Calendar of Events

Join us for a state-wide celebration of the Imagination Library Program in Tennessee. Our celebration will include special Imagination Library themed story times at your local Knox County Public Library branch. What better way to celebrate Imagination Library than by reading together!

Bearden
Toddler Storytime - Tues 9/19 @ 10:15 am
Preschool Storytime - Wed 9/20 @ 10:15 am
Baby Bookworms - Fri 9/22 @ 10:30 am

Carter
Baby Bookworms Wed 9/20 @ 10:30 am
Preschool Storytime Wed 9/20 @ 11 am

Cedar Bluff
Toddler Storytime - Wed 9/20 @ 10:30 am and 11:15 am
Baby Bookworms - Thur 9/21 @ 10:30 am and 11:15 am

Lawson McGhee Library- Children's Room
Evening Storytime - Tues 9/19 @ 6:30 pm
Baby Bookworms - Wed 9/20 @ 10:20 am
Preschool Storytime - Wed 9/20 @ 11 am
Baby Bookworms - Thur 9/21 @ 11 am

Farragut
Preschool Storytime - Mon 9/18 @ 10:30 am
Older Preschool Storytime - Tues 9/19 @ 10:30 am

Fountain City
Preschool Storytime - Fri 9/15 AND 9/22 @ 10:15 am
Baby Bookworms - Fri 9/15 AND 9/22 @ 11 am

Howard Pinkston
Baby Bookworms - Thurs 9/21 @ 10 am
Preschool Storytime - Thurs 9/21 @ 10:30 am

Karns
Baby Bookworms - Wed 9/20 @ 10:30 am
Preschool Storytime - Wed 9/20 @ 11 am

Murphy
Preschool Storytime - Wed 9/20 @ 2:30 pm

Powell
Baby Bookworms - Wed 9/20 @ 10:30 am
Preschool Storytime - Fri 9/22 @ 10:30 am

Sequoyah
Preschool Storytime - Tues 9/19 @ 10:30 am

South Knoxville
Preschool Storytime - Wed 9/20 @ 10:30 am

http://www.knoxlib.org/calendar-programs/programs-and-partnerships/dolly-partons-imagination-library-knox-county

Part of the Symphony/Chorus Series of the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association's 73rd season!

The string playing “ecosystem” in Oak Ridge is alive and well! Friends and family of all ages will enjoy this concert celebrating the violin, viola, cello, and bass. All are invited to the instrument “petting zoo” after the concert to get a hands-on experience, and to enjoy more live music and a post-concert snack.

At the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets/information: 865-483-5569, www.orcma.org

Legendary artist Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee - with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies. He was also inducted twice into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN, and he is a GRAMMY Award winner.

Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his first seventy-five years on this planet, stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of the past half-century. His remarkable body of work, beginning with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to ’68, including “Stop Stop Stop,” “Pay You Back With Interest,” “On A Carousel,” “Carrie Anne,” “King Midas In Reverse,” and “Jennifer Eccles,” continues all the way to This Path Tonight (2016), his most recent solo album.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Sunday, September 17, 2017, from 3:00pm 6:00pm is the next Good Sport Night at The Central Collective.
IMPORTANT: THIS GOOD SPORT NIGHT WILL BE MEETING OFFSITE. ATTENDEES WITH RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH MEETING LOCATION BY 12PM ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. LOCATION IS WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF THE CENTRAL COLLECTIVE.

Here's the deal. You purchase a ticket to a mystery event. Show up to The Central Collective at the specified date and time, and be ready for anything. Past events have included: a live studio game show, a garden party in a castle, a walking tour of North Knoxville, live music with swing dance lessons, a yacht trip on the Tennessee River and a mini horse petting zoo. These are events for folks who are curious, adventurous, and like trying new things & meeting new people.

Worried that you won't be able to participate because of dietary restrictions, physical ability or other preferences? We'll do our best to give you the information you need to decide if this month's Good Sport Night is right for you. If you have any concerns, don't hesitate to give us a shout! If you show up and cannot participate for an unforeseen reason, we're happy to give you a credit for a future Good Sport Night. Unless otherwise noted, these events are not programmed for children.

Alcohol: BYOB, Food: Light Snacks, Dress Code: Nothing fancy. Jeans, tees, etc.
Physical Activity: Medium, Good Sport Level: 3/5

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

Carrie Hamilton is a friend and local Knoxvile artist and cancer survivor who is now having to kick cancer's ass AGAIN. We want to help defray her considerable medical expenses and see her back on her feet and healthy! Carrie's art works will be for sale or auction and there will be live music by The Merry Jaynz. More details will be provided as they become available. Suggested donation $5 at the door.

