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Talking books with Emily Ellis

Betty BeanMay 10, 2019Get Up & Go, Inside 640

Emily Ellis hadn’t worked for the Knox County Library for more than a couple of months when she came up with the notion of having a monthly brown-bag book discussion. …

Mount Harmony Baptist Church will host “A Night of Praise” tour for “Down Home Christmas” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. Singing will be Alisa Asbury, Rescued, Faithful Promise and Bound by Grace. Admission is free; a love offering will be taken. Proceeds are to help purchase food for families in need. The church is located at 819 E Raccoon Valley Dr., one mile west of I-75 at exit 117.
Terra Madre (women in clay) 10th annual holiday sale will be Friday, Nov. 22, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 4070 Kingston Pike.
Powell Library will host Nancy Holder and Ron Pressley reading from and signing their new novel, “Blood Brothers,” and their other books at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.