Calendar of Events

Jeff Black + Gretchen Peters + reader Mac Bartine

Tennessee Shines is a weekly radio show on WDVX FM hosted by Bob Deck and Paige Travis on the stage of the Knoxville Visitor Center Mondays at 7pm and broadcast live on WDVX FM and WDVX.com. Tickets are $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Tickets are available in advance at the WDVX Blue Plate Special, noon weekdays and Saturdays at the Knoxville Visitor Center, or at the door beginning at 6 p.m. on the night of the show. Tune in Monday nights at 7pm and Saturday nights at 10pm for rebroadcasted shows and compilations of off-air performances. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com, http://www.tennesseeshines.com

After Veterans Day Parade - Brown Bag Lecture with Jerome Melson
From the Revolution forward, Tennesseans have been in the vanguard of freedom. Join us on this Veterans Day as Jerome Melson looks at the contributions of East Tennesseans in the greatest conflict in human history--World War II. On the homefront and abroad, Medal of Honor winners and average Joes and Janes, these men and women sacrificed for the cause of freedom and continue to inspire today's generation with their sense of duty and honor and their legacy of valor. Round out this inspiring day by also attending the Veterans Day Parade prior to the lecture. As part of our Veterans Day commemoration, ETHS extends free admission to the Museum of East Tennessee History to all veterans and their families.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM; Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM; Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Join us for a morning out as our museum educator leads engaging gallery tours for parents and caregivers and their young ones. Crying and wiggly babies welcome! Come learn about the long tradition of Pueblo pottery in our new special exhibit, Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery. The event is free, but limited, and all attendees must register to attend online. Registration opens a month in advance and closes the day before the tour. http://mcclungmuseumstrollertour.eventbrite.com/

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

In honor of our country’s armed forces, the Museum of Appalachia will offer free admission to veterans and active-duty military on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11. “We appreciate those who risk their lives for our country,” said Elaine Meyer, the Museum’s president, “and this is one way to recognize these people and show that we appreciate the sacrifices they’ve made.”

The Museum’s mission is to preserve Appalachian heritage for future generations. Historical offerings of particular interest to veterans are displays on the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, as well as some other military ventures. A German M1908/15 Maxim light machine gun captured by Sgt. Alvin C. York in the closing days of World War I is housed in the Museum’s Hall of Fame, along with other York artifacts. The Museum also includes exhibits on early gun-making, blacksmithing, sawmilling, carpentry, coopering, leatherworking, basket making, and other pioneer skills. Visitors may take a self-guided tour of the Museum’s extensive village-farm complex with some three dozen historic log structures, display buildings filled with authentic Appalachian artifacts, gardens, and farm animals, all in a picturesque setting surrounded by split-rail fences. Shoppers may browse for regional books and unique hand-made gifts in the Shop at the Museum of Appalachia. Guests can enjoy a warm fire while eating a scrumptious Country lunch, served daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Museum restaurant; drinks and Southern, home-made desserts available all day. November hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Thanksgiving Day). The Museum is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, one mile east of I-75, exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-7680, or visit the website at www.museumofappalachia.org.

November 12, 2013, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. speaker
Knoxville Civil War Roundtable Monthly
Speaker, Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus, NPS
TBA

Bearden Banquet Hall
865-671-9001 dinner reservations required
http://www.discoveret.org/kcwrt/history/history.htm

At the Sandra Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

On January 17, 1979, driven by new information that some of the worst criminals in the state penitentiary were to be released (including possibly James Earl Ray), state leaders on both sides of the aisle came together to stop what one FBI agent called "the state's most heinous political crime in half a century." In his new book, Coup: The day the Democrats Ousted Their Governor, Put Republican Lamar Alexander in Office Early, and Stopped a Pardon Scandal, Keel Hunt tells an insider's story of the intrigue, personalities, conversations and actions that led to the unprecedented ouster of Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton from office, an actin unique in American history. Hunt will be joined by a panel featuring then-U.S. Attorney Hal Hardin and John Siegenthaler, editor of the Tennessean. Books available.

