RCNews
March 2010
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Zumba Fitness Class To Be Taught At
RC
By "Biggest Loser" Contestant
As
a former contestant on NBC’s “The biggest Loser” (Season 2),
Ryan Smith-Kelley
certainly knows what it feels like to struggle with her weight (she
has lost almost 100 pounds). Following the show, she was
crowned Mrs. TN United States 2006 and competed in the Mrs. United
States pageant. While she was excited to be part of such a
prestigious event, she found that it only added to her already
existing insecurities about her body and weight. It was not
long after that period that she began to resort back to some of her
former ways. Because of this, she knew that she was going to
have to find something different and out-of-the-ordinary if she
planned to stay conditioned and in shape.
She began to seek out new ways to exercise other than the traditional gym experience that had grown monotonous for her. That’s when she was introduced to a new exercise craze called Zumba - a high-energy Latin dance aerobic class that required no previous dance training. Before long, the enjoyment she found in her experience began to carry over into her conversations with friends. When she realized that not many people had heard about it, but wanted to participate, she decided to obtain her Zumba instructor’s license. That then encouraged her to go even further and obtain her personal trainer’s license with Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), as well as her CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certifications. She now hopes that her love and passion for genuinely having a good time while exercising will be a contagious experience for her community. She will begin teaching Zumba and small group personal training sessions at Rose Center.
The classes will be held on Thursday evenings beginning on March 18. The Zumba classes will be held twice on Thursday evenings. One will start at 6:00 P.M. and the next class will begin at 8:00 P.M. The cost is discounted to $75 for 10 classes if you pre-register with payment by March 11. Walk-ins will be welcome at a fee of $10 per class.
You must pre-register to reserve a spot in her small group (capped off at ten people) boot camp personal training sessions to be held on Thursday evenings at 7:00 P.M. The class is for more discreet individuals who prefer a little additional one-on-one instruction and attention. The fee for small group personal training sessions is $200 for ten sessions.
To pre-register or reserve your spot for any of these classes or personal training sessions, call Rose Center at 423-581-4330 or Ryan Kelley at 423-523-2303 or email her at kelleyryan78@hotmail.com.
Labron Lazenby & LA 3 In Concert
At Rose Center
Join us for an evening of hot music on Friday, March 26, in the Prater Hall at Rose Center in downtown Morristown. This next installment of the Music at the Rose concert series will feature Labron Lazenby & LA3. Doors will open at 7:30 P.M. and the concert starts at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $10 per person and advance tickets are available at the Rose Center. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
Labron Lazenby is the lead singer for LA3. He is backed by long-time partners Danny Ledford, on drums, and Andy Lewis, on bass. Bob Knap from New York plays Sax. Lazenby has fronted several bands including the Boogiemen, Leftovers and has played back up for the late Sara Jordan. The groups’ adaptations cover a variety of musical styles, including swing, blues, funk and rock and roll.
Private tables can be reserved for groups of 8-10 people, if tickets are purchased in advance. Put on your favorite dancing shoes, bring your favorite beverage and enjoy an evening of exceptional entertainment.
For further information call the Center at (423) 581-4330.
National Endowment For The Arts
Award
For Rose Center
Rose Center & Council for the Arts received a $10,000 Challenge America Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the creation of architectural studies and designs for the Rose School. Rose Center will work with the East Tennessee Design Center to develop plans for the continued preservation and use of the building, which was built in 1892 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“This is an important first step for Rose Center in its improvement plans,” said Robert Lydick, Executive Director. “With this grant, the NEA recognizes the significance of Morristown’s community arts center. The need to develop plans for necessary improvements including the physical plant and programs – what the community wants from its cultural center – is an essential ingredient in our long-term planning.” Surveys and workshops will be conducted throughout the community to assist the organization in future planning, leading to the organization’s ability to realize its public service goals.
The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.
Rose Center applied to the NEA’s Challenge America Fast-Track Review program. Bill Kornrich, former director of Rose Center, who garnered several NEA grants for the Center in his eighteen years said, “This is a very competitive grant, and shows someone did their homework.” The total funds awarded in 2010 amounted to $1.7 million dollars to 170 organizations. Rose Center was the only grant recipient in Tennessee.
The East Tennessee Design Center serves the east Tennessee region. It works with community organizations and other entities in assessing their development and creating plans for the future. The ETCDC assisted Morristown in 1981 in developing plans for Rose Center. Many of those projects for space improvements have been implemented, while others were revised. It is estimated that over the past 34 years, upwards of $5 million dollars have been used to maintain and repair Rose School.
