Calendar of Events

We are promoting this event as part of American Craft Week. We will have FREE hands-on Make It and Take Events in our new Arts In Common Gallery at 129 Bruce Street in Historic downtown Sevierville on October 7 and 21, 10am - 1pm

The Sevierville Commons Arts Council is a neighborhood revitalization organization of individuals, artists, studios, galleries and businesses dedicated to the promotion and awareness of the arts & culture through education, entertainment, community interaction and trade in Sevierville and Sevier County, TN. For more information, visit www.SeviervilleCommonsArtsCouncil.org. Info: 865-804-3864 or jillgreenephoto@gmail.com

The streets of Downtown, Newport TN will be filled with people, food, crafts and entertainment as an East Tennessee tradition continues! This highly anticipated annual event promises to provide the crowd with a weekend to remember! Come enjoy the enticing aromas of all your favorite festival foods, from fresh squeezed lemonade, corn dogs, spiral taters to funnel cakes and deep fried desserts. As always, we have a wonderful line up for entertainment, so bring your favorite lawn chair, pick out a spot at the entertainment stage and let our performers provide some toe’ tappin tunes. And then on Sunday, traditional gospel will fill the air.

Newport AMVETS Post 75 will again graciously coordinate the opening ceremonies at the start of the festival. We appreciate our men and women from all military branches who sacrifice for the livelihood of others. What a better way to show our appreciation to those folks than to open with a ceremony in their honor! The ceremony will begin at 9:30am on the Broadway side of the courthouse lawn. We welcome you to attend and show your appreciation to our military.

As you stroll through the streets of downtown Newport, you will have opportunity to purchase many wares of local and regional crafters. Everything from coveted cookbooks full of recipes from some of the best cooks around, oil paintings, pencil drawings, children’s toys, face painting, décor, and many other handmade items will be on display. When you have wrapped up your shopping, let the kids stop by the Kiddie Land, located off the food court, and hop in the bounce house, enjoy a fast ride down one of the slides, joust your friend, and play some ball. Armbands will be available for an endless time of fun for your children. Bible Believer’s Cowboy Church will once again offer horse rides. Children and adults will be able to get a view of the festival by train; Kiwanis of Newport Train that is! When you depart your train excursion, helicopter rides for children will be available from the Kiwanis of Newport also.

We can’t forget some of the most beautiful sites you’ll see at the Newport Harvest Street Festival. It’s all the lovely ladies and babies that come to strut their stuff at the beauty pageants. Children up to 16 years of age will compete in pageants according to their age bracket. The Miss Newport Harvest Festival pageant, for females ages 16-21 years old, will be held on the lawn on Saturday.

And don’t forget ole-timey activities around the Courthouse. East Tennessee Overhill Intertribal descendants, Pastor Jimmy Morrow, Smoky Mountain Rock and Gem Club, Wade Lane and more will be taking you back in time.

The Cocke County Partnership is a service-based organization consisting of the Newport/Cocke County Economic Development Commission, the Newport/Cocke County Chamber of Commerce and the Newport/Cocke County Tourism Council. For more information: 423-623-7201 or lramsey@cockecountypartnership.com; www.newportcockecountychamber.com; visit the Newport Harvest Street Festival page on Facebook!

Showtimes
Sat Oct 7, 2017 | 1:00PM
Sat Oct 7, 2017 | 4:00PM
Sun Oct 8, 2017 | 2:00PM

During their two weeks together in the desert, the mysterious and regal Little Prince tells a world-weary Aviator about his adventures through the galaxy, including how he met the Lamplighter, the Businessman, and the Geographer; and about his strained relationship with a very special flower on his own tiny planet. From each experience the Little Prince gained a unique insight, which he in turn shares with the Aviator: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." Ultimately, the Little Prince and the Aviator return home—each with a new understanding of how to laugh, cry, and love again.

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ - In Concert Featuring the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

The Harry Potter™ film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. The concert will feature the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performing every note from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film in high-definition on a giant screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score.

October 7, 7:30 PM and October 8, 1:30 PM

Click here to purchase tickets via Ticketmaster.com: http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/222320/2271881

This regional daytime family-friendly costume-play event is being produced by Darkhorse Entertainment, LLC, and will be held at the Tennessee Medieval Faire site in Harriman. Patrons will feel transported to the fictional town of Port Royale in the Tortugas, circa 1700-1800’s.

