Calendar of Events

Join us at Marble Springs on Saturday, October 28th from 5:00pm-8:00pm for some Halloween fun! Families can enjoy a bonfire and trick-or-treating at the 35 acre scenic historic property and five historic structures that will be eerily lit by candlelight. Families will also have the opportunity to have their pictures taken with Halloween decorations and beautiful fall scenery. Trunk-or-treat at Marble Springs State Historic Site is a fun and safe event for families to enjoy Halloween festivities.
For those wishing to bring your vehicle to participate in the trunk-or-treat portion of the event, please call and register. You bring your candy and participate in bringing Halloween fun to this community event. Decoration of your vehicle is encouraged, but not required. Set up for the event will take place from 4:00 till 5:00.
This event is free. Donations are appreciated and all proceeds will go towards educational programming and the continued maintenance of Marble Springs State Historic Site.
For more information call (865)573-5508 or email info@marblesprings.net or visit our website at www.marblesprings.net.

The artist Georges Braque wrote, Art is a wound turned into light, and the poet Mark Doty asked, What is healing but a shift in perspective? In this one-day workshop, we'll explore a specific set of writing exercises you can use to expand your capacity for helaing or simply to deepen your writing practice. Several of the techniques come from a course in Expressive Writing taught at the Duke University Center for Integrative Medicine; others are ones I've developed over thirty years of teaching fiction and memoir. Put together, the exercises allow us to experience both memory and the present moment in new ways and to discover how we can use shifts in point-of-view to transform our lives. There will be lots of in-class writing, so please bring pens or pencils and plenty of paper. Everyone is welcome--this is a class for wirters and non-writers alike.

Registration Fees: $85. Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snacks before the morning session are included.

Abigail DeWitt is the author of the novels, LILI (WW Norton) and DOGS (Lorimer Press), and a just-finished collection of stories, THE SEX APPEAL OF THE FRENCH. Her short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Five Points, Witness, the Alaska Quarterly Review, the Carolina Quarterly, and elsewhere. She has been cited in BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, nominated for a Pushcart, and has received grants and fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Tyrone Guthrie Center, the McColl Center for the ARts, and the Michener Society.

Location: Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN.
Participation Limit: 20. http://www.tmwi.org/fallworkshop

When Knoxville Was the Wild West – Knoxville’s history is colorful and the predominant hue is blood red. Take a walk on the wild side, from the Old City to Gay Street, down to the river and beyond. The now peaceful streets were once the scene of violence and mayhem of all descriptions—family feuds, duels, lynchings, and riots. Telling all the stories might take years, so this tour varies its route and local author, Laura Still is always finding fresh tales to share.

Tour lasts approx. 90 minutes and will meet in the Knoxville Visitors Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 6-12 (Group Rates Available). Visit http://knoxvillewalkingtours.com/gunslingers-html/ or call 865-309-4522 to book your tour now!

A portion of the proceeds will go towards funding the Knoxville History Project, the city’s only historical organization solely devoted to researching and promoting the history of Knoxville. Learn more at www.knoxvillehistoryproject.org

Join the East Tennessee Historical Society for a spooky event highlighting the “monsters” and superstitions that have called East Tennessee home over the years. From the wampus cat to eerie Victorian mourning traditions, we’ll delve into the region’s history of sightings and folklore! The event will feature a variety of Halloween themed children’s games, crafts, and storytelling. Children will Trick or Treat to various stops around the East Tennessee History Center. Costume contests will take place on the hour with prizes for most creative, funniest, and scariest costume, so dress to impress!

Museum admission is free during the Monsters at the Museum event. Exhibits currently on view include the feature exhibition Stories in Stitches: Quilts from the East Tennessee Historical Society’s Permanent Collection, an East Tennessee Streetscape and Corner Drug Store, and Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee, a look at 300 years of history, from the Cherokee to the 1982 World’s Fair.

Monsters at the Museum events are free and open to the public from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Museum of East Tennessee is located at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. For more information, call 865-215-8824 or visit www.eastTNhistory.org.

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Boo at the Barn is a Community Outreach Event at Horse Haven of Tennessee put on by YPK on October 28, 2:00pm-6:00pm.

Boo at the Barn will include pony rides, a petting zoo, games, a carousel and paint the pony. Kids will be able to trick or treat at each stall, and there will also be horses.
This event is open to both members and non-members. Grab a friend and share the fun!

