Calendar of Events

The 19th annual Knoxville Brewers’ Jam to support Community Shares of Tennessee will be held at the World’s Fair Park. The non-profit organization’s biggest annual fundraiser regularly draws up to 4,000 people to downtown Knoxville for a day of craft beer, live music, food and fun. Guests ages 21 and up receive a souvenir Brewers’ Jam glass and can enjoy unlimited samples of craft beer from approximately 60 different brewers.

Knoxville-based brewers participating this year include the new Balter Beerworks and Cold Fusion Brewing. Yee-Haw Brewing out of Johnson City will also be pouring their selection of beers, which are new to the Knoxville market.

A variety of food vendors, including Savory & Sweet Food Truck and Curious Dog Hot Dogs & Sandwiches, will offer festival attendees meals and snacks that pair perfectly with craft brew.

Rockabilly band The Royal Hounds headlines the music stage, which also features performances by Baseball The Band, Samantha Gray & the Soul Providers, and Deadbeat Scoundrels.

Gates open at 12 p.m. for VIP ticketholders; general admission ticketholders enter at 1 p.m. General admission tickets are $45, plus applicable fees, available online at KnoxvilleBrewersJam.com or fee-free at Barley’s Knoxville, Three Rivers Market, Disc Exchange, Downtown Grill & Brewery, and Bearden Beer Market. VIP ($100) and designated driver ($15) tickets are available exclusively online. No tickets will be sold at the gate. For more information, visit KnoxvilleBrewersJam.com, email knoxbrewersjam@communitysharestn.org or contact Community Shares at 865-522-1604.

Dan Goggin’s Latest Nunsense Show, Meshuggah-Nuns!, finds the sisters on an all-expense paid trip on the “Faiths of All Nations” Cruise. When the cast of “Fiddler on the Roof” (with the exception of the guy playing Tevye) gets seasick, the ship’s captain asks the sisters and Tevye to put on a show. The result- Meshuggah-Nuns! Hilarity reigns supreme on the high seas with songs like Say It In Yiddish, Contrition, In the Convent, and If I Were a Catholic. From Sister Amnesia’s attempt at magic to the sing-along Fiddlerspiel, Meshuggah-Nuns is an ecumenical fun-fest. You don’t have to be Catholic. You don’t have to be Jewish. This is a show for anyone who loves a good laugh! The cast includes Julie Howard, Mary Sue Greiner, Roxanne Cabrera, Cody Boling, and Susan Bolt. Musical direction by David Eilart.

Friday, October 16 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 18 at 3:00 PM
Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 23 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 PM

At The Great Hall of St. John's Cathedral, 413 W. Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN. $15 per ticket - General Admission - Cabaret Seating. The box office will be open one hour prior to each show and will accept cash, check or credit card. Tennessee Valley Players: 865-584-8173, www.tennesseevalleyplayers.org

It’s that time again! All 30 of Goodwill Industries-Knoxville’s retail stores are putting out their Halloween costumes as they prepare for the Halloween season. Each store has an abundance of manufactured costumes, often still in original packaging, for a quick grab-and-go Halloween look. For those feeling more creative, there’s plenty of clothes in the stores that could be easily turned into a costume – find creative ideas from Goodwill at www.gwiktn.org/Halloween.
Once you’ve picked your costume, be sure to enter it into the Ghoulishly Goodwill Costume Contest for your chance to win prizes from the Knoxville Zoo!
How to submit:
To enter to the Ghoulishly Goodwill Costume contest, participants must submit their entry by October 25, 2015 in any one of the following ways.
• Post to the Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Facebook Page – facebook.com/gwiktn
• Post the picture on Twitter and tag @GWIKTN.
• Post the picture on Instagram and tag @goodwillknoxville.
• E-mail the image to our Marketing Team at marketingteam@gwiktn.org
All entries should include a photo, a brief description of their costumes and the Goodwill purchases used to make them. Costumes must be created from Goodwill materials to be eligible to win.
The prizes:
Submitted photos will be posted on the Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Facebook page on Monday, October 26th. Prizes will be awarded based on the number of “likes” they receive on Facebook by 8am on Monday, November 2nd.
• Grand Prize – A family membership to the Knoxville Zoo
• 2nd Prize – A family 4-pack of tickets to the Knoxville Zoo
• 3rd Prize – Two tickets to the Knoxville Zoo
For more information about the contest, visit www.gwiktn.org/Halloween or any of the Goodwill Industries-Knoxville social media sites. Make sure to take your new costume to Boo at the Zoo to celebrate, and don’t forget to vote for your favorite costumes Halloween week!

