Calendar of Events

ART MARKET GALLERY MARCH EXHIBIT AND RECEPTION

Art Market Gallery of Knoxville is pleased to present an exhibit of recent works by Sissy Caldwell of Maryville and Gary Dagnan of Knoxville.

Ms. Caldwell creates unique jewelry by employing a combination of diverse techniques such as using a variety of off-loom bead weaving styles with precious metal clay (PMC). Mr. Dagnan is a landscape painter who works in watercolor, oil and acrylic. His inspiration comes from the rural landscapes of East Tennessee.
A First Friday Reception for the exhibit is planned for March 4 from 5:30-9 pm. with complimentary refreshments and live music performed by Grayson Dagnan with Robert Allen.
Member owned and operated by over 60 regional artists, you may find us at facebook: facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

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

Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Additional dates: April 5-9, May 3-7

Free tours are provided for up to three Knox County students ages 5-18 (per paying adult) during the first week of every month during the school year (except January). Tours are given at the top of every hour between 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Advance reservations required? NO
How to obtain admission: Visitors should stop by the Blount Mansion Visitor’s Center and see a staff member to purchase tickets. Must mention Penny Performances and provide proof of Knox County residency to receive $0.01 admission.
Contact: Ashleigh Oatts, 865-525-2375, educationcoordinator@blountmansion.org
200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37901 | www.blountmansion.org

FREE and open to the public.

At the Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg., 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. Please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Annual Pellissippi State book sale offers bargains, benefits students

Starting on Feb. 28, area residents will have six days in which to bag bargains during Pellissippi State Community College’s annual Faculty Senate Book Sale. Most items range in price from 50 cents to $4.

In addition to books, shoppers can purchase CDs, DVDs, videos, vinyl records, magazines, calendars, puzzles and computer games. The sale is conducted at all of Pellissippi State’s four campus locations. Dates and hours of operation vary.

Since its inception 29 years ago, the Faculty Senate Book Sale has raised more than $89,000. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Pellissippi State Foundation, with proceeds going toward student scholarships.

Sale dates, times and locations are as follows:

Feb. 28-March 2, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and March 3, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Blount County Campus, 2731 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.

· March 2-3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Division Street Campus, 3435 Division St.

· March 2-3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave.

· March 16-17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road

Attendees may park for free in visitor lots at all locations.

For information about the Blount County event, contact Brenda Ammons, book sale site coordinator, at (865) 981-5340 or bammons@pstcc.edu. For all other book sale questions, contact Bobby Jackson, event co-chair, at (865) 539-7060 or rtjackson@pstcc.edu.

Knoxville Restaurant Week benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank (February 27 - March 4) During Knoxville Restaurant Week, local restaurants ranging from Aubrey’s and La Costa to the Melting Pot and Ruth’s Chris Steak House will offer three-course dinners at fixed prices of $25 or $35. For each meal purchased, $5 will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help feed the hungry.

Visit www.knoxvillerestaurantweek.com
for a complete list of participating restaurants and more dining details. Restaurants are expected to fill quickly, so make your reservations today!

Reception March 4, 6:30-8:30 PM

Also featuring Knox County Schools Student Art Exhibit: Farragut High, Middle, Intermediate, and Primary, West Valley Middle, and Hardin Valley Elem.

213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. For information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityart.org

by William Shakespeare. Scheming Sir John Falstaff tries to swindle and seduce not one, but two married women. Mistress Page and Mistress Ford exact their revenge and feminine wisdom triumphs! Performances will take place on the mainstage in the CBT.

1714 Andy Holt Avenue on the UT Campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.org

Cutline: Ángel Bracho’s “The Dictatorship is Stopped” is one of several pieces on display in Pellissippi State’s “Historia de México” exhibit, Feb. 21-March 4.

Pellissippi State Community College is one of only two venues in the state to host a traveling historical art exhibit from Mexico. Slated for display Feb. 21-March 4, “Historia de México” features engravings that celebrate Mexico’s 1810 independence from Spain and its 1910 revolution.

The artwork depicts various stages of Mexican history as seen from the point of view of the artists. The pieces include technical descriptions and brief commentaries on the historical significance of each work.

The Tennessee Consortium for International Studies, whose headquarters are at Pellissippi State, and the Ministry of Culture of Michoacán, a Mexican state, are sponsoring the exhibit.

Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday, 9-noon. The exhibit is in Pellissippi State’s Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery, on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

To learn more about the exhibit or to schedule a group tour, contact Theresa Castillo, TnCIS coordinator, at (865) 539-7280 or tcastillo@pstcc.edu. To request accommodations for a disability, contact Ann Satkowiak at (865) 539-7153 or asatkowiak@pstcc.edu.

Additional information about TnCIS is available at www.tncis.org. More can be learned about Pellissippi State at www.pstcc.edu.

Part farce, part comedy of manners, this classic is given a new twist in a re-set from the foibles and hypocrisy of the Victorian era to the foibles and hypocrisy of the mid 20th century. Replete with witty dialog, fictitious identities, and unwelcome social obligations, it has proved Wilde most enduringly popular play. Suitable for teens and older.

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway in Historic Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. For information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

In the Painting Studio. Opening Reception: Friday, February 18, 6:00-8:00 pm

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

From local talk radio host Hallerin Hilton Hill to “Hoola-Hoop Leadership” author and San Francisco resident Ron Hickey, the speakers slated for the “Living Life Beyond Limits” series at Pellissippi State Community College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus promise to bring interactive motivational discussions to the community. Pellissippi State and the Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center, located at the Magnolia Avenue Campus, will host four seminars designed to motivate attendees. All sessions are free and open to the public. In the “Living Life Beyond Limits” series, attendees have the opportunity to listen to presentations by experienced motivational speakers. They also have a chance to engage with the speakers in question-and-answer sessions. The seminars are meant to be highly interactive. The “Living Life Beyond Limits” series includes the following sessions:
· February 15—“Who’s Holding Your Ladder?”
Presenter: Terry Schofield, Heart of Knoxville career specialist and co-author of “The Measures of a Complete Life”
· February 22—“The Hoola-Hoop Paradigm”
Presenter: Ron Hickey, author of “The Hoola-Hoop Leadership Paradigm” and co-author of “The Measures of a Complete Life”
· March 1—Living Above the Below”
Presenter: Alvin Nance, president and CEO of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation
· March 15—“Who Are You?”
Presenter: Hallerin Hilton Hill, host of “The Hallerin Hilton Hill Morning Show,” News Talk 98.7 radio

Presentations are in the Community Room at the Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. For additional information, contact Schofield at (865) 329-3166 or teschofield1@pstcc.edu. www.pstcc.edu

Sarkisian explores the spatial and perspective possibilities of video, film, and sculpture through multi-media works that challenge perceptions of reality and illusion. This retrospective exhibition features signature works and conveys how the artist has considered and resolved various approaches to integrating video into temporal and spatial experiences.

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: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org