Calendar of Events
Monday, September 28, 2009
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: The Great American Songbook with Strings Attached
Category: Music
Starring Deborah Brown. At the Bijou Theatre. Full details are at http://www.knoxjazz.org or call (865) 573-3226.
UT Cultural Attractions Committee: Lakota Sioux Dance Theater
Category: Music
At Clarence Brown Theatre. Information: 865-974-5455, http://cpc.utk.edu/Committees/cac/
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Auditions for Christmas Belles
By Jones, Hope & Wooten and directed by Donnie Thomas. Audition times are Sunday, September 27, 6:00-8:00 PM and Monday, September 28, 6:30-8:30 PM. Available roles: 7 women and 4 men, ages 20ish-60ish. Please bring a headshot or recent photo if possible. Resumes are helpful but not required. No prepared monologue is needed; auditions will be cold readings from the script. Auditions are held at the theatre at 319 N. Gay Street. Performances November 27 - December 13, and rehearsals begin September 30. For information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com.
UT Downtown Gallery: Beyond Surface
An invitational ceramics exhibition featuring the work of eight nationally-celebrated ceramicists. Please join us for a First Friday Reception October 2 from 5-9pm. The exhibition includes works by Pennsylvania artist Adelaide Paul who will be present at the reception, North Carolina artist and UT Alumus Michael Kline, Bonnie Seeman from Florida, and Georgia artists: Ron Meyers, Ted Saupe, Sunkoo Yuh, Andy Nasisse and Lauren Gallaspy. Ted Saupe, current head of the ceramics area at the University of Georgia, taught ceramics at UT from 1980 through 1992. The exhibition features a wide range of ceramic forms with innovative surfaces from traditional vessels to figurative sculptures. 106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. 865.673.0802 or www.ewing-gallery.org/New_Downtown/Index/DT_Index.html#
Oak Ridge Art Center: Open Show 2009
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Juried Mixed Media Exhibition by Regional Artists
Opening reception, September 12, 7–9; Gallery Talk at 6:30, Awards Presentation at 7.
201 Badger Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9-5; Saturday-Monday, 1-4. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 482-1441.
Fountain City Art Center: Members' Show 2009
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Reception: Fri., Sept. 18, 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
Knoxville Museum of Art: Latino Arts Exhibition
The annual Latino Arts Exhibition at the Knoxville Museum of Art honors Hispanic Heritage Month. Widen your horizons for free! 1050 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. Free parking. For more information: (865) 525-6101, www.knoxart.org
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church: A1LabArts exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Based in Knoxville, A1LabArts is a nonprofit dedicated to multi-disciplinary and experimental exploration of contemporary art issues in all media. Opening reception September 11, 6:00-8:00 PM. 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-335-2670, www.a1labarts.org
Knox County Public Library: Movies on Market Square
+ Field of Dreams (PG) on September 11
+ The Goonies (PG) on September 18
+ Kung Fu Panda (PG) on September 25
+ Casablanca (PG) on October 2
+ Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit (G) on October 9
+ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PG 13) on October 16
Pull out your lawn chair or blanket and join the fun for Knoxville's favorite outdoor movies series every Friday night. For information, call 865-215-8750.
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Category: Theatre
By Ed Graczyk, Directed by Courtney Woolard
Showtimes: Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8:00 pm and Sunday @ 3:00 pm
Tickets: Thursday, Sunday $10; Friday, Saturday $15.
319 N. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com
Hanson Gallery: These Smoky Mountains
A visual tour and continuing celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Smoky Mountains National Park. In this exhibition, the Gallery is premiering photography collections of our local mountain treasure by Ronald Burke as well as Robert Batey, both
local artist/photographers. 5607 Kingston Pike. 865-584-6097, www.hansongallery.com
East Tennessee Foundation: City Light, Photographs by Rob Heller
UT Photojournalism professor Robert Heller always has his camera with him when he travels. Heller's photographic exhibit, "City Light," examines the confluence of architecture, people and light, as found in cities such as San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Warsaw and elsewhere. Open to the public M-F 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. 625 Market Street, Suite 1400, downtown Knoxville. 865-524-1223 or www.easttennesseefoundation.org