#Sewanee TN

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...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SEQUATCHIE AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM CDT... At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sewanee, or 9 miles east of Winchester, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Dunlap, Monteagle, Fiery Gizzard State Park, Griffith Creek, and Cagle.

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$895,000/4 br/1600 sq ft

Sewanee, TN built in 2020

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This collection of #poems borrows its title from a line of the second poem, “Kleos, or Fame”. “Kleos” also begins the story of the #war, “gentle” because it is a commitment, at times a struggle, to care: for each other and our #world, from moment to moment, from day to day. To fight the gentle war is to live in opposition to another war, a war associated in several of the poems with “history”: reckless ambition, abuse of power, indifference to suffering, violence. There are moments—at times mysterious—when we feel the gentle war may win, so let’s celebrate, let’s remember those moments. In iambic pentameter? It is a meter usually more vigorous than gentle. But there are moments we want to remember and celebrate with vigor!

David Landon is the Bishop Juhan Professor of Theatre Emeritus at the University of the South in Sewanee. He won the American Academy Poetry Prize as an undergraduate at Harvard, where he was class poet. More recent poems have appeared in Able Muse (Write Prize), Southwest Review (Marr Prize, runner-up), Georgia Review (Lorraine Williams Prize, featured finalist), and elsewhere. As an actor he has performed with the Nashville, Alabama, and New York Shakespeare Festivals, with the Provincetown and New Orleans Tennessee Williams’ Festivals. Several of his undergraduate poems were republished in the Harvard Advocate Centennial Anthology (T. S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, E.E. Cummings, etc.).

PRAISE FOR Some Moments in a Gentle War by David MacRae Landon:

In the intimate voice of a wise friend over a glass of wine, Landon’s poems both narrate and participate in a “gentle war”—that is, a quiet but noble campaign “to take back history from violence.” In locations ranging from the Metropolitan Museum to a rural Piggly Wiggly, Montaigne and Bach are at home, but so are the mundane details of unfolded laundry, a paper cup—all invested with what Landon calls “magic.” The enchantment is in the verse itself, a deftly conversational form distilled from Landon’s years as a Shakespearean actor. But don’t be fooled: these captivating poems are as current as today’s news, and give the reader strength to bear it.

–Jennifer D. Michael, Author of Let Me Let Go and Dubious Breath (Finishing Line Press)

In this splendid new collection, David Landon mines quotidian experience for its luminous gists, finding them as he conjures Montaigne late one night in a corner of the Piggly Wiggly parking lot in Monteagle, TN, or recalls a moment of in-flight pizzaz approaching Idlewild. These are poems in which the trials of life, the inevitable disabilities of advancing age, are met with a joyful exuberance. The gentle war is the war against entropy and despair, fought with love, hope, and gratitude. This is a book which discharges and inspires gratitude.

–Charles Martin, author of The Khayyam Suite (Johns Hopkins, 2025)

With clarity and formal grace, Some Moments In a Gentle War traces the contours of a life richly experienced. David Landon’s voice is frank, erudite, and threaded with surprising tenderness as he reflects on the passage of time and honors “the art of day to day.” These are poems to celebrate and cherish.

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Scanners

SCANNERS (1981, Criterion Channel, Max, Hulu) was the first David Cronenberg film I saw (at a late-night screening in The University of the South in Sewanee, TN). I would wager the print airing on streaming services now is much better than the one I saw there. Initially, I was not impressed, and it took his SHIVERS (1975) and THE BROOD (1979) to turn me into a fan. Watching it again, I could appreciate the visuals, but still found some of the plot problematic. And there’s no increase in print quality that could improve the performances of leads Stephen Lack and Jennifer O’Neill.

The film opens with a well shot sequence in which a homeless man (Lack) cadges a meal off abandoned tables in a food court. When two women comment negatively on his presence, he stares at one and, through a series of facial gyrations, triggers a seizure before he’s apprehended by two security men who take him to a remote institute. In the next scene, the film’s most famous, a telepath identifying himself as a “Scanner” performs a demonstration at a prominent military company. He asks for a volunteer to scan, but the subject (Michael Ironside) turns on him, causing his head to explode. From there, the company’s chief researcher (Patrick McGoohan) recruits Lack to track down Ironside, a former patient bent on using his powers for global domination.

The script meanders a lot, possibly because it wasn’t finished when Cronenberg went into production. Lack’s hunt for Ironside plays like a mystery, but with a trail of clues even the viewer may have trouble following. The scanners’ powers develop at the script’s convenience, eventually encompassing telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis and the ability to interface with computers. And the final twist doesn’t make for much of an ending. It seems more a clever idea than a logical conclusion.

