Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 8:00 a.m. - all day
Bells Bend - Park2Park Celebration

We went to this spot and the celebration last year and it was my first trip to Bells Bend. WOW, What a place to paint!!! Here is an invitation to join in the activities and see and paint in an incredible surrounding. Any place is great, but I'd highly recommend the Bells Bend Nature Center or Brenda's own farm. Her invitation and directions are below.

Happy Painting
Bitsy

Saturday, October 24, is the Park2Park celebration, focusing on the beautiful country between Beaman Park on the north and Bells Bend Park on the south, and all artists are invited!

Activities will center around the Scottsboro Community Center and the Nature Center at Bells Bend Park. My suggestion is to come for the afternoon, which will end with an outdoor concert by the group Buffalo Rome at Bells Bend Park. The afternoon autumn light is gorgeous these days.

You are welcome to go just about anywhere to paint in this area—our landowners are pleased to see artists out here.

Below are directions to the Community Center, to Old Cleeces Ferry Road (which is lovely), and to my place, Sulphur Creek Farm (barns, cows, creeks). Please feel free to call me or respond by e-mail. Food available at the Community Center and at Lewis Country Store. Bathrooms at both parks, at the Country Store, at the Community Center, or at my place. Or discreetly behind a bush.

Directions to Bells Bend:

Go west on I-40 towards Memphis and turn north on Briley Parkway (extension of White Bridge Road). Over the river and exit left (west) on Ashland City Highway/Highway 12. In about 2.5 miles you will see Lewis Country Store on the right at an intersection. That intersection is Old Hickory Boulevard.

For Community Center: turn left on Old Hickory, and then take the first right Old Hyde’s Ferry Road about a mile. You will see the Center on the right.

For Bells’ Bend Park: turn left on Old Hickory, and you will see the Park about five miles down the road on the right. The first park sign turns into a parking lot and trail head. A little further down Old Hickory is the Nature Center.

For Old Cleeces Ferry Road: turn left on Old Hickory. Old Cleeces Ferry Road makes a Y off to the right in about three miles.

For Sulphur Creek Farm: turn right on Old Hickory. We are the second farm on the right—there’s a big sign. You can’t miss it!

Note: Do NOT get on Old Hickory Boulevard anywhere south of the Cumberland River and expect to get here. Trust me on this.

Here’s hoping for perfect weather and lots of inspiration.

Brenda Butka
H: 254-3525
Cell (erratic reception in the country): 289-6186
Brenda.butka@vanderbilt.edu