tory, travel memoirs, and volumes of the familiar essays for which he is best help sustain community projects and programs. Th e community has funded known, most recently “All My Days Are Saturdays” and “Th e Splendour Falls.” HOUSE CALL SERVICE AVAILABLE Pickering is equally well-known as a teacher who inspired students for 30 years many worthwhile endeavors, such as as professor of English at the University of Connecticut. One of his students Full Service Veterinary Care for Dogs, Cats & Horses building parks and the elementary during his early teaching days at Nashville’s Montgomery Bell Academy was Boarding & Grooming school, helping to complete Alto Road, Tom Schulman, the screenwriter of the fi lm “Dead Poets Society.” Pickering’s funding a state highway to the Marion unconventional teaching style was one of the inspirations for the character County line, and underwriting blue of Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams in the fi lm. Pickering was elected in Traci S. Helton EĂƚŚĂŶ>͘WƵƚŶĂŵ prints for the stone gates. 2005 to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers, and has received DVM DVM The Sewanee Civic Association numerous other recognitions for his distinction in writing. started the Sewanee Community For more information go to . 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Of course, there are the universal in America att ributes: form, color, constitution. Th en, there is the very personal Economist Sean Mulholland will perspective: origin, heritage, sentiment. I realize more and more, the give a lecture, “Taking on Income more years I log paying att ention, the latt er qualifi cations generally Inequality: Seeking Paths to Greater rule the day. Prosperity,” at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. Being in the business of caring for private and commercial land- 13, in Gailor Auditorium. An econom- Randy Hedgepath stands on the Stone Door overlook. scapes, one is always dealing with left overs. By this I mean extra plants ics professor at Stonehill College, a that didn’t make it into jobs, and the bits and pieces of plants that come liberal arts college in Easton, Mass., home from projects. A complete garden re-do can result in a truckload Mulholland is the Babson Center for of now homeless specimens. Global Commerce’s Bryan Viewpoints FSC Hosts Preservation My garden consists mostly of such. Each individual has a story, Series speaker for the Advent semester. a creation myth, att ached to it. Th eir stories are as varied as those of 19th-century immigrants. Th ey all came from somewhere else to Celebration Sunday be here and they all have a tale to tell. Friendship in the Parish On Sunday, Oct. 11, the public is invited to celebrate with the Friends One of my fi rst jobs on the Mountain was in 1998 renovating an Th e Rev. Joseph Pagano, an ethi- of South Cumberland State Park (FSC) at Gaze and Graze, beginning with a old garden ravaged by an ice storm. From this site came mountains cist, and the Rev. Amy E. Richter, a hike to Stone Door led by Tennessee State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath and of debris, weeds and inevitably, a few bits of good stuff . Summer ar- biblical scholar, will discuss the virtue followed by a gathering at the Beersheba Springs Hotel with Sen. Janice Bowling rived aft er most of the transplanting and clearing was done. In the of friendship in proclamation and as part of the program. garden, I noticed an amazing clear yellow daylily. Simultaneously, I pastoral ministry in their talk, “Why Th e events begin at 2 p.m., with a ribbon cutt ing for a new $27,000 pavil- noticed a similar specimen growing in the compost pile where most Can’t We Be Friends: Friendship in the ion at Stone Door, a gift of the FSC. Th e hike to Stone Door to “gaze” at the detritus went. From two sprouts rescued from the pile, I cultivated Parish,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, in now-protected view will follow. From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., folks will gather at what I could. Th e current result is several, half a dozen at the least, Hargrove Auditorium, Hamilton Hall. the historic Beersheba Springs Hotel for refreshments and music by Bazzania. clumps as big as 3-feet in diameter, topping out at more than 4-feet tall. Pagano and Richter are married Latham Davis, president of FSC, said, “We are delighted that Sen. Bowling Gazing at them in full bloom triggers a vignett e of memory, a series and are both Episcopal priests. Th ey will join Sunday’s gathering. She has shown a commitment to the welfare of mental snapshots of my history with them, from work in restoring are the co-authors of two books, “A of Grundy County and to the benefits eco-tourism offers to the Savage the garden, the previous and current owners, and a precious visit from Man, A Woman, A Word of Love” and Gulf area.” Davis added that the Friends welcome Randy Hedgepath, the Savage Mrs. Rosemary Verey, a former employer and personal heroine. “Love in Flesh and Bone: Exploring Gulf Preservation League, FSC members and “all others who are interested in Other species have a more esoteric att achment. Ironweed is one the Christmas Mystery.” the park and being involved with the Friends’ vision for the future.” such for me. I fi rst fell in love with this plant due to its unique color, a Richter is rector of St. Anne’s In mid-September the FSC announced the purchase of the Jones Tract, a true purple and very vibrant. Soon aft er I moved back to the Moun- Episcopal Church, Annapolis, Md., signifi cant piece of private land across from Stone Door at Savage Gulf that tain, Alex and Zell Hoole started buying the pieces of land that make where Pagano is associate rector. A includes 2,000 feet of bluff line. Until this property was purchased, the view up their current Sewanee home place. Th ere, in the fi elds, grew great reception will follow the talk. of the canyon rim was in jeopardy. For more details and directions, visit the stands of the tall fall bloomer. With their fi elds maintained on a timely, FSC website . twice-annual cutt ing schedule, this and various other wildfl owers became very established. What is College For? To one leaseowner’s displeasure, I established a similar regimen William Deresiewicz, author on a small patch of hard-to-mow yard. This year, large amounts of “Excellent Sheep: Th e Miseducation of Ironweed showed themselves, and a small clump of volunteer of the American Elite and Th e Way to a False Ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum - Synonym Eupatorium Meaningful Life,” will speak at 3 p.m., coelestinum) sprang into fl ower, which brings me to another story. Friday, Oct. 16, in Convocation Hall. Th is story requires a caveat that one should never poach plants, Deresiewicz will talk about “What Is %XV\2IÀFHVHHNV from anywhere, except when construction is imminent. And even College For?” then, the act requires explicit permission. Aft er that, it is rescue, not In his book, Deresiewicz takes a 3DUW7LPH&OHULFDO0HPEHU poaching. I liberated a few Ageratum from the site of the new dump, sharp look at the high-pressure con- which have now seeded themselves about. 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If you make a reservation for lunch but ing a two-day disaster chaplaincy drive onto the shoulder, the retaining cables immediately to our left , do not come eat, please be prepared to pay for your meal. Menus training at the Sewanee Inn, Nov. and blow the horn. Our feeble plaintive bleat converts into a low, heavy may vary. 10–11. Participants who complete tire squeal, a peremptory warning. We are hit. Sound combines with this course and its prerequisites will motion as one sensation. It cannot be accurately separated, distilled or Oct. 12: Chili, grilled cheese sandwich, dessert. be certifi ed as disaster chaplains and reverse-engineered. Know that every movie simulation fails to establish Oct. 13: Chicken and dumplings, fried okra, corn, corn bread, dessert. can volunteer in their own diocese or the Dopplerian viscerality of separating from sound as it plumes out- Oct. 14: Chef salad, dessert. with NDIN and its national partners. ward from the impact crater. Oct. 15: Ham, sweet potato casserole, green beans, roll, dessert. The course is divided into three How does one even ask Umpqua students and staff about sounds they Oct. 16: Hamburger steak, baked potato, salad, roll, dessert. modules: operations, mental health, heard? Certainly there’s an exact count of the number of shots heard, and self-care. Th e operations module but not the number of screams, nor the uncountable silence of human Participation at the Center covers PCAID (Presence, Connect, warmth as it trickles away. Th e Sewanee Senior Center does not charge any membership Assessment, Intervention, Develop Th e moment I know we are walking, talking, with no injuries, I am fee. All persons 50 or older who take part in any of the activities are Plan of Care) technique for inter- ready to go beat up a truck driver, or two. A problem needs to be ad- considered members. Th e center is located at 5 Ball Park Rd., behind ventions, and practice in providing dressed. A trust has been violated. I am dissuaded and my reaction fades. the Sewanee Market. spiritual and emotional care in various I realize that punching a large target brings only injured frustration. Th e To reserve a meal or for more information, call 598-0771. disaster scenarios. target is unaff