Calendar of Events

Knoxville Opera proudly presents "Opera's Greatest Hits: A Tribute to Robert Lyall," a captivating concert featuring beloved operatic classics. Join us at the Clayton Center for the Arts on Sunday, September 22nd at 2:30 PM for an unforgettable afternoon of music. Under the baton of Francis Graffeo, Executive Director of the Joy of Music School and former Knoxville Opera General Director and Conductor, this performance will showcase an array of operatic masterpieces, from Puccini to Verdi to Mozart and beyond. The Knoxville Opera Chorus and full orchestra will accompany an esteemed cast of featured singers, including Michael Chioldi, Hannah Ludwig, Murrella Parton, John Pickle, Scott Purcell, Renée Tatum, David Weigel, Cody Boling, Jacqueline Brecheen, Joel Brown, Lauren Boozer, Staley Clark, Tori Franklin, and John Overholt. This special concert is dedicated to the memory of Robert Lyall, Knoxville Opera's revered General Director and maestro for 17 years. Join us as we celebrate his legacy and the enduring power of opera.

Location: Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804
Date & Time: Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Admission: Tickets can be purchased at www.knoxvilleopera.org/ogh-tickets

For additional information about this concert and to stay updated on event details, please visit www.knoxvilleopera.org/operas-greatest-hits.

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

Our next book club features Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Heritage by Dianne D. Glave. Our meetup will include a special workday with our friends from Black Girl Environmentalist in collaboration with Odd Fellows Cemetery!

The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: thebottomknox@gmail.com, 865-444-5915 or https://www.thebottomknox.com/events

On Sunday, September 22nd, the Smoky Mountain Blues Society and Ijams Nature Center are partnering again to bring local blues enthusiasts a terrific live outdoor show. This special event will feature two incredible bands,
Throwin’ Stones and The Jeanine Fuller Band at Ijams Nature Center at 4 pm – 7 pm. Gates open at 3 pm.

Throwin’ Stones will kick off the show from 4:00-5:30 pm and The Jeanine Fuller Band will hit the stage from 5:30-7:00pm.

Throwin’ Stones is an electrifying fusion of rock, blues, and funk that captivates listeners from the first note. This newly formed band, brimming with original songs inspired by American roots music and the British blues scene, is set to entertain audiences with their catchy compositions and distinctive covers of classic blues tunes. With every performance, Throwin’ Stones honors the past while forging a bold path forward.

Jeanine Fuller is a vocalist, songwriter and performer from Brooklyn, New York, now based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Reared in Fayetteville, NC, as a teenage Jeanine won a national music competition and scholarship, at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and then later attended the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in NYC. Jeanine uses her vast musical influences in Soul, R&B, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Rock to fuse her eclectic vocal sound. Jeanine draws inspiration from greats like Etta James, Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughn, Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and most definitely Prince. She appears throughout the Knoxville area and has been featured locally in many festivals, including the Women in Jazz Jam Festival and has worked with many Grammy-winning artists.

Tickets cost $20 for SMBS members and $25 for the general public. Doors open at 3 pm and the music will begin at 4 pm. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Food truck and beer garden will be available for this performance.

Tickets at:
https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-smoky-mountain-blues-society-concert-the-jace-nicholas-band-and-the-jeanine-fuller-band

Ijams Nature Center www.ijams.org/ is located at 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920.

https://smokymountainblues.org/

Willkommen to Schulz Brau! Oktoberfest is our biggest festival of the year here at our Brewery and Biergarten! Meticulous planning goes into creating this special 2-week celebration of Bavarian culture. We proudly follow Munich traditions to offer our guests an authentic and fun experience. Prost!

BARREL-TAPPING CEREMONY
21.SEPT – 5AM-9AM
TICKET SALES TBA

https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/

Welcome to Sanger Ships LLC and our two Columbus replica ships - our original Niña, the most historically accurate replica of a Columbus Ship ever built, and our newer Pinta.

The Niña is a replica of the ship on which Columbus sailed across the Atlantic on his three voyages of discovery to the new world beginning in 1492. Columbus sailed the tiny ship over 25,000 miles. That ship was last heard of in 1501, but the new Niña has a different mission. We are a floating museum, and we visit ports all over the Western Hemisphere.

