Owen Driskill, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Roane State Community College, has just announced the appointment of Megan Anderson as the manager of the "new" Princess Theatre!

This is a welcomed milestone in the progression of things to come for the Princess and Roane County.

See the full release on the PRINCESS BLOG!

The Creative Arts Co-op is preparing another entertaining murder mystery, and it is taking aim at the 'beautiful people'. And we're not taking any prisoners. Join us for the laughs, the mystery, ... and the desserts!

The details are:
'Can You Really Be Photoshopped to Death?'
August 20 & 27, 2011
8:00pm
at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center
426 Ruritan Road
Harriman, TN
Tickets are $20.00 per person & includes show, beverages, and desserts.
Reservations recommended.

Call the Creative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129 or visit (link...), for more information.

MORE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION HERE!

The Creative Arts Co-op is excited to present the third annual children's mystery theatre. This year's show is entitled 'The Case of the Haunted Inheritance!'.

This interactive mystery is a child-friendly 'Scooby Doo' style mystery that gets everyone involved. Audience members search for clues and even question the 'detectives'.

There are two performances - both on Thursday, August 4, 2011.
2:00pm
7:00pm
at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center, 426 Ruritan Rd., Harriman

Tickets at $5.00 per person at the door.

For more information, please call the Creative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129 or visit (link...).

The Creative Arts Co-op is excited to present 'The Comedy Experiment' - a live sketch comedy evening. If you like 'Saturday Night Live', you'll enjoy this romp through the obsurd. Our July show will also feature stand-up comic Tom Allen. Tom has been performing at Side Splitters Comedy Club in Knoxville and will join us for the July show.

The details are:
'The Comedy Experiment'
July 28, 2011
at 8:00pm
at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing arts Center, 426 Ruritan Road
Harriman
Tickets are $5.00 at the door
Must be 18 or older

For more information, please contact the Creative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129 of visit (link...).

The Creative Arts Co-op just closed the July 9th show of 'Hypnotist for Hire'.

However, we still have reservations available for the July 16th show. The interactive evening is a fun night for all.

Here are the details:

'Hypnotist for Hire'
July 16, 2011
8:00pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
at Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center
426 Ruritan Road
Harriman
Tickets: $20.00 per person includes show, dessert, and beverages

Reservations please, so we can plan accordingly.

We can't wait to hear from you!

For more information, see: (link...), or see the schedule of events on the Kingston Parks and Recreation web site. The fireworks show is at dusk on the river.

Please consider attending a public fireworks display instead of setting off fireworks yourself. The county's woods are full of excess fuel and our dry weather does not help the fire danger situation. Even sparklers can reach 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt many metals.

West Roane County VFD has a free fireworks safety brochure (PDF format, 685KB). See also the U.S. Fire Administration's Fireworks Safety page.

Also, Volunteer TV has a list of Knoxville-area public fireworks displays.

-- OneTahiti

You only have to drive by to see the great work that's being put into the Princess restoration. These are historic times!

More photos on the Princess Blog!

Our season opener at the Creative Arts Co-op was a hysterical success with the original show 'Corporate Killings'. Now, we're entering the entertainment world with our second show 'Hypnotist for Hire'... and it is a killer. Always remember that 'the show must go on!'

The details:
'Hypnotist for Hire'
July 9 & 16, 2011
8:00pm
$20.00 includes show, beverages, and dessert.

Call the Creative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129 or visit (link...) to make reservations.

We can't wait to hear from you!

I toured the Princess again yesterday, along with Rhonda Whiting and Marshal Andy, and we found the progress that has been made to be astounding!

Click here and see all the photos. You will be amazed as well!

Again this past Saturday, the 2nd Saturday of the month, "Cruisin' In Harriman" celebrated on Roane Street with classic cars, games, food, music, and dancing, as always. However, this particular Saturday was special. The colleagues of long time Harriman supporter, event worker, and publisher/editor of the "Roane Reader" Sandra Lemons Stout, remembered their beloved friend in a very special way.

Sandra stood with them again, as she has for years, advertising her popcorn and t-shirt sales.

The UPS Store in Midtown made a life size blowup of a photo I took of her one year ago. It made a difference in the mood of the event, without which the occasion would have much more somber and lonely.

Read more HERE!

The Creative Arts Co-op opened its sixth season of murder mysteries to an enthusiatic audience. 'Corporate Killings', the fourteenth orignial play developed at the Co-op, takes an up close and very funny look at the dirty side of white collar crime.

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The Princess Restoration Project has been blessed again, Mr. Matt Waters has been hired by Roane State to manage Roane State and the City of Harriman’s Channel 15 TV station! Matt is currently working through the transition with Bill Radice at the station.

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With as cast as diverse as the motives, 'Corporate Killings' -the 2011 murder mystery debut at the Creative Arts Co-op- will take the stage on June 11 & 18, 2011.

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This photo puts to rest the whispered rumors that the work at the Princess has stopped...run out of money, etc.

Well, "the dream" is alive and well!

MORE HERE!

It's unofficially the beginning of summer! And to kick it off, The Creative Arts Co-op is going to kill someone. And eat cheesecake, of course.

The new season of Murder a la Mode 2011 is about to start- and do we have a season for you. Our first show, 'Corporate Killings', just goes to prove the law of the jungle rules the boardroom, too.

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Vera Scarbrough, Morgan County Educator and Princess Theatre Restoration Committee board member, organized a tour of the Princess Complex for Roane and Morgan County educators, who met at 1PM today in the Channel 15 Studio. The distinguished group listened intently as Harriman Mayor, Chris Mason, Bill Landry, Bill Radice, and architect Frank Sparkman laid out the plan forward for the "Princess Performing Arts, Education, and Conference Center".

