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7636 Trey Oaks Lane, Knoxville, TN 37918 is FOR SALE!

I can't believe the weekend is already upon us! Time is just flying by. This week, I have a few things to share with you. Let's get ready for some Weekend Fun, Knoxville Style!

Webb School of Knoxville is hosting their annual ARTXTRAVAGANZA Art Show and Sale, March 9 to 11. More than 70 artists are featured, and there will be artworks, in many different mediums, available for purchase at all price ranges. The proceeds go to help support Webb School of Knoxville resident-artist-in-training program, and this year, some proceeds will go to Mooreland Heights Elementary school arts program. For times, place and to see some of the featured work, just click here.

For all you readers out there, the Friends of the Knox County Public Library will have their week-long 2012 Used Book Sale at the Knoxville Convention and Exhibition Center. FOL is running some pretty awesome specials. You'll have to click here to check it out.

Don't forget the Cash Mob Friday night at the Disc Exchange and Wee Care Shoppe. Mayor Tim Burchett started the Cash mob's to help local businesses, especially those businesses that have been effected by the Henley Street Bridge work. So, you will want to be at the Disc Exchange or Wee Care Shoppe Friday evening between 5 and 7 pm, and spend a few dollars to help our local businesses.

That should get you started! Don't forget to have a safe Weekend Fun, Knoxville Style!

Knoxville TN real estate is hopping! Attending an open house event is a great way to see some of the homes on the market without any pressure. Please join me as I host an Open House on March 11, 2012 at 1340 Pershing Hill Lane Knoxville TN from 2-4 pm.

Featured in a commercial for Fine Living Network and DIY Network, this home is elegance itself. I'm not going to share any of the interior with you in this post, you will have to come experience this homes' magnificence for yourself on Sunday March 11 between 2 and 4 pm.

You will find Pershing Hill Lane is just west of Morrell Road along Northshore Dr. A very convenient neighborhood for shopping, dining, and commuting. So, join me as I host an Open House Sunday March 11, 2012 at 1340 Pershing Hill Lane, Knoxville TN.

If you would like a private showing of this home, please drop me a note. I would be happy to show you around.

Property listed by Gail Finley, Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace

Spring is definitely right around the corner. Star magnolia and Bradford pear trees are on the verge of exploding into blossom. Severe weather is moving through our area today. I have a couple of single friends who have no family here and I thought I might remind everyone, check on your elderly neighbors and single friends who live in the area and have no family before and after severe weather occurs.

We seem to be in a tornado and severe storm pattern in Knoxville and Middle and East Tennessee right now. If you have a smart phone, WBIR a local TV station has the capability of sending weather alerts to your phone.

Stay safe! NOAH weather says to move to the lowest floor of your home, preferably a basement. Get under a work bench or sturdy piece of furniture (pool tables are great). If you have a one level home, move to an enclosed area with no windows, a closet or bathroom. Cover yourself with blankets. Stay away from doors and windows. Also, if you are driving in heavy rain or storms, do not drive through flooded, low lying areas on roadways. Do not park under bridges or overpasses.

Do you have a disaster plan in place? Sit down for five minutes and make one; especially if you have children and pets. Discuss it with your family. Establish a safe area. Run a couple of drills. Hopefully, you will not ever have to use it, but better safe than sorry.

Now would be a great time to get a storage container and fill it with bottled water, a flash light with new batteries, some easy to open canned foods, paper goods, a battery operated radio, extra batteries for the flash light, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, and a first aid kit. If everything is all together it’s a snap to pick it up and go; even better if it can be stored in your “safe area”.

Take care today and stay safe!

Then when the clouds clear and the sun begins to shine again; if you need help with Real Estate in the Knoxville, Loudon, Lenoir City, and Farragut area. I am here to help. Call Shawna Turner, EXIT Realty Knoxville.

Shawna Turner

EXIT Realty Knoxville 201 Perimeter Park Road, Knoxville TN 37922 Cell: 865-384-6037 Office: 865-690-4300

Each Office Independently Owned and Operated

The time has come to get back to Weekend Fun, Knoxville Style! Not that there hasn't been anything going on. As you know, I like to highlight the extra special events for the weekend, and some of the events that are sometimes easily missed. This week, we have a couple of exciting events that may interest you, so let's get ready for some Weekend Fun, Knoxville Style!

First up, is the FIRST Robotics Competition, held at the Knoxville Convention Center, March 1-3. This event is free to the public. Watch area school teams, mentored by professional engineers, compete against each other with the robots they built from limited resources.

If you enjoy your time with your pet, you will love Mardi Growl 2012 on Saturday, March 3. There is a Costume Parade for dogs, and other festivities on Market Square. Events are rain or shine. All proceeds benefit the Young-Williams Animal Center.

Spring is in the air and we will be seeing a lot more special events coming our way in the weeks to come. So, let's have some Weekend Fun, Knoxville Style!