Calendar of Events

Are you creating a jaw dropping costume this year? Enter the Ghoulishly Goodwill Costume contest and show off your ultimate Halloween costume! Submit your entry by 8am Friday, November 3rd and win tickets to the Knoxville Zoo. Enter the contest by doing one of the following:
• Post to the Goodwill Industries-Knoxville, Inc. Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gwiktn or
• Post the picture on Twitter and tag @GWIKTN or
• Post the picture on Instagram and tag @goodwillknoxville or
• E-mail the image to marketingteam@gwiktn.org.

Don’t forget to include a picture, description and which parts came from Goodwill. Check out www.goodwillknoxville.org/halloween for more information on the contest!

BOO! at the Zoo presented by U.S. Cellular® is Knoxville’s largest Halloween event featuring 12 nights of safe and not-too-scary Halloween fun perfect for preschool and elementary-aged children. A Halloween tradition for 31 years, BOO! at the Zoo is a family event featuring trick-or-treating along the BOO! Trail, where little trick-or-treaters can fill their bag with goodies as they make their way through the zoo. Each night of BOO! at the Zoo will have a variety of entertainment.

New This Year: Annual Passholder Night! On Thursday, October 12th, only annual passholders will have the chance to experience BOO! at the Zoo before anyone else!

DETAILS
October 12 – 15, 2017
October 19 – 22, 1017
October 26 – 29, 2017

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. each evening

$9 per person, Children under 4 admitted free, Free parking
$2 off for Zoo Knoxville members and U.S. Cellular customers

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

Stop by to see this month's colorful art exhibit by Tracey G. Crocker. Her work ranges from natural still lifes to logogram and abstract paintings. They'll brighten your day!

More events at http://ijams.org/events/. 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

The Tennessee STEAM Festival is an event-based celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Making it engaging for the diverse areas of Tennessee requires the entire community. The Festival will go well beyond the walls of children’s museums and science centers and into our businesses, universities, schools, and neighborhoods. From families to young adults, Tennesseans of all ages and backgrounds will interact with scientists, engineers, and designers and just about every sort of expert in between.

STEAM in the City OCTOBER 14, 2017 PRESENTED BY TVA
This unique event brings science to life in the heart of Downtown Knoxville in Market Square. The FREE event welcomes all ages to compete in a variety of robotics competitions, create in a global cardboard challenge, and to enjoy some ‘busker science’--roaming hands-on science entertainment!

ORNL Traveling Science Fair OCTOBER 16-18, 2017
The ORNL SCIENCE FAIR provides guests of all ages the opportunity to learn more about science and the importance of research being done at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This event will be held at the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park across from The Muse and Zoo Knoxville. Students and families enter carnival-style interactive trailers that describe various fields of research and areas of future job opportunities.

FAMILY STEAM Night at west town mall OCTOBER 19, 2017
FREE Family event at West Town Mall that includes 5 different STEAM learning activity stations. Each station contains hands-on activities and provide a wonderful oppotunity for families to learn and play together!

WAY LATE PLAY DATE: Marvel v. DC OCTOBER 20, 2017
Where do your allegiances lie?! Join us for the comic book battle of the ages at Schulz Brau! We’re going to explore the science behind the two powerhouses of the comic book world – from high-tech gadgetry to super powers –this ones for ‘big kids’ 21 and up!

STEAM Carnival Family Fun Day OCTOBER 21, 2017
Help us cap off the TN Steam Festival with a family-freindly carnival at the muse! We will inspire all ages at this event with hands-on activities, play and fun! Activities include a magic show, live music, science demos, arts and crafts, special characters and more!

Contact Ellie Kittrell at 865-594-1494 X100 or ellie@themuseknoxville.org for more information. Or see http://tennesseesteamfestival.org/

Fifteen years and seven studio albums into a career hovering at the edges of the music business, fighting for a seat at the table, Ron Pope is now in the midst of flipping that table over.

It took a decade to become an overnight success. Hundreds of millions of streams, millions of singles sold, concerts packed out into the street all over the world; all of a sudden Ron Pope is part of the discussion. ”At the very least, now I don‘t really have to give a shit what anyone in the business expects from me. That‘s pretty liberating. It‘s like ’Everyone‘s making music that sounds like such and such this year‘ and I can say ’Cool. I don‘t give a fuck; my fans just want me to do something good and they‘ll stick with me as long as what I record is real and honest and full of songs that are worth listening to. So I‘m just gonna keep doing what I do.‘ That‘s the freedom that holding onto my independence for so long and finding real success has bought me“ Pope says from the East Nashville office of Brooklyn Basement

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

Part of the Clayton Center for the Arts 2017-2018 season!
Embark on a musical trek to kingdoms long forgotten and bustling towns now vanished. Follow the stories of vagabond queens, pauper poets and lovers lost to the sea, all set to spellbinding arrangements of old Sephardi songs worthy of symphonic film scores. Wrap these tales up with lush soulful harmonies evoking Flamenco’s gutsiness and the longings of Fado, all combined with heart-pounding percussion, masterful narration and intricate soundscapes. Journey through the Balkans to the Mid-East beginning in Sarajevo and winding through Salónica and Jerusalem. Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom is a sonic adventure brought to life by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble, an award-winning quintet of world-class musicians from Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Japan
and the USA.

