Calendar of Events

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold its Fall Porch Sale starting on Thursday, October 5, and will continue for about two weeks. The Porch Sale, held each spring features outdated stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Center. It's an excellent time to get great deals.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center with a mission to support arts and crafts in Appalachia through education, sales, and community involvement. The Center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61, Clinton, TN, one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit https://appalachianarts.net/.

Sam Bush at The Bijou, Thursday October 5 at 8:00PM.

If joy were a person, he’d bring both peace and frenzy. He’d be full of music, light, and energy that soothes even as it stirs us up. Eyes closed, wire-rim glasses in place, mandolin pressed against his ribs, joy would be Sam Bush on a stage.

That rapt merging of life and art fills Bush’s new album Storyman, a freewheeling collection that gleefully picks and chooses from jazz, folk, blues, reggae, country swing, and bluegrass to create a jubilant noise only classifiable as the Sam Bush sound. Many of the songs are stories’’several of them true’’and the legendary mandolin player co-wrote every one of them with friends including Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Jon Randall Stewart, Jeff Black, and others.

The Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride has long since established himself as roots royalty, revered for both his solo and sideman work, which includes time with Harris, Lyle Lovett, and Bela Fleck. But instead of kicking back and soaking up honors such as an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award and suite of Grammys and International Bluegrass Music Association trophies, Bush still strives relentlessly to create something new.

For Bush, a lifetime of channeling his energy has led to stylistic innovations that have changed the course of bluegrass and roots music alike.

Thursday October 5 at 8:00PM.
Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Free and open to the public in the Clayton Performing Arts Center!

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 Emmy® -nominated and best-selling comedian Chonda Pierce or "the country comic" as Billboard Magazine dubbed her, brings her "Getting back to Funny" tour to Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Chonda has been making audiences laugh for more than two decades with her winning combination of fierce wit and southern charm. Now you can see this comedy queen in person! Grab a group of your best gal-pals for a laughter-filled night! (Or fellas-- Chonda tickets make a GREAT gift... nudge nudge.... wink wink). Get your tickets now!

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

Enjoy an evening with best-selling author Denise Kiernan on Thursday, October 5, at the East Tennessee History Center. A reception will be held at 6 p.m., followed at
7 p.m. by Kiernan speaking about her latest work, TheLast Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home.

In The Last Castle, Kiernan takes readers on a well-researched journey through the Gilded Age. Spanning wars, financial crises and great tragedy, the author tells the true story of Biltmore House and its occupants, George, Edith, and Cornelia Vanderbilt.

Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist and producer. Her last book, The Girls of Atomic City, was a New York Times, Los Angeles Times and NPR bestseller.

Tickets for this event are $10 each and may be purchased online or at the
Friends @ Rothrock Used Book Shop just inside Lawson McGhee Library. Ticket
holders may purchase copies of The Last Castle at a discount of 10% during this author event, which is sponsored by Friends of the Knox County Public Library, the Knox County Public Library, Union Ave Books and the East Tennessee Historical Society. For more information visit http://www.denisekiernan.com.

This October, East Tennessee PBS will host a Veteran Honor Dinner to celebrate the area men and women who have served our country. The event is being sponsored by Pilot/Flying J, Food City, The City of Knoxville, Covenant Health, Visit Knoxville, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, and the Clayton Foundation.

The dinner will be held at The Foundry in World's Fair Park on October 5, 2017 from 5:30 – 9:00. Tickets are available online at www.EastTennesseePBS.org/dinner.

Proceeds will go towards the production of veterans programs on East Tennessee PBS as well as supporting the needs of volunteers and visitors at The Wall That Heals, the half-scale mobile replica of the Vietnam War Memorial that will be in Knoxville October 4 through October 8. Every ticket purchased sponsors a veteran to attend the dinner.

This dinner coincides with the opening ceremony of The Wall That Heals and will bring together area veterans with our community for a fun night to celebrate the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women in East Tennessee.

Guests include Captain Bill Robinson, the longest-held American Enlisted POW, Mayor Tim Burchett and Mayor Madeline Rogero. Fanatic Brewery is providing a veteran's brew, created especially for this event.

For tickets, table sponsorship or additional information, please contact Barbara Shipley at 865-595-0244 or bshipley@EastTennesseePBS.org or Kate Spears at 931-261-4965, kspears@EastTennesseePBS.org or go to www.EastTennesseePBS.org/dinner

Every writer needs a basic knowledge of libel, slander and copyright law. Come to the Thursday, Oct. 5, program of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild to begin yours. Mark P. Crockett, an attorney with the intellectual property firm of Luedecka Neely, will speak at 7 p.m. on "What Writers Must Know About Libel, Slander, and Copyright."

