Calendar of Events

Join Knox Makers at STEAM in the City on Market Square for a very special one-night event. The teams have been working hard, and now, the robots of KILLSWITCH will finally clash at the official Knox Makers KILLSWITCH Deathmatch! Awards will be given to the most successful robots, and there will be additional awards for various surprise categories. Bring your killer robot out and see how many other robots you can destroy, or how extravagantly you can get destroyed.

If you wish to participate, there is a $25 entry fee, and you must comply with the KILLSWITCH rules, which can be found on the Knox Makers website. There is no fee to witness the carnage and scream like a lunatic, and all are welcome to take in this spectacle.

Competitors should be in Market Square by 6:00PM, with final robot registration at 7:00PM. The fighting will begin at 8:00PM.

If you wish to enter your robot in this competition, you will need to sign up on the official event page, which can be found here: https://knoxmakers.org/event/killswitch-deathmatch/

Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/853633968145958

IMPORTANT: THIS GOOD SPORT NIGHT WILL BE MEETING OFFSITE. ATTENDEES WITH RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH MEETING LOCATION BY 12PM ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. LOCATION IS WITHIN 1 MILE OF THE CENTRAL COLLECTIVE.
Cost: $36

CALLING ALL GOOD SPORTS! Here's the deal. You purchase a ticket to a mystery event. Show up to The Central Collective at the specified date and time, and be ready for anything. Past events have included: a live studio game show, a walking tour of North Knoxville, live music with swing dance lessons, a yacht trip on the Tennessee River and a mini horse petting zoo. These are events for folks who are curious, adventurous, and like trying new things & meeting new people.

Worried that you won't be able to participate because of dietary restrictions, physical ability or other preferences? We'll do our best to give you the information you need to decide if this month's Good Sport Night is right for you. If you have any concerns, don't hesitate to give us a shout! If you show up and cannot participate for an unforeseen reason, we're happy to give you a credit for a future Good Sport Night. Unless otherwise noted, these events are not programmed for children.

Alcohol: Beer available for purchase
Food: Light Snacks
Dress Code: Closed toed shoes, no polyester clothes.
Physical Activity: Low/Moderate (standing and light lifting)
Good Sport Level: 3/5

The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

At Barnes & Noble, 8029 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

This month's bilingual book is The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!

Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

LONSDALE INTERNATIONAL FOOD & CRAFTS MARKET
Saturday, Oct 14th, 11am - 4pm
(Last market of the season til April 2018)
Come hungry to enjoy authentic ethnic flavors; pupusas from El Salvador, delicious Mexican tamales, US bbq and ribs; exotic foods from Iraq and much more!
Freshly picked veggies and herbs from Clay Halo, a local farmer supporting community sustainable agriculture. Customers receive double (2x) SNAP Coupons on fresh produce!

Bring your family and friends. There is something for everyone. Kids can play at the park and enjoy other activities.

When: Saturday, October 14, 11am-4pm
Where: Lonsdale Park (Next to Lonsdale Elementary School, 1317 Louisiana Ave)

The Embodied Season: Fall Workshop featuring Ashley Addair, Amelia Peterson, & Kellye Coleman, Saturday, October 14 from 9am-12pm.
Syncing cultural conversations with the natural seasons, the Embodied Season Workshop Series seeks to give participants opportunity to think about their ways of being as they intersect with seasonal rhythms and innovative ideas through the process of making. Each workshop session will be a collaborative pairing of a creative mode of expression and a person doing good work in our community (with interests ranging from theater and social policy to photography and education) to prompt participants to live into the rhythms of nature through art making. Each class will be led and facilitated by renowned Knoxville artist Ashley Addair and previous collaborator Amelia Peterson and is open to women and men of all ages.

We will be exploring the Fall as a season of togetherness through a workshop focusing on the cultivation of empathy. Participants will be lead through reflective prompts to craft a watercolor / collage playing with the aesthetics of pattern clash.

