Calendar of Events

Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM

It’s 1961 and all of Maryville, Tennessee is abuzz at it prepares for its annual event, "A Hillbilly Homecoming." You won't want to miss a minute of the parade, the fireworks and, of course, the Miss Belle of the Smokies pageant because all your friends and family will be there! So join us for a toe-tapping, belly-laughing romp as we laugh, love and remember this little slice of Americana in the heart of Blount County. It's a celebration of the times, the event and oh, that hair!

Tickets are $10. Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay will feature nine internationally and nationally known ceramic and mixed media artists from six states who use the figure as the main theme in their sculpture. This event grew out of Arrowmont’s successful Utilitarian Clay: Celebrate the Object national symposia held every four years since 1992. Arrowmont’s rich history as a leader in art and craft education includes hosting international and national media related conferences and symposia over the past 45 years. The artist/presenters include Tom Bartel and Janis Mars Wunderlich from Ohio, Robert Brady, and Arthur Gonzalez from California, Debra Fritts from Georgia, Tip Toland and Beth Cavener Stichter from Washington, Lisa Clague from North Carolina and Anne Drew Potter from Indiana. A series of lectures, panel topic discussions, demonstrations and gallery exhibitions celebrating the human form will make up the three-day symposium. Additionally, each artist/presenter has invited an emerging figurative sculptor of their choice to be represented in the Invited Artists Exhibition, which will be one of the highlights of the event. Limited to 200 attendees, symposia and conferences at Arrowmont offer a more relaxed, intimate and focused setting for engaging dialogue, critical discourse and attendee interaction to occur. Registration: 865-436-5860 x33, www.arrowmontfigure.org.

Ben Sollee is a creative and "genre-blending" cellist who manages to blend classical with folk. Daniel Martin Moore is a singer/song-writer with one incredible voice. What happens when you combine the two? You get a world-class act tinged with the humility and heart of South. Both Kentucky natives, Ben and Daniel use their music as a medium to not only express their love for their home state but to also bring attention to the devestating effects of Mountain Top Removal (MTR) coal mining.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Blvd. on the UT campus. $5 students/$20 faculty/$25 General Admission.
UT Cultural Attractions Committee: 865-974-5455, http://activities.utk.edu/category/cpc/cac/

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform for thousands of elementary school students at this Fall’s annual Young People’s Concerts. KSO Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum will produce and conduct the concert entitled Once Upon A Time. Performances, sponsored by Covenant Health, will be held at 9:30 AM and 10:45 AM on October 26 and 27 and at 9:30 AM only on October 28. These performances are open to the public for $6 a person, tickets can be purchased at the door.

Performed at the Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Junior Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Come and join the spirits for a tour of Downtown Knoxville’s scariest landmarks. The tours which last approximately one and a half hours each, will visit the sites of some of Knoxville’s best kept secrets. Stories for this year include; the legend of Knoxville’s own Frankenstein, Knoxville’s first mass murderer, John Roberts, and the Spirits of the Bijou Theatre. This year’s tour will also include stories of Knoxville’s Market Square and will be about one and a half miles in length. All tours began and end at James White’s Fort located at the intersection of Hill Avenue and Hall of Fame Drive. Ample free parking is available for tour participants at the Fort. Tours will depart at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort. Admission for Adults 16 and over will be $8.00 and $6.00 for children ages 6 – 15. Reservations are requested for large groups of 12 or more and may be made by calling the Fort at 525 – 6514.

205 East Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Regular tour schedule: Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (April - December); Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (January - March). Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitesfort.org, jameswhitefort@aol.com

Monday-Thursday, 6, 7, 8 PM
Friday & Saturday, 7, 8, 9 PM

Tickets are $6 and $8. Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

By Lerner & Lowe. The magic and beauty of the Scottish Highlands form a backdrop for the enchanting story of a magical village that only appears for one day every hundred years.

Crossville, TN. Information: 931-484-5000; www.ccplayhouse.com

For ages 13 to 18

CTK Instructor Ashlee Latimer teaches this class, which centers on work with an actual play script and how to bring it to life through performance skills. Students memorize lines and sharpen acting techniques in order to perform the short play on the final day of class. The instruction fee for the 7.5 hour workshop is $150. Class size limited to 8 students.

Located at 800 Tyson Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com, info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

Interested in learning what role Jewish community members Sam and Virginia Morrison played in Elvis Presley’s career? (Hint: It happened on Market Square.) Ever wonder what Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” would have been called if one of Knoxville’s Jewish community leaders, Max Friedman, had not spoken up? Curious about what distinguishes the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge as unique in American history?

The story of Jewish immigration to Tennessee and how those who came here embraced the culture they found is the subject of this touring exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum. It follows the Tennessee Jewish experience from the 1770s, when the first Jews immigrated to upper East Tennessee to escape religious persecution in Europe. The exhibition then guides visitors through more than 200 years of history by way of compelling stories and images that illustrate the development of Jewish communities across the state; in East Tennessee, congregations located in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Chattanooga, and Blountville are featured. The exhibition also explores how Jews were able to preserve their religious and cultural heritage while at the same time embracing and supporting the culture found in Tennessee.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. For information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Celebrating the Human Form. In the Sandra J. Blain Galleries. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Based on the novel by Roald Dahl. In fairy tales, witches always wear silly black hats. And black cloaks. And they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This play is about REAL witches. REAL witches dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses, and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch.

Performances: October 15 through 31, 2010. Located at 800 Tyson Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com, info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

by Victor Gialanella from the novel by Mary Shelley. This classic tale of horror and suspense details the ill-fated experiments of young Dr. Frankenstein as he gives life to a creature both hideous and touching. Adhering more closely to the original novel than did the famous motion picture versions, the play blends moments of brooding terror and sudden shock with questions of morality and the dangers of unrestrained scientific inquiry. RSCC Playmakers, Roane State Theatre, Harriman. ($7/10 Student /General Admission)

October 14-16, 21-23 at 7 pm
October 17 & 24 at 2 pm (matinee)
October 29-31 at The Square Room, Market Square
October 29 & 30, 7 pm & 10 pm
October 31, 10 pm

http://www.roanestate.edu/theatre; (865) 354-3000