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Cloggin', cookin', and pickin'

What was seen and heard around town this weekend

Seen and Heard Newsletter
Cloggin', cookin', and pickin'

Welcome to a look at the weekend that has been! So many fun activities and unique Bereans were seen and heard, it might make you pine for next weekend already.

Seen and Heard runs on Sunday in The Edge. If you’d like your event featured, please send pictures before midnight on Sunday, and if suitable, they’ll be included in the mailing that goes to all subscribers and The Edge social media that weekend.

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Friday
Rhonda Vincent at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center

Berea resident Lynette Willis in front of bluegrass superstar Rhonda Vincent’s tour bus at Renfro Valley in Mt. Vernon. Photo: courtesy of Lynette Willis.

Saturday
Frosty morning moment of peace

Frost along the fence off S. Dogwood. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight

Blue Grass Kitchen

Season’s greetings from Blue Grass Kitchen!
Serving up the traditional meat and three sides are Donna Mabes (right), owner of Blue Grass Kitchen, with her niece, Lilly Bullis (middle), and sister, Heather Bullis. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight

Appalachian Flatfooting Frolic with ‘Mountain Mama’ Carla Gover

Above: Carla Gover demonstrates her flatfooting technique in the Woods-Penniman Building on the Berea College campus. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight. Previous video: Gover leads her flatfooting workshop attendees. Video credit: Whitney McKnight
Gover’s husband, Yani Vozos, who baked baklava for all the attendees.

At the square dance with Carla and Yani

Live music for the dance! photo credit: Whitney McKnight
Dancers do the circle in the Woods-Penniman Building on campus. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight
Gover and Vozos twirl during the square-dance in the Woods-Penniman Building on campus. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight

Wood-fired pizza with Joey Aramini

Listen as Berea, and recently graduated homeschooler, Joey Aramini describes how he made his own wood fired pizza oven, part of his love for cooking.

Joey Aramini and ‘Teddy’ in the kitchen where Aramini catered a holiday party for his family and friends. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight
Aramini’s wood-fired pizza oven, built by Aramini himself. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight
A plateful of Aramini’s creations. Photo credit: Whitney McKnight

Saturday night
Santa spotting!

Santa was seen at the corner of Angel Street and Opossum Kingdom Road in Berea, checking his route to be sure he knows where to find the kiddies on Christmas Eve! Photo credit: Whitney McKnight

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