Calendar of Events

The Moors
By Jen Silverman
The Lab Theatre
October 18 – November 5, 2023

Wait. What? An anthropomorphic Mastiff. A catfished governess. Two forlorn sisters on bleak English Moors yearning for love in a manor where every room looks the same. This is a new play the likes of which you have not seen before. It’s a dark, funny, genre-bending trip the New York Times calls, “the reason we go to the theater.” Try it!

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com

Cancer Support Community East Tennessee’s signature event will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 11:00AM - 1:00PM at the Foundry on the Fair Site, celebrating the Art of Survivorship, Fall Luncheon and Silent Auction. The event will feature Austin TX singer/songwriter, guitarist and cancer survivor Danny Schmidt.

Call to purchase tickets at 865-546-4661.
https://www.cancersupportet.org/fundraising-events/

Join the Department of Africana Studies and the McClung Museum for a lecture by DeLisa Hawkes. The program will be presented in conjuction with the exhibition, In Conversation: Will Wilson. In this talk, Professor Hawkes will discuss literary and visual representations of Black Indigeneity in contexts that audiences have historically understood as singularly Black, Indigenous, or otherwise. Professor Hawkes will consider how these artistic representations shape our understanding of kinship, culture, and racialization processes in the United States.

Stay after the program for a reception with light refreshments.

DeLisa D. Hawkes is an assistant professor of Africana Studies and an affiliate faculty of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, specializing in nineteenth to twenty-first-century African American literature. Her current book project, tentatively titled Separate Yet Intertwined: Rediscovering Black Indigeneity in the New Negro Renaissance, examines literary representations of Black Indigeneity and Black and Native coalitions against white supremacy in African American literature. Hawkes’s work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections, including J19, MELUS, Women’s Studies, Langston Hughes Review, Studies in the Fantastic, North Carolina Literary Review, 21st Century US Historical Fiction: Contemporary Responses to the Past (2020), and Reimagining the Republic: Race, Citizenship, and Nation in the Literary Work of Albion W. Tourgée (2023). She currently serves as a co-producer on the C19 Podcast Subcommittee and is a former vice president of the Langston Hughes Society.

Wednesday, October 18 at 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
1327 Circle Park, Knoxville, TN 37996
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/lecture_delisa_hawkes

WEDNESDAY, OCT 18 | 7:30PM

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, https://knoxbijou.org/

Wednesday, October 18
Songs & Stories featuring Rees Shad, Wednesday, October 18, 7 - 8:30pm at
The Station, 4206 Miser Station Road Louisville, TN 37777.

Songs and Stories is a new midweek musical experience you don't want to miss! This one of a kind series of concerts and conversations will be twice a month on Wednesday night, hosted by author, music journalist, and Daily Times entertainment editor Lee Zimmerman!

This event offers an opportunity not only to share an intimate listening experience with the artists performing their songs, but also to learn about the craft and creativity that goes into their music and performance. (Think “The Actor’s Studio,” but geared to musicians.)

Rees Shad is a songwriter, storyteller and multi-instrumentalist who has been described as a master of alluring melodies and short story songs whose characters interact and reoccur in eloquent musical vignettes.

Free admission but reserve your spot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/songs-stories-ft-rees-shad-tickets

Join us for Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co! Last chance on this stage for 2023!

Live Band Karaoke is like traditional karaoke, but way better. Instead of singing with a robotic backing track, you get to jump on stage and be the lead singer with an all-star band featuring Travis and Owen of Tinca Tinca, Maggie Tharp, Nick Horner and many more!

Come early at 6pm to sign up; karaoke runs from 7-9pm. Pick from nearly 100 stellar songs to sing with us! View the list at: https://www.tincatincamusic.com/lbk and check in on the socials for updates!

Signups are digital! We have a QR code on-site for you to scan and signup when you arrive.
Doors and signups at 6pm
Karaoke 7-9pm
$5 cover

https://www.facebook.com/events/1006043900613425/

This event is available to the public at the UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery. The Printmaking Showcase Gallery is located in the UTK Art and Architecture Building, in the second-floor hallway outside of the Printmaking Lab (Room 241).

