Calendar of Events

The festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission is free to all but donations are accepted at the gate!

Campbell County roots music festival returns for a live festival - enjoy a full day of live music and Appalachian art! This will be the first time the festival has been in person on the grounds of Cove Lake State Park in Caryville since the pandemic. Inspired by Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, this music and arts festival aims to bring together some of the strongest talent in the area that embodies the spirit of Louie Bluie. It celebrates Armstrong’s contribution to the arts and encourages musicians and artists to hone their own talents. Historically, Campbell County is a place steeped in roots music, and that’s still true today. It’s the home of Armstrong, the festival’s namesake, who grew up in LaFollette in the 1920s and was an incredibly talented man – visual artist, storyteller, and U. S. goodwill ambassador who played fiddle, mandolin and guitar, among others.

This year's festival is a double headliner: the Jake Leg Stompers and Tray Wellington

Inspired by Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, this music and arts festival aims to bring together some of the strongest talent in the region. One of this year’s headliner performers is the Jake Leg Stompers, a band that specializes in last century’s party music. A self-dubbed “jug band,” the Jake Leg Stompers present pre-war roots music on period instruments in lively, authentic styles. The Stompers capture the rebellious spirit of pre-1941 American music from Memphis Jug bands to Appalachian Hillbilly to Fats Waller – when folk music was still considered dangerous.

Tray Wellington is also a headliner this year! From learning traditional bluegrass to studying diverse genres such as jazz, progressive bluegrass, blues, rock, and more, Tray has gone on to play with some of the most accomplished musicians in the world. Before reaching the age of 21, he has received a number of awards and accolades, including two awards from IBMA — 2019 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year and 2019 Momentum Band of the Year (with Cane Mill Road).

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker will also return to the stage this year. Additional performers will be announced later on, so be sure to follow the festival’s Facebook page for updates.

http://louiebluie.org/

With Philip Clift

Saturdays, 2:30-5 PM - Sep 24, Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17, Jan 21, Feb 18

This 6-part series of foundation level workshops will cover a variety of yoga-related topics, the first being fundamentals of asana alignment. In each 2.5 hour class, we'll break down sun salutations and standing postures, thoroughly examining their alignment from the perspective of external pose shape and internal subtle energy dynamics. We'll explore several different approaches for each asana, and learn how to effectively modify down (easier) and up (more challenging). Additionally, we'll go over hands-on adjustments for all poses and modifications. Learning to adjust asana is particularly helpful in integrating an of understanding subtle energy dynamics. Each session will close with Yoga Nidra and deep relaxation.

$50 per session
https://renegadeyogacenter.live/pages/upcoming-workshops--events

Renegade Yoga Center, 516 Renford Road • Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 500-7120

Sat Sep 24, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM in Oak Ridge

With Jeremy Jones. “The past is a foreign country,” the LP Hartley quote begins, and in this workshop, we’ll cross that border. We’ll discuss the crafting of memories onto the page—how to create immediacy, when to add reflection, how to craft scenes—as well as talk through the many ethical considerations presented when the ever-faulty memory is involved—what if I don’t remember, what if someone remembers differently, what if this might upset someone? Above all, we’ll focus on how to grow your nonfiction into what it aims to be: something artful and yours. Fee: $85.

https://tmwi.org/fall-workshop-2022/

Come join us at Marble Springs State Historic Site to celebrate Sevier Days 2022, commemorating the birthday of John Sevier, on Saturday, September 24th, 2022 from 10 AM-4 PM. Explore Sevier's home open-house style and enjoy living history demonstrations, hiking trails, our arboretum, and more! Learn 18th-century style cooking, calligraphy, and more as demonstrators give you an interactive hands-on experience of colonial life. Even chat with Sevier himself as he shares his stories and home with you!

Marble Springs State Historic Site: 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: 865-573-5508, www.marblesprings.net

September 24 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Free

Join us for a great Downtown Street Festival and Civitan Car Show in downtown Lenoir City. Bring the family, enjoy beautiful vintage and new cars, crafters, food, downtown merchants and so much more!

https://loudoncountychamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com/chamber-calendar/Details/lenoir-city-downtown-street-festival-civitan-car-show-716894

Phone: 865-986-1223
Website: https://lenoircitytn.gov/special-events/

Be a part of the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands!

On Saturday, September 24, 2022, join the thousands of volunteers on National Public Lands Day (NPLD) who generously give their time to help restore and improve public lands around the country. Participate in trail maintenance projects, park and river clean ups, tree planting activities, invasive species removal projects, as well as hikes and other fun activities throughout the country. Use the NPLD Event locator to find an event near you!

https://www.neefusa.org/npld/volunteers

At South Press, 3615 Chapman Hwy
Tickets: www.paypal.me/scb2022

Join Salomè Cabaret at South Press for Salomè Cabaret Presents: Coffee House Cabaret where the coffee isn’t the only thing to make you jittery.
Time: Doors @7:00 pm
Show @8:00 pm
Tickets: PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/scb2022

General Admission $20

Your Cast:
Ebony Delight
Anne Atomick
Bettie Bupkiss
Gregory Sockgarter
Bridgee Von Bombshell
Maxwell Demon
Beary Manatease
Ivy Aphrodyte
Lenora Adora
Siren Santina
Hosted by Rhoda Dairyheir
Wrangled by Sir Real
Safety: masks will be required for audience members.

https://www.facebook.com/events/612341067070455/

They are not women who compose, but rather composers who happen to be women, and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, three of them will be celebrated in a performance by the trio Trillium at the Clayton Center for the Arts on the Maryville College campus.

Now in its eighth year, Trillium — composed of violinist Sara Lee-Cho, cellist Alicia Randisi-Hooker and MC Professor Emeritus Robert Bonham on piano — has performed across the country, including regularly at Maryville College, where Bonham received the Outstanding Teacher Award and whose name graces the Robert Bonham Music Faculty Award for Superior Performance, awarded annually to a student in the MC Division of Fine Arts.

“This program features composers who happened to be women,” Bonham said. “This is powerful music that deserves to be heard." That Bonham will perform these works alongside two talented and respected female colleagues makes the program even more special, he said. Lee-Cho has performed professionally with chamber and symphony orchestras in three countries and as a soloist at Carnegie Hall. Randisi-Hooker has performed extensively as an orchestral and chamber musician in both the United States and Europe, and as a teacher, her students have received numerous prizes, scholarships and competition awards.

The Sept. 24 performance will take place in the Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall of the Clayton Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public, and masks are optional. For more information, visit the Trillium website at www.trillium-trio.com or call the Clayton Center box office at 865-981-8590.

https://www.maryvillecollege.edu/news/2022/trillium-plans-a-celebration-of-female-composers-on-sept-24/

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

SATURDAY AT 9 AM – 6 PM
Retrospect Vintage Store
1121 N Central St, Knoxville
(865) 522-3511

RetroFlea is back with the September edition! Over 25 vintage vendors will be bringing you great deals of all vintage varieties and eras. Come join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1326827768125749

SATURDAY AT 10 AM – 7 PM
Event by OREPA - Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance
At Union Ave Books

A "peace crane" is an origami crane used as a peace symbol, by reference to the story of Sadako Sasaki (1943– 1955), a Japanese victim of the long-term effects of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.

Sadako's story is a powerful one and it's one of the reasons why every year we try to fold 1000 peace cranes and we need your help to do it!

Come join us on September 24th at Union Ave Books from 10am-7pm as we try to reach our goal!
Fold 30 Cranes and get a free shirt.

https://www.facebook.com/events/747434009671264

September 23 - October 9: THE LITTLE PRINCE by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar

In River & Rail Theatre Co.'s first-ever Theatre for Young Audiences production, we get to bring one of our favorite children's stories to life. When a world-weary aviator finds themself stranded in a strange new world, the friendship and guidance of a small child enables them to shed what is not useful and pay attention to the life and beauty before their eyes. The Little Prince takes on an imaginative and playful perspective, reminding us all what it is like to look at the world through children's eyes again. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye."

River & Rail Theatre, 111 State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-407-0727, www.riverandrailtheatre.com

by Kenneth Jones

In the panhandle of Nebraska, two actresses of a certain age are returning to their dying hometown. Jane’s in from L.A. to check up on her ailing mother. Andrea’s back from New York to bury her father. Can childhood friends overcome past hurts to find hope in a place they thought they left behind? Fall in love with a hilarious, heartfelt, hopeful premiere of a new American comedy about small towns, big dreams and the power of coming home.

PG-13 AUDIENCES

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, https://www.orplayhouse.com/