Calendar of Events

The District Gallery is pleased to present a photographic journey through Paris as seen through the lens of photographer Ben Finch. PARIS: A Journey on Film features classic scenes of Paris and modern views of iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Finch also captures common details of everyday French culture and turns them into memorable images with his timeless aesthetic and traditional film photography.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, October 11 from 5:30-9 p.m. with pastries by the French Market. The show continues through November 9.

A jewelry show by Adel Chefridi will also open on October 11. Chefridi’s designs emphasize simplicity, wearability, durability, and openness to light and movement. Made with natural gemstones, his elegant pieces have a friendly and peaceful feel that make them wearable every day.

The District Gallery, (865) 200-4452, TheDistrictGallery.com

The public is invited to the reception and opening of the Annual Fall Awards Art Show on October 11 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Plateau Arts Center (PCAC). The theme of the show is Wild about Art. Artists of the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade will submit their original work to be judged on this theme in the following categories: Watercolor and acrylic under glass, Oil and acrylic not under glass, Mixed media, Pastel, Colored pencil drawing, Black and white drawing, Photography, Three dimensional, and Jewelry. Awards will be given for each category. This year's judge is Bobbie Crews of Knoxville. The reception will include refreshments viewing of the new show, and presentation of awards.

Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Hours: M-F 9AM-4PM; Saturday-Sunday 1-4PM. Information: 931-707-7249; www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

Featuring more than 400 traditional musicians, singers, cloggers, and buck dancers. The three-day Homecoming is one of the nation’s largest, most authentic music and folk festivals. Each day, all day, musicians perform on five unique stages, filling the air with bluegrass, old-time, Southern Gospel and Americana music. Homecoming includes historic demonstrations of mountain skills, Revolutionary War and Civil War encampments, and a large arts and crafts fair featuring authentic Appalachian artisans. Pinto beans cooked over an open fire, home-made ice cream, Dutch oven cobbler, sassafras tea and bar-b-que, are some of the southern delicacies available for purchase.

Making their first appearance at Homecoming are Blue Highway, The Box Cars, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers and The Dale Ann Bradley Band. The 2013 lineup also includes returning favorites, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Grascals, Blue Moon Rising, and Brand New Strings, plus scores of local and regional performers. Fall Heritage Day, with special interactive programs for schoolchildren, is Thursday, Oct. 10th. This day of traditional music, historical games, and hands-on pioneer activities is designed for public and private school groups, home-schooled groups, and individual parents and children. Three-day Homecoming tickets include admission to Fall Heritage Day. The Museum offers a picturesque backdrop for this annual festival, with dozens of historic log buildings, display halls filled with authentic artifacts, and gardens and farm animals, surrounded by split-rail fences. A self-guided tour of the Museum and parking is included in Homecoming admission.

All Homecoming proceeds further the Museum’s mission to preserve Appalachian history and heritage. A non-profit organization since 2003, the Museum is an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Hwy., Clinton, TN 37716 (16 miles north of Knoxville at I-75, exit 122, then one mile east). Open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Information: 865-494-7680, www.museumofappalachia.org

Circle Modern Dance is pleased to continue it’s bi-annual workshop with a weekend long workshop with Danah Bella, artistic director and founder of d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks and Professor of Dance at Radford University. Danah Bella’s work explores the interaction and interplay of corporal, psychic, and social spaces through and with movement. In Danah’s work the body becomes the primary tool to investigate how we produce/interpret knowledge and signify our sense of being in the world. She received her MFA in Performance from the Ohio State University and her BA in Dance from the University of California Santa Barbara where she studied under such distinguished artists as Bebe Miller, Tere O’Connor, Christopher Pilafian, and Jerry Pearson. Her work has been presented in festivals throughout the country including the Cool New York Festival in New York, the United States of Asian American Festival in San Francisco, and the Bates Dance Festival in Maine, as well as in Mexico and Italy. In addition to dbDW she collaborates with colectivo caliban, an artistic collective that transgresses borders.

The workshop will be held in the Annex Space in the Emporium building (in the lower level of 100 N. Gay St):
Friday October 11th, 7-9pm
Saturday October 12th 2-4pm
Sunday October 13th, 2-4pm

Dancers can register for the workshop online at circlemoderndance.com or contact CMD at circlemoderndance@gmail.com to participate. Individual classes are $25, or $20 with pre registration, and the full workshop is $50, or $45 with pre registration. All dancers are welcomed by CMD to join Danah Bella’s workshop! Remember you knee pads!

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Circle Modern Dance: (865) 309.5309, www.circlemoderndance.com

The 13th Annual Clinch River Antiques Festival takes place on October 11th and 12th, 2013, in Historic Downtown Clinton, Tennessee. The Festival begins with a kickoff party Friday evening, October 11th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Hoskins/Lane Park on Market Street. There will be plenty of food and live musical entertainment with the downtown shops open late for the event.

