Calendar of Events

WITH SPECIAL GUEST CORY BRANAN

Jason Isbell thought he would drink until he died. He stopped and has a No. 1 album.

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

A Season Ticket Event! Performance at Hiwassee College

Ever since Steve Earle declared Miller a “world class” songwriter – signing him and his former band The V-Roys to his record label E-Squared and producing their two bedrock Americana albums JUST ADD ICE and ALL ABOUT TOWN – Miller has been known as a writer’s writer.

Even on the next four albums Miller recorded and released on Sugar Hill Records from 2001 to 2008, Miller’s songwriting remained genuinely thoughtful, for the most part regional and history based — but always cloaked in what one New York Times reviewer called an “epic vernacular.” In other words, he wrote big. Miller’s most recent album, Big Big World, melds Miller’s and Doug Lancio’s respective gifts of words and music.

Their mutual influences of southern rock, country and bluegrass can be heard throughout with a wink and a nod to the sound of 70’s songwriters like Neil Young and Terry Jacks. www.thescottmiller.com

Tickets: Adult/$20 ; Student/$10

Monroe Area Council for the Arts: 423-442-3210, www.monroearts.com

Alive After Five is a unique live music series that takes place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, and free parking. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries. Admission is $10 for general and $5 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free. Info: 865-934-2039.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Join us for our inaugural First Friday showing with local artist Heather Hartman. Heather Hartman was born in Los Angeles, California in 1983. She was interested in art at a young age, and in December of 1989 her family moved to the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee. Hartman was deeply impacted by the atmosphere, weather, and constantly changing skies in her new home. In addition she was struck by the impact of suburban development on the surrounding landscape.

Hartman attended Auburn University and received her Bachelors of Fine Art in 2005. She earned a Master of Fine Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee in 2009. Her work has been featured in shows throughout the country. Most notably, Hartman’s work was recently included in the 28th Annual McNeese Works on Paper National Exhibition, and she was given an Honorable Mention at the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Artist on Location Exhibition. She was featured in the 365 artist/ 365 days blog in 2014. Her work has been written about by Dr. Jerry Cullum of Art Papers, and is in the collection of Auburn University. Hartman lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee where she is a member of the Vacuum Shop Studios Artist Collaborative. Hartman is an Instructor of Art at Carson-Newman University, Roane State Community College, and Walters State Community College.

The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, http://www.thecentralcollective.com/event-calendar/2015/11/6/first-friday-heather-hartman

Presented by the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center Guild
Friday, November 6, 2015
Mark your calendars for Friday, November 6, 2015 and plan a fun-filled day in the mountains touring three magnificent homes that combine history, elegance, artistry and natural mountain beauty in the Townsend area, presented by the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center Guild.
Featured on the 5th Annual Home Tour are the following homes:
"Smoky Mist Ridge" offers intriguing architectural details that take advantage of its beautiful location and features exquisite furnishings and antiques appropriate for gracious mountain living.
"The General's Summit," atop one of Laurel Valley's highest peaks contains military memorabilia and master craftsman furniture you do not want to miss.
Townsend's Richmont Inn is the rare B & B that is rustic, yet stylish. Styled as an Appalachian cantilever barn, the Inn's fourteen (14) themed rooms honor eminent Appalachian people and individual decor depicts their culture and history.

Your 2015 Mountain Home Tour will begin at the Barn Event Center of the Smokies on Hwy. 321 where Heritage Center buses will pick you up to begin your tour. Tours begin at 9:00 a.m. and the last tour bus leaves at 1:00 p.m.

Your home tour ticket includes a delicious lunch at the Barn Event Center of the Smokies, with a complimentary glass of wine offered by Cades Cove Cellars.

Tickets are on sale starting September 8 at $75 per person. To reserve your time, call the GSMHC at 865-448-0044 Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM. Tickets are limited. Make your reservation early!

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Our friends at EST8TE in Bearden are making it easy for you to look great while supporting historic preservation! Join us on November 6th for Sip and Shop and 15% of your purchase of historically modern fashions will be donated to support the work of Knox Heritage across East Tennessee. We hope to see you there between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. at 145 South Forest Park Boulevard.

EST8TE is a high-end clothing and home boutique with a Southern aesthetic, featuring top designers and focuses on individual clients who are accustomed to a personalized level of customer service. In order to provide a unique shopping experience, they host small events on a regular basis, such as trunk shows and wardrobe styling events. Additionally, their collection of women's clothing is accentuated by their selection of curated accessories: beautiful jewelry, designer bags, shoes and cosmetics.

November 6 between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. at 145 South Forest Park Boulevard.
www.knoxheritage.org.

