Calendar of Events

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Knoxville Convention Center: Taco Tuesday for the United Way

  • October 14, 2014
  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Category: Festivals, special events and Fundraisers

The Knoxville Convention Center staff invite you to their United Way Campaign Annual Luncheon & Auction! 701 Henley Street.

Build-your-own taco salad bar and a drink for just $5, and support a great cause with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the United Way of Greater Knoxville!

Delicious pre-packaged homemade baked goods will be for sale. The silent auction includes a Kids Party Package with bounce house and snow cone machine from All Occasion Party Rentals; University of Tennessee football tickets; one-night stay at the Hilton; and much more!

To reserve your lunch, contact Linda Wilson at 865-251-6020 or lwilson@kccsmg.com. Walkups welcome.

UT School of Music: Michael Burritt, percussion

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  • October 14, 2014
  • 6:00 PM

Category: History, heritage and Music

Michael Burritt, percussion
Guest artist; Eastman School of Music
Director of Percussion. www.michaelburritt.com
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall,
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

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

Knoxville Symphony League: Elegant Dining - Fabulous Fall Transitions

Category: Festivals, special events and Fundraisers

One of the Knoxville Symphony League’s fundraisers that supports the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is its Elegant Dining series where folks are invited to a multiple of dinners and programs around town. Fabulous Fall Transitions is one of the events where designers Loretta Crowder and Joyce Simms will give you a few easy suggestions to make your fall table decorations take on a multitude of personalities. Your UT Orange will do double and triple duty with your tailgate party-look going into a great Halloween or festive Thanksgiving theme all before you can say, “Boo!”

Please go to www.knoxvillesymphonyleague.org to see the menu (caramel apple cheesecake bars and pomegranate apple wine spritzer are just two of the delicious choices), location, price, and to make your reservations for this fun event!

Paulk+Co: Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - HUMAN MONSTERS

  • October 14, 2014

Category: Exhibitions, visual art

DOORS at 7:30 PM - Arrive Early for Best Seating
Your SKETCHING + ART begins at 8:00 PM

Human Monsters is a themed session based entirely on the macabre world of human monsters. The Spooktacular Exhibit at Paulk+Co is sure to set the mood.
$5.00 in ADVANCE | $10.00 at DOOR
18 + Up Welcomed with ID - BYOB + ART SUPPLIES

You may be wondering What IS Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School? Dr. Sketchy is what happens when cabaret meets art school! "Dr. Sketchy works hard to find the most luscious dancers, sideshow performers, unique models, burlesque performers, circus performers, drag artists, belly dancers, hunks of man-flesh and more. Then we let you draw and sculpt them for 2 hours. In between we may have performances and ridiculous drawing contests where you can win swag! We do this once a month." Come meet some of the local movers + shakers in the Knoxville art scene, including Paulk+Co's Spooktacular Exhibit artists. It's a great way to make friends, network & collaborate! Bring your sketch pad, easel or clay and MAKE ART with us.

Paulk+Co, 510 Williams Street, Knoxville, TN 37917, 865.335.3334 - https://www.facebook.com/paulkandco
Free, covered parking is available adjacent to Paulk+Co in the City lot under the bridge.

Theatre Knoxville Downtown: And Then There Were None

Category: Theatre

October 10-26, 2014
And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians) by Agatha Christie

Theatre Knoxville Downtown
319 North Gay Street, Knoxville
865 544 1999 or email: info@theatreknoxville.com
www.theatreknoxville.com

Knoxville Zoo: BOO! at the Zoo

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Category: Festivals, special events and Kids, family

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.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center Fall Porch Sale

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Category: Fine Crafts

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

Town of Farragut Arts Council: Elaine Marcel-Culbert exhibit

  • October 7, 2014 — November 30, 2014
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Category: Exhibitions, visual art

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Elaine Marcel-Culbert as the featured artist for October and November. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, her exhibit features a variety of her paintings.

A Kansas City, Mo. native, Marcel-Culbert has studied drawing and painting for over 30 years under numerous professional artists as well as in the more formal settings of university art courses, art center programs and museum classes. An award winning artist, she is co-founder of The Artists' Studio and Gallery, a private studio and gallery in Oak Ridge (372 East Tennessee Avenue). Many of Marcel-Culbert's works are held in private collections and can be viewed at The Artists' Studio and Gallery or online at www.elainemarcel-culbert.com.

Each month, the work of an artist or group of artists is featured in specially designed cases on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall. For more information about this exhibit or to access a Featured Artist of the Month application, please contact Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057 or visit www.townoffarragut.org/artsandculture.

The Farragut Town Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across from the Farragut Branch Post Office.

Wine & Canvas: October Events

  • October 7, 2014 — October 29, 2014
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wine & Canvas: the painting class with cocktails!

Mimi's Cafe
10/07
Grey Owl

RJ's Courtyard
10/13
Rolling Landscape

Surin of Thailand
10/14
Colorful Glasses

Doc's American Grille
10/15
We're Number One!

Don Pablo's
10/18
On Golden Pond

Armada
10/23
Green Fairy

Original Copper Cellar
10/28
Purple Meadow

Naples
10/29
Harvest Moon

Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, www.wineandcanvas.com

Pellissippi State: Faculty Art Exhibit

  • October 6, 2014 — October 24, 2014

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

The works of many of Pellissippi State Community College’s Art faculty are featured in an exhibit that kicks off Oct. 6. The display is in the gallery of the Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

“This exhibit showcases the current work of our four full-time faculty members as well as several of our adjunct faculty members, so it’s a department-wide show,” said Jeff Lockett, professor and Art program coordinator. “We’ll have two-dimensional and three-dimensional art featuring both abstract and representational work. “The Bagwell Gallery is wonderful for showcasing the work of local and regional artists, as well as the work of our talented students and our faculty.”

The Faculty Art Exhibit is one of the events that make up Pellissippi State’s arts series, The Arts at Pellissippi State. The series brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts. This year, the arts series celebrates Pellissippi State’s 40th anniversary. For more information, visit www.pstcc.edu/arts or call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

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

Barbara West Portrait Group Exhibition

  • October 6, 2014 — October 17, 2014
  • Reception, Oct. 7, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

The Barbara West Portrait Group will showcase an exhibition of their work in October at the Farragut Town Hall. The group's namesake, Barbara West, was an artist who shared her hospitality and home with fellow artists. Living in California for many years, she relocated to Knoxville in 2002. West was the founding member of the Pastel Society of San Diego.

The Barbara West Portrait Group meets twice a week to draw and paint. More information is available on Facebook at The Barbara West Portrait Group and by calling 865-675-6339.

Monday, Oct. 6 - Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 - During regular Town Hall hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 7, 5 - 6 p.m.

Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive (across from the Farragut Branch Post Office). The art show is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Lauren Cox, special events and program coordinator, at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

East Tennessee Historical Society: Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones Exhibition

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art and History, heritage

The exhibit, Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones, at the Museum of East Tennessee History through April 4, chronicles the history of manufacturing and manufacturers in Tennessee over the past two-and a-half centuries. A companion student K-12 curriculum has been developed and is available for teachers and students. As with all exhibitions and programs developed by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the Museum of East Tennessee History, Made in Tennessee features a “grassroots” approach, turning to communities and individuals across the state for help in identifying content and artifacts.

The exhibition begins at the workstation of Knoxville Glove Company employee Margaret Newcomb, who personally sewed more than 10,800,000 industrial gloves from 1953-2013. Visitors are invited to “clock in and out” using a time card and an authentic time clock and will enjoy more than 80 artifacts of iconic Tennessee products, from Jack Daniels to JFG coffee to an Alladdin/Stanley thermos to an employee-signed hood of a Volkswagen. The perimeter of the exhibit includes 20 “Did You Know?” facts about manufacturing in Tennessee, such as did you know that Mastercraft, the world’s largest producer of ski, wakeboard, and luxury performance power boats, built their first ski boat in a two-stall horse barn in Maryville in 1968? Visitors will encounter other surprising facts: Did you know that in 1810, there were 14,000 registered distillers in the state, producing some 25.5 million gallons a year? Intriguing is the fact that by 1980, the Marathon was the only car that had been produced completely in the state, yet by 2010, Tennessee was the “#1 state in car manufacturing strength.” Following its run at the Museum of East Tennessee History, Knoxville, the exhibit will be made available to museums across the state through 2017.

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

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