On Saturday, October 12th , the RAIN or SHINE event is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Market Street will be closed to traffic as antique dealers and artisans line the street for the Antiques Festival. The festival will accommodate over 90 exhibitors from all over East Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, as well as other surrounding states

A Shuttle will be available for festival goers this year.
This year's festival will feature an antique appraiser to appraise your personal treasures, reenactment of the famous Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton duel at 12:30pm, live entertainment, antique tractor exhibit and children's activities.

Every Second Friday of the Month! All ages and experience levels are welcome to participate in this event. This is a fun family event. Kids love the Raku process. Or it could be a great "date night" event. Plus, you will be taking home a beautiful piece of art to decorate your home that you helped create! We do ask that participants stick to a three piece maximum per person to allow everyone a chance to fire their work in a timely manner. Please contact us with any questions or to sign up and reserve your space today!

1300 McCalla Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com/raku

The annual art auction and gala dinner by the Knoxville Museum of Art. The silent auction and dinner begin at 6pm, with the dinner and live auction following at 8pm. Due to the renovations taking place at the KMA, this year’s event is being held at the Knoxville Convention Center, Clinch Concourse. Auction items encompass a variety of regionally and nationally exhibited works by artists well known to the Knoxville community including a selection of paintings, drawings, prints, glass, jewelry and fine crafts. Items may be viewed at the KMA website, www.knoxart.org or by e-mail request to kma.artscapes@gmail.com. Highlights of the works to be auctioned include jewelry by Mia Katrin of Asheville, an oil on canvas by Knoxville artist Joe Parrott, a mixed media piece by Santa Fe artists Diane and Doug Hanson, an acrylic on board by artist Brad Stroman of Asheville, and a carved wood and metal structure by Cookeville artist Brad Sells. Tickets for the Silent/Live Auctions and Dinner on October 11 are $150 per person. Black Tie optional, valet parking available.
RSVP by September 25. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Ian Thomas & the Band of Drifters, $5 admission at the door. Presented by Blount Partnership.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Irish Piper - Born in County Meath to a Travelling family, Paddy’s flowing, open-fingered style of playing can be traced directly from the style of such great Travelling pipers as Johnny Doran; both Paddy’s father and grandfather played in the same style. Although often compared to Doran, Paddy was 19 or 20 when he first heard a tape of Doran’s playing; his own style is a direct result of his father’s tutelage and influence.

Tickets, if available, will be for sale at the door for $15.

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.

Knox County Library's Movies on Market Square's October 11th showing of Back to the Future (PG - 1985) features a special preshow event .

The Library is pleased to partner with the Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children Conference as they host Joe Castillo and Sandstory® on the stage of Movies on Market Square prior to the screening of Back to the Future. Castillo was a finalist on 2012 America's Got Talent. He creates stories in images as he draws in sand on a light table, choreographed to music.

All movies are rated PG-13 or less, but parents are encouraged to check out the films to make sure they are right for their family. The series will run for six Friday nights, from September 13 through October 18. Movies begin at dusk, and well behaved dogs are welcome. Moviegoers should bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.

Knox County Public Library is also proud to partner with ETTAC to create an accessible viewing experience for people of all abilities: closed captioning and Descriptive Video Service will be offered for all movies this season. DVS files will be available for download in advance from the Library's website and Facebook pages.

For more information, please call 215-8767 or visit http://www.knoxlib.org/movies

It is that time of year….time for the weather to cool off… time for bonfires and pumpkins….and time for the dead to rise again!!! Ijams Nature Center and Knoxville Horror Film Fest bring you a night filled with horror movies galore, as we invite zombie fans from near and far to dress up and invade Ijams for the night. We will have food from the Savory and Sweet Truck, cold beer, vendors and more. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets (no coolers please!) and enjoy movies on the lawn. For just $10, you will get two killer movies. See the amazing undead classic, ZOMBIE (Rated R), and the new and much anticipated COCKNEYS VS ZOMBIES (Not Rated). So much fun rolled into one evening. No pre-registration is required for this event.

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

Enjoy a selection of Fall and Winter wines selected by wine specialist Terrance Pate and provided by: Cedar Bluff Wine & Spirits. Wine and Hors d’oeuvres

Silent Auction - Over 20 Fabulous Items
Register to win - Hourly Drawings
Store wide savings 15% to 30% Off*

Featuring the work of Darryl Glenn Steele
And works by Jim Gray, Barbie Levy, Nathan Nardi, Sandy Brown, Shirley Price, Ursula Brenner, Gerald Vaughan, Deb Guess, Carol MacConnell, Donna Talerico and Ober Rae Starr Livingstone

9211 Park West Blvd. Knoxville TN 37923
RSVP 865-691-8129 or beth@liz-beth.com