Calendar of Events

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Bottom Book Club: Sip N' Read at Peter Kern Library

Category: Culinary arts, food, Literature, spoken word, writing and Meetup

We invite you to connect with fellow readers and enjoy specially curated cocktails from our friends at the local speakeasy, Peter Kern Library. The first hour will be dedicated to reading the book of your choice and after that will be social hour to meet and connect with friends and other attendees.

The Bottom will be there with a small selection of books to purchase if you want to support our bookshop, and attendees will have the chance to participate in exciting giveaways! Get your tickets HERE

Oct 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA
https://www.thebottomknox.com/events-1/bottom-book-club-sip-n-read-at-peter-kern-library-1

Sundress Academy for the Arts: Writing More Than One Place

Category: Free event, Lecture, panel, Literature, spoken word, writing and Virtual

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present “Writing More Than One Place,” a workshop led by Asa Drake on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM EST. This event will be held over Zoom. Participants can access the event at tiny.utk.edu/sundress (password: safta).

Exploring the ecology and history of diaspora, this class turns to the work of Catherine Chen, Leslie Sainz, and Xiao Yue Shan to examine our personal connections to place in the context of colonialism. What happens when we celebrate the “exotic” cultivar, but not the body who imagined it? How do we interpret displaced species in the context of climate change? Through generative exercises, we’ll study language formed in the ecotone between home and homeland, offices and public spaces.

Asa Drake is a Filipina American poet and author of the chapbook One Way to Listen (Gold Line Press, 2023). She has received fellowships and awards from the 92Y Discovery Poetry Contest, the Florida Book Awards, Tin House and Idyllwild Arts. Her poems have been published by The Slowdown Podcast, The American Poetry Review, The Paris Review Daily and The Georgia Review.

https://www.facebook.com/events/491174326651846/

Union Ave Books: October events

  • October 1, 2024 — October 29, 2024

Category: Free event, Lecture, panel, Literature, spoken word, writing and Meetup

The UAB October events are so good - it's scary. This month, join us for book club nights, author events, and more! Continue reading for a not-so-haunting selection of upcoming events!

Book Lovers Night
This event will take place on October 1 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Lakeshore Park. This is a free event.

Spooky Kids' Book Club
This event will take place on October 5 at 9:00am at our bookstore. This is a free event.

Ron Rash
This event will take place on October 4 at 6:00pm at East Tennessee History Center. This is a free event. Space is limited! RSVP to secure your spot.

Storytime Saturdays
This event will take place on October 5 at 11:00am at Lawson McGee Library. This is a free event.

Poetry Night
This event will take place on October 10 at 6:00pm at the bookstore. This is a free event. Please RSVP so we know to expect you!

Jared Sullivan
This event will take place on October 17 at 6:00pm at the East Tennessee History Center. This is a free event. Please RSVP so we know to expect you!

24 Tales: an Anthology Reading
This event will take place on October 27 at 3:00pm at the bookstore. This is a free event. Please RSVP so we know to expect you!

Clare Gilmore
This event will take place on October 29 at 6:00pm at the bookstore. This is a free event. Please RSVP so we know to expect you!

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com