Calendar of Events

by Anthony Clarvoe
Eddie Fisker is the dubious mastermind of the “gizmo” – an all-in-one hand held device that revolutionizes communication. Sound familiar? Anthony Clarvoe’s CTRL+ALT+DELETE eavesdrops on the hot-wired world of high-pressure scheming and the manipulation that accompanies a breakthrough in technology. The production runs October 24 – November 10, 2013 in the Clarence Brown’s Lab Theatre. Very popular at the Box Office, several performances have already sold out. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $12 for non-UT students and $5 for UT students with ID.
“The play is a satire of the corporate market place. Pitting idealism against the harsh realities of the business world creates a suspenseful and "telling tale" about youthful dreams, ambition, disillusion, and greed in the often cutthroat corporate environment. What ultimately happens in the play offers a glimmer of hope that there is real humanity within the seemingly unforgiving competitive world of big business,” said Director Terry Silver-Alford.

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

By Calhoun's On The River
On Thursday October 24th at 3:00pm, the ‘Pinta’ and ‘The Niña', replicas of Columbus’ Ships, will arrive in Knoxville. The ships will be docked at Calhoun’s Restaurant, 400 Neyland Drive, until their departure early Wednesday morning November 6. The ships open to the general public on Friday October 25.
For more information visit: www.TheNina.com

October 24, 29, and 30 (7:00 pm)
(Ages 10 and Up) Did you know that ghost hunters believe that both water and limestone can increase paranormal activity? If that’s true, then the quarries at Ijams are the perfect place for a haunting- especially when you consider the area’s grisly and checkered past. So if you’re brave enough, join us for our Haunted Lantern Tours… a frighteningly fun adventure! The fee for this program is $7 for Ijams members and $10 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

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

Pellissippi State Community College’s Music Concert Series continues with the Fall Choral Concert Thursday, Oct. 24.

The Fall Choral Concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the college’s Hardin Valley Campus. The community is invited to the free event.

Expect to hear beautiful Renaissance motets, the Baroque music of Handel, and a few American folk songs and African-American spirituals.

The Fall Choral Concert is the second of nine musical performances in the 2013-14 concert series. It is followed by the Instrumental Concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, in the same location.

All events in the Music Concert Series are free; however, donations are accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship Fund. Ample free parking is available.

Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Please join us as we unveil a new Ropes Challenge Course with a new partner, New Horizons. Using an "Experiential Training and Development" approach to organizational learning, the course is designed to deliver signature team-building experiences leading to enhanced relationships, increased performances and organization-wide improvements. The grand opening will take place on Thursday, October 24 at 2:00 pm at 3112 Island Home Ave., directly across the street from the main entrance to the park. Parking: Guests are encouraged to use Ijams' overflow parking lot across from the main entrance. This new offering strengthens Ijams' mission to encourage stewardship of the natural world by providing an urban greenspace for people to learn about and enjoy the outdoors through engaging experiences.

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

Sarah Suzuki, Associate Curator of Drawings and Prints, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Lecture: "Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth," AA109

Sarah Suzuki is an Associate Curator of Drawings and Prints at the Museum of Modern Art. At MoMA, Ms. Suzuki has curated exhibitions including Wait, Later This Will All Be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth (2013), Printin' (2011) with the artist Ellen Gallagher, 'Ideas Not Theories': Artists and The Club, 1942-1962 (2010), Rock Paper Scissors (2010), Mind & Matter: Alternative Abstractions, 1940 to Now (2010), Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities (2008), as well as solo exhibitions of Meiro Koizumi (2013), Yin Xiuzhen (2010), Song Dong (2009), and Gert and Uwe Tobias (2008). Her upcoming projects include an exhibition on the early work of Jean Dubuffet, and the rise of popular culture in Paris in the 1890s centered on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Her latest volume, Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth was published by The Museum of Modern Art in 2013. Among her other publications are 2012's What is a Print?, as well as contributions to numerous books, catalogues, and journals including Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art (2010); Dada in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art (2008), Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now (2006), Greater New York 2005 (2005), and Artists & Prints: Masterworks from The Museum of Modern Art (2004), as well as a revised edition of the Museum's collection handbook. She authored "Print People: A Brief Taxonomy of Contemporary Printmaking" in the Winter 2011 issue of the Art Journal. A graduate of Dartmouth College (BA) and Columbia University (MA), she has lectured widely and taught numerous courses on the subject of modern and contemporary art. Her visit is sponsored by the UT Print Club. http://art.utk.edu/printmaking/visiting_artists/visart.html

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris is looking for new members to sell their handmade crafts in the Craft Center shop. Anyone interested in going through the jurying process should pick up a jurying packet at the center and then bring three samples of their work to the center between Monday, October 21 and Friday, November 1 at noon. The jurying will take place on Monday, November 4, and items must be picked up by Thursday, November 12. Each person going through the process must fill out a form and pay a nonrefundable $25 jurying fee. The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center that has been promoting traditional artists and crafts in the East Tennessee area for over 40 years. The center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, TN, one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit www.appalachianarts.net.

We Just Wanted to Borrow a Van; a Gamma Ray Illustration Society Show
An exhibition of recent artwork in a variety of media, made by Carson-Newman graduate from the early 2000s.
Opening reception: Homecoming Saturday, October 19, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

In the Omega Gallery, Warren Art Building, Jefferson City, TN

Deathtrap by Ira Levin is one of the popular successes of recent Broadway history. The play offers a rare and skillful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients—gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. Playwright Ira Levin snares the audience with the devious machinations of a writer of thrillers, Sydney Bruhl, whose recent offerings have been flops, and who is prepared to go to any lengths to improve his fortunes. Directed by Margy Ragsdale, the cast includes, John Cherry as the devious Bruhl, Lisa Blair, Eileen Conway, Darin Starr and Chuck Denny. Time Magazine said “ "If you care to assassinate yourself with laughter, try DEATHTRAP.”

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday performances and $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday performances. If available, tickets will be sold at the door.

Theatre Knoxville Downtown has open seating. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets and claim your seats. TKD reserves the right to seat walk-in patrons during the final 15 minutes prior to show time.

Tickets: 865-523-7521; www.KnoxTIX.com. Information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

October 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30
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, The Haunted Church Organ & Hanging Abner Baker. 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 will depart at 7:00 p.m. each evening. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort.

Admission: Adults $10, Children (6-15) $6
All proceeds benefit James White’s Fort and its preservation and educational programs

James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org

A Provocative and Gripping Story
The WordPlayers will present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley. This brilliant and powerful drama features Carol Mayo Jenkins, veteran of Broadway, Off-Broadway, numerous regional theatres and star of TV’s Fame. Ms. Jenkins plays Sister Aloysius, a Catholic school principal, who takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn (Rollin Prince) of improper relations with one of the male students. Lar’Juanette Williams plays Mrs. Muller and Rachel Norman enacts Sister James. This thought-provoking drama confronts issues of hierarchical power, uncertainties and doubt. Recommended for ages 15+ Optional Post-show Discussion will follow each performance.

Performances are held on Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 @ 7:30 pm & Oct. 20 & 27 @ 2:30 pm at Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Rd., Knoxville, 37919. Tickets are $10-$12 and may be purchased online or at the door with cash or check. Information: 865-539-2490, www.wordplayers.org

Led by Ijams' naturalists and historians, this unique walking tour along rugged trails takes in Ijams' disused quarries with their own dark pasts for an informative yet hauntingly fun adventure in search of the infamous, the unknown, and the unexplained. $10 per person.

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