Calendar of Events

Elysia Mann, Raymond Padrón, Joshua Shorey

Three Tennessee artists whose work addresses themes in common: pairs, piling, salt, shells, sight, stiffness, suits, transformation.

Jerry Drown Wood Gallery , Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gallery hours: M-R 8:30-5, Fri 8:30-4, Saturdays call ahead. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Reception: October 18, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu-Th 9-5, or by appointment. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

Trick or Treat with the Stalactites & Stalagmites!
Bring your little trick or treaters in their favorite costumes and bring their bags or buckets to collect treats along the cave path at Historic Cherokee Caverns! Walk among the stalactites and stalagmites and enjoy the world's only underground vortex tunnel! There are fun surprises around every corner!
Enjoy the scenery inside the cave!

Cherokee Caverns is decked out in purple and orange lights and family friendly Halloween decorations! There will be food trucks and vendor booths for fun shopping and even more treats for the kids!

Make Trick or Treat in the Cave your new family tradition! All proceeds go right back into the protection and preservation of Cherokee Caverns. This event is run solely by volunteers who love protecting Cherokee Caverns and opening it up for you and your family to enjoy. It's Knoxville's hidden treasure!

Free Parking. Tickets may be purchased at our ticket booth upon arrival.
Admission is $10.00 per person for ages 4 & up.
Children under age 4 are free.
Cash & Credit Cards accepted.

Friday, October 18th - 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, October 19th - 3:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday, October 20th - 3:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, October 25th - 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, October 26th - 3:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday, October 27th - 3:00pm-8:00pm

Historic Chrerokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37931.
The cave is handicapped & wheelchair accessible
https://cherokeecaverns.com/trickortreat-in-the-cave

FRIDAY, October 18, 2019 - EVENT HOURS: 5pm – 9pm
SATURDAY, October 19, 2019 - EVENT HOURS: 10am-6pm
SUNDAY, October 20, 2019 - EVENT HOURS: 11am – 5pm

Don’t miss Tennessee’s Largest Pop Culture Event, Fanboy Expo 2.0, on October 18-20, 2019 from the Knoxville Convention Center. Come see why over 30,000 fans attended our Summer event featuring Celebrity Guests, Comic Industry Pros, Cosplay, Vendors, Live Entertainment and much more!
https://fanboyexpo.com/

IJAMS FAMILY SPOOKTACULAR
October 18 @ 6:00 - 8:30PM $10.00 – $35.00
RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 6 AND UP

The Ijams Family Spooktacular invites everyone to celebrate nature after dark! Chills of excitement will run up your spine as we play nocturnal animal games, gather around a campfire for songs and stories, meet a live animal, and go on spooky trail walks.

Of course at Ijams you can’t have spooky without fun! Candy will be available at our games stations, and nature themed costumes are encouraged. At the end of an evening full of fun and spooks you will agree that nature after dark is truly spooktacular!

PLEASE NOTE: Our trail walks do include spooky moments, and they are all designed to be appropriate for young children.

The Spooktacular takes place at the Ijams Visitor Center, and doors open at 6 p.m.

The fee for the Spooktacular is $10 for individuals and $35 for families. Family tickets include up to two adults and 4 kids under the age of 18. Members can enter the code SPOOK for $2 off individual tickets and the code SPOOKS for $5 off family tickets. EVERYONE MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND. Registration ends on Wednesday, October 16th at 5:00 p.m. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ijams-family-spooktacular-tickets-67062785597

Please contact Jeremy Clothier at jclothier@ijams.org or call (865) 577-4717 ext. 127 with any questions.

Ijams awards full refunds for any cancellations up to 7 days before a program, or if Ijams cancels a program due to severe weather. Refunds are not awarded for programs with fees under $5 for any reason.

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

SONGS STUCK IN MY BODY, SARAH CHIEN
Friday, October 18, 2019
Emporium Center
100 S Gay St
Knoxville, TN 37902
Circle is happy to bring Brooklyn-based dancer, teacher, and producer Sarah Chien to Knoxville to perform her new multi-disciplinary work, Songs Stuck in My Body.

In this 45-min romp through dance, storytelling and song, Chien excavates the “childhood crap” rattling around in her head and her mom’s midwestern basement. At once comedic and deeply personal, “Songs“ sorts through the capitalist excess, gender socialization and family heritage that we accumulate on our way to making sense of who we are.

Circle Modern Dance: 865-309-5309, www.circlemoderndance.com

"The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution bursting with questions," says author Jonathan Silvertown in An Orchard Invisible. He takes the reader on a journey of discovering the natural history of seeds through the lenses of evolution. Regardless of one's perspective on evolution itself, this book raises some interesting thoughts that will be fascinating to discuss during our October book club meeting. We will plant and take home a beautiful chrysanthemum this month!