Workshops, lectures, master classes, and performances
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public.
The Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. 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

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

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

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

The McMinn County Living Heritage Museum invites you to join us for our 2015 Quilt Show, "A World of Fabrics", October 3 - October 31, 2015.

October 3, 11:00AM, Opening Reception & Awards Presentation
October 10, 11:00AM, Lecture/Trunk Show by Linda Roy from Knoxville, TN
October 14, 10:30AM, Quilt Study Group with Hall of Fame Quilter: Merikay Waldvogel
Other special guests: Helen Willis & Cindy Stuart
October 17, 10:AM, Class by Judy Wurm from Chattanooga, TN
October 25, 2:00PM, A presentation by a Japanese Group is planned (subject to change)

Categories: Antique pieced, Antique appliqued, "Modern" quilts, Small bed quilts, Wall hangings, Contemporary pieced quilts, Mixed technique, Group quilts (by 3 or more) and First quilts

October 3-31, McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
522 West Madison Avenue, Athens, TN 37303
Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Friday (10 am -5 pm);
Saturday (10 am -4 pm)
Call 423-745-0329 or visit our website for further detail:
http://www.livingheritagemuseum.com/

Bliss Home is pleased to present Local Nostalgia, by Knoxville artist Christi Shields, for October's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, October 2nd from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary treats from Wild Love Bakehouse will be provided and Christi's art will be featured for the month of October.

Growing up in the Knoxville area, Christi takes great pride in how far our “scruffy little city” has come. Knoxville is growing by leaps and bounds through the interest and support of local businesses, farmers, products, music and art. Observing the movement to support “local” gives Christi personal justification for her inspiration to create work through a sentimental lens. Sometimes there is just no need to look further than your own “back yard.”

Local Nostalgia is a collection of work that highlights a few nostalgic moments reflecting Christi's own experiences. It is intended to evoke a sense of nostalgia or feeling in the viewer through the use of local themes, bold complimentary colors and expressive brush strokes. Christi uses a very action oriented process with mixed media on wood support to create interest, depth, texture, movement and vintage flair.

Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-329-8868, www.shopinbliss.com

Artist Lecture: Thursday, October 1, 7:30 PM, room 109, Art + Architecture Building, UT Campus.
First Friday reception with the artist: Friday, October 2, 5-9 PM, UT Downtown Gallery

Lorrie Fredette creates site-specific investigations that examine beauty, harmony, and comfort to comprehend the incomprehensible aspects of infection, pandemic and the plague. Her pieces have been exhibited nationally and internationally including solo and group exhibitions in the US and Europe. Exhibition venues include Cynthia –Reeves Project (Brattleboro, VT), Art Southampton (Southampton, NY), Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ), Bank of America Headquarters (Charlotte, NC) Mass MoCA (North Adams, MA), Cape Cod Museum of Art (Dennis, MA) and Jyvaskyla Art Museum (Jyvaskyla, Finland) Fredette holds a BFA in sculpture from the Herron School of Art / Indiana University. Cynthia-Reeves in New York represents her work. In addition to her solo show at UT, Fredette has exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum, Dowling College, and is co-curator of an exhibition at Islip Art Museum. Several of her drawings are featured in Scars, An Anthology edited by Erin Wood. These drawings will be on display at the UT Downtown Gallery.

Free admission! UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: W-F 12-5, Sat 10-3. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown