Calendar of Events

The East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and Able Trade present the 21st Master Woodworkers Show, a biennial juried show highlighting the works of over 30 craftspeople and artists of East Tennessee and the surrounding region. The Show features many types of woodworking from traditional to whimsical, including fine furniture, cabinetry, turning, sculpture and marquetry. “We have a great show for 2023,” says Scott DeWaard, Show Director. “It happens only every other year, and for just three days. Our makers love to meet and chat with the public. If you admire fine, handmade furniture and want to know more about what sets it apart, then this is the show for you.”

The Show hours are Friday, November 3, 4:00-9:00 PM; Saturday, November 4, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and Sunday, November 5, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Among the participants in this year’s show are the following notable artisans: Curtis Buchanan (Jonesborough), Eric Cannizzaro (Charlotte VT.), Brian Brace (Black Mountain NC.), Aaron Wells (Cookeville), Bob Baker (Dunlap), Gordon Fowler (Knoxville), Tad Gloecker (Bogart, GA), Lou Mansur (Knoxville), Jeffrey Neil (Gray), Michael McDunn (Greenville SC.), Stephen Shankles (Knoxville), Alf Sharp (Woodbury), Kirk Shufelt (Cullowhee, NC), Dennis Siemsen (Oak Ridge), Jerry Spady (Oak Ridge), and Ronald Young (Chattanooga).

The East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and Able Trade thanks its sponsors: Woodcraft of Knoxville, Peach State Lumber Products, Lee Valley Tools, Ltd. A&M Supply, Traditional Hardwoods, Hedgehog Fetherboards, Kevin Adams Cabinetry LLC, DeVol Millwork, Jeffries Wood Works Inc. and Dan Duncan Cabinetmaker.

www.masterwoodworkers.org | Facebook: Master Woodworkers Show

Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543

Friday & Saturday 10-6pm; Sunday 10-4pm at Knoxville EXPO Center, 5441 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37912

View participating artists at https://www.foothillscraftguild.net/fall-showcase.html

Tickets are available at the door! Click here for discounted advance tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/bcaa2021-638c-4a0e-a521-78563aace83f

On Friday, November 3, 2023, at Central Bearden Baptist Church, the Knoxville Choral Society, led by Dr. John Orr, will present their fall concert titled Uncaged. The program aims to showcase the ensemble's diversity of styles and the wide range of choral music being performed today. The repertoire comprises pieces of contemporary choral music written within the last few years by composers such as Eric Whitacre, Kyle Pederson, Elaine Hagenberg, and many more. Additionally, the program features a captivating piece called "My Spirit Is Uncaged" composed by contemporary composer Paul Rardin featuring text from Walt Whitman’s famous Leaves of Grass. The concert also includes contemporary Americana arrangements of songs by Ruthie Foster and Paul Rardin. Overall, this concert highlights the Knoxville Choral Society's versatility in performing various styles of choral music. The KCS will also be joined by choirs from Lenoir City High School, Jordan Cross, conductor; and Bearden High School, Steven Brown, conductor.

In addition to the performance at Central Bearden Baptist Church, Uncaged will also be performed Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Community Church at Tellico Village.

Friday, November 3, 7:30 PM at Central Bearden Baptist Church, 6300 Deane Hill Drive
Tickets are $15. Available online at www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org and at the door. This is a Penny4Arts performance. Any child accompanied by a paying adult will get in for $0.01.

The Knoxville Choral Society is an auditioned choir that has been bringing the joy and wonder of choral music to East Tennessee since 1951. They are dedicated to maintaining a rich tradition of choral excellence for both their members and audiences.

GAELIC STORM, Friday, November 3, at 8:00PM at the Bijou Theatre.

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

Friday, November 3, 2023, 7-9:30 PM
Location: Knoxville Opera, 612 East Depot Avenue Knoxville, TN, 37917

Unleash your inner Parisian at Knoxville Opera's second annual fashion extravaganza, Couture en Rouge. This year's theme beckons you to embrace the allure and passion of the Parisian cabaret, with a bold twist—attendees are asked to dress in ravishing red, mirroring the event's fiery spirit. Beyond the allure of high fashion, every ticket fuels the future of the Knoxville Opera as this event serves as a pivotal fundraiser. Dare to experience style and sound in a showdown that promises more than just a runway show—it's a revolution for the arts. Ticketing: https://www.knoxvilleopera.org/events/couture-en-rouge

Knoxville Opera: 865-524-0795, https://www.knoxvilleopera.org/

Celebrate GO!'s 20th anniversary and help keep GO! going!
7 PM at the Foundry
https://www.gocontemporarydance.com/

Concert of Many Colors: A Dolly Parton Tribute Show
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD AT YEE HAW KNOXVILLE, 745 North Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917.

We're doing a Dolly night, baby! Join us at Yee Haw Knoxville, on November 3rd for a tribute to Dolly Parton featuring some amazing Knoxville musicians!

