Marble City Opera Presents Bon Appetit

Issue #312

13 Oct

In this Knoxville Insider Issue…

🌤️ Knoxville Weather: Partly Cloudy with a High of 83

🗓️ Marble City Opera Presents Bon Appetit! at The Cutting Edge Classroom

📰 Help Relief Efforts with Locally Designed and Created T-Shirts - Better Together, HeleneStrong, WeWillRise

🍂 Fall Frolic Craft Fair & Festival

🏡 Real Estate 

🗓️ Upcoming Events (Be sure to check out the ‘More Community Events’ button in our events section below - there are MANY this month!)

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✅ Advertising Opportunities

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Fall Apple Festival

The Annual Fall Apple Festival at Washington Presbyterian Church Pavilion and Park will be held on Saturday, October 19th, from 9am-2pm. The parking entrance is on Washington Pike across from the church. Entry and Parking are free.

All proceeds from the festival go towards missions in our area. Check out the missions tent for more info on who is receiving the funds. We have Apple Butter, Fried Apple Pies, Apple Cider, Apple Pie Contest, Granny’s attic, Hot tamales, Country Market, kids activities, silent auction, live music, and much more. You can get everything you need to host an AWESOME football game party: canned goods, baked goods, pulled pork lunch (to go is available), apple butter, fried apple pies and SO MUCH more! Come early so you don't miss out. There will be music all day. It will be fun for the whole family!

This is a cash-only event.

Custom Better Together, HeleneStrong, WeWillRise T-Shirts for Sale to Benefit Relief Efforts

M&D Creations Halls has teamed up with the Mountain Ways Foundation and BusyBeeCreativesbyGG to provide much-needed support for those affected by the devastating Helene flooding in East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and the Appalachian region

They are offering a specially designed T-shirt for only $15, with $10 from each purchase going directly to the Mountain Ways Foundation, a nonprofit focused on immediate disaster relief. Every dollar donated will directly assist those affected by the flooding. The Mountain Ways Foundation is the same foundation that Dolly Parton recently donated to for disaster relief.

T-shirts are available in-store at M&D Creations in Halls Crossroads, 6828 Maynardville Pike.

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Community:

Join us for a unique opportunity to witness the beauty of monarchs and other butterflies at the Butterfly Foray and Monarch Tagging event at Seven Islands on October 6th and 13th More Info 

Old Time Jam at Boyd's Jig & Reel: Get ready to experience the sounds of Appalachian heritage at the Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, happening at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S Central Street, on Tuesday, October 15th at 6:30pm. More Info

The East Tennessee Community Design Center (ETCDC) will host its 2024 Celebration of Design on Wednesday, October 16th, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Historic Ramsey House in Knoxville Tickets and sponsorships are available online.

Spooky Paint and Sip with Babemade is on Wednesday, October 16th from 6pm-8pm at the Kraken’s Cup. Join one of our amazing painting partners, Abbey, for a fun night of 3d holiday painting. You can choose between a classic jack-o-lantern or farmhouse fall pumpkin theme, then paint the evening away while sipping some fall flavored tea and munching delicious homemade butter cookies. More Info

Join us for the 2024 October Sky Festival in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, on Saturday, October 19th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. More Info

Find additional events (including recurring events) on our Community Events page.

Food:

Tea Flights: offered Mondays - Thursdays at The Spice and Tea Exchange. Limited to 4 people per group at $8.99/person. Call the store for more information (865) 985-0913

Networking:

Get to know other local business owners and representatives by attending some of the many networking events available in our community! There are many recurring business networking events, both weekly and monthly.

Veterans:

Free Veteran’s Breakfast: The United Veterans Council of East Tennessee presents 13 free breakfasts for Veterans and guests on four Saturdays, monthly, Coffee line starts at 8am, Chow line starts at 8:30am. Locations and Dates

Marble City Opera Presents Bon Appetit! at The Cutting Edge Classroom

Marble City Opera will present the opera Bon Appétit! and a cake-baking class as a special event on Thursday, November 14th at 7pm at The Cutting Edge Classroom, 150 N. Martinwood Road in Knoxville. Guests will enjoy the opera and then make their own cake to take home. Tickets are available at MarbleCityOpera.com/tickets

Bon Appétit! was composed by Lee Hoiby for his friend Jean Stapleton, who sang its 1989 premiere at the Kennedy Center. The libretto was adapted by Mark Shulgasser from transcripts of two episodes of The French Chef, Julia Child’s cooking show on PBS. Stapleton was well-known for her role as Edith Bunker on All in the Family.

The role of Julia Child will be sung by soprano Ryan Colbert, a University of Tennessee graduate originally from Cleveland, Tennessee. Colbert is currently the Artistic Director of the Delaware Valley Opera Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has performed in Marble City Opera’s productions of Suor Angelica, Postcard from Morocco, and Sweets by Kate.

Kathryn Frady, Marble City Opera’s Executive Artistic Director, said, “It will be such a treat for us to enjoy an opera about baking a cake and then to bake our own cake to take home! I’m excited to collaborate with Chef John Alunni and the staff at The Cutting Edge Classroom for this special event.”

Marble City Opera brings world class singers, directors, and conductors to the stage while maintaining a dedication to creating opportunities for local, regional, and emerging artists. Marble City Opera is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with strong community ties and connections to other organizations, businesses, schools, and artists within Knoxville, and the East Tennessee community33rd Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show

The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society is holding their 33rd annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show Friday-Saturday October 18th-19th from 10am-6pm, and Sunday, October 20th from 11am-5pm at the Rothchild Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike.

This is an education-oriented show for all ages. Kids activities - make plaster casts of a fossil, dinosaur claw, trilobite, and more! There will be 20+ vendors with jewelry, fossils, gems, minerals, etc.

Fall Frolic Craft Fair & Festival

This festival will be at Marble Springs on Saturday, October 19th, from 10am to 4pm. Enjoy a day of fall festivities with local craft vendors, cabin-to-cabin Trick-or-Treating, and a costume contest—perfect for showing off your Halloween spirit!

There will be something for everyone, from unique crafts to fun family activities, all set against the beautiful backdrop of Marble Springs in the fall. Costumes are encouraged, so bring the whole family for a fun and festive day outdoors. Admission is FREE. More Info

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