Patrons are encouraged to dress in costume and enter the Costume Contest to win a prize. There will be two categories, ages 5-12 and 13+, and winners will be decided by audience applause. New this year is the Pirate Gong Show where patrons are encouraged to share their talents onstage. Also new is the Trail of Doom, a 7-10 minute walk in the woods with humorous pirate displays and interactive characters. Other free activities include porthole (corn hole), volleyball, tetherball, stocks, and steel drum. There will be other games to play for $1 each and a treasure hunt for $2. Professional entertainment will include Irish, Celtic, Pirate, and Caribbean music by The Muckers, Three of The Lost Boys, Henry Culpeper, Patrick Compton, and PanEZ Steelband. Interactive comedy shows will include Einstein Simplified (performing as Blackbeard Simplified), 3 RRR’s, and Fools Gold Pyrates. There will also be Children’s Shows, the Governor’s Variety Show, and Kombat Kroquet performed by interactive street characters. On Saturday patrons will be invited to participate in a maypole dance led by Lark in the Morn English Country Dancers. An entertainment schedule will be available online as well as at the entrance. Merchants will help create the village by selling custom crafts, festival food, and cold beverages (including beer--21+ years with valid ID). Vendor applications are available on the festival website under the vendor tab.

The Pirate Fest will be held on October 7 & 8, from 11am-6pm ET--rain or shine. Ticket prices are $16 for ages 13+, $8 for ages 5-12, and will be free for ages 4 and under. Parking is free, and tickets may be purchased with cash or credit at the ticket house on show days. Patrons are encouraged to bring cash for their convenience. The festival is located at 550 Fiske Road, Harriman, TN (about 1 mile Southeast of Hwy 27). Festival rules exclude sharp weapons or loaded guns (stage weapons must be sheathed and zip-tied), pets (service animals only), outside food or drinks, visibly intoxicated persons, and onsite patron camping. For a list of local accommodations, please visit www.roanetourism.com/stay/list/. For more information, please visit www.TNPirateFest.com, call 865-248-8414, or “Like” them on Facebook.

Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to announce its first writing retreat for veterans on October 7-8, 2017. This two-day retreat at SAFTA's Firefly Farms is for military veterans and current service members and will be a space for creativity, writing exercises, discussions on ways to write about trauma, advice on publishing, and more. This weekend will be an opportunity to express shared experiences and learn to write your story for a non-military audience.

A weekend pass includes one-on-one and group instruction, writing supplies, food, drinks, and all on-site amenities for $75. Tents, sleeping bags, and other camping equipment are available to rent.

The event will be open to people of all backgrounds and experience levels and will provide an opportunity to work with talented, published fiction writers and poets.

We have two full scholarships available for the retreat as well as limited partial scholarships for those with financial need. To apply for a scholarship, send a brief statement on why you would like to attend this workshop and an optional packet of
no more than (8) pages of creative writing to Erin Elizabeth Smith at erin@sundresspublications.com no later than
September 15th, 2017. Scholarship recipients will be announced shorty thereafter.

Space at this workshop is limited to 15 people, so reserve your place today at: https://squareup.com/store/sundresspublications/item/veterans-writing-retreat.

Sundress Academy for the Arts: 195 Tobby Hollow Ln, Knoxville, TN 37931, 865-560-6106, www.sundresspublications.com/safta

Seven Islands State Birding Park will host its first TuckahoeDown on October 7th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is promising fun times for all! This beautiful 416-acre riverfront park in East Knox County will be the perfect destination for anyone seeking family-friendly activities including outdoor recreation, crafts, live music, and nature education.

Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the programs you’ll have to choose from!
Boating at Seven Islands Landing
Demonstration on the Quilt Trails
Birding for Beginners hike
Kids crafting
Wildlife photography demonstrations
This is just a taste of what you’ll find at TuckahoeDown! You’ll be sure to notice the charm of the friendly Knoxville creek community of Tuckahoe, the festival’s namesake, woven into the activities, music, food, and more. Come out and savor the beautiful landscapes, flora, and fauna of Seven Islands, and celebrate the gift this natural place is for our community.

