Calendar of Events

You still have time to experience Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains at Arrowmont! Master Weekend is an exciting time to learn from and engage with nationally recognized professional artists and university faculty. Working with master artists is a centuries-old practice that provides students an environment to hone skills technically and conceptually. These carefully selected instructors have years of teaching, exhibition and publication experience. Whatever your medium, this weekend offers inspiration, insight, guidance, challenge and the opportunity to grow in your craft.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Grace Potter's epic musical journey reaches a new milestone with the arrival of her solo debut Midnight, an inspired work that is surprising, revelatory, and wildly original.

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

A Brown Bag Lecture with Theodore Brown, Jr.

Estes Kefauver was a tireless campaigner not only on behalf of his own political career, but also on behalf of the public interest. Ted Brown will explore the sources of Kefauver’s approach to politics, the motivations, behind his congressional investigations, and the methods that he used in taking progressive positions on controversial public-policy issues such as civil rights and civil liberties while consistently winning re-election despite strong, well-financed opposition. Mr. Brown is a senior lecturer in political science and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Tennessee. He has written several articles and contributed to several books about Senator Kefauver, the law, and Tennessee legal and political history. This is part II of a two-part series on Kefauver.

At the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. For more information on the lecture, exhibitions, or museum hours, call 865-215-8824. http://www.easttnhistory.org/events/greatest-campaigner-them-all-estes-kefauvers-personal-approach-politics-brown-bag-lecture

You're invited to join us here at the Slamdot Store as we celebrate 10 years in business, and do it like you'd expect, with our spirited Halloween-themed networking, in partnership with the Farragut West Knox Chamber!

Come out on Thursday, October 15th, from 5 to 8 pm, and enjoy the festivities, while checking out the new location if you haven't had a chance to stop in. We'll also be announcing some new services, and have a lot in store for the evening!

- Thursday, October 15th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
- 2053 Thunderhead Road, Knoxville, TN 37922
- Free to attend, and family-friendly
- Costume contest and prize for those who partake - costumes encouraged, but not required!
- "Guess the Candy Corn" Game with prize for the winner
- Grand door prize will be an Apple Watch
- Custom cake by Cake Creations by Jenn
- Food from Chick-fil-A and a special homemade Caramel Apple dessert
- Beer from The Casual Pint Northshore, our awesome neighbors next door
- Wine from ThunderRoad Wine & Spirits

We'll have a great spread to dine from, including fingers...sorry, finger foods, and a selection of adult and children's beverages, such as white and red blood for you Vampires, a variety of Witch's brew, and carbonated concoctions from Dr. Frankenstein's lab.

There will be hair-raising music, ghastly gift cards and other ghoulish giveaways (must be present, and alive, to win - sorry to all of our undead guests), along with a gruesome (but friendly) group of people and other creatures to meet and get to know!

Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, October 13th, to rsvp@slamdot.com with your name and the number of additional guests you will be bringing.

Come enjoy some business networking, toast with us for our 10-year Anniversary, and have some bone-chilling fun at the same time!
Thursday, October 15th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
2053 Thunderhead Road, Knoxville, TN 37922

The Morristown Theatre Guild, the area’s longest running community theatre program, the holiday classic, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” December 11-20th.

In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids - probably the most inventively awful kids in history. They cheat. They steal. They’ll mess you up pretty good. You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!

The Guild is excited to bring in guest director, Nathan McGhee, to head this production. McGhee describes how eager he is about this production, “I’m very excited to be directing a show with this company. The passion and energy they have to put on good, community productions is just wonderful. They’ve made me feel like I was at home since day one! The script is a classic, but – of course – we’ll be pulling out some cool twists with the script. We’re definitely going to adapt it to make it more meaningful for the community of today. You’ll be rolling on the floor laughing, then you might just shed a tear or two!”

Performances will be held on December 11-20th.
Morristown Theater Guild
314 S Hill St, Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 586-9260

Is it time to add solar on your home or business and save on energy costs? Come join us for the sixth annual solar tour and learn about the infinite benefits of solar energy. Knoxville is truly a solar city! The tour is completely free to all.

Be at the Transit Center at 10 am on October 31st to ride the bus that will tour four novel solar installations in the city. Knox County is to install more than 5 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic systems on the rooftops of 11 schools plus the Central Building, and ground mount solar arrays at the Detention and Juvenile Justice Facilities and is expected to save $29 million in energy costs to the County.

