Calendar of Events

Legacy Housing Foundation’s upcoming benefit promises to be a party like no other in this neck of the woods. On Nov. 9 the Foundation will host “Fais Do-Do,” a Cajun dance party complete with hearty gumbo, sizzling two-stepping and one of the world’s best Cajun bands, Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys.

Legacy’s Fais Do-Do will be held at The Standard at 416 W. Jackson Ave. in downtown Knoxville. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the gumbo supper and the band will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased online at www.legacyfaisdodo.eventbrite.com.

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys entertain with Cajun French music driven by the accordion and fiddle to deliver authentic southwestern Louisiana sound. The band has released more than a dozen albums and this year celebrates 30 years together as the powerhouse of Cajun music.

Legacy Housing Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that serves subsidized housing communities throughout East Tennessee by providing programs and goods for individuals and families with limited income. All proceeds from Fais Do-Do will go toward the Foundation.

For more information, visit www.legacyhousingfoundation.org.

The UT Arboretum Society invites you to learn about the autumn sky with Dr. Owen Hoffman and other area astronomers at a “Night Sky Star Party,” Friday, November 9th from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the UT Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge.

Participants will meet at the UT Arboretum auditorium for a short program by Dr. Hoffman. The group will then walk a short distance up a hill to the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather station where Hoffman and area astronomers will have telescopes set up. Attendees should bring their own chairs or blankets as well as flash lights for the walk up to the viewing site. Dr. Hoffman will discuss what to look for through the telescopes.

The UT Arboretum Society will offer refreshments in the auditorium before the program. No registration is required for this program.

Dr. Owen Hoffman of Oak Ridge is a retired environmental scientist and an enthusiastic amateur astronomer. Early in his career, Dr. Hoffman worked as a park ranger-naturalist at Crater Lake, Zion, and Yosemite National Parks. While in these parks, he often gave impromptu star walks after his scheduled evening programs, to introduce urban and suburban park visitors to the wonders of a pristine dark and starry sky. He currently serves intermittently as a volunteer for the National Park Service, narrating night sky programs at the Obed Wild and Scenic River and at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Locally, you might find Dr. Hoffman out on a clear night with his 10” Dobsonian telescope enjoying public-service sidewalk astronomy. He typically sets his telescope up at the Oak Ridge Marina or Jackson Square and offers views of the heavens above to anyone curious enough to approach him and look through the eyepiece of his telescope. Dr. Hoffman is a member of the Knoxville Observers and the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society. He is on the board of directors of Roane State Community College’s Tamke-Allan Observatory located near Harriman, TN. He is the former president and director of the Oak Ridge Center for Risk Analysis.

Athens Area Council for the Arts brings the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Merchant & Gould Concertmaster Series “William Shaub & Friends: Devilish Vivaldi” to Athens as part of its Black Box Concert Series on Friday November 9, 2018 at 7:30 PM.

Violinist William Shaub was appointed Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in May of 2017. Since his concerto debut with the Canton Symphony Orchestra at age 12, he has captivated audiences as a soloist, in recitals, and from the concertmaster chair and has been described in the press as “a wonderful ambassador for music.” The program includes selections from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Adult tickets purchased in advance are $15, whereas tickets purchased at the door are $20, subject to availability. Student tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. Concert-goers planning to attend two or more events can purchase a ticket package and save an additional 10%. AACA encourages patrons to purchase tickets early as seating is limited to 200 in the intimate Black Box Theater.

Tickets and more information about this and other programs of Athens Area Council for the Arts are available online at athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, or in person at 320 North White Street, Athens, TN. The Arts Center is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Conductor: Ace Edewards
Where: Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville

Line-Up: Debussy's "Petite Suite", Enesco's "Romanian Rhapsody No. 2", Holst's "A Somerset Rhapsody", Tchaikovsky's "Mazeppa Overture", Von Suppe's "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna", Bizet's "Farandole" from "L'Arlesienne #2" and the premiere of local composer Vicki Nguyen's "Good Morning Moon”.

Tickets: Free admission (donations welcome), but a ticket is required to enter. Tickets can be obtained at Paraclete Catholic Books located next to Sacred Heart Cathedral off Northshore Drive in Knoxville. Bookstore hours are Monday-Saturday, 9-5. 10% of donation proceeds will be donated back to Sacred Heart.

https://www.scruffycityorchestra.com/

A Medieval evening in support of GO!

