Announcements: Oct. 24

Penny Performances

Fountain City Art Center - Bookmaking with Bob Meadows, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 213 Hotel Ave. Info: 865-357-2787.

The WordPlayers - "Godspell," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 1540 Robinson Road. Age 12 and up. Info: 865-539-2490 or e-mail wordplayers@comcast.net.

Festivals

"Tales from the Dark Side of the Mountain" - Storytelling festival, Oct. 29-30. Minton Sparks, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Palace Theatre, 72 S. Main St., Crossville. For ages 16 and up. Cost: $5. Locals' "Open Mike Story Swap" 1 p.m. Saturday, free. Lloyd Arneach, Elizabeth Rose, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, (for families) at 2:30; and with scariest stories, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $3-$5. Info: 931-484-5000.

Pumpkin Festival - Music, kids/pets costume parade, haunted house, crafts and more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Grove Center, 123 Randolph Ave., Oak Ridge. Exodus concert at 7, Grove Theater. Info: http://revitalizeoakridge.org or 865-604-7709.

Loudon's Craft and Music Festival - 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Loudon Courthouse Lawn and vicinity. Hayride, music, inflatables, food, etc., 1-5 p.m. "Trunk or treat," 6 p.m. at churches. Info: 865-458-9020.

Music

Exodus - "Take It To The World" concert with Torches Together, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Grove Theater, 23 Randolph Ave., Oak Ridge. Free. Doors open at 6. Info: http://www.myspace.com/exodustrax.

Arvel Bird - Native American heritage and music, Oct. 26-28, Walters State Community College: 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sevier County Campus; 10 a.m. Wednesday, Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville; and 9 a.m. Thursday, Morristown Campus. Free. Info: 423-585-6824 or e-mail Debra.Williams@ws.edu.

"Dialogue with Dan"- Oak Ridge Civic Music Symphony Orchestra conductor Dan Allcott will discuss the "Beyond Baroque" concert, noon, Monday, Nov. 1, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Social Room. Lunch, 11:45 a.m. Cost: $10 (or bring lunch). RSVP by Oct. 29: 865-483-8558 or e-mail office@orcma.org. Concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge.

Noonday violin recital - John Michael Fox with Ellen Conners and Pam Robertson, 12:05-12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, St. John's Cathedral, Great Hall, 413 W. Cumberland Ave. Free. Info: 865-525-7347. Lunch available.

Jon Nakamatsu - Adams Foundation virtuoso pianist, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Clayton Center for the Arts, Lambert Recital Hall, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville College. Tickets: 865-981-8590.

The Orchestra at Maryville College - Concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Tickets: $10 for adults; seniors, $8; students, staff, free. Info: www.claytonartscenter.org or 865.981.8590.

Concert Chorale and Variations Ensemble - 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Pellissippi State Community College, Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free.

"Alive After Five" - "New Orleans Masquerade Party" with Mem Shannon and the Membership, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park. Cost: $6-$10. Info: 865-525-6101 or www.knoxart.org,

Dance

"Rhythm of the Dance" - National Dance Co. of Ireland, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, Athens Junior High School, 200 Keith Lane, Athens, Tenn. Tickets: $10-$20 in advance or $12/$22. Info: 423-745-8781 or www.athensartscouncil.org.

Film

Horton Foote Film Festival - Screening "Tender Mercies" and discussion with Dr. Jerry Wood, Jerry Biggs and Allan Hubbard, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, Gentry Auditorium, Henderson Humanities Building, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City. Free. Academic conference, Oct. 28-30. Cost: $50. Info: http://www.cn.edu/foote or 865-471-3284.

"The Big Read" finale - "Their Eyes Were Watching God" movie, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, Blount County Library, Sharon Lawson Room, 508 N. Cusick St., Maryville. Info: 865-982-0981.

Theater

quot;A Few Good Men" - Norris Little Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29-31, Norris Community Building, 20 Chestnut Drive, Norris. Tickets: $15 at Norris City Office or door. 865-771-9574 or e-mail norrislittletheatre@gmail.com.

Keith Alberstadt - 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 and 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-30, Side Splitters, 9246 Park West Blvd. Info: 865-934-5233.

