Calendar of Events
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
McClung Museum: Tennessee Fishes and Freshwater Mussels
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event, Lecture, panel and Science, nature
Lecture - "Tennessee Fishes and Freshwater Mussels: A Unique and Imperiled Fauna"
Join us for a special lecture featuring Benjamin Keck, Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the Etnier Ichthyological Collection, from UT's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He'll be joined by the McClung Museum's Curator of Malacology, Gerry Dinkins. Dinkins is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
The scholars will discuss Tennessee's fish and mussel species, where they occur, and the general number of species relative to the state's physiography and drainage patterns.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 5:30pm
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/tennessee-fishes-and-freshwater-mussels-a-unique-and-imperiled-fauna
McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Tu-Sa 9-5, Sun 12-4. Information: 865-974-2144, https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/
Blount Mansion: Lucia McMahon - Exploring Women’s History through Objects
Category: History, heritage and Lecture, panel
Blount Mansion is proud to present Dr. Lucia McMahon, Chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, and Liberal Studies at William Paterson University.
Dr. McMahon will speak at Blount Mansion Visitors Center on Tuesday, March 11th at 6pm. She will be giving a fantastic presentation on “Exploring Women’s History through Objects.”
Historic sites such as Blount Mansion provide ideal locations for exploring the histories of women and their families in the new nation. The everyday “stuff” of family life – including furniture, dishes, silverware, teapots, as well as the structure of the home itself – serve as fascinating windows into women’s history. The stories embedded in historical objects reveal key clues about social patterns, family life, domestic duties, and other aspects of women’s lives in the young nation. This Women’s History Month presentation focuses on how historic artifacts and material culture can help us to tell important stories about women’s lives and experiences.
Dr. McMahon has written The Celebrated Elizabeth Smith available here: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5808/
The special speaking event will be at Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN 37902. Limited free parking onsite. $5 Donation suggested at the door. Cash and card accepted. RSVP to Rose@BlountMansion.org
Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org
Knoxville History Project: A Celebration of Irish Town
Category: Free event, History, heritage and Lecture, panel
Tuesday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. at Maple Hall, 414 S. Gay Street
On our next Maple Hall event, March 11, we’ll prepare you for St. Patrick’s Day with a slide-illustrated discussion of Knoxville’s genuine Irish heritage, from St. Patrick’s Day’s extravaganzas, often attended by elaborately colorful and sometimes controversial parades - as well as Irish Town, perhaps the city’s only named immigrant neighborhood, with a discussion of exactly where it was and what little is left. Come enjoy the party with an Irish spirit. Free program. Food and drink available for purchase.
Knoxville History Project: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org