Join us as we travel back to Medieval times for this merry event! Food, festivities and live entertainment are sure not to disappoint. With traveling troubadours, Frank Murphy (from WNOX) and Paul Simmons of improv troupe Einstein Simplified, madrigal singers and a "sneak peek" into Jehanne...the story of Joan of Arc, the evening will be full of frivolous novelty! Medieval attire welcome!
Tickets: $100 reserved seating at the "Long Hall Table"
*includes one drink ticket
$75 Adult *includes one drink ticket
$50 Student (under 21)

6pm: Silent Auction, hors d'oeuvres and drinks
7-9pm: Hearty Buffet and festivities

At the Foundry.
Information: 865-539-2475 or https://www.gocontemporarydance.com/gala-party

Anna Kenar, Renowned Polish American artist
www.anna-kenar.com

Friday, November 9, 5:30 p.m.
Pienkow Art Gallery, West Knox Plaza, 7417 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

Sponsored by Marek Maria Pienkowski Foundation
Wine, Cheese & Hors d’oeuvres

Knoxville celebrates the service of its U.S. military veterans with the city’s annual Veterans Day Parade.

The parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Knoxville Coliseum, head up Howard H. Baker Jr. Avenue to Church Street, then turn right and follow Gay Street to Depot Avenue.

At 11 a.m., all parade participants will halt and face west while honors are carried out in front of the viewing stand for veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces in all our nation's wars.

The parade is sponsored by the City of Knoxville and American Legion Post 2.
https://www.visitknoxville.com/event/veterans-day-parade/6373/

Veteran's Day Parade, November 9, 2018, 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM.

Knoxville celebrates the service of its U.S. military veterans with the city’s annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Knoxville Coliseum, head up Howard H. Baker Jr. Avenue to Church Street, then turn right and follow Gay Street to Depot Avenue.

At 11 a.m., all parade participants will halt and face west while honors are carried out in front of the viewing stand for veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces in all our nation's wars.

The parade is sponsored by the City of Knoxville and American Legion Post 2.
City of Knoxville Special Events Office: 865-215-2024, www.cityofknoxville.org/events

Stop by Ijams to check out Sherry Boettcher's diverse body of work in November! Boettcher captures everything from people and animal portraits to still life and landscapes in a variety of media, including watercolor, ink and pencil. You'll appreciate the variety in her lovely pieces, as well as her knack for capturing the vibrancy of each of her subjects.

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

Rolling Stone said it best about Cody Jinks: "Rule Changing Country Music"

With his smooth baritone and lonesome, dark-hued country songs, the Saving Country Music Album of the Year award winner is proving that Country Music empowered by credibility has made its way to the masses. This did not happen overnight for Jinks, who has spent the better part of the last 10 years playing numerous empty bar rooms to a never ending financial loss. "Yeah, I've been pretty good at losing money. Not the greatest feeling in the world to be gone from home for long stretches of time, only to walk in the door broke. But I never gave up. Never even had that thought."

His latest critically-acclaimed album I'm Not The Devil smashed his Personal Chart Records, Breaking Top 5 On Billboard Country And Independent Album Charts. Pandora called I'm Not The Devil "a gift from above for country fans of all stripes."

Get your tickets early, because Cody Jinks is selling out everywhere he goes.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

The Clayton Center for the Arts – Haslam Flexible Theatre

Mike Everett and David Dwyer return to reprise their hit "A Hillbilly Homecoming" at the Clayton Center for the Arts!

https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/11734/the-clayton-center-for-the-arts-haslam-flexible-theatre?performance_id=3303074

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

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts will host the third Figurative Association Symposium from November 7-10, 2018. In 2010, Arrowmont presented the first symposium, which focused on and featured the figure in ceramics. In 2014, we expanded that focus to include sculpture in all media. Now, in 2018, we are welcoming all disciplines to the symposium – including 2-D, 3-D and expanded media.

The symposium will be an event with many parts. At the core, 2018 will feature ten presenters – Jessica Calderwood, Michael Dixon, Judy Fox, Richard W. James, Curt LaCross, Stephanie Metz, LJ Roberts, Claire Stigliani, Kensuke Yamada, and Sunkoo Yuh. These ten artists, working from ceramics to embroidery, painting to enamels, will provide lectures and demonstrations across two full days. Before those days, however, the event kicks off on Wednesday with an opening reception to the 2018 Figurative Association Exhibition featuring work from all of the presenters, plus selected invited artists as well as our New Forms: Juried Student Exhibition. We are also excited to have sculptor Beth Cavener give the keynote opening address after the reception! In addition to the demonstrations and exhibitions, the event will also have panel discussions, additional lectures from guest speakers and rapid-fire Quick Sketch presentations which allow for artists and makers to present their work and research.

Finally, as Bill Griffith, founder of the first Figurative Association conference, has noted about the event: “Some of the most meaningful experiences at the symposiums come in conversations during meals and happen in the exchanges among participants. The demonstrations and panel discussions provide information and inspiration, offering opportunities to better understand intent, content and technique from those artists working in different media. The consideration of the human figure provides a focus, but with unlimited possibilities for exploration and interpretation. My hope is that those in attendance will make more than connections – and they will connect, will do more than “network” – they will share, even when sharing is about more than agreeing.”

Space is limited! Call 865.436.5860 to register. Learn more by visiting our website, www.arrowmont.org/visit/events/figurative-association-symposium. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738.