Calendar of Events
Monday, October 19, 2015
Knox Heritage Salvage Shop: Donation Drive & Modern Supply Sale
Category: History, heritage
On Saturday, October 19, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop will hold a Donation Drive to receive historic architectural salvage, antiques, and vintage furniture. The Shop will also be holding a special bargain sale on new items donated from Modern Supply, including unused light fixtures and cabinets. All items in the shop will be 10-25% off and those bringing donations will receive an extra 10% off.
The Salvage Shop is a program of the non-profit Knox Heritage which accepts donations of architectural salvage to prevent these valuable items from going to the landfill. Proceeds from sales benefit Knox Heritage, which advocates for historic preservation in East Tennessee.
The Salvage Shop is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.. To make a salvage donation, contact Beth Meadows at 865-313-2111 or beth@knoxheritage.org. The Salvage Shop is located at 619 Broadway near the intersection of Central and Broadway.
Knox Heritage preserves, restores and transforms historic places. For everyone. Forever. The nonprofit organization was founded in 1974 and now serves the entire 16-county Knoxville region. For more information, visit www.knoxheritage.org.
UT School of Music: Kevin Class plays Brahms' Complete Chamber Music with Piano
Category: Free event and Music
Program VI
Faculty and guest artists recital; performances by Ching-Yi Lin-violin,
Andrew Braddock-viola, and Christine Kim-cello
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
McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture: Stroller Tour: Discovering Buddhist Folktales
Category: Free event, History, heritage and Kids, family
Join us for a morning out as our museum educator leads engaging gallery tours for parents and caregivers and their young ones. Crying and wiggly babies welcome! This month we explore the special exhibit, Embodying Enlightenment: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas.
The event is free, but limited, and all attendees must register to attend online. Registration opens a month in advance and closes the day before the tour. http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/events/stroller-tour-embodying-enlightenment-2/
McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu
Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman: Photography by Barrett Hedges
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
An exhibition of wildlife and landscape photography by Barrett Hedges, Photography major class of 2008, and award-winning photographer with the National Geographic Society.
Opening: Sat Oct 17, 9:30 AM - noon
Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman University, Warren Art Building, corner of Branner & S. College Streets, Jefferson City, TN 37760. Gallery hours: M-F 8-4. Information: www.cn.edu
James White’s Fort: Hearthscares Tours
Category: Festivals, special events, History, heritage and Kids, family
October 17, 19, 20, 26 & 27: 7:00-10:00 PM
Come and join the spirits for a tour of Downtown Knoxville’s scariest landmarks. The tours, which last approximately one and
a half hours each, will visit the sites of some of Knoxville’s best kept secrets. The tour will be about one and a half miles in length. All tours begin and end at James White’s Fort. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort.
James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org
Ghoulishly Goodwill Costume Contest
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!
Birdhouse Gallery: Exhibition by Diana Roger
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
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/
Appalachian Arts Craft Center: Fall Porch Sale
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
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
Ewing Gallery: infra_eco_logi urbanism
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
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
Clayton Center for the Arts: Perceptions
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
"Perceptions" exhibit by Brandon and Elizabeth Shinn in the Blackberry Farm and William "Ed" Harmon Galleries. Galleries are open 9am-6pm. Reception will be October 30 from 6pm-8pm as part of the Last Friday Art Walk.
Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com
The Arts at Pellissippi State: Knoxville Watercolor Society Exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Reception: October 5, 3-5 p.m.
Knoxville Watercolor Society presents selected artwork reflecting the diversity and creativity of its members’ current watercolor pieces .For more information about the Knoxville Watercolor Society, membership requirement,s and to view members' art works, go to www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.
Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts
Townsend Artisan Guild: A Sense of Place
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
The art work of 25 artists will include sculpture, fiber arts, glass, painting, photography, mixed media, and woodworking. www.townsendartisanguild.org
An opening reception is Friday, October 9, 6:00-9:00.
A closing reception, in association with the Last Friday Art Walk of Maryville will be Friday, October 30, 6:00-9:00.
In the Denso Gallery, Clayton Center for the Arts. 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com