The Echo Encore: Entertainment Calendar for Oct. 20, 2026

From Staff Reports | Oct. 20, 2026

A new feature in The Highland Echo this fall, “The Echo Encore” entertainment calendar strives to keep you apprised of on-campus events, and the occasional off-campus spotlight, taking place in the coming weeks. If we miss anything, send us the details! Email Executive Editor Maddux Morse at [email protected].

MC Division of Fine Arts

• Oct. 23: Homecoming Choir concert, 7:30 p.m. in the Nutt Theatre. Free.
• Oct. 26: Keyboard Night (recital by keyboard/piano/organ students of Rachel Acuff, Ashley Burell and Gina Milligan). 6 p.m. in the Lambert Recital Hall of the CCA. Free.
• Oct. 29: Division of Fine Arts Student Repertoire Recital, 6 p.m. in the Lambert Recital Hall, feat. performances by music majors and students taking applied music lessons. Free.
• Nov. 3: MC Jazz Band Concert, 6 p.m. in the Lambert Recital Hall. Free.
• Nov. 7: Maryville College Choir Festival, 2:30 p.m. $12.50; free for faculty/staff/students.
• Nov. 10: “Movies and Mozart,” fall concert by Orchestra at MC and MC Community Chorus feat. cinematic selections and more. $12.50; free for MC faculty/staff/students.
• Nov. 12-15: Alpha Psi Omega presents “Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic,” by Matt Cox. 7 p.m. Nov. 12-14, 2 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Flex Theatre. $15; free for MC faculty/staff/students.

All MC Division of Fine Arts performances take place in the Clayton Center for the Arts; students, faculty and staff are admitted free, but some events (like the Choir Festival concert, the MCO and MCCC concert and  “Puffs”) require a reserved ticket from the box office for admission.

Clayton Center for the Arts: “Clayton Center Presents” shows

• Oct. 27: “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Live” (a “Fraggle Rock” stage show), 7 p.m. in the Nutt Theatre. Tickets start at $41.55.
• Nov. 8: United States Air Force Band of Mid-America: Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble, 3 p.m. in the Nutt Theatre. Free.
• Nov. 12: Southern Nights Comedy Tour feat. Mary Ryan Brown, Landon Bryant, 7:30 p.m. in the Nutt Theatre. $37.95-$51.85

Students interested in attending “Clayton Center Presents” performances can check with the box office or Today@MC on the day of each show for the release of free tickets to MC students with valid student ID. Call the box office at: 865-981-8590.

Community Events at the Clayton Center

• Oct. 29-31: “Dracula” (a ballet by Appalachian Ballet Company). 7 p.m. Oct. 29, 6 p.m. Oct. 30, 2 and 5 p.m. Oct. 31. Tickets start at $41.66
• Dec. 5-6: Mission of Hope: Keyboards at Christmas, feat. East Tennessee musicians playing holiday music as a benefit for Mission of Hope. 9 p.m. Dec. 5, 3 p.m. Dec. 6; $29.99

Other Campus Events

• Wednesday, Oct. 21: Knoxville Vintage Market, presented by Fit.Green.Happy.®, 2-7 p.m. in front of Crawford House, with food trucks, Camp 4 activities, music, vendors and more.
• Thursday, Oct. 22: Homecoming Mocktail Hour, 1-2 p.m. at the CCM, with flights of three to four mocktails for sampling, trivia games and info on safe alcohol use, binge drinking, risk assessment and harm reduction. 
• Thursday, Oct. 22: Chili Dog Fest, presented by Community and Belonging, 4-6 p.m. at McArthur Pavilion with chili dogs, lawn games, HABIT dogs and more.
• Oct. 27: Fall Fest, 5-7 p.m. on lawn of Crawford House, feat. pie-eating competitions, hayrides, face painting, a bat cave, pumpkin decorations, haunted house and more.

Within Walking Distance

• Friday, Oct. 23: ADHD Playlist (regional cover band), 9 p.m. at Two Doors Down, 118 E. Broadway Ave., downtown; free. (Must be 21+)
• Saturday, Oct. 24: Thor & The Reigns (local R&B, rock band) 9 p.m. at Brackins Blues Club; free. (Must be 21+)
• Friday, Oct. 30: Murder Mystery Dinner at Daisy’s NA Bar & Bottle Shop, 608 Ellis Ave., downtown; fully interactive theatrical dinner for $35 for participants/$10 spectators.
• Friday, Oct. 30: Thor & The Reigns, 9 p.m. at Brackins; free. (Must be 21+)
• Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween party w/Doug Harris Band, 9 p.m. at Brackins; free. (Must be 21+)
• Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween party feat. DJ Pryme Time, 9 p.m. Costumes encouraged; free. (Must be 21+)