Calendar of Events

The universe is under attack by The Black Thing. Meg's father has been kidnapped and is trapped on the alien planet of Camazotz. A man with red eyes has hypnotized Charles, and he's now under the control of a giant, disembodied brain named IT. A sci-fi classic for Halloween, based on the Newberry-winning novel by Madeline L'Engle.

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

RSCC Instrumental Concert
October 21 & 22, 2011
RSCC Jazz Band, Bluegrass Band, Stage Band, and soloists perform. RSCC Theatre, Harriman, tickets $5 suggested donation at the door.

Roane State Community College, Harriman, Tennessee, 865.882.4567
Check website periodically for updated information at www.roanestate.edu/theatre

RSCC Instrumental Concert
October 21 & 22, 2011
RSCC Jazz Band, Bluegrass Band, Stage Band, and soloists perform. RSCC Theatre, Harriman, tickets $5 suggested donation at the door.

Roane State Community College, Harriman, Tennessee, 865.882.4567
Check website periodically for updated information at www.roanestate.edu/theatre

RSCC Instrumental Concert
October 21 & 22, 2011
RSCC Jazz Band, Bluegrass Band, Stage Band, and soloists perform. RSCC Theatre, Harriman, tickets $5 suggested donation at the door.

Roane State Community College, Harriman, Tennessee, 865.882.4567
Check website periodically for updated information at www.roanestate.edu/theatre

Brett Dennen’s wunderkind rise has been impressive. In 2004 Dennen released his self-titled debut, followed quickly by his sophomore LP So Much More (2006,) which spent months on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The release drew the attention of John Mayer, for whom Dennen opened in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 the artist released his follow-up, Hope for the Hopeless, which debuted at #41 on the Billboard Top 200 and firmly established Dennen as a definitive new voice in modern songwriting. He’s toured with Dave Matthews, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and The John Butler Trio and has also become the go-to guy for some of the best and most artfully soundtracked contemporary TV shows. His songs have appeared on Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, and House among others. He'll be performing in Knoxville with Blind Pilot in October.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddle
One of the most important figures in the southern mountain fiddle tradition is 90-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 in 2007 he received the Tennessee Governor’s Folklife Heritage Award. Bobby Fulcher and Michael DeFosche will accompany Davenport.

76-year-old Charlie McCarroll is a strong and powerful fiddler specializing in the repertoire of his father, the great Kingston fiddler Jimmy McCarroll, playing in a bluegrass style only slightly more modern. Charlie has been featured on WBIR’s Heartland Series and on WDVX’s Music of the Cumberland Trail. His vast storehouse of tunes, earned through diligence, in face-to-face interaction, is beginning to thrill and fascinate followers and students of old-time fiddling. He remains ever ready to put his breakneck, hard-driving facilities to the test. Charlie says, “Daddy played a little different than me. He never did learn none of that grass.” Charlie will be joined by Michael DeFosche and Tony Thomas.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

ETTAC is having an fundraiser event October 21st from 7:00 to 11:30 pm at Rothchild Conference Center , 8807 Kingston Pike to benefit the HeartSong Accessible Music and Art program for children with and without disabilities. It is called A Night in Old Havana and will feature listening to calypso and Cuban jazz music, dancing the Tango and Salsa, playing casino games, and bidding on items in a live auction.

Individual tickets are $60, and reserved tables of 10 are $600 to $1,000. Additional perks and casino game chips come with reserved tables.

To purchase tickets, buy an advertisement in the program, or for more information about A Night in Old Havana and the HeartSong program, call Tracey Farr or Lois Symington at (865) 219-0130, or email them at tfarr@ettac.org or lsymington@aol.com. Information is also available at ETTAC’s website: www.discoveret.org/ettac.

