Calendar of Events

(All Ages) Come to the Enchanted Forest for a fun, family outing! The event begins at 1:00 pm with animal programs, scavenger hunts, and family crafts. At 2:00 pm, we'll have a ribbon cutting ceremony for our newly-renovated Organic Garden and Greenhouse. The event culminates with the Enchanted Trail, with tours starting at 3:00 pm. You and your family will be led along our magical woodland trails where creatures will emerge to share their stories. Fun for all ages! The fee for this program is $5 per person for Ijams members and $8 for non-members. Children 2 and under are free. Walks leave every 20 minutes, so please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 130 to register for a start time.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

November 9: Runaway Home at the Palace Theater.
Runaway Home, is a "homecoming" of sorts. It was founded by three powerhouse
performerslooking for a road back to the music they grew up on and loved! To
listen to them is to know them! Their sound is comfortable, engaging and
easily recognizable by those hungry for music with meaning. "Runaway Home
delivers a gem with their timeless collection of music that takes you to
another place. Great songs, strong vocals and sweet harmonies!" - Marcia
Campbell, WSM Radio."
Show Starts at 8 pm.
Tickets are $13 in Advance and $15 at the Door
For advance tickets 865-983-3330 with Visa or MC or from Murlin's Music
World 429 West Broadway, Maryville, TN

The Palace Theater is located at 113 West Broadway, Maryville. TN, just 17 miles south of Knoxville, TN. South from Knoxville: Travel 129 South past the airport. Take the right fork and turn left at the first light. Pass 4 or 5 lights and Take the first right onto Broadway. The Palace is will be on the right.
Plenty of Free Parking in the many city municipal lots.
www.palacetheater.com.

You may have seen incredible examples of espaliered and pollarded trees in gardens around the world. Join Grounds Manager and aesthetic pruner, Mathew McMillan, to learn how you can create these practical and fantastical trees and shrubs for your own garden. Learn the history of how and why these radical pruning practices were started and the practical usefulness these same practices serve still today. The one hour classroom lecture and Q&A will be followed by an optional tour of the Gardens. Preregistration is required. Meet at the Garden Club Room. $5 members, $10 non-members. To register, please call 865-862-8717 or email danielle@knoxgarden.org.

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

Tennessee Mountain Writers will present "When the Byline Loses its Thrill: Making Money with the Words You Write," an all-day workshop by Cookeville freelance writer and newspaper columnist Jennie Ivey at the United Way of Anderson County office, 161 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge. The workshop will run from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.; the registration fee of $85 includes lunch as well as coffee, tea, soft drinks and morning snacks. Participants will be limited to 20. For registration information, see www.tmwi.org, or email Sue Richardson Orr at theorrs@usit.net.

Arts and Crafts Festival - Come one, come all. Handmade, original works for gifting or gilding your own space. Stumbo's Jumbos and Barb's Que will be available for lunch in the cafe. Come shop, add to your holiday delicacies, and have lunch with friends. What a great way to start the holiday season! The event is open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there.

Oak Ridge Art Center * 201 Badger Avenue * Oak Ridge
(865) 482-1441, http://www.oakridgeartcenter.org/

Monthly singing the second Sunday of each month as announced. Call Tina Becker, 865 982-7777 to confirm.

All are invited and encouraged to sing. No experience is necessary and loaner books are provided.
6:30-8:00PM, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave Knoxville, TN 37916
www.oldharp.org for more information.

Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Farragut Presyterian Church, 209 Jamestowne Blvd., Knoxville, 37934
Information: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Manthan, Indian Student Organization at UT Knoxville cordially invites you to – DIWALI, the festival of lights. Come and experience Indian culture. Food - Classical & Bollywood dance - Henna - Live Music. Entry – Free for UT students; $3 for others. Food for purchase. Open to the public.

Where – University Center Auditorium Room# 241,
1502 West Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4800

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This summer community volunteers and members of the Knoxville Re-Animation Coalition have constructed a stabilized earthen walk through Knoxville's historic Odd Fellows Cemetery to provide more accessible community passage. Please join us to celebrate the completion with an Illumination Celebration on November 1. We are still working on some of the details, but plan to have a community walk along the path at 6:00. This will be followed by a short informational meeting about the project and will be complete by 6:40, sundown.
2001 Bethel Ave Knoxville, TN 37915

Blount Mansion will host an exhibit opening from 5:30-7:30pm entitled Furniture on the Frontier, a showing of the Blount Mansion’s finest collection pieces on display at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center. Admission is free with light appetizers and a special gift for our members. Blount Mansion is currently closed to the public for a historic restoration and preservation project; the Visitors Center remains open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-5 with the exception of Game Days in Volunteer country. This exhibit, Furniture on the Frontier, will be on display for the duration of the closure and is always free to the public, with a suggested donation! Come and see some of William Blount’s most valuable possessions and a wonderful example of the splendor of the Blount’s during the founding of Knoxville. Blount Mansion is the home of William Blount, Tennessee’s only signer of the United States Constitution, as well as where the Tennessee State Constitution was drafted and signed. It will be an opportunity for all Knoxville citizens to learn about their vital historical importance in the founding of our government. Blount Mansion is Knoxville's only National Historic Landmark given by the National Park Service and is the oldest house museum in Knox County. It is owned and operated by the Blount Mansion Association, Inc., a nonprofit, educational organization.

Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

In keeping with the film "Volver" by Pedro Almodovar, the food will consist of tapas prepared for the occasion. Cost is $6 for the general public, $5 for HoLa members. For more information or to make your reservation by 11-8, call 865-335-3358 or e-mail Casahola@holafestival.org.

Two sisters learn that the bonds of family don't always end after death in this gentle observational comedy drama that marks celebrated
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar's 16th feature. The story explores the interactions between three generations of women in a Spanish family. Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) was born and raised in the apocryphal village of Alcanfor de las Infantas, in La Mancha, Spain. However, she now resides in Madrid, where she works as a janitor. She is married to Paco (Antonio de la Torre), an unemployed layabout, and looks after her daughter, Paula (Yohana Cobo). Raimunda's mother, Irene (Carmen Maura), died several years back (along with her father) in a house fire. Raimunda's younger sister, Sole (Lola Dueñas), also lives in Madrid and works as a hair stylist, while their aunt Paula (Chus Lampreave) still makes her home in La Mancha, with occasional help from neighbor Agustina (Blanca Portillo). The story takes an unusual and mystical twist when Agustina mentions that Irene has begun reappearing in ghostly form -- a fact questioned by Raimunda and Sole. After a murder and an unexpected family tragedy, Paula's story is indeed corroborated by the appearance of Irene's spirit (who has come to comfort her family), and Sole must decide how to respond to the long-dead mother's strange, enchanting presence.

HoLa Hora Latina: 865-335-3358, www.holafestival.org