19th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week™

2009 Schedule
Wilderness Wildlife Week
Music Road Hotel Convention Center
Subject to Change

Friday, January 9               
1:00 – 5:00 pm  Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public. Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

Saturday, January 10
                                                          
7:00 am – 10:30 pm   Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public
Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

9:00 am – 5:00 pm 
Photo Exhibit Take-In -

8:00 – 10:00am  
Fishing in the Smokies
Greg Ward -

8:00 – 11:00am  Using Map and Compass
Terry & Lavalla Edgington - Limited to 50 participants:  pre-registration is required

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Nature Photography Workshop
Tom & Pat Cory, Harold Stinnette & Kendall Chiles -

9:00 – 10:00am       
NEW: A Seminar on Photoshop for Nature Photographers
Bart Baldwin, Cesar Palacio & David Hartfield –

9:00 – 10:30am       
New:  The Art of Photography: An Image Critique for Artistic Enhancement.
Ron Plasencia & Pat Gordy – Room: Dobro
Send e-mail images to critique@gmail.com until Nov. 30th. Participants are not required to submit images to attend the class.

10:30 – 11:30am
Cherokee Stories of the Great Smoky Mountains
Lloyd Arneach -

10:30 – 11:30am       
NEW: KIDS TRACK: Critters 2 You: Live Animal Show Rick Rakestraw –

11:30am 
Sunday Hike Sign Ups -

Noon – 1:00pm      
NEW: Margaret Stevenson – A Smokies Trailblazing Icon
Bill & Rosemary Deitzer –

1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: Through the Double Lenses: 3-D Travel Adventures
Lee Pratt & Andrea Shetley -

1:00 – 2:30pm      
Panthers in the Southern Appalachians
Dr. Don Linzey –

1:30 – 2:30pm      
Early Songs in the Smoky Mountains
Bob & Sharon Brittle –

1:30 – 2:30pm      
Civil War in the Mountains
A. Christine Tipton -

1:30 – 2:30pm      
NEW: Seasons of the Smokies
Bob & Gloria Epperson -

2:45 – 3:45pm      
Learn to Play Harmonica in the Key of C
Tony Thomas –

2:45 – 3:45pm      
Building Professional Grade Slideshows
Dale Knight -

3:00 – 4:00pm      
Uncle Lem Ownby
F. Carroll McMahan –

3:00 – 4:00pm      
NEW: KIDS TRACK: Animal Olympics
Ann Schlichting -

3:00 – 5:00pm      
Fly Casting
Greg Ward -

3:00 – 5:00pm      
Close Up and Macro Photography Workshop
Andrea Shetley –
Limited to 15 participants:  pre-registration is required

4:00 – 5:00pm      
NEW: Hills-N-Hollows Presents “As For Me and Papaw We Believe”
Mike & Kathy Gwinn –

4:00 – 6:00pm      
NEW: Photoshop Boot Camp for Nature Photographers
Bart Baldwin, Cesar Palacio & David Hartfield -

4:15 – 5:15pm      
Monday Hike Sign Ups –

4:30 – 5:30pm      
Wild Flowers of the Smokies
Jack Carman -

5:15 – 7:15pm      
Beginning Dulcimer 101
Ginny Cliett, Deby Libby & Linda Smith -

6:00 – 7:00pm      
NEW: Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom
Doug Elliott –

7:00 – 7:45pm      
Wilderness Wildlife Week Opening Remarks –
Terry Maddox, Executive Director of Great Smoky Mountains Association

Jim Hart, Executive Director of Friends of GSMNP
Dale Ditmanson, Superintendent GSMNP
Ken Jenkins – Photographer

7:45-8:45pm      
The Heartland Series 25th Anniversary Celebration
Bill Landry –

8:45pm      
Amazing Grace Slide Presentation
Don McGowan –

Sunday, January 11


7:00 am – 8:30pm
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

9:00 am – 6:00 pm      
Photo Exhibit & Textiles of the Smokies –

8:00 – 10:00am       
Stream Fishing for World Class Small Mouth Bass
Greg Ward –

