Calendar of Events

Come out to the 4th annual Salvage Show, an exhibition of fine art and home decor created using architectural salvage by local artists. The exhibition will give attendees ideas for their own DIY projects and benefits The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, a program that prevents historic building materials from going to the landfill. Items in The Salvage Show are one of a kind and made by Knoxville artists and designers. Each participant has the option to donate all or half of the proceeds from their creation to The Salvage Shop because we believe in doing anything we can to support local Knoxville talent.

All work created will be available to purchase through a silent auction as well as artwork by our Studio Artists. The Salvage Shop will also be open and holding a 25% off sale. The event is free and open to the public, but we will gladly accept donations at the door. Refreshments and spirited beverages will be served.

5 pm Silent Auction Opens*
8:30 pm Silent Auction Closes
*Come early in the week to take advantage of the Buy It Now price option or to place an early bid. Guests may purchase an item at this price before the auction closes to ensure they get the item they want. We will process payments between 8:30 and 9pm, but winning bidders do not have to present at this time. All guests are welcome to come and go during the entirety of the event.

The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 619 Broadway, Knoxville, TN. Information: 865-523-8008, http://knoxheritage.org/news/visit-our-architectural-salvage-shop

After over a decade of recording, The Mountain Goats ' songwriting still retains the capacity to stun: John Darnielle's songs can be gracefully poetic, painfully visceral and warmly empathetic, all at once.

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

Ballads & Old-Time
Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle have immersed themselves in the work of old masters, playing on porches and in kitchens, staying up all night to learn just one more song. Each used college to dive deep into history and archives, reading folklore and stories, listening to scratchy records of haunting voices, learning from relatives of long-gone greats. Their music has evolved—raw, sparse ballads, sweet lullabies, driving fiddle tunes and banjo songs, home music where less is more. Elizabeth’s remarkable deep mountain voice and Anna’s modern one, an uncanny blend, create a unique combination. Their show is a mix of ballads, oldtime dance tunes, stories and visual art. It’s a throwback, honoring the cultural and musical heritage from the hollows and old-time musicians gone but not forgotten.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information/tickets: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

Throughout the band’s six-year history, The Black Lillies have spent far more time on the road than at home in Knoxville. Averaging over 200 shows per year, with appearances at festivals ranging from the nearby (Bonnaroo) to the far away (Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival) to the international (Cayamo: A Voyage at Sea), the band has charted on the Billboard Country Top 200, played the Grand Ole Opry more than any other independent act in the show’s history, and been praised by media outlets as diverse as Rolling Stone, the Wall Street Journal and Vanity Fair. Through it all, however, Knoxville has remained the place the band calls home. And now, in order to show appreciation to the friends, family and fans who have supported the band every step of the way, The Black Lillies will celebrate the release of their fourth studio album ‘Hard to Please’ by throwing a huge, free party and concert on Market Square.

Hailed as "buzzworthy, genre-mashing roots music" by Rolling Stone Country and praised everywhere from The Wall Street Journal to Entertainment Weekly, The Black Lillies' eclectic sound is reflected their raucous live show, which prompted NPR's Ann Powers to name them a "top pick" at SXSW 2014. It has also earned them festival slots from Bonnaroo to Stagecoach, as well as the honor of playing The Grand Ole Opry more than any other independent band in history.
'Hard To Please' follows the band's 2013 'Runaway Freeway Blues' album, which climbed the Billboard country charts, landed on more than a dozen "Best-Of" lists, and dominated Americana radio, spending a whopping three months in the Top 5.

The October 2 celebration will begin at 5 pm with sets by Dirty Guv’nahs spin-off Electric Darling and Rolling Stone Country “act to watch” Margo and the Pricetags. Admission is free, though ticketed VIP options will be announced in the coming days. For more on The Black Lillies, please visit theblacklillies.com.

October 2, starting at 5:00PM, on Knoxville's Market Square.

Join us live in the Knoxville Visitor's Center to see why they call The Honeycutters Appalachian Honky Tonk & Sweeter than Honey. Tune in online, on the air, or in person for this free, live show!

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Live performances start at 8 pm with rare collaborations by members and their guests interpreting seven chakras.

This will be a unique experience never before seen! You will learn even more about the chakras within you and how you can use them to better your existence.

A1LabArts @ the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: www.a1labarts.org

Knoxville Zoo will be hosting a special after-hours event featuring original art and craft created by the zoo’s animal “artists”. Art Gone Wild! is a special show and sale of original paintings and customized gift items at Knoxville Zoo.

