Calendar of Events

Out of the lab and onto the page—and the dance floor! In collaboration with the UT Humanities Center, the UT Department of Physics and Astronomy is hosting a series of public events exploring the intersection between Physics, the Arts, and the Humanities between October 19-23, 2023. Events range from discussions of injecting hard science into science fiction to exploring the physics of music and the music of physics on the dance floor. Details at: https://tiny.utk.edu/physicsevents

Thu Oct 19 – Harmonic Motion: Physics x Electronic Music
Old City Performing Arts Center
Performances by Physicists ColliderScope (Lawrence Lee, UT); Superposition (Rob Appleby, University of Manchester); and Science & Reason (Steve Johnston, UT)

Sun Oct 22 – Writer Lucy Caldwell on her Collaboration with the Physics Laboratory CERN
Reading at Union Ave Books, followed by a Meet and Greet and Book Signing at Knox Brew Hub

Mon Oct 23 – Science Fiction and Physics in Conversation
Panel and Q&A w/ physicists from CERN and UT, writers, and the editors of Collision: Stories from the Science of CERN at UT’s Student Union

Mon Oct 23 – UT Physics Colloquium: Physicist Rob Appleby (University of Manchester) on the Upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
UT Science and Engineering Research Facility

All events are free and open to the public!

October 19-22, 2023

Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickeys Search Party, an adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts! Look for clues in the search for Tinker Bell through immersive, fantastic worlds. Explore the colorful spirit realm of Coco, sail away with Moana as she bravely saves her island, see Belle in the sky as the enchanted chandelier comes to life, and sing-along with Elsa in the icy world of Frozen. Make memories during Aladdin, Toy Story and The Little Mermaid as the search party becomes an all-out celebration!

See Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and stars from Moana, Coco, Frozen, Toy Story, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid.

Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: www.knoxvillecoliseum.com

OCTOBER 19-22
Tickets now available via https://www.knoxhorrorfest.com/

KHFF's 2023 shorts lineup includes 21 of the year's best touring genre films! The bulk of this year's shorts will screen during dedicated blocks on Saturday (Ringworms, Violet Butterfield: Makeup Artist for the Dead, Pool Party, Annihilator, and Deadline) and Sunday (Stop Dead, Fed, Hot Local Singles Are In Your Area, The Queue, Bookworm and Fetal Position) while select others will accompany feature presentations throughout the event (Fck'n Nuts, Content: The Lo-Fi Man, Charlie the Cancelled Skeleton, The Voice in Isabel Fleiss's Office, Toad Boy, Don't Look in the Closet, Waka Chicka Waka, Gnomes, We Forgot About The Zombies and Ancient Lore.)

Drawing from DIY submissions from within Tennessee, our 2023 Tennessee Terrors program (Saturday at 4pm) features short filmsThe Bags, Anya, Blood & Roots, Cart Return, David's Not Real, Found You, MK Ultra Violence, The Cost of Eggs, The Dread, Vlogger, Roots Below, and Sorry for the Mess. (A limited quantity of single-screening tickets will be available.)

Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series
Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 20, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
At Tennessee Theatre

Visit the European countryside in October’s stellar program. Experience the dazzling energy of the Edinburgh Festival with Clyne’s PIVOT. Bask in Scottish folk melodies with violinist Stefan Jackiw as he presents Bruch’s deeply romantic Scottish Fantasy. Stroll through the European country landscape with the lush harmonies and joyful melodies of Beethoven’s beloved Pastoral Symphony.

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin

ANNA CLYNE: PIVOT
MAX BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”)

Information/tickets: 865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com

Details TBA

At Tennessee Amphitheater
https://concertsforourown.org/

Thu Oct 19 2023
8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)

Advance Price: $39.50 + fees / Day of Show Price: $45+ fees
*This is a standing room only venue.* ADA accomodations are available.
This event is 18+ (Under 18 permitted with parent or legal guardian).

