Community Calendar

Student Orientation Session for incoming students: We will review all the essential information to ensure a successful start, including Academic policies, Attendance requirements, Dress Code and our digital Learning Management System. You will also get a guided tour of the campus and classrooms to help you find your way around, alongside dedicated support to set up your new laptop. We look forward to sharing some fun moments together as well!

Opened in 2015, the Ross Medical Education Center Knoxville campus is located just about a mile from the intersection of I-75 and I-140, right off of Kingston Pike in the Windsor Square shopping center.

The John T. O’Connor Senior Center invites the community to kick off the holiday season with the Center’s Annual Fall Craft Fair, featuring a wonderful selection of handmade crafts, unique gifts, seasonal décor and more.

The craft fair provides an opportunity for shoppers to find one-of-a-kind items while supporting local artisans and crafters. The Fair will feature a wide array of beautiful autumnal handmade creations to Holiday inspired treasures; there will be something for everyone.

New Food Pantry now available to neighborhood and surrounding areas twice a month. Every 2nd Thursday of each month we will be giving away non-perishable goods and personal care items. On the 4th Thursday of each month we will be serving a hot meal.

Join actress Anne Van Curen for a portrayal of Lydia Kear Whaley, a midwife, healer and Civil War widow who lived in Sugarlands from 1840 to 1926. Smokies Life Branch Out event. Great Smokies Welcome Center, Townsend, Tenn. Cost: For Park Keepers, $45; to join and attend, $85 (Park Keeper basic membership $40 + event registration $45). Info – SmokiesLife.org/branch-out-events or email: membership@smokieslife.org.

Blount Mansion’s Semiquincentennial Celebration Lecture Series with Dr. Katy Chiles - Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution

This lecture is sponsored by The National Society of Colonial Dames Knoxville Town Committee to honor America’s 250th Anniversary!

Blount Mansion is proud to present Dr. Katy Chiles of the University of Tennessee. She will speak on ”Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution.”
Phillis Wheatley was a Black poet enslaved in Boston during the American Revolution.

This talk discusses how her poetry takes up the themes of liberty, freedom, and slavery and how she started the African American literary tradition.
Katy Chiles is an Associate Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty in Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee. Her first book, Transformable Race: Surprising Metamorphoses in the Literatures of Early America was published by Oxford University Press, and her scholarship has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Antiquarian Society. With Professor Cassander Smith (University of Alabama), she is Co-Editor of Early American Literature.

• Lecture will start at 6pm
• The special speaking event will be at Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN 37902.
• Limited free parking onsite
• $10 Donation suggested at the door. Cash and card accepted
• RSVP to Rose@BlountMansion.org

Want to build a business from start to finish with the help of artificial intelligence (AI)? Join SteadfastIQ's free 40-minute live intro on Zoom, taught by an experienced industry expert. Beginners welcome, no experience needed.

We'll walk through every stage of building a business with AI:
- Market research: use AI to size up your market, customers and competitors
- Site development: build your website quickly with AI tools
- Marketing: create posts, ads and promo content with AI
- Implementation: put your plan into action with AI-powered workflows
- App building: build a simple app for your business with AI, no coding needed

Includes a live demo and time for questions.

When: Fridays and Saturdays, 4:00-4:40 PM ET (a 7:00 PM ET session is also offered each day), Nov 13 - Dec 19, 2026
Where: Online on Zoom. Your link is emailed after you register.
Cost: Free
Register: https://steadfastiq.com/#register
Contact: hello@steadfastiq.com, 859-466-0813

This is an educational program. No income or business results are promised.

Knoxville neighbors curious about AI can join a free 40-minute live intro class on Zoom, no experience needed. SteadfastIQ walks beginners through how everyday AI tools can help with market research, building a website, marketing and putting a plan into action.
When: Fridays and Saturdays, two free intro times each day: 4:00-4:40 PM ET and 7:00-7:40 PM ET (starting Fri Nov 13 and Sat Nov 14, 2026)
Where: Online via Zoom; the link is emailed after registration
Cost: Free
Register: https://steadfastiq.com
Contact: hello@steadfastiq.com

Hardin Valley Academy’s production of

Harvey

by Mary Chase

Join the Hardin Valley Academy Advanced Theatre class for the classic comedy that tackles some of life’s most profound questions about family, friendship, and imagination with humor, eccentricity, and grace. Shows begin at 7 p.m. on November 13th and 14th. Tickets may be purchased online at https://www.givebacks.com/causes/harahs/events/c87b2e98e7

HARVEY is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com

Keep Knoxville Beautiful's November Saturday Spruce Up will be on November 14th from 10am-12pm! In celebration of America Recycles Day and No Trash November, we will be removing litter from the area around W Depot Ave.

We highly recommend wearing long pants, and all volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes for the event. Additionally, we recommend bringing your own water!

KKB will be providing all other supplies that are needed.

Please contact KKB at programs@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org or (865) 521-6957 with any questions you may have.

Sign up here: https://app.betterunite.com/keepknoxvillebeautiful-novembersaturdayspruceup2026

What if you had the time and support to create–to paint, to draw, and to explore?
At Sketch Club, you can! If you’re an emerging or an established artist who feels called to create, but struggles to find the time and space to create consistently, we’re building this community for you.

You don’t have to keep delaying your creative goals. Sketch Club provides an ideal container: two hours a week on Saturdays in a playful, lighthearted setting to learn, explore, and try new things.

If you crave a friendly environment and a passionate creative community, you’re in the right place.