The work by a scanner artist (created by Montreal sculptor Tom Coulter) is a visual highlight, as is the sculptor’s studio, complete with a lounging area inside a large plaster head. His attack by Ironside’s minions is the film’s best action sequence. Cronenberg knows how to cut for maximum effect. He also makes good use of locations, contrasting the white sterility of the corporation’s headquarters with the rough-hewn look of McGoohan’s laboratory. Lack is pretty and commits well to the role’s physicality. But his line readings are hollow. There’s no there there. And when he meets up with fellow scanner O’Neill, who has the same acting problems, it’s basically two times nothing. McGoohan is good until he’s saddled with an internal monolog, a device that pops up out of nowhere late in the film and makes little sense. And poor Ironside, one of the screen’s best villains, is stuck playing his big scene opposite Lack, who doesn’t exactly give him a lot to work against. It’s like watching a classic car run repeatedly into a brick wall.

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Morgan’s Steep to Sewanee Memorial Cross - Sewanee, TN

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2021 SANDPIPER BY FOREST RIVER 3330BH FIFTH WHEEL BUNKHOUSE SLEEPS UP TO 10 AND READY TO GO CAMPING!!!

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Restaurant Burns in Monteagle

The Dixie Lee Diner in Monteagle, TN burned on Wednesday afternoon. The restaurant suffered heavy damage. The eatery under its current ownership had only been open for 5 years. The owners say they assess the damage and decide what’s next for the Dixie Lee Diner. Monteagle Fire and Police were assisted at the scene by the Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department. Fire Rehab Services from Jasper, TN…

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people always talk about the ‘golden hour’ but with the trees and the angle of the house and the altitude and the winter it’s more like a golden minute here.

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Oh yeah I was gonna ask any central TN followers for cool, relatively COVID safe stuff to do in the Tracy City/Sewanee/Chattanooga area. Any cool record stores, chill restaurants or breweries with outdoor seating, stuff to do outside, etc. Nothing crowded obviously. And yes I wear a mask when speaking to my server, using the restroom etc. I also get tested twice a week by my job so I’m one of the safer people to be around.

We’re going to hit up Firey Gizzard and other outdoorsy places for sure, and spend time in the house we rented. But it’d be nice to take a day trip or two since the concert in The Caverns we were gonna go to got postponed till next year.

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"Freshman Robert Steiner scrubbing floors at S. A. E. house after pledging. Pledges do all the housework for fraternities at the University of the South." (Sewanee, TN, 1940) [1003x1200] Check this blog!

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Day 2

Alabama, Tennessee.  

North on highway 69 from Tuscaloosa. Past lush green trees and bright red dirt. Past several turtles, 2 dogs, a coyote, and a fox. Over the broad Tennessee River. Past Princess Theater and Lucifer Liquor. Past the National Cornbread festival in South Pittsburg, TN. Heavy rain near the state line. Tennessee. A change in weather brings a change of route. North to Sewanee to stay with friends. 

268 miles.

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If you're ever in or passing through Sewanee, TN @thesewaneeinn is a beautiful place to stop for dinner. Be sure to catch the sunset after dinner at The Cross just down the road. 🌞💕 (at The Sewanee Inn) https://www.instagram.com/lowcarbtraveler/p/ByP9wmsl5fn/?igshid=23gcw5ew14kc

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NEVER ANY CLOUDS 14 Trees. Shadow. Fog. Sewanee, TN. December, 2007. Palladium-platinum print on vellum from 11×14 negative. by Pradip Malde

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GVL / Big Body Play

Andrea Vail, Duck Pond, detail

Big Body Play June 7 - September 10 Fine Arts Center Sheffield Wood Gallery

Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville (TSA GVL) and the Fine Arts Center (FAC) are excited to present their summer exhibition, BIG BODY PLAY, on exhibition from June 7th through September 10th at the FAC’s Sheffield Wood Gallery. Visits to the gallery are by appointment only - Monday - Thursday, 10am -4pm. Sign up for an appointment by using the following link. A closing reception will be held on Friday, September 10th from 6-8pm including artist presentations and performance from 6:30-7.

BIG BODY PLAY is an exhibition that uses humor and imagination to explore the banality of the everyday. This show uses playful colors and materials, on plush, oversized forms to celebrate boredom, experimentation, and absurdity. Addressing themes of the body, pop culture, nostalgia, and domesticity, this collection of soft sculptures highlights the fascination these artists have with their materials and their love of “playing” in the studio. These works push scale while using current material culture as inspiration - these objects tell personal narratives, make punny jokes, and address our need for recreation and distraction.