9:00 – 9:45am       
Sunday Morning Sing-Along
Tony Thomas –

9:00 – 10:00am       
Gently Touch the Earth
Tom & Pat Cory –

9:00 – 11:00am       
Photoshop for Nature Photographers
Bart Baldwin, Cesar Palacio & David Hartfield –

9:30 – 11:30am       
Creating Digital Slideshows: Pro Show and Other Approaches Andrea Shetley –

10:15 – 11:45am
Natural History in the Tennessee Valley
Stephen Lyn Bales –

10:30 – 11:30am
Wildflowers of Tennessee
Jack Carman –

10:30 – 11:30am
Oh! Possum
Lynne McCoy –
           
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Introduction to the Mandolin
Tony Thomas –
           
12:45 – 1:45pm
The Seasons of the Black Bear
Mike Meldrum –
           
1:00 – 1:45pm      
NEW: The Outdoors, the Large Family and a Shoe String Budget
Scott Rogers –

1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: Sail on Honey Bee: Adventures in the Bee Yard
Doug Elliott –
           
1:00 – 3:00pm      
Fishing Area Lakes
Greg Ward –
           
1:30 – 2:30pm      
Rehabilitation of Birds of Prey
Clinch River Raptor Center –
           
1:30 – 2:30pm      
KIDS TRACK: Learn About Bears through Activities for Kids
Anne Allison & Kathy Sherrard                              Limited to 20 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
2:00 – 3:00pm
Rock Formations of the Smokies
Harry Moore –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
NEW: KIDS TRACK: Critters 2 You: Live Animal Show
Rick Rakestraw –
           
3:00 – 4:00pm      
The Serpent Handlers
Fred Brown –
           
3:00 – 4:00pm      
NEW: KIDS TRACK: Those Ain't Teddy Bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mike Meldrum -                                                
Limited to 8 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
3:15 – 4:15pm      
NEW: The History of Mt. LeConte Lodge
F. Carroll McMahan –
           
3:15 – 4:15pm      
Whistle Over the Mountains
Bill Hooks & Jim Thurston –
           
3:30 – 4:30pm      
Grand Ole Opry Days in the Smokies
Bob & Sharon Brittle –
           
4:00 – 5:00pm      
NEW: Everybody's Fishin'- A Cross-Cultural Fishing Extravaganza
Doug Elliott –
           
4:15 – 5:15pm      
Discovering October Roads
Fred Brown & Harry Moore –
           
5:00 – 6:00pm      
Native American Stories
Lloyd Arneach –
           
5:00pm   
Tuesday Hike Sign Ups –
           
5:30 – 6:30pm      
NEW: Where is the Wonder? Slide Presentation
Ken Jenkins –
           
6:45 – 7:45pm      
Birth of a National Park
Charles Maynard –
           
7:00 – 8:00pm      
A Foot in the Smokies-35 Years of Backpacking
Joel & Kathy Zachry –
           
7:00 – 8:00pm      
NEW: The Cades Cove Bloomery Hammer 1817 to 2007 Lost and Found
Dwight McCarter–

Monday, January 12

7:00 am – 8:30 pm      
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public
Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby
           
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Photo Exhibit & Textiles of the Smokies –

8:30 – 9:30am       
Green Power Switch
Lucas Harkleroad –
           
8:45 – 9:45am       
Introduction to the Old Time Banjo
Tony Thomas –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
The Art of Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift?
Charlie Monday –
Limited to 30 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
Are We Losing Our Native Forests?
Kristine Johnson –
           
9:30 – 10:30am       
Black Bears 101: Their Lives and Interactions with Humans
Anne Allison & Kathy Sherrard –
           
9:45 – 10:45am       
Appalachian Bear Rescue: Giving Bears a Second Chance
Lisa Stewart –
           
