Calendar of Events

Free 2 Fly's "bird & barn" is an annual fundraising event hosted in the beautiful barn of Black Fox Farms, 2724 Varnell Road, Cleveland, TN 37311, October 23-24.
Free2Fly is a 501(c)3 organization in Cleveland Tennessee that supports, nutures and empowers women.

We gather over 25 local vendors to create a "market-like" atmosphere where you have the chance to purchase quality local good, handmade mercantile, and southern charms. The best of the best are all under one roof! Our delicious food options, coffee truck, and our signature "Cake Nest" have become popular features each year. Whether you need to get a head start on Christmas shopping or just treat yourself, this is an event you won't want to miss!

We are so excited to be offering the Early Bird Night for the first time ever! If you have always missed out on attending bird & barn due to work, kid schedules, etc., you no longer have to. Plus, you will have first access to all the goods, plus a return ticket for Thursday, October 24th. Perfect for a ladies night out or a date night! Men shop free with purchase of Ladies' Early Bird Ticket.

Early Bird Night ($40 Ticket) - October 23, 6 pm to 9 pm - Exclusive shopping hours, first dibs on new Free 2 Fly products, live music, hors d'oeuvres, limited edition Free 2 Fly necklace, over $100 in bird & barn vendor coupons, one raffle entry ticket and a return ticket for Thursday, October 24th. *Limited tickets available for Early Bird event.
Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bird-barn-early-bird-night-tickets-71098819483.

All proceeds from ticket sales directly support Project Free 2 Fly. Tickets are available in store as well as online until the day of the event.
Our store front can be found at 264 Broad St. NW - Cleveland, TN

We can't wait to see you there!
https://projectfree2fly.com/

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents the KSO Q Series at The Emporium Center for classical music Wednesdays! Single tickets are $18 in advance/$20 at the door.

This concert features a one-hour performance by the KSO Principal String Quartet and the KSO Principal Woodwind Quintet and tickets include lunch.

100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

8:30 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)
$35.00
Ages 18+

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: http://themillandmine.com

October 23, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
West High School, 3300 Sutherland Ave

A Very Special Arts Festival is a one of a kind event that celebrates Knox County Students with diverse abilities and the various artistic skills they are learning in the classroom. The event is not a competition, but an opportunity for students with disabilities to share their talents, works of art, and accomplishments with the community. Through this event, we hope to encourage and stimulate feelings of self-worth within these students.

The event includes a wide variety of activities in music, dance, drama, and visual arts. Workshops of “make and take” arts and crafts, demonstrations, exhibits of art work, and performances by individuals with disabilities are all elements of the festival. Students will enjoy spending time with local mascot/character favorites, creating their own works of art, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, a DJ, and more!

(865)637-4561 or https://www.dogwoodarts.com/a-very-special-arts-festival/
Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902.

Guest artist recital; World-renowned pianist Ching-Wen Hsiao's UT debut recital will include Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7 and compositions by Gordon Chin.
Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
8pm

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd 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

Time: 6:30 PM

Puccini’s most popular opera tells the heart-breaking story of an innocent Japanese girl who is betrayed by her U.S. naval officer husband. The dramatic, ravishing music brilliantly underscores the tragedy which never fails to bring tears to the eyes. This visually provocative production features Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Pastin as the betrayed Butterfly, and tenor Richard Troxell as Lt. B. F. Pinkerton, star of Frédéric Mitterand’s award-winning film version of the opera.

Student Dress Rehearsals are presented with projected English translations on a screen above the stage. All students, regardless of age, are admitted without charge. Student IDs will be required of those attending colleges/universities. Adults are only permitted to attend if they are accompanying/chaperoning specific students. Adults are charged $5 in cash at the door. The Theatre opens one hour prior to the Dress Rehearsal. Please allow adequate time for parking downtown and security lines.

Advance reservations required? NO
Contact: Marie Butler, 865-524-0795 ext. 1, mbutler@knoxvilleopera.com

All performances are presented with projected English translations/lyrics on a screen above the stage.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. www.KnoxvilleOpera.com

5:30pm at Blühen Botanicals, 111 E Jackson Ave #103, Knoxville, TN 37915

Join Jack Neely with the Knoxville History Project for a talk and book signing to celebrate the release of his new book, Knoxville’s Old City: A Short History at one of Eat Jackson Avenue’s newest businesses, Blühen Botanicals.

Years in the making, Knoxville’s Old City: A Short History is actually Jack's longest book and is lushly illustrated with many archive photographs, vintage maps, and illustrations. Jack's talk will hit the high points of what's probably Knoxville's most complicated neighborhood, including the Bowery saloon district, Cripple Creek (later known as the Bottom), Irish Town, and the wholesale warehouse district, all overlaid by some ephemeral regions known as the Flag Pond and Gunter's Flats. More complicated than it seems, the Old City was once the part of town where you were most likely to hear Greek, Italian, and Yiddish in conversation, to see cowboys (and cattle) and occasionally a famous outlaw or two, and to witness blacks and whites together. And probably every tale you've ever heard about the Old City is at least partly true.

Free Program. Bar beverages available for purchase from Blühen Botanicals.

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

The University of Tennessee Press is proud to host the Book Jacket Journal Show, exhibiting the best in Book design, jackets, and journals from publishers in the Association of University Presses Tuesday, October 22, 10AM-4PM in the lobby of the Art & Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd.

The exhibit can also be viewed at the Press's offices from October 23 to November 1, 600 Henley Street, 110 Conference Center Bldg.

For more information contact UT Press at 865-974-3321.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris is hosting a Fall Student Art Show October 21 - October 30.

Art created by Clinton Elementary School will be on display with a closing reception on Wednesday, October 30, from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

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