Calendar of Events

Bob Patterson, Director of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center and Don M. Alexander, Cades Cove Heritage Tour Manager announced the 2014 Cades Cove Heritage Tours schedule of specialty tours.

Advance reservations are required.
Limit of 17 guests per tour.
Call 865-448-8838 for reservations.

Kim Delozier, Author, naturalist and former Park Ranger will point out and discuss wildlife while you search for Bears in the GSM National Park or Elk in Cattaloochee.

The 3 1/2 - 4 hour Bear Tour is $50 per person and will depart from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center at 9:30 am on the following Saturday August 2, 9 and 16:

The 7 - 8 hour Elk Tour to Cattaloochee is $75 per person and will depart from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center at 2:30 pm on Saturday September 13

The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is a not for profit museum
and is located between the traffic light and the national park entrance,
on scenic Highway 73.
For more information, please call 865-448-0044

The Fountain City Art Center will be hosting the 6th Annual Summer Rose Tea. If you would like to attend this event, please call the Art Center for more details and to purchase tickets, $25 per guest.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Take a nostalgic ride on a 1940’s restored train as we travel through an original Manhattan Project site and into the scenic East Tennessee countryside. Friends from the Southern Appalachian Railway Museum will join us to share stories about the area. On board, enjoy a dinner straight from the cookbook created by original Oak Ridgers, Cooking Behind The Fence, complete with stories from families who came from all over the country to Oak Ridge to help end the war. These early Oak Ridge pioneers used social time and company dinners to ease the strain of doing the unknown. Their delectable dishes will fill your belly with memories of eating at Grandma’s for Sunday dinner. Every diner will receive a copy of this fun, unique cookbook. 40 guests, $90.00 per person. Location: Southern Appalachian Railway Museum | 2010 Oak Ridge Turnpike/HWY 58 (look for signs) @35.925247, -8438884.

Knox Heritage’s popular series of fundraising dinners, Summer Suppers, takes place annually in some of the region’s most spectacular historic places. The suppers are organized by host committees of volunteers who work together to plan every detail.

Knox Heritage: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

Save the date! Our next Family Fun Day event will be held at the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park. This event will showcase all that's going on in robotics education in our area and more! Details TBA.

The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman Street, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-594-1494, www.themuseknoxville.org

East Tennesseans have the opportunity to “inspire, engage and educate” all things robotic in Knoxville from 10am-4pm on Saturday, August 2. The event will provide participants multiple opportunities to learn more about coding, Lego leagues, robotics, 3D printing, drones and industrial and technological advances.
The Robotics Revolution, presented by the Tennessee Space Grant Consortium is a project of The Muse Knoxville and is being coordinated by NeighborMaker Events, LLC. It is being held in the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park.

The event gets underway with a “Robot Runway,” to demonstrate the robotics advances in our Knoxville schools and area companies. Families can hang out in the Lego Lounge, enjoy the view from an on-site drone, see a live bomb detecting robot from the Knoxville Sheriff’s Department and watch 3D printers in action.
There will also be music and activities that will inspire attendees to “tinker and try.” Special timed events, such as a Robot Rivalry competition, will be held in the afternoon and Bertelkamp Automation will have a 60 foot robotics demonstration trailer on-site. Attendees can watch the Knox Makers’ drawing robot, “Pablo,” in action from 12-3pm.

Admission is $6 per person, with family passes available for $24. Children ages five and under are free. For more information, visit www.themuseknoxville.com. Advanced tickets are available on the website, or in person at The Muse Knoxville.
516 N. Beaman Street
Knoxville, TN 37914 (Located in Chilhowee Park next to the Knoxville Zoo and across from the Jacob Building.)
www.themuseknoxville.org

Special square dance at Candoro Marble - more info tba.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

The Muse Knoxville presents Robotics Revolution, presented by Tennessee Space Grant Consortium. Coming to the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, TN. $6 individual admission (children under 5 free). $24 family admission (up to 6 people). Families and individuals who desire to explore educational robotics and technological opportunities in their communities should attend!

+ "Robot Runway"
+ "Robot Rivalry" Competitions
+ Youth Robot & Lego Leagues
+ Tech exhibits & demos

The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman Street, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-594-1494, www.themuseknoxville.com

Museum lovers, families and other community members are invited to explore and enjoy a variety of free exhibit-related events this month at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

The activities are planned in connection with the temporary exhibit "The Collector's Eye: American and European Art from the McClung Museum," which explores paintings, works on paper and sculptures from the museum's permanent collections.

The events kick off Saturday, Aug. 2, with a Family Fun Day showcasing landscape paintings from "The Collector’s Eye." The 1 to 4 p.m. event will take place in the exhibit gallery and the museum's lobby. It will include hands-on tours of the exhibit, educational activities and an exhibit-inspired craft to take home. All materials will be provided. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not necessary.

The McClung Museum is located at 1327 Circle Park Drive on the UT campus.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County and Executive Women International are joining forces with the Knoxville Zoo to celebrate early literacy at the Kids Jamboree. The event is being held to register children under the age of five for Imagination Library books and to celebrate summer reading.

The Kids Jamboree will feature entertaining programs for the entire family. Guest performers include musician Jodie Manross, clown and balloon artist David Claunch, and baby whisperer Charlene Ellis; as well as a special performance by Dollywood's beloved storyteller, Skeeter.

Learn more about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Kids Jamboree at www.knoxlib.org/il or by calling (865) 215-8764.

Intermediate Genealogy. This class will focus on advanced techniques in genealogical research with special attention to primary sources. Instructor will be Ann Blomquist, MEd. Limited to 22 participants. Pre-registration is required; begins March 24, 2014. Please call 865-215-8809 to register.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM, Saturday: 10AM-4PM, Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM, Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM, Saturday: 9AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

“First Edition: Copper Additions” is the title of collaborative work by mixed-media artist Lynnda Tenpenny and copper jeweler Kathy Bradley, which will be on display at the Art Market Gallery for the month of August. An opening reception for this featured exhibition will be held during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Bliss Home is pleased to present Knoxville artist, Kate Moore, for August's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, August 1st from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Kate's art will be featured for the month of August.

Starting with a simple love for crayons, Kate decided from a young age she needed to build her life around art. Kate grew into an artist by exploring different mediums, and dabbling in painting and drawing, until she found her own voice as an artist in graphic design. From custom wedding invitations to small business branding, Kate has spent the last six years perfecting her graphic design skills at her studio, Kate Moore Creative, located on the 100 block of Gay Street.

Kate's August exhibit features a fun collection of words and color that will make viewers smile for two reasons. Not only will Kate's fun art bring a smile to viewers' faces, each purchase of Kate's art will provide ONE MEAL to a hungry tummy in East Tennessee, through the efforts of Second Harvest Food Bank.

Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-329-8868, www.shopinbliss.com