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Murder Mystery auction features Dalton Knecht signed jersey, shrimp boil for 12

Posted at 6:43 pm April 11, 2024
By Jamie LaRose Leave a Comment

Signed Dalton Knecht jersey, professionally framed (Submitted photo)

On Friday, May 3, ADFAC (Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties Inc.) will host “Murder at the Lake,” its fourth murder mystery fundraiser.

“Event guests will put their sleuthing skills to the test as they enjoy a catered dinner, and a few attendees will be fortunate enough to bring home one of the live auction items,” a press release said.

“We are pleased to have five amazing auction items,” said Jamie LaRose, ADFAC development Director. “Our community has been very generous in providing a wonderful array of items and experiences.”

Auction items include a signed and framed Dalton Knecht jersey and a baseball signed by University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello, both courtesy of Melissa Charles. Sheila Michel is offering a traditional shrimp boil for 12, and Ron and Annie Cacheiro are providing a four-hour boat ride with water sports. Lastly, Tara and Brian Kneiser are donating a three-night cabin rental in the Smokies for six people.

The event will be held at Calhoun’s Event Center in Oak Ridge from 5 to 8 p.m. May 3. Tickets are $100 each and can be found at https://tinyurl.com/adfacmurder, and on ADFAC’s website and Facebook page. Ticket sales end on April 24. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: ADFAC, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Dalton Knecht, fundraiser, Jamie LaRose, Murder Mystery

Playhouse has Maskapalooza! fundraiser on March 9

Posted at 1:18 am February 8, 2024
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Playhouse will have a Maskapalooza! fundraiser on Saturday, March 9. (Submitted photo)

The Oak Ridge Playhouse will have a Maskapalooza! fundraiser on Saturday, March 9.

It’s a fan favorite, a press release said.

“Dress to impress, don a creative mask, sample delectable heavy hors d’oeuvres, take home unique auction items, and dance the night away to the tunes of DJ Luther Simmons,” the press release said.

The party starts at 6 p.m. March 9 in Calhoun’s Banquet Hall in Oak Ridge.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Theater Tagged With: fundraiser, Maskapalooza!, Oak Ridge Playhouse

Fulmer the special guest at fundraiser for Blankenship Field

Posted at 7:02 pm October 24, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Blankenship-Field-James-Mitchell-Aug-2019
The renovated Blankenship Field—the city’s football field—and its walking track are now open for public use. The main change is that the grass field has been replaced with synthetic turf, but there are other changes as well. The field is pictured above in August 2019. (Photo by James Mitchell via City of Oak Ridge)

University of Tennessee Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer will be the special guest at a fundraiser for the Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation on Tuesday.

The fundraiser is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, on Blankenship Field.

Big Ed’s Pizza and cold beverages will be served. The cost is $125 per person, or you can sponsor a table of eight people for $1,000.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation, fundraiser, Phillip Fulmer

Free Medical Clinic has Boot Scootin’ Bash on Saturday

Posted at 10:28 am August 4, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Phil and Ann Carter

By Carolyn Krause

The best party in town, many attendees have said! A lively dance contest, line dancing lessons, delicious dinner and drinks, as well as delightful auction items. Dance music by popular disc jockey Dave King. Casual attire. 

It’s the Boot Scootin’ Bash of the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, complete with a Western theme (think boots, saddles, wagon wheels, horses, cowboys, cowgirls, rodeos, and saloons). The bash is the annual fun fundraiser for Free Medical Clinic, which provides no-charge primary care and wellness services to low-income, uninsured residents of Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties who otherwise would not have access to the medical care they need.

Elaine Graham, the entertaining emcee and 2016 dance contest winner, will run the show. Free Medical Clinic volunteers and staff will present the Boot Scootin’ Bash on Saturday, August 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Parish Life Center of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 327 Vermont Avenue.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Dancing, Entertainment, Front Page News, Health, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Boot Scootin' Bash, dance contest, Free Medical Clinic, Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, fundraiser, live auction

Centennial Golf Course has breakfast fundraiser for Girls Inc. on Saturday

Posted at 5:55 pm January 25, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Waffle-Breakfast-Jan-2019

Centennial Golf Course will host a waffle breakfast fundraiser to benefit Girls Inc. of Tennessee Valley from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, January 26.