The Stella-Vees
$9 General Admission
$5 with Membership or student ID
Free for ages 17 and under

In their three previous Alive After Five performances, this 5-member blues band from Lexington, KY, was a big hit with the dancers, and we’re very pleased to have them return to stir up the dance floor with their swingin’ blues. They really know how to get everybody up on their feet with their straight ahead Chicago– and West Coast-style blues, reflecting influences of legendary bluesmen like T-Bone Walker, Little Walter, Magic Sam and Hollywood Fats.

THE TENNESSEE VALLEY PLAYERS PROUDLY PRESENTS
“NUNSET BOULEVARD: THE NUNSENSE HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW,” THE NEWEST OF THE POPULAR AND HILARIOUS NUNSENSE SERIES.
DIRECTION BY EDMUND BOLT

GREAT HALL OF ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL,
DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE – CORNER OF
CUMBERLAND AND WALNUT.
PARK AND ENTER IN BACK FROM CHURCH STREET.

COST: $15 PER PERSON FOR EVENT
INCLUDING COFFEE AND DESSERT BAR
CASH OR CHECKS ACCEPTED.

MORE INFORMATION: www.tennesseevalleyplayers.org / call (865) 584-8173

Tennessee Valley Players is a community theatre organization with an impressive
résumé of quality musical theatre productions for the past 30 years in the Knoxville area. To inquire about reserving a table of 10, contact TVP at (865) 584-8173.
Supporters unable to attend the event may download a donation form via the TVP website at www.tennesseevalleyplayers.org or mail the donation directly
to Tennessee Valley Players, P.O. Box 50603, Knoxville, TN 37950.

One of the most important figures in the southern mountain fiddle tradition is 90-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 in 2007 he received the Tennessee Governor's Folklife Heritage Award. Bobby Fulcher and Michael DeFosche will accompany Davenport.

Charlie McCarroll 76-year-old Charlie McCarroll is a strong and powerful fiddler specializing in the repertoire of his father, the great Kingston fiddler Jimmy McCarroll, playing in a bluegrass style only slightly more modern. Charlie has been featured on WBIR's Heartland Series and on WDVX's Music of the Cumberland Trail. His vast storehouse of tunes, earned through diligence, in face-to-face interaction, is beginning to thrill and fascinate followers and students of old-time fiddling. He remains ever ready to put his breakneck, hard-driving facilities to the test. Charlie says, "Daddy played a little different than me. He never did learn none of that grass." Charlie will be joined by Michael DeFosche and Tony Thomas.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

FEATURING NEW WORKS BY JEAN JACK
October 21st from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

V I S I T G G - I N T E R I O R S . C O M F O R E V E N T D E T A I L S & R S V P
865-212-5639
CHEROKEE PLAZA, BEARDEN
5508 KINGSTON PIKE . KNOXVILLE, TN 37919

The Wild Thyme Players will present The Ghastly Gala of the Grand Guignol at Relix Variety Theatre on Friday, October 21st at 7:00 PM. The event combines combines theatre with aerial dance, a silent art auction and a door prize drawing for gift certificates and other merchandise from neighborhood businesses. This multimedia event is intended to foster collaboration among local artists and support small businesses in the Old North district. The venue is located on a stretch of North Central Street known as The Happy Holler. The theatrical portion of the evening will consist of eight short plays from Le Theatre du Grand Guignol, the famous French theatre of horror stories ranging from suspenseful dramas to burlesque comedies augmented by thrilling special effects. In addition, aerial dance artists from The Wing Project will perform Halloween-inspired performance pieces. A special preview performance of the plays and aerial dances will take place at Relix on Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 PM.

With support from an Arts Build Communities grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission, Wild Thyme is producing this event in collaboration with their senior performance troupe, The Silver Stage Players, an education/outreach partnership program with the John T. O’Connor Senior Center.

Advance tickets are available online from brownpapertickets.com for $10 until October 14th. General admission will be $15 at the door and $10 for seniors. Due to the scary nature and mature themes of this show, parental discretion is advised. For information call 325-9877 or email director@wildthymeplayers.org.

Contact: Carolyn Grace Corley, director@wildthymeplayers.org (865) 325-9877