Calendar of Events

October 26, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Last Comic Standing

America’s favorite summer comedy and NBC’s top-rated television comedy competition show, “Last Comic Standing,” is launching a live tour, ‘Last Coming Standing Live,’ on Tuesday, September 16. The tour arrives in Knoxville at the Tennessee Theatre on October 26 ‘Last Coming Standing Live,’ will feature Season 8’s winner as well as the top four finalists in live performances locally as well as more than 49 other cities throughout the U.S. “Last Comic Standing” began with the top 100 comics in the country, who were chosen to audition by invitation only. The five chosen by judges Roseanne Barr, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters as the funniest and going on tour are: Nikki Carr, Rocky LaPorte, Joe Machi, Rod Man and Lachlan Patterson.

Tickets go on sale Thursday July 31st, 2014 at All Ticketmaster Locations and The Tennessee Theatre Box Office

Doors open at 7:00 PM

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association presents a free Coffee Concert at First Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge. Judy DiGregorio, mezzo-soprano, and Vera Maya, pianist, will present a program of Hispanic music by omposers such as Lara, Grever, Valverde, Padilla, Sanchez de Fuentes, Lecuona, and Granados. The public is invited.

Oak Ridge Civic Music Association: 205 Badger Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, (865) 483-5569, www.orcma.org

Rounder Records "supergroup" Trigger Hippy on Sunday, October 26! Featuring The Black Crowes cofounder Steve Gorman, triple-platinum singer Joan Osborne, singer-guitarist-keyboardist Jackie Greene, five consecutive MusicRow Session Guitarist of the Year award winner Tom Bukovac, and bassist Nick Govrik. C'mon out and you’ll hear propulsive rock, gritty blues, heart-searing soul, sinewy grooves, sublime vocal harmonies and a rich, earthy sensibility steeped in Americana roots.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

On Sunday, October 26, at 5:30PM the Choirs of Ascension will present a procession for All Hallows' Eve.

800 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 588-0589
www.knoxvilleascension.org

The Historic Parkridge Neighborhood will be hosting a Prohibition-Era Home Tour. Present day Parkridge encompasses the early Edgewood subdivision which contains many houses built by George Barber, a 19th-century, Victorian house architect. This tour highlights homes of the early 20th century which were built and occupied during the temperance movements that eventually led to national prohibition. At a time when prohibition was not commonly recognized, Knoxville lobbied as early as 1907, 12 years before Congress passed the 18th amendment banning the sale of alcohol. Large demonstrations broke out when the 1907 law was passed. Learn about this history as you tour 6 open houses and 3 homes in the Park Place condominiums. The homes will span the era from 1907 until the end of prohibition in 1933, and are good examples of the ongoing revitalization of the neighborhood. In addition, a walking tour of 20 homes not open to the public will also be included. The walking tour will focus on the history of the homes and their former occupants.

Tickets are $10 per person. Children under 12 are admitted for free. Parking is available at the Ashley Nicole Park, 620 Winona Street, 37917. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.parkridgecommunity.wordpress.com, or tickets may be purchased until 4:00pm the day of the tour at Ashley Nicole Park. Walking is necessary and many houses have steps. Information available at historicparkridge@gmail.com, or 865-247-6910.

Save the date! Richard Pratt's second fall open studio
Sunday, October 26 from 2:00 to 5:00
Please RSVP (www.richardprattonview.com) by Friday 10.24.14 for directions

University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra – Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 "London"

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
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

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society is excited to partner with the recently opened Barley’s Taproom in Historic Downtown Maryville. Together they will present a series of dinner concerts providing a smoke free environment to enjoy regional and nationally recognized Blues Artists in a Dinner Club atmosphere.

Hoping to develop this dinner-show theme into a monthly offering, two shows have been set. The first show is scheduled for Sunday October 26, and features The Skyla Burrell Band. Hailing from Northeast US, The Skyla Burrell Band is a full time, hardworking-traveling blues band, known for their high-energy Original electric blues. Onstage and on record, they play 100% original material — singer/guitarist Skyla Burrell and co-founder/guitarist Mark Tomlinson share songwriting credits. More performer information at: http://skylaburrell.com

Doors will open at 5:30pm, with dinner starting at 6:00pm. The concert starts promptly at 7:00pm. Tickets are just $20.00 which includes dinner, gratuity, tax and the show. There is a pre-set menu which features a generous selection of plated sandwiches, burgers and specialty pizzas. Beverages are separate. Tickets are available Barley's located at 128 W Broadway Avenue in Maryville or by calling the venue at (865) 983-0808. http://barleysmaryville.com/

Smoky Mountain Blues Society: www.smokymountainblues.com

Fundraiser for the educational needs of children in Fond des Blancs, Haiti
Admission includes good food, live entertainment, art auction and more! Just $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12

Your admission includes a delicious plate of Banann Peze (fried Plantains), Piklis (Coleslaw), Diri Pwa Kole (Red Beans and Rice), Diri Djon-djon (another rice dish with no translation), Diri Pwa Sos (rice dish), Gryo and much more!

The Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 100 S Gay St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

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/

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