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YOU’VE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR YOUR TURN. Last month, we brought you our Ladies issue—it is ladies first, after all—and this month, we present our “Gents” issue. Yes, we celebrate the dads in our lives with Father’s Day on June 16, but there are so many more reasons why it’s great to be a guy this month. With the summer season underway, the long, sunny days can be filled with backyard cookouts, baseball games, camping trips, fishing excursions and so much more. Since we got advice last month from our local women, this month we are asking for life lessons from three local guys who you may know or see out and about. For those looking to go out and play, we profile a longtime local outdoor retail establishment that does more than just sell gear. If you happen to be going to the beach or mountains for some R&R, check out the Page Turners for some summer reads and pick one up to take along. In Financial Buzz, see how “Money is the Fuel, Not the Destination," and if you are still looking for a Father’s Day gift for Dad, why not give him tickets to the
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book, or maybe you just want to find a spot to take a nap. Whatever you feel like doing, go ahead and be you—because this month is all about you! Finally, while enjoying this current issue of West Knoxville Lifestyle, I encourage you to patronize our marketing partners, as they are the ones who help make it possible.
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INSIDE THE ISSUE JUNE 2019
FEATURES 12 Money Is the Fuel, Not the Destination Happiness Linked to Quality, Not Quantity
14 Drink to Donate Annual Beer Festival Raises Money for CureDuchenne
18 Wise Words from Lessons Learned Three Local Guys Share Their Life Lessons
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24 Go Out and Play River Sports Owner Equips Adventure-Seekers to Seize the Day
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KNOXVILLE BREWFEST 2019 The Ninth Annual Knoxville Brewfest will be held Saturday, June 22 in downtown Knoxville from
THE CHRISTMAN COMPANY AWARDED NEW UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PROJECT
4–8 p.m. Breweries, beer and enthusiasts from
The Christman Company has been awarded
all over will gather for a summer afternoon sam-
a two-phase construction project for the
pling fresh beers of all colors, styles and flavors.
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Knoxville Brewfest is held around the fountains and
(UTIA) to demolish and rebuild its Ellington
lake at the base of the Sunsphere and Tennessee
Plant Sciences building. The project will begin
Amphitheater. With more space, seating and natural
this fall, starting with the construction of a
shade, you’ll enjoy strolling along the water while
20,000-square-foot permanent building that
sampling more than 300 beers from Tennessee
will house the facility and staff members from
and beyond. Check-in begins at 3 p.m., with gates
the current Ellington facility. In the second
opening at 4 p.m. Please bring a printed copy of your
phase, the current Ellington Plant Sciences
ticket or have the digital copy ready at the gate. You
building will be demolished and replaced by an
must have a ticket and be 21 or older and present a
additional 160,000-square-foot facility.
government-issued ID to be admitted.
“This project for the UT Institute of Agriculture
Water will be provided, but food is not included
and the University of Tennessee will provide flex-
in the ticket price. There are several food vendors
ible and modern research and education spaces,”
on-site, or you are welcome to bring in small
says Marty Gibbs, vice president and general
snacks. Read more about the Knoxville Brewfest
manager for Christman’s Knoxville operations. “We
and its commitment to CureDuchenne in this
appreciate the opportunity to bring another major
month's Giving Back article.
addition to the UT campus.” The $67 million project, officially called the Energy and Environmental Science Research Building, will include teaching and research labs, offices, classrooms and a 500-seat teaching and learning center.
2019 USA CYCLING PROFESSIONAL ROAD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2019 USA Pro Para-Cycling Road National Championships will be held in Knoxville June 27–30. This is the third year for Knoxville to host the U.S. Pro Road and Individual Time Trial Championships, its second year to host the U.S. Pro Criterium Championships (staged in conjunction with the U.S. Amateur Road
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National Championships in previous years) and its
Tennessee Brew Works, Tennessee Department
first year to host Para-Cycling National Championships.
