Calendar of Events

Townsend Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day

Join us for our Fall celebration of Townsend's rich Appalachian history enjoy the sounds of bluegrass music (concerts and jam sessions), clogging, arts and crafts, Appalachian skills demonstrations, good food and the beauty of the Smoky Mountains in the Fall.

Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend, TN 37882 view a map
Date/Time Information
Friday, September 29, 2017
Saturday, September 30, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Crafters, Demonstrators and Food Vendors
11:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Bluegrass Stage Bands

Fees/Admission
Admission is free, while parking on premises is $8 a day. However, a FREE shuttle service is available to take people between stops at the Townsend Visitor's Center, Apple Valley Country Store, Cades Cove Cellars, Little River Railroad and Lumber Co. and Museum, Trillium Cove, Jeepism and the Heritage Center.

Townsend Visitors Center, 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882

Our next event is the Scarecrow Project. Every year, we partner with the Townsend Elementary and Walland Elementary art classes and work with the art teacher and the students to create scarecrows to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the art classes. The Auction this year will be September 29th at the Heritage Center in Townsend. All the money raised at this auction will be split and given to the art teachers at Townsend and Walland Elementary schools. They may use it for anything that they need for their classes.

Please consider coming to the auction this year to bid on one of the scarecrows! Details TBA

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. Townsend Artisan Guild: www.townsendartisanguild.org

September 29 at Knoxville Civic Auditorium.
Mastodon with special guest Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles

Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Their musical style features progressive concepts and unique instrumentation. Mastodon has released seven studio albums, as well as a number of other records. The band’s debut album, Remission, released in 2002, garnered significant critical acclaim for its unique sound. Mastodon’s second full-length release, Leviathan, is a concept album based on the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Three magazines awarded the record Album of the Year in 2004: Revolver, Kerrang! and Terrorizer.

Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: www.knoxvillecoliseum.com

We're pleased to announce that the Rocky Top Pickin' Party will be held at Mabry-Hazen House on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 6 pm--10 pm. This year the Pickin' Party will feature a live performance by Kelsey's Woods.

This family-friendly and waste-free fundraiser for KKB is unlike any other in Knoxville; in between sets, pickers of all levels will form break out pickin' parties around the grounds. Food trucks will be on-site, and beer and beverages will be available.

For tickets and more information please visit phttp://www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/upcoming/

Friday, September 29th join Keep Knoxville Beautiful for a unique musical event: the Rocky Top Pickin’ Party. This music-filled night will feature the musical talents of Kelsey's Woods at the historic Mabry-Hazen House, just one mile east of downtown Knoxville.

This family-friendly and waste-free fundraiser for KKB is unlike any other in Knoxville. In between sets, pickers of all levels will form break out pickin' parties around the grounds. Bring an instrument to join the sessions and receive a free beer/beverage. Food trucks will be on-site, and beer and beverages will be available.

Come join KKB for a relaxing fall evening of music, pickin', food, and friends.
Adult Advance Ticket: $5
Adult At-the-Door Ticket: $10
Kids under 12: Free
Tickets ar http://www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org
All proceeds benefit Keep Knoxville Beautiful's programs.
Friday, September 29, 2017, 6:00 PM -- 10:00 PM at the Mabry-Hazen House,
1711 Dandridge Avenue.

September 29, 2017 @ 7:00 pm another Steve Kaufman Guitar Concert.

Steve Kaufman was born into a musical family in 1957. His father was a jazz piano player and his mother was a classically trained pianist. Music was always around.

At age 18 he entered the National Flatpicking Championships in Winfield, KS and made the top 10. The following year was a wash. In 1977, Steve took 2nd place to Mark O’Connor and in 1978, at 21 years old, he returned to win the championship. Then after being barred for 5 years he returned on the 6th year to win the 1984 championships again. Winfield bars the winner for 5 years and they can come back on the 6th year but in 1986 they decided to open up the contest to everyone and not bar the past years champs. Steve returned to win his goal. He became the winner and the first and, at this writing, the only Three Time Winner of the National Flatpicking Championships.

Steve stays busy being a husband and father, running his Kamps, tour schedule, writing books and recording videos and CDs as well as owning and operating The Palace Theater in downtown Maryville see www.palacetheater.com. The area’s premier acoustic venue as well as an espresso bar.

Tickets are $8.00 per person (GSMHC Members and Children 5 and Under are FREE.)

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

The Royal Hounds

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 $15 for general and $10 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free.

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

Hosted by Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture
A+A Building, room 111

Please join us for a discussion panel featuring our guest lecturing artist, Michelle Grabner. Also on the panel will be Artist-in-Residence, Clare Grill; Visiting Lecturer, Eleanna Anagnos; and graduate students Austin Pratt and Katie Getner.

