Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Irish Society invites you to their Celtic New Year Celebration on Saturday October 29th. You can watch or participate in the Irish sport of Hurling at 12:00 noon at Sam Duff Memorial Park, 4060 Chapman Highway, in South Knoxville. This sport has been played in Ireland for 3,000 years. It is addictively fun, and has been described as a hybrid of field hockey and lacrosse. If you enjoy the dynamic of soccer and ultimate frisbee, the excitement of swinging at a baseball, or the physicality of rugby, this is the sport for you!

Also, join us for a traditional harvest festival begining at 5:00 PM just down the road at Bar Marley, 760 Stone St NW, Knoxville, TN 37901, with a bonfire ceremony, Irish food, and Irish Music.

For more information, the website is KnoxvilleIrish.com.

You are invited to hear Brad Richter in concert on Saturday, October 29, at 7:00PM at the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N Cedar Bluff Rd, Knoxville, TN.

Brad Richter may be one of the most influential classical guitarists working today. His ability to defy the technical limits of his instrument has earned him comparisons to the likes of Franz Liszt and Nicolo Paganini by luminaries of the American classical music scene. Equal parts performer, composer, and educator, he has amassed nearly 1,000 concert appearances in North America and Europe – more than 50 of which have been broadcast on NPR's Performance Today. Brad's compositions for solo guitar and guitar in ensemble are performed by guitarists the world over.

Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N Cedar Bluff Rd, Knoxville, TN 37923
Tickets: $20 adults/$5 students 12 to 18/Children under 12 free with adult admissions/Tickets available at the door. For more information please visit
knoxvilleguitar.org.

At World's Fair Park - Knoxville

No entrance fee required! This is your chance to taste some of the most popular and tastiest foods from different countries around the world. Food and drink tickets will be sold for $1 each. Food prices vary from 1-10 tickets per item. Meal options available at booths.

Our bazaar will give you the feel of shopping in the market place and will have authentic products to purchase. Our kid's corner includes inflatables and crafts for your child's entertainment. Purchase a $5 unlimited play armband and your child receives a Kids Passport to travel our festival looking for different countries to stamp their pages.

Our entertainment schedule will have you dancing on the lawn. https://www.facebook.com/events/1126246547442517/

Join McClung Museum and journalist and author Jack Neely for the lecture “Subterranean Knoxville: The Buried Narrative of a Distracted City” as part of programming related to special exhibition, Knoxville Unearthed: Archaeology in the Heart of the Valley.
In living memory, Knoxville has found itself at the center of several large regional and superregional projects, from the Tennessee Valley Authority, to the University of Tennessee, to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. All along, however, it has survived as a unique American city, a former 18th-century capital continuing to evolve in its own sometimes erratic and contrary ways. This lecture will hit some high points, with tales of the city and the diverse array of people who have lived there. Neely, author of several books about Knoxville history and director of the new Knoxville History Project, also writes regularly for the Knoxville Mercury. Free to attend!

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

It's time for Ijams' 2nd annual Harvest Festival! Join us Sunday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for amazing storytelling, hikes, a vendor marketplace, fun kid stuff, festive foods, a pumpkin patch and more. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for kids ages 4-12, kids 3 and under free. Bring the whole family for $20!

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

On October 30 at 2:00PM, (Doors open at 1:00 PM), join us to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Mighty Musical Monday! This special Sunday matinee event will feature organ performances by Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson, and Paul Swiderski and special guests Liz Peterson, Natalee Beeler Elkins, Kukuly and the Gypsy Feugo, and Kelle Jolly with Will Boyd. The Mighty Musical Monday program began in 2001, after the Tennessee’s 1928 Wurlitzer organ was restored, in an effort to showcase this magnificent instrument and provide downtown workers, residents, and visitors with a free mid-day performance. Since its inception, the program has experienced a growing audience and is a favorite of many senior citizens. Dr. Bill Snyder, volunteer House Organist since 1979, has curated this program with great passion and dedication for the past 15 years. Mighty Musical Monday continues to be one of the free community programs that the Tennessee Theatre offers so our beautifully restored theatre can be enjoyed by all.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Featuring Choirs of the Ascension.

Church of the Ascension, 800 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-588-0589, www.knoxvilleascension.org

The Camera Club of Oak Ridge is presenting the 68th Photographic Salon at New Hope Center, 602 Scarboro Rd. in Oak Ridge from October 31 to November 10, Monday through Thursday, 9:00AM-5:00PM.

Several hundred images in color and black and white from photographers throughout the region were entered into this judged competition and will be on display. This year's winner of Best in Show for digital projected images is Pat Postma's striking "High Road to Town". The print image judging is scheduled for October 29.

The Reception and Gallery Walk with some of the judges will take place on Friday, November 4 from 7-9pm. Light refreshments will be served. This event also celebrates 70 years of camera clubs in Oak Ridge.

More information about the Salon and the club can be found at www.cameraclubofoakridge.org.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts invites you to view Pigment of Our Imagination – an exhibition by artists Sam Mitchell and Aric Verrastro. Pigment of Our Imagination showcases an array of mixed-media jewelry pieces created by Mitchell and Verrastro independently and collaboratively. Mitchell's whimsical adornment explores childhood themes through personal memory and new experiences she shares with her son. Verrastro's vibrant work reflects the energy of a city environment and its nightlife.

Sam Mitchell is a maker and educator residing in Iowa City, IA. She received her BFA from James Madison University in 2009 and her MFA in Metal and Jewelry Arts from the University of Iowa in 2014. Mitchell was a recipient of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Grant in 2012. Her most recent work has been shown at Sieraad in Amsterdam (2015), AV Gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania (2014) and The Walker Center in Minneapolis, MN (2014). For more information, visit her website at www.aldentedesigns.com.

Aric Verrastro is currently a foundations lecturer at the University of Wisconsin – Stout in Menomonie, WI. Verrastro received his MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University in 2015. Aric was recently selected as a finalist for the 2016 Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award. Verrastro’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in Milwaukee, WI, Bloomington, IN, New York, NY, Houston, TX, Aspen, CO, Vilnius, Lithuania, Stockholm, Sweden, Munich, Germany and more. For more information, visit his website at www.aricverrastro.com.

In the Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Featuring recent works by painter George Rothery and jewelry designer Jennifer Lindsey. Also featuring the new artists for 2016: Carl Gombert and Amber Anne Pal. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m., November 4, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments, and music performed by Em Chitty Turner.

George Rothery is an oil and acrylic painter whose love of the sea inspires his work. Basically “self-taught” his earliest memories of his artistic endeavors were drawings of ships and airplanes. Today he enjoys researching sea lore so he can combine his keen interest in history with his love of the sea. Jenifer Lindsey has been creating designer jewelry for many years. Her glass and crystal creations are a subtle blend of art, style, and function.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net or www.Facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

The whimsical paintings of Ocean Starr come to life through vibrant hues and wonderous scenery. Enjoy her work through the month of November at Ijams.

More events at http://ijams.org/events/. Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. The Visitor Center, including exhibits, gift shop, offices and restrooms is open M-Sat 9-5 and Sun 11-5. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

In the Blackberry Farm Gallery, FREE! Eric Buechel is a Painter, Illustrator, Graphic and Fine Art Photographer.

Artist Reception November 11 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Gallery is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com