Calendar of Events

This week will be put on by Angela Howard and One World Circus. Children will learn a variety of circus arts including juggling, stilt-walking, unicycling and static trapeze. A performance to showcase their skills will be put on at the end of the week. Call Lissa McCleod at 865.776.8294 for information and registration.

Bill Snyder performs on the Mighty Wurlitzer with guest Liz Peterson.
604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902.
Information: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com

Collecting shells has been a pastime of many, young and old, for centuries. It is only when collecting becomes a passion rather than a pastime that the finest examples are sought, and the subject is researched in detail. Such is the case with this collection, one of the country's finest, assembled by local physician Dr. Peter Stimpson. Focusing on six families of marine gastropods - cowries, cones, conchs, harps, volutes, and olives - the collection includes over 1,000 species listed in the "Registry of World Record Size Shells". Dr. Stimpson has made a portion of his collection available for public enjoyment in this exhibition.

1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Mon - Sat: 9:00A to 5:00P, Sun: 1:00P to 5:00P. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

20 award winning photomicrographs. Dynamic images at the intersection of science and art show the beauty and complexity of life as seen through a light microscope. AMSE Lobby

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

In this show, you will see the work of two of Hanson Gallery's most talented artists.
Eleanor Miller captures the essence of creation and life in her ethereal landscape
paintings. Greg Decker's eclectic works give us a peek into a mature artist's world,
translated through luminous landscape and figurative paintings and studies.

First Friday celebration: June 4, 5-8 p.m.

Hanson Fine Art & Craft Gallery, 5607 Kingston Pk, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Monday-Friday 10AM-5:30PM; Saturday 10AM-5PM. For information: 865-584-6097, www.hansongallery.com

Hand crafted pocket knives, table and kitchen cutlery, men's gifts and accessories. Each of Santa Fe Stoneworks' collectibles is a unique example of the cutler's art - the quintessential marriage of fine steels with gemstone, shell, mammoth bone, or intricate wood marquetry.

First Friday celebration: June 4, 5-8 p.m.

Hanson Fine Art & Craft Gallery, 5607 Kingston Pk, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Monday-Friday 10AM-5:30PM; Saturday 10AM-5PM. For information: 865-584-6097, www.hansongallery.com

Featuring photos of historic buildings located in Downtown North, an area including sections of Broadway, North Central Street, Old Gray Cemetery, Emory Place, and portions of historic neighborhoods Old North Knoxville and Fourth & Gill.

In the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: M-F 9-5. Opening reception Friday, June 4, 5-9 PM. Information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

featuring works by Shawn Kincaid, Dina Loukota, Wes Loukota, and Rufus S. Morgan, MD. The exhibition is coordinated by Shawn Kincaid and Dina Loukota, who first met in 2005 at an Arrowmont class. The two artists have since supported and encouraged each other in their art and taken many classes together. The idea for this exhibition title emerged because these artists spend so much time at their jobs and teaching classes that they rarely have time for their own work. “This is truly an ‘art awakening’ for us because it is our first full exhibition,” says Kincaid.

The exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from June 4-25, 2010, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on June 4 from 5:00-9:00 PM.

On display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, June 5, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For information: 865-523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com.

“Anomaly” is an art event showcasing Southern LGBTIQ artists and celebrating the human community at the Emporium Center. “Anomaly” features four established artists working in the South: Ethan Bach, S. Beth Bishop, Jessica Gregory, and coordinator Zophia Kneiss, as well as a diverse selection of local talent and emerging artists curated by Denise Stewart-Sanabria. “Anomaly” will display sculptures, paintings, and poetry from June 4-25 as well as video-media art at the opening reception on First Friday, June 4, 5:00-9:00 PM. “Anomaly” coincides with the nation’s Pride celebration and invites local LGBTIQ organizations to network and be artistically involved within the community. “This diverse event serves to foster a dialogue informed by the awareness that all people have common and individual struggles, no matter how they outwardly identify,” says show coordinator Zophia Kneiss. “It also seeks to depict art as a triumph of human expression as well as the power of speaking openly about one’s identity.”

On display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, June 5, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For information: 865-523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com.

The artworks featured are photographs submitted to Knox Heritage’s Photography Contest, with ten winning photographs comprising the exhibition. An opening reception will take place on Friday, June 4, from 5:00-9:00 PM. Submissions from photographers from across the sixteen-county region resulted in over 100 photographs of Downtown North subjects for the seven-member jury panel to review. Knox Heritage advocates for the preservation of places and structures with historic or cultural significance. For more information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org.

On display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, June 5, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For information: 865-523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com.

Department of Energy Facilities Public Bus Tour with guide commentary, Monday through Friday, except government holidays (July 5 & 6). Tour participants can register at AMSE beginning at 9 am. Must be U.S. citizen 10 years of age and up. Photo ID required. Seating limited. First come, first served. Off the bus stops include Y-12 New Hope Visitor Center; Spallation Neutron Source Lobby and Graphite Reactor, both at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and K-25 Overlook. No advance reservations. Some restrictions apply.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

The PEANUTS strips have made museum visits both nationally and internationally including a monumental exhibit in 1990 at the Louvre in Paris. Forty of Snoopy’s Flying Ace adventures will be on displayed at the American Museum of Science and Energy along with fine art print examples of the Flying Ace by Tom Everhart, the only artist authorized by Charles Schulz to artistically render PEANUTS. A selection of collectibles of unique Flying Ace merchandise and marketing items over the years will also be displayed along with items related to Charles Schulz and the rest of the PEANUTS characters.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org