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| Uffington House decorated for Pilgrimage |
Plus Play Preview at Historic
Uffington House
This Saturday, SEPTEMBER 29,
visitors to Rugby will have the rare opportunity to tour nearly a dozen
of the village's private residences.
In addition to the tour of homes, there
will be a special treat. Pilgrimage attendees will be able to see one
scene from the upcoming (April, 2013) Quilt Play. It's an original humorous
drama, never before performed. The play and this scene were written by a Rugby area residents, and
based in part on actual Rugby happenings -- with a bit of dramatic license here
and there.
There will also be live music at the Café
at lunch (Rugby favorites Butch and Doug) and dulcimers playing on the porch of
the Visitor Centre. Weaver Sue Duncan will be demonstrating her
craft at the Commissary.
Knoxville television station WBIR Channel
10 came to Rugby recently to do a short segment about the event. It is scheduled to be shown duringThursday's 4-5 news segment and on the WBIR website.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern/9-4 Central. Admission is $12 for
adults and seniors, $6 for kids through high school age, and $10 each for
groups of 12 or more with advance reservations by calling 1-888-214-3400 or
423-628-2441.
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| Pilgrimage actors Andrew Henry and Jackie Nunweiler |
The preview of the original Rugby play
will be performed at Uffington House by two accomplished Knoxville actors. It's set in winter, an
ice skating scene. Jackie Nunweiler will play Abby. She's lately appeared in
"Angel Street (Gaslight)" at Theatre Knoxville Downtown. Andrew Henry
will play James. He is a current theatre student at Pellissippi Community
College whose latest production credit is stage managing "Arabian
Nights" for PSCC. He recently appeared in "Ragtime" with
Knoxville's WordPlayers.
The Rugby Quilters Guild recently completed a Quilt
of Valor, a project organized by Shannon Ownby, owner of Fabrics N Quilts
in Jamestown. The quilts, made with patriotic themes, will be given to American
service men and women. The Guild members (l-r) are Bethany Jackson, Jody
Hester, Dorcus McBrayer, Nora Meadows, Kathy Hicks, Delma Jones, and Debbie
Harris. (Absent were Carolyn Bankston and Betty Burton).
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 26 - Lisa Donegan
Sept. 30 - Jodel Buck
CALENDAR
Rugby is in the Eastern time zone, just barely.
Rugby is in the Eastern time zone, just barely.
Friday, Sept. 28 –Music
Night at the Café – Gerald Hanwright performing
Saturday, Sept. 29 - Historic Rugby
Pilgrimage – This tour is the only time this year that some of some of
Rugby’s private homes are open to visitors. Guests will visit a dozen private
historic and new period homes, historic museum buildings and lodgings. Come
enjoy Morris dancing, music and period demonstrations. Times and details above.
Saturday, Oct. 6- Annual Christ Church Michaelmas Festival 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Admission to festival is free. Cream tea is served at noon and 2 p.m. $10. For reservations call 423-628-1282 or email grannymcbrayer@gmail.com Crafts, homemade goodies, music, English dancers. |
Ongoing Activities
Quilters’ Group - Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2–4 p.m. Eastern, at the Friendly House behind Christ Church Rugby Yoga – Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. Eastern, at the Friendly House. Christ Church Episcopal -- Sunday morning services, 11 a.m. Eastern, year round; all are welcomed. Historic Rugby Workshop English Country Dance for Beginners |
Sat. October 13 – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Come learn simple historic dances that were written and compiled in England in the 1600 and 1700's, the earliest being published in 1651. The dancing will be to recorded music. Individuals will use walking steps for most dances, as well as some slipping and skipping steps during the course of the day.
Mary Hemminger of Nashville and Rugby fell in love with English dancing more than 21 years ago and since then enjoys teaching historic dances to beginners. Registration is $25. Please make advanced reservations.
To
register for workshops, call toll-free 1-888-214-3400 or 423-628-2441.
Lodging may be available at 1880 Newbury House or Rugby's cottages at a 10%
discount to students. Food service is available at the Harrow Road Café.
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| Mistflower at Walton Court |
NATURE NOTES
Stalking Wild Lavender-Blue Mistflowers
Stalking Wild Lavender-Blue Mistflowers
By Linda Konig
Sometimes you just have
to get off on a back road where you can drive a little slower and stop to enjoy
the wildflowers where the county mowers haven't been through. Last week I was treated to a heavenly
sight. It was fairly early in the
morning when I saw some patches of lavender-blue Mistflowers with sky-blue
chicory flowers still at their exquisite blue peak beside them. Here and there were a few purple asters and
lobelias. What a palette of lavenders
and blues! Where is Monet when we need
him? Do they have these flowers in
France? He could have come closer than
any other artist, I think, to catching that indescribable color combination.
At one spot I saw a
yellow butterfly flitting from flower to flower, just the right accent for the
lavender-blues. A bumblebee was busy on
another. Butterflies and bees of various
kinds are attracted to Mistflowers, and if I could live on nectar, I know I'd
be even crazier about these little soft fuzzy dainties. Is it any wonder their Latin name is
Conoclinium coelestinum? Coelestinum
means celestial.
I've always loved
Mistflowers, but I didn't see them often before I moved to Rugby. Our acid soil is to their liking, and they
thrive in a moist environment. I guess
our recent rains have encouraged them, because I believe I've seen more of them
this year than ever before. A certain
meadow that's for sale in Allardt was covered with them last year, but this
year, before they could quite reach their peak, the field was mowed. Oh, well, mowing spreads them, so maybe next
year there will be even more of them.
