Calendar of Events

Knoxville Kundalini Yoga Center presents a two day yoga workshop.
Friday, October 19, evening's workshop will be Kundalini Kirtan & Meditation. Saturday's, October 20, will be Kundalini Yoga & Meditation for Building Community.
Knoxville Kundalini Yoga Center, 4216 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919.

Part one on Friday night at 7:30pm Kirtan, we’ll work with mantras and music to clear the blocks to kindness, and practice meditations to awaken to our sense of oneness. Friday Night only: $20 early by Oct 9th/ $25 drop in.

Part two on Saturday morning 10am - Yoga & Meditation, we’ll practice kriyas and meditations to connect with our courage and compassion, and find solidarity within the group energy. Saturday only: class pass rate or drop in rate $16.

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is yoga of awareness and energy. The practice includes mantra (chanting and music), pranayama (breathing), mudra (hand gestures), bandha (body locks), asana (body postures), savasana (relaxation) and dhyana (meditation).

Melissa DeOrazio has been practicing Kundalini Yoga since 2002 and completed her Teacher Training in Austin, TX in 2006. She began actively teaching in 2008, starting at Swan River Yoga in New Orleans. A lifelong songwriter and performer, Melissa continues to explore the human experience through poetry and song.
Matthew DeOrazio’s yoga practice is his music. Starting on guitar at age four and picking up drums and bass by his twelfth birthday, he has pursued the connection between spirituality, music, sound and rhythm through daily practice, introspection and regular live performances.

Melissa and Matthew have been playing music together since 2005. They perform under the name The Dirty Rain Revelers, based in New Orleans. They are working on albums for the band, and for yoga-mantra-meditation
music. www.TheDirtyRainRevelers.com

Register by October 9th for early bird Kirtan rates, Friday Night only: $20 early by Oct 9th/ $25 drop in; Saturday only: class pass rate or drop in rate $16.
https://www.knoxvillekundaliniyoga.com/events/kundalini-kirtan-meditation-friday-kundalini-yoga-meditation-for-building-community-saturday

Join us as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary with special musical guest performances, esteemed attendees and speakers, and much more!

Stay tuned for more details to come!

Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
Tickets & info: http://www.carpetbagtheatre.org/

An annual creative writing workshop for young people will have an Appalachian theme this year and feature an Appalachian Arts area.

The sixth annual Young Creative Writer's Workshop at Pellissippi State Community College will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, on the college's Strawberry Plains Campus, 7201 Strawberry Plains Pike.

The event, designed specifically for high school students and Pellissippi State students of all ages, is free and lunch is provided, but space is limited. Students can register at www.pstcc.edu/events/writersworkshop.

"Cast members from Gatlinburg's Tunes n' Tales will provide entertainment and interactive Appalachian heritage-related activities," said Pellissippi State Assistant Professor Patty Ireland, who organizes the workshop. "In addition, craftspeople, artisans and historical interpreters will interact with students to bring the rich culture and heritage of our Appalachian region alive in our Appalachian Arts area.

"If you ever wanted to learn to make an Appalachian 'church doll,' play the dulcimer, learn to quilt or hear stories of the mountains, you will enjoy this portion of our day's activities," she added.

This year's keynote speaker and featured workshop leader will be novelist and Pellissippi State alumna Joy Ingram, author of "Whistling Girls and Crowing Hens." Ingram will kick off the event with her keynote at 9:30 a.m. in the Strawberry Plains Campus cafeteria, located on the lower level of the building.

Students will get to attend three other workshops of their choice later in the day. Sessions offered this year include fiction, poetry, songwriting, screenplay writing, genre specific and publication.

"Workshop leaders include a combined team of Pellissippi instructors, who are themselves published writers, and award-winning professional writers, including members of the Author's Guild of Tennessee," Ireland noted. "Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and converse with Pellissippi State professors, professional writers, entertainers, students and staff."

Professional writers will be on hand to answer students' questions one-on-one in the Writer's Room session, 1:15-2:15 p.m. And at the end of the day, students may choose to perform their original works at a Showcase event. Family members and instructors are invited to the Showcase at 3 p.m. in the cafeteria.

The Young Creative Writer's Workshop is sponsored by the Pellissippi State Foundation, Pellissippi State's Common Academic Experience and Papa John's Pizza. For the complete workshop schedule and registration form, visit www.pstcc.edu/events/writersworkshop.

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Save the date, October 19, for the 5th annual Wolfstock at Wolf Paws, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit wolf-dog sanctuary located in Dandridge TN. There will be live music, food vendors, a silent auction, as well as local vendor booths. All profits from the event will go directly towards the care of our resident wolf-dogs.

October 19, 12:00-5:00PM at 2525 Edgewater Lane, Dandridge, TN. More information at www.wolfpaws.org.

