Calendar of Events

Monthly singing the second Sunday of each month as announced. Call Tina Becker, 865 982-7777 to confirm.

All are invited and encouraged to sing. No experience is necessary and loaner books are provided.
6:30-8:00PM, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave Knoxville, TN 37916
www.oldharp.org for more information.

Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Farragut Presyterian Church, 209 Jamestowne Blvd., Knoxville, 37934
Information: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Manthan, Indian Student Organization at UT Knoxville cordially invites you to – DIWALI, the festival of lights. Come and experience Indian culture. Food - Classical & Bollywood dance - Henna - Live Music. Entry – Free for UT students; $3 for others. Food for purchase. Open to the public.

Where – University Center Auditorium Room# 241,
1502 West Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4800

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Provides a look at the 1940's history of Oak Ridge as captured through the photographic lens of Ed Westcott, the official U. S. Army Manhattan Project photographer. This exhibition is sponsored by the Y-12 National Security Complex. AMSE Lobby.

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

Visitors to Knoxville Zoo will enjoy free admission and parking during the zoo’s annual Kroger Free Weekend on Saturday, November 9, and Sunday, November 10, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (Last admissions are one hour before closing at 3:30 p.m.) Knoxville Zoo hosts Kroger Free Weekend to give everyone the opportunity to visit the zoo, say thanks for the community support the zoo receives throughout the year and help other local non-profit organizations. Although a donation is not required for free admission to Knoxville Zoo, Kroger Free Weekend visitors are encouraged to bring donated items to help Mission of Hope, the Blount County Humane Society and PAWS of Knoxville.

Mission of Hope is a volunteer organization providing assistance, aid and resources to those living in poverty-stricken areas in rural Appalachia. In order to help meet the increased demand of the holiday season, they are requesting donations of non-perishable food items, new children’s toys and hygiene items such as tooth brushes, toothpaste, dental floss, bar soap, deodorant and shampoo.

The Blount County Humane Society shelters homeless and abused animals and places puppies, kittens, dogs and cats in loving, responsible homes. They are requesting donations of Purina brand dog, cat, puppy and kitten food.

PAWS of Knoxville is a program of the Knoxville Knox County Office on Aging that places adoptable senior pets with senior citizens. They are in need of wet and dry dog and cat food, flea and tick preventative and cat and dog toys.

Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.knoxville-zoo.org

Knoxville Choral Society Fall Concert
Can Christmas be the same without a performance of Handel's Messiah and
Bach's Magnificat? You can hear them both, sung by a magnificent chorus with
wonderful soloists, accompanied by talented members of the Knoxville
Symphony Orchestra.
Come to the Knoxville Choral Society Fall Concert Saturday, November 9,
2013, 7:30 p.m. at the Bijou Theatre. Tickets are available online (see
www.knoxbijou.com/) or at the door for $20.

A second performance will be Sunday, November 10, 2013, 4:00 p.m. at the
Community Church at Tellico Village. Tickets, $10, will be available at the
door.
Sunday, November 10, 2013, 4:00 p.m. at Community Church at Tellico Village
Tickets: $10, available at the door.

Knoxville Choral Society: 865-579-6292, www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org

The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable and the City of Knoxville will commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial on Nov. 9th and 10th with the 150th Fort Dickerson Civil War Weekend, at Fort Dickerson Park. Join historians, authors and local re-enacting units to celebrate veterans, past and present. This event commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Siege of Knoxville.

The free event is sponsored by the City of Knoxville's Parks and Recreation Department and hosted by the Civil War Roundtable. Fort Dickerson Park is located just off Chapman Highway in South Knoxville at 3000 Fort Dickerson Road.

It will run from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9th, and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10th. Activities will include living history campsites, infantry drilling and firing, a Civil War medical and surgical exhibit, ladies fashions, battle re-enactments, cannon firings and much more. Visitors are invited to park for free at the Disc Exchange across from Shoney’s, where they can ride a free shuttle to Fort Dickerson.

For more information on this event as well as Civil War History in Knoxville, please visit http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnkcwr/KCWRT/Fort_Dickerson.html.

A book, a play, a poem – all form the basis of the literary arts. Regional artisits submitted original works for this juried art competition and exhibit that was inspired by a title, a line, a theme, or a character from a literary work.

Join us for an exhibit opening and awards ceremony on Tuesday November 19th:
6:00 pm – Opening Reception with light refreshments
7:00 pm – Awards Ceremony

Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

The East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, present their annual lecture series, which invites scholars from around the world to present the latest archaeological discoveries. It is free and open to the public.

Upcoming lectures this fall include the following:
Nov. 7: "Cultural Interaction and Reaction in the Courtly Art of the Hellenistic World" by Kristen Seaman, Kennesaw State University, Ga.
Nov. 19: "The Neolithic Alepotrypa Cave: Past Findings and Present Research" by Anastasia Papathanasiou, Greek Archaeological Service

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is pleased to present two collage exhibitions in November. Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center and Richard Meier: Selected Collage Works will open Monday, November 4 with a reception in the Ewing Gallery at 6:30.

Prior to the lecture, ICC founder and New York gallerist, Pavel Zoubok will deliver a lecture on the history of collage -- "Collage Culture: From Picasso to Facebook." The lecture will begin at 5:30Pm in room 109 of the Art and Architecture building on the UT campus.

Remix presents the work of over 100 artists drawn from the ICC's permanent lending and research collection alongside further loans from prominent artists. Remix weaves the narrative of collage through the history of modern and contemporary art. Coined in the early 20th century from the French word coller, meaning to glue or stick, the term collage originally described a revolutionary method of art-making. Over time its definition has expanded to represent an approach to and perception of the modern world. The 100 artists featured in the exhibition utilize collage's core conceptual traits—heterogeneity, fragmentation and appropriation—to address with clarity and immediacy the circumstances of their times. Remix explores the impact of collage on artistic and cultural expression and gathers together the diverse fragments of a rich artistic tradition.

Richard Meier: Selected Collage Works is a presentation of 20 recent works. They are a collaboration between Meier and Master Printer, Gary Lichtenstein. The images are 11 color silkscreens of original Meier collages with one-of-a-kind collage and drawing on top of the prints.

The Ewing Gallery is open M-F 10AM - 5PM and Sundays 1-4PM.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

In the Blackberry Farm Gallery
Knoxville Artist Jered Sprecher’s paintings, drawings and installations focus on the “fleeting images and objects that surround us,” according to the artist. An associate professor in the University of Tennessee’s School of Art, Sprecher received his bachelor of arts degree from Concordia University in Nebraska and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. His work has been exhibited at The Drawing Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Chinati Foundation, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Des Moines Art Center and Espai d'art Contemporani de Castelló. In 2009, he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Most recently, he was the artist-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

There will be a reception from 6pm to 8pm, November 26

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Info: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com