of Agriculture, Tennessee State Parks and Batey
USA Cycling is the national governing body for
Farms announced a multi-year brewing initiative
the sport of cycling in the United States and over-
to bring “barley back to Tennessee,” producing
sees the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike,
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MONEY IS THE FUEL, NOT THE DESTINATION HAPPINESS LINKED TO QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY ARTICLE J. WILLIAM WALTMAN JR., CFP, CPA
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IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR GUYS TO FRAME FINANCIAL AND RETIREMENT PLANNING IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS ONLY. How much money do I need to have saved? How many years do I plan on being retired? What will my monthly expenses be in retirement? While all of these are necessary and important considerations, they are only part of the overall equation. A well-respected CEO in the financial services industry likes to say, “Money is the fuel, not the destination.” Rather, money is the fuel that will be used to take care of those we love and empower us to live the life we’ve imagined. Money is necessary, but it’s not the ultimate goal. So, what is? For most, it is happiness, peace and fulfillment, which are typically associated with more qualitative factors. Proper financial planning is more than numbers. It is life planning. I would, therefore, encourage men to strongly consider the following qualitative factors as they can greatly enhance or hinder one’s fulfillment in pre-and post-retirement years.
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GIVING BACK
Drink to Donate ANNUAL BEER FESTIVAL RAISES MONEY FOR CUREDUCHENNE WHEN MATTHEW DANIEL WAS DIAGNOSED
form of muscular dystrophy. The disease pri-
WITH DUCHENNE DISEASE, A TYPE OF MUS-
marily affects boys and in some rare cases girls,
CULAR DYSTROPHY, HIS PARENTS, MARTIN
who are usually diagnosed before their fifth
AND MELISSA, WERE DETERMINED TO DO
birthdays. As the disease progresses, everyday
SOMETHING TO HELP THE CAUSE. After
tasks become increasingly difficult, confining
launching a successful beer festival in his native
many patients to a wheelchair by age 12. Nearly
Memphis, Martin thought this type of fun, local
15,000 people in the United States are currently
event could be just the thing to raise funds and
living with Duchenne, and more than 300,000
awareness for Duchenne research and treatment.
are affected globally. CureDuchenne cares for
In 2010, Martin and Melissa founded Knoxville
those affected by Duchenne while also support-
Brewfest, a celebration of all things beer.
ing innovative technology to treat and eventu-
Matt McMillan was working in Knoxville’s
ally cure the disease.
craft beer market when he first connected with
The festival has historically raised between
Brewfest, and six years ago, he took over as the
$35,000 and $45,000 per year for CureDuchenne.
event coordinator.
Over the course of its eight-year history, Knoxville
“Brewers are the rock stars” of Knoxville
Brewfest has donated more than $200,000 from
Brewfest, he affirms, but the purpose is much
ticket sales and sponsorships, and they’re looking
bigger. All net proceeds from the event go to sup-
forward to topping their goals this year.
port CureDuchenne, a national organization that
Rain or shine, the event attracts close to
not only funds research on Duchenne, but it also
2,500 attendees, vendors and volunteers to the
aids patients and families through education and
World’s Fair Park and will highlight more than
community support.
80 breweries from around the country with the
“Martin and Melissa started Brewfest for a
opportunity for patrons to sample nearly 300
great cause,” Matt says, and the event leaders are
styles of beer and cider. Several popular Knoxville
committed to the conviction that started it all. “We
breweries will be among the vendors, including
continue to financially support CureDuchenne in
Balter Beerworks, Crafty Bastard Brewery, The
their goals to care for and find a cure for such a
Pretentious Beer Glass Company, Chisolm Tavern
devastating genetic disorder.”
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information and tickets are available online at KnoxvilleBrewFest.com.
ARTICLE MARY BETH UNTHANK | PHOTOGRAPHY AARON L. RUSSELL
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Wise Words from Lessons Learned
RALPH WALDO EMERSON IS OFTEN CREDITED WITH SAYING, "LIFE IS A SUCCESSION OF LESSONS WHICH MUST BE LIVED TO BE UNDERSTOOD." Whether or not Emerson is the real source of such wisdom makes no difference when it comes to its truth. It's only when we reflect on where we've been and what we've experienced can we learn the best lessons. Take it from these guys! They've
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learned a thing or two amidst life's trials.
