Calendar of Events

October 17, 18, 24, 25.

Trick -0- Treating on the train and take home a pumpkin!

More information on our excursions can be found online: www.ThreeRiversRambler.com

The Big KnoxVenture Race is a one-of-a-kind experience perfect for everyone from fitness buffs to couch potatoes. This amped-up footrace will send teams of two to four on a top secret adventure course to discover their next destination through clues, tasks and trivia. Teams will have a blast exploring downtown Knoxville as they've never seen it before. And whether participants are looking for an office team-builder, a chance to get moving or just fun with friends, The Big KnoxVenture Race is for them. Simply put, the race is part 5k, part scavenger hunt and a whole lotta fun! Not only will this event break ground by being the first of its kind in Knoxville, it's also for a good cause. All proceeds from The Big KnoxVenture Race will support the Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee Sports Buddies program. For more information visit: http://www.knoxventure.org/About-Sports-Buddies.aspx or call (865) 523-2179.

Knoxville's first ever urban adventure race, featuring a 5k race with secret destinations that are revealed as teams complete clues, tasks and trivia questions showcasing Knoxville and the event sponsors. The race course will include the 100 Block of Gay Street. The event takes place on October 17. For more information, contact Brent Waugh, BWaugh@BBBSetn.org or 865-523-2179, ext. 17 or visit www.KnoxVenture.org.

Old-Time Fiddle; One of the most important figures in the southern mountain fiddle tradition is 87-year-old Clyde Davenport from Fentress County on the Cumberland Plateau. Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and three of his brothers, all fiddlers, Davenport began playing before he was ten. His repertory emphasizes the spooky, eccentric solo fiddle tunes played for listening, too crooked to dance to, played in a gliding and graceful style. In 1992 the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Davenport with a National Heritage Award, and just this last year he received the Tennessee Governor's Folklife Heritage Award. Bobby Fulcher and Michael DeFosche will accompany Davenport. The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus at 1538 Laurel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916. For additional information call (865) 522-5851 or visit www.KnoxTIX.com.

1050 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. Free parking. or more information: (865) 525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Information: 865-215-8830, www.east-tennessee-history.org

Call it Ijams a la carte. Join us for this month's open house and get a sampling of the educational opportunities we offer. We'll have three different learning sessions throughout the day. The menu varies, but generally includes live animal presentations, plus a field activity. Open to everyone and it's free. 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

At World's Fair Park, a traditional American Indian Powwow will feature a variety of dances, Native American arts and crafts, storytelling, demonstrations, children's activities, and food. A traditional powwow is a time for Native Americans to reconnect with their roots and share their culture with the public. The powwow is free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail indiancreekproductions@gmail.com.

"The Canvas Can Do Miracles" Art Studio in partnership with The Literacy Imperative, Inc. will unveil "Urban Breakthrough", a Mural dedicated to the memory of victims of inner city violence at the community store located in the Walter P. Taylor Homes community. The mural is a collaboration of many talented art students across Knoxville: "The Canvas Can Do Miracles" Art Studio students; UT LEAD Summer Institute students; volunteers and students from the "Summer Colors" art class for children. All joined in with one cause - to create awareness about the issues that plague our streets and how we as the community can proactively participate in the resolution of these issues. As a faith based initiative "The Canvas Can Do Miracles" Art Studio seeks to discourage the chaos by encouraging the creativity. It offers individuals entangled in a life of drug addiction a motivating atmosphere to create art work free of charge. As artist and business owner, Jackie Holloway, recovered drug addict for 12 years, says "Art saved my life, it drew me out of thinking about the wrong thing to living the right way". She works along side Artist/Knoxville Museum of Art Board Member, Reverend Alan Jones as co-director of the studio. For more information about the unveiling: 865-637-8988; literacyimperative @comcast.net.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg will present "Women in Wood," an exhibition to bring light to the exceptional quality of work being created by women artists working in the medium of wood - both woodturning and constructed wood. The public is invited to the opening reception in the main gallery and lecture presented by nationally renowned studio wood sculptor Betty Scarpino on Friday, Oct. 16, at 6:00 pm. The exhibition runs October 16-January 2, 2010. The guest lecturer Betty Scarpino will also be teaching a weekend master class that weekend at the school. She has a background in industrial arts, sculpture, and design, all of which she teaches and writes about. Her work is represented in many public and private collections including The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Mobile Museum of Art. Her work was included in the recent book, New Masters of Woodturning: Expanding the Boundaries of Wood Art. She is currently the editor of American Woodturner, journal of the American Association of Woodturners. For more information: 865-436-5860 or www.arrowmont.org

By John Van Druten. Directed by Zack Allen. Before there was Bewitched, there was the stylish and funny romantic comedy "Bell, Book and Candle". Gillian is a smart, independent and beautiful woman. When she decides to amuse herself by casting a love spell on her handsome young neighbor, her life is turned upside-down. Gillian deals with the hilarious consequences of her new situation with the supernatural assistance of her eccentric aunt and beatnik/warlock brother. Bell, Book and Candle is an enchantingly funny romantic comedy that asks the question, "How much are you willing to change for the one you love?" Showtimes: Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8:00 pm and Sunday @ 3:00 pm. Tickets: Thursday, Sunday $10; Friday, Saturday $15. Located at 319 N. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37917.  Information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

A spooky comedy based on the short story by Oscar Wilde

October 16-31

Thursdays at 7 PM, Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sundays at 3 PM

865-599-5284; www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com