Calendar of Events

View over 60 miles of trails, open gardens, camera sites, rose gardens, and historic homes as you enjoy a walk, bike ride, drive, or bus tour. More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Widowland, the M.F.A Thesis Exhibition of Jessie Van der Laan will take place at the Downtown Gallery. In this print and fiber installation, Van der Laan investigates ideas of love and loss. In a space filled with many repeated objects, there is a sense of loneliness, emptiness, and sorrow; however, we are only able to recognize these absences by acknowledging the pieces that are missing. Van der Laan is receiving her Masters of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in Printmaking from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In this show, she builds upon print techniques and theory in combination with sculptural, fiber based work. The hours of the show are Wednesday, April 8 through Friday April 10, 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday April 11, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be a public reception on Friday April 10 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.

More information about Jessie Van der Laan on her website, www.jessievanderlaan.com

106 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11-6, Saturday 10-3. FREE. For more information: (865) 673-0802, www.ewing-gallery.org

Starring Terell Stafford. Trumpeter Miles Davis was one of the most unique artists in jazz. This special tribute highlights many aspects of Davis' career, including his memorable collaborations with Gil Evans: Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess, and Birth of the Cool.

Sponsored by the Dogwood Arts Festival

At the Bijou Theatre, 803 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 573-3226.

Elizabeth Eason, owner of the design firm Elizabeth Eason Architecture, will talk about Cradle to Cradle/Remaking the Way We Make Things, a provocative and visionary book which questions the wisdom of "reduce, reuse, recycle." Authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart propose that products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new - either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are).

More information: 865-215-8767, www.knoxlib.org

A play by Jack E. Reese Writer in Residence Kali Meister. "Exposed" is a cross-genre play featuring monologues, songs, dance, poetry, and scene work featuring Kali Meister, George Pate, Michael Hudson, and Crystal Humphrey Bruaeneur. The play is a nonfiction journey through Meister's life chronicling her survival through incest, and sexual violence, consequent struggles with food and body image, and her ultimately come to terms with being an adult survivor of abuse. The play may is not be suitable for younger audiences. The event will be held in Hodges Library Auditorium. This is a free event open to the public.

Offered in her studio (Suite 107 in the Emporium, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37901) on Tuesday afternoons beginning on April 7 for six weeks. The cost is $90. Interested participants should contact Bobbie at bccreate@hotmail.com or (865) 591-0831.

The Sound of a Train at Night: Paintings and prints by Beth Meadows at Tomato Head Restaurant.
April 4 - May 2 in downtown Knoxville; May 3 - June 7 in Maryville.

For more information, e-mail aemeadows @ gmail.com

A world-class collection of large-scale outdoor sculpture in downtown Knoxville.

More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

A1LabArts and Big Ears Productions presents a concert series of innovative composers and sound artists. All concerts will be in the ArtSpace of A1LabArts, located in the Fireproof Building at 201 Randolph and Magnolia. These evenings, billed as a "True 21st Century Music Series" will cover distinctive genres which have arisen since the atomic expansion of abstract art in the 1950's. Shock value and "difficult music" are tired cliches; nuanced forms have evolved, influencing movie scores, pop stars, and children's toys. Each evening concert will focus on one nuanced genre, including Laptop, Musique Concrete, Vintage Analog, Ambient, Acoustic, and Net-based.

April 3, Laptop Music by Johnny Newman
April 17, Traditional Musique Concrete by Seva
April 24, Acoustic/Physical Music by Bill Henderson
May 8, Ambient/Space Music by Ampient
May 22, Analog Music by Morbius
June 5, Networked Music by Paul Wise, j-12, Max Neuhaus/Network

For More Information Contact: nmagden@utk.edu, sevatooth@gmail.com

Enjoy the work of gifted art students from elementary, middle, and high schools at the Knoxville Convention Center and First Tennessee Banks.

More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Featuring the works of Knoxville photographer and this year's Dogwood Art Festival Print Competition winner, Phil Savage. To celebrate "First Friday" on April 3, the Museum will stay open from 3-9 p.m. with free admission to all exhibits including the Downtown Knoxville, a New Perspective exhibition and the ETHS signature exhibition Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee. Phil Savage, a local gymnastics coach, has been taking pictures since he was a teenager. Interestingly enough, the Dogwood Art Festival print competition was the first art contest Savage had entered. His photograph "Woodruff's on Gay Street, Knoxville, TN" was selected by the public from hundreds of artwork pieces to become the official Dogwood Arts Festival's 2009 Limited Edition Fine Art Print. The photograph is a digitally colored and edited panoramic image of the Woodruff building on Gay Street, taken early one Sunday morning in downtown Knoxville. Prints of the winning photograph will be available for purchase throughout the duration of the show at the East Tennessee History Center. Phil Savage will be available for signing of the limited edition prints at the History Center from noon to 5 p.m. on April 17 and 18.

601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN, 37902. More information: (865) 215-8824, www.EastTNHistory.org

The 2009 exhibit will be housed in an elegant new location at 128 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. In addition to the exhibit's Grand Opening to the public that will occur on April 3 (5-10 pm), there will be a ticketed Dogwood Gala preview party the night before featuring the Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, opportunity to meet many of the artists, catered fare, live music, and a tour of the spectacular three story loft residence. The exhibit will include artist demonstrations and a fundraising art raffle.

Hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wed. – Sat. More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com.