Calendar of Events

Momentum Dance Lab will join forces with composers James and Lucie Carlson, Robyn James, Mark Volker, and Alex Taylor to present Art Moves at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Admission is $12 for the general public in advance and $15 at the door, $8 for students with ID in advance and $10 at the door, and free for children 5 and under. Advance tickets are now available at www.momentumdancelab.com. Art Moves is an interactive celebration of the arts, performing original music and dance of local composers and choreographers inspired by works of art in the KMA's permanent collection and current exhibitions. Each afternoon performance will include choreographed pieces in several locations throughout the museum as well as improvisations by dancers and musicians. Seating will be available. This year’s show will feature choreographic reinterpretations of old favorites including “50’s Front” choreographed by Wayles E. S. Haynes and some new pieces drawn from works in the permanent collection. In addition, there will be four pieces performed in the auditorium alongside videography provided by Ren Cummings, Jeff Delaney, and Jackie Sobel juxtaposing images of the artwork with the music and dance it provoked.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916. Contact: 865-670-2748, www.momentumdancelab.com

The music of the late John Denver is like an old friend, outlasting trends and standing the test of time. Join the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and acclaimed performer Jim Curry for this tribute to the music of one of the most beloved singer/songwriters ever to grace the stage.

Tribute artist Jim Curry, whose voice was heard in the CBS-TV movie Take Me Home: The John Denver Story, has performed Denver’s music in sold out shows throughout the country and has emerged as today’s top performer of Denver’s vast legacy of multi-platinum hits.

Jim will be performing with Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, using the original orchestrations written for John Denver by Grammy award winning composer Lee Holdridge. Jim’s uncanny ability to mirror John’s voice and clean-cut look takes you back to the time when “Rocky Mountain High” “Sunshine” “Calypso” and “Annie’s Song” topped the charts, and his popular music had the heartfelt message of caring for the earth and caring for each other.

Performed at the Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Junior Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Jennifer Montgomery will review the life and work of Cal Johnson, Knoxville's first African-American millionaire.

At the Time Warp Tea Room, 1209 N. Central, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

These So Cal folk-rockers got their start in 1966 as a young jug-band. Fourty-four years later, the quartet is still going strong. This promises to be an amazing show for any Americana lover.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will present a tribute to the music of John Denver on Saturday, March 12 at the Civic Auditorium. The concert, conducted by Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum, will feature John Curry performing the hits of John Denver including “Rocky Mountain High,” “Leaving On A Jet Plane,” “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” “Take Me Home Country Roads,” “Calypso” and many more. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Tickets to the concert begin at $34.00 and may be purchased by logging on to the KSO website, www.knoxvillesymphony.com, or by calling the KSO Box Office at 865-291-3310 or Tickets Unlimited at 865-656-4444.

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 100 S. Gay St, Ste 302, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Fine Art Auction
March 12, 2011
6:30-10 pm
$25
Reception from 6:30 hors d’oeuvres
Auction begins at 7:30
Join the lively bidding for fine art and fine crafts donated by regional artists, along with other specialty items, and featuring “Art Chairs,” whichhave been transformed into works of art.

Public Program: Walker Springs Walk•About: Sat., Mar. 12, 3 p.m.
(All ages) Join roving guest naturalist Rikki Hall for a nature walk along Ten Mile Creek Greenway. Rikki will focus on “Unexpected Nature” or the nature that can be found even in the heart of the city and development. Free for members, $5 for non-members. Call 577-4717 ext. 10 to register.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Visitor Center: Monday: by appointment only for tour groups and school trips; Tuesday-Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday: 1-5PM (March 1 - November 30). For information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

February 17, 2011 (Knoxville, TN) – The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Xiaoze Xie: Amplified Moments March 11–May 15, 2011.
Amplified Moments is the first major U.S. exhibition to survey the work of Xiaoze Xie (pronounced shout-zah shee-ay), an important Chinese contemporary artist. More than 30 works document his achievements in painting, drawing, photography, installation, and video, and represent his use of books and newspapers to symbolize the fragile nature of history and memory.

Although Xie intended to pursue a career in architecture, the violent military crackdown on student protesters at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 compelled him to shift his energies. He left the People’s Republic of China three years later after completing his training as a painter, and began using symbolic imagery derived from newspapers, decaying books, museum libraries, and media images of current events. For Xie, stacks of printed pages represent not only cultural memory and the passage of time, but the ways in which history is interpreted and recorded according to various belief systems and political agendas.
Xie’s labor-intensive paintings consist of successive layers of pigment applied over several weeks. Working largely from photographs, the artist paints in a manner that is influenced by his camera. Some imagery appears cropped, blurred, and hazy, as if viewed through a photographic lens or perhaps through the filter of memory. The resulting compositions reach near-photographic precision without losing the evidence of the artist’s masterful brushwork.

KMA members are invited to an exhibition preview Thursday, March 10, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. The artists and exhibition curator Dan Mills will present a short gallery talk at 6:30pm. A cash bar will be available.

Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact Angela Thomas at 865.934.2034 or visit www.knoxart.org.

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

The 11-month residency program is an opportunity for emerging artists to further develop both artistically and professionally. This exhibition showcases their progress.
Reception: April 9, 6:00-8:00 PM

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

What: Art exhibit

Elizabeth Porter: "Disconnected"
Mixed media

Conrad Reinhardt: "Beyond Time and Place"
Digital photographs and oil paintings

Free and open to the public

When: March 6 through May 6, 2011
Opening reception Friday, March 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists' talks at 7 p.m.
Where: Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918
An exhibit featuring the art work of Conrad Reinhardt and Elizabeth Porter-Moses will be on display at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
Contact: Roy McCullough
Sperrin@bellsouth.net
865-281-2435

Art Exhibit/Artist Reception:
"Garden of Auspicious Dreams" by Lara Dann
(showing through March)
Refreshments provided

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

One of the most exciting adventure stories ever told, this episode from C. S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" contains all the beloved characters: the Pevensie family, the White Witch, and the mighty, mystical lion named Aslan.

Located at 800 Tyson Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com, info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.