Featuring work by:

Amelia Briggs

Amelia Briggs is a visual artist currently based in Nashville, TN. Her work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the US including recent and upcoming exhibitions in Paris, France; London, UK; Florence, Italy; Denver, CO; New Orleans, LA; and New York, NY. Briggs has worked for David Lusk Gallery since 2012 and served as the Director for the past four years. In May 2021 she will be stepping down in order to pursue her work as an artist full time. In June Briggs will release a series of mirrors with Exhibition A and her work is included in the current issue of New American Paintings.

Andrea Vail

Andrea Vail investigates contemporary American society and its objects -- specifically home goods deemed stylistically obsolete, or unattractive by the standards of 21st century mainstream culture. Hinged on textile traditions and techniques, her practice materializes as tapestry, woven sculpture, and collaborative exchange. Vail’s nationally exhibited work has received awards from Arts and Science Council; North Carolina Arts Council; HappeningsCLT Visual Artist Grant; CultureWORKS; and residencies with Goodyear Arts, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, and Elsewhere Museum. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) and UNC-Charlotte (BFA). Vail lives and works in Western North Carolina.

Vail’s collaborative projects include: Bridging (Central Piedmont, Charlotte, NC), a large-scale fabric installation patterned with student- and staff-sourced imagery, Signalling Hello (Elsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC), a process-based greeting initiative, COLLECTING_PILE, an interactive art work which involves the community as both content and collaborator; Friendge, an ongoing global invitation to collaborate; Woven Community (Richmond, VA), a citywide weaving event ; and Gathering Clouds (Richmond, VA) at Anderson Gallery.

Coorain

Born in Australia, Coorain studied at Georgia State University, earning an MFA in Photography, and Tufts University and the School of Museum of Fine Arts, receiving a BA in Philosophy and a BFA in Fine Arts respectively. Coorain currently resides and gardens in Atlanta, with plenty of chickens and carnivorous plants.

Jaime Bull

Jaime Bull builds a cast of sparkly clad forms that embody a strong, sexy, dangerous female presence. She is a collector and uses found, repurposed materials in her work to reference the body with a feminist perspective. Spending her time dumpster diving at the recycling center or scouring Goodwill to amass second-hand tube tops and sequined prom dresses, Bull’s sculptures have the rhinestone aesthetic of a bedazzled jean jacket or a Mardi Gras float. She examines and questions our relationship with the environment by highlighting a preoccupation with hoarding mass quantities of “stuff."

Bull received her MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia, Athens in 2013. She is a recipient of the Willson Center for the Arts research grant for her thesis work Lady Beasts: An Investigation of Womanliness. She has exhibited in Atlanta with Whitespace, Camayuhs, Hathaway Gallery and at the Airport in Terminal E. Regionally, she has shown work at the Zuckerman Museum of Art, University of North Georgia, Auburn University, Albany Museum and the COOP Gallery in Nashville. Most recently, her sculptures were featured in a two woman show with artist Melissa Brown (Brooklyn, NY), entitled Fountain, at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. She is a Vermont Studio School Fellow, attended a two-month residency at the Bernheim Arboretum in Louisville, KY and was an Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Studio Artist in Residence from 2016-2019. She was featured in and on the cover of the 219th edition of Ambit Magazine, London. She currently lives in Athens, Ga and teaches at the University of Georgia.

Kat Sánchez Stanfield

Katrina Sánchez is an interdisciplinary Panamanian-American artist based in Charlotte, NC. Working with fibers and mixed materials Kat creates vibrant and tactile works that explore ideas of joy, play, community, healing and renewal. Katrina received a BFA in Fibers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is a recipient of the NC Arts and Science Council Artist Support Grant and is an alumni artist-in-residence of Goodyear Arts. She has exhibited work at Bedford Gallery (CA), Abigail Ogilvy Gallery (MA), Max I. Jackson Gallery at Queens University of Charlotte and Gallery C3 (NC).

Madison Creech

Madison Creech was the 2018-19 Fountainhead Fellow in the Department of Craft and Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. She holds an MFA in fibers from Arizona State University and a BFA and BS in textile, merchandising, and fashion design from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has served as faculty associate at Arizona State University, instructing surface design and served as the 2016-18 Brown Visiting Teacher-Scholar at Stetson University teaching digital art and textile art courses. Creech has held residencies at Metro Community College Prototype Lab in Omaha, Nebraska, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Texas, and Techshop in Chandler, Arizona. Her work has been widely exhibited across the country, and she has been the recipient of a number of distinguished awards, including the Juror's Award from the Surface Design Association's Explorations exhibition, the Rudy Turk Award for History in American Craft from ASU, and the Mary Beason Bishop and Francis Sumner Merit Scholarship from the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She is currently a co-director of Fresh As Fruit Gallery in DeLand.

Matthew Creech

Matthew Creech received his Associate of Arts Degree from Cape Fear Community College in 2006. Creech has been included in a range of various exhibitions including, “This Must Be the Place” at Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery in Lincoln, NE and “Now or Neverland Urban Uproar” at the Miami Urban Contemporary Experience in Miami, FL. Alongside this body of work, Creech will be releasing a book, working within the same genre of off the wall humor and topics dealing with death and behind closed door secrets.  Creech currently resides and works in Wilmington, NC.

Mindy Sue Wittock

Mindy Sue Wittock is an artist and mother who works out of her home studio in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. She makes soft sculpture that explores the intersection of childhood memory and experiences in motherhood. Wittock has an MFA from Arizona State University with a concentration in fibers. She has previously worked as an associate lecturer of art at the University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac and the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Wittock has an extensive exhibition record and has taught many textile-based workshops. She survives on coffee and enjoys watching vintage television shows, listening to 80’s music, and going on adventures with her husband, daughter, and pup. Mindy Sue Wittock is also a co-founder of The Wondermakers Collective with the incredible illustrator and coffee drinker Jenna Freimuth. They work together to build beautiful, layered embroideries, pen palling them back and forth from Wisconsin to Minnesota.

Natalie Baxter

Natalie Baxter (b. 1985, Lexington, Kentucky) explores concepts of place-identity, nostalgic americana, and gender stereotypes through sculptures that playfully push controversial issues. Natalie received her MFA from the University of Kentucky in 2012 and a BA in Fine Art from the University of the South in Sewanee, TN in 2007. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums internationally with recent shows at Intersect SOFA Chicago with Elijah Wheat Showroom (Newburgh, NY), Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, AL), Spring/Break Art Show with Gloria’s (New York, NY), Material Art Fair with Beverly’s (Mexico City, MX), Institute 193 (Lexington, KY), Yale University (New Haven, CT), and Brandeis University (Waltham, MA). She has been an artist in residency at the Wassaic Project, a fellowship recipient at the Vermont Studio Center, and twice awarded the Queens Art Fund Grant. Press for Baxter’s work includes, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Hyperallergic, The Guardian, and Bomb Magazine. She is currently a resident at The Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY.

Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville is the newest part of the Tiger Strikes Asteroid network of artist-run spaces and joins locations Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. They are a platform for artists that is curated and organized by a group of artist-volunteers. Their mission is to create the physical, mental, and emotional space for artists to show their work, meet, and exchange ideas on their own terms. TSA GVL will specifically focus on connecting the art communities in Greenville and the greater Southeast to the global art world. TSA was founded in 2009 in Philadelphia and is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Greenville County School District was established in August of 1974 as the first pre-professional arts school in the state of South Carolina for gifted and talented high school students in the Fine, Visual, and Performing Arts.  Since its opening, thousands of students have chosen to become members of this unique community in which individual talent and expression are nourished in a supportive environment and stimulated by instructors who are themselves highly regarded professionals in their fields.  The Fine Arts Center offers the highest level of instruction in Architecture, Creative Writing, Dance (Ballet and Modern), Digital Filmmaking, Music (Chamber Strings, Jazz, Voice, Winds/Brass/Percussion), Theatre (Performance and Design/Production), and Visual Arts.  

For more information please contact TSA GVL at greenville@tigerstrikesasteroid.com and FAC at adauschaupart@greenvilleschools.us

By Appointment Only

Gallery Hours: June 7th - September 10th Monday - Thursday 10am - 4pm

FINE ART CENTER Sheffield Wood Gallery 102 Pine Knoll Drive Greenville, SC 29609

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Monday Fire on South Pittsburg Mountain

Photo provided On Monday, at approximately 9:50 am, the South Pittsburg Mountain Volunteer Fire Department responded to Frank Bolton Rd for a structure fire with two units and five firemen. We also requested Sewanee TN Volunteer Fire Department for mutual aid, and Marion County Constable Stacy Hickman also responded for traffic safety. Sewanee Fire responded with an engine and six…

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old well but new rope. near an old homestead in Sewanee.