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Little Free Art Museum in Oak Ridge encourages visitors to take art home

Posted at 4:09 pm May 5, 2021
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Nancy Starr with her Little Free Art Museum in Oak Ridge on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Photo courtesy Explore Oak Ridge)

The diorama has small visitors, and the museum is making a call to area artists for submissions to display to passers-by.

With Mother’s Day coming, the tiny visitors of the Little Free Art Museum are viewing art photos of primate mothers with their babies. Below the hand-made gallery is a sign that reads “See a Little Art … Take a Little Art … Share a Little Art.”

Nancy Starr created the museum in April at the end of her driveway on Cascade Lane in Oak Ridge. She said that the museum is her adaptation of a similar little art museum in Seattle, which was inspired by little free libraries that dot neighborhoods across the country, a press release said.

“Light bulbs flashed in my mind,” Starr said, recalling when she heard about the little art museum. “I just loved it. I had this perfect spot where people were walking by.”

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Filed Under: Arts, Entertainment, Front Page News Tagged With: Little Free Art Museum, Nancy Starr, Oak Ridge

Stan Mitchell named treasurer of David Dunkirk’s juvenile judge campaign

Posted at 8:04 pm March 20, 2014
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David Dunkirk

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The Committee to Elect David Dunkirk as Juvenile Judge for Anderson County has named a treasurer, Stan Mitchell, the former editor and publisher of The Oak Ridge Observer.

Dunkirk, a long-time local attorney who is running as a Democrat, said he was proud to have Mitchell serve as his treasurer.

“I’ve known Stan long enough to know he is a man of tremendous integrity and honesty. I am honored he is willing to act as my treasurer,” Dunkirk said.

Mitchell released a statement explaining his decision to serve as Dunkirk’s treasurer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Juvenile Court, Carolyn Todd, David Dunkirk, Democrat, Eddie Stair, Helen Jernigan, JoAnn Garrett, Liz McGeachy, Nancy Starr, Peter Todd, Ray Garrett, Republican, Stan Mitchell, The Committee to Elect David Dunkirk as Juvenile Judge for Anderson County, Thomas Dyke, Tim Marema, treasurer

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