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

The Hispanic Film Fest will feature five independent award-winning films in Spanish with English subtitles. The Hispanic Film Fest seeks to enrich the moviegoer experience by presenting UT professors as guest speakers before the screenings. The festival was granted with a Pragda Grant. Occurs every Thursday in October and November at 6:30pm in Lindsay Young Auditorium 101 Hodges Library. FREE ADMISSION.

Xquipi’ Guie’ Dani (Guie’Dani’s navel) (Mexico, 2019, Xavi Sala) October 19

Information: Dr. Betsabé Navarro (bnavarro@utk.edu) or https://tiny.utk.edu/filmfest

Howl-O-Woof, a Halloween event for our four-legged friends, is 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the McFee Park Great Lawn, 917 McFee Rd. This free event offers a canine costume contest, a dog-friendly craft, treats and vendors.

Registration is required; visit townoffarragut.org/register to sign up.

Thursday October 19 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park didn't formally open to the public until the 1930s, but it began as an idea in 1923—and not in Washington, D.C., but in downtown Knoxville. It was a giant project, involving family homes and industrial sites, first conceived at a grass-roots level. It took years of work by lawyers, financiers, politicians, artists and intrepid hikers to make it a reality. Much of it happened in office buildings downtown, involving Knoxville's first female legislator, as well as some civic leaders whose differences sometimes erupted into fistfights. On Thursday 19, near the centennial of the first public discussions, Jack Neely and Paul James will offer a presentation about what they've learned about the origin of a national park, and how the critical work to make it happen took place here in the city. Free program.

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

It is time to celebrate National Chemistry Week (NCW) 2023! The American Chemical Society (ACS) encourages members and science enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level. ACS local sections, schools, businesses, and individuals are invited to organize or participate in events in their communities with a common goal: to promote the value of chemistry in our everyday life. This year, the theme is “The Healing Power of Chemistry.” Several online resources are available at www.acs.org/ncw.

Locally, celebrate the week with Dr. Al Hazari's (ret. UTK Dir. of Labs and Lect. in Chemistry) 33rd annual presentation of “The Magic of Chemistry Show.”

It will be held Thursday, October 19 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Room 555 Buehler Hall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). Kids ages 2 to 102 years are invited to attend! For questions, contact Dr. Hazari ahazari@utk.edu. Free Parking is available in the UTK Parking Garage (White Avenue and 11th Street) from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Rob Stein, award-winning journalist, correspondent, and senior editor on NPR’s science desk, is the featured speaker for this year’s Hill Lecture Series. The title of Stein’s presentation is “Covering Science in a Post-Pandemic World."

Thursday, October 19, 7–8 p.m.
Student Union 272 B/C, 1502 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37996
RSVP at https://cci.utk.edu/hill-lecture

Questions? Contact ccievents@utk.edu

Hosted by the College of Communication & Information

Event by Music for Seniors Knoxville

Peruvian-born Kukuly Uriarte will play her blazing guitar and offer up some old-time jazz with her band. Who remembers Cab Calloway? Don’t miss this Halloween-themed show! Kukuly and The Fuego is a Knoxville based acoustic ensemble that plays Hot Jazz inspired by the music of French guitarist, Django Reinhardt, and jazz violinist, Stephane Grappelli. The band's repertoire includes swing standards, ballads, bossa novas, waltzes, Latin songs and other vintage-jazz sources done in uniquely arranged styles. Playing everything from Django Reinhardt through Les Paul and Antonio Carlos Jobim, we plays jazz that knows no borders. The lineup includes: Guitarist and vocalist Kukuly Uriarte; Violinist Seth Hopper; Guitarist and vocalist David Bivens; Drummer Buddy Honeycutt; soprano sax, flute and clarinet player Will Boyd and Cello player Andy Bryenton.

We're grateful to welcome our presenting sponsor UnitedHealthcare again this year, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission.

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