Calendar of Events

A colleague of Vanderbilt University art professor Michael Aurbach once told him that you never know who a person really is until they have been put into a position of power.  The large installation entitled The Administrator is a humorous portrait of a university administrator who made Aurbach's life miserable. First Friday Artist Reception, September 4 from 5-9pm.

106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 11-6; Sat 10-3. (865) 673-0802

Featuring Judy Jorden, Christine Harness, Owen Weston, Sue Lane, Giovanni Hall and others.
Reception: Friday, Aug. 14, 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

Book adapted and additional lyrics by David Simpatico; Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle; Based on the 1951 Disney film "Alice in Wonderland" and the novels "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll

Thursdays at 7 PM, Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sundays at 3 PM

865-599-5284; www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com

Open the door to a creative experience for someone to attend Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts by supporting Arrowmont's "Art 4 Art's Sake" Auctions. An exciting night of art, food and fun with the opportunity to bid on beautiful one-of-a-kind artwork in support of the school's scholarship programs. Live and online auction artwork is generously donated by artists who are Arrowmont instructors. They are known for their traditional and contemporary art and studio craft works in ceramics, jewelry, fiber, painting, quilts, glass, furniture, woodturnings, and more. Similar works by these artists are sold in fine galleries and held in museum collections worldwide. All proceeds support the school's scholarship and educational assistance programs.

This event is one of four Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship Fund Auctions planned this year. Auction dates for the 2009 season are: April 3, July 10, August 14, and October 2.

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, 556 Parkway, PO Box 567, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For more information, call (865) 436-5860 or visit www.arrowmont.org.

When you smell the popcorn, you know it's that time of year again—time for screenings of classic movies at the Historic Tennessee Theatre! This year's Summer Movie Magic series features a great mix of comedy, drama and musicals:

The Pink Panther - Friday, June 19, 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 21, 2 p.m.
On the Waterfront - Friday, June 26, 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 28, 2 p.m.
The Birds - Friday, July 10, 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m.
The Sting - Friday, July 24, 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 26, 2 p.m.
Elvis Presley double feature: Viva Las Vegas/Jailhouse Rock - Friday, August 14, 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 16, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma! - Friday, August 28 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 30, 2 p.m.

Enjoy unforgettable films on the big screen. Each screening begins with Bill Snyder performing on the Mighty Wurlitzer. Series passes on sale as well as individual tickets. Info: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com

Knoxville's unique live music experience on select Fridays in the museum's Great Hall. Non-smoking, two cash bars, dancing, catering, family-friendly and great for a date. Free parking. Admission is usually $8 for non-members, $4 for members and students.

July 10 — Jenna & The Joneses Rhythm & blues and funk
July 17 — Johnson Swingtet Swingin’ acoustic jazz
July 24 — Sammy Blue Band Blues
July 31 — Rolando Matias & The Afro-Rican Ensemble Latin jazz
August 7 — Efrat & Friends Jazz & pop
August 14 — Blue Mother Tupelo Bluesy Americana

1050 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN 37916. For more information: (865) 525-6101, www.knoxart.org

August 14, Knoxville's World's Fair Park

Born out of a deep running camaraderie built on countless tours and ties between a host of excellent musicians comes THE BIG SURPRISE TOUR, a traveling show of epic collaboration and good times. AC Entertainment presents three dates on the month-long tour: August 12 at Louisville, Kentucky's Waterfront Park; August 13 at Nashville's Riverfront Park; and August 14 at Knoxville's World's Fair Park. Tickets for each show are $35 advance, $40 day of show, plus applicable service fees, available beginning Friday, June 19, 10 a.m. Doors at each venue open at 5:30 p.m. Visit ConcertWire.com for more details.

THE BIG SURPRISE TOUR is not your standard up-down, up-down line up. Shows will be composed of two 90-minute sets broken up by an intermission. In a free-form ramshackle flow, the bands and artists will share the stage, taking part in each other's songs, resurrecting old standards, and playing newly written collaborative material as they go. Each evening is sure to be a unique experience as they all put their many combined years of musicianship and knowledge of song-craft and American music into play for these sessions.

www.concertwire.com

A Midsummer Night's Dream - July 16, 18, 24, 26, 30, Aug. 1, 7, 9, 13, 15; Hamlet - July 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, Aug. 2, 6, 8, 14, 16 - 7:00 PM nightly - Admission Free

The Tennessee Stage Company will be back on Market Square for our seventh season of Shakespeare On The Square playing at 7:00 pm Thursday through Sunday evenings July 16 - August 16, and featuring two of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet.

