Calendar of Events

Begun in 1947 by C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing, the School of Art at the University of Tennessee is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Curated by Ewing Gallery staff members, this exhibition features ephemera and artwork from the Ewing's permanent collection spotlighting important moments and historic individuals in the history of the School of Art.

Join us for a reception on Thursday, November 10 from 5-7pm.

The Ewing Gallery will close November 23 - 27 for the Thanksgiving break.
UT School of Art: 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, https://art.utk.edu/

Halloween Tours! Nightly at 8 PM
Blount Mansion Association invites you to join us for a candlelight tour back in time. Learn the creepy but true ways that inhabitants of Blount Mansion would have commemorated the passing of their loved ones throughout the mansion's history, including the death of its most famous resident. Observe one of the "hair-raising" ways the Victorians remembered their dead, and be sure to spend a while in our gallery of historical family photos including both the living and the recently departed. Our Halloween tours also provide visitors one of the few chances to be inside Blount Mansion after dark to decide for yourself if history is still alive even though all the inhabitants have passed...

Tours will last approximately 30 minutes, and include a walk through the mansion followed by admission to our Victorian death photo gallery in the Craighead Jackson House next door. This tour will not include any jump scares, but will require walking, standing for the length of the tour, and some stairs. Please contact us in advance if you will need any accommodations.

Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/1525231251259841/1525231264593173

From 6:30pm-10:30pm on October 27-29, 2022, Mabry Hazen House will host A Victorian Séance Experience inside the front parlors of the 1858 historic house. For the fifth year, Mabry-Hazen House will exhibit this macabre, yet fascinating cultural moment during their immersive Halloween program. Under the guidance of a “Victorian medium,” the séances will reenact a nineteenth century Spiritualist seance filled with “mysterious and startling wonders.” Joining an “exposer of Spiritualism,” sitters will investigate historic “demonstrations” of mediumship. Relying on primary sources from the nineteenth century, these sessions reenact a Victorian séance and give you an immersive experience to investigate them.

Séances occur every 20 minutes starting at 6:30 pm and ending at 10:30pm. Sitters must select a specific date and time to reserve a seat at the table. Each session is limited to 7 sitters and strongly recommended tickets be purchased in advance, and all sitters must be 10 or older. Tickets are $20 per person and $15 for children (ages 10-16). Sitters should arrive at least 15 minutes before their reservation. Tickets can be purchased at www.mabryhazen.com/seance. Service fees apply for online purchases. Payments with cash or check are available. Call 865-522-8661 to arrange payment.

In addition to the séances, the House of Tarot will return where fortune tellers, astrologers, and tarot card readers will perform their craft for interested parties. Tickets for a fortune reading will be available at the door. “We want people to have a sense of the past and present through this event,” says Patrick Hollis, Executive Director of Mabry-Hazen House, “Spiritualism in the United States didn’t go extinct. It evolved into and merged with other religious denominations and beliefs that alive to this day.” Vendors will also have holiday items available for sale inside the House of Tarot. Halloween-themed silent films will also be shown outdoors on the lawn (weather permitting).

These sessions use the traditional tools of the Victorian séance to educate about the history of Spiritualism. These seances are for educational and entertainment purposes. This is not a demonstration of mediumship or a way to contact the deceased. It is not recommended for the recently bereaved.

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

All of our Fine Art Events are open to the public!

2329 Prosser Road, Knoxville, TN 37914; https://www.bereanchristian.org/copy-of-fine-arts

Load up the Astrovan and get ready to groove with Mt. Joy this October! Regarded as "your new folk-rock heroes" by Rolling Stone, Mt. Joy is quickly becoming a known name in the indie-rock world. Their latest release Rearrange Us reveals the growth the band has made throughout their journey to the top! This will be a show you won't want to miss! The perfect way to kick off Halloween weekend.

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

“Bearing the Torch: The University of Tennessee, 1794”

Thursday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the Museum of East Tennessee History, 601. S. Gay Street

Please save the date for a special event in partnership with UT Press, UT Libraries, and the East Tennessee Historical Society to celebrate the book launch of former UT professor Bob Hutton’s new history of UT. Prof. Hutton, who has been a two-time guest speaker with KHP in recent years, will speak, and discuss with Jack Neely the fascinating history of the university over the years through its various incarnations as Blount College, East Tennessee College, East Tennessee University, and, since 1879, the University of Tennessee. More details to come.

Knoxville History Project: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org

Time: 7:00 pm Eastern
Registration: tiny.utk.edu/CC_Stehle2022
Maria Stehle: Witches’ Brew, Food, and Insatiable Bodies

Accounts of witchcraft from early modern times often tie witches to food: poisoned milk, destruction of crops, or the greedy brewing of deadly potions. This talk explores how contemporary, pop-cultural depictions of witches rewrite these well-known stories. In films, literature, and TV shows, witches confront myths around healthy eating and of gendered and racialized ideas of purity and beauty. Some examples of witches and food I explore in this talk are rebellious and decidedly feminist; others continue to perpetuate stereotypes of witches brewing evil.