Saturday, October 14 from 9am-12pm at the Hive, 854 Central, Knoxville, 37917, phone 865-282-2018. www.thehiveknox.com

Location: Market Square
Presented by TVA

The Muse and partners will bring science to life in the heart of Downtown Knoxville in Market Square. The FREE event welcomes people of all ages to compete in a variety of robotics competitions, create in the Lowe's global cardboard challenge and enjoy some live 'busker science' demonstrations sponsored by Arconic. http://themuseknoxville.org/steam-in-the-city

Flying Anvil Theatre presents a haunting tale of desire and obsession. Something dark and irresistible lives deep in the woods of Appalachia in The Love Talker by Deborah Pryor. Gowdie and Bun are orphaned sisters haunted by a mysterious presence that lured their mother away when they were very young. While Gowdie is tempted to follow the siren call of the Love Talker, her sister will do anything to save her, including sacrificing herself.

Based on an Irish folk tale, The Love Talker is an eerie, sensual play—set in a world where strange spirits walk the earth and magic is all around—recalling the darkest of Grimm’s' fairy tales. The play was originally produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville and published in an anthology, where director Jayne Morgan first read it.

“I’ve been wanting to do this play for about 30 years,” Morgan says. “It’s familiar because we know these lovely accents and the wild beauty of the forest. But it also taps into our primeval fear of the dark, of losing control. This show will seduce and unsettle you and make you examine your own obsessions and secrets.” Morgan says she has found strong actors to bring this haunting tale to life. The play reunites the two leads from an earlier Flying Anvil show, Venus in Fur—Carolyn Corley and JD Sizemore. Younger sister Gowdie is played by UT theatre student Emily Cullum, and Margy Ragsdale is the malignant spirit, the Redhead.

The production marks the theatre’s first use of an upgraded lighting system. The show is recommended for adults.

Performances are Wed-Sat at 7:30 PM and Sun at 2 PM.

Flying Anvil Theatre, 1300 Rocky Hill Road, Knoxville. Information: 865-357-1309, www.flyinganviltheatre.com

Part of the 2017-18 "Best of Theatre Knoxville Downtown" Season!

By Agatha Christie. The longest running play, in the world, ever, has been running continuously since 1952 at St. Martin's Theatre in London. But if you can't make it to London, travel on down to Theatre Knoxville Downtown instead!

Written by the world’s most successful author, Agatha Christie, it’s one of the finest plays ever written.

It follows a group of strangers – one of whom is a murderer – trapped in a boarding house during a snow storm. Is it the newlyweds whose rampant suspicions nearly wreck their marriage, or the spinster with the curious background? Perhaps it is the architect, the retired Army major, or the odd man who claims his car overturned in a snow drift?

The play is also known for its twist ending, which at the end of every performance the audience is asked not to reveal.

"One of the most skillfully written murder mysteries ever produced"
—The New York Times

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 North Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

Tiger Lily Theatre is proud to present Neil Labute’s Fat Pig. This production will be performed at Modern Studio. Performances are being held over two weekends; on October 13-15 and October 19-22. Performances are at 8pm with Sunday Matinees at 3pm. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students. Both cash and credit cards are accepted.

Since the its debut in 2004, Fat Pig has been making audiences laugh, cry, and think about human nature and the lengths one will go to fit in. Fat Pig is a brutally honest look at a relationship between an average guy and a plus sized woman. The topics of fitting in, being normal, and conforming to society’s notions of being attractive have never been more relevant. How far will one man go for the woman he loves? Will he be willing to take the ridicule to find happiness? Neil Labute’s Fat Pig takes us on a heart wrenching journey of acceptance of who we are, and who we want to be; for better or worse.

Tiger Lily Theatre is dedicated to furthering opportunities for women in the Knoxville arts community. Through the performance of both classical and contemporary works, we provide performance, directing, writing and design opportunities while bringing impassioned and engaging live theatre to our audience.

If you would like more information about this production, please contact Jennifer Brown or Christian Rue at 770-560-2767 or 615-496-2743. Email at TigerLilytheatreTn@gmail.com. Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-323-2425, www.modernstudio.org

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