Community Calendar

Join us for our Annual Sevier Day Celebration! Party like it's 1745 for John Sevier’s 281st birthday celebration at Marble Springs State Historic Site on Saturday, September 19th from 11am-4pm. Admission is FREE!

Step back in time for a day of music, crafts, living history, and family fun! Throughout the day, enjoy historic blacksmithing, pottery, weaving, apple butter, and broom making demonstrations, along with hands-on activities and crafts for all ages! Don’t miss live music from The Bearded Trio to fill up the springs, a lively performance from the Knoxville Irish Step Dancers, and an engaging talk by Dr. Michael Lynch on The Overmountain Men and their involvement in the Revolutionary War’s Southern Campaign. More event details and a full schedule will be announced soon!

Whether you're a history enthusiast, or just looking for a fun afternoon with the family, Sevier Day offers something for everyone!

This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee.

We ain't afraid of no ghosts! Join us on October 2nd for a spooktacular evening of science and cinema!

As part of the Historic House Museums of Knoxville's Movies at the Museums series, we're excited to host a FREE screening of Ghostbusters (1984). Before the movie, enjoy a talk from Quinn Argall, Collections & Exhibits Director at the American Museum of Science and Energy, as he explores the science behind ghosts and hauntings.

Bring a few blankets and chairs, friends and family, and maybe a few proton packs! Gates open @6pm; movie starts at dusk.

National Night Out Is an event celebrated every year by the City of Knoxville to build community spirit, recognize our first responders, and promote positive interactions between communities and local emergency agencies. Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church will hold its third annual celebration in the church parking lot committed to nurturing a strong, safe, and caring community. There will be light refreshments, a KIDZONE with fun activities, educational exhibits set up by local social, civic, and health agencies. Additionally, WJBE radio will provide music onsite. The event is free of charge.

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