"Smoke on the Mountain" - Through, Oct. 27. "A Sanders Family Christmas," Oct. 30-Dec. 19, Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville. Tickets: $12-$26. Info: www.ccplayhouse.com or 931-484-5000.

Art

David Bates: Katrina Paintings - Oct. 29-Feb. 13, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park. Members-only preview/gallery talk by artist, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28. Info: 865-525-6101 or www.knoxart.org.

"Arts in the Airport" - Arts & Culture Alliance exhibit, through April 14, McGhee Tyson Airport, secured passenger area. Reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. Guests may view during reception or by appointment with Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority: 865-342-3014. Info: www.knoxalliance.com or 865-523-7543.

Fountain City Art Center - Members' show, through Nov. 5, 213 Hotel Ave. 865-357-2787.

Last Friday Art Walk - Art by Mary Blount Elementary School students of Heather Woods, Friday, Oct. 29, Palace Theater, 113 W. Broadway, Maryville. "House of Wax" movie, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $6. Info: 865-983-3330.

Melanie Wood - Painting exhibit, through Oct. 30, Hanson Gallery, 5607 Kingston Pike.

Books

Stacy Nickell Miller - "Better Than Cookies, As Good As Cake" book launch, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Free. Info: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 865-291-3310.

Stephen Lyn Bales - Ijams Nature Center director will read/sign "Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker," 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Carpe Librum Booksellers, 5113A Kingston Pike. Info: 865-588-8080.

Bront<0x00EB> Society - Discussion of Charlotte Bront<0x00EB>'s unfinished novel "Emma Brown," 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, Panera Bread, 733 Louisville Road, Alcoa. Info: 865-712-5076.

"The Big Read" - Discussion of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, Clinton Public Library, 118 S. Hicks St., Clinton. Free. Info: 865-457-0519.

Open Door Book Review - University of Tennessee professor Michael Knight will review "The Typist," 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road.

New Millennium Writings - Writing contest deadline: Nov. 17. Submissions: www.writingawards.com or mail: "NMW," Room EM, PO Box 2463, Knoxville, TN, 37901. Info: www.NewMillenniumWritings.com.

Nancy Werlin - "Extraordinary" author, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Teens (ages 11-17) invited to wear costumes. Info: Knox County Public Library/UT Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 865-974-2305 or e-mail mclark22@utk.edu.

Lectures/discussion

UT Science Forum- Dr. Randall W. Gentry of Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment on "Water Resources and Sustainability Science," noon-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, Thompson-Boling Arena, Dining Room C-D. Free. Bring lunch or buy there. Info: 865-974-8156 or www.utk.edu/scienceforum.

Bruce Guillaume - "Bringing Environmental Sustainability Home to Blount County," 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, Fayerweather Hall, Room 205, Maryville College. Free. Info: League of Women Voters of Blount County, www.discoveret.org/lwvbc.

Tracy H. Whitaker - "The Truth Behind the Walls" author will speak at Candlelight Vigil Ceremony by Blount County Task Force Against Domestic Violence, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, Blount County Justice Center, 920 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info: 865-273-5245 or www.tracywhitaker.com.

Classes/workshops

Legal advice clinics - 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, Family Justice Center, 400 Harriet Tubman St.; and Saturday, Oct. 30, Knox County Public Defender Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty St. Free. Info: 865-769-0006 or www.laet.org.

Japanese cord braiding/beading class - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, Tenn. Info: www.artguildfairfieldglade.net.

Health

Foundation for Wellness Professionals - Noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, West Hills branch library, 100 Golf Club Road. Topic: 'Working with ADHD: A new method to retrain/regulate your brain without medications.' Free. Register: 865-659-2733.

Complementary Health Education Organization - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, Rarity Bay Community Activity Center, 150 Rarity Bay Parkway, Vonore. Speaker: Paul Kelly, 'Oxygen Therapy.' $5. Info: Diane Minch, 423-884-6031; 4cheo.org/knoxville.htm

Morning Yoga with Nicole - 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays beginning Oct. 27, Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. $12/class ($10 for AJCC members). Info: 865-690-6343; Ext. 16.

Fountain for Wellness Professionals - 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Earth Fare supermarket, Turkey Creek. Topic: 'Insomnia: What do you do when others sleep? A new drug-fre way to train your brain to help you sleep.' Free. Register: 865-659-2733.

