Calendar of Events

The Creative Arts Co-op wants you to join us for the costume party to end all costume parties...literally! The hosts are hoping a 'supernatural event' at their party will put them on the social map. You know what they say...be careful what you wish for!
Our interactive murder mysteries are fun for everyone. Come dressed for the costume contest, interrogate the suspects, enjoy the desserts - it's all here!

The details are:
'Supernatural Murders' interactive murder mystery
October 19 & 20, 2012
Both shows begin at 8:00pm
Tickets are $20.00 pp - includes show, desert buffet, and beverages
at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center,
426 Ruritan Road, Harriman
Reservations, please - Call 865/76-1129 or visit www.creativeartsco-op.com.

History Songs: A Celebration of the Life of Woody Guthrie features RB Morris, Jack Herranen and Maggie Longmire. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Woody Guthrie. This great American icon is a musical and cultural inspiration to generations of musicians and people around the world. Knoxville wants to make its own tribute to Woody, and these three local songwriters are coming together at the Laurel Theater for a special evening to do that. From Woody’s dustbowl ballads and traveling songs to his more political songs and writings, expect a wonderful and inspired evening of story and song, and some very special guests.

Tickets (if available) will also be sold at the door the night of the event for $12.

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. For additional information, call (865) 522-5851, e-mail concerts@jubileearts.org, or visit www.jubileearts.org.

Details TBA

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Knoxville songwriters Maggie Longmire, Jack Herranen, Sarah Pirkle, Jeff Barbra, Greg Horne and Daniel Kimbro celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great American icon. The author of many standards of the American music cannon, Woody Guthrie remains a powerful musical and cultural influence around the world. From Woody's dustbowl ballads and traveling songs to his more political songs and writings, expect a wonderful and inspired evening of story and song.

Friday, October 19, 8 pm at the Laurel Theater

Tickets: $12 (discounts apply to advance purchase, JCA members, students & seniors)

Tickets are available through KnoxTix at http://www.knoxtix.com, (865) 523-7521, at Disc Exchange, and at the door.

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.

Friday, October 19th
9-12am Fall Family Day Camp: Fall Exploration!
(age 5 years and up) Bring the whole family and join Ijams Naturalist Sabrina to explore Ijams and enjoy the season. A boxed lunch will be provided. The fee for this program is $8 for members and $15 for non-members. Pre-registration is required; please call Sabrina (865) 577-4717 ext. 116 to register. Must register by October 16th.

Knox County Parks and Recreation invites you to:

Design your scarecrow and win prizes! Applications at www.knoxcounty.org/parks.
Walk the Scarecrow Trail! From Thursday, October 18 at 3:00PM through October 31, sunrise to sunset.
Vote for your favorite! Scarecrow ballots will be available October 18-22. Winners will be announced at the Farmers Market on Thursday, October 25.

For more informatin contact Knox County Parks and Recreation, 215-6000 or online at www.knoxcounty.org/parks.

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 Spirit of the Tennessee Theatre. This year’s tour will also include the story of “Hank’s Last Ride” 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 are given Monday through Friday, October 18, 19, 22, 23, 29 & 30th. Tours will depart at 7:00 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 $10.00 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.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW BEFORE THE GHOSTS AND GOBLINS DO!

October’s Masterworks concert will open with Maestro Richman’s Kol Nidre followed by Symphony in C by Bizet. The concert will conclude with Bernstein’s beloved Suite from “Candide.” Joining this program will be the Knoxville Chamber Chorale. Under the direction of Maestro Lucas Richman.

Performed at the Historic Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Thursday 10/18
Lonesome Traveler

Friday 10/19
Erin McDermott Band
Frazier Band

Saturday 10/20
Meade Skelton
Conservation Theory

Monday 10/22
Whiskey Shivers
Them Damn Kids

Tuesday 10/23
New Rain
The Trishas

Wednesday 10/24
Tom House
Rachel van Slyke

Thursday 10/25
Tonight's Noise
The Gloria Darlings

Friday 10/26
Charlie Morris
The Troubadour Kings

12:00 Noon, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 South Gay St.
www.wdvx.com

The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in the Airport: 75 Years of Making Memories in Aviation,” a new exhibition featuring selected artwork from nearly 40 artists in the East Tennessee region. “Arts in the Airport” was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from October 12, 2012 – April 11, 2013 with an opening reception on Wednesday, November 7, at 5:00 PM.

A gallery of images may be viewed at www.knoxalliance.com/album/airport_fall12.html.

The Arts & Culture Alliance, with assistance from Dorothy Habel, juried the exhibition with final approval by the Airport Authority. Prizes include $1,000 in awards to be announced at the reception on Wednesday, November 7, at 5:00 PM (awards ceremony at 5:00 PM). For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

A traveling exhibition of the atomic art of Doug Waterfield with paintings of an exploration of atomic testing phenomena and subsequent 1950's atomic culture.
An exploration of atomic testing phenomena and subsequent 1950's atomic culture is captured in "DOOMTOWN," the original paintings of atomic art by Doug Waterfield in his exhibition opening October 12 at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

When the Atomic Energy Commission, predecessor to the Department of Energy, began 1950's testing of atomic bombs in the Nevada Test Site, the creation of several "Survival Towns" also known as "Doomtowns" were part of the test. These replica towns were built to see what the effects of the detonation of atomic weapons would have on Anytown, USA. The houses were furnished and peopled with mannequins. The photos and film footage that survives from these tests was quite influential on Waterfield's painting series, entitled "Doomtown." It is a commentary on a bygone age of American history, and is an effort to bring awareness to the past known as the Atomic Age - an age of optimism, technological advances and unmitigated paranoia.

Doug Waterfield is an Arkansas native currently residing in Nebraska with his family. He is an associate professor art at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. His work has been shown nationally for the past 25 years.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

7th Annual FCAC Members' Show & exhibit of Bearden area Knox County student artwork at the Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37918

Friday, October 12 - Friday, November 9, 2012
Reception Friday, October 12, 6:30 - 8:00 PM

For more information please contact Director Sylvia Williams, 865-357-2787
fcartcenter@knology.net