Since 2013, Knoxville’s Startup Day has promoted new ideas and businesses, awarding the winning power pitch from a local startup with a $5,000 cash prize. New to Startup Day 2015 is the first Traction Award, sponsored by UT Federal Credit Union and presented to a Startup Day alum that’s made the most progress over the past three years. This First Friday panel discussion will feature two of the three Traction Award nominees, discussing how they’ve grown their businesses and sharing thoughts about what it takes to start a business in Knoxville. The nominees will be joined by sponsor UT Federal Credit Union.

Panelists:
Harvey, ARiES Energy
Uta, Little Fishkopp
Jonathan Patrick, UT Federal Credit Union
Moderator: Amy Nolan, Editor, Greater Knoxville Business Journal

Friday, November 6, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center - 17 Market Square. #101. Knoxville, TN 37902
knoxec.com

November 5 – 15: 8:00 pm Thursday – Saturday, 3:00 pm Sunday matinees

Sam & Bella Spewack’s classic comedy, My Three Angels, as part of the 7th Timeless Works Series Production

The Tennessee Stage Company, known to Knoxville audiences for Shakespeare On The Square and the New Play Festival returns to our Timeless Works series this autumn with the Sam & Bella Spewack’s classic comedy, My Three Angels. This (almost) gentle comedy is the story of a three desperate, but unconventional, criminals who provide a loving, but struggling family with a most happy and unexpected Christmas. My Three Angels is a collaboration with the Historic Southern Railway Station newly renovated and now being operated as an event space by the Blueslip Winery. This beautiful structure makes a perfect backdrop for the simplicity and whimsy of our Timeless Works productions. Timeless Works was conceived by the Stage Company as a benefit series to help raise funds for our other programs, Shakespeare On The Square, the New Play Festival and our Education and Outreach programs. All the artists donate their time and talents and all funds raised go directly back into the work of the Company.

Tickets ($15) may be purchased through our online booking system at http://tennesseestage.com/home/events, by phone at (865) 546-4280, or at the door the night of the show. At the Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 West Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.

Shop for Christmas at the Junior League's Tinsel and Treasure, November 6-7, 2015 at the Jacob Building in Chilhowie Park, 3301 East Magnolia.

Preview party, Thursday, November 5, 7:00-9:00PM. Tickets are $30 and available at www.jlknoxville.org. Featuring the Pinklets, heavy hor d'ourves and libations served by Barger Beer Truck.

Shopping days: Friday, November 6th, 7:00AM-9:00PM,
Saturday, November 7, 10:00AM-6:00PM.
Tickets are $8 at the door.
www.jlknoxville.org/?nd=tinseltreasure

Recent works by painter Nelson Ziegler and jewelers of the Art Market Gallery will be featured during the month of November. In addition, fine crafts by members juried in this year to the 33-year-old cooperative will be on display in the front part of the gallery. An opening reception for both shows will begin at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 6, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments and country music performed by Robert Heck on guitar accompanied by box drum/canon base.

Featured artist Nelson Ziegler, of Sevierville, paints in oils and watercolors. His award-winning works have been honored in many notable national juried exhibitions, among them the National Arts Club, Salmagundi Club, and the Copley Society, and are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. The member jewelry artists featured are Roger Kroll, Jennifer Lindsay and Kathy Bradley, all of Knoxville; Kathy Seely of Oliver Springs; and Sissy Caldwell of Maryville. They use various techniques, working with fine metals, semiprecious stones, beads – many hand-made, and other items to create one-of-a-kind pieces to wear. The new members for 2015 are Johnny Glass of Rockford and Jon Richey of Knoxville for glass art; Phil Monroe of Loudon for metal sculpture; and Knoxville residents Jeannie Grivetti for gourd art, Julia A. Malia for fiber wear and Nancy Rowland-Engle for jewelry.

wned and operated by 65 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery, at 422 South Gay St., is a few doors away from Mast General Store and next to Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday; and during November and December, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible, and parking in the abutting garage and on the street is free on weekends and after 6 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Get a head start on your holiday shopping this year with savings on fall and holiday items, books, toys and much more during the McClung Museum Store’s Annual Holiday Sale. The entire store will be 10% with sale table discounts up to 75%! Also check out our new stock from local artists including handmade wooden pens, unique jewelry, prints and pottery. Some exclusions will apply. Sale items available while supplies last.

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

Nov 2 Homeschool Tuesdays Spring Registration and Winter Wonderlabs Registration Opens
Nov 6 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 7 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 9 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
Nov 10 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 13 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 14 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 16 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
Nov 17 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 20 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 21 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 23 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
Nov 24 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 27 STEAM Sprouts Fairy Tale Engineering, 10 AM, $4, Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2,
Nov 28 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 30 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission

The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman Street, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-594-1494, www.themuseknoxville.org