ected. It is too massive to even feel the passionate heat Th is training is open to individuals of one human voice. Th e target is not even the target. It is not careless of all faiths, both clergy and lay, as well drivers, not trucks in the wrong lane, not guns in the wrong hands. as emergency managers and disaster Instead, it is a social construct built of reactive impulses rather than Jim Long’s Import Auto Service 931-596-2217 mental health professionals. To att end applied insight. Just-in-time consumer goods with speedy delivery fi ll Exclusive Volvo Automobile Facility 931-596-2633 and receive certifi cation, participants our travel-ways with personalized freight trains. Each lightly regulated must have an endorsement, in writ- train is piloted by a human whose performance is measured by speed, We stock new, used and rebuilt Volvo parts. ing, from the senior religious leader in by numbers. Firearms are also only lightly regulated, also for the argu- We service and repair Volvos. their house of worship, or from their able convenience of consumers. Th e pilot of each lethal fi rearm is less We buy running, disabled or employer or senior-level supervisor. regulated and trained than a truck driver. It’s hard to punch them also, be- wrecked Volvos. Participants must also have completed cause they have become part of the carnage, or else they are imprisoned. FEMA’s online IS 100 course on the In such instances we argue whether to blame the instrumentality (i.e. 1741 Howell Rd. trucks, guns) or the humanity piloting these lethal doses of mass multi- Hillsboro, TN 37342 Incident Command System. In addition to the chaplaincy train- plied by velocity. 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Day on Wednesday, Oct. 14, reports garlic bread stick, cookie. Learn about the outstanding educa- David Gilliam, the PE teacher at SES. TUE: Chicken nuggets, tion off ered at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Alvarez & Swallow Named Parents and members of the com- chili cheese pie, green beans, School, including personalized college munity are welcome to join the stu- potato smiles, fresh salad, counseling, adventure education, the dents. roll. campus radio station, Chinese lan- Commended Students Everyone will meet in front of the WED: Corn dog, peanut guage instruction, Winterim, and the University Book and Supply Store at butter and jelly sandwich, Learning Resources Center. St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School seniors Joshua Alvarez and Sophia Swallow 7:30 a.m. and start walking at 7:40 baked beans, ranch potatoes, There will be an informational have been named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship a.m. down the sidewalk on University fresh veggie cup, macaroni session with SAS students and admin- Program. Th ey have qualifi ed for this distinction based on their scores on the Avenue to the elementary school. and cheese. istration at 2 p.m. in McCrory Hall 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ This event is part of an interna- THU: Beef taco pie, for the Performing Arts. Ten-minute NMSQT), having scored among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants tional week of festivities to encourage chicken fajita, refried beans, mini-classes for middle school stu- of some 1.5 million program entrants. physical activity, health, safety and butt ered corn, roasted veg- dents in humanities, art/technology, Joshua is the son of April and Stephen Alvarez of Sewanee. He is an honors concern for the environment. etables, salsa, tortilla shell. and science will be off ered 3– 3:45 p.m. student and serves the school as a proctor. Joshua is a three-sport athlete as a FRI: Pizza, popcorn For high school students, mini-classes member of the mountain biking, varsity swimming, and varsity boys’ soccer chicken, kale chips, black- in English, physics and Chinese will be teams. He was the recipient of the Most Improved Player award in mountain eyed peas, french fries, roll, off ered 3–3:45 p.m. biking and the Silver Maxima Cum Laude Award on the National Latin Exam. cookie. Multiple tours of the school’s Sophie is the daughter of Cameron and John Swallow of Sewanee. In ad- beautiful 550-acre campus, including dition to her outstanding academic achievements, she serves the school as a BREAKFAST the LEED-certified Wade Hall for proctor and an SAS Ambassador. She is the president of the Cum Laude Society. Each day, students select the Sciences and McCrory Hall for An outstanding actress and musician, she has been a cast member in numerous one or two items the Performing Arts will be off ered. theatre productions including “Sweeney Todd” and “Th e Lullaby of Broadway.” The afternoon will conclude with Sophie is also a