It will feature selected prints and books by medical doctor and visual artist Eric Avery MD as he explores issues such as social responses to diseases (specifically HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases), death, and sexual health. As part of one of his exhibitions, Avery set up an HIV clinic at the Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard University. His work has been shown internationally, and is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), the ARTS Medica Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA), and the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University (New Haven, CT), among many others. His website is: https://www.ericaveryartist.com/

These events are free to attend and open to students, faculty, and the public.
https://www.facebook.com/events/332368039150381

Art Exhibit at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Free and open to the public
When: Reception Friday, October 13, 2023, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Artists’ talk at 6:30 p.m.

The COMMA (Come, Make Art) Artist Group was founded in 2004 by Gay Nell Gray and Cheri Jorgenson as a plein air group that met weekly during the summer at UT Gardens. It grew to be a year-round endeavor of gallery and artist studio visits, creating artwork in other locations, and exhibiting as a group. This nature-inspired exhibition includes diverse media and processes.

The members are award-winning former and current art educators. Included here are Gay Nell Gray, Judy Jorden, Cheri Jorgensen, Shelley Mangold, Martha Robbins, Caitlin Seidler, Valerie Sigmon, Carol Vinson, and Suzanne Wedekind.

Gallery hours: 10-3 Monday through Thursday, 10-12:30 Sunday
Where: Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918

Fri. Oct 13th 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat. Oct 14th 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun. Oct 15th 2023, 3:00 pm
Thu. Oct 19th 2023, 7:30 pm
Fri. Oct 20th 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat. Oct 21st 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun. Oct 22nd 2023, 3:00 pm
Thu. Oct 26th 2023, 7:30 pm
Fri. Oct 27th 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat. Oct 28th 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun. Oct 29th 2023, 3:00 pm

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

RUMORS
by Neil Simon
OCTOBER 13-22, 2023

A group of affluent friends gather for a dinner party to celebrate their host’s anniversary. However, things quickly go awry when the host is found unconscious with a gunshot wound, and the guests are left to piece together what happened while trying to keep the situation under wraps. A master of stage comedies, playwright Neil Simon offers a wild ride that is not only entertaining and light-hearted, but also keeps audiences guessing all the way up to the very end.

PG -13 AUDIENCES

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

WE’RE CASTING A SPELL ON YOU! What’s in the potion for a perfect Halloween? Lucky for you, we’ve got all of the special components for a magical Halloween, at Boo! at the Zoo!

BEWARE! TICKETS ARE LIMITED
$15 per person
FREE FOR KIDS 2 AND UNDER
FREE PARKING
A TREAT FOR MEMBERS: $1 OFF

MEMBERS NIGHT
A special night exclusively for Zoo Knoxville members. Zoo Knoxville members get a $1 discount on tickets.
October 11 • 5:30-8:00 pm
October 25 • 5:30-8:00 pm

October 12-15 • 5:30-8:00 pm
October 19-22 • 5:30-8:00 pm
October 26-29 • 5:30-8:00 pm

AH-MAZING ART GALLERY
An illuminated gallery of paintings by artist Russ Ronat will be on display throughout the Zoo and highlights wildlife animal conservation.

BOO MENU
Sink your teeth in all the tasty seasonal menu items throughout the zoo. You'll find snacks, beverages, cocktails, dinner options, dessert, wine, and other refreshing drinks to enjoy during your visit. Whether you're in the mood for classic fare or something a bit spookier, there's something for everyone to delight in.

https://www.booknoxville.com/

- FALLing for STEAM inspired weekly programming takeover - Oct. 9-20

- Fall Break Construction Camp - Oct. 9-13 | 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
- Campers will unleash their creativity by crafting a collection of miniature origami
petting zoos and building captivating dioramas.

- Robotics Festival - Oct.13 | 10am - 4pm
- All day, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with local area organizations as
they educate kiddos on the different areas of STEAM, using robots.

- Spooktacular Silent Disco - Oct.13 | 4:30pm - 7:30pm
- Activities include silent disco dancing, pumpkin decorating for all ages, custom
trick-or-treat bag making, a costume contest, and open museum floor play.
Along with onsite food trucks— food available for purchase.

- Family Science Fair - Oct. 14 | 9:30am - 11:30am
- We invite families to work together to design a science project and create those
aha! moments.

- Solar Eclipse Day Activities - Oct. 14 | 12pm - 4pm

Muse Knoxville (516 N. Beaman Knoxville,TN 37914)
Registration is open for all events and camps at www.themuseknoxville.org
More info: 865-594-1494