10:00 – 11:00am       
Bears, Boars, Wolves and More
Joel & Kathy Zachry –
           
10:30 – 11:30am       
Elk in the Smokies! The Future
Kim Delozier –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
Introduction to Close Up and Macro Photography
Andrea Shetley –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
NEW: “Red Rock Country”
Bob & Gloria Epperson –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
KIDS TRACK: Wild World of Animals
Knoxville Zoo –
           
11:30 am – 12:30 pm   NEW: “This Ain't No Ordinary Place”:Early Taverns, Turnpikes and Trails in the Mountains
Kathy Gwinn –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
Introduction to the Acoustic Guitar
Tony Thomas –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
Exploring the Wilderness of the Great Smoky Mountains
 Tom Harrington –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
“What's in Your Pack”?
Lee Lewis –
           
1:00 – 2:30pm      
Leaving No Trace in the Smokies
Babette Collavo –
           
1:00 – 3:00pm      
Close Up and Macro Photography Workshop
Andrea Shetley –
Limited to 15 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
1:30 – 2:30pm      
Wild Ones Among Us
Lynne McCoy –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
The Art of Dowsing: Do You Have the Gift?
Charlie Monday–
Limited to 30 participants:  pre-registration is required

2:30 - 3:30pm
NEW: Hills, Hollers and Harmonies: Music of the Great Smoky Mountains
Lisa Free: Dobro  Room

3:00 – 4:00pm      
Ranger Recollections of the Great Smokies and Blue Ridge Parkway
oe Kelly –
           
3:00 – 4:00pm      
KIDS TRACK: Hug-A-Tree and Survive for Kids
Joey Holt –
           
3:00 – 4:30pm      
Identifying Local Birds of Prey
 Stephen Lyn Bales –
           
3:45 – 4:45pm      
Wild Flowers of the Southern Highlands
Jack Carman –
           
4:30 – 5:30pm      
NEW: New Knee's for Old Hikers
Joel & Kathy Zachry –
           
4:30 – 5:30pm      
State Highpointing:   What is it and Why Would Anyone Want to Do it?
Bill & Rosemary Deitzer & Jean Trousdale –
           
4:45 – 5:45pm      
NEW: Shooting the Camera: Photography for Beginners of All Ages
Jim Eastin –
           
5:00 – 6:00pm      
The Spirits of Cades Cove
Mike Meldrum –
           
5:00 – 6:00pm      
Are You an Indian?
Lloyd Arneach –
           
6:00 – 6:45pm      
Mountain Ballads-Story-Songs
Boogertown Gap Band –
           
6:30 – 7:30pm      
NEW: Ground Hogology and Marmotabilia
Doug Elliott –
           
6:30pm      
Wednesday Hike Sign Ups –
           
6:30pm      
Slow Jam with Tony Thomas
Bring Your Own Instrument or simply enjoy and listen –
           
7:00 – 8:00pm      
Heaven and Nature Sing
Ken Jenkins & Judy Felts –

Tuesday January 13

7:00 am – 7:30 pm      
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

9:00 am – 6:00 pm      
Photo Exhibit & Textiles of the Smokies –

9:00 – 9:45am       
Woodpeckers Nature's HomeBuilder's
Regina Garr –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
What's in the Camera Bag?
Andrea Sheatly –
           
10:00 – 11:00am       
Returning the Osprey to the Nest in Tennessee
Ken Dubke –
           
10:00 – 11:30am       
NEW: Mr. Herb Clabo- The Great Smoky Mountains- My Backyard
Veta King –
           
10:30 – 11:30am       
The Art of Dowsing: Do You have the Gift?
Charlie Monday –                                           
Limited to 30 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
10:30 am – Noon        
NEW: True Grit “Appalachian Style, People of the Blue Ridge
and Toe River Valley” - Kathy Gwinn –
           
           
10:30 am – Noon        
NEW: Cades Cove Memories: Former Cades Cove residents share their stories:
Ruth Caughron Davis – Moderator –
           