member of the varsity girls’ volleyball team. MON: Toast, peanut but- refreshments and information about ter, or pancake/sausage the application process. SES Box Tops stick, condiments: gravy, Families who cannot attend on jelly. Oct. 18 should contact the admissions Deadline Oct. 16 TUE: Biscuit, egg patty, office. For more information go to ham slice, condiments: gra- . The deadline for Sewanee vy, jelly. Elementary School’s fall collection WED: Yogurt, graham of “Box Tops for Education” is Friday, crackers, or peanut butter Energy Oct. 16. Box tops are found on many and jelly sandwich. of the groceries you already buy at THU: Breakfast bar or Assistance the store. breakfast pizza. You can drop them off at SES, FRI: Cinnamon roll or in the box in the entry area of the chicken slider. Applications Sewanee Post Offi ce, or SPO them to Emily Puckett e. Options available every break- Available For a list of participating items fast: Assorted cereal, assorted online: htt p://www.boxtops4educa- fr uit and juice, milk varieties. South Central Human Resource tion.com/products/participating- Menus subject to change. Agency has begun accepting applica- products. For more information visit tions for the 2016 Low Income Energy . Assistance Program. 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Taylor cats, so one feature each week is rated from one to and the Live Roots Ensemble. fi v e To b y s . Th e more Tobys there are, the bett er it is! Lead musician Ricky J. Taylor offers his talents as vocalist, guitar- Sir Toby ist and bassist. Based in Huntsville, Ant-Man Alabama, his songs are grounded in 7:30 p.m. • Friday–Sunday, Oct. 9–11 the southern traditions where music 2015 • Rated PG-13 • 117 minutes is oft en sincere and born from matt ers Th e charming Paul Rudd stars as Ant-Man, a superhero who can of the heart. Taylor has toured with shrink in size while increasing in strength, in this quirky Marvel-based noted artists including bluegrass great movie that defi es the usual comic book customs. Ant-Man, aka Scott Claire Lynch. He has appeared on Lang, is a pett y burglar who is trying to go straight when he is presented syndicated shows including Heartland with the opportunity to become Ant-Man. Rather than rely on all Network’s “Dugger Mountain Music special eff ects and gadgetry, “Ant-Man” is witt y and whimsical: think Hall,” CMT’s “Most Wanted,” TNN’s “Honey I Shrunk the Children” meets “Iron Man” and you get the idea. “New Country,” and several more. Rudd’s breezy one-liners are aided by the supporting cast that includes Ben Ayers, from Winchester, is a Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll and John Slatt ery. Th is is graduate of the prestigious Middle a Marvel-branded movie so there are still plenty of things that blow up Tennessee State University music and some crazy action sequences. Th ere’s a lightness and sense of humor business program where he studied in “Ant-Man” that is wonderfully refreshing. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action jazz guitar and song writing. He has “Metamorphoses” by Patrick Nicholas Photography violence. —LW cut deep inroads into the fi ddle music and folksong heritage indigenous to SPECIAL FREE MONDAY NIGHT SHOWING! Middle Tennessee as well as drawing “Metamorphoses” Opens inspiration from other styles such as Dead Poets Society Celtic music and rock. As a member 7:30 p.m. • Monday, Oct. 12 FREE admission, popcorn and soft of the Live Roots Ensemble, Ben Oct. 16 at Williams Center drinks! performs on bass, mandolin, guitar, 1989 • Rated PG • 128 minutes bouzki and tenor banjo. Th eatre/Sewanee will present Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” at 7:30 Th e late great Robin Williams was nominated for Best Actor in the Also in the group: five-time p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16–17, 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, and 7:30 p.m., Oscar race for his turn as English teacher John Keating, who inspires his Tennessee State Fiddle Champion, Jim Th ursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22–24, in the Tennessee Williams Center. students at an upscale New England boarding school to think outside Wood, his wife, guitarist Inge Wood, “Metamorphoses” brings the Roman poet Ovid’s tales to stunning visual the box. [Screenwriter Tom Schulman based the Keating character and national champion Buck dancer, life. Th e play juxtaposes the ancient and the contemporary in both language on Sewanee alum Sam Pickering, who taught Schulman English at Hillary Bevels Klug. and image to refl ect the variety and the persistence of narrative in the face Montgomery Bell Academy.] For reservations or more informa- of inevitable change. “Metamorphoses” played