Calendar of Events

Kidstuff, hosted by Sean McCollough, is a show full of high-quality music geared to kids and the kids at heart airing every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. On most Saturdays, the show is a mix of recorded and live music from inside the WDVX studio. But on the second Saturday of month, everyone is invited to join the audience at the Knoxville Visitors Center for our free live performance edition. Bring your kids, both big and small, to Kidstuff Live!

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Rioult Dance NY on Saturday, October 11, 2014 in the Ronald And Lynda Nutt Theatre at 8:00PM.

Founded in 1994, RIOULT dance NY fast became an established name in modern dance with a reputation for presenting the sensual, articulate, and exquisitely musical works of Pascal Rioult.
Education and community outreach have been integral to RIOULT Dance NY and the Clayton Center is pleased they will offer a Master Class October 10.

Pascal Rioult came to the US on a fellowship to study dance in 1981. He was invited to join the Martha Graham Dance Company as a principle dancer. Rioult has dedicated his entergies since 1994 to developing his own choreographic style and nurturing a talented ensemble of dancers.

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

2014 Tennessee Football. UT vs. Chattanooga home game in Knoxville, TN.

Neyland Stadium: 1235 Phillip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37916, www.utsports.com

Details at http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--guhykTfXzI/VCMBPmu0oFI/AAAAAAAAM60/qxkcfF_aGgM/s1600/Zombie.jpg

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

Historic Sam Houston Fall Festival. We have lots of last years vendors returning - arts and crafts. Food vendor on the ground. Free to attend. Susan Mechum will be up in the pavilion doing artist demonstrations.

Sam Houston Historic Schoolhouse, 3650 Sam Houston Rd, Maryville, TN 37804
Info: 865-983-1550, http://samhoustonhistoricschoolhouse.org

On October 11, UT plays against The Chattanooga Moccassins. Before the game, UT's College of Arts and Sciences presents the Pregame Showcase, featuring Dorothy M. Habel, Professor of Art History and Director, School of Art, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. The title of her talk is “Bashing and Building: Financing Urban Redevelopment in 17th-century Rome”
The Pregame Showcase is a public lecture series scheduled two hours before each home football game at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The program features 30-minute presentations by all-star faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences on topics related to their field of expertise, followed by a 10- to 15-minute question-and-answer period. The carefully timed programs allow football fans to have plenty of time to enjoy the lecture and still get to the stadium by kickoff.
Football games attract a larger and more diverse audience to campus than any other single activity, and everyone is welcome to attend the Pregame Showcase, including fans from the opposing teams.
The Pregame Showcase starts 2 hours before kickoff in the University Center Ballroom (Room 213) and is free and open to the public. A reception for our guests will follow the program.
http://www.higherground.utk.edu/pregame-showcase/

Save the date! Saturday, October 11, 2014
Historic Downtown Athens, Tennessee
Come see why 12,000 + visitors call Pumpkintown their favorite fall activity!

McMinn Area Cancer Relief Fund 5K/1 mi. Walk-Humane Society Adopt-a-Thon-Childrens' Activities of All Kinds-Entertainment on Three Stages-Scott Crisp Memorial PowWow-Famous Mutt Strutt & Doggie Costume Contest-Pumpkin Carving Contest-Local Shopping-Living History Demonstrators - 200 Arts/Crafts/Food Vendors-Grace & Mercy Ministries Bicycle Race-Canine Protection Demonstrations-Habitat for Humanity Pancake Breakfast-Petting Zoo + Reptile Zoo/Science Center!!!

Athens Downtown Business Association, P.O. Box 1642, Athens, TN, 37371-1642, www.pumpkintownfestival.com

Nick Africano, a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, performs in Athens as part of a pre-release tour for his second album. The concert is in the Sue E. Trotter Theater at The Arts Center in Athens. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. All proceeds benefit Athens Area Council for the Arts’ arts in education program.

Nick Africano combines the best of folk and soul with sublime storytelling to create a unique style. His music doesn’t fit in a single genre or style – his voice is at times a powerhouse fit for arena rock, sometimes soulful befitting mid-60s Motown, and other times sincere like the early years of Elvis Pressley. Fresh from a summer residency at Manhattan’s Rockwood Music Hall, Africano stops in Athens on his cross-country album pre-lease tour before heading to Europe.