Pinta was recently built in Brazil to accompany the Nina on all of her travels. She is a larger version of the archetypal caravel and offers larger deck space for walk-aboard tours and has a 40 ft air conditioned main cabin down below with seating. Pinta is available for private parties and charters.

Both The Niña and Pinta will be touring together as a new and enhanced ‘sailing museum’, for the purpose of educating the public and school children on the ‘caravel’, a Portuguese ship used by Columbus and many early explorers to discover the world.

http://www.ninapinta.org/schedule.html
At Calhoun's On The River, 400 Neyland Dr, Knoxville, TN 37902

DR. BISCOTTI AND THE HUMAN CONDITION - SEPTEMBER 20-22
At Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St
Fri-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM

A play by Lisa Soland

Boundaries. Choices. Happenstance. Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition takes place in the office of a psychologist as he relives the story of a recent, tragic event. The course of his clients’ lives, entangled by the choices they make, winds through the human condition down converging paths that lead to their unexpected fates. A riveting story that exposes his heart and mind to a web of psychological challenges that force the doctor to confront his own humanity.

https://theater23.org/2024

9/20 • Evening Paddle
9/21 • Early Morning Birding: Fall Migration
9/21 • Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop
9/21 • Fall Wildflower Walk
9/22 • Self-Care Sunday Yoga
9/22 • Smoky Mountain Blues Society Concert: Throwin' Stones and The Jeanine Fuller Band

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

BY MOLLY SMITH METZLER
THE LAB THEATRE

Acclaimed writer Molly Smith Metzler ('Shameless', 'Orange is the New Black', and 'Maid') brings us a new comedy about the challenges of parenthood. This heart-warming comedy finds divergent young mothers strike up a friendship during precious nap time. The comedy takes a sharp and honest look at the power of female friendship, the paradox of working motherhood, and the effects that economic and social class has on parenthood in America. 'Cry it Out' captures the audience with laughs, a little rage and the bonds of early parenthood.

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

Hola Hora Latina is proud to present Frutos Latinos, an art show competition celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and highlighting talented artists in our community. Local Hispanic/Latinx artists will showcase their artwork to celebrate their cultures and traditions. Top 3 winners will be announced at our gala event on September 17th.

For more information contact, enrique.cruz@holafestival.org

https://holahoralatina.org/current-exhibit/
https://www.facebook.com/share/cq3AHVaASuH33WFe/
HoLa Hora Latina: 865-335-3358

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

Performed Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; and Sundays at 3 PM.

Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs before Dark is an adaptation of the first of Mary Pope Osborne's award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series, which has sold more than 100 million copies and is available in more than 100 countries around the world. Jack and Annie’s tree house transports them back in time to the age of the dinosaurs, where the siblings courageously learn that things are not always what they seem.

KCT is East Tennessee’s leading producer of plays for children and families.
Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com

Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play - A story about the mystery of life and what we make it.

River & Rail Theatre, 111 State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-407-0727, www.riverandrailtheatre.com

The Wordplayers present A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, an acting version by Thornton Wilder.

Sep. *12, 13, *19, 20 @ 7:30 pm
Sep. 15 & 22 @ 2:30 pm
at Erin Presbyterian Church
200 Lockett Road, Knoxville, TN 37919

At its core, A Doll’s House is a story about the male tendency to cage feminine strength, and the female tendency to break the lock. Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, like Shakespeare’s work, is timeless, and as relevant to audiences of 2024 as it was to audiences of 1879. A Doll’s House shines a harsh spotlight on the toxicity of a family unit in which the woman is anything less than an honored partner in the pursuit of life.

Directed by Christi Watson.

Tickets: Adults: $22 Students: $18
Available online at https://wordplayers.org/buy-tickets/ and at the door
*Thursdays are PAY WHAT YOU WISH – donations taken at the door with cash, check, or card.

The WordPlayers: 865-539-2490, www.wordplayers.org; Facebook: The WordPlayers, Twitter: @wordplayers, Instagram: wordplayers