around the country and Off - Set in the 1950s, this fi lm was the launch pad for actor Ethan Hawke, tion, call (931) 455-5321. Th e South Broadway before moving to Broadway’s Circle in the Square Th eatre in 2002. who stars as the introvert Todd Anderson, who fi nds a voice for him- Jackson Civic Center is located at 404 Th e playwright, Mary Zimmerman, is a MacArthur Fellowship recipient self through Keating despite his oppressively rigid upbringing. Directed South Jackson St., Tullahoma. and has adapted-directed versions of the “Odyssey” and “Arabian Nights,” by Peter Weir, who is also known for “Th e Truman Show” and” Master among others. She is a professor of per- and Commander: Th e Far Side of the World,” this universally beloved (931) 598-0033 formance studies at Northwestern tale of one man changing the hearts and minds of his students also took University. home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay by Schulman. Rated PG for The Theatre/Sewanee production some heavier adult themes, it now serves as a touching tribute to Williams is directed by Peter Smith with scenery and his quirky but heartfelt sense of humor that defi ned his personal and HAIR DEPOT and lighting design by Dan Backlund professional legacy. Take Keating’s advice and “carpe diem” this very and costumes designed by Ruth Guerra. special showing, appropriate for adults and families of older children. 17 Lake O’Donnell Rd., Sewanee Music for the Sewanee production is composed by Diane Rubio and Danny Christopher and His Kind KAREN THRONEBERRY, owner/stylist Cruces with choreography by Courtney 7:30 p.m. • Wednesday, Oct. 14 TOBBIN NICOLE, stylist/nail tech World. John Marshall is technical direc- 2011 • Unrated • 90 minutes tor and Alena Kochinski is production Th e charming Matt Smith, known to many as the Eleventh Doctor in Tues thru Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m. till last appointment stage manager. the British classic time-traveling series “Doctor Who,” plays a young man Th e large acting ensemble includes named Christopher Isherwood who heads to Berlin in 1931 to pursue Donny Abel, Dan Backlund, Balazs his passion for men. He fi nds work as an English teacher as well as plenty Borosi, Allison Bruce, Emily Daniel, of inspiration for his short stories in the characters that he meets along the SEWANEE AUTO REPAIR Lily Davenport, Will Burton-Edwards, way. Supporting actor Toby Jones does a marvelous turn as Isherwood’s —COMPLETE AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR— Krystal Fowler, Marion Givhan, old queen of a landlord, encouraging the young author’s more depraved -Tune-ups -Brakes Max Hagan, Kalynn Harrington, sensibilities. All this fun begins to unravel as the Nazi force begins to -Tires (any brand) -Shocks & struts Levi Higgins, Tori Hinshaw, Will loom large over the city. Th ough unrated, the sensuous material as well -Tire repair -Steering & suspension Johannsson, Madison Jones, John as war themes may not be appropriate for families of younger children. -Batteries -Belts & hoses Mark Lampley, Kasey Marshall, -Computer diagnostics -Stereo systems installed Brian Reiss, Tia Strickland, Audrey Tchoukoua, Reevie Walton, Karissa Inside Out $OO0DNHV 0RGHOV6HUYLFH&DOOV4XDOLW\3DUWV Wheeler and Hunter Woolwine. 7:30 p.m. • Th ursday Oct. 15 $6(0DVWHU&HUWLILHG$XWR7HFKQLFLDQ. 2015 • Rated PG • 94 minutes Th e studio that has taken audiences into the sea and into the far reaches of space now delves into the greatest mystery of all: the work- AUTUMN VISITORS: ings of our own mind. Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen, who also directed the Oscar-winning “Up,” collaborate again with this inven- tive story anthropomorphizing our inner core feelings—Anger, Fear, Keep up from hme! Sadness, Disgust and Joy. We are taken on a wild ride inside a tween girl, Riley, who is coping with her family’s move from Minnesota to San Francisco. Th e audience gets to sit in the driver’s seat as the emotions take turns at being dominant depending upon the situation. We see how g 1 each one is necessary and relevant as one develops into adulthood. Th e Celebratin 5 Years! animation is dazzling. Each of the emotions look like they are made from 2000-2015 tiny, moving points of light, rather than being smooth, static creations, all buoyed with top-notch voice talent (comedian Lewis Black an example of pitch-perfect casting as Anger). Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some action, “Inside Out” features Pixar’s signature blend of kid friendly fare with plenty of safe territory adult jokes for the parents, making it accessible for a broad range of audiences, from the young to the young at heart.
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