July 2008
Air Dates: 3 & 6 | 10 & 13 | 17 & 20 | 24 & 27 | 31 & 8/3
Past Episodes
Episode #2201
Air Dates: July 3rd & 6th
Red Barn Switchplates
Rob Wilds pays visit to a Centerville couple who use vintage wallpaper to create eye-catching creations.
Contact: Nicole and Mark Lewis
Phone: (831)729-4796
Mailing Address: PO Box 411, Centerville, TN 37033
Website: www.fondueartanddesign.com
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Bro's Revisited
Joe Elmore returns to Bro's Cajun Restaurant in Nashville.
Contact: Darrell Breaux
Phone: (615)329-2626
Location: 3214 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209
Website: www.broscajuncuisine.com
E-Mail: Info@broscajuncuisine.com
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Popsicle Ladies
Al Voecks staves off the summer heat with some icy treats made by two women in South Nashville.
Contact: Irma or Norma Paz
Phone: (615)386-2101
Location: 2907 12th Avenue South, Suite 2, Nashville, TN 37204
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Haynes Flags
Patriotism seems to abound this time of year but Rob Wilds met a Murfreesboro veteran who shares his patriotic memories and feelings all year long.
Contact: Fayne Haynes
Phone: (615)893-6961
Location: 401 West Lytle, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
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Episode #2202
Air Dates: July 10th & 13th
Magnolia House Bed & Breakfast
Tressa Bush discovers the story behind the Magnolia House B&B in Clarksville.
Contact: Margaret Welker
Phone: (931)552-4545 / (800)645-3026
Location: 1231 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040
Website: www.magnoliabb.com
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Cumberland Mt. General Store
Joe Elmore revisits a husband and wife team who run an authentic general store and 1950's style diner in Clarkrange.
Contact: Ron and Lana Jones
Phone: (931)863-3880
Location: 6807 South York Highway, Clarkrange, TN 38553
Website: www.cumberlandmountaingeneralstore.com
E-Mail: trawlers@twlakes.net
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Bob Cooper, Crochet Man
Rob Wilds gets a lesson from a Murfreesboro man on a new way to crochet.
Contact: Bob Cooper
Phone: (615)494-5387
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Search: Where is Murfreesboro, TN?
Old Hickory Arts Center
Susan Watson visits an Old Hickory schoolhouse now providing special lessons in art.
Contact: Tom Taylor
Phone: (615)403-0210
Location: 1308 Fuller Street, Old Hickory, TN 37138
Info: Old Hickory holds an annual exhibit sale. This year's sale will be held on Saturday, Novemeber 15.
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Episode #2203
Air Dates: July 17th & 20th
Ask Apparel
Rob Wilds meets three Nashville sisters who make clothing using organic fibers and natural dyes.
Contact: Sarah Bellos
Phone: (615)306-3154
Mailing Address: 5001 Indiana Ave, Nashville, TN 37212
Website: www.askapparel.com
E-Mail: Info@askapparel.com
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Ocoee Mist B&B
Susan Watson journeys to Benton to visit a Bed & Breakfast that is home to almost 100 assorted animals, domestic and exotic.
Contact: Carol and Kevin Hawkins
Phone: (888)541-9583 / (423)338-6818
Location: 821 Parksville Road, Benton, TN 37307
Website: www.ocoee-mist.com
E-Mail: Info@ocoee-mist.com
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Stratton's Diner
Tammi Arender takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane and gets a taste of the nifty fifties at an Ashland City diner.
Contact: Steven Stratton
Phone: (615)792-9177 / (615)792-3029
Location: 201 South Main Street, Ashland City, TN 37015
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Swiss Festival
Rob Wilds attends an annual heritage festival dedicated to all things Swiss at a farm in Grundy County.
Contact: John Baggenstoss
Phone: (931)924-3276
Location: Stocker-Stampfli Farm Museum, Gruetli-Laager, TN. From 1-24 in Monteagle, take Hwy 41 to Hwy 56 N
Follow Hwy 56 N through Tracy City and Coalmont.
Turn Right onty Hwy 108 East to Gruetli-Laager. Turn Left onto 20th Street at the Old Post Office. At the Swiss Colony Cemetery sign, turn right and travel past the cemetery to the Stoker/Stampfli Farm Museum.
Website: www.swisshistoricalsociety.org
E-Mail: Info@swisshistoricalsociety.org
Info: This year's event will be held on Saturday, July 26th.
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Episode #2204
Air Dates: July 17th & 20th
Hunter Museum of American Art
Rob Wilds visits the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga to see how a recent expansion has brought art work down from the hill and to the people.
Phone: (423)267-0968
Location: 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Website: www.huntermuseum.org
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Prichard's Rum
Tennessee is well known for its whiskey, but, as Al Voecks has discovered, rum has entered the picture as well.
Contact: Phil Prichard
Phone: (800) 414-2352 / (931)433-5454
Mailing Address: PO Box 100, Kelso, TN 37348
Website: www.prichardsdistillery.com
E-Mail: phil@prichardsdistillery.com -- connie@prichardsdistillery.com
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Hidden Hollow Park
Hidden Hollow Park has been around for years, and while there are some new attractions and new owners, Tressa Bush discovers that most things are still the same.
Contact: Vince Taylor
Phone: (931) 526-4038
Location: 1901 Mt. Pleasant Road, Cookeville, TN 38501
Website: www.myspace.com/factorycookeville
Email: hiddenhollowpark@live.com
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Comic Book Restorer
Tammi Arender meets an Ashland City man who is making sure that comic book characters such as Superman, Captain Marvel, and Spiderman stay around for a very long time.
Contact: Chris Curtis
Phone: (615)714-7269
Mailing Address: PO Box 38, Ashland City, TN 37015
E-Mail: comiccare@juno.com
Episode #2205
Air Dates: July 31st& August 3rd
Civil War Dinner Theatre
Rob Wilds visits a place in Whitwell where you can get a fun history lesson and some good things to eat.
Contact: Steve Gipson
Phone: (423)658-7478
Location: Whitwell Button Willow Church
Take exit 155 off of I-24
Take Hwy 28 North toward Whitwell
Turn left onto Spring Avenue
At four-way stop, Turn Right.
Bear right at fork.
Website: www.buttonwillowchurch.com
E-mail: cwexpo@aol.com
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Red Oak Pottery
Tressa Bush visits the studio of the owners of Oak Ridge Pottery in Murfreesboro.
Contact: Bill and Judy Heim
Phone: (615)273-2147
Location: For locations where Red Oak Pottery is sold, see website
Website: www.redoakpottery.com
E-mail: redoaktn@dtccom.net
Search: Where is Murfreesboro, TN?
Chappy's on Church
Al Voecks meets a man who got a brand new start in Nashville after hurricane Katrina destroyed his dream restaurant in 2005.
Contact: John Chapman
Phone: (615)322-9932
Location: 1721 Church St., Nashville, TN 37203
Website: www.chappys.com
E-mail: Chappy@Chappys.com
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Kem Alexander, Concrete Artist
Tammi Arender visits a woman in East Tennessee that makes uncommon art out of an uncommon medium- what roads and buildings are made of.
Ccontact: Kem Alexander
Phone: (423) 505-1227
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Website: www.kemalexander.com
E-mail: info@kemalexander.com
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