11:30 am – Noon        
NEW: A Tribute to Mr. Herb Clabo A Smoky Mountain Treasure
Veta King – Moderator –
           
1:00 – 1:45pm      
Current Fishries and Aquatic Issues for the Great Smoky Mountains and Abroad
Matt Kulp –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
The Back of Beyond- Horace Kephart in the Smoky Mountains
Arthur McDade –
           
1:00 – 2:30pm      
NEW: Happy Birthday Ole Smoky! Mountain folks tell their greatest Smoky
Mountain Memories on the “big screen”!
Veta King & Ruth Miller –
           
1:00 – 2:30pm      
NEW: Jim Thompson Smoky Mountain Photographer
Ed Thompson, Jr. –
           
1:00 – 2:30pm      
Let's Sketch A Bird - Advanced Sketching
Louise Bales - –
Limited to 20 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
1:30 – 2:30am       
Air Quality Update for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Jim Renfro –
           
2:15 – 3:15pm      
NEW: Appalachian People & their Herbs
W.C. & Glenna Julian and Donna Stinett –
           
2:30 – 4:00pm      
NEW: Old Time Mountain Music Concert
Boogertown Gap Band –
           
3:00 – 4:00pm      
NEW: Tell Your Own Smoky Mountain Story: Audience members to share their
own Smoky Mountain tales Veta King –
           
3:30 – 4:30pm      
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: State of the Park
Bob Miller –
           
3:30 – 4:30 pm      
Wild About Turkeys
Allen Ricks –
           
3:30 – 4:30pm      
KIDS TRACK: Learn About Bears through Activities for Kids
Anne Allison & Kathy Sherrard 
Limited to 20 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
3:45 – 4:45pm      
“Hypothermia-I'm Not Cold”
Lee Lewis –
           
4:30 – 5:30pm      
NEW: Civil War Period Music
Tony Thomas –
           
4:30 – 6:00pm      
Old Harp Shaped Note Singing: East Tennessee shaped note singers perform traditional hymns that were used in old time singing schools around the  GSM region. The “do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do” singing tradition has been kept  alive in this area by a group of singers who attend Old Harp Singings in Blount, Sevier & Knox Counties.
Conducted by Mr. David Sarten –
           
4:45 – 5:45pm      
NEW: The Meigs Post and the Meigs Line Through the Smokies
Stories from their new book                                Joe Kelley & Dwight McCarter –
           
5:00 – 6:00pm      
Black Bear Management in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bill Stiver –
           
6:15pm      
Thursday Hike Sign Ups –

Wednesday, January 14

7:00 am – 9:00 pm      
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public
Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

9:00 am – 6:00 pm      
Photo Exhibit & Textiles of the Smokies –

8:30 – 9:30am       
Pig Tales Wild Hog Control in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rick Varner –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
Cardinals Everybody's Favorite Red Bird
Regina Garr –
           
9:00 – 10:30am       
KIDS TRACK: Especially for Kids: Hidden Treasures from around the World and        Beyond: Gems, Minerals and Florescent Rocks
Alfred Stuart –  
Limited to 70 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
10:00 – 11:00am       
NEW: Old Gatlinburg: Panelists discuss their memories of a Gatlinburg of Yesterday - Panelists: Charlotte Conner, Marvin McCarter & David Ogle
Theresa Williams Moderator –
           
10:00 – 11:00am       
New: How to Write About Your Outdoor ExperienceGlenn Himebaugh – Room:  Guitar

           
10:15 – 11:15am       
Looking and Seeing A Closer Look
Alan S. Heilman –
           
10:30 am – Noon        
Building America's Most Scenic Roadway: A History of the Blueridge Parkway
Kathy Gwinn –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
NEW: Old-Time Mountain Music and Nature
Boogertown Gap Band –
           
11:30 – 12:30pm      
Old Sevierville
Jimmie Temple –
           
12:30 – 1:45pm      
NEW: XC-Skiing and Hiking in the Snow in the GSMNP
Wendell Liemohn –
           
12:30 – 3:30pm      
Film & Digital Basics
Richard Iceland –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: Appalachian Funnies - A 'clean' joke contest featuring Appalachian humor. 
Jim Hedrick, co-owner of The Comedy Barn in Pigeon Forge, emcees this humorous session.  In honor of the 75th anniversary of the GSMNP, he will present his own program of Appalachian funnies –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
The Best Hiking Companions Llamas! Live Animal Presentation
Sandy Sgrillo –
           
1:00 – 3:00pm      
Creating Digital Slideshows: Pro Show Gold and Other Approaches
Andrea Shetley –
           
2:00 – 5:00pm      
NEW: Woodcarving: Butterfly, Flower – 2-DAY CLASS
Don Taylor –
Limited to 8 participants:  pre-registration is required Participants must bring own carving knife Concludes on Thursday, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
NEW: The Walker Sisters: Learn of these self sufficient women of Little Greenbriar in the Great Smoky Mountains-women from another generation in modern times.  Robin Goddard –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
NEW: “Denali National Park”
Bob & Gloria Epperson –
           
2:45 – 3:45pm      
NEW: How to be Safe While Hiking in the Wilderness
Pete Rogers –
           
3:45 – 4:45pm      
NEW: Origin of Place Names on the State Line Ridge and the Carolina Side of the Smokies
Allen R. Coggins –
           
4:00 – 5:00pm      
Marble Contest Competition – Learn the old time art of ring marble playing
Veta King –
           
4:00 – 5:30pm      
Walking in Beauty: Connecting with the Natural World
Don McGowan –
           
4:00 – 5:30pm      
“Backpacking in the Smokies-Getting Started Safely”
Arthur McDade, Mike Braun & Pam Rodgers –
           
4:30 – 5:45pm      
NEW: Rafting & Hiking the Grand Canyon
Bill & Rosemary Deitzer –
           
5:15 – 6:15pm      
NEW: Music of Our American Roots
Lost Mill String Band –
           
5:45 – 6:45pm      
NEW: Scenic North Alabama
Robert Schuffert –
           
6:00pm      
Friday Hike Sign Ups –

6:30 – 7:15pm      
Tony Thomas in Concert –

7:30pm      
The Spiritual Side of Nature
Ken Jenkins –
           
7:30pm      
Slow Jam with Tony Thomas
Bring Your Own Instrument or simply enjoy and listen –

7:00 am – 9:30 pm      
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

8:30 – 11:30am       
Basic Visual Tracking
Joe Kelly –
           
8:30 am – 12:30 pm    
Nature Photography Workshop
Don McGowan, Kendall Chiles & Les Saucier –
           
8:45 – 9:45am       
Introduction to Musical Instruments in Story & Song
Tony Thomas –
           
9:30 – 10:30am       
The Art of Dowsing: Do You Have the Art?
Charlie Monday –
Limited to 30 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
9:30 – 10:30am       
Building Professional Grade Slideshows
Dale Knight –
           
10:00 – 11:00am       
Six Months of Hummingbirds in Your Yard
Steve Garr –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
The Walker Sisters of Little Greenbrier
Arthur McDade –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
Be Careful Out There
Joe Taft –
           
11:15 am – 12:15 pm  
Tennessee Town & Country Scapes
Jack Carman –
           
12:30 – 1:30pm      
NEW: Bringing Back a Legend Cougar Recovery in Eastern North America
Jay Tischendorf –
           
12:30 – 1:30pm      
NEW: A Studio in a Cooler
Jim Eastin –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
Where's Mommy? Rehabilitating Wildlife
Phyllis Rollins –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: The Fontana Project
Jerry Span –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
What's in the Camera Bag?
Andrea Shetley –
           
