New MembersWe’d like to welcome new members to the Blount County Chamber of Commerce who joined since last month. If you are interested in joining or find-ing out more information, please call 865.983.2241 or go to www.BlountChamber.com

Village Behavioral Health

www.villagebh.com

ServiceMaster Elite Services

www.svsmasterelite.com

Asset Planning Corporation

www.assetplanningcorp.com

Allstate Insurance - The Austin Agency

agents.allstate.com/daniel-austin-maryville-tn.html

BenchMark Physical Therapy

www.bmrp.com/benchmarkpt

Hyperion Networks Inc.

www.hyperionnetworks.com

ServoPlex

www.servoplex.com

Big Slate Media

www.bigslatemedia.com

Blount Area JobsAre you looking for a job?

Are you looking for employees?

If you fall into either category, then you need to check out www.BlountAreaJobs.com.

The job board provided by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce has listings for part and full-time positions with area employers. It also has complete job listings for DENSO, Newell Brands, Clayton, Vanderbilt Mortgage, Staffing Solutions, ResourceMFG, Blount Memorial Hospital and direct links to numerous staffing agencies.

Additionally, access to the state of Tennessee’s job board can also be found. There, you can create a profile and get notifications of jobs fitting your qualifications statewide.

Employers can post available positions for a flat monthly fee and have the job listed on every nation-al job search engine to bring you the most qualified candidates.

www.BlountAreaJobs.com

EVENTS CALENDARThe event calendar on BlountChamber.com allows the community to post its events di-rectly to gain added exposure. These are great opportunities to connect and network with potential customers. Visit our website to receive notices of events and meetings you would like to attend – BlountChamber.com, click on Events Calendar.

MARCH 27 Women of Southern Appalachia at Blount County Public Library 29 Knoxville Executive Forum hosted by Vistage 29 Speed Networking sponsored by BNI 30 Coffee Club at Alcoa Chiropractic Center 30 Is Your Business Google-ized? Workshop

APRIL 1-3 University of Tennessee Executive MBA for Heatlhcare Leadership - Open House 1 CASAblanca - a fundraising gala benefiting CASA of the Tennessee Heartland 3 Blount County Volunteer Awareness Day 3-6 Corinne Coley @ Townsend Visitors Center 5 Blount Tourism Ambassador class 6 Harbours Gate 3rd Annual “Luncheon at the Gate” 6 World War I Centennial Event at Blount County Public Library 7 State Legislative Briefing 7-9 Julia Schirack and Carol Dean @ the Townsend Visitors Center 7-8 Spring Arts, Crafts, & Collectibles Show at Foothills Mall 8 Spring Sprint 5K Road Race 11 Stewards of Children training by New Hope Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center 12 Area 15 Special Olympics Track & Field Competition 13 Afternoon Mixer at Windy City Grille 17-19 Larry Burton @ Townsend Visitors Center 18 Blount County Habitat for Humanity 2017 Women Build Luncheon 19 Glenn Shepard Seminar “How to Manage Problem Employees” 20 Small Business Start-Up Seminar 20-22 Bronco Super Celebration @ Talley Ho 21-23 Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival 21 Essentials for Emerging Women Leaders Boot Camp 22 Alcoa Kiwanis Annual Pancake Breakfast 23 Kite Festival 24-30 Fred Weiser @ Townsend Visitors Center 24 The Little Tennessee River at Blount County Public Library 26 Business Financial Management 27 Coffee Club at Trinity Dental Clinic 27 Financing Your Business the SBA Way 28 Soft Skills Training -Time Management 29 Garden Clubs of Blount Co. Plant Sale

If you have any events you would like listed on our community calendar, click on Add Your Event at www.BlountChamber.com

FIBER ARTS FESTIVALFree admission to one-of-a-kind experience

If you’ve ever wondered how fibers are made from wool or how to spin fibers into clothing

beginning with raw materials, you can learn these skills and more at the Smoky Mountain Fiber

Arts Festival, April 21-23. The event will be held at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center

and includes classes and demonstrations for visitors of all ages.

Visitors will learn about how animal felts are made into fibers, goods and products from in-

teractive classes, shows, exhibitions and demonstrations, including carding, spinning, dyeing,

weaving, felting, tatting and knitting.

Guests can also purchase handmade items from Southeastern crafters including clothing,

jackets, mittens, scarves, gloves and more. Tools to make the products, as well as wool and yarn

will also be sold at the festival.

Different kinds of felts from sheep, llamas, angora rabbits will also be displayed.

Log on to www.smokymountainfiberartsfestival.org for class schedules, descriptions and reg-

istration information.

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The Townsend Artisan Guild

FIBERARTSFESTIVAL 2017

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 21, 22, and 23

GSM Heritage Center and The Townsend Visitors Center

Free Admission* Classes * Activities for Families

* Demonstrations * Marketplace of Vendors * Display of Llamas, Angora Rabbits,

Sheep & Goats

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