A Midsummer Night's Dream will be directed by Amy Hubbard- the Artistic Director of the Actors Co-op - and Hamlet by Tennessee Stage Artistic Director Tom Parkhill.

Played on a rough replica of the new Globe Theatre in London (a reconstruction of Shakespeare's original theatre) the plays will be presented in the timeless style of Elizabethan Theatre presentations.

The Tennessee Stage Company encourages our audience to spend an evening on the Square: do a little shopping, have a nice dinner, see the play and maybe stop into a pub afterward. All of this and more is available on Market Square nightly. So come early and see the Square!

For more information about the Tennessee Stage Company, Shakespeare On The Square or its support guild, BoB (Buddies of the Bard), call 546-4280 or e-mail tennesseestage@bellsouth.net.

With special guests Green River Ordinance. On May 21, 2008, more than 97 million votes were cast to determine the winner of American Idol, season seven. Twenty-five-year-old bartender David Cook took a decisive 12-million-vote lead over runner-up David Archuleta to assume the crown. Cook is still riding high from his win, out on The Declaration Tour supporting his self-titled album and making even more fans. Tickets on sale via the Tennessee Theatre box office, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online at www.tennesseetheatre.com.

An exhibit of documentary photographs created by children from migrant farm worker and local families living in rural Appalachia and West Tennessee will be featured at the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery. The exhibit will feature dozens of photographs depicting the lives of rural children and their families. The images are the work of more than 50 children, ages 8 – 18, from East to West Tennessee. Curator Jane Crowe, Telamon's Program Development Coordinator, collaborated with Tennessee's Migrant Education Program, Tennessee 4-H, Milligan College, East Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Martin to bring the fruits of this project to the public. To date, this exhibition has been shown at Knoxville Museum of Art, The Art Gallery of Knoxville, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, The Mess Hall in Chicago, and even promoted on Time Square in New York City. The exhibit is part of Telamon Corporation's statewide Youth Initiative. On September 23, in conjunction with the exhibit, the Commission will host a Latino Arts Meeting at the gallery from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Commission gallery is located at 401 Charlotte Avenue in downtown Nashville, and hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information on the project visit: http://www.telamon.org or contact Jane Crowe at (865) 212-4011, ext. 15. For more information on the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, visit: www.arts.state.tn.us or contact Julie Horn at (615) 532-9798.

The Smoky Mountain Palace Theater in Sevierville has been designated as the U.S. office of the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circle (SFLAC). The theater will celebrate this designation with a special opening ceremony and reception on Saturday, August 8 followed by the premier of Shanghai Artist's Performance and Exhibition Week. This cultural and art exchange will be an annual event; this year features some of Shanghai's finest artists and performers, including landscape painter, Jiafang Wang; Erhu (two-stringed Chinese fiddle) musician Ji Wan; So-na (Chinese clarinet) instrumentalist Chenyun Hu; and Kun Opera queen, Haohao Gu. Also participating will be the theater's resident performing cast of Cirque de Chine. The performers will share the stage each evening at 7:30 PM. All the exhibitions in the lobby, prior to the evening event, are free to the public," says David Zhao, the theater manager, "Each evening, at 6:45 people can enjoy watching live performances in the lobby by acrobats and demonstrations of Chinese painting and calligraphy by landscape painter, Jiafang Wang." A photography exhibit, titled "Shanghai Today", is also open to the public from 9:00AM to 9:00 PM. Shanghai Artists' Performance and Exhibition Week is August 8-14, 2009 at the Smoky Mountain Palace, 179 Collier Drive, Sevierville, TN 37862. Tickets for the evening performances may be purchased from the box office by calling 800-826-2933 x146 or online at www.SmokyMountainPalace.com.

Featuring painter Marie Merritt and the metal art of Morgan Fitch. The Gallery will host an opening First Friday Reception August 7, with live music provided by Gil Draper & Chad Beauchane playing traditional Irish music. 422 S. Gay St., operating hours Tuesday - Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 1-5. 865-525-5265 or visit the website at www.artmarketgallery.net.