1:00 – 2:30pm      
Let's Sketch a Bird - Advanced Drawing
Louise Bales   –
Limited to 20 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
2:00 – 3:00pm      
KIDS TRACK: Meet the Knoxville Zoo Bird Show
 Nicki Edwards, Erin Gray, Jill Berry & Elisabeth Zafiris –
           
2:15 – 3:15pm      
Creating Sustainable Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
Phyllis Rollins –
           
2:15 – 3:15pm      
NEW: Hike Twentymile
Jerry Span –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
The Art of Dowsing: Do You have the Gift?
Charlie Monday – 
Limited to 30 participants:  pre-registration is required

3:00 – 6:00pm      
Wood Carving, Butterfly, Flower – PART 2 
Don Taylor –
Limited to 8 participants:  pre-registration is required Participants must bring own carving knife Continued from Tuesday, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
           
3:30 – 4:30pm      
NEW: Nature's Magical Moments: Reflection on Nature & Self
Ellen Hitchcock –
           
4:00 – 7:00pm      
Digital Photography-Shooting Like a Pro!
Richard Iceland –
           
4:00 – 5:00pm      
NEW: Mountain Families, Lives & Music
Boogertown Gap Band –
           
4:30 – 5:30pm      
Hills-N-Hollows: An Appalachian Sampler
Mike & Kathy Gwinn –
           
4:45 – 5:45pm      
NEW: Hiking and Photography
Robert Schuffert –
           
5:30 – 6:30pm      
NEW: Music and Memories from an Earlier Time Greenbrier Whaley Family Singers –
           
6:00 – 7:00pm      
NEW: Young Teddy Roosevelt
Mark Klemestrud –
           
6:00pm      
Saturday Hike Sign Ups –
           
7:00pm      
Slow Jam with Tony Thomas
Bring Your Own Instrument or simply enjoy and listen –

7:00 - 7:45pm
NEW: The Wood Pickers: Old Time Celtic & Bluegrass Music
Jeanie Hilten & Friends: Violin Room

7:30 – 9:00pm      
NEW: Conversations with a Tramp and an Evening with John Muir
Lee Stetson – 
           
8:30pm      
“Lore of the Stars and Moon”
Stuart Carroll–
Weather permitting, the group will go outdoors

Friday, January 16

7:00 am – 9:00 pm      
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

9:00 am – 6:00 pm      
Photo Exhibit & Textiles of the Smokies –

8:00 – 11:00am       
Advanced Visual Tracking
Joe Kelley –
           
8:30 – 10:00am       
Wolves of Bays Mountain
Rhonda & Rick Goins –
           
9:00 – 9:30am       
NEW: 75 on the 75th: Hiking all Trails in the Park
Jerry Span –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
KIDS TRACK: Silly Safaris Show: Live Animal Show
Amazon John, Alligator Aaron & Safari Steve –
           
10:00 – 10:45am       
The Amazing Diversity of Fall Creek Falls State Park
Stuart Carroll –
           
10:15 – 11:15am       
Introduction to Close Up Macro Photography
Andrea Shetley –
           
10:30 – 11:15am       
KIDS TRACK: Wings of America: Live Eagle Show
American Eagle Foundation –
           
11:00 am – Noon        
NEW: Do it Yourself: Building A Backyard Bird Habitat
Mark Dunaway –
           
12:30 – 1:30pm      
The Butterfly Garden: If You Build it, they will come
Glenda & WC. Julian, Leo Lubke & Alan Bruhin –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: Young Teddy Roosevelt
Mark Klemetsrud –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
Bluebirds Year-Round!
Steve Garr –
           
1:00 – 3:00pm      
Up & Close Macro Photography Workshop
Andrea Shetley –
Limited to 15 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
1:30 – 2:30pm      
NEW: Unusual Camping Tricks & Gizmos
Larry Smith –
           
2:00 – 3:00pm      
NEW: North Woods Lakes, Lighthouses & Landscapes
Kendall Chiles –
           
