Calendar of Events

Be a part of history and put your smiling face in the community picture for the KUUMBA Festival's 20th Anniversary celebration! At Haley Heritage Square, 1600 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, from 1:00-4:00 PM (with pictures at 2:30). Come and enjoy this celebration in the park for your ongoing support of the KUUMBA Festival! African drum and dance workshop, face painting, free hotdogs and ice cream. The community picture will be featured in the 20th-anniversary KUUMBA Festival Booklet. For more information and disability accommodations, call 865-546-9705 or visit www.kuumbafesttn.com.

A festival of selected video films and art by UT School of Art Media Students
At REGAL CINEMAS, DOWNTOWN WEST

Free admission, awards reception following screening
More info: nmagden @ utk.edu

Tel (865) 588-1562 • www.knoxjazzforjustice.org • Email jazz4justice@gmail.com

On Saturday, May 2, 2009, an array of cultural dance groups will come together in support of northern Uganda. "Jive for Justice," a fundraiser for the Jazz for Justice Project, a local initiative for northern Uganda, will begin grooving at 6 PM at Catalyst (formerly Blue Cats) in Old City Knoxville. Learn it. Watch it. Dance it. Patrons can attend workshops with special guests, who include Capoiera, a Brazilian martial arts dance company, belly dancing sensation Debka and the Oasis Dancers, a Chicago hip-hop choreographer, Super Inlight accompanied by PaperRockScissorKICK, a local breakdance group, Circle Modern dance company, as well as Burundian drummers and much more! Workshops begin at 6PM, followed by improv dance performances and featured DJ Leon Christion, who will host an open dance party that will last well into the night. Students, take a break from finals and come jive the night away! Tickets will be sold at the door and will be $5 for students and $10 for non-students. All of the proceeds from Jive for Justice will go towards the annual Jazz for Justice benefit concert that is hosted in the fall. This will be a great opportunity for UT students and the Knoxville community to celebrate the power of dance and to contribute to the Jazz for Justice Project. The Jazz for Justice Project is an initiative founded in 2006 by UT Professor Rosalind Hackett to raise funds, awareness, and support for the power of music as psychosocial healing in northern Uganda. For more information on the Jazz for Justice Project or for updates on the current situation in northern Uganda, e-mail jazz4justice@gmail.com or visit knoxjazzforjustice.org.

As late as the early seventies, the Concord-Farragut area was a sprawling rural community dotted with beautiful farmlands. During that time, the late Roger A. Isbell observed this area's changing landscape with the addition of subdivisions and shopping centers and therefore began taking photographs of every barn and landmark in the community. Isbell's photographs of the Old Concord community have been coupled with information from long-time Folklife Museum volunteer Gene M. Abel and the late Frances Abel's book, "Concord Where Time Stood Still," to create the unique "Barns, Yarns and Landmarks Exhibit." In addition, this exhibit features photographs of barns and landmarks donated by local families as well as coverlets and handmade woven articles made by area craftspeople and the implements used to create them.

The Folklife Museum is also featuring the "Coward Mill Exhibit," which highlights Carol Stultz's photographs of Coward Mill, a historic two-lane arched bridge over Beaver Creek in west Knox County. Stultz made Knoxville her home after coming to East Tennessee forty years ago to attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and became fascinated with the history of the Coward Mill and the surrounding area.

The Farragut Folklife Museum is committed to preserving the heritage of its East Tennessee community and features a remarkable collection of artifacts from the area, including an extensive collection of the personal belongings of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral of the U.S. Navy and hero of the Civil War. Housed in the Farragut Town Hall located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, the Museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offers free admission. For more information about the Museum or these special exhibits: 865-966-7057, www.townoffarragut.org

Featured Artist members (paintings, hand-painted silk scarves) and Vivian Shoemaker (landscapes in stained glass); plus New Member Annual Exhibit (works by our 11 newly juried-in members). Opening reception May 1, 5:30 to 9 p.m. with music by Gil Draper, "Irish Old Time"

422 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 6 PM & Sunday 1 – 5pm. More information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Opening reception Friday, May 1, 5:00-8:00 PM. Live music and free tours!

Blount Mansion, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37901. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-5, Sunday 1-5. (865) 525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

We are very pleased to announce that Timothy Michael Martin, former owner of the Basement Gallery, and recently from Three Flights Up Gallery will be curating our exhibit this month. The Exhibit is Titled "Renewed Visions" and features works by: Amy Sloan Kirchoff, Victoria Lenne, Ken McBroom, Marc Rodriquez, Cody Swaggerty, Tyler Warwick, and Cabot Young. The Exhibit opens on Friday, May 1 from 5:30 p.m - 10:00 p.m.

221 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902, 865-582-1740. We are open Wednesday - Saturday, from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. or by appointment.

Every day, Knox County art teachers devote their time and energy to cultivating creativity in their students. The Knox County Art Educators' Exhibition gives these teachers an opportunity to nourish and showcase their own artistic talents. In addition, an awards ceremony will reward the top three exhibitors.
Reception and Awards Ceremony May 1, 5:30-9pm

106 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11-6, Saturday 10-3. FREE. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 673-0802.

Reception: May 8, 6:30-8:30PM.

213 Hotel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9-5, Wednesday & Friday 10-5, Saturday 9-1. More information: (865) 357-2787, www.fountaincityart.org

Opening reception May 1. Imagination Gallery, group photography show, variety of local photographers, many styles.

461 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Closed Mondays. Information: 865-482-1074, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org

Unframed art under $100.00. Opening reception: May 1, 6-10 PM with New Knox Music entertainment
May 8, 7-10 PM Additional entertainment night with New Knox Music
May 15, closing reception and Crazy Film Night, 7-10 PM

Art from recyclables and/or Recycled Art

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and CTK's upcoming production captures the spirit of this beloved book in a thrilling, theatrical presentation. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be "a true friend and a good writer." Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web, in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte. This is a beautiful, knowing play about the many ups and downs of friendship and life, perfect for children and their families.

The play is being performed at CTK's new theatre in downtown Knoxville, located at 800 Tyson Street. Heading north from downtown on Broadway, Tyson Street turns left (west) just past Old Gray Cemetery. Tyson Street is between the traffic lights on Broadway at Fifth Avenue and Central Avenue, and is directly across the street from historic Emory Place. The theatre is about 300 feet down Tyson Street, immediately next door to Dixie Kitchens. The CTK sign is visible from Broadway, looking down Tyson Street.

Friday, May 1 at 7 PM
Saturday, May 2 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, May 3 at 3 PM
Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM
Friday, May 8 at 7 PM
Saturday, May 9 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, May 10 at 3 PM

Reservations are strongly recommended. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 13. The best way to reserve tickets is by e-mailing tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Include the number of child tickets and adult tickets you wish to purchase, along with your preferred show date and time, and you will receive a detailed reply about the performance. Reservations may also be made by calling either (865) 599-5284 or (865) 288-2060. Tickets are $11 per person. We are continuing our special rate with this show: any adult and child entering the theatre together may do so for $9 each. Reserved tickets may be paid for at the door by cash or check.