Calendar of Events

Bringing the beauty, humor and drama of his words to life, Will Power! takes you on a journey of discovering (or rediscovering) Shakespeare through scenes, monologues, and songs from his most famous plays.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

A collage of his Shakespeare’s greatest hits, “Will Power” will play in the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre October 25 – November 11, 2012.

Adapted and directed by UT Theatre faculty member, Kate Buckley, the production is set in a timeless context and includes monologues, scenes, forty-two characters, excerpts from nineteen plays, and six songs.

“Will Power!” runs from October 25 – November 11, 2012. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For tickets, please call the CBT box office at 865-974-5161 or Tickets Unlimited at 865-656-4444.

October 25, November 1-2-3 at 7:30 PM

For more than 40 years The Carpetbag Theater has been telling stories of empowerment and celebrating African-American culture through the creation of original plays and music. They continue this tradition with the premier of their new play “Speed Killed My Cousin” as a part of The Network of Ensemble Theater’s MicroFest.

“Speed” is the story of a young African-American female veteran of the Iraq war and her struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The show explores multiple issues related to war including the history and otherness of African-Americans in the military, and the experiences of women in combat. It is a contemporary story of survival and coping in a confusing and damaging world.

“War has been largely the story of men. The impact is, however, felt by us all. I discovered my way into the story of war’s impact through a conversation with a young African-American recruit. The recruit, a female 2006 version of my 1960s male cousin, was lost, unemployed and looking for a way out... what happens to these women after they serve? Can we know what women in combat will bring home to their families if we don’t hear their stories? As artists, we have the responsibility to break the silence," says Linda Parris-Bailey, playwright.

“Speed” has been a project centered in the experiences of women that has been led by a creative team consisting mostly of women. The team consists of playwright Linda Parris-Bailey, Arab American director and dramaturge Adrea Assaf, visual artist Melody Reeve and music by Kelle Jolly and John Puckett.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door; 865-523-7521 or www.knoxtix.com.

Speed Killed My Cousin, is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund Project co-commissioned by The Carpetbag Theatre in partnership with Junebug Productions, Mason/Rhynes Productions and NPN. The Creation Fund is supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information: www.npnweb.org. This production is also made possible by funding from Alternate Roots and the Ford Foundation through the Roots Tour & Residency Program. For more information, call 865-544-0447.

East Tennessee's early material culture and decorative arts will be a focus of the seventh biennial Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Conference, October 25-27. Local hosts are the East Tennessee Historical Society and the McClung Historical Collection.

The conference provides the only major forum for scholarly presentation and interaction on American material culture and decorative arts with a specific emphasis on the South. The 2012 conference will include lectures on a variety of interesting topics by distinguished speakers, as well as field trips to regional material culture sites and decorative arts collections in East Tennessee

MESDA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the only museum in the world dedicated to exhibiting and researching the regional decorative arts of the early American South. For the conference schedule and registration, please visit www.MESDA.org/conference or call 335-721-7360.

September 27, 2012 — The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem Museums & Gardens is presenting the eighth biennial MESDA Conference on October 25-27, 2012 at the East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville, TN. This is the second time the MESDA conference has gone “on the road.”

The MESDA Conference is the only major forum for scholarly presentation and interaction on American material culture and decorative arts with specific emphasis on the South. This important three-day conference includes a keynote address by noted decorative arts scholar and author Betsy K. White, a day of East Tennessee "Rambles", and a full day of lectures focused on new discoveries in Southern decorative arts with specific focus on the material culture of Tennessee, Kentucky and the Great Road.
Conference registration, which includes Thursday’s keynote lecture and reception, the Saturday Gordon Seminar, and the lunch on Saturday, is $145 ($130 for Friends of MESDA, Old Salem, and the Tennessee Historical Society), $50 for students. Conference Dinner aboard the Volunteer Princess on Friday Evening is $50, $35 for students. Rambles in East Tennessee include transportation, admissions, and lunch for $85. Space for the conference is limited. Pre-registration is required to ensure a place.
To register or learn more, please email mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org or call 336-721-7360. For conference details visit www.mesda.org/conference.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts invites you to:
Utilitarian Clay VI: Celebrate The Object
Invited Mentor’s Exhibition
September 14 – November 10
Sandra J. Blain Galleries
Free
Mon-Sat
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN
865.436.5860
www.arrowmont.org

Due to the upcoming HeathScares Tour and The Hearth-Scares Ball, a few changes are being made in the opening hours at James White's Fort. The Fort will open at Noon on Thursday October 18 and Friday October 19 and remain open until 6 p.m. when we will transition over to the HearthScares Tour. The Fort will be closed to visitors, Wednesday October 24 thru Sunday October 28 to allow for the set-up and take-down of our Hearth-Scares Ball on Friday night October 26th. We will reopen to normal schedule on Monday October 29th.

HearthScares Tours will depart from the Fort Thursday October 18, Friday October 19, Monday October 22, Tuesday October 23, Monday October 29 and Tuesday October 30th at 7 p.m. each evening.

Tuesday 10/23
New Rain
The Trishas

Wednesday 10/24
Tom House
Rachel van Slyke

Thursday 10/25
Tonight's NoiseThe Gloria Darlings

Friday 10/26
Charlie Morris
The Troubadour Kings

Monday 10/29
Tiller's Folly
The Barrell Jumpers

Wednesday 10/31
Jack Rentfro's Apocalypto Quartet
Norwegian Wood

Thursday 11/1
Ray Cashman

Friday 11/2
The Universal Thump
Jeff Blaney

Saturday 11/3
Meet The Seavers

12:00 Noon, Knoxville Visitors Center, 301 South Gay Street, 37902
www.wdvx.com/events

HALLOWEEN GHOSTLY GATHERING
Saturday, October 20th and 27th
A Calling of the Spirits of Rugby’s Past…Award Winning Chili Dinner... Lantern Lit
Tours to Historic Buildings…Story Telling & “Ghost” Film…More Stories
at the Druid’s Bonfire. Advance Reservations Required.
www.historicrugby.org

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!

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