2:00 – 3:00pm      
This Land of Change
Mike Meldrum –
           
2:15 – 3:15pm      
Lost Species
Paul James –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
NEW: Coal Minning Days in Story & Song
Tony Thomas –
           
3:30 – 4:30pm      
Challenger Opens Doors (The American Bald Eagle)
Bob Hatcher –
           
3:30 – 5:00pm      
Digital Storytelling
Bill Work –
           
4:00 – 5:00pm      
NEW: History of the Banjo
Boogertown Gap Band –
           
4:00 – 5:00pm      
Illustrated Lecture “Birds of the Smokies”
Dr. Fred Alsop –
           
4:30 – 5:15pm      
Wings of America: Live Bird of Prey Demonstration
American Eagle Foundation –
           
5:30 – 6:30pm      
That Magnificent Army of Youth & Peace:
The CCC's in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Dr. Harley Jolley –
           
5:30 – 6:30pm      
Bird Songs of the Smokies
Mark Dunaway –
           
7:00 – 8:30pm      
NEW: John Muir Among the Animals
Lee Stetson– 

7:00 am – 10:00 pm    
Information and Seminar Registration Table open to the Public Music Road Hotel Convention Center Lobby

9:00 am – Noon          
Photo Exhibit & Textiles of the Smokies –
Noon – 2:00pmPhoto Pick-up –

8:30 – 9:30am       
Using Photoshop in Nature Photography
Larry Perry –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
The Appalachian Trail: An Entertaining Adventure
Jeff Alt –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
NEW: Essential Gear for the Day Hiker
Jim Richards –
           
9:00 – 10:00am       
Discovering the Cumberlands
Stuart Carroll –
           
9:00 am - Noon           
Rappelling for Beginners
Alfred Ballinger –
Limited to 15 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
10:00 – 11:00am       
Little Places, Big Pictures
Bill Work –
           
10:15 – 11:00am       
NEW: Hiking with Children
Jeff Alt –
           
10:30 – 11:30am       
The Smoky Mountains from Behind the Camera
Harold Stinnette –
           
11:30 am – 12:30 pm  
NEW: Raptors of Bays Mountain Park: Live Bird Show
Rob Cole –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: Seeing Double 3-D (Stereo) Photography Out West, Down Home & Up Close 
Lee Pratt & Andrea Sheatley –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
NEW: Attracting Wildbirds That Don't Eat Seed
Steve Garr –
           
1:00 – 2:00pm      
KIDS TRACK: Silly Safaris Show: Live Animal Show
Amazon John, Alligator Aaron & Safari Steve –
           
2:00 – 3:00pm      
NEW: An Overview of Primitive Wilderness Skills
Larry Smith –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
Heartbreak & Hilarity: Tragedy & Humor as Seen in
Appalachian Folk Music & Tales
Dr. Harley Jolley & The Trantham Family Singers –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
NEW: Black Bear & Wild Hog Biology
David Whitehead –
           
2:30 – 3:30pm      
NEW: America from 500 Feet II
 Bill Fortney –
           
3:00 – 5:00pm      
Close-Up & Macro Photography Workshop
Andrea Shetley   –
Limited to 15 participants:  pre-registration is required
           
3:45 – 4:45pm      
Heartland! In the 25th Year
Doug Mills –
           
3:45 – 4:45pm      
NEW: Photographics
Bill Fortney –

4:30 – 5:30pm      
NEW: Appalachian Folk Medicine:
Barry & Jeanie VanWinkle –
           
5:00 – 6:00pm      
NEW: Mark Klemetsrud as President Teddy Roosevelt –
           
5:15 – 6:15pm      
NEW: Dutch Roth-Early Smokies Photographer
Charles Maynard –
           
6:15 – 7:15pm      
NEW: The Spirit of John Muir
Lee Stetson –
           
7:30 – 8:30pm      
NEW: Bill Landry: As William Bartram –

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All schedules are subject to change.