Rose Center & Council for the Arts, located in downtown Morristown, is housed in Rose School, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. As Morristown’s Bicentennial Project, the historic landmark has evolved into the hub of arts and culture for Hamblen County, and now serves the Lakeway Region as a Designated Agency of the Tennessee Arts Commission.
The Center’s galleries and classrooms are used year round for art and historical exhibitions, education in dance, music and art, as well as special cultural events. From Africa to Appalachia, Mountain Makins Festival and other celebrations are held annually at Rose Center. In addition, Rose Center houses art and historical objects in its archives and collects materials relevant to the history of Hamblen County – its people and industries. Besides business meetings, weddings and baby christenings, the grounds of Rose Center host many community benefit functions.
The NEA Funds will be used to conduct a series of public workshops and seminars over the course of several weeks at different locations throughout the community. These public sessions, facilitated by ETCDC will gather comments and ideas regarding what the community wants at Rose Center in its programs and facility. The ETCDC will present pubic exhibitions representing the information gathered from the series of public meetings. Commentary and revisions during these exhibitions will be collected and used to develop a final design package.
The Board of Directors will use this final design package in creating its road map towards the development of community interest and future programs for Rose Center. In addition, the project results will be used to work with architects and engineers to create specifications for improvements to Rose Center. “These are not short-term goals,” responded Vicki Porter, Chair of the Board of Directors. “These are planned steps being taken to garner funds to ensure the integrity of Rose School and maintain our organization’s mission to serve the community. We are very pleased and excited that the National Endowment for the Arts has recognized and rewarded Rose Center.”
Many of you are entering the modern communication age using cell phones, e-mail and other forms of communication. Most of you have e-mail addresses that you access regularly and even receive on your phone. Rose Center is evolving to communicate more rapidly and timely using modern methods such as e-mail and Facebook®; we may even use Twitter® along with other online software tools in the future. We are sending fewer printed newsletters but would like to keep our members better informed by sending electronic newsletters and regular updates on new classes and activities as they are developed.
To stay in the know about what is happening at Rose Center, please update our records so that we can regularly send you messages via e-mail. We promise not to overwhelm your in-box with junk mail and absolutely will not share or sell our e-mail list (as we also protect our mailing list). Please update or send us your email address by sending a message to postmaster@RoseCenter.org.
W.G.
"Petie" Siler coached football, boys and girls basketball, track,
baseball, tennis, and golf for more than 30 years. Twenty-five years
of his career were spent at Morristown High School, where he touched
hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives.
Petie's teams were winning teams-even when they didn't have the highest score. Petie was a great coach, mentor, motivator, counselor, disciplinarian, encourager, and friend. His name is on Burke-Toney Stadium and Isenberg-Siler gymnasium in Morristown, but his legacy is read in the students' lives he touched. They are winners in their families and communities.
The information and anecdotes in this volume were initially collected when Tom Pugh (Morristown High School class of '49) and a small group of Petie's former students and players presented Petie Siler for induction in the TSSAA Hall of Fame. That honor was granted on March 20, 2004, declaring to others what Morristown citizens have known for years-that Petie Siler was a great coach, a great teacher, and a great man.
The book can be purchased at the Rose Center for $27.50 and all proceeds benefit the Rose Center Endowment Fund.
George Herbert Prater, over eight decades in
East Tennessee, matured into a devoted family man, businessman,
entrepreneur, civic and political leader, patron of the arts, and
world traveler. When he sat down about two years ago to write a few
memories of his life, he only intended to have something for his
grandchildren. The project grew and the result is a book that is
part memoir, part local history.
George Herbert draws a clear picture of life in Knoxville, beginning in the early twenties, then tells about the growth of Morristown after World War II. This is an interesting history lesson as well as a personal visit with George Herbert and is being sold as a 100% benefit for Rose Center. Mr. Prater donated 700 copies of the book to Rose Center. All proceeds from the sale of these delightful tales will directly benefit the Rose Center Endowment.
The books are selling for $25.00. ALL of this amount - the entire amount - goes to the Rose Center Endowment Fund. When all the books are sold, the fund will realize a substantial investment - about $17,000.00. The significance of this contribution is to stimulate giving to the Endowment Fund.
The Rose Center Endowment was created to insure continued operation of Rose Center and its many programs into the future. However, since completion of a challenge grant match with the East Tennessee Foundation in early 1999, there has been no contribution to the fund. Your purchase of this piece of local history will have lasting impact and influence on the arts and cultural development of Morristown. The books are available at Rose Center, Ramsey's Farm Market, and Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan.
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