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Stephen Wills recently joined Foothills Weight Loss Specialists in Maryville as office manager.

The South College Professional Brewing Science certificate program will sponsor the third annual Tennessee Winter Beer Fest at the Laurel Valley Country Club in Townsend. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the New Hope Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center.

Young-Williams Animal Center is reducing adoption fees this weekend, Jan. 24-26, in honor of the national “Change a Pet’s Life Day.”

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has announced the hiring of Sean Gilbert, who will start on February 17 as the senior vice president of housing.

The Knoxville Area Urban League is hosting an all-day Homeownership Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Knoxville Area Urban League is holding a three-week Financial Literacy and Capacity Building Course on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Feb. 4, 11 and 18, 2014, 1514 East Fifth Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917.

For more than 85 years, the Tennessee Theatre has been a destination for love in Knoxville from first dates to weddings. To honor that tradition, the theater will open its doors for a free Valentine’s Day-themed open house on Friday, Feb. 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will present the Five Points Master Plan for the redevelopment of the footprint of Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex at the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club on Monday, January 27, 2014 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will be featured in A Night with the Arts: A Celebration Concert in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 19 at 6:00 PM at the Bijou Theatre.

Home Federal Bank recently promoted Paul Arab to assistant treasurer. Arab joined Home Federal Bank in 2008 and also serves as assistant controller. He works in the bank’s downtown Knoxville headquarters and resides in South Knoxville.