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Rare "Heartland Series" Footage to be Shown During First Friday

Date: July 1, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay Street (across from the Tennessee Theatre)

The McClung Historical Collection will open up the vaults for a special "First Friday" screening of vintage "Heartland Series" footage from the early years. For every short edited segment of the "Heartland Series" that is televised, there is an hour or more of raw footage that doesn't make the final cut. This raw footage is equally as fascinating as the final product, containing interviews, craft demonstrations, and musical performances.

For "First Friday" the spotlight will be on Ethel Burchfield, talented riddle teller and musician from Roane Mountain. Ethel was the centerpiece for a 1985 segment from the "Heartland Series," one of the earliest entries in the long-running program.

Also included in the screening will be a rare short feature from the McClung Vic Weals Collection. Not much is known about "VIDEO TALENT SCOUT," a circa 1948 production that was possibly shot in Blount County. This fascinating story may have been produced for the early television market and features authentic old time music performances by "The Range Riders," an obscure and now-forgotten group of locals.

"First Friday" at the Museum of East Tennessee History is sponsored by Club LeConte, a member of the Club Corp Family. Refreshments from Club LeConte will be served in the History Center lobby.

Also enjoy exhibitions at the Museum of East Tennessee History—Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee, the East Tennessee Streetscape. The feature exhibition Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900 will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with free admission.

The Museum of East Tennessee History is operated by the East Tennessee Historical Society. For more information, call 865-215-8824 or see www.eastTNhistory.org.

Published June 27, 2011

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