TO DO SUNDAY
– Send good vibes to Lee and Leamon: The Chattanooga area has two showcase winners from Tennessee Songwriters Week playing Sunday night in a private concert before music industry professionals at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. Forty-five qualifying rounds and then six showcases were held around the state in February to determine the six finalists. Robert Lee, who has recorded four albums and has been writing songs for nearly three decades, won the Chattanooga showcase at Songbirds with the song “Methadone Line.” He advanced from the qualifying round at Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton. Tyson Leamon of Riceville won the showcase at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville with his song “Who I Am.” He advanced from the qualifying round at the Museum Center at Five Points in Cleveland. Each finalist was awarded a commemorative Taylor guitar, a two-night hotel stay in Nashville, a $100 gift card for travel and a one-year membership to the Nashville Songwriters Association.
– Name a bald eagle: You have until midnight Sunday to vote on a name for a female American bald eagle at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, the new mate of longtime resident male Boone. The nearly 500 submitted suggestions have been narrowed down to 10 possibilities: Becca, Becky, Bella, Dani, Danyelle, Dolly, Fancy, Jolene, Rebecca and Tanasi. Vote at surveymonkey.com/r/ZLK7HBP (one vote per person). A livestream of eagle nests in Johnson City and Bluff City may be viewed at etsu.edu/cas/biology/eagle-cam/cameras.php.
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