The Cannon Blast 3-30-2016



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Celebrate Recovery
A Christ-centered recovery program created to help people overcome any struggle in life meets Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place where people can be honest about real problems, real hurts, habits and hang-ups, and together experience free freedom and new life through God's love. On Tuesday, March 22, Celebrate Recovery will have a communion service to reflect on sacrifices made and to remind each other who we are, how we got here and why it matters. Contact: Hunter Hay 615-542-2132
musclers66@yahoo.com


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Community Dinner
Sycamore Baptist Church
Sycamore Baptist, 7165 Sycamore Creek Road, will hold a community dinner the first Wednesday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m. Donations accepted with the funds going for a new church building.


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Alcoholics Anonymous
If you drink alot that's your business. If you want to stop that's ours.
Call 615-653-7914.

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Flags for Sale
The American Legion Post 279 in Woodbury is selling flags and
accessories. The monies raised from the sale of these flags goes 100% back to our Community, our Youth and our Veterans, in Cannon County. This is an on-going project. We have available an assortment of all sizes and all types of flags - United States Flags, State Flags, Military Service Flags; and all sizes of flag poles.
The United States Flag 3'x 5' nylon is $25 (best price
anywhere). This is our most popular flag. The United States Flag 4"x 6" is .50 each or $5 a dozen for special occasions. The military services/branches flags are $30 each. For that special display. We can get you any State Flag, different size flags and different
size flag poles, (small house flag poles to large business flag poles.) WE ALSO HAVE INDOOR FLAG SETS. FLAGS FOR ALL OCASSIONS. If you need to make a special order, call and we have a catalogue available to make your selections.
CONTACT A MEMBER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 279 OR CALL
CHARLIE HARRELL 615-542-1289, OR JIM STONE 615-563-6111, OR BRENT BUSH
615-563-2691, OR BRITT KNOX 615-904-5644, OR PENNY DANIELS 615-563-6729.
We will be glad to take your order, deliver your order, and all with a
smile and a big thank you, for Supporting the American Legion Post 279,
AND OUR YOUTH, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR VETERANS, OF CANNON COUNTY.

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Southern Self Taught Artists
Selections from the Caldwell Collection
Now On Display in Cannon Hall
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is Free
Dr. Benjamin Caldwell, Jr. and Mrs. Gertrude Caldwell generously donated the collection to the Arts Center of Cannon County in 2005. The Caldwells have collected art for more than forty years. Mrs.Caldwell says about collecting art, "I am attracted to art immediately for some reason, either the color, the form or action...As we began to go places and meet the artists, I came to love the people." The collection includes numerous internationally recognized self taught and outsider artists from the south, including works by Mose Tolliver, Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Bessie Harvey, and Homer Green.

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Auburntown Lions Club Fish Fry
Saturday, April 2 @ Noon - 7 p.m.
at the Community Center in Auburntown.

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Billy Kitchen
Friday, April 9
Cannon County Senior Center
Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Come enjoy a mix of both county and 60s rock n roll.

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Your Buddy, Aaron Tessis
A Tribute to Buddy Holly
Saturday, April 9, 7:30pm
Arts Center of Cannon County
Slap on your dancing shoes! Roll up those faded jeans! And get ready, ready Teddy to go back in time to the late 1950s, to what the world looked like through the visionary eyes of the late great, Father of Rock & Roll, Buddy Holly. Aaron Tessis, a Nashville based artist, began performing at age 6. Visit AaronTessis.com

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Teddy Bear Tea
Saturday, April 9
Community Center
Girls entering kindergarten and first grade are invited to join the Girl Scouts for a Teddy Bear Team Party. Put on your party clothes and bring a special stuffed friend for an afternoon filled with Girl Scout fun. You'll make new friends, enjoy a fun etiquette session, make a craft and more. April 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community Center, 630 Lehman St., Woodbury.

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Music Night
Cannon County Senior Center
Friday, April 15
Uptown Country will perform at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

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Cannon County Commission Meeting
Saturday, April 16 @ 10 a.m. - noon
At the Cannon County Courthouse.

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3rd Annual James Stembridge Friends Open Jam
On the Square in Woodbury
Saturday, April 16; 11 a.m.
Come on out for the 3rd Annual James Stembridge Acoustic Jam. All musicians and music lovers are welcome! Join in for a day of friends, family and music. Free open acoustic jam. Just bring your instruments and a chair. Sponsored by local Cannon County businesses. Call James at 615-542-8035 for more information.

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Music Night
Cannon County Senior Center
Friday, April 15
Cripple Creek Review Band at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

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Forever Abbey Road
Saturday, April 23 7:30 p.m.
Arts Center of Cannon County
From the Beatles' early years of "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to the psychedelic period of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" to their later years of "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"- Forever Abbey Road performs it all with exciting energy, heart and accuracy.

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Yard Sale on the Square in Woodbury
Saturday, April 23
Iron Pig Antiques at 103 N. Cannon St. plus several other antique businesses around the square will hold a Yard Sale beginning at 8 a.m., great sales, lots of fun, invite your friends and spend the day in Woodbury. Contact Trish at Iron Pig Antiques at 615-563-5375 for more info.

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Cruise-in On The Square in Woodbury
Saturday, April 23 @ 4 to 7:30 p.m.
All makes, models and motorcycles welcome beginning at 4 until 7:30 pm.
No entry fee, enjoy dj music, cruiser of the month award, door prizes and register for the Grand Prize donated by DTC Communications to be awarded at the Oct. Cruise In. Contact John Barker at 615-542-4065 or Carolyn Motley at 615-563-2222 for further information.

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Bluegrass Music at Gassaway
Friday, April 29
Gassaway Community Center
Live, free Bluegrass music open to the public.

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Music Night
Cannon County Senior Center
Friday, May 6
Rode West Band will perform at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

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Music Night
Cannon County Senior Center
Friday, May 13
Lonnie Jones and Tennessee Shine will perform at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

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Daisy Day at Camp
Sunday, May 22
Girls entering kindergarten and first grade are invited to hang out in the Daisy Den and go for a hike around camp. Games and crafts are planned. Bring a picnic lunch and find a place to eat, then feel free to explore our camp from 2 to 4 p.m. May 22 at Camp Piedmont, 230 Pilot Knob Road, Readyville.

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Cannon County Commission Meeting
Thursday, May 5 @ 5-7 p.m.
At the Cannon County Courthouse.

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Mule Day
Saturday, May 14 @ 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Middle Tennessee Mule Skinners Association presents "Mule Day" in Cannon County. Gates open at 11 a.m. at the Horse Show Arena located on Lehman St. in Woodbury. Contact Andy Duggin at 615-624-1708 for further information.

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Cannon Courier "Hall of Fame" Sports Banquet
May 19 @ 5-9 p.m.
The Cannon Courier "Hall of Fame" Sports Banquet will take place at the Arts Center on John Bragg Hwy. Join in when athletes of the past and present are acknowledged for their accomplishments in Cannon County Sports, dinner will be included. Contact the Cannon Courier for details at 615-563-2512.

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The Good Ole Days
May 20 - 21
May 20-21: The Good Ole Days, sponsored by the Cannon County Senior Center will take place On The Square in Woodbury. Enjoy, music, pageants, food, vendors and special attractions beginning at 8 a.m. until the fun is over each day. Contact the Senior Center at 615-563-5304 for further information and vendor applications.