Calendar of Events

The Q Series features KSO’s String Quartets and Woodwind Quintet in six lunchtime performances on Wednesdays at 12 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. Lunch will be provided.

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)
Ages 18+

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

Make your Halloween extra spooky with a creative twist at an exclusive after-hours painting experience at the McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, on Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Dive into the Halloween spirit by joining us for a unique event where you'll take part in a guided tour of the temporary exhibition, Coming Into View, followed by a hands-on painting session.

The evening kicks off with a curator-led tour of the exhibition, where you'll explore captivating fall-themed artwork. In particular, you'll get inspiration from After Glow by John Francis Murphy, which will serve as the creative basis for your own painting. After the tour, you’ll roll up your sleeves and join Curator Katy Malone for a step-by-step painting session. With Katy’s guidance and all materials provided, you’ll create your very own fall landscape masterpiece to take home and display.

Tickets for this event are $30 with a promo code for Museum Members and $40 for non-members. Your ticket includes an exclusive guided tour, all painting supplies (canvas, brushes, and paints), step-by-step art instruction, and two drink tickets for your choice of wine, beer, or a specialty mocktail.

This is a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the magic of fall and Halloween, all while tapping into your creative side. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind experience at the McClung Museum!

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/museum-after-hours-halloween-paint-play-tickets

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Tu-Sa 9-5. Information: 865-974-2144, https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/

Get ready for a spooktacular evening of fun and fundraising! On Wednesday, October 30th at 6:30 PM, Creekside Food Truck Park, in collaboration with It's Not Rocket Science Trivia, is hosting its 2nd Annual Halloween Trivia Night Fundraiser. This year, they've chosen Fun with Friends Helping Hands as the nonprofit beneficiary, making it a perfect opportunity to have fun while giving back to the community.

Come dressed in your best costume and show off your Halloween spirit! The event promises exciting trivia with a spooky twist, delicious food from the trucks, and a lively atmosphere. Be sure to check out the event flyer in the discussion and join in for a hauntingly good time while supporting a great cause!

https://www.facebook.com/events/840530981613548

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 6pm to 8pm

Adult Learners - have a night out at the McClung, and get into the spooky season spirit with our final installment of 'Paint and Play' for the temporary exhibition, Coming Into View. The McClung Museum invites you to have fun and get creative. Take part in a guided tour of the show and a relaxing guided painting activity. We’ll have wine, beer, and light snacks for you to enjoy as you let your creativity out onto a canvas.

Tickets are $30 with promo code for Museum Members* and $40 for non-members.

Your ticket includes: Exclusive guided tour of Coming Into View exhibition
All painting supplies (canvas, brushes, paints)
Step-by-step art instruction
Two drink tickets for wine, beer, or a specilty mocktail
*If you are a museum member and did not receive a promo code via email, please contact Ereichar@utk.edu.

https://calendar.utk.edu/event/copy-of-museum-after-hours-paint-and-play-6462

The Knoxville Representatives Reponsible for Tennessee's Quick Passage of the 26th Amendment
October 30, 2024 @ 12:00 p.m.

Tennessee ratified the 26th Amendment—which lowered the voting age to eighteen—on the very first day. Why? Because of the work and foresight of the state legislature’s two youngest members in 1971—Victor Ashe and Dick Krieg, who both represented Knoxville districts. More than fifty years later, they will share their stories about being young crusaders in the legislature and their work of empowering young people to politically participate in their local communities.

https://www.easttnhistory.org/event/a-conversation-with-victor-ashe-and-dick-krieg-the-knoxville-representatives-responsible-for-tennessees-quick-passage-of-the-26th-amendment/

Wednesday, October 30 • 5:30-7:30 pm

Visual artist and educator Amy Boone-McCreesh, from Baltimore, MD, is a current Artist in Residence at Loghaven Artist Residency in Knoxville, TN. Much like the artist Jo Sandman, Boone-McCreesh works in experimental methods exploring the use of non-conventional materials. Although their results are vastly different, Sandman leans more minimalistic and Boone-McCreesh is a self-proclaimed maximalist, their method for arriving at these conclusions follows a similar path. Additionally, both artists have had the unique opportunity to explore their creative freedom through time spent at artists’ retreats such as Black Mountain College and Loghaven.