Horse Haven, 2417 Reagan Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37931.
http://www.ypknox.com/

Storytellers: Susan Fulbright, Rob Thurman, Stephen Fulbright, Millie Sieber. EmCee: Laura Thurman

Stephen Fulbright ‘s tales of a boy growing up in East Tennessee would make Mark Twain proud. Learning chemistry via snow bombs, physics with tater guns, he became a well known engineer, working for truth, justice and the American way.

SUSAN FULBRIGHT, SMSA V-P, has indeed told tales at Jonesborough. She tells folktales, fables, horror tales, holiday tales, and family tales that border on truth or fiction. She has lived in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Jonesborough, Tennessee. She finished her Masters Degree “storytelling/reading” in education at ETSU.

Millie Sieber’s storytelling fascinates both adults and children. Listeners of all ages, from Catoosa County, Georgia to Rochester, New York, in Denmark and in Sweden, respond to her tales with laughter, insights and sometimes–shivers. Whether humorous stories, scary tales, personal narratives, folktales, or stories based on oral history–her listeners say, "Millie Sieber makes stories come alive!"

Rob Thurman's original stories explore the gritty side of working class Appalachia from the depression era to the present. A native Appalachian from East Tennessee, Rob currently lives in Oak Ridge with his wife Laura and rescue cat Emerson.

They will perform at Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St, Maryville, TN 37804. FREE Parking. Coffee & Desserts available. Donations Gratefully Accepted. BENEFIT SMSA. Info: 865-429-1783, www.smokymountaintellers.org

At MEAD South • 2647 Bafford Place, Knoxville, TN 37920
OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
This Year’s Activities: Silent Auction, Games, Music, Costume Parade, Face Painting, Cake Walk, and more!
Entertainment By: Red Shoes and Rosin, Sean McCollough, One World Circus, and more!

Ticket Information: Pre-sale ticket are available until 10/24/17. If ordered during the pre-sale, ticket blocks can be picked up at the main table on the day of the festival.
PRE-SALE TICKETS: $20 for 25 tickets
DAY OF: Tickets are $1 each.
We will have debit/credit card payment options as well as cash/check.
• Fall Festival Admission is FREE, but tickets are needed for games and food. •
(A family of 4 will typically go through 50 tickets)
Purchase Pre-sale Tickets Here:
http://meadmontessorischool.com/mead-fall-festival-2017/
Parking at MEAD South is limited.
**Please do not park along the street. Joy Ride will be shuttling people between Island Home Baptist Church (on Island Home Ave.) and the school from 11-4. There is also additional parking located at the Ijams overflow lot. Mead South can be accessed from the Ijams lot via the connecting trail through the woods. Look for MEAD signage to direct you.

Do you want to celebrate Fall like your Celtic ancestors did? Then check out these Celtic New Year events! Based on the Irish traditions of Hurling and the Samhain Harvest Festival, we’re offering the East Tennessee community a chance to experience the ancient Irish sport of Hurling, enjoy live Irish music, and discover for yourself what an authentic Irish Bonfire Ceremony was like. The Knoxville Irish Society and Knoxville Gaelic Athletic Club welcome everyone, Irish or not, to share in the Craíc (good times). All events are free and open to everyone.

Irish Sports at Hoston River Park, 3300 Holston Hills Rd, Knoxville, TN 37914
9:30 AM: Opening Ceremony
10:00 AM: Matches Begin
12:00 PM: "Hurling 101" for spectators
5:00 PM: Matches Conclude

Bonfire Harvest Festival at Bar Marley
760 Stone St NW, Knoxville, TN 37917
7:30 PM: Hurling Demonstration
8:00 PM: Traditional Bonfire Ceremony
8:30 PM: Live Irish Music

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/610739999318257
Contact Us: KnoxvilleGAC@gmail.com
Knoxville Gaelic Athletic Club: https://www.facebook.com/KnoxvilleGAC/
Knoxville Irish Society: http://www.knoxvilleirish.com

Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with The Ritchie Company, will present 11 live performances of the Best Play Tony award-winner, “The Crucible.” This acclaimed drama is one of the most-produced plays in American history.

