Calendar of Events

The Spirits Are BACK! It is almost time for the annual HearthScares Ghost Tours given at Knoxville’s First Home: James White’s Fort. This year’s tour is going to be a little different, The Stories will be told inside the house of James White and will begin in total Darkness. Participants {limited to 25 per session} will hear the tales of Knoxville’s haunted past but without any of the distractions of the former walking tours: And best of all you will be seated throughout the entire experience!

Admission to this year’s adventure: Adults (13 & over); $15.00, & Children (ages 5 – 12); $10.00, younger ones are Free, but must remain Silent; Screaming is reserved for the Host!

Reservations are Required for each session which will last approximately two-hours and may be made by calling: (865) 525 – 6514.

Monday October 28 & Tuesday October 29th, 7 p.m.; You must be seated before the Haunting’s can begin. Hot Chocolate & goodies will be served afterward.

205 E. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915

Monday, Oct. 28
DCHA Distinguished Lecture Series: “Visualizing the Frankenstein Variorum” with Elisa Beshero-Bondar
When: 3:30 PM ET
At Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts, Cherokee Mills, suite 223, 2230 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville 37919
Or via livestream at tiny.utk.edu/Beshero-Bondar

https://calendar.utk.edu/event/elisa-beshero-bondar-visualizing-the-frankenstein-variorum

The Frankenstein Variorum team has completed work on a digital scholarly edition that compares five distinct versions of the novel Frankenstein. Working with the Frankenstein Variorum‘s edition files, we can study precisely where and how much the novel changed over five distinct instantiations from 1816 to 1831. Our encoded data invites us to visualize the edition’s moments of alignment, divergence, and gaps where material was missing or removed. This presentation shares a “big picture” view of Frankenstein’s changes over time using two variations of eXtensible Markup Language (XML): images drawn in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) from our data encoded in TEI, the language of the Text Encoding Initiative.

This talk is part of the Dialogues digital humanities miniseries of the Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts' 2024-25 Distiguished Lecture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be held at the Denbo Center at Cherokee Mills. Free parking is available in the lots on the north and west sides of the building. Everyone is welcome!

Monday, October 28, 2024 7pm to 9pm

Jake Skeets (he/him) is the author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers, winner of the National Poetry Series, American Book Award, Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and Whiting Award. His work appeared widely in journals and magazines such as Poetry, The New York Times Magazine, and The Paris Review. Other honors include an NEA Grant for Arts Projects, a Mellon Projecting All Voices Fellowship, and the 2023-2024 Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi. He is from the Navajo Nation and teaches at the University of Oklahoma.

John C Hodges Library , Auditorium on the UT campus
1015 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville TN

https://calendar.utk.edu/event/jake-skeets-poetry-reading
Department: Creative Writing Program, English

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