Calendar of Events

BOO! at the Zoo presented by U.S. Cellular® kicks off Knoxville’s largest Halloween event beginning Thursday, Oct. 9th. This year, the zoo has 12 nights of safe and not-too-scary Halloween fun scheduled over three weekends; Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 9-12, and continuing Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 16-19 and Oct. 23- 26, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. each evening.

BOO! at the Zoo, a Halloween tradition for 28 years, is a family event featuring trick-or-treating through the zoo along the BOO! Trail, the Madaris Monster Mash tent with music and activities perfect for preschool and elementary-aged event-goers, friendly costumed characters and entertainers throughout the zoo, and the only “haunted” carousel in East Tennessee, the Scary-Go-Round. (How can you tell it’s haunted? It goes backwards, of course.)

Boo! at the Zoo tickets are $7 per person. Children under two are admitted free. Parking is $5. Tickets are available at in advance by phone at (865) 637-5331, online at knoxvillezoo.org and at the zoo’s ticket office during regular zoo hours. Knoxville Zoo members receive a $2 discount on admission tickets and free parking. U.S. Cellular customers can show their U.S. Cellular phone and receive $2 off BOO! at the Zoo admission.

Knoxville Zoo members and U.S. Cellular customers who purchase tickets in advance can take advantage of the U.S. Cellular® Speed Pass Lane for expedited entry into the event, including early entry at the start of the evening.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold its Fall Porch Sale starting Thurdsay, Oct. 9, and running for about two weeks. The Porch Sale features outdated stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Craft Center. It’s an excellent time to get great deals. There will also be baked goods for sale.
The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center that has been fulfilling its mission by promoting traditional artists and crafts in the East Tennessee area for 40 years. Currently the center has about 70 crafters who sell in the shop.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10AM-6PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Closed Sunday and Monday in January and February. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10AM-6PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Closed Sunday and Monday in January and February. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

Carl is one of the original Outlaws of Comedy with Sam Kinison. His energetic fast-paced comedy has been seen on Comedy Central, the Tonight Show, Seinfeld, and Roseanne. He has graced the big screen in Pauly Shore is Dead, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and Night Patrol as the “Porno Prisoner”. Don’t miss one of comedy’s wittiest story tellers! He is one of our most top-requested comedians and never fails to produce a great live comedy show!

In the sixth grade he told his mother that he wanted to be a stand up comic. His first performance was at an open mike night in Houston at the age of nineteen. That was the night he would meet another young aspiring comedian who was also performing for the first time Sam Kinison. Little did they know that their lives would be forever entwined together in the world of stand up comedy.

Carl and Sam ate, drank and slept comedy for the next seven years, moving from Houston to Los Angeles together and working at the world famous "Comedy Store" as doorman. Sam's big break came on Rodney Dangerfield's HBO Special. Sam Kinison soon became a comedy sensation and he and Carl joined forces. Carl became the special guest on all tours and collaborated on three albums and several specials. They formed the Outlaws of Comedy a brand of comedic outlaws both on and off the stage. The two lived every comics dream performing at rock clubs amphitheaters and sold out arenas for the next eight years.

The friendship and collaboration tragically ended in April 1992 when Sam and Carl were in route to a gig in Laughlin Nevada. Sam was injured in a car accent and shortly died, as he had lived, with his best friend Carl LaBove at his side.

After taking a year off to regroup, Carl's solo career came roaring back, with four appearances on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Dennis Miller Show. He was cast as a regular on Rosanne's late night comedy show, Saturday Night Special and guest stared on Seinfeld, Roseanne and The Parenthood. He was in the movies Ace Ventura, Jumping Jack Flash and Pauly Shore is Dead to name just a few. He has been featured on Marc Maron and Jay Mohr's podcasts. He performs regularly at the top comedy venues through out the world including Catch A Rising Star in Las Vegas and Reno. He participated in the feature film "Sam Kinison: Why did we Laugh" and has released two cd's called "I Used To Be An Outlaw: What Happened?" and DVD "Carl LaBove A night at the Frolic". We hope you enjoy this comedy video of Carl LaBove. If you ever get the chance to see him live run don't walk to see this comic legend perform the craft that he has taken to it's highest plain.

Side Splitters Comedy Club - West Knoxville, 9246 Parkwest Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37923. 865.934.LAFF (5233) www.SideSplittersComedy.com

Dan Hicks is widely acknowledged as one of the central defining figures in American roots music. Since the 1960's, Hicks has deftly bleded elements of swing, jazz, folk and country to create the appealing sound he sometimes calls "folk jazz."

MACA will also honor tickets purchased for the cancelled Dan Hicks show in April.
Hiwassee College, 225 Hiwassee College Drive, Madisonville, TN at 7:30PM.
www.monroearts.com, 423 442 3210.

Appalachian author Sharyn McCrumb will introduce us to her newest book, a hauntingly beautiful Christmas story of spirits, memories, and angels unaware. The book is a welcome revisit with some of her most beloved characters who understand all too well that there is more to this world than the eye can see, especially at Christmastime. Well known and with a host of fans, bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb is a New York Times bestselling author. A book signing will follow the presentation.

The program is sponsored by 21st Mortgage Corporation and is free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available for purchase. For more information on the lecture, exhibitions, or museum hours, call 865-215-8824.

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

Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - Rescheduled Performance; MACA will honor tickets purchased for the March, 2014 concert

Hiwassee College Performing Arts Center in Madisonville
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One more chance to enjoy Appalachian square dancing with music by the Hellgrammites. No taps.

The Knoxville Square Dance reflects the awakening interest in old-time music and square dancing. October 9 will feature the calling of T-Claw, organizer of the Dare to Be Square weekend last January.

$5 JCA Members & Seniors • $7 General Admission

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.

New York Times best-selling author Sharyn McCrumb will speak and sign copies of her first-ever holiday novella, Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past. In a story of Christmas, spirits, memories and angels unaware, McCrumb revisits the mountains and the characters of her beloved Ballad novels.

Thursday, October 9, at the East Tennessee History Center.
6:30PM Reception, 7:00PM Author Presentation, 8:00PM Book Signing.
601 South Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
www.eastTNhistory.org, 865 215 8824

Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and
Wind Ensemble Concert
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus.
*For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

It is not too soon to think about holiday gifts and this event will help you start on your list and benefit Legacy Parks at the same time. Orvis Sevierville will host "Cheers for Legacy Parks Beer and Film Night" on Thursday, October 9 from 6-8 p.m. For a donation of $15 or more, enjoy beer from Woodruff Brewing Company (and keep the Orvis pint glass), snacks from P.F.Changs, a Fly Fishing film, and even a Bourbon tasting bar! Participants will recieve a coupon for $25 off $50 or more!

ORVIS Sevierville
136 Apple Valley Road
Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone: 865-774-4162
Legacy Parks Foundation: 900 Volunteer Landing Lane, Knoxville, TN 37915. Info: 865-525-2585, www.legacyparks.org

On Thursday, October 9, there will be a vigil at Market Square from 6-9pm in support of the Kurds in Kobane.

Kurds of Kobane, Syria are now on their 24th day of fighting against ISIS with limited US support. The fall of Kobane could happen at any time, with the Kurds' light weapons and dwindling ammunition being met by the tanks and mortars of ISIS. In the event Kobane does fall, thousands of Kurds would be massacred and ISIS would have total control of the corridor from Turkey to its self-proclaimed capital in Raqqa, Syria.

According to US officials quoted in a CNN report, "the primary goal of the aerial campaign is not to save Syrian cities and towns. Rather the aim is to go after ISIS' senior leadership, oil refineries and other infrastructure that would curb the terror group's ability to operate -- particularly in Iraq." The Obama administration places more importance on the fight against ISIS in Iraq, where the US has friendlier relations with the central government and access to Iraqi and Kurdish military forces.

Kurds are staunchly pro-American and have long been reliable, eager and capable allies in the region. In addition to the hundreds of thousands demonstrating around the world for their brothers and sisters in Kobane, the international community must stand in solidarity with our friends, the Kurds.

For more information, please contact: Amy Howard, (865) 590-7440, amyhoward74@yahoo.com

County Fair-1963
by Mike Everett
in the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre

The Fair comes to Blount County!
Mur Ruth, Sur Lou and Muley return! If you loved "Hillbilly Homecoming", "Holey Rollers" and "Rest Home" you can't miss "Blount County Fair-1963" and catch up with the characters you have grown to love. What would make Mur Ruth and Sur Lou dress up like clowns? Remember the "hootchie-koochie" girls of the fair? The pageants? Take another trip back to a simpler time as the fair comes to Blount County via Mike Everett's imagination.
Directed by David Dwyer
Tickets: $14

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com