Calendar of Events

October 7th, 5-9 PM @ Mossy Creek Station
711 E Main St, Jefferson City, TN 37760
FREE ADMISSION!
With Special Guests: Billy Crawford Band & Ray Beltran & BlueMax
Sponsored by Smoky Mountain Blues Society

Sounds of the Blues are coming to Jefferson City at the historic Mossy Creek Station. The event featuring internationally touring artist, Wayne Baker Brooks will be the start of a new music festival that is planned to take place annually in Jefferson County, TN hosting some of the top names in Blues Music today.

Admission is FREE! Beginning at 5:00 P.M., Friday, October 7, 2022, at the Mossy Creek Station Venue located in historic Downtown Jefferson City, the Blues Between the Lakes Festival will also feature opening act from Knoxville, Ray Beltran and BlueMax. The festival will continue with “Billy Crawford Band” from Tri-cities from 6:00 – 7:15 PM and ending with the headliner, Wayne Baker Brooks starting around 7:45 PM.

Local favorite, BBQ 865 Food Truck, will be present at the Festival.

Visit the festival’s website, www.BluesBetweenTheLakes.com, for more information on special guest appearances and additional event information.

Friday 10/7 – Brooks Coker
6pm on the WDVX Stage at Visit Knoxville
Click here to read about the artist and see videos: https://wdvx.com/event/taps-tunes-on-the-corner-10-7-brooks-coker/

301 S. Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Tel: 865-544-1029

Ironwood Studios
119 Jennings Ave 37917

Friday, October 7 at 6pm-9pm

Art by Ellen Robinette
Art by Ryan Blair
Food by Mina North Africa
Cocktails by Ascended Spirits

Come on down for cocktails, mocktails, art and food.
https://www.facebook.com/events/815986266244043/

BOO! at the Zoo is Knoxville’s largest Halloween event featuring several nights of not-too-scary Halloween fun perfect for preschool and elementary-aged children. A Halloween tradition, BOO! at the Zoo is a family event featuring trick-or-treating along the BOO! Trail, where little trick-or-treaters can fill their bag with goodies as they make their way through the zoo.

New this year, we have TWO Member Nights: Thursday, October 6th and Wednesday, October 12th.

Star Wars Nights, Princess Nights, the Monster Mash Dance Tent, our Wildly Fun Scientist and more are all back this year!

BOO Dates:
Thursday, Oct. 6 (Exclusively for Zoo Knoxville Members)
Friday, Oct. 7
Saturday, Oct. 8
Sunday, Oct. 9
Wednesday, Oct. 12 (Exclusively for Zoo Knoxville Members)
Thursday, Oct. 13
Friday, Oct. 14
Saturday, Oct. 15
Sunday, Oct. 16
Thursday, Oct 20
Friday, Oct. 21
Saturday, Oct. 22
Sunday, Oct.23

https://zooknoxville.org/event/boo-at-the-zoo-2/

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-637-5331, www.zooknoxville.org

The WordPlayers of Knoxville opens its 2022-23 season with “Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins” by Stephen Temperley. Performances are Oct. 6, 7, 13 & 14 at 7:30 PM and Oct. 9 & 16 at 2:30 PM at Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Rd., Knoxville. Tickets, $22 for adults and $18 for students, are available online at wordplayers.org and at the door. For more information, please call 865-539-2490.

Florence Foster Jenkins, one of the world’s most famous society eccentrics, suffered under the delusion that she was a great coloratura soprano when she was, in fact, incapable of producing two consecutive notes in tune. Nevertheless, her annual recitals in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton brought her extraordinary fame. As news of her terrible singing spread, so did her celebrity. The climax of her career was a concert at Carnegie Hall in 1944 which sold out in two hours. “Souvenir,” by turn hilarious and poignant, tells her story through the eyes of her accompanist, Cosme McMoon. McMoon initially regards her as little more than an easy way to pay the rent, but, as he gets to know her, his contempt for her gives way to reluctant admiration, then friendship and affection.

Website: www.wordplayers.org
Facebook: The WordPlayers
Twitter: @wordplayers
Instagram: wordplayers

A collection of new and old works
http://www.sarablairphotography.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sarablair_photonart/

Ijams Visitor Center Hallway Gallery

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Visitor Center open daily 10-6; grounds and trails open daily from 8 AM - dusk. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Ceramics and wood

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Celebrating 25 years!
See all the cool swag we have as a thank you gift for your donations!
www.wdvx.com/support

WDVX has been going strong for 25 years with the support of East Tennessee and beyond. Thanks to everyone who attended a WDVX event or volunteered to help us! The effort of the WDVX staff and volunteers continues to rise. We appreciate all of your support during this critical time. We know we can do it with the support of East Tennessee’s Own listeners, businesses, volunteers and contributors!

Help us continue our mission to create and provide content to promote the cultural heritage of East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachian region by entertaining and educating audiences globally with original programs showcasing live radio performance, under-represented arts, and emerging and local talent.

Open Show 2022, our annual juried exhibition for all artists in all media, will be October 1 through November 27.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Friday evening, September 30th, will mark the 24th consecutive year that Maple Lane Farms will open its Corn Maze and other “agritainment” activities that include tractor-pulled hayrides (daytime and nighttime), pumpkin picking, inflatables for the kids, corn hole, food vendors, photo ops, sunflower fields, and other wholesome family fun to the public! Now booking weekday school groups and weekend private parties.

The Maze is located at 1126 Maple Lane in Greenback, just 14 miles south of Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport.

The Maze is open weekends from September 30 through October 31. The Haunted Maze begins NIGHTLY October 21 through October 31. Opening hours are the following:
- Friday 6pm to 10pm
- Saturday 10am to 10pm
- Sunday Noon to 6pm
- Haunted Maze Opens nightly, 7pm-10pm, October 21-31

Special Features this year include:
- Barn Store Collectibles including Fall/Halloween Decorations, Straw Bales, Cornstalks
- Food and Beverage Vendors
- Evening campfires in the Maze Fairway near our Covered Tents
- Private Parties via Tent Reservation with Fire Pit

Visit the farm’s website at www.TNMapleLaneFarms.com, Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/tnmaplelanefarms/ www.Instagram.com/MapleLaneMaze/ or call 865-856-3511

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

A new exhibition featuring architectural work by Chris Cornelius of studio:indigenous opens in the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture Wednesday, September 21. This exhibition, organized by UT’s College of Architecture + Design, will run through October 21.

Click to read an interview with Chris Cornelius.
https://www.dwell.com/article/chris-cornelius-studio-indigenous-9ff7b49d
https://www.studioindigenous.com/

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu