Calendar of Events

Fall Sale at Central United Methodist: September 29-October 1 (Members-Only Day September 29), 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

https://www.knoxfriends.org/

Thursday, September 29

Surprise! Rising Country star Cooper Alan is coming to The Mill & Mine this September and tickets are ON SALE NOW! Although he's fairly new to the music scene, this isn't Alan's First Rodeo. Between a soaring music career and a recent TikTok take-off, we can't wait to see what he has planned for Knoxville!

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: 865-343-6000 or https://themillandmine.com

September 29, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

Join the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for a delightful evening of music at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. This event is free and open to the public.

In the case of light rain, this concert will take place as scheduled. In the case of cold temperatures or thunderstorms, this concert will be rescheduled.

More details and program coming soon.
865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com/

DON'T WAIT TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!
September 29, 2022 | 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Arrowmont Dining Hall
Visit the Arrowmont website to purchase your tickets now!
$40 for homemade soup, bread and cookies and a hand-made bowl to keep.

Arrowmont invites you to join the community on Thursday, September 29, 2022 in the Arrowmont Dining Hall for the 19th Souper Bowl event - benefiting United Way of Sevier County. Learn more at www.arrowmont.org/visit/events/souper-bowl-xiv.

Tickets are limited. Purchase your tickets online - opt for dine in or take out. Don't wait - buy your tickets today to ensure your spot at the table!

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org

Ain't I a Woman

Celebrating 50+ Years of Africana Studies at UT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7:30PM
FREE EVENT in the Student Union Auditorium

Shinnerrie Jackson portrays the lives of four, African American women in American history while interacting with the onstage musical trio of cello, piano and percussion.

A celebration of the life and times of four powerful African American women: ex-slave and fiery abolitionist Sojourner Truth, renowned novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, exuberant folk artist Clementine Hunter, and fervent civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer. The musical score is drawn from the heartfelt spirituals and blues of the Deep South, the urban vitality of the Jazz Age, and contemporary concert music by African Americans.

Reserve your tickets now: tiny.utk.edu/ASGala
Africana Studies Week information: africana.utk.edu/week.php

Co-Sponsored by
UT Division of Diversity and Engagement
UT Department of Theatre
UT College of Arts and Sciences
UT Center for Global Engagement

Time: 7:00 pm Eastern
Registration: tiny.utk.edu/CC_Dzon2022
Mary Dzon: Women and Emotions in the Later Middle Ages

Medieval culture attributed greater emotionality to women than to men, especially when it came to family issues, yet at the same time a number of medieval stories feature strong women able to temper, if not quell, their emotions. They are thus able to make decisions, act, and, even more frequently, endure what’s done to them and those around them with equanimity or at least without experiencing an emotional breakdown. This talk looks at late-medieval images and tales about the Virgin Mary that show her acting as a judge or advocate, considering the extent to which she is shown as moved by her emotions with regards to sinners, her adversaries, and God, and/or portrayed as a dispassionate woman who reflects on matters and responds to situations moderately, in accordance with justice and propriety.

Mary Dzon is an associate professor in the Department of English at UT, and an active participant in the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Her first book, The Quest for the Christ Child in the Later Middle Ages, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 2017, won the Best First Book Award from the Southeastern Medieval Association in 2021. She is also co-editor of The Christ Child in Medieval Culture: Alpha es et O!, which appeared with the University of Toronto Press in 2012. Professor Dzon continues to explore the medieval reception of New Testament apocrypha and medieval devotional culture more broadly. Her new book-length project explores divine emotionality and Marian advocacy in the later Middle Ages.

https://humanitiescenter.utk.edu
Questions at humanitiesctr@utk.edu or 865-974-4222

3 PM – 6 PM | New Harvest Park

Our New Harvest Farmers' Market is ending another successful season at the end of this month. Join us for family-friendly activities including pumpkin decorating with our partner at Blue Care Tennessee, a fun scavenger hunt with our walking program Nourish Moves, a simulated raised bed garden activity, and fruit, flower, and vegetable seeds give aways to start your very own garden from Our Daily Bread. Stay tuned to the New Harvest Facebook page for more details to come and mark those calendars!
https://www.facebook.com/newharvestfm

We welcome Ilia Radoslavov, piano professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, performing Prokofiev's Ten Pieces and Mussorgsky's Pictures.