Brown Bag Lectures begin at noon in the ETHS Auditorium. Guests are invited to bring a lunch and enjoy the program. Soft drinks and water are available. Free admission.
601 South Gay Street, 37902, 865 215 8830 or easttnhistory.org.
Free and open to the public.

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame will host an Art Show/Book Signing featuring award-winning photojournalist Robin Layton. The show will be held at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on November 13th and 14th from 11:00 to 5:00 PM. In addition, on November 13th following the show, Robin will lead a photography class from 5:00-6:00 PM followed by a reception until 8:00 PM. The show is free of charge and is open to the public.

Robin Layton is an artist, filmmaker and has been an award-winning photojournalist for the past 25 years. At age 24, she was named one of the eight most talented photographers in America by LIFE magazine. Her documentary images have been featured by the Smithsonian and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Her newest book, "hoop, the american dream™" includes approximately 100 stunning photographs of a wide variety of American hoops including childhood hoops of Tamika Catchings, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, and Robin Roberts.

A portion of the proceeds from the art show and book sales at the Hall of Fame will benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition, special event posters will be on sale during the show with a portion of those proceeds also benefiting the Foundation and the Hall of Fame. All other sales of her book will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of America.

For information regarding the Robin Layton Art Show/Book Signing at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame please call (865) 633-9000.

Brown Bag Lecture with Ron Jones
Beginning with the early history of Scotland through their emigration to America, Ron Jones will discuss the history of the Scots-Irish. He will cover the various peoples to settle in and inhabit Scotland over the centuries, their origins, traditions, and religions that differentiated them from their neighbors in Ireland, England, and Wales. Special emphasis will be on their political and religious differences with the English crown, beginning with the rise of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, the dramatic impact of John Knox and his teachings, and the plantation of Ulster by James I, plus their migration to America beginning in the early 1700s and their impact on the Revolutionary War and government. Free and open to the public

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to host a monthly series featuring artists demonstrating their work and discussing their inspirations and processes. The series, entitled “Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch”, is free and open to the public, and guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch. The next presentation in the series takes place on Wednesday, November 13, from 12:00-1:00 PM with photographer Jeffrey Stoner, who will give a presentation entitled “The Fine Art of Photography” in which he discusses the history of photography as a fine art. Jeffrey Stoner is known for making photographs that capture the essence of place. His passion is to capture images of the beauty and wonder that surround us.`

The presentation will take place at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 700 Hall of Fame Drive, in downtown Knoxville in conjunction with an Art Show/Book Signing by artist, filmmaker and award-winning photojournalist Robin Layton. Layton’s photographs will be on display November 13-14, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM at the Hall. She is promoting her newest book, “Hoop, the American Dream™”, which includes approximately 100 stunning photographs of a wide variety of American hoops including childhood hoops of Tamika Catchings, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal and Pat Summitt. Proceeds from the art show and book sales at the Hall of Fame will benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Parking for the presentation and the art show is available at the Hall.

For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

The RSCC Playmakers present The Foreigner by Larry Shue.
The setting-a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. The story-a frequent visitor to the lodge, Froggy, has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. Froggy tells all assembled that Charlie speaks no English. The fun begins as Charlie overhears more than he should.
Nov. 14-16 & 21-23, 7:00PM, Nov. 17 & 24, 2:00PM matinee.
General Admission $10, students $7
RSCC Theatre, Harriman

Get an early start on holiday shopping with a visit to the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Faculty, staff, students and the public can enjoy 30 to 75 percent off all merchandise and save on toys, books, artwork, gifts and jewelry, including items by renowned jewelry designer Charles Albert and local artist Manya Pirkle. Proceeds from the sale will support the museum's educational programs, which reach thousands of kindergarten through 12th grade students each year in East Tennessee.

The museum will host a members-only preview sale with refreshments and special deals from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 14. For more information about membership, call 865-974-2144 or join online on the museum website at http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/get-involved.

The McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, is open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Free two-hour museum parking passes are available from the parking information building at the entrance to Circle Park Drive. Parking passes are not needed on the weekends.