Covenant Passport Lunch & Learn: 'Let's Get Physical: How Physical Therapy Can Help You Prevent Injury' - Noon-1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, South Knox Senior Center, 6729 Martel Lane. Speaker: Physical therapist Erin McCallum. Free; boxed lunches $10 ($5 for Passport members). Register: 865-541-5400.

CADES (Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services) - 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, Room 226, Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive. Speaker: Pharmacist Betsy Seagraves. Info: 865-675-2835.

Misc.

Knox Heritage Green House - Tour LEED certified home, 1-5 p.m. today, 1011 Victorian Way. Free. Info: 865-523-8008 or www.knoxheritage.org.

Computer recycling - For Cocke County residents, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, Lowe's, 1099 Cosby Highway, Newport. Bring computers/accessories (delete info first). Free. Info: Keep Cocke County Beautiful, 423-623-1050 or www.reconnectpartnership.com or www.gwiktn.org.

Clubs

North Hills Area Association - Vallie Collins of Hudson River plane crash, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, Washington Pike United Methodist Church, 2241 Washington Pike. Info: www.discoveret.org/nhaa.

Solutions Resource Inc. - Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 3402 Magnolia Ave. Info: 865-454-2303.

Knoxville Writers' Guild - Michael Knight will discuss his novel "The Typist," 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Donation of $1 requested. Info: 865-330-3606.

Rocky Top Decorative Painters -Social hour, 9 a.m. with meeting at 9:45, Tuesday, Oct. 26, Second United Methodist Church, 1524 Western Ave. Info: 865-966-0429.

Knoxville Porcelain Artists - Mary Mulherin with faux stained glass ornaments, 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 865-693-0865.

AKIMA - Board meeting, 10:30 a.m.; sign-ups, 11:15; lunch meeting, 11:30, Wednesday, Oct. 27, Calhoun's on The River, 400 Neyland Drive. Cost: $25. Info: 865-544-3280.

Knoxville Writers' Group - Lunch with News Sentinel columnist Barbara Asbury, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Cost: $12. RSVP by noon, Oct. 25: 865-983-3740.

Bits 'n Pieces Quilt Guild - Donna Jefferies of Kat Lovers Quilt Shop, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, Norris Community Center, Norris. Social at 6:30. Info: 865-809-3706.

Delta Kappa Gamma, Zeta chapter - Karen Sims on Internet safety, 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, Fulton High School, Library, 2509 Broadway. 865-922-1625.

GFWC Ossoli Circle - "Replacement Benefit Bridge, Luncheon, Style Show and Silent Auction," 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2511 Kingston Pike.

National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars - State meeting: Cherel Henderson on the lives of First Families of Tennessee, 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, Gettysvue Country Club. RSVP: 865-769-5100.

Garden clubs

Martha Washington Garden Club - Shalena Durkot of Meadow View Nursery, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, home of Eleanor Nichols. Info: 865-579-1699.

Animal events

Noah's Arc Animal Rescue - Halloween Bash, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Rose Center, 442 W. 2nd North St., Morristown. B-Team Blues Band, gumbo, chili, desserts, photos. Tickets: $10. Info: 423-581-4330 or www.noahsarc.petfinder.org.

"Howl-O-Ween" - Pet costume contest, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 865-584-3959.

Volunteers

Mane Support - Volunteers needed to clean, care for horses, landscaping, fundraising, etc. Training, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2919 Davis Ford Road, Maryville. Registration: 865-233-3090.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center - Volunteers needed to visit patients with hospitality cart of newspapers, etc. Training, parking and meals provided. Info: 865-541-1249.

CAC Office on Aging - Need drivers to take seniors and others on errands. Hybrid cars provided. Info: Nancy Welch, 865-524-2786 or e-mail nancy.welch@knoxcac.org.

Avalon Hospice of Knoxville - Volunteers offer support or help in other ways for one-three hours/week. Info: Malcolm King, 865-769-5110 or e-mail mking@avalon-hospice.com.

UT Hospice - Orientation sessions for adults interested in becoming vounteers. Training provided. Info: 865-544-6279.

AARP Driver Safety

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 28-29, Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. Info: Barbara Manis, 865-922-5648.

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