Calendar of Events

Learn how to capture a perfect garden photograph while enjoying an early morning walk through the gardens. A member of our staff will lead an hour-long walk focusing on the best lighting and garden location during that particular walk. This event is a unique opportunity to have time with fellow photographers and garden lovers while having some serious photography time in the garden. Photography walks will be held every third Friday: May 20, June 17, July 15 and August 19. Walks begin at 7:30 a.m. and depart from the Friendship Plaza at the entrance to the Gardens.

We are excited to have a variety of monthly walks. Walks are rain or shine, and will be cancelled only in the event of dangerous lightening. All walks are FREE and meet at the entrance to the Gardens. (Advance registration appreciated, but not required.)

The former Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games is now the Smoky Mountain Highland Games. This will be a wonderful weekend for games, food, and reconnecting with your Scottish roots. Along with many other clans, both the Ramsey Clan and the Ramsey House Plantation will have booths and we invite you to come and visit with us!

Friday, May 20. 3 p.m. Scotch Tasting
6 p.m. Gala Reception

Saturday, May 21 8 a.m. Gates & Field Open
12 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
1:30 p.m. Scotch Tasting
4:30 p.m. Massed Band Concert & Awards Ceremony
7:00 p.m. Ceilidh

All day Saturday: Scottish country dancing, Border collie demonstrations, children’s activities, clan challenge, athletics, entertainment, dance & piping competition

Sunday, May 22 8:30 a.m. Gates & Field Open
9:30 a.m. Worship Service & Kirkin’ O’ The Tartans
12:00 p.m. Pipe Band Concert
1:15 p.m. Parade of Tartans & Massed Bands
1:45 p.m. Scottish Dog Parade & Talent Show
3:00 p.m. Free-Style Band Competition

All day Sunday: Scottish country dancing, amateur athletics, children’s activities, heritage seminars, entertainment

On the Maryville College Campus. Info: 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org

May 20-22 - 30th Annual Smoky Mountain Highland Games in Maryville - A weekend of getting to know all about your Scottish clan.

Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open year around (except Mondays & Holidays). For information: 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org

The Jubilee! is an annual fundraiser to benefit the Bijou Theatre. This year’s fantastic event features The Dirty Dozen Brass Band on the main stage. Every patron will also be treated to a one-of-a-kind pre-concert party in the Krutch Park extension as the “Bijou Big Top” comes alive with street performers, a beer garden, specialty food and drink, entertainment from Boozehound Gandy Dance, and a live auction of musical instruments signed by legendary performers.

All ages and experience levels are welcome to participate in this event. This is a fun family event. Kids love the Raku process. Or it could be a great ''date night'' event. Plus, you will be taking home a beautiful piece of art to decorate your home that you helped create! Hope to see you there! The $30 fee includes your choice of one handmade bisque piece, use of our studio raku glazes, glazing instruction and the firing.

Mighty Mud, 2444 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11-6PM. For information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

Class Fee: $30 ($20 if you bring your own bisque-fired pot)
Class Maximum: 10 Students

Coming to Knoxville on May 20, with two shows at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., The Imagination Movers Live "Rock-o-Matic 2012" show is a high-octane rock concert, perfect for kids of all ages. In addition to winning an Emmy and other honors, the Movers have also performed twice at the White House and on several morning shows. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, October 21 at 10 a.m.

Thirty local artists have graciously volunteered to create beautiful works of art on 55-gallon rain barrels to help the Water Quality Form raise awareness about water conservation and water pollution. 87 unique rain barrels and been created and through their sale, education and conservation efforts will be funded.
On display at at the Museum of Art and online.
You can have access to the website with the following link:
http://www.drygap.com/rdbo/2011/index.html

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

The KSO’s 75th Season will conclude with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherezade, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, featuring pianist Joel Fan, and Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird. Under the direction of Maestro Lucas Richman. Performed at the Historic Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Painted Journeys on the Colorado Plateau developed out of the first Artist-in-Residence Program at the Museum of Northern Arizona. The goal of the program is to develop new understandings of the Colorado Plateau region through the artistic process. In September 2007 three Woodstock New York painters, Judy Abbott, K.L.McKenna and Eva van Rijn were the first artists selected for the new program. During their three week visit, these three women created a large body of work dedicated to the region. Painted Journeys on the Colorado Plateau showcases their artistic interpretation in celebration of the spirit of this place.
The art of New York Painters Abbott, McKenna and van Rijn convey a contemporary journey in the tradition of the nineteenth century Hudson River Hudson River Valley artists. For three weeks in September of 2007, the trio, who made their home base in the historic residences of the Museum of Northern Arizona, spent most of their time traveling throughout the region in search of subjects and painting outdoors.
The Artists will attend the Friday Artwalk June 24, 2011.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Featuring nineteenth century Tennessee-made earthenware and stoneware
Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900 is a major exhibition of nineteenth-century pots made in East Tennessee. This once-in-a-lifetime grouping of more than 200 distinctive regional pieces will make for an unforgettable exploration of this chapter of Tennessee history.
“This pottery, of which we are justifiably proud, provides a unique link in the continuum of the American potting tradition as it spread across the United States.”

The exhibit will explore all aspects of nineteenth-century pottery production in East Tennessee, as well as featuring comparative examples from other parts of the state. Visitors will learn how to “read” a pot, how a pot was made in the nineteenth-century, the difference between earthenware and stoneware, and the importance of pottery for households.

On Friday, June 3, ETHS will host the Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival at the History Center for an opening reception, pottery demonstrations, and a viewing of the Tennessee Turned exhibit. Two special “Pottery Day” events to be held June 25 and September 17 will invite the public to bring in pottery objects they may have in their families for possible identification and to be documented photographically for historical purposes.

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

AIGA Knoxville is proud to present Knoxville's first Design Week-five days of activities and events that will allow designers, creatives and non-designers to explore the profession of design as practiced in East Tennessee. Let's celebrate great design, engage each other and grow our expertise. Together, we will explore answers to the question: What is Design?
MAY 16TH--DESIGNWEEK KICK-OFF + KEYNOTE at the Emporium Center--6:00 - 8 PM

MAY 17TH--1:1 - DAY IN DESIGN KNOXVILLE--Various locations--Various times

MAY 18TH--PANEL DISCUSSION & OPEN STUDIOS - WEST KNOXVILLE
Latitude 35, Various locations lunch 11:30 - 1, tours 3 - 6

MAY 19TH--OPEN STUDIOS - DOWNTOWN & MIX & MATCH SOCIAL
Various locations--tours 3 - 6, social 6:15 - 8:30

MAY 20TH--ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 WORKSHOP
D.E.N. at Ivan Allen--2:00 - 5 PM

www.designweek.com

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On Wednesday and Thursday several Knoxville-based design firms are holding open studios. You're invited!

Downtown:
Elastic Pictures
Kate Moore
Morris Creative
Robin Easter
West:
Bluegill
Designsensory
Pyxl
Tombras Group
Participating in 1:1:
Elastic Pictures, Robin Easter, Designsensory, Pyxl, Tombras, 2313 Creative, Orange Apple Branding, Morris Creative, Metro Pulse, Richards Design Group, Luna Creative, The Village

Opening Reception: May 14, 7—9 PM, with a gallery talk at 6:30.

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