Amy Boone-McCreesh was born on Loring Air Force Base in Maine. Her upbringing instilled in her an interest in the connections between aesthetic leanings within economic and cultural status. She has a heightened visual awareness of the ways people and spaces flaunt class, taste, and access. Amy received her BFA from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and MFA from Towson University in Maryland, and shortly thereafter was awarded a two-year Hamiltonian Artist Fellowship in Washington, DC. Amy has been based in Baltimore, Maryland for the last fifteen years.⁠ Her work has been included in exhibitions across the country. In addition to her own studio practice, Amy has a committed relationship to visual arts education, running the web–based studio visit series INERTIA, and is adjunct faculty at MICA and Towson University.⁠

Light refreshments and a cash bar are available beginning at 5:30 pm, and the lecture begins promptly at 6:00 pm.

Free and open to the public!

https://knoxart.org/event/cocktails-conversation-with-amy-boone-mccreesh/

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.

Violin Recital by Francisco Cabán, violin professor at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

Cabán combines his career as a professor, chamber, and orchestral musician with solo appearances. In both solo and chamber music performances, Francisco has played for audiences at the Casals Festival, Inter-American Festival of the Arts, Clazz International Music Festival (Italy), and FOOSA (California). In his capacity as Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, he has created both the Violin and the Strings Festival. Renowned artists and professors, such as Guillermo Figueroa, Federico Agostini, José Francisco del Castillo, Sergiu Schwartz, Nancy Zhou, Miroslav Hristov, the Harlem String Quartet, and Members of the Catalyst Quartet, among others, have participated in them.

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 7:30pm
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center , Powell Recital Hall
1741 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865-974-3241
https://music.utk.edu/events/

We will be hosting the sounds of the Tennessee Winds Jazz Ensemble at the All Saints Pumpkin Patch on Wed. Oct. 30 at 6 pm.
Please bring a chair to and feel free to pack a picnic or cooler. All ages welcome!

Event is free, but please RSVP at: https://forms.gle/cK3p2ezZb7ua3YJM8
Event Address: 620 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. Knoxville, TN 37923
Contact us at (865) 474-8609 or annie@allsaintsknoxville.com with questions.

7-10 PM

Get in the Halloween spirit at Knoxville's annual Hallow-Swing dance at the Laurel Theater in Fort Sanders. Get decked out and join us for a Halloween dance party, costume contest, special Halloween Dance lesson (tba), beginner swing dance lesson, and more! Never danced before? Perfect! Join our beginner drop in lesson at 7:30! No partner or dance experience necessary. This class will get you on the dance floor your first night. Only $5 for the dance and beginner lesson, or $8 for dance and Level 1 lesson!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1169427287491873

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Knoxville. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Halloween Classics at Jackson Terminal under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Venue: Jackson Terminal, 213 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902
Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone

Tentative Program

Thriller - Michael Jackson
Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (Dresden Quartet), Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto - Dmitri Shostakovich
Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist) - Mike Oldfield
Stranger Things (Theme) - S U R V I V E
Beetlejuice (Theme) - Danny Elfman
The Addams Family (Theme) - Vic Mizzy
Halloween (Theme) - John Carpenter
Psycho (Prelude) - Bernard Herrmann
Ghostbusters (Theme) - Ray Parker Jr.
Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns
Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky
Der Erlkönig - Franz Schubert
Medley from The Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg

Performers: Listeso String Quartet
https://feverup.com/m/133897
https://feverup.com/en/knoxville/candlelight

UT DOWNTOWN GALLERY | 106 S. GAY ST.
FIRST FRIDAYS | NOVEMBER 1, DECEMBER 6, 5-9PM

William Downs’ artwork explores themes of ambiguity and distortion viewed through repetition and representation of the human body. His drawings reveal “feelings of anxiety, fear, joy, angst” or desire with compositions inspired by Cezanne that appear dream-like or otherworldly. He often depicts “people who train their bodies to do inhuman things like run a marathon or bend and contort their bodies,” in surreal-like, panoramic scenes. Multiple figures are layered with warped perspective, creating contrasting areas of compositional ambiguity and sharp focus.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay Street. Hours: W-F: 11am - 6pm, Sat: 10am - 3p. For more information: ewing@utk.edu | https://downtown.utk.edu