Calendar of Events

Artsclamation! is an annual fine art sale benefiting the behavioral health services of Peninsula. Join us for this celebration of creativity!

2017 Featured Artist Michael Robison
For the first time in the history of the Artsclamation event, a potter has been chosen as featured artist. Michael Robison makes functional & decorative stoneware with unique surface designs that compliment the form of the piece. His pieces are thrown then hand-carved or slip trailed in pursuit of aesthetic balance.

Congratulations to the following artists who have been selected for Artsclamation! 2017: Hugh Bailey, Marguerite Hogan, Amber Anne Palo, Stephen Brayfield, Jonathan Howe, Laura Parham, Pat Clapsaddle, Inna Knox, Leila Platt, Larry Cole, Lorrie Lane, Janis Proffitt, Rick Eastham, Ron Lewis, Mary Saylor, Lee Edge, Carol Livingston, Vinnie Sutherland, Wendy Ervin, Sharron Mallison, David Swanagin, Gordon Fowler, Kate McCullough, Kristine Taylor, Larry Gabbard, Mike Naney, Jyl Walker, Betsy Heerdt, Charles “Chico” Osten.

At the Lighthouse Knoxville, 6800 Baum Drive, Knoxville, TN. For more information please visit www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org/artsclamation/

Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD

Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census and voter lists, birth, marriage & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers and periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court, land, wills & family trees. Also reference materials and finding aids. Participants should bring birth dates and birth places of grandparents.

Pre-registration is required and opens October 23. Call (865) 215-8809 to register.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

The Maryville College Concert Choir will host the Maryville College Invitational Choir Festival on Sat., Nov. 4, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. The festival will serve as a benefit for the Officer Moats Foundation, created to honor the life and legacy of fallen Blount County officer Kenny Moats by aiding the community through service and scholarship.

Participants include choirs from Heritage High School, directed by Chris Clift; Maryville High School, directed by Byron Davis; Powell High School, directed by Jim Kennedy; Alcoa City High School, directed by Trent Gilmore; Highlander Chorale, directed by Jill Purvis; Karns High School, directed by Seth Tinsley; Jefferson County High School, directed by Merritt McElroy; Pellissippi State Community College, directed by Meagan Langford; Maryville College Concert Choir, directed by Stacey Wilner; and Off Kilter, directed by Stacey Wilner.

“Our friends in law enforcement risk their lives every day to protect us not just from petty criminals, but from violent offenders of all kinds,” said Stacey Wilner, director of choral activities and senior lecturer in music at Maryville College. “We must thank our local officers for their service and express our gratitude for their bravery. Our officers are essential in helping to keep Americans safe and free.

“Officer Kenny R. Moats gave his life putting someone else’s needs before his own,” Wilner continued. “Our East Tennessee community rallied behind our fallen officer to support his family and honor his legacy. We would like to help the Officer Moats Non-Profit Foundation to give back and thank a community that was compassionate.”

The concert is free and open to the public, but donations for the Officer Moats Foundation are greatly appreciated. Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

(All ages) Doesn't moonwalking on the Will Skelton Greenway sound like fun? Silly, engaging activities like this await you and your kids at Ijams' Family Scavenger Hunt Saturday, Nov. 4, from 1-3:30 p.m.

Have fun, compete and maybe you'll win a prize! Register online or call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110.
http://ijams.org/events/special-event-family-scavenger-hunt/

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. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Carl Gombert is a Professor of Art at Maryville College. He is displaying 24 self portraits portraying 24 different ethnicities. "Is my identity a function of the choices I make and the signals I send, or is it determined by others and their interpretation of those shifting signals?"

Westminster Presbyterian Church's Schilling Gallery
6500 Northshore Drive
(865-584-3957)
www.wpcknox.org
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM

The American South gave the world biscuits, jazz, and literature that stands among the best of the 20th century. Knox County Public Library is pleased to present "Reading Close to Home" a reading/discussion series focusing on the short fiction of three Southern giants of American Literature. Edward Francisco, Professor of English at Pellissippi State Community College, will lead the discussions. "Reading Close to Home: William Faulkner" is sponsored by Friends of Knox County Public Library. Future programs in the series will focus on Alice Walker and Eudora Welty. Schedule:

Sunday, November 5, 2:00 PM - Introduction to Faulkner's life and work with film screenings of Barn Burning and A Rose for Emily

Tuesday, November 7, 6:30 PM - Discussion of "A Rose for Emily"

Tuesday, November 14, 6:30 PM - Discussion of "Barn Burning"

Tuesday, November 21, 6:30 PM - Discussion of "Dry September"

Knox County Public Library | (865) 215-8700 | www.knoxlib.org

The American South gave the world biscuits, jazz, and a literature that stands among the best of the 20th century. Knox County Public Library is pleased to present “Reading Close to Home,” a reading/discussion series that focuses on the short fiction of three Southern giants of American Literature. The series starts with William Faulkner at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 5 at Lawson McGhee Library. Future programs in the series will focus on Alice Walker and Eudora Welty. Edward Francisco, Professor of English at Pellissippi State College, will lead the discussions. Admission is free.