The Knoxville Opera Guild's largest annual fundraiser is the Opera Ball. The net proceeds assist the company in serving tens of thousands of East Tennessee students and adults with live opera performances and 100 education/community programs. The next Opera Ball will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

Featuring the principal cast of Madame Butterfly (October 25/27): Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Pastin as the betrayed Butterfly; tenor Richard Troxell who starred as Lt. Pinkerton in Frédéric Mitterand’s award-winning film version of the opera; baritone Sean Anderson; and mezzosoprano Lisa Chavez.

Knoxville Opera: 865-524-0795, www.knoxvilleopera.com

12TH ANNUAL SCREENING & SHADOW CAST
RATED R
I see you shiver with anticipation!

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

At Bijou Theatre, 803 S Gay St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

Celebrating the company’s 16th year, GO! Contemporary Dance Works and Artistic Director, Lisa Hall McKee are partnering with local non-profit organization Coalition Against Human Trafficking for its upcoming show, Words Unspoken. Reinventing how dance is seen in Knoxville, Words Unspoken will include works by nine Knoxville creatives. Featured will be the premier of Artistic Director, Lisa Hall McKee’s 20 minute work titled Trafik’d, a visual portrayal of the reality of human trafficking.

Words Unspoken 2:30 PM matinee is a participant in Penny4Arts program; the 7:30 PM performance is general admission only. Tickets in advance: Adult $18, Student/Senior $15; At the door: Adult $20 Student/Senior $17. Penny4Arts tickets must be purchased by calling Studio Arts for Dancers at 865-539-2475 or mention the discount to receive at the door. Seating is general admission. Limited to 50 Penny4Arts tickets.

Go! Contemporary Dance Works: 865-539-2475, www.gocontemporarydance.com

PATHWAYS WORKSHOP, SARAH CHIEN
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Emporium Annex
Open to the public!

“I challenge students to question their assumptions by observing habitual movement patterns and offering a different paradigm emphasizing full body awareness and moving confidently up/down/around and through a room of shifting bodies. My dance floor is a multi-dimensional space: students are asked to practice without a set front, and to learn from each other as well as me. Classes don’t necessarily culminate in a phrase, but rather progress through solo and group investigations of spirals, energy and reactivity.”

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

On Saturday, October 19, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., join the East Tennessee Historical Society for a spooky event highlighting the “monsters” and superstitions that have called East Tennessee home over the years. From the wampus cat to eerie Victorian mourning traditions, we’ll delve into the region’s history of sightings and folklore! The event will feature a variety of Halloween-themed children’s games, crafts, and storytelling. Children will Trick-or-Treat at various stops around the East Tennessee History Center, and costume contests will take place on the hour with prizes for most creative, funniest, and scariest costume, so dress to impress!

Museum admission is free during the Monsters at the Museum event. Exhibits currently on view include the feature exhibition It’ll Tickle Yore Innards!”: A Hillbilly History of Mountain Dew, an East Tennessee Streetscape and Corner Drug Store, and Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee, a look at 300 years of history, from the Cherokee to the 1982 World’s Fair.

Monsters at the Museum events are free and open to the public.

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 UT Arboretum Society’s Fall Plant Sale will be held Saturday, October 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the U.T. Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge.

Fall is the ideal time to add plants to your landscape because of milder temperatures and more dependable rainfall. In addition, the fact that plants are not putting energy into their top growth but devoting all their resources to developing a strong root system will give them a head start in the spring and a much better survival rate.

East Fork Nursery, Riverdale Nursery, Tennessee Naturescapes as well as the UT Arboretum Society will be offering quality plants at this sale. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted for payment.

Dr. Will Witte, the Society’s “Answer Man,” will be there to answer all of your plant questions. For refreshments, Dano’s Hot Dogs will be back with his popular dogs, burgers and lemonade.

Proceeds from this sale and other Society events go to support and secure the future of the University of Tennessee Arboretum in Oak Ridge. To learn more about this sale or the UT Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org. or call 865-483-7277.

SATURDAY, OCT 19, 2019 AT 11:00AM
(DOORS OPEN AT 11:00 AM)

Join us for costumes, cartoons, candy, and tours! This open house pays homage to the memorable Saturday morning clubs of our history that offered children’s programming, movies, and cartoons. Children (ages 12 and under) are welcome to come dressed in their family-friendly Halloween costume. A short reel of cartoons will be shown at intervals between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Each screening will be introduced with organ music played by house organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer. Mast General Store will have their old fashioned candy available at trick or treat stations throughout the Theatre and there will be a face painting station! The theater will be open to the public for self-guided tours, including dressing rooms. For guests interested in taking a tour, the entrance to the dressing room area is located in the lower lobby. Popcorn and soda will be available for purchase with all proceeds going to the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation. (Costumes must be family friendly, not scary, and toy weapons will not be permitted.)

This is a free event.

For more information, contact the Tennessee Theatre's Clinch Avenue Box Office Monday-Friday 10am-5pm or Saturday 10am-2pm at 865-684-1200.

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

Teller: Jennifer Alldredge

At Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St, Maryville
Coffee and desserts available. Free Parking. Donations Gratefully Accepted.

Information: www.smokymountaintellers.org, 865-280-2034, or StorytellersAssociation@gmail.com
On Facebook: Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association