Calendar of Events

Friday, January 6, Bijou Theatre Gallery 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, opening reception for MLK Gallery of Arts Tribute.

Sunday, January 15, Bijou Theatre 6:00 PM A Night With the Arts Tribute
with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Knoxville Opera, MLK
Celebration Choir and other performers.

January 11 - 16 will also include Interfaith Prayer Service, Youth
Symposium, Memorial March Parade and other special events to honor the life
and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All events are open free to the
public (with the exception of the luncheon) and details can be found on the
official website: www.MLKKnoxville.org.

Friday, January 6, Bijou Theatre Gallery 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, opening reception for MLK Gallery of Arts Tribute.

Sunday, January 15, Bijou Theatre 6:00 PM A Night With the Arts Tribute
with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Knoxville Opera, MLK
Celebration Choir and other performers.

January 11 - 16 will also include Interfaith Prayer Service, Youth
Symposium, Memorial March Parade and other special events to honor the life
and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All events are open free to the
public (with the exception of the luncheon) and details can be found on the
official website: www.MLKKnoxville.org.

Friday, January 6, Bijou Theatre Gallery 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, opening reception for MLK Gallery of Arts Tribute.

Sunday, January 15, Bijou Theatre 6:00 PM A Night With the Arts Tribute
with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Knoxville Opera, MLK
Celebration Choir and other performers.

January 11 - 16 will also include Interfaith Prayer Service, Youth
Symposium, Memorial March Parade and other special events to honor the life
and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All events are open free to the
public (with the exception of the luncheon) and details can be found on the
official website: www.MLKKnoxville.org.

Art Market Gallery is pleased to spotlight the work of two of its member artists: jewelry by Jennifer Lindsay and kiln-formed glass by Paula Marksbury. Ms. Lindsay creates unique handmade jewelry using Swarovski crystals, imported seed beads and other elements. Ms. Marksbury, whose fused glass designs are often bold in color, shape, texture and design, will be exhibiting multi-dimensional one-of-a kind sculptures for the wall. A First Friday Reception for the Featured Artists is planned for January 7th from 5:30-9 pm.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its National Juried Exhibition of 2010, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 35 artists in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio. The National Juried Exhibition was developed in 2006 to provide a forum for local artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition features both traditional and non-traditional work and will be displayed at the Arts & Culture Alliance’s Emporium Center Gallery from December 13, 2010 - January 26, 2011. A public reception will take place on Friday, January 7, from 5:00-9:00 PM with a brief awards ceremony at 6:00 PM in which $1,000 in cash awards will be announced.

A gallery of images may be viewed at http://www.knoxalliance.com/album/juried_2010.html.

Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, January 8, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. 100 S. Gay Street, 37902. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

An exhibition by ORAC members. Reception on December 5, 2-4PM with gallery talk at 1:30 PM.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday-Monday, 1-4PM. For information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Interested in learning what role Jewish community members Sam and Virginia Morrison played in Elvis Presley’s career? (Hint: It happened on Market Square.) Ever wonder what Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” would have been called if one of Knoxville’s Jewish community leaders, Max Friedman, had not spoken up? Curious about what distinguishes the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge as unique in American history?

The story of Jewish immigration to Tennessee and how those who came here embraced the culture they found is the subject of this touring exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum. It follows the Tennessee Jewish experience from the 1770s, when the first Jews immigrated to upper East Tennessee to escape religious persecution in Europe. The exhibition then guides visitors through more than 200 years of history by way of compelling stories and images that illustrate the development of Jewish communities across the state; in East Tennessee, congregations located in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Chattanooga, and Blountville are featured. The exhibition also explores how Jews were able to preserve their religious and cultural heritage while at the same time embracing and supporting the culture found in Tennessee.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. For information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org