Wisconsin-born, Michelle Grabner works in variety of mediums including drawing, painting, video and sculpture. Incorporating writing, curating and teaching with a studio practice grounded in process and productivity she has created a multi-faceted and dynamic career. As David Norr writes in the introduction to her exhibition at MoCA, Cleveland, “All of Grabner’s activities are driven by distinctive values and ideas: working outside of dominant systems, working tirelessly, working across platforms and towards community.” Grabner holds an MA in Art History and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University. She joined the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996, and became Chair of its prestigious Painting and Drawing department in the fall of 2009. She is also a senior critic at Yale University in the Department of Painting and Printmaking. Her writing has been published in Artforum, Modern Painters, Frieze, Art Press, and Art-Agenda, among others. Grabner also runs The Suburban and The Poor Farm with her husband, artist Brad Killam. She co-curated the 2014 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art along with Anthony Elms and Stuart Comer.

Grabner's lecture is part of the programming for the "Dual Current" exhibition at the Ewing Gallery and UT Downtown Gallery. Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

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The Festival is the largest event hosted by the International House. Held each year outside on Pedestrian Walkway in the center of campus, this event brings together all of our international organizations who host booths with food and other artifacts representing their cultures. There are live performances all day long and it allows students to explore cultures from around the world without ever leaving campus!

Pedestrian Walkway

PAST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS
African Student Association
Manthan – Indian Student Association
Saudi Student Organization
Russian Language and Culture Club
Vols Japanese
Iranian Student Association
Chinese Student and Scholar Association
Portuguese Language Club
English Language Institute
Chinese Culture Clubdance2
German Club
Italian Club
Nepal Students’ Association
Diaspora Student Association
Pi Delta Phi – French Honor Society
Confucius Institute
Language and World Business
Baforchu
Peace Corps
Programs Abroad
Students Helping Honduras
She’s the First
Library Diversity Committee

https://ihouse.utk.edu/programs/international-festival/

The work of Asheville artist, Kathryn Gunn is a vibrant collection of color, light and reflection that comes from an intuitive place where music and mindfulness mingle with canvas, acrylic, and curiosity. Gunn only recently started painting – in fact, until last year, she thought that she couldn’t: “I have always been a lover of art and when I was younger I pursued a career in Art history, but never believed that I could be an artist.”

But when she salvaged the remains of a children’s tempura paint set, Gunn’s artistic interest started her on a path that would lead to art shows and juried events across the southeast even though the beginning of the journey was a very, very private affair that included only one set of eyes: her own.

“I took [the children’s’ paints] home with me. I just loved mixing colors. I would hide in my basement and paint on cardboard so I could throw them away as soon as I was finished and no one would ever look at anything I did.” And even when a friend lured her to a live model drawing event with a promise that the event had “really chill music and you get to drink wine,” Gunn only agreed to attend when she was assured that no one would actually see what she had drawn. The event proved to be much more than a pleasant afternoon of wine and song because when her drawing turned out to actually look like the model Gunn was moved to continue to explore her artistic side. Her subsequent experiments with drawing led to more painting and more work with color and form.

Gunn’s approach remains intuitive – she adds color based on a sense of what’s missing and remains open in terms of style and subject style. “I’m not sure that I’ve found my niche, and maybe never will as I find the next style and go ‘I want to try that out!’”

But her work is certainly informed by nature – in landscapes and even in her abstract and “Flow” works, the colors might leap from the flowers and vistas of the Appalachian Mountains. But more than that, Gunn’s work reflects a peaceful beauty, one that’s attune to her creative process. When she works, Gunn is absorbed by the present, because, she says, “When I’m painting, I lose myself in the work, lose track of time, forget to eat, completely absorbed, I don’t even know that I am sore from standing for hours and hours until I am finished. There is really no separation between me and the painting.”

You can get lost in Gunn’s paintings, too at the downtown Market Square Tomato Head through October 1st. She will then hang at the West Knoxville Tomato Head from October 3rd through November 6th.

Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com

By: Anton Chekhov; New Version by Libby Appel

“If you are new to Chekhov, this version would be a marvelous introduction; for the repeat viewer, it may in some ways be a revelation.” The Five Points Star

Olga, Masha, and Irina struggle to let go of their past and to shape their future. A domineering sister-in-law, romance, soldiers, and money challenge the Prozorov family’s happiness and unity. With artful depiction of three very different women, Chekhov fascinates audiences with his deeply sensitive observations on life’s struggles.

Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Co-Presented with Tennessee Consortium for International Studies. Pellissippi State Community College will host an exhibit on the lives of Oskar and Emilie Schindler, who put their own lives at risk to save 1,200 people from concentration camps during World War II. The exhibit tells the story of the Schindlers' lives -- as made famous in the film "Schindler's List" -- using texts and photographs, many never published before.

Exhibit opening date delayed: The opening of the Schindler Exhibit at Pellissippi State has been delayed. The exhibit, which was intended to arrive from Germany to Miami International Airport, was initially delayed by Hurricane Irma and subsequently by the damage in and around Miami. The exhibit's opening date has been pushed back one week to Monday, September 25. The opening reception will be from 3-5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25. During the reception, history instructor Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson will be on hand to briefly discuss the historical impact of the Schindlers and their actions.

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts