community calendar

community calendar
- Thu, Oct, 16, 2008

• Town of Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen invites local businesses to join the fourth annual, expanded “Buy in Farragut” campaign. Free to all businesses within town of Farragut limits, the expanded “Buy in Farragut” campaign will kick off Saturday, Nov. 22, and run for four weeks until Wednesday, Dec. 24. The Town’s official kick off to the holidays will be the annual “Celebrate the Season” event scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4 at Farragut Town Hall.

Town of Farragut will be responsible for extensive advertising and promoting the campaign through its local media (print and radio), government cable channels (Charter and TDS) and website at www.townoffarragut.org. The Web site will feature the names of participating businesses and weekly specials that will be updated four times during the campaign. Town also will provide high quality, glossy posters for each participating business to display. In addition, a listing of participating businesses will be posted at Farragut Town Hall. As part of the expanded campaign, Town also is extending a special event permit to every business that registers to participate; however, participation in this campaign will not count against the number of other special event permits allowed per business during the year. Deadline to register for campaign is Monday, Nov. 3. For additional information, visit www.townoffarragut.org.

• Life Line Screening will hold stroke screenings at Sacred Heart Cathedral Oct. 24. Appointments will begin at 9 a.m. Complete screening package now includes a new Heart Rhythm screening which checks for irregular heartbeat, a major risk factor for stroke. For more information regarding screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-697-9721 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.

• Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. will speak to a crowd of more than 500 business and civic leaders at the second annual Legacy Parks Foundation “Mayors’ Luncheon for the Parks” Friday, Oct. 17. Senator Lamar Alexander will provide a special introduction of Sen. Baker. Hosted by Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, event celebrates the importance of parks and greenspace to overall quality of life and economic vitality of the community. Foundation’s accomplishments of the past year and several new and significant initiatives will be announced. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. in Caswell Park on Winona Street off Magnolia Avenue. For information on purchasing tables or tickets visit www.legacyparks.org.

• Knoxville Chapter of Embroide-rers’ Guild of America will hold a Stitch-A-Thon to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, at West Town Mall in the atrium area near JCPenny. Members will be demonstrating a variety of techniques of needlework as we accept donations for promised hours of stitching. Small pink ribbon kits will be available to the public for learning basic stitches, and an exhibit of members’ work will be on display. Small needleworked items will be available as thank-you gifts for donations made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

• Farragut Beautification Com-mittee invites local businesses to participate in the fourth annual “Light Up Farragut” holiday event. Program is patterned to compliment and expand on the Town’s seasonal banners and “Celebrate the Season” event. Businesses are encouraged to display tree and/or lights beginning Saturday, Nov. 22, through Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 – dates that coincide with the annual “Buy in Farragut” campaign, which encourages holiday patronage within Town limits. Town’s official kickoff to holidays will be the “Celebrate the Season” event, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4, at Farragut Town Hall. This free event includes photos with Santa, entertainment, children’s crafts and refreshments. For a list of approved tree and lighting options, call Sue Stuhl or Chelsey Reimann at 865-966-7057.

• Arbor Day Foundation is offering two free Give-A-Tree Cards to those who join the Foundation during the month of October. Every Give-A-Tree Card honors the recipient with a tree planted in one of our nation’s forests. At the same time, Give-A-Tree Cards help the environment by replanting trees in a forest that has been devastated by disease and record wildfires. Cards will be sent to new members in time for the holidays. To receive two free Give-A-Tree Cards, send a $10 membership contribution to Give-A-Tree Cards, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Neb., 68410, by Oct. 31. People also can join Foundation online at www.arborday.org/give.

• Tennessee Artists Association will hold its next meeting beginning at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive. Bob Meadows will speak on converting prints and watercolors into books. Door prizes will be given. Guests are welcome. For additional information, call 865-693-4292 or visit www.tennartists.org.

• Variety — The Children’s Charity of Eastern Tennessee, Regal Foundation, and Will Rogers Institute announces $180,000 in charitable funds have been earmarked for three Neonatal Intensive Care Units in East Tennessee. Donations will be $60,000 to each of the following health systems: UT Medical Center, Mercy Health Partners and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

• Appalachian Arts and Craft Center in Norris will offer “The Art of Furoshiki Wrapping (Go Green)!” with Eiko Travaglini, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23. Furoshiki is an elegant, environmentally friendly way to wrap gifts, decorate and carry things using fabric instead of disposable paper. Cost is $30 for craft center members and $40 for nonmembers, plus a $10 materials fee paid to teacher. Registration deadline is Nov. 18. To register, call the center at 865-494-9854 or stop by at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61, one mile east of I-75 North at Exit 122.

• Join historical interpreters at Marble Springs State Historic Site, home of John Sevier, for a night of ghostly fun beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Kids can enjoy trick-or-treating on our historic grounds while learning about Tennessee’s First Governor and 18th Century life, roast marshmallows at the bonfire while telling ghost stories and try their hand at a ghostly piñata. Admission is $1 per person. Apple cider and candy will be provided. For more information, contact Marble Springs at 865-573-5508 or marblesprings@hotmail.com

• Magic, laughter and surprises are in store when magician Mark Young celebrates Halloween at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge with a magic show at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28. Young’s magic performance is filled with entertainment designed especially for children. Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to the magic show. Show is free with paid museum admission. For additional information, call 865-482-1074 or visit www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org.

• Maryville College will hold its annual Harvest Craft and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, at Maryville College’s Cooper Athletic Center. Persons interested in purchasing baked goods are encouraged to shop before noon. Event will feature a variety of crafts, including wind chimes, handmade jewelry, stained glass, Christmas paraphernalia, quilts, woodcrafts, hand-knit clothing, Russian crafts and handmade soaps, candles and books. Bake sale typically includes whole loaves of bread, whole pecan and pumpkin pies, cakes and cookies.

• Downtown Theatre Knoxville will hold auditions for “Time Square Angel” from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, and from 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19. Available roles are for eight to 11 actors/actresses, including one African American female, ranging in age from 20s to early 50s. Interested persons should bring a headshot and resume, if available. No prepared monologue is needed; auditions will be cold readings from the script. For more information, email info@theatreknoxville.com.

• Earth Fare will partner with Girls On The Run to host a Healthy Halloween Carnival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Festivities will include trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt, pumpkin decorating and much more. A costume contest will be held at 2 p.m.

• CenterPointe Addiction Services of the Helen Ross McNabb Center will offer individual counseling, group counseling and family therapy for people who are, or know someone who is, struggling with a gambling addiction. In addition, CenterPointe staff is available to provide informational meetings to individuals and organizations in the community about warning signs and symptoms of problem gambling. For more information on free gambling addiction services or to schedule an informational meeting, call 865-523-4704 ext. 3421.

• Register now for “Knox County Adult Computer Classes for Basic Computer Skills, Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.” Day and evening classes will begin Oct. 27. Complete schedule is available at www.knoxschools.org. For additional information, call 865-594-3713.