Calendar of Events

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center: Tuesdays at Two

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Category: Festivals, special events, History, heritage, Lecture, panel and Science, nature

In the GSMHC Auditorium - FREE to GSMHC Members or with paid museum admission

Join us for an informal and informative social “coffee-talk” on a variety of subjects of interest to those living in the area. Topics include history, nature, the Smoky Mountains, folk lore and more! Meets in the GSM Heritage Center Auditorium. Tuesdays @ Two is sponsored by the First Tennessee Foundation.

Programs for the Fall 2017:
September 19 - Ralph Martin "Overmountain Victory Trail"
September 26 - "Lincoln" presented by Tom Wright Lincoln Re-enactor
October 3 - "Air Quality in the Smokies" presented by Jim Renfro
October 10 - "Grandma Gatewood" presented by Ann Van Curen, Historian
October 17 - "The Art of the Dulcimer" presented by Mike Clemmer
October 24 - "The History of Fort Loudoun" presented by Will Kinton
October 31 - "The Elkmont Story" presented by Mike Miller
November 7 - "A Tribute to our Veterans" presented by Lt. Gen. Robert Tiebout

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: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Bijou Theatre: Mary Chapin Carpenter

Category: Music

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

The Mill and Mine: Maker City Summit

  • September 19, 2017
  • Summit, 9AM, Meet up, 6-8PM

Category: Classes, workshops

Connect, collaborate, and create at The Maker City Summit 2017.

Join us Tuesday, September 19th! The Maker City Summit is a gathering for makers who want to grow successful businesses. It's a full day of dialogue about how to create a stronger maker community.
Participants will learn how to become more successful makers through collaborative panel discussions, one-on-one sessions with industry experts, and keynote speakers, and most importantly, from each other.
The agenda of the summit will be announced closer to the event.
This year's summit will once again be held at The Mill and Mine.

Summit 9:00AM, Maker Meetup 6:00-8:00PM
Space is limited. Register today.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-maker-city-summit-tickets-36523152733

Friends of the Knox County Public Library: Author Kerri Maniscalco

  • September 19, 2017
  • 7:00PM

Category: Free event and Literature, spoken word, writing

Scary stuff comes early to Knoxville this year when Young Adult author Kerri Maniscalco visits West High School at 3300 Sutherland Avenue on Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. Join Friends of the Knox County Public Library, the Knox County Public Library's Teen Central, the Center for Children's & Young Adult Literature at The University of Tennessee and Union Ave Books as we celebrate the release of Maniscalco's Hunting Prince Dracula.

In this widely anticipated sequel to Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer or has the depraved prince been brought back to life?

Maniscalco, a James Patterson Presents author, grew up in a semi-haunted house outside New York City, where her fascination with gothic settings began. Stalking Jack the Ripper, debuted at #1 on the New York Times YA bestseller list. Both novels incorporate the author's love of forensic science and unsolved history.

This author event is free and open to the public. Copies of Maniscalco'sbooks will be available for sale, and she will sign books after she speaks. For more information visit
http://www.knoxfriends.org/news-events/kerri-maniscalco.

Seventy Thirty Creatives: Auditions for Twelfth Night

  • September 18, 2017 — September 19, 2017

Category: Auditions and Theatre

As the culmination to this upcoming holiday season, Seventy Thirty Creatives and Clever By Half Productions are collaborating on a production of William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, and we want YOU to be a part of it!

DIRECTED BY: Noah McBrayer Jones and Christina Scott Sayer
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Tyler Gregory

PERFORMANCE DATES: January 4-6 and 11-14, 2018
(January 6th is actual Twelfth Night/Epiphany and the production will have a special celebratory performance in honor of the day)

Rehearsals will run end of September onwards with breaks for the holidays.

AUDITION INFO:
WHEN - Monday, Sept 18 and Tuesday, Sept 19 from 7-9pm*
WHERE - The Emporium Center (Gay St., Knoxville)

WHAT TO BRING AND PREPARE:
1. Your A-game
2. Acting Resume
3. Headshot
4. List of conflicts (travel, class schedules, etc) for September 20-January 14
5. One Early Modern monologue (comedic preferred) of 40 lines or fewer.
6. Any instrument(s) you play (a keyboard will be on site for you).
7. One non-musical theatre song to perform a capella or self-accompanied.

Auditions will consist of prepared monologues and musical pieces followed by selected readings from TWELFTH NIGHT.

* If you cannot make these times, please message Clever By Half Productions or Seventy Thirty Creatives directly to make other arrangements to audition. 865.805.8555 or tgrego10@gmail.com.

Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church: Photography of David Kocher

  • September 17, 2017 — November 30, 2017

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

The Art Gallery at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church (ORUUC) will present an exhibit of the work of the photography of David Kocher from September 17, through November 30. A gallery opening talk and artist reception will be hosted at the church on Sunday September 17 at 12:30 p.m. The public is invited.

ORUUC is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. It is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information call the church office at (865) 483-6761.

Knox County Public Library: Celebrate Imagination Library Week

  • September 17, 2017 — September 23, 2017

Category: Festivals, special events, Free event, Kids, family and Literature, spoken word, writing

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

HoLa Hora Latina: Frutos Latinos

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

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

McClung Museum: Northwest Coast Art: A Community of Tradition

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts, Free event, History, heritage and Science, nature

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

Ijams Gallery Presents: Robert H. Thompson

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  • September 8, 2017 — September 30, 2017

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

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

Carson-Newman University: 13th Biennial C-N Art Faculty Exhibition

  • September 7, 2017 — October 13, 2017

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event

Recent artwork in a variety of media by current C-N Art Dept faculty: Chad Airhart, Lisa Flanary, Heather Hartman, Cody Leihgeber, Julie Rabun, Raquel Roy, David Underwood, and Mark Wankel.

Opening Thur Sep 7, 3-5 PM

Gallery hours: M-F 8-4. Warren Art Bldg, corner of Branner Ave & Ken Sparks Way, Jefferson City, TN 37760. Info: 865-471-4985.

Farragut Museum: "Vintage Kitchen" Exhibit

Category: Free event and History, heritage

The Farragut Museum invites the community to visit our new special exhibit, The Vintage Kitchen. This exhibit will open on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, and will be on display through Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 (closed Dec. 24 and 25). This special exhibit will feature items from the Museum's collection of artifacts as well as items belonging to Museum Committee members.

The exhibit showcases a variety of antique, everyday kitchen items including plates, platters, waffle makers and more. A featured item is an antique stove that was previously housed in the Campbell Station Inn. Early metal stoves were used for laundry, heating, and cooking. Don't miss this opportunity to see these fascinating vintage kitchen items!

The Farragut Museum is committed to preserving the heritage of its East Tennessee community and features a remarkable collection of artifacts from the area, including an extensive collection of the personal belongings of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral of the U.S Navy and hero of the Civil War.

Housed in Farragut Town Hall located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, the museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offers free admission. For more information about the museum or the exhibit, please visit www.townoffarragut.org/museum or contact Historic Resources Coordinator Julia Barham at jbarham@townoffarragut.org or 218-3377.

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