Calendar of Events

November 6, 7 and 8 join us in the secret city and learn how to capitalize on the experience-based economy. Knox Heritage and the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance partner to host the East Tennessee Preservation Conference each year. Activities and sessions prompt participants to celebrate and capitalize on east Tennessee's cultural heritage and historic places.
Knoxheritage.org/etpa/conference/ or call 865 523 8008 for more information.

Silent Auction to benefit the East Tennessee Children's Hospital (ETCH), here in Knoxville, TN. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to ETCH. Auction items include ski lift tickets, art work, jewelry, gift cards, merchandise, gift certificates, services, and much more. Ober Gatlinburg info booth Door prizes like T-shirts and KSOC memberships Snowshoe Resort on hand to sell special 3-day lift tickets The Knoxville Ski & Outing Club (KSOC) has been home for snow sports enthusiasts for 50 years. Check us out at www.knoxvilleskiclub.org, Facebook, Twitter, and MeetUp.com. Visit Warrenmiller.com for more information.

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

Instrumental Concert
Thursday, November 6, 7 p.m.
The season’s first music presentation to focus exclusively on instruments, this concert offers a wide range of genres.

The concert begins at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 6 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The event is free and the community is invited.
“This concert will feature more than 40 students in five of our student instrumental groups: the Brass Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Studio Orchestra, Bluegrass Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. Each group will play a 15-minute set of music covering all kinds of styles and genres,” said Bill Brewer, Music program coordinator.
The music event is one of the performances in Pellissippi State’s yearlong Music Concert Series. The series is part of The Arts at Pellissippi State, which brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts.

Clayton Performing Arts Center
Pellissippi State Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville 37933
www.pstcc.edu/arts

Knoxville's Talbots store at 5614 Kingston Pike will hold a special event to benefit Legacy Parks on November 6. Refreshments will be provided and personal shoppers will be on hand to help with your selections.

Legacy Parks Foundation: 900 Volunteer Landing Lane, Knoxville, TN 37915. Info: 865-525-2585, www.legacyparks.org

International award-winning pianist Alec Chien will perform at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on Thursday, Nov. 6. The guest artist will perform works by Frederic Chopin during the 8 p.m. concert in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall of UT's Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. It is free and open to the public.

Chien is artist-in-residence and professor of music at Allegheny College as well as artist lecturer in piano literature and repertoire at Carnegie Mellon University. The Hong Kong native has performed in solo and chamber recitals with orchestras in Australia, Austria, China, Greece, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and Taiwan. He has been the featured soloist at major symphony orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony, American Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic. Chien was the grand prize winner of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and prize winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition, the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition and the Affiliate Artists Xerox Piano Program. He received his bachelor's, master's and doctor of musical arts degrees from the Juilliard School of Music. Chien was one of the 25 Steinway artists performing at a gala concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City to celebrate the piano company's 135th anniversary and its 500,000th piano.

For more about School of Music events, visit http://www.music.utk.edu/events/index.html.

*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

Join us in the McCarty Auditorium in UT's Art + Architecture Building for a lecture by Louis Chan. Chan spent several years in New York photographing the homes of Chinese-Americans. His photographs are the November exhibition at the UT Downtown Gallery.

Free parking for this event is available in Circle Park on Volunteer Boulevard.

Learn more about Louis Chan: http://www.louischanphoto.com/Louis_Chan.html

UT School of Art: 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, http://art.utk.edu/

Enter a world of wonder where heroes and hearts prevail. Join Ariel as she yearns to explore the world above the waves and Prince Eric as he breaks Ursula's slithering spell to reclaim his one true love. See Price Phillip, in a race against time to rescue Sleeping Beauty's Aurora, defeat the evil Maleficent as she transforms herself into a fire-breathing dragon! Be there to discover a whole new world with Jasmine and Aladdin. Join Elsa and Anna and the hilarious snowman Olaf, from Disney's blockbuster hit Frozen, and discover how an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart. And, watch in awe as the dreams of Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Rapunzel and Tiana all come true. High-flying jumps, daring acrobatics, breathtaking skating and lovable Disney friends are just a wish away! See Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes, Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt where believing is just the beginning!

Where: Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Ticket Information: $66.00, $51.00, $36.00, $26.00, $21.00 + Service Charges

Tickets may be purchased at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum Box Office, or through Knoxville Tickets: Charge by Phone (865) 656-4444 or toll free (877) 995-9961, through the web site below, and at all Knoxville Tickets outlets. http://knoxvillecoliseum.com/default.asp?lnopt=2&pnopt=0

In partnership with the Knox County Public Library, KSO string quartets visit libraries throughout the community. Members of the quartet combine stories about music with classical selections, sound effects, and hands-on learning for pre-school aged children and their parents. Programs in public library branches are FREE and open to the public. In 2010, this program expanded to also serve pre-kindergarten students in Knox County Schools. The 2014-2015 program is “Fizz, Boom, Read!” Join KSO musicians as they explore how sounds come together to create music! Stories included in this program are The Very Quiet Cricket, Boom Bah! and Rattletrap Car.