The cost of admission is $5 for all ages, and it includes access to a full waffle bar with toppings, a press release said. All proceeds will go to Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge. There is no need to pre-register for the event.

Girls Inc. is an after-school, summer camp, break camp, and sports program for girls 5-18 years old. The organization began in 1976 and opened its permanent Oak Ridge campus in 2000 at 1798 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Girls Inc. has grown to be an integral part of our community and serves more than 850 girls every year across Anderson, Roane, and Knox counties, the press release said.

Centennial Golf Course is located at 101 Centennial Boulevard in Oak Ridge. The course is currently operating on its winter schedule, with tee times available Monday-Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The clubhouse serves breakfast every Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Questions about the fundraiser can be directed to Centennial Golf Course at (865) 483-2291 or Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge at (865) 482-4475.

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits Tagged With: Centennial Golf Course, fundraiser, Girls Inc., waffle breakfast

Street Painting Festival at Jackson Square will include Ed Westcott Challenge

Posted at 8:26 pm September 26, 2018
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

The annual Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, is fun for artists of all ages. This year’s festival, which raises funds for Roane State Community College scholarships, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, at historic Jackson Square. (Photo courtesy Roane State Community College)

The annual Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, is fun for artists of all ages. This year’s festival, which raises funds for Roane State Community College scholarships, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, at historic Jackson Square. (Photo courtesy Roane State Community College)

 

In celebration of Oak Ridge’s 75th anniversary, the 19th annual Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival will have two “firsts.”

The October 13 event will be held in historic Jackson Square, and it will offer the first-ever Ed Westcott Challenge for artists interested in chalking a creative interpretation of a famous photograph by Manhattan Project photographer Ed Westcott.

The festival will, as always, offer prizes for artists in each category. But this year, artists in any category can win an all-ages, all-categories bonus prize as part of the Ed Westcott Challenge, a press release said.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge and a fundraiser for Roane State Community College scholarships, the annual art extravaganza will be held on Saturday, October 13, at historic Jackson Square. Chalking will begin at 8 a.m. Categories are available for all ages, teams, and families. Artist participation is free, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, College, Community, Education, Entertainment, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: 75th anniversary, Ed Westcott, Ed Westcott Challenge, fundraiser, Jackson Square, Leslie England, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, Roane State Community College, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, scholarships, street painting festival, War Ends

Painting with a Twist fundraiser Thursday to benefit Emory Valley Center

Posted at 9:35 am July 12, 2018
By Janet Wood Leave a Comment

Paint this painting while helping Emory Valley Center!

Paint this painting while helping Emory Valley Center! (Submitted photo)

 

Painting with a Twist in Knoxville is holding a “Painting with a Purpose” fundraiser for Emory Valley Center at its Farragut location, 11000 Kingston Pike, on Thursday, July 12, from 6-8 p.m. A portion of each $35 registration fee will be donated to Emory Valley Center’s Early Learning Center renovation project. Pre-registration is required and there are some seats still available. Please reserve your seat with this link today:

https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/knoxville/event/1603240/

“Painting with a Twist is a fun way to create your own piece of art with friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors while also meeting new friends!” a press release said. “For your registration fee, you will receive all instruction and supplies to create a beautiful painting you can take home at the end of the evening. You may also bring snacks to share and soft drinks for the event, wine will be provided by a donor (for people 21 and older)!” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Entertainment, Nonprofits Tagged With: Early Learning Center, fundraiser, Painting with a Purpose, Painting with a Twist

Local bands benefiting charities tonight, Saturday

Posted at 2:36 pm May 25, 2018
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

The Teno Family Band is one of the many performing groups to provide entertainment at the Turning Wheel Revue on Friday evening, May 25, 2018, at Swifty’s Atomic Bar & Grill, and Saturday evening, May 26, at the Historic Grove Theater. (Submitted photo)

The Teno Family Band is one of the many performing groups to provide entertainment at the Turning Wheel Revue on Friday evening, May 25, 2018, at Swifty’s Atomic Bar & Grill, and Saturday evening, May 26, at the Historic Grove Theater. (Submitted photo)

 

“Local musicians benefiting local charities.”

That’s the tagline for the Turning Wheel Revue, a fundraiser to be held Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26, in Oak Ridge.

