Calendar of Events

Mysterious Past of the Blount Mansion: Legends, Customs, and Myths

It's that time of the year! Ghosts, goblins, witches, haints, and The Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion. Our annual Halloween event will be bigger and better than ever this year. There will be ghost stories, scary legends, history about death and dying in the 18th and 19th centuries, and more! There will be candy for the kids and some extra special fun with our other house on-site, the Craighead-Jackson House - one of the most haunted sites in Knoxville!

October 28 with tours at 8, 9, and 10 P.M.
October 30 with tours at 8 and 9 P.M.
October 31 with tours at and 9 P.M.
Tickets are $10 and are available here: https://squareup.com/store/blount-mansion/item/halloween-tour-ticket

Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

3096 Fort Dickerson Road | Knoxville, TN 37920
Info: (865) 482-1680 or https://kcwrtorg.wordpress.com/

Activities will include living history campsites, infantry drilling with rifle firing demonstrations, a Civil War medical and surgical exhibit, ladies fashions, battle reenactments, cannon firings, and a salute to all veterans including an American Flag retirement ceremony.

Visitors are invited to park free at the Wee Care Shoppe parking lot across from Shoney's, where they can ride a free shuttle to Fort Dickerson.

Hosted by The Artemis Project

October 28 – October 29

An event to raise awareness about domestic violence through art, education and creative expression. The goal of this event is to make an impact on the community through domestic violence awareness. The event is an evening including live theatre, music and art. Donations and ticketed proceeds will go to local domestic abuse resources and programs. There is an open house at 6 pm with the entertainment starting at 7 pm.

Please make sure to check out our day portion of the event at Lucas Lepri Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Fitness including the following workshops: yoga, domestic violence educational discussion with therapists and a self-defense class!

Tickets will be available at the door or you can email us to reserve your spot at artemisprojectknoxville@gmail.com

Ticket prices: $5 individual work shop, $10 Evening, $20 all day

For those who would benefit but cannot afford the full ticket price please email for reservations and we will discuss a reduced ticket price.
Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-323-2425, www.modernstudio.org

The Opera Ball is an annual premiere fundraising event featuring fine dining, entertainment, dancing, auctions, and special guests. Join Knoxville Opera Guild for The Ruby Ball at Knoxville Museum of Art as we celebrate 40 years of Knoxville Opera!

Info from Knoxville Opera: 865 524-0795, http://www.knoxvilleopera.com/opera-ball/

The Townsend Artisan Guild and Cades Cove Cellars are offering locally produced art and locally produced wine. Twenty artisans will display their work including fiber arts, painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, stained glass and woodworking. The artists will be demonstrate their techniques and discuss their work. Cades Cove Cellars will offer tastings of their wine.

The event will be held at 7126 East Lamar Alexander Parkway (Hwy 321) in Townsend.
Info: www.townsendartisanguild.org

October 28, taste foods from different countries, shop the bazaar, and enjoy kid's crafts and entertainment. Fun for the whole family. Free Admission. Hosted by Annoor Academy of Knoxville.

October 28, 2017,
963 Worlds Fair Park Drive, World's Fair Park, TN (865) 525-3399
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Free to enter, $5 kids armband for activities, ticket sales for food ($1 per ticket)
https://www.facebook.com/IntlFoodFest/

The Smoky Mountain Quilters present the 10th Annual Quilters Roadshow on October 28, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.
The Quilters’ Roadshow is an opportunity to celebrate the color and creativity of fall.

Merikay Waldvogel, Becky Harris, and Bridget Matlock will discuss quilts’ age, quilting patterns and preservation tips, so bring your quilts and register at the door! These renowned quilt experts will explain the humble origins of the quilt and its journey from functional bedding to magnificent pieces of art.
Quilters from Smoky Mountain Quilters and Foothills Quilters will be piecing quilts for the Ronald McDonald House- Please bring your sewing kits if you’d like to join them.
Cost is $5.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Join us for costumes, cartoons, and tours of the Tennessee! This open house pays homage to the memorable Saturday morning clubs of our history that offered children’s programming, movies, and cartoons. Children (ages 12 and under) are welcome to come dressed in their family-friendly Halloween costume. A short reel of Warner Bros. cartoons will be shown at intervals between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Each screening will be introduced with organ music played by house organist Bill Snyder on the Mighty Wurlitzer! There will be face painting stations for children and old-fashioned candy treat bags provided by Mast General Store. The theater will be open to the public for self-guided tours, including dressing rooms.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, http://www.tennesseetheatre.com/event/693579/costumes-and-classic-cartoons-open-house

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is pleased to announce Hollerween, part of the Holler Salon series at Firefly Farms. The event will take place 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, and will feature poetry readings by Kelly Lorraine Andrews, Gordon Buchan, Sarah A. Chavez, Tyrese L. Coleman, and Caitlin Scarano, as well as live music from Headface featuring poetic, image-driven storytelling, and film screenings of work by local filmmaker and horror master Sam Comer. This event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

6-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Sundress Academy for the Arts: 195 Tobby Hollow Ln, Knoxville, TN 37931, 865-560-6106, www.sundresspublications.com/safta

At Whole Foods Market 6730 Paper Mill Drive Knoxville, TN 37919

Free cooking classes will be offered once a month for youth with disabilities. Participants will have the opportunity to make yummy treats, while also learning about nutrition and healthy eating. For October’s cooking class, we will be making pumpkin shaped pizzas and fall inspired smoothies!

To register contact: Angela Hunter, Executive Director of Our Place Art at (865) 973-7297 or info@ourplaceart.com. Visit Our Place Art’s website: www.ourplaceart.com.

West Hills Elementary School's Fall Festival is October 28, 10:00AM-2:00PM. There will be grilled hotdogs and TX Roadhouse Ribs! Awesome Crafters and Vendors! FREE Inflatables! Costume Contest! Silent Auction! Crafts and Games for all ages! And, back by popular demand, THE HAUNTED HOUSE!

West Hills Elementary School, 409 Vanosdale RD., 37909. Contact us at 865-539-7850.

Knoxville's FIRST Expungement Clinic that is open to the general public will be held on October 28th from 9am to 12pm at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center.

Many people are not aware that often in Tennessee when a criminal charge is dismissed, it may still appear on their public record until it is expunged (or erased) from the public record. The presence of the charge can lead to loss of employment or inability to secure new employment. Expunging a dismissed criminal charge can thus make a significant difference in someone’s life.

If you or someone you know wants to see if they are eligible for an expungement of their Knox County General Sessions Court or Knoxville Municipal Court dismissed criminal charge, then call 865-975-6775 to Pre-Register with the UT Expungement Clinic Hotline.

General Sessions Judge Charles Cerny and Municipal Court Judge John Rosson, Jr. will be present for this expungement clinic.

October 28, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon,
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED at (865)975-6775.
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915.

The Expungement Clinic is a partnership between Knoxville Community Step Up, The Beck Cultural Center, The University of Tennessee College of Law, and Vet2Vet TN with volunteers from the Tennessee Faith and Justice Alliance, the Knoxville Bar Association, the Knoxville Barristers (the Young Lawyers Division of the KBA), Legal Aid of East of Tennessee, and the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office.