The Tennessee State Society of Washington, D.C. (TSS) today announced ticket sales are open for the 2009 Tennessee State Society Inaugural Ball.

For Julie Baird, the decision to get a tattoo of a fish on her ankle came just months after her high school graduation. “When I got mine, I guess it was just kind of really on the front end of (tattoos) getting more and more popular,” said Mrs. Baird, of Ringgold, Ga. “And at the time, I think I probably wanted to kind of be different.”

“I really don’t care about clothes."

Tickets for Old Crow Medicine Show, a band that has opened for Dolly Parton at the Grand Ole Opry, toured with Merle Haggard and appears regularly on “A Prairie Home Companion,” go on sale at 10 a.m. today.

Why do we always wait until things get awful before we ask for help? We wait until our marriage is in a ditch before we go to a counselor. We wait until our kid is failing before we hire a tutor.

For Julie Baird, the decision to get a tattoo of a fish on her ankle came just months after her high school graduation.

WHAT’S IN FOOD TRENDS Bon Appetit recently released its pick of “in” food trends for 2009, while www.epicurious.com let us know a few things on their way out.

In a recent interview, senior artistic director Luc Tremblay of Cirque du Soleil’s “Kooza” show, now playing in Atlanta, explained the motivation behind the show and what producers look for when casting performers.

Artist and writer Dana Shavin guides the viewer on a personal journey through her upcoming exhibition at the Jewish Cultural Center

Meissen, Staffordshire, Majolica, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton platters and plates are featured in the special winter exhibit at the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts.