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Knoxville has First Friday, now Oak Ridge has Third Friday

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The Locally Grown Gallery, home to 39 regional artists, will be hosting events from 5:30-9 p.m. in their gallery and studio as part of a new Third Friday.

The Locally Grown Gallery is located ​behind the Soup Kitchen in Greenwich Village Mall in historic Jackson Square.

The ​inaugural Locally Grown Gallery Third Friday event will be August 21. Weaver Andy Lyle and author B.J. Gillum will be the featured artists.

Lyle is an Oak Ridge native and member of the Foo​thills Craft Guild. She will be demonstrating on her large loom as well as teaching easy beginner projects. She will have small loom kits and fiber available for purchase. [Read more…]

Sponsored: Locally Grown Gallery has meet-the-artists event Saturday

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Locally Grown Gallery Meet the Artists Oak Ridge, TN

Locally Grown Gallery invites you to meet some of their newest members and see them demonstrating their art at a special event on Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Becky Ramsey will be demonstrating wood carving with her power tools; Andy Lyle will be weaving; and Leslie Busing will have her latest embroidery project.

As a special treat to the children and the young at heart, Tom Fuhrman will be teaching people to tie-dye with sharpies. If you bring your own T-shirt or Onesie the cost is $3. The Gallery will have men’s medium, large, and extra large T-shirts. If they provide the shirt, the total cost is $6. You can reserve your T-shirt by calling or visiting the Gallery any time before the event. [Read more…]

Food, music at Taste of Oak Ridge to benefit Free Medical Clinic

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Taste of Oak Ridge

 

The format will be the same, but this year’s Taste of Oak Ridge will be held at the new Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church on Oak Ridge Turnpike—instead of in Jackson Square. It was moved because organizers weren’t sure when construction work might start on a revitalization project at Jackson Square.

Taste of Oak Ridge features food from Oak Ridge restaurants and performances by local musicians.

The sixth annual festival, scheduled from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, will raise money to benefit the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge. The Free Medical Clinic provides free medical care to residents of Anderson, Roane, and Morgan counties who don’t have insurance and can’t afford to pay for care.

Area restaurants will showcase some of their finest food in small portions. The price range for the “tastes” from each vendor will be $1 to $4 per item. Tickets will be available for purchase at entrances to the event. Attendees can buy as many tickets as they want for $1 each. In addition, beer and wine will be available to buy.

This year’s Taste of Oak Ridge will be held in the parking lot of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church at its new address at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, north of the Joe L. Evins Federal Building. [Read more…]

‘Hang out with Artists’ at Greenwich Village Mall on Saturday

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Stained Glass

Greenwich Village Mall has a “Hang out with Your Local Artists” event on Saturday.

It’s scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The mall is on the first floor of Jackson Square, next to the Soup Kitchen at 109 Towne Road.

The event will include a stained glass demonstration by Vicki Poe. The Locally Grown Gallery will have a 15 percent discount on hanging art, and photographs will be discounted.

Spencer’s Visions will offer 10 percent off prints and 20 percent off framing and matting.

Besides artists, the event will also include door prizes. Call (865) 483-9115 or (865) 696-8078 for more information.