Calendar of Events

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

The Maryville Arts Coalition is proud to present it's 2nd Annual "Tribute to Music", a two night event coordinated with the Last Friday Art Walk to celebrate the art of music. This event will include a focus on music for Last Friday ArtWalk, August 28th, with musicians performing while artists "Paint the Music" on the streets of Downtown Maryville. This gives the public an opportunity to see how music influences and inspires various artists and how they work! Saturday evening will be the artist reception and sale of art, open to the public, with a special "Destination Downtown" VIP Wine Tasting & Patron's Preview" hosted by, and to benefit, the Maryville Downtown Association. Visit www.MaryvilleArtWalk.com.

Brown bag luncheon video presentation.

201 Badger Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9-5; Saturday-Monday, 1-4. Admission is free. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 482-1441.

Sertoma Center's Annual Auction featuring a live and silent auction as well as great food, music, and fun with other "Parrotheads." Tickets are $75 each. For the first time this year we are featuring an online auction at www.sertomaauction.com beginning August 1. At The Foundry, 747 World's Fair Park Drive in Knoxville. For information, call 865-524-5555 x 2 or e-mail facebook@sertoma.com

In the Blain Galleries. Opening reception August 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN. Information at 865-436-5860 or www.arrowmont.org.

The inspired movie hit of the sixties comes vividly to life on the stage. Benjamin Braddock, recent college graduate and prodigal son, returns home and promptly becomes embroiled in an affair with the wife of his father's business partner, one Mrs. Robinson, only to find himself falling in love with her daughter. A rich and full bittersweet comedy.

227 Broadway in Historic Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. For more information, call (865) 482-9999 or visit www.orplayhouse.com

The exhibition brings together the works of six contemporary Tennessee sculptural artists—Jason Brown, Knoxville; Greely Myatt, Memphis; Greg Pond, Sewanee; Deborah McClary, Sparta; Audrey Russell, Greenville, and Jackson Martin, Johnson City.  These artists engage the human experience of understanding place in shifting natural and cultural landscapes. In this exhibit, six sculptors representing the different regions of Tennessee work in a range of media from organic materials such as wood, dirt and coal to electronic video and audio. Local and personal objects merge with global issues in a diverse range of perspectives on the concept of landscape. Although based in Tennessee, these artists have exhibited extensively throughout the US and abroad. There will be an exhibition reception on Sunday, October 4, from 1-4 PM. The artists will be present and refreshments will be served. The Ewing Gallery is located at 1715 Volunteer Boulevard on the UT campus and is open free to the public Monday and Thursday, 10-8; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10-5; and Sunday, 1-4. For more information, please call 865-974-3200 or visit http://www.ewing-gallery.org.

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

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.

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.