You’ll find the park at 2809 Kelly Lane in Kodak, TN. We’ll see you there!
Legacy Parks Foundation: 900 Volunteer Landing Lane, Knoxville, TN 37915. Info: 865-525-2585, www.legacyparks.org.

In an era in which pop careers require careful planning, Oh Wonder are an anomaly.
They’re a band formed by accident not design, a duo who didn’t intend to play live but spent more than a year touring the world, and a major label act who never saw this being anything other than a DIY project.

Ultralife is both Oh Wonder’s extraordinary second album and their debut proper. Its eponymously-titled predecessor, released in late 2015, was a collection of songs they had posted online at the rate of one a month, which millions of listeners fell in love with, turning London-based Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West into reluctant pop stars.

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

The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Dan Allcott, celebrates its 73rd season with “Motor City, Mother Goose, Glitter, and Gloria!”
The Oak Ridge Chorus, led by Jaclyn Johnson, will join the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra for Francis Poulenc’s sacred choral work, Gloria. The season opener will also feature American soprano, Alison Trainer, as soloist for Poulenc’s Gloria, in addition to music by Verdi, Bernstein, and more.

Coloratura soprano Alison Trainer is a gifted singing actress, who has garnered top prizes in several major vocal competitions and is increasingly gaining recognition for her vocal beauty, sensitive and intelligent musicianship, and compelling stage presence. Alison recently received glowing reviews for her European debut as Fiakermilli in Arabella in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The St. Galler Nachrichten raved, “Completely amazing were the vocal acrobatics of Fiakermilli, sung by Alison Trainer with virtuosic and sparkling coloratura.”

“I am so pleased to reconnect with soprano, Alison Trainer, who has just started a new teaching position at Furman University after several years singing roles at the Opera House in St. Gallen, Switzerland,” said Music Director, Dan Allcott. “In addition to her featured role as soloist in the Gloria, Trainer will sing two solo arias – one from a Verdi opera, and the other, a laugh-out-loud romp from Bernstein’s Candide entitled ‘Glitter and Be Gay’”.

The concert will also feature Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and music by celebrated American composer, Jonathan Bailey Holland. “Mr. Holland and I met when I conducted a world premiere of his music with the Dallas Symphony in 2004,” said Dan Allcott. “Since then, I have championed his works. Motor City Remix combines the rhythms and sounds of Motown in a classical remix. It’s always an audience favorite!”

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is a proud participant in the Penny4Arts program. All students, 18 & under, may attend any Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, and Chamber Music concert for free during the 2017-18 season. General admission is $25; a discounted young adult ticket (ages 19-29) is available for $10.

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

At Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT campus

GO! Contemporary Dance Works will present UPFRONT at the Clarence Brown Theatre. Known for edgy and innovative choreography, GO! is sure to push the limits once again, transcending beyond its audiences’ expectations. The matinee performance at 2 PM will be open for Penny4Arts tickets (an additional performance takes place at 8 PM but is ineligible for Penny4Arts). Tickets may be purchased from GO! Contemporary Dance Works office by calling 865-539-2475. Penny4Arts special ticketing prices are not available online.

Advance ticket prices: Adult $15 and student/senior $12; At the door, $20 and $15. Performance is appropriate for all ages. Info: https://www.gocontemporarydance.com/

October 7, WolfPAWS, a positive awareness wolf-dog sanctuary, is having their 3rd Annual Fundraiser. All donations go directly towards the care of our resident wolf-dogs.

Live music by Preston Fox, Don Edwards & The In-Laws, and Cosby Creek Band.
BBQ by The Giggling Pig. Local Arts & Crafts, and a Silent Auction. No children
under 12, no pets and no coolers please.

October 7, 12:00-5:00PM, 2525 Edgewater Lane, Dandride, TN.
For more information please visit our website at www.wolfpaws.org.

Night Safaris take guests on an after-hours tour of the zoo to see what happens when the sun goes down! You will meet one of our animal ambassadors up close, participate in a hands-on activity, then go out in the zoo to explore some of our different animal habitats that correspond with the program’s theme.

Saturday, October 7: Creepy Creatures of the Night
Advance registration required
Ages 5 to adult - $10 per person

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, https://www.zooknoxville.org/experience/night-safaris/