Art Gone Wild! attendees can enjoy wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres while shopping for original works of art and craft created by the zoo’s animals as part of the zoo’s animal enrichment program. The offering includes paintings by Southern white rhinos, South African penguins, African elephants, zebras, gibbons, chimpanzees, Western lowland gorillas, baboons, African lions, Malayan and Bengal tigers, red pandas, a variety of reptiles, and some very clever birds including Einstein, the zoo’s famous Congo African grey parrot. Craft items decorated by the animals, including coasters, cups, tote and gift bags and hats, and original photography by Wendell Hackler will be available for purchase during the event.

All proceeds from Art Gone Wild! fund the zoo’s enrichment program, which is an integral part of the zoo’s animal husbandry practices that ensures the physical and psychological well-being of the animals in the zoo’s care. By incorporating interesting objects, scents and foods, as well as training and painting sessions into the daily activities the animals experience, zoo keepers make sure their charges are stimulated both mentally and physically. The zoo’s enrichment program contributes significantly to the overall health and happiness of the animals and also has the benefit of improving the success of breeding programs and adaptability to new situations.

Art Gone Wild! is for guests 18 years of age and older, and a photo ID will be required to enter the event. Tickets are $30 per person and are available online at www.knoxvillezoo.org, by phone at (865) 637-5331 and at the zoo’s ticket window during business hours. Tickets will also be available the evening of the event. Zoo members receive a $5 discount. Tickets are limited for this event, and attendees are encouraged to take advantage of advance purchase options.

Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.knoxville-zoo.org

Does your child or elementary student struggle with rounding, fractions, decimals, or counting money, weight, or elapsed time?

If so, we have a tool that may help! The Slide-A-Round Math Manipulative provides a visual aid and a hands-on approach that increases students' understanding and comprehension in these areas. Students who are blind or low-vision can also benefit from this tool.

Special education teacher Jim Franklin will be holding a workshop at ETTAC to demonstrate the Slide-A-Round on Friday, October 2.
Two sessions are offered: 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

This workshop is open to parents, teachers, and anyone interested in finding out more about this learning tool. Reservations are required by contacting Lorrie Crockett at http://whoozin.com/EJK-PC9-TTAP
Please specify which session you will be attending.

Friday, October 2 at 9:00-11:00AM or 1:00-3:00PM
ETTAC, 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 219-0130 or www.ettac.org

by John Steinbeck; directed by Paul Barnes. At the Carousel Theatre.

"John Steinbeck’s adventure paints an inspirational portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship." American Theatre Wing

This classic follows two migrant workers during the 1930s dustbowl depression who drift from job to job across the farms and fields of California, holding fast to their friendship and dream of one day having an acre of land they can call their own.

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

Recent works by painter Marie Merritt of Rutledge and potter Millie Derrick of Sevierville will be on display at the Art Market Gallery. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 2, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments and music performed by The Accidentals.

Marie Burchette Merritt draws inspiration from the rich history and heritage of her native east Tennessee and southern Appalachia and translates its beauty into stories told on canvas. Her award-winning oil paintings preserve historical characters and pastoral landscapes of vanishing rural farmlands. Keeping with tradition, the University of Tennessee graduate and sought-after instructor combines transparent and opaque paints in time-honored techniques reminiscent of the old masters, to set a mood of reflective observation.

Millie Derrick was born in the small Tennessee town of Church Hill and is an accomplished potter currently living in Sevierville, close to the Great Smoky Mountains. She hand builds functional and decorative clay pieces, each of which has a distinctive signature edging. Millie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from East Tennessee State University and has continued her education at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg. She also conducts pottery workshops for students of all ages in her home studio.

Owned and operated by more than 60 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery is a few doors away from Mast General store and next to Downtown Grill & Brewery. Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Featuring a wide variety of 2-D and 3-D artwork by our members!
Opening reception Friday, Sept 18, 6:30-8:00 PM

Free and open to the public! Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu & Th 9-5, W & F 10-5, Sa 9-1. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr., a musical stage version of the classic 1989 Walt Disney Studios film, specifically adapted for children and families. The play will be performed September 18 through October 4, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM.

In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home - and her fins - behind and live in the world above. But first she'll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she's the girl whose enchanting voice he's been seeking. Many of the favorite songs of the Walt Disney film are brilliantly recreated on stage, such as the Oscar-winning “Under The Sea,” “Part Of Your World,” and “She’s In Love.” The script is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and the Disney film , written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. The script is written by Doug Wright, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater. The play is produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

KCT will also host a series of "Under The Sea" tea parties to coincide with Saturday 1 PM and Sunday 3 PM performances of Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. Performances with the tea-party option include September 19, 20, 26, 27; October 3 and 4, as interest and availability dictates. The $25 ticket price includes admission to the performance, as well as food, drinks, crafts and games, all with a special "Under The Sea" theme. Pre-registration is required by calling (865) 208-3677. All tea-party tickets must be pre-paid. Seating is limited.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com