Edward Francisco is Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Pellissippi State College. He is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright and scholar. His poetry and fiction have appeared in more than seventy magazines and journals and a half dozen anthologies. He is the author of two novels and was the principal editor of The South in Perspective, an anthology of Southern literature, published by Prentice-Hall. Professor Francisco is also a member of the Oxford Roundtable at the University of Oxford, England.

Schedule:
Sunday, November 5, 2:00 pm
Introduction to Faulkner’s life and work with film screenings of Barn Burning and A Rose for Emily

Tuesday, November 7, 6:30 pm
Discussion of “A Rose for Emily”

Tuesday, November 14, 6:30 pm
Discussion of “Barn Burning”

Tuesday, November 21, 6:30 pm
Discussion of “Dry September”

“Reading Close to Home: William Faulkner” is sponsored by Friends of Knox County Public Library.

For more information about the series, email nhill@knoxlib.org or call 215-8729
Knox County Public Library: 500 West Church Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-215-8750, www.knoxlib.org

Part of the Symphony/Chorus Series of the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association's 73rd season!

Enjoy an afternoon of intimate music, featuring Vaughan William’s popular and “quintessentially English” composition for solo violin and orchestra, ‘The Lark Ascending’, performed by Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, Karen Kartal. The concert will also feature bassoonist and WUOT host, Garrett McQueen performing Villa-Lobos’ little-known masterpiece ‘The Riddle of Seven Notes’, as well as delightful symphonic music by Haydn, Puccini, and Gorecki.

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is a proud participant in the Penny4Arts program. All students, 18 & under, may attend any Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, or Chamber Music concert for free during the 2017-18 season. General admission is $25; a discounted young adult ticket (ages 19-29) is available for $10. Seating is limited for this performance; advance reservations are recommended.

At First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge. Tickets/information: 865-483-5569, www.orcma.org

The Guild of the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center is excited to announce its plans for the seventh annual Mountain Home Tour set to take place on Sunday, November 5th. Three distinctive homes have been chosen to display gracious mountain living in the Townsend area of our magnificent Smoky Mountains.

"Ebenezer Lodge" is a luxurious new addition to the Laurel Valley neighborhood. It was specifically designed by its owners as a place for their family and friends to gather and enjoy spending time together in the mountains. The downstairs features a large rec room with rough sawn cypress walls and stone floors, a home theater, and a bunk room for active grandkids. The main level has a large family room, a gourmet kitchen, and a dining table that seats twelve. Each upstairs bedroom opens to its own covered deck with outstanding views. Steps away from the house there is a spacious outdoor pavilion with a stacked stone fireplace and a huge flat screen TV, beckoning all to relax and watch that favorite football team in crisp mountain air.

Moving over to Kinzel Springs, the tour includes "Whitley's Folly," a family home that combines one generation's desire for upscale casual living with a mother-in-law suite that reflects Grandma's elegant and formal tastes. Striking this balance required some creativity and expanded the planned square footage, thus inspiring the home's name. Nestled in the woods on a mountainside, the house has porches on all three levels. The kitchen is large enough to accommodate a crowd and opens into the great room with thirty-foot ceilings and an oversized fireplace. The master suite on the second floor has its own fireplace, porch and breakfast nook, and an over-the-top UT-themed bath with an original mural of a Harley-riding bear mowing down the mascots of rival teams.

Also located in Kinzel Springs, our third featured home is "Mountain Flat." The owners had been frequent visitors to the Smokies and envisioned building their own vacation cabin, but that plan evolved into building this charming full-time home. Inside the front doors, which were custom built and contain leaded glass salvaged from an old home in Tuscaloosa, an open floorplan combines a warm and spacious living room with a bright and airy kitchen and a dining area that opens onto a screened porch and then a deck. An upstairs library displays an eclectic and broad range of books and memorabilia, and, throughout the rest of the home, a collection of beautiful antiques, each with a special story, adds to the warmth of this delightful cottage.

These three fabulous homes have much more to be discovered and enjoyed in person on our tour that will begin at The Barn Event Center in Townsend. Tickets are $75.00 and will go on sale on September 11th. Brunch, with wine, and transportation to the homes is included in the price. To reserve your tickets and tour times, please call the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center. Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

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At Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

The Knoxville Choral Society is proud to bring you their “Fall Choral Masterworks Concert” presented by the Ball Institute for Church Music on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. at the Tennessee Theatre.

Today’s headlines remind us that we live in very tenuous times. The struggles between evil and good, hate and love, war and peace are ever present. Join the Knoxville Choral Society, The Carson-Newman University A Cappella Choir, and a professional orchestra on a musical journey as we explore the movement through dark times into more hopeful. From the brilliant and captivating From Darkness to Light by Jonathan Willcocks, to the stunning global celebration of Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo; this choral masterworks concert will leave you ultimately rejoicing in a new dawn!

Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, and $10 each for groups of 10 or more. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tennesseetheatre.com, by calling the Tennessee Theatre box office at (865) 684-1200 ext. 2, or from a Choral Society member.

The 2017-2018 concert season is sponsored by Rush’s Music, the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Clayton Family Foundation, the city of Knoxville, WJXB 97.5 FM and WUOT 91.9 FM.

For more information, please visit www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org.

Guest artist recital; more info TBD

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, and the Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. *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