Calendar of Events

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society has announced the 2012 line up for the Star of Knoxville Riverboat Blues Cruise Series. Mark your calendar now for the best entertainment value anywhere around.

October 28th-Fall Colors Cruise –Slow Blind Hill

Except for the two sunset cruises, loading starts at 2, boat sails from 3-6. The Sunset cruises begin loading at 5 and boats sail from 6-9. Tickets are $13 in advance and $18 day of cruise. Call the Riverboat Company at 865-525-7827 or 800-509-2628 or www.tnriverboat.com for ticket information. The boat sails rain or shine and is a relaxing way to take a mini vacation. Traveling by paddle boat on the river, while listening to a style of music with roots almost as old as the river, promises a nostalgic escape. Food and drinks are available on the boat.

Smoky Mountain Blues Society is a 501 3 C that support a Veteran's outreach and 'Blues in the School' programs that focuses on inner city children. Information: 865-919-1788 or pdoka@comcast.net

The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra will perform an “all Russian” concert on Sunday evening, comprised of works by four well-known Russian composers, including the famous 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky. Often played at celebrations because of its bells and canons that give a feeling of victory, the 1812 Overture overflows with memorable French and Russian melodies.

Other works included in the performance will be Mikhail Glinka’s fast-paced Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila, Rachmaninoff’s popular, Vocalise for orchestra only, and the comical Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev.

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct 28th in Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building, located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT Knoxville campus. Admission is free.
The University Center Garage is closed. Public parking is available 3 blocks from the Alumni Memorial Building at Volunteer Hall Garage, 1545 White Avenue (on 16th Street, between White Ave. and Clinch Ave.), and at on-street parking meters.

For more information, visit the UT School of Music website: www.music.utk.edu/events.

On October 27 and 29, 2012 Blount Mansion’s Halloween tour Ghost and Ghouls comes back. This walking tour of downtown Knoxville’s haunted past is sure to please all ages. Two tours will leave the Blount Mansion Visitors Center at 6:30 and 8 pm Saturday and Monday evening, $10 for adults and $5 for children. This is a family centered event.

Blount Mansion will be guiding tours through the streets of downtown Knoxville showcasing its ghastly past. Starting at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center, two tours will be leaving nightly at 6:30 and 8 pm. Festively dressed guides will lead the guests by lantern light through the streets and alleyways of historic Knoxville telling historically based tales of intrigue.

Some of the featured stories will include the mystery of the Gay Street Bridge, Blount Mansion’s own Craighead Jackson house as well as the legend of the Wampus Cat. Ghost and Ghouls will share the best local lore with you and your family in this Halloween event.

Blount Mansion is Knoxville’s only National Historic Landmark and is Knoxville’s oldest house museum. www.blountmansion.org.

37th annual Mountain Makins Festival, October 27-28, 2012
Saturday 10:00AM-5:00PM, Sunday 11:00AM-5:00PM

Mountain Makins is a weekend folk life festival celebrating the traditions of Appalachia. The festival begins with a Preview Reception on Friday, October 26, from 6:30 – 9pm. Artisans will exhibit throughout the historic building and on the surrounding grounds. Shop for fine art, folk art, pottery, baskets, photography, woodworking, bath products, jewelry, decorative painting, candles, and other hand-crafted items. visitors to the family-friendly event enjoy a variety of activities including two stages of music, storytelling, folklife demonstrations, prize-winning dancers, regional authors, children’s activities, and abundant good food.

Rose Center, Morristown
www.RoseCenter.org
(423) 581.4330
442 W. Second N. St., Morristown, TN 37814

Ijams Wildlife Program
EVERY Saturday-Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and
Sunday at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Meet one of the animals of Ijams and learn more about its natural history. Cost is Free to members, $2 for non-members.
No registration required.

Nature Fun Stations
Every Friday at 3:30pm
Join one of Ijams Educators for some serious fun. We might be blowing bubbles, dipnetting in the pond or throwing seed bombs! Program is FREE and no pre-registration is required.
Meet at the visitor center.

Get to Know Ijams Hike
Every Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the fall and join one of Ijams Naturalists for a guided hike around Ijams. Learn about Ijams' history and what to look for when you are out on our trails in October. Meet at the visitor center. Cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. No registration required.

2915 Island Home Avenue, Knoxville TN 37920

FOR MORE INFORMATION
(865)-577-4717 ● www.ijams.org

Friday, October 26, 2012 @ 8:00pm and Sunday, October 28, 2012 @ 2:30pm

Come pop the cork on this champagne operetta in celebration of Knoxville Opera's 35th Anniversary! Strauss's masterpiece features intoxicating waltzes, mistaken identities, and flirtations at a masked ball. Friday night's audience will be treated to performances by special guests. Opera preview hosted by Maestro Salesky begins 45 minutes prior to each performance. Performed in English with opera supertitles projected above the stage.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 601 S. Gay Street. Information and tickets: 865-524-0795, www.KnoxvilleOpera.com

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.

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.

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.