The Friday event will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. at Swifty’s Atomic Bar & Grill (119 South Illinois Avenue), and the Saturday fundraiser will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Historic Grove Theater (123 Randolph Road).

The bands that will trigger toe-tapping on Friday evening will be The Lewis Brothers (Robbie & James), The Ryan Meeker Band, $teve, The Thrips, The Unnamed, and special guests.

Turning to the Saturday evening event, attendees will hear Jeremiah Johnson & Jackson Coleman, Joey Shackleford, Kasey Moore, Samantha Mason & Marian Vacaluic, Sarah Joyal, (Rick) Payson Lyon, The Teno Family Band, Tim & Jodi Harbin, The Young Band, Nothing Band, and special guests.

The 13 local nonprofit service organizations that will benefit from your presence are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Nonprofits Tagged With: $teve, ADFAC, Agape House, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Alpha House, Blossom Center for Childhood Excellence, CONTACT Care Line, Crossroads Center of Hope, Ecumenical Storehouse, fundraiser, Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, Historic Grove Theater, Holiday Bureau, Hope of East Tennessee, Jeremiah Johnson & Jackson Coleman, Joey Shackleford, Kasey Moore, local bands benefiting charities, Nothing Band, Payson Lyon, Samantha Mason & Marian Vacaluic, Sarah Joyal, SARG, Shelter Animals Rescue Group, Swifty's Atomic Bar & Grill, The Arc Anderson County, The Lewis Brothers, The Ryan Meeker Band, The Teno Family Band, The Thrips, The Unnamed, The Young Band, Tim & Jodi Harbin, TORCH, Turning Wheel Revue

Five reasons to see Einstein Simplified on Sunday

Posted at 12:33 pm May 4, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society offered five reasons to see the Einstein Simplified improvisational comedy group at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge on Sunday, May 6, 2018. It's a fundraiser for the UT Arboretum Society.(Submitted photo)

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society offered five reasons to see the Einstein Simplified improvisational comedy group at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge on Sunday, May 6, 2018. It’s a fundraiser for the UT Arboretum Society.(Submitted photo)

 

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society offered five reasons to see the Einstein Simplified improvisational comedy group in Oak Ridge on Sunday. It’s a fundraiser for the UT Arboretum Society.

Here are the five reasons to see the show, the UT Arboretum Society said: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Comedy, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Einstein Simplified, fundraiser, improvisational comedy, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum, UT Arboretum Society

Emory Valley Center fundraiser tonight will recognize McNally

Posted at 10:26 am April 5, 2018
By Janet Wood Leave a Comment

Randy McNally

Randy McNally

 

The Emory Valley Center will be hosting its annual fundraiser in the Caldwell-Thompson building for the first time this year on Thursday, April 5, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The organization will begin a new tradition this year by presenting the Emory Valley Center Compassion Award to Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally. Each year, EVC plans to present this award to someone in the community who has supported Emory Valley Center in a variety of ways, a press release said.

Emory Valley Center reported on Monday that tickets for the fundraiser tonight (Thursday, April 5) have sold out. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits Tagged With: Caldwell-Thompson Building, Emory Valley Center, fundraiser, Randy McNally

ORHS tennis team has fundraising pancake breakfast on Feb. 24

Posted at 12:54 am February 16, 2018
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The Oak Ridge High School tennis team’s fundraiser is Saturday, February 24, and it is a pancake breakfast at Aubrey’s.

“This is the tennis team’s only fundraiser, and we would love the community’s support,” a press release said.

If you would like tickets, contact Tina Brady at [email protected]. Tickets are $5.

“We look forward to seeing you soon!” the press release said.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aubrey's, fundraiser, Oak Ridge High School, pancake breakfast, tennis team, Tina Brady

ORHS track has fundraising pancake breakfast Saturday

Posted at 12:13 am February 16, 2018
By Brenna Smith Leave a Comment

Senior members of the Oak Ridge track team are pictured above. (Submitted photo)

Senior members of the Oak Ridge track team are pictured above. (Submitted photo)

 

The Oak Ridge High School track team has its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday.

The fundraiser is scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, February 17, at First United Methodist Church.

Funds from the breakfast will help support team travel and activities.

This press release and photo were submitted by Brenna Smith.

Filed Under: High School, Sports Tagged With: First United Methodist Church, fundraiser, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge High School track, pancake breakfast

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