Birdhouse Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
https://www.facebook.com/events/1572655229460708

Presenting Amy Ash, Ciona Rouse, and Richard Peabody

Amy Ash is the author of The Open Mouth of the Vase, winner of the 2013 Cider Press Review Book Award and the Etchings Press Whirling Prize post-publication award for poetry. She is an assistant professor of English at Indiana State University, where she directs the creative writing program.

Ciona Rouse lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She is the author of the chapbook VANTABLACK (Third Man Books, 2017) and curates many poetry experiences around Nashville.

Richard Peabody is the founder and co-editor of Gargoyle Magazine and editor (or co-editor) of 25 anthologies including Mondo Barbie, Conversations with Gore Vidal, and A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation. The author of a novella, three short story collections, and seven poetry books, he is also a native Washingtonian. Peabody taught fiction writing at Johns Hopkins University for 15 years. His most recent book is The Richard Peabody Reader (Alan Squire Publishers, 2015).

The Sundress Reading Series is free and open to the public! For more information, find Sundress Academy for the Arts on our website, Facebook, or Twitter.

At Hexagon Brewing Co., 1002 Dutch Valley Dr STE 101, Knoxville, TN 37918. Sundress Academy for the Arts: 865-560-6106, www.sundresspublications.com/safta

Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 7pm-10pm
Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 11am-6pm

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

It's time for Greekfest 2017! September 15, 16 and 17. Greekfest is hosted by St. George Greek Orthodox Church and is a 3 day event filled with authentic Greek food, delicious Greek pastries, live music, traditional Greek dancing and costumes.

Friday and Saturday, 11:00AM-10:00PM, Sunday, 11:00AM-8:00PM.
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 4070 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
https://greekfesttn.wordpress.com/

By Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange - $15
Sep 15 & 16 at 7:30 PM, Sep 17 at 2:00 PM.

WALLS: A Play for Palestine returns to Knoxville as part of the 15th anniversary celebration of the Knoxville Area Women in Black. WALLS premiered at the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre in January 2016 before going on to production at the 2016 New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC). The play has been favorably reviewed by "Theatre is Easy" and "CurtainUp." WALLS was a finalist for the Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women and earned the playwright the 2016 Artist of Change Award from Community Shares Tennessee.

WALLS, based on the playwright’s life, tells the story of a teenager’s complex relationship with her traditional Muslim father and her struggle to reconcile her Palestinian roots with her East Tennessee upbringing. Although Diaspora Child clashes with her father over dating, prom, and clothing, she yearns to connect with her heritage on her own terms. As Diaspora Child reads history textbooks and learns Arabic, Mother Palestine appears to tell the story of her traumatic history. WALLS explores the issues of immigration and diaspora, parent-child relationships, and the often forgotten history of the Palestinian people. For more information about the show, visit: WallsPlay.com. You can also find a Facebook page for the play and for Knoxville Area Women in Black.

At Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-323-2425, www.modernstudio.org or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-black-presents-walls-a-play-for-palestine-tickets-36840605242

A unique exhibition by HoLa Hora Latina member artists celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month - one exhibition, two venues!

Opening Fri Sep 1, 5-9 PM at the Emporium and on display through Sep 8

Then, on display at the Knoxville Museum of Art from Sep 14 - Oct 15 in the Kramer Education Center. Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

For thousands of years Northwest Coast Indians including the Coast Salish, Haida, Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw, Makah, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Tlingit peoples represented in this exhibition, have made art expressing their cultural norms and values with precision, clarity, and artistic exuberance. Using indigenous and trade materials obtained in their homes along the coast of Oregon and north to Alaska, Northwest coast peoples mark elaborate ceremonial life, social rank, and prestige through their objects and art.

This exhibition explores Northwest Coast art through over 60 objects made by known and unknown artists, representing traditional and modern forms of cultural expression. From model totem poles and bentwood boxes, to spoons, prints, and silver bracelets, these objects were created for different purposes––utilitarian, decorative, and ceremonial. What all of them share in common is the desire to preserve and perpetuate Northwest Coast cultural heritage and community.

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

Stop by to see this month's delightful exhibit by Robert H. Thompson, who re-imagines thrifted landscape paintings with thought-provoking ideas, as showcased by his talent for lettering.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org