Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Webb School of Knoxville: ArtXtravaganza
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Fine Crafts
Affordable works from over 70 local and regional artists, including fine art, abstracts, jewelry, sculpture, and more. Admission is free and open to the public. Featuring artist Carylon Killebrew.
March 4, 2-8 (opening reception 6-8)
March 5, 10-5
March 6, 12-5
Information: 865-291-3846, www.artxtravaganza.org
Knoxville Museum of Art: Closed March 3-7, 2011
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
The Knoxville Museum of Art will be closed Thursday, March 3 through Monday, March 7, 2011, to prepare for L’Amour du Vin, an annual fundraising event. The museum resumes regular business hours Tuesday, March 8.
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
URBhana: Trunk show by Autumn Teneyl
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Music
We invite you to join us for a trunk show at Urbhana to celebrate the beautiful one of kind styles designed & manufactured in Colorado by Autumn Teneyl. Come shop the beautiful Fall/Winter 2011 Collection- rich organic cottons and hemps, along with luscious printed modals, tell a story of style and comfort. Preview and pre-order from the Spring 2011 Collection sample line- ATD classics are back in refreshing new prints. New styles in luxurious modals that are sure to become favorites!
Thursday, March 3: 11:30am-2pm and 5-7pm
Friday, March 4: 5-9pm
Saturday, March 5: 11am-2pm
http://www.autumnteneyl.com/Default.asp
URBhana, 115 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-951-5454, www.urbhana.com
The Mabry-Hazen House: Guided Tours
Category: History, heritage and Kids, family
Wednesday-Friday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (or by appointment)
Additional dates: April 6-9, May 4-7
Description: Free tours are provided for up to three Knox County students (with paying adult) during the first week of every month during the calendar school year.
Advance reservations required? YES
How to obtain admission: Visitors should contact the Mabry-Hazen House at 865-522-8661 or email mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com.
Contact: Calvin Chappelle, 865-522-8661, mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com
1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915 | www.mabryhazen.com
ART MARKET GALLERY MARCH: EXHIBIT & RECEPTION
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Fine Crafts
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
Blount Mansion Association: Guided Tours
Category: History, heritage
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
Fountain City Art Center: The Knoxville Book Arts Guild and the Southern Appalachian Photography Society
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
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
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Dining Room
Category: Theatre
By A. R. Gurney. A brilliantly conceived and richly humorous theatrical tour de force (and Off-Broadway success) in which six (or more) performers portray a wide array of diverse characters as they delineate the dying lifestyle of wealthy WASPdom, and the now neglected room which was once a vital center of family life.
Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday; $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday. For information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com
Clarence Brown Theatre: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Category: Theatre
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
Oak Ridge Playhouse: The Importance of Being Earnest
Category: Kids, family and Theatre
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
Arrowmont: 18th Sevier County Student Art Show
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Kids, family
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
Knoxville Museum of Art: Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996-2008
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Film
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