Calendar of Events

The East Tennessee Renaissance Festival is an outdoor, interactive festival full of entertainment, food and crafts. It is all set inside arecreated 16th-Century European village, and this year (1543) King Henry VIII of England and his wife, Queen Catherine Parr of Ireland, are visiting! As soon as you pass the gates, you are transported into a magical world full of fun and frolic. Stages with continuous entertainment are sprinkled throughout the medieval market for your amusement.

Skilled artisans offer their creative wares; strolling minstrels fill the air with music; colorful villagers regale you with jokes; and folk dancers invite you to join in the fun. The King and Queen will play human-combat chess: English against Irish. Who will win? Bring your appetite and enjoy a feast fit for a king! Hearty soups, hot sandwiches, corn on the cob, tempting desserts all vie for your approval. Quench your thirst with cold beverages by order of the royal decree!

Our Preview Show will be Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, 2014. Gates open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m.

http://www.etrenfest.com/

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

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

On October 25 UT plays against Alabama. But before the game the College of Arts and Sciences presents the Pregame Showcase, featuring Gordon M. Burghardt
Alumni Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Psychology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. The title of his talk is “Play Throughout the Animal World”.

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/

Some very important lessons in life aren't covered in school. Knox County Public Library is pleased to offer programs for teens this fall. Life 101 is a short series focusing on sharing knowledge on important issues for teens and their families. The free workshops will be held on Saturdays at 2:00 at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave.
October 25 - Safe Driving Tips for Teens Don Lindsey from AAA will be on hand to discuss basic car maintenance and safety tips.

For additional information, please call 215-8700.
All classes are held at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 West Church, at 2:00.

“I see you shiver with antici…. pation!” about our upcoming showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show! This cult classic is the story of an innocent young couple who find themselves stranded in a spooky mansion in the middle of the woods at a bizarre party hosted by "a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania." Their misadventures that night make this one-of-a kind film perfect to see in our historic theatre for a trip you will never forget, just in time for Halloween. “Jump to the left” and join us on Saturday, October 25th. Costumes and audience participation welcomed!

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

An annual fine art sale benefiting the behavioral health services of Peninsula. Join us for this celebration of creativity! At Sacred Heart Cathedral School Gymnasium, 711 Northshore Drive, Knoxville. Alliance members who are participating in Artsclamation! 2014 include Pat Clapsaddle, Larry Cole, Aleex Conner, Eun-Sook Kim, and Julia Schriver. The event also features an exhibit by Peninsula Art Therapy Program. Approximately 30 artists, including painters, photographers, jewelers, fiber artists, woodworkers and sculptors participate in each year’s show. A percentage of each artist’s sales is donated to Peninsula.
www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org/arts

Based on the mystery by Arthur C. Doyle. The Hound of The Baskervilles re-introduced the world to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, after his supposed demise in the short story “The Final Problem.” Sherlock Holmes is one of the most widely-known characters in world literature, and the detective’s popularity remains as high as ever.

Legends abound on the lonely English moors about a diabolical hound who haunts the grounds around Baskerville Manor. When Sir Charles Baskerville turns up dead, surrounded by footprints of a large dog, Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. Watson leave London for the countryside to investigate the spectral hound.

Friday 10/24 at 7 PM
Saturday 10/25 at 1 PM & 5 PM
Sunday 10/26 at 3 PM
Thursday 10/30 at 7 PM
Saturday 11/1 at 1 PM & 5 PM
Sunday 11/2 at 3 PM
Thursday 11/6 at 7 PM
Friday 11/7 at 7 PM
Saturday 11/8 at 1 PM & 5 PM
Sunday 11/9 at 3 PM

TICKET PRICES: $12. SPECIAL RATE: Any adult & Child entering together = $10 each
RESERVATIONS: by phone at (865) 208-3677, or online at knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com
NEW LOCATION: 109 E. Churchwell Avenue; corner of Central & Churchwell Avenues

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Reservations: tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com

The Knoxville Horror Film Fest will present its sixth annual weekend of scare­friendly cinema on October 24-­26, bringing the genre film festival experience to East Tennessee with a slate of premier indie horror features and a barrage of unique shorts from around the region and around the world. This year’s festival will kick off Friday night at Regal Downtown West, return for an all­day marathon of screenings on Saturday, then wrap up across town on Sunday afternoon with two additional feature screenings, a dedicated block of shorts and an awards ceremony & costume party at Market Square’s Scruffy City Hall.

KHFF has upped the ante each year since its single­evening 2009 debut, and 2014 will be no exception, packing the weekend tighter than ever before with seven hand­picked feature presentations. Friday night’s lineup includes fest favorite Richard Bates, Jr’s buzzed­ about dark comedy Suburban Gothic and POV horror anthology sequels V/H/S Viral; Saturday features Matt O’Mahoney’s splatter comedy Bloody Knuckles, the wild short film compendium The ABCs Of Death 2 and renowned Canadian collective Astron­6’s meta­giallo The Editor; and Sunday showcases Axelle Carolyn’s moody ghost story Soulmate plus Gerard Johnstone’s crowd­pleasing horror laffer Housebound. As with last year’s festival, each feature presentation is preceded by a selection of short films competing for prizes at Sunday’s Awards Party. (2014’s schedule and short film lineup is now available on KHFF’s website.)

Saturday night KHFF will also present a dedicated block of local & regional short films, followed immediately by the fourth annual Grindhouse Grind­Out Filmmaking Contest. The de facto main event of KHFF for many of Knoxville’s wildest creative types, the 2014 Grind­Out pits eleven teams against each other to produce over­the­top movie trailers based on a lottery of exploitation movie genres from ‘Outbreak­sploitation’ to ‘Man In Suit!’. The audience is invited to vote for their favorite, with winners announced alongside a variety of jury awards on Sunday night… as well as a special award from (unfortunately remote) guest judge Lloyd Kaufman, of the legendary Troma Films!

Weekend Passes to all KHFF666 events are available for only $60 through KHFF’s website, along with individual day passes and tickets to the 9pm Local / Grindhouse Grind­Out block on Saturday night ($15). Admission to all other individual screenings will be available 30 minutes before each showtime.Founded in October 2009 by genre film enthusiasts William Mahaffey and Nick Huinker, the Knoxville Horror Film Fest has grown from a single block of short films shown at Knoxville’s Pilot Light to become one of the Southeast’s most notable film festival experiences, as well as presenting monthly screenings of exclusive new releases and favored classics at venues throughout the area. Further information is available at knoxvillehorrorfest.com or on KHFF’s Facebook page; or call (865) 599-­2813 or info@knoxvillehorrorfest.com

Haunted Lantern Tours at Ijams Nature Center
October 23, 28 and 29 (7:00 pm)
(Ages 10 and Up) Did you know that ghost hunters believe that both water and limestone can increase paranormal activity? If that’s true, then the quarries at Ijams are the perfect place for a haunting- especially when you consider the area’s grisly and checkered past. So if you’re brave enough, join us for our Haunted Lantern Tours… a frighteningly fun adventure! The fee for this program is $7 for Ijams members and $10 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

2915 Island Home Avenue - Knoxville, TN 37920

More details TBA

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

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.