http://www.dailypostathenian.com News articles from the Lifestyles news section of the The Daily Post-Athenian. en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:29:57 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:29:57 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159540 An enormous \"Peace of Trash\" took the Best in Show honor at the 2nd Annual Art of Recycling juried art competition, sponsored by the Athens Area Council for the Arts and Keep McMinn Beautiful. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159540 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159539 It\'s time to pull out your Christmas ties, sweaters -¬ even socks with reindeer and dancing Santas across them, if you have a pair - and head over to the McMinn Living Heritage Museum for the holiday season\'s first dose of Christmas spirit. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159539 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159541 While most birthday celebrations just take place over one day, McMinn County\'s 190th birthday has an entire week of partying, and all area residents are invited. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159541 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159537 On February 27, 1819, a group of Cherokee Indians met with Secretary of War John C. Calhoun and signed a much negotiated land cession treaty. It became known as the Calhoun Treaty, and in the agreement the U. S. Federal Government bought from the Cherokee Indians all the land between Hiwassee, Little Tennessee and Big Tennessee Rivers lying west of Starr Mountain and the foothills of the Smokies. Quite suddenly, East Tennessee was opened for white settlement in what became known as the \"Hiwassee Purchase.\" Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159537 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159538 When Anne Byrn - The Cake Mix Doctor - visited Athens in 2007 for a book-signing neither she nor her publisher knew exactly what to expect from an event in a small town. After all, most of Byrn\'s book-signings take place in metropolitan areas like Dallas, Nashville, New York City, Atlanta, Denver, Birmingham and Chicago. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159538 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159523 For those who love the craft of music as much as the music itself, the forthcoming performances in the 2009-10 Black Box Concert Series at The Arts Center have a fantastic offering. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159523 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159522 Monroe Area Council for the Arts (MACA) will present The Winter Dance Party on Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. at Hiwassee College in Madisonville. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159522 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159491 The story of Jewish immigration to Tennessee and how they embraced the culture they found here is documented in a new exhibit, opening Friday, Nov. 9, at the McMinn Living Heritage Museum. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159491 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159492 Amedisys Hospice will be holding an open house on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 3 to 7 p.m. at their location on New Highway 68 in Sweetwater. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159492 http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159490 The Lee University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Alan Wyatt, will perform in the Dixon Center on Nov. 10, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.dailypostathenian.com/dynamic/Lifestyles/Story/159490