Fall 2014 Library Story Time Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 4 - 10:30 a.m. Sequoyah Branch
Tuesday, Nov. 4 - 4:00 p.m. Farragut Branch
Friday, Nov. 7 - 10:15 a.m. Fountain City Branch
Wednesday, Nov. 12 - 11:00 a.m. Burlington Branch
Thursday, Nov. 13 - 11:00 a.m. North Knoxville Branch
Tuesday, Nov. 18 - 10:30 a.m. South Knox Branch
Wednesday, Nov. 19 - 10:15 a.m. Bearden Branch
Thursday, Nov. 20 - 10:30 a.m. Howard Pinkston Branch
Tuesday, Nov. 25 - 10:30 a.m. Murphy Branch
Wednesday, Dec. 3 - 11:00 a.m. Karns Branch
Friday, Dec. 5 - 10:30 a.m. Powell Branch
Wednesday, Dec. 10 -10:30 a.m. Halls Branch
Thursday, Dec. 11 - 4:00 p.m. Norwood Branch
Wednesday, Dec. 17 - 11:00 a.m. Carter Branch
Thursday, Dec. 18 - 4:00 p.m. Cedar Bluff Branch

Knox County Public Library: 865-215-8750, www.knoxlib.org
http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/education-community/story-time-performances/

The painting class with cocktails!

Original Copper Cellar
11/3 6pm
Black Cherry Forest

Blue Slip Winery
11/4 6pm
Morning Meeting

Blue Coast Grill
11/10 6pm
Vols Football

Mimi's Cafe
11/11 6pm
A Full Moon's Ride

Surin of Thailand
11/17 6pm
Peacock Tree

RJ's Courtyard
11/18 6pm
Snow Bunnies

Doc's American Grille
11/19 6pm
Mama Bird

Mimi's Cafe
11/22 7pm
Monochrome Trees

Wine and Canvas: www.wineandcanvas.com, 865-356-9179

The Knoxville Watercolor Society is presenting an open media exhibition of recent artwork by its members at the Omega Gallery in the Warren Art Bldg., corner of Branner St. and South College St. at Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN 37760 from November 2, 2014 through December 3, 2014. Opening reception will be Sunday, November 2 from 3:00 pm. to 5:00 pm, and regular gallery hours are M-F, 8 am. to 4 pm. More information can be obtained by contacting the C-N Art Department at 865-471-4985.

The Knoxville Watercolor Society is an active, juried membership group of regional artists that began in 1963. To find out about membership and to view members' works go to www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season!

by Amy Herzog; Starring Carol Mayo Jenkins; Directed by Lise Bruneau
Carousel Theatre

“A funny, moving, altogether wonderful drama…” The New York Times

After losing his best friend during a cross-country bike tour, Leo lands on his grandmother’s West Village doorstep. Named “Best Play of the Season” by Time Magazine, this Pulitzer Prize nominated drama explores the funny, frustrating and ultimately life-changing relationship between a grandson learning to face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.

The critically acclaimed comic-drama was written by playwright Amy Herzog who based the Vera character on her own grandmother. Herzog was the winner of the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play, the 2012 Lucile Lortel Award, and the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award. “4000 Miles” was also named “TIME” magazine’s #1 Play of 2012 and was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Providing a unique theatre experience, this production will be staged “in-the-round,” a form of theatrical presentation in which the audience is seated in a circle around the stage. The Carousel Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in-the-round in the country.

To enhance the audience experience, the CBT will continue, and in some cases expand, several popular programs in 2014-2015. Open captioned productions also will continue in the new season, taking place on the first Sunday matinee of each show. Talk backs, which are informative discussions with the director and cast, will continue to take place following the second Sunday matinee of each show.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Images of Afghanistan are the subject of an upcoming art exhibit at Pellissippi State Community College. The exhibit is sponsored by the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies. At the Bagwell Center for Media and Art, located on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Admission is free, and the gallery is always open to the public.

“Bringing cultural awareness and understanding to students and faculty is an important component of the mission of TnCIS,” said Tracey Bradley, TnCIS executive director. “TnCIS is honored to be a part of this extraordinary exhibit portraying the lives of civilians in Afghanistan.” The exhibit features the work of Slovenian artist Manca Juvan, who spent months in Afghanistan doing field research into the civil society of the country. “Stories on the lives of ordinary Afghans caught in this endless conflict of interest and the ongoing struggle for money, power, and overall control remind us what the real images of war and poverty—of lives far from ordinary—look like,” Juvan said.

“Afghanistan: Unordinary Lives” 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 commemorates Pellissippi State’s 40th anniversary.

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