This book club is for those folks who love plants and books and even books about plants (or nature in general at the very least.) We will spend three months reading three different books and meeting to discuss them once each month. At each meeting we will provide you with a new plant, tea, and snacks; you provide your own copy of the book. Feel free to use an audio book, check it out from the library, borrow a friend’s copy, or purchase your very own!

Cost per session: Garden member $30/nonmember $45
Cost per series: Garden member $85/nonmember $130
https://secure.touchnet.com/C21610_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1728&SINGLESTORE=true

Friday, October 18 at 7:00pm at East Tennessee History Center

A shout out to our friends and partners in history at TAMIS, the Tennessee Archive for Moving Image and Sound, part of Knox County Public Library, for their annual film review - a look back at a year’s worth of archiving, with a screening of recent film acquisitions, collaborations, restorations and more!

Free program. More information on the TAMIS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2322213214775750/

Knoxville History Project, 516 West Vine Avenue #8, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org

One World Circus, a Knoxville-based circus company, presents “Webs: A Circus Confronting Sexualized Violence with Humor, Tragedy and Empathy” on Friday, October 18, 7:30 p.m., at Dragonfly Aerial and Circus Arts Studio (4506 Fennel Road, Knoxville, TN 37912).

"Webs" is a full-length show that will leave audiences laughing, thinking, and experiencing hope. This circus invites the audience to enjoy feats of honesty and daring -- aerials, acrobatics and spoken word -- while imagining a world without limits. The show explores why sexualized violence is so prevalent, what it means to experience violence, and what healing looks like -- both on an individual level and as a society. While there is discussion of sexual violence, there is no explicit depiction. There are explicit moments of hope and healing.

“I am a survivor, a mother of children who are survivors, and a circus artist,” reflects director and creator Lissa McLeod. “For many of us, the past two years has been one of heightened awareness to our own experiences of gender-based violence and created opportunities for deeper understandings of the systems supporting the violence. I decided that I needed to tell my story both for myself, but also to create the space for other women to tell theirs.”

“Webs” has been created by women from many different communities who participated in artistic residencies at Penasco Theater (Penasco, New Mexico) and the New England Center for Circus Arts (Brattleboro, Vermont). The Vermont residency, a program supporting the creation of new circus work in this country, was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets are $15 and are available for purchase at www.webscircus.com. More information and photos available at www.webscircus.com.

Hosted by Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum and The Brewing + Distilling Center
Friday at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us in the Knoxville Botanical Garden's Mule Barn for a fun and thirst-quenching evening, as we explore the modern craft beer world, hosted by the Brewing and Distilling Center’s Dr. Todd White and Elkmont Exchange Brewery’s Brew Master, Chris Meadows. We will sample the basic beer styles with a description and discussion of each and also enjoy some of the latest beer trends in American Craft Beer. Tasty appetizers will also be served to compliment our liquid treats as our local craft beer experts lead us through a delightful evening, exploring craft beer.

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Cost: $30 Members, $35 Non-members, $30 Neighbors
https://www.facebook.com/events/683141082183072/

2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914

Come and join the spirits for a tour of Downtown Knoxville’s scariest landmarks. The tours, which last approximately two hours each, will visit the sites of some of Knoxville’s best-kept secrets. The tour will be about one and a half miles in length. All tours begin and end at James White’s Fort located at the intersection of Hill Avenue and Hall of Fame Drive. Ample free parking is available for tour participants at the Fort.

Tours are given October 17, 18, 22, 24, 28, 29, & 30th 7-9PM. Please plan to arrive between 6:30-6: 45 pm for check-in. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort.

Admission for Adults 16 and over will be $10.00 and $6.00 for children ages 6–15.

Reservations are requested for large groups of 12 or more and may be made by calling the Fort at (865) 525–6514.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW BEFORE THE GHOSTS AND GOBLINS DO! In case of inclement weather, please call James White’s Fort to find out if the tour is canceled. James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org

Passes for the eleventh annual Knoxville Horror Film Fest are now on sale, guaranteeing full access to all KHFF events at Central Cinema (October 17-20) and Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8 (October 19)! Get your full KHFF 2019 Festival Pass for an earlybird price of just $100, or for maximum value snag the R.I.P Pass ($200), which gets you into KHFF11 plus free admission to any Central Cinema horror film during October 2019! Both passes are available now through FilmFreeway, though we're also offering 10% Central Cinema member discounts on both passes, available at our Concession Stand!)

This year's programming includes the new 4K remaster of The Evil Dead, a "Girdler-Thon" triple-feature tribute to cult filmmaker William Girdler and the R-rated "gore cut" of straight-to-video Denise Richards curio Tammy And The T-Rex, plus Lucky McKee's Kindred Spirits, Larry Fessenden's Depraved, Joe Begos' Bliss & VFW, and festival circuit highlights Blood Machine, Daniel Isn't Real, Girl on the Third Floor, Fingers, Dementer and Porno. (We'll also be bringing the full Shock Waves podcast team to town for a second annual live special!)

https://filmfreeway.com/KnoxvilleHorrorFilmFest