Calendar of Events

The World Premiere!

A Gothic Vampire Farce by Dan Wells, adapted for the stage by Allison Hill and Dan Wells. Based on the novel by the same name by New York Times Bestselling, and Hugo Award-winning, author Dan Wells. Set in Regency England, the story follows the plight of swindler Fredrick as he attempts financial fraud while being pursued by a coven of vampires convinced he’s come to lead them. With a cast of characters that includes Mary Shelley, John Keats, and a world of slamming doors and coffins, this play is the perfect mix of horror and comedy. Perfect Halloween-time fare! We are excited that Dan Wells will be able to join us on campus for some performances, and may be available for talks at local and campus libraries!

October 23-24 and 30-31 at 7:30 PM and October 25 at 3:00 PM. Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 seniors/students/children, free for TWC students/staff/faculty. At the Townsend Auditorium in Athens, TN. http://www.twctheatre.com/

Get ready for an experience that will take you far, far away to the wonders of Italy and the magic of an immersion into its culture. And into water! Yes, you heard well. Our circus features a 35,000 gallons water stage! Isn't that crazy? We're like no other circus in the United States, you can be sure- and we take pride in our uniqueness.

During the show, you won't believe your eyes when the lid lifts up to 35 feet in the air while a CURTAIN OF RAIN AND FOUNTAINS GLISTEN WITH EACH PERFORMANCE MOVE!
Indeed, our show wouldn't be the same without our artists' spectacular performances! We have artists from all over the world that will make you feel like a child again, keep you entertained and craving for more! Cirque Italia brings performers with unique talent, and is also an animal-free show.

Non vediamo l'ora di vedervi allo spettacolo!
Let Your Imagination Wander...Immerse Yourself, and Drift Away into the Magical world of CIRQUE ITALIA.
October 23- FRI: 7:30pm
October 24- SAT: 2:30pm, 5:30pm & 8:30pm
October 25- SUN: 2:30pm & 5:30pm

West Town Mall, 7600 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919
In parking lot- On Morrell Road side of West Town Mall near The Cheesecake Factory
Under White & Blue Tent

Box office hours:
The box office opens on-site on Tuesday, the week of the show.
Non-show days: Tues-Sun: 10am – 6pm
On show days open 10am – 9pm
For more information, check out the Cirque Italia website: www.cirqueitalia.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Interact with us! Keep up to date with the latest news!
Or shoot us an email at office.cirqueitalia@gmail.com. We will be happy to answer all of your questions.
You can purchase tickets through our website (cirqueitalia.com/tickets)
or by phone: (941) 704-8572. We also respond to text message.

This year, Tennessee’s state-wide theatre organization will hold its annual conference at the Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville. The Tennessee Theatre Association, founded in 1968, provides hundreds of opportunities for theatre artists and theatre lovers to see high school and community theatre productions, participate in workshops, attend master classes, network, and socialize. Our guest artist this year is Cherry Jones, a five-time Tony Award nominee (most recently in 2014's revival of The Glass Menagerie). Ms. Jones has won two Tony awards (Best Actress for The Heiress and Doubt), three Drama Desk awards and an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as President Taylor on Fox's hit television action drama 24. She was recently inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. For more information about the conference, please visit the website at www.tennesseetheatreassociation.weebly.com.

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!

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/

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

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

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

October 2-October 31
What can we expect this year when we attend the Fall Show opening reception? While a red carpet has not been decided on, you will hear live music as you enter the Art Center parking lot. The aroma of delicious hors d’oeuvres and fine wines will greet you at the door. Inside you will be greeted with up to eleven, yes, eleven, categories of art of the highest quality and style, all presented in the most complimentary settings. Art that exceeds one’s expectations and art that will fulfill every taste and preference will be in full view for your appreciation and viewing pleasure.
These original art pieces are required to have been created in the last 24 months, and will include oil, watercolor, acrylic, oil and acrylic, mixed media, pastel, colored pencil drawing, black and white drawing, folk art, photography, fiber art, stained glass, pottery and 3-dimensional jewelry.
The Plateau Creative Art Center is located at 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade and is handicap accessible.
The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade REGULAR HOURS: Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, CLOSED Sunday.
WINTER HOURS (December 24 thru February 28): Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, CLOSED Sunday.
Closed: New Years day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
http://www.artguildfairfieldglade.net/ or 931 707 7249 for more information.

In addition to our public classes, we're going to be at the Knox Corn Maze on October 10th and 11th for mini-classes all throughout the day and will run a Halloween class on the 31st early enough to still go out and get those treats! We've also got a a special Boys and Girls Club fundraiser on October 24th at Wonderworks in Pigeon Forge so make sure to come paint for a great cause!

Pink Hope - October 2nd - 6pm to 9pm - Elvira's Cafe - Sevierville

Wed Oct 8 - Belk and Wine and Canvas!
Ladies join us on October 8th from 5:00-8:30pm for a special Girls’ Night out event at Belk in Turkey Creek! Enjoy 20% off savings with VERY LIMITED EXCLUSIONS in their Ladies apparel, shoes and accessories and more. Belk will also have appetizers! Wine and Canvas Knoxville is attending, offering three mini-classes to paint your own 8"x10" canvas for only $10.00 per painter. Classes will start at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm.

Golden Mushroom - October 9th - 6pm to 9pm - Imagination Forest
Celebration Time in Tennessee - October 13th - 6pm to 9pm - Barley's Taproom - Maryville
Neyland Stadium - October 15th - 6pm to 9pm - Original Copper Cellar
Cookies and Canvas - Sea Otter - October 16th - 6pm to 8pm - Imagination Forest
See Rock City Barn - October 20th - 6pm to 9pm - Carolina Ale House
Live - Laugh - Love - October 21st - 6pm to 9pm - Mimi's Cafe
If the Shoe Fits - October 31st - 1pm to 4pm - Knox Corn Maze

Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, http://www.wineandcanvas.com/knoxville-tn.html