September 29 at 5:30 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. Venues: Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Boulevard; James R. Cox Auditorium and Performance Hall 32, Alumni Memorial Building, 1408 Middle Drive. Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

Join us for Director of Wind Studies John Zastoupil's first concert at UT! This performance will also feature Assistant Professor of Flute Maria Fernanda Castillo on Joel Puckett's "Shadow of Sirius."

September 29 at 7:30 p.m.
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. Venues: Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Boulevard; James R. Cox Auditorium and Performance Hall 32, Alumni Memorial Building, 1408 Middle Drive. Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

“MICROPLASTICS IN THE TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND AND RHINE RIVERS: WHY WE SHOULD CARE” IN-PERSON PROGRAM AT THE UT ARBORETUM SOCIETY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society when we return to in-person programming Thursday, September 29, 7 p.m. EDT as we learn from Dr. Martin Knoll about the dangers of microplastics in our rivers. This program is at the UT Arboretum Auditorium, 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. No registration is necessary, but seating is limited. The program is sponsored by the UT Arboretum Society and Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness planning.

Microplastic particles have been discovered in almost all environments on planet Earth. Recent research has identified several negative health impacts of these plastics on aquatic life. Microplastics have also been found in the lungs and bloodstream of humans. Dr. Martin Knoll is professor of Geology and Hydrology and chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at the University of the South. His presentation will focus on his research investigating the concentration and types of microplastics found in the Tennessee, Cumberland and Rhine Rivers. Special emphasis will be placed on his recent findings about the major sources of these microplastics and what might be done to reduce their numbers.

Martin Knoll earned his BA degrees in German and Natural Resources at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. After studying at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, he earned an MS degree in Geology at Vanderbilt University and a PhD in Geology at the University of Texas at El Paso.

He now chairs the Department of Earth & Environmental Systems at Sewanee, The University of the South. His research interests include the geology of the Mojave Desert, groundwater and stormwater dynamics on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, insects in Baltic amber, landscape evolution of southwest Germany, and microplastics in the Tennessee, Cumberland, Rhine and Danube Rivers. In 2017 he was project director for the Tenneswim, the most ambitious analysis of water quality in the Tennessee River ever conducted. He lives with his wife, three sons, and an English Bulldog in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Please contact UT Arboretum Education Coordinator, Michelle Campanis, at mcampani@utk.edu with any questions. To learn more about the Arboretum Society or for questions on this program, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org

New Episode Coming Soon! The Otters are taking over our NEW episode of The Wild Life

Can't get enough of the cuteness? Dying to see how Clayton, Reed, and Pascal are liking their brand new habitat, Clayton Otter Creek? Craving exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the otter squad in action?

We figured. We are too! In Episode 7 of The Wild Life, Brad Carpenter dives into Clayton Otter Creek to share fascinating facts about the semi-aquatic species and unpack their important mission here at the zoo. Sit back, relax, and enjoy an inside look at a day in the life of our beloved otters.

Stay tuned on social!
Look out for Episode 7, airing on September 29, on Facebook, YouTube, and https://www.watchthewildlife.com/

https://www.facebook.com/zooknoxville/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXElScB4q7z1Gg0irpVrrJSxNPF3pF8SU

Dates: September 26 – October 2, 2022

The inaugural Plein Air in the Smokies will bring 20 nationally acclaimed plein air artists to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to capture the beauty and magic of the Smokies. Throughout the week, artists will be painting outdoors in various areas of the national park. The art competition and public sale benefits Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP).

In-park painting demonstrations will take place Sept. 26-30. A "quick draw" competition will be held Saturday morning, Oct. 1, in downtown Maryville, TN, and is open to all artists. The week will conclude at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville with judging and a ticketed gala & private art sale on Saturday evening, Oct. 1 (5:30-7:30 PM), followed by a public sale on Oct. 2.

Proceeds from the event will help fund several projects and programs that support the park’s efforts to preserve the historic and natural resources of the Smokies while providing a safe, enjoyable experience to over 14 million annual visitors.
https://friendsofthesmokies.org/plein-air/