Mountain Press Editorial: Let’s keep Arrowmont where it is

The Mountain Press

In fact the shop isn’t even part of Arrowmont school. To get to the school you have to take the road to the left of the shop up the hill. Do so and walk around the campus and you’ll see what everybody is so concerned about.

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Mountain Press: Can it be saved? Arrowmont School is beloved by many who are joining the fight to keep it in Gatlinburg

New article in Mountain Press by Stan Voit
You have to talk to people like Gerda Carmichael, a 78-year-old resident of Birmingham, Ala. She has been a student at Arrowmont many times, often driving by herself to attend a week of classes.

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Special Interest: Series on Appalachia to premiere

Of special interest to those wanting to preserve Arrowmont.
For the past year, filmmakers Jamie Ross and Ross Spears have worked with faculty and staff members of the University of Tennessee on their newest documentary, “Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People.”
Series on Appalachia to premiere :
Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel.

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Knoxville Metro Pulse: Talk About the Passion

Insiders and outsiders ponder Arrowmont’s fate and what it means for the future of traditional crafts in East Tennessee.
Talk About the Passion :
City Beat : Metro Pulse.

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TN GUY Blog: Arrowmont: Escape from Gatlinburg

Tennessee Guy new post with some compelling recommendations, such as:
Pi Phi is going to make a killing with this land deal, so they need to use some of their proceeds to do the following:

Honor the Arrowmont lease that extends until 2011, yet
Cover the costs Arrowmont will incur in finding a new home–ideally ASAP, and
Pay the costs of Arrowmont’s [...]

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Knoxville News-Sentinel: Arrowmont hires attorney, warns against ‘devastating’ sale

Josh Flory breaks the “news” (which was revealed in Arrowmont’s prior statement) that Arrowmont has hired an attorney.
Arrowmont hires attorney, warns against ‘devastating’ sale :
Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel.

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Support from the Southern Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

This was shared with Save Arrowmont today by Nancy Tinker, Senior Program Officer of the Southern Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This was sent to David Willard, director of Arrowmont. Thank you, Ms. Tinker, for your help and for sharing with us this important news. This may help answer some questions and possible [...]

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