L e o n a r d D i c k e r s o n R e t ir ed Ch em ic a l En g in eer , O a k R id g e N at ion a l L a b or at or y; U n i t ed S tat es C h es s Fed er at ion L ife M a s t er ; C u r r en t C h es s T e a ch er at K n ox v il l e S c h o o ls "Life’s calling came really early when I was
Sea. Chess is my favorite pastime, and I grew
told that I should pursue God above all and even
up when Russians dominated chess; hence my
minister to others. But even at 10 years of age, I
favorite players were ex-world chess champions
was arguing with the ministers that it didn’t seem
Botvinnik and Petrosian."
proper that many heathens who lived up to all
"The hardest lesson that I finally learned
the dictates of their religion but hadn’t heard the
was that you can’t escape your trials. You either
word of Christ were doomed to Hell while many
face them now or later. Even in facing a challenge
supposedly heaven-bound Christians were hyp-
and not entirely triumphing, you are still winning
ocrites and disregarded God in their daily lives.
and growing as long as you are giving your best.
This quandary kept me from pursuing the min-
And always keep in mind that you aren’t chal-
istry and had me vociferously saying that I never
lenged beyond your capacity to resist.
would tell people how to live their lives. So life
"Another valuable lesson learned is that perfec-
allows me to simply meander about—but always
tion isn’t required, with a partner or in your aspira-
knowing that I am a spirit loved of God."
tions. Don’t delay happiness hoping for something
"The best advice that I was given was to live
better. Accept what you have and make it better,
today trying to focus on now. Equally important
deriving all the benefits that you can. Then, if more
was to always keep in mind that we are spirits
is necessary or required, your life’s path will later
doing a trial on Earth. Another very influential
present it to you, for life works hand-in-hand with
piece of advice that has guided me is: thoughts
your demands and God’s good."
are things. This advice has been espoused by
"The best advice that I would give my college-
Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich), Emerson,
age self is to choose a career that gives you hap-
Thoreau and all mystical masters. And I took the
piness rather than a big paycheck. My love was
statement literally and have validated it."
marine biology. But after completing the prerequi-
"When I was a kid, I had no particular role
site courses, I noted that chemical engineers had
models but always found inspiration in stories
significantly higher salaries, which encouraged
of man triumphing over adversity, particularly
me to go for the money. Later I learned that it is
one man facing his trials, like the tale of Jeremiah
much better to seek a job that gives you satisfac-
Johnson, The Revenant or The Old Man and the
tion and sparks passion."
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WISE WORDS FROM LESSONS LEARNED
J o e F o x Co -Fo un der /C EO , B lüh en Bo ta n ic a ls ; En t r epr en eu r
"My passion is learning. In the typical entrepreneurial spirit, I am constantly trying to find new ways to utilize new information. Different chapters of life require different wisdom, but I am passionate about learning ahead of each new chapter." "The best advice I ever received was if you are going to do something, do it right. Anything I have done, I have mirrored others who dream big and execute well. The best advice I have received from numerous mentors is to commit yourself to doing it the right way with integrity. If you make a decision to do something, go all in and do it with a high level of integrity and strong ethics." "When I was a kid, I always looked up to the hero in the movies. I have always been a big movie buff. I watched a lot of movies as a kid and always gravitated to the good guys that overcome adversity." "One of the hardest life lessons I've had to learn is I think many times in life you are presented with an opportunity to take short cuts. I've learned, time and time again, that the right path is often the harder path. Life has taught me to trust my instincts, but that doesn’t mean rushing. Carving a new path always takes more work than taking a common path." "If I could, I'd go back in time and tell my college-age self not to be so self-conscious about your lack of formal education. Be confident in your ability to learn and adapt, and that will greatly influence your success." 20
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J e r r y A s k e w Pr es iden t, A l l i a n ce for B e t t er N on pr ofi t s ; O r d a in ed D e a con , Epis co pa l Dio ces e of E a s t T en n es s ee "My life’s calling came in two pivotal
The second defining moment was
"Some of the hardest life lessons
moments: in 1978, my college mentor
when, for our 20th wedding anniversary,
I've had to learn are: 1. You’d be far less
called to tell me that he was going to die
my wife, Robyn, gave me an incredible
concerned about what others think of
that day. Needless to say, it was not a con-
gift: a week in a monastery. Spending
you if you knew how infrequently they do.