This informal but expert presentation will be at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Central United Methodist Church, 201 East Third Street. Admission is a suggested donation of $2. Plentiful, free parking is available in lots to the back and side of the church, which is wheelchair accessible. Along with cookies and coffee, you’ll find KWG hospitality and community support.

Crockett will cover such questions as: If you write memoirs, how can libel laws affect you? When and how can you safely incorporate another person’s work in your own? How do you protect your own work? If you are reading your work aloud, what laws apply?

Crockett is a cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law. Please note that while he will give an overview of writers’ legal rights and responsibilities, he will not address individual cases or give legal advice. He will tell audience members how to protect themselves and when to get professional help. Participants will learn how to save themselves a lot of trouble and protect their creative work. This program is essential for anybody serious about writing!

The Knoxville Writers Guild welcomes your participation! Membership is $30 and $15 for students. Visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

The LGBT Commission at the University of Tennessee invites you to an LGBTQ+ Faculty & Staff Fall Social on Thursday, October 5th from 5-7PM at Sunspot on Cumberland Avenue.

This event will be an opportunity to connect with other LGBTQ+ professionals across campus and network with local community members and LGBT organizations. We hope you will meet new people, catch up with old friends, and learn more about what your LGBTQ+ colleagues have been up to! Light appetizers will be provided and you can enjoy happy hour specials like $2 off drafts after 6PM.

Please share this opportunity with your network of LGBTQ+ professionals at UT! Family members are welcome. This is a kid friendly event.

Sunspot is located at 2200 Cumberland Avenue and there is free parking immediately behind the building.

Questions or concerns can be directed to Shannon Herron at shannon@utk.edu.

Join us at Ijams Nature Center for a screening of “A Southern Fix,” an emotional documentary about the unique challenges of pet homelessness in the South. Tickets willl be $10 and proceeds will benefit both Ijams Nature Center and Young-Williams Animal Center!

Pack up your doggies and your favorite blanket and join us on the lawn for movie night! This joint fundraiser is a great way to start off the weekend and raise money for two great causes.

“A Southern Fix” is not rated, but the subject matter may be difficult for young children. Leashed dogs are welcome and Young-Williams Animal Center will have adoptable dogs on site! There will also be food trucks and a beer garden for everything you could ever want from an outdoor movie night!

Doors for this event will open at 6:00pm. Movie will start at dark.

P.S–All dogs must be on a leash during the event. http://ijams.org/events/special-event-doggy-date-night/

At UT Gardens Plaza , 2518 Jacob Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Sample delicious brews generously provided by Hexagon, Alliance, Last Days of Autumn, and Abridged Breweries; enjoy brats, dogs, & pretzels and groove to live music from Old City Buskers in the beautiful setting of the UT Gardens. A benefit for our UT Gardens, Knoxville Therapeutic Horticulture Program which serves veterans, people with developmental & physical challenges, Alzheimer patients, and other underserved populations utilizing the horticultural resources of our non-profit university garden.

Cost: $30 Garden Members / $35 non-member / Designated driver ticket price: $10
21 and over. Ticket holders will need ID to check in. No currently enrolled UT students admitted per UT policy.
Pre-registration required. Register here: https://tiny.utk.edu/beergarden
For more information contact James Newburn jnewburn@utk.edu or 865-974-7256
Entertainment provided by: The Old City Buskers

Hosted by South Knoxville Alliance and Knoxville SOUP
At Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville, 315 Mimosa Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920

Soup, Salad and a VOTE! Join us for Knoxville's unique crowdsourcing gathering.
How it works: You pay a suggested $5 at the door, enjoy up to 4 brief community project presentations, eat your soup, and then cast your vote for one of them. Winner gets the door money! At our last dinner, we had a tie for the people's choice vote.South Knoxville Community Center and Montgomery Villiage Residents Association split the pot of $814 and organization walked away with $407! This is truly a unique opportunity to connect with community members and learn about projects that are underway to help make Knoxville a more culturally rich place to live.

Doors @ 6pm, Presentations @ 6:30pm, Dinner and voting to follow, then winner announced!
More info at Knoxvillesoup.org

On Historic Market Square, Knoxville

Join Downtown Knoxville and The 200 Block at the "Harvest Moon" Square on the Square. This event is free and open to the public. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Live music by The Helgrammites. Each dance will be called by Stan Sharp. Whether you come to dance, or just to watch; a good time is guaranteed.

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