Work on the auditorium may be complete by the end of June!

For more on this subject, please click on THIS LINK!

United Way of Roane County is holding its free annual Family Fun Day from 8 AM to 4 PM on May 21, 2011 at Roane State Community College. Bring the whole family, have fun, and check out Roane County's community services, resources, and volunteer opportunities. Attractions include:

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United Way of Roane County is holding its free annual Family Fun Day from 8 AM to 4 PM on May 21, 2011 at Roane State Community College. Bring the whole family, have fun, and check out Roane County's community services, resources, and volunteer opportunities.

West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department will bring a fire truck and be on hand throughout the free event.

The CASA 5k Run & Fun Walk ((link...)) starts at 8 AM. Call Bob Lepsig at 865-354-2076 for more information on the run.

The main events start at 11 AM. Some highlights:

• Music by the Roane County Rebels
• Student Performances
• Food
• Games
• Safety Tips
• Fire Truck
• Giveaways
• Puppet Show
• Crafts
• Stories
• Face Painting
• Pet Adoptions
• Special Appearance by "Doc" Waldo

Download and distribute this 8.5"x11" flyer in PDF format (374kb):

Summer Fest is an annual fun event in Roane County Park. Bring the whole family and stay the day! You'll enjoy delicious food, a 5k run/walk, a motorcycle event, a Law vs. Order ball game, disc golf, the new Splash Pad, and more. For more information, see: (link...)

-- OneTahiti

Bring the whole family for a day of summer fun at Roane County Park:

• Shop with local crafters, vendors, and charities.
• Visit the bounce house area for the kids.
• Enjoy the Roane County Park Splash Pad.
• Play disc golf.
• Run/walk the SummerFest 5K Race.
• Ride Motorcycles with “The Ride of Thoughtful Hearts.”
• Eat great food.
• Cheer on Roane County’s finest in the Law vs. Order softball game.
• And... much, much more!

Event Times:

• Summer Fest 5k Run/Walk at 8am
• Motorcycle Ride registration 7:30 to 10:30am; call Gary at 865-742-2445 for ride information
• Breakfast for $6 a plate
• Live music
• Softball game at 6pm.
• All other activities are 10am to 6pm.

For more information call:

• Kym Abernathy, 865-399-5725, or
• Tony Brown, 865-466-0294

Downloads:

• 
  Summer Fest 2011 Flyer, 8.5"x11", 73kb PDF
• 
  Summer Fest 2011 5k Race Form, 8.5"x11", 72kb PDF
• Summer Fest 2011 Vendor Use Application, 8.5"x11", 51kb PDF

Source: RoaneCountyPark.com; used with permission.

-- OneTahiti

The Creative Arts Co-op is gearing up for another 'Season of Murder' beginning in June. Our 'almost famous' interactive murder mysteries will kick off its 6th year in 2011.

We open the season with a little white collar crime entitled 'Corporate Killings'. Our cast of characters can't wait to meet you - at least until you start interrogating them. An interactive evening - the show begins when you walk in and doesn't stop until 'justice is served.' With a zany cast of characters, clue hunts, suspect interrogations, and our delicious dessert buffet, you can't help but have a great time.

Here are the details:

'Corporate Killings'
June 11 & 18, 2011
Both shows begin at 8:00pm
Tickets are $20.00 per person and include dessert, beverages, and show.
Reservations are recommended.

For more information, please conatact the Creative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129 or visit (link...).

After visiting the Watts Bar Nuclear plant Monday, U. S. Sen. Lamar Alexander stopped off in Harriman to visit the Channel 15 studios and tour the Princess Theatre.

He told the large crowd that Harriman has a had a good idea for a long time and kept it out there until an opportunity came along to make it happen. “Sometimes it takes a good idea a while to happen,” Alexander said, and "Harriman has done itself proud!"

READ MORE HERE!

The Creative Arts Co-op is holding open auditions for its murder mystery troupe. You must be 18 or older (and not easily offended) to audition. Please remember that these are adult comedies with adult situations (after all, we do kill somebody) and while the shows are PG-13, they are not Disney Channel programming.

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For those of you who want to tackle the stage and stand in the spotlight, here's your chance. The Creative Arts Co-op is holding open auditions for our murder mystery troupe. You must be at least 18 years or older to audition. No singing is required, but our performances are very improv oriented.

This is our professional division with current troupe members also performing at the Bijou Theatre, Shakespeare on the Square, Nashville Reparatory Theatre, Cumberland County Playhouse, and more.

For more information, please call theCreative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129or visit (link...).

What's going on at the Princess is not always obvious. Naturally, there is ongoing work inside the main auditorium, but you have to go around back these days, in the alley behind the Princess, to see some of the major changes and work.

Read more on the Princess blog.

"The Diviners" by Jim Leonard, Jr opened Thursday night, April 7, in the theatre at RSCC.

I saw the opening night. The crowd, although smallish (as Thursday opening nights tend to be), was responsive and appreciated the production. You probably should see it, too.

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The dream to bring arts education to students of Roane County began tonight in the Channel 15 studio in Harriman, with 12 area high school students attending. Two others could not make it this first night, but will be present when the class convenes again next Tuesday at 4:30.

Read more on the Princess Blog.

This coming Tuesday evening, at 4:30 in the Channel 15 studios in Harriman, 15 area students will under take a nine week study of film and television production. The class will be taught by Brooks Benjamin, a local teacher, independent movie maker, and actor.

The class is free to Roane County students and is a non-credit class, so the study will be undertaken by those with a true love and aspiration for media production.

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... or - A Commentary on Education as Often Practiced

I hope this works - it's my first attempt at imbedding. If it doesn't, I know WC and OneT can help me learn.

Anyway - I felt this musical example spoke more eloquently than I ever could.

RB