Susanne Hassell will be holding a book signing for her latest book, Pilgrim Walk by the Sea, at Union Avenue Books on Sunday, June 28 from 3-5 pm. We would love to see some friendly faces there and this will be a great time to pick up books for yourself and gifts for others. Her son, Paul Hassell, contributed all the beautiful photography. To read more about the book and its companion, Pilgrim Walk in the Woods, or to order online, visit www.holypaths.org/pilgrimwalk .  

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition by the Artists of 17th Street Studios titled "Amalgam Volume 3". An opening reception will take place on Friday, July 3, from 5 - 9 pm at the Emporium Center. The exhibition will be on display through July 31. Redeemer Church of Knoxville houses the 17th Street Studios, and the space is shared among painters, sculptors, illustrators, drawers, and graphic artists. This is their third annual group exhibition, which features work by All Souls' own Ashley Dawn Addair.

Congratulations to Brittany Decker, who appeared this week on "America's Got Talent." Brittany is the animal trainer for the Knoxville Zoo's African Grey parrot, Einstein. To read more of the story, click here.      

Brittany Decker and Einstein

Congratulations to Jeremiah Branson and his team who took second place at the state National History Day competition in the "Group Exhibit" category and advanced to compete at the national level at the University of Maryland last week. The team's project was on Admiral David Farragut. To read more about the competition, click here.   

Jeremiah Branson and Team at state National History Day competition

Several weeks ago, Doug wrote an article for the Knoxville News Sentinel about one man's journey from homelessness to empowerment. Three weeks later, Doug followed up that story with the story of how that man was reunited with his three sons, who had read Doug's story in the paper and found their dad.

To read these articles, click on the article:

Knox programs addressing homelessness move emphasis from emergency services to empowerment (May 30, 2015) 

 

Found and forgiven: Three sons reach out after reading about dad in News Sentinel (June 20, 2015)  

While many people may have enjoyed Bonnaroo for the music, All Souls' Daniel Aisenbrey was there for another reason. Click here to read about Daniel's involvement.