Wild About Life, Wildlife Art Show -As part of the Arts 'Round the Square" weekend the Friends of Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge are hosting the Wild About Life, Wildlife Art Show at the Lee School Academy For the Arts. The viewing and a reception will be held on Friday September 25th from 6:00 to 8:00PM. If you have a painting or photo of regional wildlife or nature scenes you can enter it at Lee School on either Tuesday the 22nd from 9-12 Noon or Wednesday the 23rd from 4-7:00 PM. Awards will be presented to the artists at 6:00PM and there will be drinks and finger foods available. Come to the public viewing and reception and place your final bids on all of the bird houses as well. That evening will give you a great opportunity to stroll around and meet with some of this area’s finest artists. Make a note to come on out and spend a relaxing evening with some of the finest artists around the region.

More about the Art and Photography Show

Art and Photography Show Entry Form

Birds of a Feather Auction Ongoing

Here's a riddle. What's a home for one, a source of income for two others and art for the entire neighborhood? It's the annual bird house auction, sponsored by the Friends of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge.

To answer the riddle, the bird houses, which are built and designed by local artists, are a home for the birds, but they also provide income for the both the creators and the refuge's friends group. Finally, they are lovely works of art that can be enjoyed by an entire neighborhood.

Folks are encouraged to bid until "Eye Full of Paris" weekend when the friend's group will gather up the bird houses and take them to Lee Academy for the "Wild for Life Art Show and Sale" on Friday night, September 25. The bidding will close that evening and the winners will be notified."

Bird houses may be viewed and bids may be made at businesses throughout Paris, including: Foundation Bank, Paula Kelly's Flowers and Gifts, the Henry County Extension Office, the office of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge and the Commercial Bank and Trust Company branches. Birdhouses also are at 13 locations in historic downtown Paris, including: Kristi's Korner, Commercial Bank and Trust, Paris-Post Intelligencer, One-Hour Martinizing, Jack Jones Flowers and Gifts, Paris Karate, Security Bank, Maggies, Perkins Drugs, Lee Academy for the Arts, Leach's Music, Dan Knowles String Instruments and the Iron Place.