Calendar of Events

Ghouls Rock! A fundraiser for KGRC
Sunday at 1 PM – 4 PM
Birdhouse Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

Knoxville Girls Rock Camp's teen leadership board has organized their 3rd annual Halloween Party! Meet us at the Birdhouse in the backyard for a bonfire and fun at 1pm on Sunday the 27th of October.

Costumes encouraged but not required. Youth: please bring a song to sing around the campfire or a Halloween story to tell!

For everyone, we have a S'mores bar and a photo booth to enjoy! We will also have a Halloween themed silent auction of cute and affordable adorable little things.
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Ms. Natalie Stepanov of the Honors and Scholars Programs presents Museum Hours (2012), the story of a Vienna museum guard and a mysterious visitor who meet at the Kunsthistorisches Art Museum. The film follows the two as they begin to explore their lives and their surroundings, and the art reflected there.

John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 1015 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville TN
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/chancellors_honors_program_film_series_3379#.Xa3UNOZKhpg

Save the date for the Mountain Makins Festival, October 26 - 27, 2019,
Rose Center, Morristown, TN 37814.

Mountain Makins is an award-winning festival which started in 1976 as a way to raise funds to save historic Rose School. The festival continues to support 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 Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org

Save the Date, October 26 and 27, for the First Annual Lakeside of the Smokies Balloon Fest!
Come experience the autumn colors and fall foliage of East Tennessee at the Lakeside of the Smokies Balloon Fest!
Join us for music, food, activities, wine tastings, and more. Guaranteed fun for the entire family!

Chilton Farm
White Pine, TN
1:00PM – 9:00PM

tickets and information at lotsballoonfest.com

Next weekend, October 26 and 27 from 4-9pm, the Museum of Appalachia will transform into a historic storytelling and trick-or-treat trail for the second annual Haunts and History. Guests will have the rare opportunity to tour the Museum grounds under the cover of darkness, while listening to true and inspired stories about our Appalachian ancestors and collecting vintage candies and treats.

Guests may also enjoy hay rides, live music, blacksmithing demonstrations, pumpkin carving demonstrations, animal education programs, and festive snacks. For an additional charge, attendees may take a ride through the Museum grounds to the pumpkin patch to choose a pumpkin to take home. The event will take place on the picturesque grounds of the Museum of Appalachia, which includes historic log structures and barns, multiple exhibit buildings, and tens of thousands of artifacts.

Tickets for Haunts and History are on sale now at museumofappalachia.org; the event is free to Museum members. For additional information and admission details, please visit the website or call 865-494-7680.

Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Hwy., Clinton, TN 37716 (16 miles north of Knoxville at I-75, exit 122, then one mile east). Open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Information: 865-494-7680, www.museumofappalachia.org

by Ken Ludwig, Agatha Christie

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

“Hang on for the ride!” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Murder On The Orient Express is a funny, fast-paced thrill ride!" —The Hartford Currant

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

For tour descriptions and to purchase tickets, visit knoxvillewalkingtours.com

10/25 at 7:30pm - Shadow Side 2: Old City Ghosts
10/26 at 10:30am - Knoxville Botanical Gardens
10/26 at 8:00pm - Shadow Side Ghost Tour
10/28 at 7:30pm - Shadow Side 2: Old City Ghosts
10/29 at 7:30pm - Side Street Shadows Ghost Tour
10/30 at 7:30pm - Shadow Side 2: Old City Ghosts
10/31 at 7:30pm - Shadow Side Ghost Tour
11/1 at 10:30am - The Civil War in Knoxville
11/1 at 5:00pm - Knoxville's Music History
11/2 at 11:00am - Old Gray Cemetery
11/3 at 4:30pm - Gunslingers

Wails of the dying and shrieks of the sick will pierce the night air in downtown Knoxville as Blount Mansion presents a special multi-evening Halloween program titled Days of Dread: Knoxville’s Historic Epidemics. Visitors will be guided into the dark days of the past, when blistering, bleeding, and purging were common medical treatments. A troop of volunteer actors will recreate scenes including William Blount’s fatal fever in 1800, the terrible cholera outbreak of 1873, and the flu epidemic of 1919. This chilling history will come alive inside one of Knoxville’s most historic houses, with actors portraying real characters from the city’s history. It’s terrifying—and true, researched and written by Laura Still, author of the best-selling book A Haunted History of Knoxville. *Note: this program may not be suitable for young children.

Tours last approximately one hour, and begin every half hour at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center at 200 W. Hill Ave. on the following dates and times:

Friday, Oct. 25: 8-9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 30: 8-9:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31: 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Admission is $10 per person.

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

Fort Dickerson Civil War Weekend, October 25th-27th.

Fort Dickerson was built and occupied by the Federal army in 1863-1864 across the Holston (now the Tennessee) River from Knoxville to prevent the Confederates from bombarding the city. This year is the 156th anniversary of the fort.

The living history weekend event is sponsored by the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department and hosted by the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable.

The event will include a school day on Friday Oct 25 and two days of public tours and military demonstrations on Oct 26 and Oct 27.

Activities include living history campsites, infantry drilling and firing, Civil War medical and surgical exhibit, and much more. The fort is just south of Knoxville across the Henley Street bridge on US-441. The address for the fort is 3000 Fort Dickerson Road. For more information, contact Tom Wright at (865)621-2093, e-mail: thomaswright8@comcast.net or Perry Hill at (865) 283-1691.

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As the evenings get darker and the first hint of winter hangs in the air, the western world enters the season of the dead. It is time when restless souls, vengeful spirits, and mythical creatures can more easily cross the plane between the two worlds. With All Hallowed Eve’s approach, it is a time when ghost stories and haunted tales more easily cross into the realm of our daily lives as these accounts help us remember the dead and contend with the unexplained. Along with the historic buildings, grounds, and family history, Mabry-Hazen House also preserves a darker history of Americans' experiences with death, funerals, spiritualism, and the occult. For the second year, the historic house museum will exhibit those macabre, yet fascinating cultural moments during their Victorian Séance Experience.

Mabry Hazen House will host “A Victorian Séance Experience” inside the parlors of the 1858 historic house. Relying on primary sources from the nineteenth century, Mabry-Hazen House will reenact a Victorian séance and give “investigators” an immersing experience filled with “mysterious and startling wonders.” Under the guidance of a Victorian medium, the séances will follow the rituals of nineteenth century Spiritualism and investigators will participate in historic “demonstrations” of mediumship. Whether true manifestations of spirits or clever parlor tricks, sitters at the séances will experience this eerie, yet ubiquitous aspect of 19th century American life.

Séances will occur every 20 minutes starting at 6:00 pm and ending at 10:00pm. Guests select a specific date and time to reserve a seat at the table. They should arrive 15 minutes before their table reservation. Each session is limited to 8 guests, it is strongly recommended tickets be purchased in advance, and all sitters must be 12 or older. Tickets are $20 per person and $12 for children (ages 12-16). Tickets go on sale Tuesday, October 1st, but members receive early access on Tuesday, September 24th! Join today and reserve your seat!

In addition to the séances, psychics, astrologers, and tarot card readers will be perform their craft for interested parties. Once a séance concludes, guests may purchase $5 vouchers to exchange to have their fortunes told. “We want people to have sense of the past and present through this event,” says Patrick Hollis, Executive Director at Mabry-Hazen House. These sessions use the traditional tools of the Victorian séance to attempt spirit communication for entertainment purposes. This is not a demonstration of mediumship or a way to contact deceased relatives. It is not recommended for the recently bereaved.

Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37915. Information: 865-522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com

Friday, 10/25 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, 10/27 at 2:30 PM

By GIACOMO PUCCINI

At the turn of the 20th century, an innocent Japanese girl falls victim to a U.S. naval officer and an ancient code of honor that foreshadows her fate. Puccini’s dramatic, romantic music brilliantly underscores the tragedy which never fails to bring tears to the eyes. This visually provocative presentation, a revival of the 2010 production, features Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Pastin as the betrayed Butterfly, and tenor Richard Troxell as Lt. B. F. Pinkerton, star of Frédéric Mitterand’s award-winning film version of the opera. The production will be staged by Brian Deedrick, former Artistic Director of Edmonton Opera, who has directed Mefistofele and seven other memorable productions in Knoxville.

All performances are presented with projected English translations/lyrics on a screen above the stage.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Commencing September 9, tickets, starting at $25 for adults and $15 for students, may be purchased online at www.KnoxvilleOpera.com or by calling the Box Office at (865) 524-0795 ext. 1 (Monday through Friday, 10 am – 5 pm).

The University of Tennessee Press is proud to host the Book Jacket Journal Show, exhibiting the best in Book design, jackets, and journals from publishers in the Association of University Presses Tuesday, October 22, 10AM-4PM in the lobby of the Art & Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd.

The exhibit can also be viewed at the Press's offices from October 23 to November 1, 600 Henley Street, 110 Conference Center Bldg.

For more information contact UT Press at 865-974-3321.