The live stage play will be performed October 27 through November 12:
Fri., Oct. 27 at 7 PM, Sat., Oct. 28 at 1 PM, Sun., Oct. 29 at 3 PM, Thurs., Nov. 2 at 7 PM, Fri., Nov. 3 at 7 PM, Sat., Nov. 4 at 1 PM, Sun., Nov. 5 at 3 PM, Thurs., Nov. 9 at 7 PM, Fri., Nov. 10 at 7 PM, Sat., Nov. 11 at 1 PM, and Sun., Nov. 12 at 3 PM.

The story focuses upon a young farmer, John Proctor, whose servant-girl Abigail maliciously causes the arrest of the farmer’s wife for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie. But instead of saving his wife, he finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others. This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem continues KCT’s fall tradition of producing Halloween-themed literary classics for children and families. “The Crucible” is one of the most-produced plays by high schools across the country. The play is performed by 15 talented young actors, from ages 12 to 17.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

Celebrate Halloween like the Vikings. Take part in the 4 day and 3 night carnival of ceremonial costumes, fire and dance. Behold: Samhain, the Norse/Celtic celebration of the coming of winter. *(Sunday is the family friendly day with traditional crafts, singalongs, games and delicious fall treats with a trick or treat at sunset.) You won't be afraid, (as long as you can remember it is just illusion). What you see, hear, taste and smell is all a recreation of a deep cultural tradition in honor of the Old Norse gods and goddesses.

Program of events: https://www.facebook.com/events/613073292206287/

All festival long (vendors and performers): Body painting, Henna tattoo, Herbal (legal) spritual psychedelic tonics, Ancient-inspired clothing, Leatherwork, Smithwork and coins, Jewelry, Dance, Tarot Readings, Fire performers, Hoop artists, Fire breathers, And much more

Online: $20, https://holdmyticket.com/tickets/259243
At the door (unless sold out): $22

Come to the award-winning Mountain Makins festival October 27-29 in Morristown. The festival supports the preservation of the Rose School building, provides Arts Education for residents of 5 counties, and serves to keep Appalachian history and culture vibrant and alive for generations to come. Festival goers come year after year, from distances far and wide, to immerse themselves in the very best of Appalachian culture, food, music, dance, crafts, artwork, and fun!

The celebration begins with a Preview Party on Friday, October 27. Advance-only tickets for this special event are $25. Guests will be treated to a gourmet buffet and exclusive early-bird shopping. Additionally, Preview guests are admitted to the festival free on both Saturday and Sunday.

All weekend, artisans will exhibit throughout the historic building and the surrounding grounds. Authentic craftspeople, carefully selected through a rigorous jury process, are on hand to demonstrate folk-life skills, giving guests -young and old- a chance to see traditional basket weaving, blacksmithing, apple butter making, broom making, beekeeping, woodturning and other necessities of frontier life in Appalachia. The historic Rose Center and surrounding grounds are filled with high-quality, hand-made pottery, glasswork, jewelry, wood carving, soaps and lotions, fine art, fiber art, folk art, candles, wreaths, soft sculpture, baskets, toys and much, much more.

Visitors can also listen to live bluegrass, newgrass and old time music, “set a spell” in the storytelling tent, enter a drawing for the 2017 Mountain Makins Quilt, see more than a dozen dance groups, talk with local authors, and let their children paint a pumpkin, ride a pony, and more. We look forward to seeing you this year, ...and the next,...and the one after that. It is a fall family tradition that must be experienced to be appreciated.

Festival Hours:
Friday --6:30 PM PREVIEW PARTY (With advance tickets: No tickets sales at the door).
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Saturday -- 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday-- 11 AM - 6 PM
General Admission to the Festival: $5 for Adults; $1 for Children (6-12 years old); 6 and under free!

The Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org

Occuring the weekend before Halloween! The food tours on Friday and Saturday run from 2-5pm, start at Visit Knoxville, and are called the "Chef's Table Food Tour", going to 5 different, local restaurants in 3 hours. The Sunday tour called the "Sunday Bountiful Brunch Tour" runs from 1:30-3:30pm, starts at Visit Knoxville also, and goes to 3 different, local restaurants in 2 hours. Each tour those 3 days will be woven in with Hocus Pocus trivia, games, prizes and a whole lotta' fun! The website for people to find out more information is www.EastTNTours.com/Halloween2017. More info: 865-410-TOUR (8687) or Info@EastTNTours.com