Calendar of Events

URBhana welcomes 2011 with new artwork by local painter, Ashley Addair. You can preview her work on her website: http://noroomforhipsters.wordpress.com/photo-gallery-ashleys-work/

Ashley's vibrant and beautiful original paintings will be on display at URBhana all month, and available for purchase. Levon Walker will be entertaining our ears Friday evening with what he describes as: "Levon's attempt to describe a good lesson learned, in a multi-instrument, homemade oddity of sound contemplating country roots with funky keyboards, and sampled Harlem street sounds under slide guitars."

Join us - admission is free.

URBhana, 115 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-951-5454, www.urbhana.com

Please make plans to join us in 2011 for another year of celebration and commemoration honoring the life and legacy of the Dream and the Dreamer. With the exception of the MLK Awards Luncheon on January 13, all events are open to the public without charge.

+ Friday, January 1-31: MLK Gallery of Arts Tribute – Bijou Theatre - Featuring original works of art focusing on Dr. Martin Luther King and his work by art students in the Knox County Schools as well as professional artists in the community. The exhibit will be on display throughout the MLK celebration holiday week and continuing through the months of January and February
+ Friday, January 7, 5:00-7:00 PM - Opening Reception – Bijou Theatre

+ Wednesday, January 12, 12:00 NOON - Interfaith Prayer Service - This year’s interfaith service will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2137 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. This very special service will feature leaders from a variety of faith groups to produce a true spirit of interfaith worship. Musical selections will underline the interfaith theme.

+ Thursday, January 13, 8:30 AM - Leadership/Diversity Symposium at Knoxville Marriott Hotel ballroom, 500 Hill Avenue, 38915 - A highlight of the MLK celebration is the annual leadership symposium providing a forum for dialogue and exchange of information about social justice issues.
+ Thursday, January 13, 12:00 PM - Leadership/Awards Luncheon - In the Knoxville Marriott Ballroom, is a ticketed event and advance tickets can be purchased for $40.00 from the MLK office 865-673-8988. (A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.) In addition to the presentation of MLK Special Awards, the guest speaker will be the Reverend Otis Moss III.

+ Friday, January 14, 6:30 PM - Community Discussion – Beck Cultural Exchange Center with Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance - An especially important element in the MLK Celebration activities is an open conversation sponsored by the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance. Ralph Hutchinson is Chair of this event.

+ Saturday, January 15 - Youth Symposium at Knoxville College, 901 Knoxville College Dr, Knoxville 37921 - The MLK Jr. Commemoration Celebration Commission Youth Symposium team has again partnered with the Knoxville Chapter of Jack & Jill of America to provide a day of youth development and leadership training. We intend to continue to nurture and develop the next generation of leaders who will be inspired to reweave the fabric of our community for future children and youth.
Teacher In-Service Training at Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave, 37915 - In partnership with the Knox County Schools, this special program will help participants gain an understanding of why “Creativity” is important to the nation’s global standing today and in the years to come. Teachers completing this training session will receive five hours credit toward certification.
Y.W.C.A. Race Against Racism - The mission of this annual program is to eliminate racism by holding the Annual Race 5K Run/One Mile Walk along Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue.

 Information is available at http://ywcaknox.com.

Sunday, January 16, 6:00 PM - “A Night With the Arts” at the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street - This new and exciting program will be a sitting tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King's vision through a multi-faceted artistic presentation that includes some of our areas most gifted singers, actors, dancers, and poets, The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, The Knoxville Opera, the MLK Holiday Celebration Choir, and introducing the MLK Children's Chorus.

Monday, January 17 - Memorial March Parade at 10 - The purpose of the parade is to offer the community a visual and audible display in tribute to the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2011 Parade route will stretch from the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Avenue to Greater Warner AME Church in Burlington.
Memorial Tribute Service at Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church at 11:45 - This service culminates the MLK Memorial Parade and will feature a Keynote Speaker as well as special music.
Information: www.mlkknoxville.org; mcombs@utk.edu; 865 573-2994

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

Artist Reception is Saturday, January 8th from 6-9pm
Refreshments Provided

Red Line Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM. For information: 865-288-0277, www.redlinegallery.net

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

The UT Downtown Gallery is proud to present the work of American Illustrator, Walter Haskell Hinton (1886-1980). This collection of work includes original drawings, watercolors, and oil paintings representing an array of clients and subject matter during his prolific career as an illustrator. Some of Mr. Hinton’s clients include, Outdoor Life Magazine, Sports Afield Magazine, Mammoth Western Magazine, The John Deere and Company, Fairmont Railways, and Washington National Insurance Co.

An exhibition catalog of Mr. Hinton’s work will be available for sale at the Downtown Gallery. The catalog highlights Mr. Hinton’s illustartions of the Popular American West.
For more information about Mr. Hinton and his career please visit: www.walterhaskellhinton.com

Please join us for a First Friday Opening reception December 3 from 5:00pm until 9:00pm. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. For information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

Mooreland Heights Elementary School, Value Plus Program

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Friday, 10AM-8PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. For information: 865-934-2036, www.knoxart.org

The exhibition includes more than 40 works Bates produced in response to Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it brought to the Gulf Coast. His iconic images capture in dramatic fashion destroyed property and displaced people, as well as the emotional devastation in the wake of this event. Many of the paintings are monumental in scale, including The Storm, a triptych that measures 21 feet in width. In this series, Bates’ paintings affirm both horror and life and serve as powerful reminders of the ability of art to represent the spectrum of human experience.

Bates, a well-known Texas artist who has long chronicled the people and places along the Gulf Coast, is based in Dallas. His work has been presented around the country in solo exhibitions at major galleries and in numerous important group shows.

The Knoxville Museum of Art is the only venue in the eastern United States hosting this exhibition, which is organized by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

A members-only preview party is scheduled for Thursday, October 28 from 5:30 – 7:30pm and will include a gallery talk by the artist.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Friday, 10AM-8PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. For information: 865-934-2036, www.knoxart.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