versation I wished to have. When he and
those seven days in silence, reflection
2. No matter how dark the night, morning
I finished talking, I spoke with his mother
and prayer were life-changing."
always follows. 3. God has impeccable
and lamented that I would never be able
"The best advice I ever received
manners and would never even think of
to pay him back for all he had done for
was that life is a team sport; relation-
interrupting you, so if you want to hear
me. In her infinite wisdom, she said, 'Jerry,
ships are everything."
what She has to say, you have to shut up!"
if he lived to be 100, you couldn’t pay him
"When I was a kid, I always looked
"If I could, I'd go back in time and tell
back. You can’t pay back. You can only
up to my Scoutmaster, Andy Reilly; and
my college-age self as you move around
pay forward.' Those words helped define
UNC Basketball Coach Dean Smith."
the country pursuing your dreams, be
my philosophy of life.
sure to stay in touch with old friends."
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LOCALLY OWNED
ARTICLE MARY BETH UNTHANK PHOTOGRAPHY JENNIE TREADWAY-MILLER
GO OUT AND PLAY RIVER SPORTS OWNER EQUIPS ADVENTURESEEKERS TO SEIZE THE DAY
YOU NEVER KNOW HOW ONE TRIP CAN CHANGE SOMEONE’S LIFE. That’s the idea that started it all for Ed
may seem quaint, but it’s working for Ed. He believes in the passion
McAlister, founder of River Sports Outfitters.
and training of his employees and the company culture of both edu-
Originally from West Tennessee, Ed moved
cating and listening to the customer. He has personal relationships
to Knoxville to attend the University of
with all his vendors to learn about consumer needs, trends and
Tennessee. While working as an engineer, it
products, but he and his staff are also users who share their own
was his own unexpected adventure—back-
experiences and those they hear on the trail.
country skiing in Colorado—that made him
“We listen to every single customer,” Ed says, which is why he
want to share that with others. He was sell-
chooses to support local businesses with his own money as well.
ing and trading hard-to-find outdoor gear
“I know they’re giving back to the community in a continuous way.”
from his home when friends encouraged
While he says online shopping has changed the market more in
him to open a retail shop. In 1984, he found
the last four years than the previous 30, perception is helping trend
a small storefront on Sutherland Avenue that
part of the traffic back toward local businesses. Consumers are see-
remains his flagship store.
ing the value of keeping money in the local economy rather than a
In the years since, River Sports opened a
corporate conglomerate. While he hopes the shift toward shopping
second retail location in Cedar Bluff and The
local continues, Ed is ready to face changes to the market as they
Climbing Center, a full indoor rock climbing
come. His best business advice has been, "Don't get set in your
gym on-site at the Sutherland Avenue store.
ways, or in two years you won't be around."
River Sports manages seasonal biking and
While Ed plans to continue growing his business and serving the
water sport rentals at several local parks,
community, he takes life one day at a time. Getting people excited
including The Cove, Ijams Nature Center,
about being outside is a dream come true for him, and every day is
Lenoir City Park and others. Whether through
a new adventure.
sale or rental, Ed’s goal has always been get-
“I don’t care who you are or where you are age-wise or any-
ting people the gear they need to do what they
thing else, you never get today back,” Ed smiles as he shares the
love, especially if it’s trying something new.
mantra by which he lives. It was that carpe diem mentality that
“They might get hooked, or maybe they won’t like it,” he says. “What matters is giving people experiences they wouldn’t have had otherwise.”
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led him to open River Sports Outfitters 36 years ago, and it still drives him today. “You better enjoy today, because that’s one less day you have to enjoy. Use this day to the fullest.”