The Arts Center celebrates National Arts & Humanities Month this October by offering a full calendar of events so the community can join in the celebration. “Roots of Our Art: Collected Works by Athens’ Own,” is on exhibition through October 31. Thursday October 2 – Saturday October 4 is the final weekend of ACT & TWC’s “Town & Gown” production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Fall classes begin Monday October 6 and Tuesday October 7 is The Arts Center’s free lunchtime program “Arts on the Side” featuring a performance by TWC a cappella ensemble Vox Humana. Saturday October 11 is Nick Africano in Concert, followed by the Black Box Concert Series opener Ruth Moody Band on Friday October 17. Friday October 24 is the Bonus Concert for Big Time/Small Town Performance Season early-bird ticket buyers and corporate sponsors, Ed Snodderly and Friends, and a limited number of tickets may be available at the door. ACT’s “One Weekend Only” series present two performances of the ghost play The Woman in Black on Thursday October 30 and Friday October 31.

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

Sundress Academy for the Arts, a branch of Sundress Publications, is pleased to announce its science fiction workshop “My Other Car is Another World: Writing Fiction in the Genres”. The workshop is $50 and open to the public.

This workshop will be held on SAFTA’s own Firefly Farms in Knoxville, Tennessee and will focus on simple, practical methods for generating genre story ideas, planning and plotting, drafting and perfecting your stories. Workshop participants will learn tips for negotiating the cutthroat world of genre fiction publishing.

This workshop offers the opportunity to work with published author and science fiction writer, Gary Charles Wilkens. Every participant in the workshop will leave with a 20+ page book written by Dr. Wilkens full of instruction and advice for writing genre fiction, as well as, of course, a complete draft of a genre fiction story.

Gary Charles Wilkens, Assistant Professor of English at Norfolk State University, was the winner of the 2006 Texas Review Breakthrough Poetry Prize for his first book, The Red Light Was My Mind. His poems have appeared in more than 60 online and print venues, and he is also the author of (the yet unpublished) science fiction novel The Crying Road, as well as more than a dozen sci-fi stories and flash fictions. He earned his Ph.D. in Creative Writing in 2010 from The University of Southern Mississippi. A second sci-fi novel is in the works. Space at this workshop is limited, so reserve your space today!

Sundress Academy for the Arts: 195 Tobby Hollow Ln, Knoxville, TN 37931, (865) 560-6106, safta@sundresspublications.com, http://www.sundresspublications.com/safta

Join award winning poet, Rose Klix, for a workshop on poetry competitions at the Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road, on Saturday, October 11 at 2 p.m. In this one-hour program, Rose will present her experiences entering competitions and as a judge of contests. Her handout will outline her judging criteria for individual poems as well as poetry collections. Because the Poetry Society of Tennessee and the Poetry Society of Tennessee - Northeast Chapter are affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS), Rose will share websites and information on poetry contests in Tennessee as well as nationally. At the end of the presentation, she welcomes a question and answer time.

This program may be of interest to anyone learning to enter poetry contests. It may also provide useful insights for those who wondered why their poem was not selected.

About the Presenter: Rose Klix is a published and award-winning poet, produced playwright and author. She celebrated her 50th anniversary of writing poetry in 2012 by publishing her two-volume set Pastiche of Poetry. As an active member of the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST), Rose was selected for the honorary title of PST Poet Laureate for 2010/11. Four years ago, she organized the Poetry Society of Tennessee - Northeast branch (PST-NE). This group is sponsoring a poetry contest with an upcoming deadline in November.

Knox Heritage presents the next installment of the monthly series Preservation Network on Saturday, October 11, at 10:00 a.m. Preservation Network is held at Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike. Parking is available next door at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. It is free and open to the public. Preservation Network’s October session features Kaye Graybeal, Historic Preservation Planner for the Knoxville-Knox Metropolitan Panning Commission. Graybeal will discuss Historic Zoning (H-1) Overlays and how they work.

Whether you're considering buying within an H-1 overlay, or your neighborhood is considering an H-1 overlay, or whether you already live within an H-1 overlay, this workshop is for you. Kaye Graybeal, Historic Preservation Planner for MPC will go over some basics, but there will be plenty of time for your questions to make sure you receive the information you need to make any decisions related H-1 Overlays. The workshop is also an opportunity to provide feedback on what you think will make H-1 Overlays work better.

Knox Heritage advocates for the preservation of places and structures with historic or cultural significance. The nonprofit organization celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014. For more information, visit www.knoxheritage.org.

Well folks, we had so much fun, we're gonna do it again!
This is a free event for all ages! It's super easy to try so bring your kids, or your boyfriend who thinks he can't dance, or your mother, and your neighbor, too!
The beautiful Candoro Marble Building is located at 4450 Candora Ave in South Knoxville (Vestal), right off Maryville Pike.

WHAT TO BRING:
-A potluck dish, if you're able! As always, local food ingredients are encouraged (and celebrated!).
-A bowl or plate to fill - we'll have a dish station set up!
-Instruments for joining in on the dance tunes, or jamming on the side!
-A little cash for donation jars, goes to the band and caller
-Children!

Information: 865-577-0078, www.candoromarble.org