Community Calendar

Blount Mansion is proud to present the East Tennessee Foundation and their easy-to-understand presentation on how to create a legacy with Planned Giving!
We are meeting the evening of Tuesday, November 4 at 6:00 PM. Presentation will be approximately a half hour.
The good people over at East Tennessee Foundation, who do immeasurable good for the East Tennessee community, will help you understand how you can incorporate planned giving into your will.

This is a FREE event and all are welcome!

Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN 37902
Limited free parking onsite
RSVP to Rose@BlountMansion.org
For questions about leaving a legacy to Blount Mansion in your will, reach out to Rose Steele, Director of Development at Blount Mansion, rose@blountmansion.org

Discover the natural and cultural history of the area known to early settlers as the Little Greenbrier Community on a guided, 2-mile, light-impact hike. Smokies Life Branch Out event. Little Greenbrier School parking lot, Wears Valley, 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.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

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 us for a hands-on creative experience! With a prompt inspired by the upcoming artwork, community center visitors are invited to sketch their own ideas for a celebration space. Participants will learn simple, quick techniques for observational drawing, perfect for beginners and seasoned artists alike.

Your drawings will be scanned and added into the facade design of the final sculpture—making your creativity a lasting part of the Garden of Celebration.

All ages welcome—come draw, imagine, and contribute!

Blount Mansion History Lecture Series - Lincoln’s Other Proclamation: The Origin of America’s Thanksgiving Holiday Tradition

Join us for a fascinating evening with Dr. William E. Hardy!

Dr. William E. Hardy is the Lincoln Scholar and Assistant Professor of History, as well as the Executive Director of The Abraham Lincoln Center for Leadership and Public Policy in the Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Lincoln Memorial University.

Though Thanksgiving traces its roots to the 1621 Pilgrim harvest feast in Plymouth Colony, the practice of celebrating the holiday in late November was not firmly established until the American Civil War. During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln issued several thanksgiving proclamations to help the nation cope with the tragedy of war while remaining grateful that things were not worse. However, none of these proclamations specified a single day as a national day set aside for prayer.

Then, in October 1863, President Lincoln, prompted by a famed poet, novelist, and editor who had been vigorously pushing for a national Thanksgiving Day for nearly two decades, issued yet another Thanksgiving proclamation that established the modern holiday tradition.

-The special speaking event will be at Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN 37902.
-Limited free parking onsite
-$5 Donation suggested at the door. Cash and card accepted
-RSVP to Rose@BlountMansion.org

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

Family-friendly program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park led by American Sign Language interpreters and ASL students. Mountain Farm Museum, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, N.C. Free. No reservations required. Info: nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/calendar.htm or 865-436-1200.

Family-friendly program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park led by American Sign Language interpreters and ASL students. Oconaluftee Visitor Center, N.C. Free. No reservations required. Info: nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/calendar.htm or 865-436-1200.