Calendar of Events

By: Craig Lucas

A long running Off-Broadway hit by the playwright of Reckless and God's Heart.

A portrait of loneliness in one of the world's most densely populated cities. Libby, for her own private reasons, has invited six disparate friends to her apartment in New York for dinner and drinks. As their conversations drift, they begin to open up to one another...but how do you really know anyone?

Lab 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

The Clayton Center for the Arts is one of 8 venues in the Southeast to screen 6 films as part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. One film will be shown per month in the Lambert Recital Hall. Screenings will be free for High School and College students with a student ID, and admission for the general public $5. All films will be shown at 7pm followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

“Through the Southern Circuit, we are reshaping the relationship between films, filmmakers, and audiences,” said Teresa Hollingsworth, senior program director with South Arts. “Our Screening Partners are developing thriving audiences who support independent films, and filmmakers have the opportunity to interact with audiences in each community at receptions, Q&As, and workshops. The Southern Circuit is about creating a deeper, more conversational approach to film. Instead of catching a documentary in your living room, audiences get to meet the filmmaker and discuss the creative process." In total, there will be 21 Screening Partners, 18 filmmakers and a total of 124 screenings spanning nine states.

Films to be screened at the Clayton Center are:
• October 25, 2017: Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four with filmmaker Deborah Esquenazi
• November 08, 2017: Jackson with filmmaker Maisie Crow
• February 14, 2018: Liyana with filmmakers Amanda Kopp & Aaron Kopp
• March 14, 2018: Quest with filmmaker Jonathan Olshefski
• April 18, 2018: 78/52 with filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe

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

Faculty and guest artist recital; Victor Chavez, Jr. and Joong Han perform their Carnegie Hall recital program featuring works by Prokofiev, Jung, Beethoven, Scriabin, and Yedidia.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, and the Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

As part of the Leadership & Governance series, The Baker Center will host the gubernatorial candidate Randy Boyd on Wednesday, October 25 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

Randy Boyd is a Republican and businessman. For twenty-five years, he has run his company, Radio Systems Corporation. He also served in Governor Bill Haslam’s administration as an unpaid advisor on education.

Please join us in the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium as Randy Boyd speaks to students, faculty, and the community about his approach toward leadership and governance. This event is free and open to the public

The University of Tennessee does not support or oppose any of the candidates running for governor. All candidates have been invited to participate in the lecture series.

Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
1640 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3340
Phone: 865-974-0931 •www.bakercenter@utk.edu">www.bakercenter@utk.edu

Directed by Gastón Solnicki
Wednesday, October 25 · The Pilot Light · 7:00 p.m.

The beguiling third feature from Gastón Solnicki takes inspiration from Béla Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle for this tale about several young women attempting to make their way into adulthood.

"A gentle reminder that cinema itself is young and full of possibilities." -- Sight & Sound

"One of the best films of 2016." -- Artforum

"Despite some operatic flourishes, the overall feel of Kékszakállú is inviting and approachable, a pleasantly intuitive trip through changing times. It takes an uncommon talent to keep the mundane from seeming inert, and through Solnicki’s lens, the absence of outer conflict doesn’t mute the turmoil within. His subjects are not satisfied with the world they’re leaving and the one they’re growing into, and his film animates their dilemma like few others can." -- Variety

The Public Cinema: info@publiccinema.org, http://www.publiccinema.org/

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform for approximately 8,000 elementary students during the Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium on October 24, 25 and 26. There are a total of four performances:

Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.
The 9:30 a.m. shows on Oct. 24 & 25 are already SOLD OUT, which will offer an excellent photo & video opportunity. These concerts are attended by school and home-schooled groups from eight East Tennessee counties. Performances are open to the general public for $6.25 per person.

The Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts’ theme this year is “Uncle Sam’s Symphony,” which compares the way the United States government is structured to that of an orchestra (Executive Branch/President = Conductor; Vice President = Concertmaster; Legislative Branch = Families of Instruments).

KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian conducts the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in an educational and engaging program designed for students in 3rd through 5th grades, using visual elements such as video projections, props, lights, and costumes to stimulate the students' interest and plant the seeds for further musical involvement.

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

"The Generosity of a Thread: An Alumni Exhibition by Stephanie Anne Harris Trevor"

SAHT (BA from C-N, 2008; MFA from the University of Chicago, 2013) presents recent work and site-specific installations at Carson-Newman University.

Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman University, Warren Art Building, corner of Branner & S. College Streets, Jefferson City, TN 37760. Gallery hours: M-F 8-4. Information: www.cn.edu

Photographers of all ages – amateur and professional – share their vision of “sanctuary” in this first annual photography exhibition. Participants were asked to consider the definition of sanctuary: “a place of refuge or safety; a sacred place” and what that means to them…Where is your sanctuary? Is it a feeling? Is it a memory? Is it real? Is it imagined?

Over 20 photos are in the exhibition which runs through January 2018. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 19 from 6:00-7:30pm. The restaurant will remain open during the reception.

Sanctuary Vegan Café is located at 151 N. Seven Oaks Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922. Contact: Jody Sims, curator, 619-210-4587 or jody@jodysims.com

Come and join the spirits for a tour of Downtown Knoxville’s scariest landmarks. The tours, which last approximately two hours each, will visit the sites of some of Knoxville’s best kept secrets. The tour will be about one and a half miles in length. All tours begin and end at James White’s Fort located at the intersection of Hill Avenue and Hall of Fame Drive. Ample free parking is available for tour participants at the Fort.

Tours are given October 19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 30. Tours will depart promptly at 7:00pm each evening. Please plan to arrive between 6:30-6:45pm for check in. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort.
Admission for Adults 16 and over will be $10.00 and $6.00 for children ages 6–15.

Reservations are requested for large groups of 12 or more and may be made by calling the Fort at (865) 525–6514. RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW BEFORE THE GHOSTS AND GOBLINS DO!

In case of inclement weather, please call James White’s Fort to find out if the tour is cancelled (865) 525-6514. James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org

In the GEOFFREY A. WOLPERT GALLERY

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 2, 2-5 pm

Inexteriors is a series of paintings by artist Marcia Santore that address ideas of impossible architectural spaces. The series has developed over a number of years and has been inspired by visions of windows through doorways through windows, the patterns of light in interior spaces created by seen or unseen openings, indeterminate interior and exterior spaces, unknown houses seen from within and without, mysterious stairways and hallways and hidden rooms, figures that inhabit (haunt?) those spaces, and the potential for these spaces to tell or conceal multiple, unfolding stories. Some of these paintings are in oil and others in acrylic. Some include collaged elements such as recycled paper.

“As someone who has moved many times, both as a child and as an adult, houses have multiple meanings for me—they are places full of mystery and possibility, suggestive of many potential futures or outcomes.”
—Marcia Santore

A portion of the proceeds of sales from this exhibition will be donated to the Oak Ridge Art Center. www.marciasantore.com

O'Brien Art Gallery, Roane State Community College, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748

The Barbara West Portrait Group will showcase an exhibition of its work in October at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Located in the rotunda, the free exhibition is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Oct. 16 - 27. A reception for the artists is 5 - 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

The group's namesake, the late Barbara West, was an artist who shared her hospitality and home with fellow artists. After living in California for many years, she relocated to Knoxville in 2002. West was the founding member of the Pastel Society of San Diego. The Barbara West Portrait Group meets twice a week to draw and paint. To learn more about the group, call 865-675-6339.

For more information about the exhibition, please contact Special Event and Program Coordinator Lauren Cox at lcox@townoffarragut.org or 218-3372.

Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Dr, Farragut, TN 37934.