The band is made up of some amazing local musicians including Kelsi Walker, Haley Labelle, Lauryl Brisson, Evi Andrus, Po Hannah and Grady Milligan.

Tickets are on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-of-many-colors-a-dolly-parton-tribute-show-at-yee-haw-knoxville-tickets.

Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee, the Knoxville Museum of Art’s flagship permanent exhibition, has been completely reimagined, expanded, and relocated to newly renovated galleries. The 70+ works in the exhibition are drawn mostly from the KMA’s growing holdings and showcase works dating ca. 1860-1980 by artists with ties to the region.

The new installation opens at 10am on Friday, November 3, with the public invited to a special opening celebration and reception from 5:30-7:30pm. Cash bar.

Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee first opened in 2008 as a tangible expression of the KMA’s mission “to celebrate East Tennessee’s rich, diverse visual culture.” In the years since, understanding of the development of the visual arts in Knoxville and its environs has grown dramatically, as has the museum’s collection of works by artists from or connected to the region. The new installation is housed in two freshly renovated galleries flanking the museum’s entry lobby, with space to accommodate a more dynamic, engaging, and inclusive presentation, and allow for a greater representation of notable artists. The enlarged and enhanced Higher Ground presents a fuller and more detailed picture of an important phase of our region’s development and supports the proposition that Knoxville and its Appalachian environs are far more culturally sophisticated, diverse, nuanced, and connected—in short, more interesting--than many people assume.

“The reopening of Higher Ground in newly refurbished, larger galleries represents a big milestone in the museum’s history,” says KMA Executive Director David Butler. “As the world’s only ongoing display devoted to the art history of East Tennessee, it has been enthusiastically embraced by our community, who can see themselves represented in it. We’re pleased that we can now show more of the quality and diversity of our region’s rich visual arts legacy.”

Higher Ground is accompanied by a book-length, color-illustrated catalog published by the University of Tennessee Press, and features cell-phone audio tours in English and Spanish (with a special edition for vision-impaired visitors) and a video tour in American Sign Language.

KMA will be closed on Saturdays, Nov. 4, 18, and 25, due to the home University of Tennessee games.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org. Admission and parking are free.

Join us Fridays at noon via Zoom for an opportunity to discuss the latest scientific research with distinguished professors and researchers. Presentations are 40 minutes and designed for the general public. A question-and-answer session follows each presentation. All events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once registered, you will receive an email with information about joining the meeting via Zoom. https://scienceforum.utk.edu/events/

Friday, Nov. 3 at 12 PM
Kelsey Ellis, UT professor of geography, will discuss the complex climatology of tornadoes in the Southeast and challenges with increased severity and frequency of storms.

Scruffy City Orchestra’s Fall Concert Celebrates Our Concerto Competition Winners
This fall’s concert has Something Old, Something New for everyone. As a special treat, the program features the 2023 Concerto Competition winners, Chris Keum and Elizabeth Burch. Part of Sacred Heart’s Cathedral Concert Series under the baton of Dr. Ace Edewards, Scruffy City Orchestra’s fall concert includes:

• Ohne Sorgen, Josef Strauss
• A Fugal Overture, Op. 40 No.1, Gustav Holst
• Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28, Camille Saint-Saëns, featuring soloist Chris Keum, Youth Concerto Competition winner
• Violin Concerto, Op. 35, Pyotr Tchaikovsky , featuring soloist Elizabeth Burch, Adult Concerto Competition winner
• Symphony No. 9, Op. 95, Antonín Dvořák

When: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 8:00-9:30 p.m.
Where: Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN
Admission: Free (donations welcome) but reserved seating is requested through Eventbrite.
Websites: www.scruffycityorchestra.com and www.shcathedral.org/cathedral-concert-series/

Keep Knoxville Beautiful is hosting the 5th Annual Sustainability Summit November 3 at the East Tennessee History Center.

Why do we have all this asphalt, how is it keeping us apart, what is it doing to the fabric of our city, and what can we do about it? The theme of the 5th annual KKB Sustainability Summit is Reimagining the Asphalt Jungle, and these questions will all be answered then! This educational event will be held at the East Tennessee History Center from 9:00am to 2:00pm on November 3rd, and will feature speakers from Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Chattanooga. Registration is required to this free educational event (see link below), and Tomato Head will generously be providing lunch to attendees. Come learn about how to build a more beautiful and sustainable Knoxville with Keep Knoxville Beautiful!

Tickets at: https://betterunite.com/keepknoxvillebeautiful-kkbsustainabilitysummit2023.

http://www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/

Friday – Taps & Tunes on the Corner -11/3
6pm at Visit Knoxville https://www.visitknoxville.com/
Click here to read about the artist and see videos: https://www.reverbnation.com/timandjodiharbin

https://wdvx.com/event/taps-tunes-on-the-corner-11-3-tim-jodi-harbin/