The intertwining music and storytelling whisks audiences into multicultural metropolises like Sarajevo and picturesque island towns like Rhodes, conjuring an imagination lost to war and upheaval, recorded in a language that blends archaic Spanish with Arabic, Hebrew and Greek. This ensemble of internationally savvy world musicians delivers a richly textured global experience of haunting beauty.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Every 2nd Thursday of every month from 7-9pm

Join Marble City Opera Singers for an evening of Arias once a month at Saw Works Brewery. Enjoy a beer from Saw Works while listening to fabulous singing! It's Free! Bring your friends and invite people to try out
OPERA Up Close & Personal (the Marble City Opera way)!

Location: Saw Works Brewery, 708 E Depot Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
Marble City Opera: 646-217-1580, www.marblecityopera.com

Jubilee Community Arts presents Knoxville Square Dance with live old-time music by The Hellgramites and calling by Stan Sharp, Ruth Simmons and Leo Collins.

Thursday, October 12 (with guest band Hoot and Holler from Asheville)
Thursday, November 9
Thursday, December 7 (1st Monday)

Second Thursdays at the Laurel Theater! No experience or partner is necessary and the atmosphere is casual. No taps, please. Admission: $7 ($5 for students & JCA members).

Follow the Knoxville Square Dance on Facebook: www.facebook.com/knoxvillesquaredance

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

Paintings from two Pellissippi State Community College alumnae, Lila Holdenried and Cynthia Tipton, will be on exhibit at the college's Bagwell Center for Media and Art Gallery. The exhibit is free to attend.

A reception to meet the artists will be held 3-5 p.m., Oct. 16.

Holdenried and Tipton create works filled with texture, color and richness. Explore the contrasts between Tipton's realism and Holdenried's abstraction, as well as the movement in each painting that unites the work of the two artists.

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

The 5th Kids In The Arts Camp is coming up soon! Get your tickets now! Limited spots available. Let your kids enjoy a week of art, music and dance with teachers in the community who are teaching what they love.

Hosted by Karl Hess at The Birdhouse, the 4th and Gill community center. Kids will enjoy working with community artists, musicians and dancers all week long. From 9-4 kids will have plenty of break and play time and also structured environments in which to make new friends and explore creatively! Join Kids In The Arts Camp for a great week-long art camp experience. Check out the website for more detailed information, teacher bios and contact information for camp registration.

Contact: Karl Hess, karlalanhess@gmail.com, 865.208.9206
Website: http://kidsinthearts.weebly.com

All five days of events will be free and open for the public to enjoy. This year's event theme is Resurgence and ever day of events will be geared towards the individual elements of business and economic growth and development currently going in Knox County and East TN.

#RESURGENCE - Schedule of Events:
Monday October 9th: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening Networking Reception
Tuesday October 10th: 8:00am - 11am
"Knoxville Center Mall Resurgence Business Breakfast" hosted by First Tennessee Bank.
Regional Economic Development Panel
Wednesday October 11th: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Minority Enterprise "Pop Up Shops" & "Maker Space"
Thursday October 12th: 10am - 11:30am
Innovation, Technology & Social Media Discussion
Friday October 13th: 10am - 11:30am
State of Minority Business Report & CEO SUMMIT Report
African American Male Student Panel Discussion

At Knoxville Center Mall . Contact: Joshalyn Hundley - jwhundley@firsttennessee.com - 865-971-2005
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/medweek-east-tennessee-2017-resurgence-tickets-37501339516

Monday through Thursday 9:00 am-3:00 p.m.
Location: Knoxville Emporium Center, 100 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902
Registration Deadline: Monday October 2nd

Our Place Art Organization Inc’s fall break day camp designed especially for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Activities include: fall themed art projects ranging from clay, mixed media, painting. Participants will also have the opportunity to work in a sensory friendly garden. Fee: The cost of camp is $100. Includes all meals (breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks). As well as art materials, admissions cost for field trips. A $25 non-refundable fee due with application.*Sibling Discount/Scholarships Available**

To register for camp contact Angela Hunter, Executive Director at (865) 973-7297 or info@ourplaceart.com. For additional information visit our website: www.ourplaceart.com
**Support for this program is provided by the Tennessee Disability Coalition**