Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents a new recital series with the members of the Woodwind Quintet and the Principal Quartet entitled the KSO Q Series. This series consists of five concerts beginning at noon at The Square Room, located at 4 Market Square behind Café 4. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and include a boxed lunch. Patrons can purchase a subscription to the entire Q Series for $75 before single tickets go on sale August 18. Subscribers receive reserved seating for Q Series performances.

The musical programs will be announced on the KSO website prior to each performance. Admission is general and seating is limited.

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Primarily rooted in Southern Appalachia nearly a century ago, the practice of “taking up the serpent” is most often found in fiercely independent churches in the more mountainous areas. Though the practice has long been hotly debated, it wasn’t until 1947, spurred by the death of five East Tennesseans, that the state of Tennessee first outlawed the practice. Joe Jarrett will detail the legal history and cases involving the state’s right to ban the dangerous means of worship versus an individual’s rights of religious freedom. Mr. Jarrett is a Tennessee attorney, mediator and Army veteran who lectures full-time for the University of Tennessee, Department of Political Science, in Knoxville. He is a graduate of Stetson University College of law.

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

The McClung Museum is excited to be hosting nationally-recognized expert, Barney Lipscomb of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, to present the talk "A Botanist's Eye: Redoute and the Art of Floral Illustration." Free lecture and reception. The talk looks at the magnificent history and evolution of art and botanical science from the first century A.D. through the life of Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Redouté, whose work is featured in "Birds, Bugs and Blooms," was one of the greatest botanical illustrators and flower painters of all time.

Lipscomb's program will be filled with incredible visuals and bring together the themes of history, art and science. It will appeal to art lovers, gardeners, horticulturists, florists, botanists, history buffs and anyone with curiosity in botanical art and science.

The lecture is held as part of exhibit-related programming associated with the new exhibit, Birds, Bugs, & Blooms: Natural History Illustration from the 1500s–1800s.

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

Joe Jarrett
Snakebit: Poisonous Serpents and Religious Expression
Location: East Tennessee History Center

Primarily rooted in Southern Appalachia nearly a century ago, the practice of "taking up the serpent" is most often found in fiercely independent churches in the more mountainous areas. Though the practice has long been hotly debated, it wasn't until 1947, spurred by the death of five East Tennesseans, that the state of Tennessee first outlawed the practice.

Presented by Friends of the Knox County Public Library
Knox County Public Library: 500 West Church Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, www.knoxlib.org

Melissa Barrick, Soprano, and Gary Sperl, Clarinet
Faculty and guest artists; nationally renowned vocalist Melissa Barrick and retired UT Clarinet Professor, Gary Sperl; assisted by UT Music faculty Wesley Baldwin, cello, and Eileen Downey, piano
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.
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

The Walking Tour of Ghostly Knoxville
Come and join the spirits for a tour of Downtown Knoxville’s scariest landmarks. The tours which last approximately one and a half hours each, will visit the sites of some of Knoxville’s best kept secrets. Stories for this year include; the legend of Knoxville’s own Frankenstein, Knoxville’s first mass murderer, John Roberts, and the Spirit of the Tennessee Theatre. This year’s tour will also include the story of “Hank’s Last Ride” and will be about one and a half miles in length. All tours began and end at James White’s Fort located at the intersection of Hill Avenue and Hall of Fame Drive. Ample free parking is available for tour participants at the Fort.

Tours are given October 17th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th. Tours will depart at 7:00 p.m. each evening. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort. Admission for Adults 16 and over will be $10.00 and $6.00 for children ages 6–15. Reservations are requested for large groups of 12 or more and may be made by calling the Fort at 525–6514.

In case of inclement weather, please call James White’s Fort to find out if the tour is cancelled.
James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org

The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in the Airport”, a new exhibition featuring selected artwork from 36 artists in the East Tennessee region. “Arts in the Airport” was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The current exhibition features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and is exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint through April 8, 2015. Please note: the exhibition is normally available for viewing only by visitors flying in or out of the airport. Otherwise, artists and their guests may view the exhibition during the opening reception and by appointment with Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority staff. Contact Becky Huckaby, Director of Public Relations, at (865) 342-3014.

Juror Joshua Bienko, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provided this statement about the exhibition: “The Arts in the Airport show is an incredible collection of artists work dealing with a wide array of ideas in a variety of mediums. It is an opportunity to peek into the minds of so many talented artists living among us. For me, Art does not provide answers, theories or quantifiable data in as much as it prods questions, provokes interpretations and resists resolutions. The works selected for the show are intended to begin conversations and dialogues. They are organized in a way that encourages dialectics to immerge, questions to form and conflicts to exist. I am so happy to have had the opportunity to engage with the work of these local artists who attest to the vibrancy of the arts here in the greater Knoxville area.”

The following artists’ works is on display: Sheila Chesanow of Athens; Anne Freels of Clinton; Veronica Fay of Crossville; Amy Masters of Gatlinburg; J. Brooks Brann, David Butler, Valentino Constantinou, Delia Foster, Marcia Goldenstein, William Goolsby, Beauvais Lyons, Tom McDaniel, Rose Montgomery, Althea Murphy-Price, Dick Penner, Indra Sahu, Jenny Snead, Daniel Taylor, Clay Thurston, Mary Julia Tunnell, Marilyn Avery Turner, Richardson Turner, Hawa Ware, Lida Rice Waugh, and Kurt K. Weiss of Knoxville; Steve Chastain of Louisville; Mary Bogert, Carl Gombert, Adam Griffin, John Patterson, and Bill Womac of Maryville; Eric Buechel of Pleasant Hill; Yvonne Bartholomew-Thomas of Seymour; Pat Clapsaddle and Marty McConnaughey of Sharps Chapel; Tyson Smith of Townsend.

A gallery of images may be viewed at http://www.knoxalliance.com/album/airport_fall14.html. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543.

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

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

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: 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