Calendar of Events

Dust off your cowboy hat, pull on your dancing boots and join us for a fun time for a great cause. Boots, Buckles & Books will be held Friday, November 4th, at The Standard, 416 West Jackson Ave, 7:30-10:30 PM.

Pony up to the bar for a craft moonshine cocktail, wine or beer. Enjoy a scrumptious dining experience from Sweet P's BBQ then dance the night away to the boot-stomping tunes of the live band. Don’t forget to have your photo taken in the Shooting Gallery.

Tickets are just $60. Round up your posse and join us. This is sure to be a unique evening you don’t want to miss! A $60 includes alcoholic beverages, food and live entertainment. Please RSVP by October 26. For information on becoming a sponsor, event details or purchase tickets, call us at 549-7007 or visit friendsofliteracy.org.

Please join the artists of the Vacuum Shop Studios for an Open Studio Night and YART sale. Artwork and various studio supplies will be for sale. The artists will be present to discuss their work and processes. This event is free and open to the public. The Vacuum Shop Studios are located at 1326 N. Broadway. Find us on the web: vacuumshopstudios.wordpress.com

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Michael Giles' new works on paper are an exploration of abstraction and an attempt at fostering new meanings. The images are founded upon the patterns and the spaces observed by the artist in the text of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. The hope is that a new understanding can be found at the intersection of text, colors, lines, and layers of materiality.

Michael Giles is a Venezuelan-American artist working primarily in painting and drawing. He has exhibited internationally, and currently lives and works in Knoxville, TN. Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, he was raised in Baltimore, OH. He studied as part of the Reciprocal Exchange Program at Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia, 1996) and received a BFA from the Ohio State University in 2000, and a MFA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2007. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN.

The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

Opening on First Friday, November 4. At Sugar Mama's Bakery, 135 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902.

Join us Friday November 4 from 5:30pm-8:30pm for an "adults only" Open House featuring the Autism Site Knoxville facility and programs at 4028 Papermill Dr NW #20, Knoxville, TN 37909.

Sample great wines from ONEHOPE. Half and whole cases will be available for order and will arrive in time for the holidays. A percentage of all orders will be donated to Autism Site Knoxville.
Enjoy light appetizers as well as performances and demonstrations from artists with autism.
Guests can also view the Knoxville Film Festival selection, an 11-minute film about a day in the life of a single mom with a son with autism, "You and Me and Also a Whale" written by ASK Parent Leader Mandi Lawson.

$20 donation to ASK's Autism Arts Exploration program requested.
Bring your friends and co-workers for a Happy Hour that gives back!
4028 Papermill Dr NW #20, Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone: (865) 816-9716 or www.autismsiteknoxville.org/ for more information.

The District Gallery is pleased to present "States of Matter" duo exhibition featuring potter Lisa Kurtz and painter Ginger Oglesby. Within two new respective bodies of work, States of mMatter explores the push and pull of their separate disciplines and the integral factors that connect them. Complimentary in their approaches, Kurtz and Oglesby create a spectrum of works that travels between paint and clay, canvas and vessel, earth and atmosphere, tactile and intangible.

Join us Friday, November 4 from 5:00-8:00PM to meet the artists and celebrate the season with festive food and drink.

Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 10:00AM-5:00PM and Sat. 10:00AM-4:00PM
The District Gallery and Framery
55113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
865 200 4452 or TheDistrictGallery.com.

"And They Dance Real Slow In Jackson"
presented by Maryville CollegeTheatre
On Sale Now!
November 3-5, 2016
Comprised of a brilliantly conceived mosaic of interlocking scenes which move back and forth in time, with four performers portraying a varied assortment of children and townspeople, the play captures the moving story of Elizabeth Ann's inexorable descent into isolation due to her life confined to a wheelchair after polio-induced paralysis.
This show contains mature subject matter.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Featuring recent works by painter George Rothery and jewelry designer Jennifer Lindsey. Also featuring the new artists for 2016: Carl Gombert and Amber Anne Pal. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m., November 4, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments, and music performed by Em Chitty Turner.

George Rothery is an oil and acrylic painter whose love of the sea inspires his work. Basically “self-taught” his earliest memories of his artistic endeavors were drawings of ships and airplanes. Today he enjoys researching sea lore so he can combine his keen interest in history with his love of the sea. Jenifer Lindsey has been creating designer jewelry for many years. Her glass and crystal creations are a subtle blend of art, style, and function.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net or www.Facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

The whimsical paintings of Ocean Starr come to life through vibrant hues and wonderous scenery. Enjoy her work through the month of November at Ijams.

More events at http://ijams.org/events/. Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. The Visitor Center, including exhibits, gift shop, offices and restrooms is open M-Sat 9-5 and Sun 11-5. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

In the Blackberry Farm Gallery, FREE! Eric Buechel is a Painter, Illustrator, Graphic and Fine Art Photographer.

Artist Reception November 11 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Gallery is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

The Camera Club of Oak Ridge is presenting the 68th Photographic Salon at New Hope Center, 602 Scarboro Rd. in Oak Ridge from October 31 to November 10, Monday through Thursday, 9:00AM-5:00PM.

Several hundred images in color and black and white from photographers throughout the region were entered into this judged competition and will be on display. This year's winner of Best in Show for digital projected images is Pat Postma's striking "High Road to Town". The print image judging is scheduled for October 29.

The Reception and Gallery Walk with some of the judges will take place on Friday, November 4 from 7-9pm. Light refreshments will be served. This event also celebrates 70 years of camera clubs in Oak Ridge.

More information about the Salon and the club can be found at www.cameraclubofoakridge.org.

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present “The Haunting of Hill House” a live theatre version of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel, especially adapted for young people, ages 11 and older, and families. The play will be performed October 28 through November 13, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM. (There is no 5 PM performance on Oct. 29.)

Three strangers volunteer to accompany Dr. John Montague in an investigation of Hill House, a mysterious mansion with a reputation for being haunted. While the four are there, supernatural events drives them to the edge of sanity and pushes one toward a terrible end. The novel was a 1959 Finalist for the National Book Award, and Stephen King calls the book “one of the finest terror novels.” Jackson is widely known to teenage readers for her macabre short story “The Lottery.”

The play is performed by 10 talented young actors, from ages 14 to 18.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.