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TREND SETTER
TRENDY CUTS
for men
THE STYLES YOU WANT + HOW TO GET THEM
The FADE There are many different types of fades, but ultimately a fade haircut is one that tapers in length the further down you go on the back and sides, meaning it isn’t trimmed to just one standard length all around. The level of fade (low, mid or high) depends on what point the shortest part of the hair begins to fade into a longer length. ASK FOR Taper fade, low fade, mid fade, high fade or skin fade
The man bun This popular style is good for many types of hair as long as you have a lot of it. You’ll need length in the front, back and sides generally long enough to at least brush your shoulders. KEEP IT CLEAN Be sure to keep your sideburns and neckline trimmed even as your hair grows out.
The quiff Closely related to the pompadour, the quiff haircut requires longer hair in the front and shorter hair in the back. The longer hair in the front is brushed upward and back from the forehead and away from the face. This look can be sleek and shiny for a classic look or texturized and matte for a modern take. ASK FOR Short sides and a long textured top. Be sure enough hair is left on top to brush back instead of standing straight up.
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PHASE II NOW OPEN All Brick Homes Open Floor Plans Hardwood in Common Areas
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Stone Facade on fireplace Community Pool Granite counter tops Large, Private Wooded Lots 12 Floorplans to choose from
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WATER & WOODS
Tom Oar: Mountain Man
ARTICLE STEPHANIE HOWER PHOTOGRAPHY NATHAN SATRAN
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“HE IS FREE WHO LIVES AS HE CHOOSES.” So reads
I turned 7 years old, my father taught us how to trick ride,
the sign standing sentinel over Tom Oar’s house. Tom
which is doing tricks on the back of a running horse.”
Oar is free.
Despite the dangerous nature of such a hobby, Tom
On an isolated stretch of the Yaak River Valley in
survived and quickly developed a taste for living on the
Northwestern Montana, Tom and Nancy Oar have made
edge. By age 15, the young daredevil discovered a new
their home from the simplest of means and the sparsest of
outlet to sate his adrenaline fix: rodeo.
luxuries. They subsist on the land, gleaning a living through
“My mother drove me to the edge of town, dropped me
Tom’s knowledge of an all but forgotten craft: brain tanning.
off with my bull rope and my rigging bag, and I hitchhiked
He is a master trapper and tanner, pitted against the harsh
to Ohio, and I hired on to ride bulls and bucking horses.”
realities of the seasons and the forests, who has honed his
His mother’s confidence carried Tom toward the
art to a level achieved by few before him. To watch him
warm glow of adventure on the horizon, which he
work is to glimpse a remnant of the past.
chased with characteristic poise and determination.
“I was born a hundred years too late,” he chuckles. “Or maybe 200 years too late.”
By the early 1960s, Tom had climbed the ranks of the International Rodeo Association and established
Raised in the country outside Rockford, Illinois,
himself as a champion rider. He thrived on the excite-
Tom believes he was conditioned for a rugged life-
ment of the sport and consistently made it to the
style. He and his older brother exuded an innate
finals, ranking in the top 10 time and again. Fortune
passion for the outdoors. They spent their childhood
turned on Tom on Valentine’s Day 1970. At the age
roaming free as often as possible, and trick-riding.
of 35, he found himself in the chute perched upon a
“My dad was a real horseman, and he passed that on to my brother and me,” he recalls. “When my brother and
massive bull called Woolly Bugger. CONTINUED >
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“I usually dropped a finger in my bull rope, which meant that your hand was locked into the rope,” Tom explains. “The moment the chute opened, there was some big eruption.” Skulls of man and beast collided, knocking Tom into unconsciousness. Bound tightly by the rope across the middle of the bull’s back, Tom’s hand pinned him to the thrashing animal. “So now my legs and stuff are underneath his hind legs … he’s bucking and stepping on me quite hard.” He admits it is the closest he ever came to death inside a rodeo arena. Nancy watched from the stands as he was tossed violently for
They were confronted by second thoughts about their move.
two agonizing minutes until they were finally able to sever the ropes
Although Tom had experience as a trapper before leaving Illinois,
that bound him. Tom left the arena on a stretcher and didn’t gain
in the ‘80s he knew little about earning a living from the trade.
consciousness for three hours, suffering a severe concussion and
Converting furs to profits proved to be a more challenging endeavor—
bruising over most of his body. Fate had something bleaker in store
until destiny intervened at an Indian Store in Billings.
for the bull.
“We just stopped and went in,” Tom says, “and there it was in black
“They told me that old Woolly Bugger, he died two weeks later,” attests Tom, the twinkle of a cowboy in his eye. “I think I gave him a concussion, too.”
and white; told you how the Indians brain-tanned.” It was his first encounter with the ancient method, the method which would chart a new and unexpected trajectory for his life. The
While he returned to the chutes just a month after this brush with death, he never regained his former success. “It was time for me to quit, you know, so I did.” In 1981, he retired from rodeo. Just as the pitch and yaw of a bronc feeds the spirit of a young man yearning for
book cost him $3, consisted of
“WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO OR HOW I WAS GONNA MAKE A LIVING OUT HERE. BUT I JUST HAD A FEELING THAT, BY GOD, I CAN DO IT. I CAN GET IT DONE.”
thrills, the rise and a fall of a mountain feeds the soul of a man yearning for peace. “Nancy and I would come up to Montana in the summertime and go rodeoing out here,” he says. The appeal of the Wild West beckoned, and they loaded all of their possessions into an old pickup truck. Interestingly, the truck they used to begin their life in Montana was bought with money earned from muskrat pelts, a small hint at the future that lay in store for the Oars. “We had no idea what we were getting into or how I was gonna make a living out here. But I just had a feeling that, by God, I can do it. I can get it done.”
16 pages and instantly elevated his craft. It would just take a little bit more luck to turn his tanning into a lucrative business. “Black Powder Rendezvous, they called them,” Tom says. “They were recreations of the old fur-trade days in the Rocky Mountains when all the trappers would meet in one spot.”
Feeling well at home amongst this like-minded crowd of mountain men, he finally discovered a niche for his handmade wares. And when Tom does something, he is certain to do it well. “The most prestigious clothing that you could wear at one of these rendezvous is brain-tanned buckskin clothing,” he says. Patrons immediately sensed the incomparable quality of the brain-tanned hides Tom provided, and the hides began to sell at a remarkable rate. Tom found his peace. Together, Tom and Nancy defied the odds. Danger lurked, isolation taunted, and the bitter chill of Montana winter bore down upon them;
And they did. Through old-fashioned hard work, Tom and Nancy
yet, they endured and prospered. Those who meet Tom, admirers and
trapped, hunted and tanned, living off the land in every sense of the
fellow trappers and so forth, will be greeted by a man who is both
phrase. Yet, the early years were fraught with challenges.
humble and kind. A man who is always willing to share his story and
“The first winter that we spent here was really, really cold,” Tom says.
his trade and his grin. He and Nancy’s contact with the outside world is minimized by a lack of internet or cell phone reception, but his story has spread nonetheless. When asked how he copes with the steady current of visitors making the trek to his property each summer, he just shrugs and confesses he would rather people like him than hate him. At the age of 76, he continues to toil endlessly on his craft and their survival in the mountains. “Amazing life,” he surmises. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of it. And as long as I can still do it, hell, I’m gonna do it.”
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JUNE
LIFESTYLE CALENDAR
6–9, 13–26
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TENNESSEE VALLEY PLAYERS PRESENTS MAMMA MIA!
KNOXVILLE BREWFEST
KARM DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
UT's Carousel Theatre
This year, Knoxville Brewfest will
Come and enjoy Dragon Boat Races
This musical is presented "in the
take place at a new venue wrap-
with 41-foot paddle boats. More than
Round" at the Carousel Theatre next
ping around the fountains and lake
40 corporate and community teams
to the Clarence Brown Theatre on the
at the base of the Sunsphere and
will compete for top awards.
University of Tennessee campus. The
Tennessee Amphitheater. With more
Tennessee Valley Players is pleased
space, seating and natural shade,
to produce the show in collaboration
you’ll enjoy strolling along the water
with the University of Tennessee
while sampling more than 300 beers
School of Music. Showtimes are 7:30
from Tennessee and beyond! Read
p.m. each night, June 6–9 and 13–26.
more at KnoxvilleBrewfest.com.
World's Fair Park
The Cove at Concord Park
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The Kuumba Festival is presented by
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African American Appalachian Arts,
VINTAGE MARKET DAYS
FINDING NEVERLAND
munity development by utilizing cre-
Vintage Market Days is an upscale
The
Broadway.com’s
cultural, artistic programming and
vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor mar-
Audience Choice Award for Best
development. The festival is located
ket featuring original art, antiques,
Musical, this breathtaking smash
in three primary locations: Market
clothing, jewelry, handmade trea-
“captures the kid-at-heart,” says
Square/Downtown, Haley Heritage
sures, home decor, outdoor furnish-
TIME Magazine. Directed by vision-
Square and Morningside Park.
ings, consumable yummies, seasonal
ary Tony winner Diane Paulus,
plantings and a little more. Vintage
Finding Neverland tells the incred-
Market Days events are so much
ible story behind one of the world’s
more than a flea market. Each event
most beloved characters: Peter Pan.
is a unique opportunity for vendors to
Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to
display their talents and passions in
find inspiration until he meets four
creative venues.
young brothers and their beautiful
Chilhowee Park
Inc. (AAAA), an arts organization that
Tennessee Theatre
winner
of
focuses on positive social and comative methods of education through
widowed mother.
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22 KNOX PRIDE PARADE Gay Street
This event will feature great food and
The parade will start promptly at 10:30
networking. Our local elected offi-
a.m., going down Jackson Avenue,
cials and others from across the state
turning left on Gay Street, turning
of Tennessee have been invited to
left on Church Street continuing to
this extraordinary affair. Table spon-
Howard Baker Jr. Boulevard. Knox
We are always accepting sub-
sorships include one table of eight
Pride will begin immediately follow-
missions for events you'd like to
at Shrimp Boil, table sign displaying
ing and run from noon to 8 p.m. at
see included in our Calendar sec-
your logo, two drink tickets per guest,
Mary Costa Plaza and Performance
tion. Submissions are accepted
plus a bucket of bottled beer and a
Lawn (Knoxville Civic Auditorium and
via
family-style shrimp boil spread.
Coliseum Lawn).
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LOCAL’S CHOICE
STOCK UP ON SUMMER
MUST-READS ARTICLE UNION AVE. BOOKS
Andrew Lawler takes a deep dive into the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke in this absorbing history. The book does not only describe Roanoke but also
THE SECRET TOKEN BY ANDREW LAWLER
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details on how the incident has haunted America since it happened. Perfect for both history nuts and the casually interested. Available in paperback on June 4. Andrew Lawler will be at the East TN History Center on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. This event is free. The latest entry in the Jack Ryan Jr. series is here, and it was written by a local author.
TOM CLANCY’S ENEMY CONTACT BY MIKE MADEN
Mike Maden takes the helm of this espionage thriller series
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about the son of Jack Ryan. Sure to be a hit with fans of Clancy’s original
series. Available
in
hardcover on June 11. Mike Maden will be signing books at Union Ave Books on June 15 at 6 p.m. This event is free. A gritty Appalachian story about life, death, drugs and consequences. Joy is a lyrical and empathetic writer and has the
THE LINE THAT HELD US BY DAVID JOY
ability to turn grim bleakness into
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beauty. Highly recommended. Available in paperback July 9. Ace Atkins and David Joy will be at the East Tennessee History Center for a joint reading on July 16 at 6:30 p.m. This event is free.
The
latest
Quinn
Colson
mystery from Ace Atkins. Quinn
THE SHAMELESS BY ACE ATKINS
Colson is a sheriff in Mississippi
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trying to clean up his town, battle a corrupt senator and investigate a 20-year-old cold case in this fastpaced mystery from Ace Atkins. Available in hardcover on July 9.
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