Maria Stehle is a professor of German and co-chair of the interdisciplinary program in cinema studies at UT. Her publications include three monographs entitled Ghetto Voices in Contemporary German Cultures (2012), Awkward Politics: The Technologies of Popfeminist Activism (with Carrie Smith, 2016), and Precarious Intimacies: The Politics of Touch in Contemporary European Cinema (with Beverly Weber, 2020). She has also published various book chapters, and articles in the fields of German, media, film, and gender studies. She is currently finishing her new book entitled Plants, Places, and Power: Towards Social and Environmental Justice in Contemporary German Literature and Film and has begun research on a new project on depictions of witches and food in popular culture.

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

Knox Makers and Spark share a building in South Knoxville and will be opening up their doors to The Maker City for our October Mingle! Make connections and make a spooky craft!

Knox Makers is a maker space for Knoxville area's engineers, artists, hobbyists, innovators, educators and entrepreneurs to work and play. Spark is an organization that seeks to redefine human potential by making technology accessible to everyone in our community.

Maker Mingles are casual gatherings to meet up with other makers, check out a maker space, and enjoy a little social time.

Our beer sponsor for the event is Albright Grove Brewing Company — locally brewing thoughtful and well-crafted innovative beers.

October 27, 6 – 8pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-mingle-at-knox-makers-and-spark-tickets-435788865227

Thursday, October 27 6:30 pm

Jubilee Community Arts and the Epworth Old Harp Singers will host a community singing from the New Harp of Columbia at the Laurel Theater.

Shape note singing has a long history in East Tennessee and the Epworth Old Harp Singers are actively carrying on that tradition. The New Harp of Columbia was first published in 1863 in Knoxville, and the current edition incorporates the 1848 Harp of Columbia, also published in East Tennessee. There is no charge and extra copies of the New Harp of Columbia will be available to loan.

Jubilee Community Arts at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. Information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org

Guest Artist: Sterling Tanner, Trombone
Dr. Sterling Tanner, Assistant Professor of Practice at The Ohio State University, joins the UTK Trombone Studio for a residency on October 27th, 2022, including a public reital.

October 27 at 7:30 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/

Parks and Rec will be hosting a Halloween Bash on Thursday, October 27th from 3:30-6pm at Lakeshore Park.

There will be trick or treating, games and more!! So grab the kids or grandkids, throw on a costume and head over for some afternoon Halloween fun!

https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/parks_and_recreation

SELECTIONS FROM ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS’ PERMANENT COLLECTION
OCTOBER 24, 2022 – JANUARY 9, 2023 | SANDRA J. BLAIN GALLERIES

Beginning with its founding in 1912, Arrowmont has always provided fertile grounds for growth. As the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, Gatlinburg’s community came together to teach one another different handicraft techniques and traditions. This practice of knowledge sharing laid the foundation for the craft school that exists today. Never static, Arrowmont continues to evolve to better facilitate artistic exchange. It first developed its signature summer workshop program in 1945, which opened Arrowmont’s doors to artists and makers who resided outside Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and later creating Arrowmont’s Artists-in-Residence Program in 1991. This Artist-in-Residence Program offered early career artists with studio space, facilities, and access to the constantly shifting environment of artists, craftspeople, makers, and enthusiasts that comprises the Arrowmont community. Initially conceptualized around bringing together artists working in distinct craft categories, the Artist-in-Residence Program has recently expanded to promote multi- and interdisciplinary craft regardless of medium, thereby widening the perspectives, experiences, and creative explorations brought to Arrowmont’s campus.

The works in this exhibition highlight Arrowmont’s two distinct but interconnected goals: the promotion of individual artistic exploration and the development of community through collective, creative expression. For over a century, artists have converged in this specific place to practice, to make, to experiment, to play. Relatedly, the works on display range from donated workshop demonstrations and projects to works from professional artists who have connections to Arrowmont—past instructors, students, and staff. Arrowmont’s campus has proven to be the epicenter of a specific development of artistic exchange. Arrowmont is site-specific, a historic and cultural landmark nestled in the wooded hillside; Arrowmont is also conceptual, shaped by individual experiences and the legacies of its storied past. Diverse communities have shaped Arrowmont as Arrowmont—as site, as concept—has, in turn, shaped communities. Together, across time and medium, Arrowmont has carved its own body of principles, rules, standards, and norms, crafting past negotiations that continue in the present and will last into the future.

Curated by Kelli Fisher, the 2022-23 Kenneth R. Trapp Craft Assistant/Curatorial Fellow.

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