KNOXVILLE -- CANDORO ROCKS, a South Knoxville Fall Festival to benefit the Historic Candoro Marble Building, will bring together marble sculptures and crafts, musicians and vendors, and Coach Johnny Majors.

With great anticipation of the re-opening of the Henley Street Bridge, community volunteers are giving their time and talents for a homecoming reunion to encourage everyone to re-discover South Knoxville and support the preservation of the Candoro Marble Building. On the National Register of Historic Places and covered from floor to ceiling in marble, it currently serves South Knoxville as a place for art, yoga, education and celebrations.

The "First Friday" on October 4, will be a Reception/Exhibit from 5:00 – 8:00 pm with former UT football Coach Johnny Majors and his family as special guests. All are invited to this free event. The exhibit will showcase works by Albert Milani, Candoro's beloved master carver, including his memorial sculpture of Bill Majors, Johnny's brother. Also shown will be marble objects made by the craftsmen who worked at Candoro from the 1920s through the 1970s.

CANDORO ROCKS on Saturday, October 5, will be from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. The celebration continues with live music on two stages featuring local favorites such as The Grassroots Gringos and The Meltones. Visitors can tour the historic building with the exhibits, listen to great local music, and enjoy treats from the Candoro Café and other vendors.

For more information, visit www.Candoromarble.org.