Our first stop on the tour will be Three Rivers Market, which features solar photovoltaic panels on their south roof. Due to the energy that Three Rivers is saving with the installed solar panels, the carbon sequestration amount is the equivalent of saving 36.1 acres of U.S. forest land a year in addition to powering 10% of the store’s total electricity. Our second stop will visit the large solar installation on Andrew Johnson Highway. Our third stop will be Ijams Nature Center, which is installing solar panels to their visitor center. The final stop will be the Solar Zoo. The solar tour will be an interesting opportunity to learn about solar energy in and around Knoxville. Come join us to learn how practical and affordable solar energy can be!

If you have any questions regarding the tour please contact Steve at steve@tnsolarenergy.org.
Tour starts at Knoxville Transit Center, 301 Church Avenue.
Saturday October 31st, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Diana Roger's mixed media/assemblage art work is on exhibit at the Bird-Feeder Gallery in October. Please join us for the opening reception this coming Friday, October 9th from 6-9 at the Birdhouse 800 N. Fourth St. in the Fourth & Gill neighborhood.

My recent work is mixed media / assemblage created using a combination of traditional art materials and found objects from both the natural world and my urban surroundings. In the past I've made work that was, more often than not, expressive and very colorful but, with these newer pieces, I've made a concerted effort to strip down my usual style and create a subtler, more minimalist aesthetic. I don't have a particular theme or message in mind when I create but I have been making more of an effort, recently, to simply find things that are visually interesting and stimulating within my immediate surroundings. Because of this the work feels personal but it is also my attempt to communicate with other individuals who are also attempting to find beauty and artistic satisfaction in their everyday lives.

Please check the Birdhouse Community Center schedule of events for open hours at birdhouseknoxville.com. or call Gerry Moll at 480-239-0506 to make a special viewing appointment.

Birdhouse, 800 N 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: http://birdhouseknoxville.com/

Thursdays and Fridays 2PM-7PM and Saturdays 2PM-5PM through the month of October

Need something for Halloween? Need something for your school play? A dance recital? Need a base costume to build on and get creative with? Are you a Playhouse actor who wants that certain costume you wore onstage? If you answer yes to any of these, Oak Ridge Playhouse can help you out with our Big Costume Sale! In order to improve on-site storage and make some facility upgrades, we are reducing the inventory of costume stock. Hundreds and hundreds of garments are going up for sale. We are offering a lot of a little bit of everything: full costumes, partial costumes, vintage, formal, bridal, holiday, and many one-of-a-kind items available. NOTHING OVER $15!

Cash or Valid Credit Card only. NO PERSONAL CHECKS. Don't wait too late. Shop early for best selection! Costume Shop is located on the east side of the Playhouse facility.

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

Enjoy free concerts on Market Square from 7pm to 9pm on Thursdays during the Fall Market Square Concert Series.

October 8 - Louise Mosrie and Cliff Eberhardt - Folk/Americana
October 15 - Jesse Gregory - Bluegrass Americana
October 22 - Knoxville's Finest Band - Pop
October 29 - Handsome in the Humbles - Alt-Country, Americana, Folk Rock

To stay updated on bands and cancellations due to weather, check out the Special Events Facebook page.

BOO! at the Zoo presented by U.S. Cellular® kicks off Knoxville’s largest Halloween event. Knoxville’s largest Halloween event features 12 nights of safe and not-too-scary fun scheduled over three weekends, Thursdays through Sundays, 5:30-8:00 p.m. each evening. BOO! at the Zoo, a Halloween tradition for 29 years, is a family event featuring trick-or-treating through the zoo along the BOO! Trail, the Chick-fil-A Monster Mash tent with fun that’s perfect for preschool and elementary-aged event-goers, friendly costumed characters and entertainers throughout the zoo, the Carni-GROWL, an all-new carnival-themed activity area 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 $8 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, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.knoxville-zoo.org

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold its Fall Porch Sale starting Thursday, October 8, 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: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

Reception: Monday, October 5, 5:30 - 7pm in the Ewing Gallery

This exhibition posits an approach and a vision for architecture at the urban scale within the contemporary post-metropolitan condition. The project assembles a multi-year investigation that examines extant and emerging urban systems within the Great Lakes Megaregion, and a develops a speculative design proposition to leverage energy and mobility infrastructures toward new urban futures. www.rvtr.com

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu