Calendar of Events
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Fountain City Art Center: Fountain City Art Guild Spring Show
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Reception April 29, 6:30-8:30 PM
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
AC Entertainment: Sundown in the City
Category: Music
One of the most popular outdoor events in Knoxville, Sundown in the City presented by Regal Entertainment Group, returns to Market Square! For five Thursdays this spring music lovers can enjoy a variety of exciting live musical performances in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Sundown in the City is absolutely free, open to the public and a great way to get your weekend started early.
2011 Headliners:
April 21 — Randy Houser with JC and The Dirty Smokers
May 12 — Better Than Ezra with Johnny Astro & The Big Bang
May 19 — Umphrey's McGee with Zach Deputy
June 2 — Jonny Lang with Megan McCormick
June 16 — Warren Haynes Band with The Black Cadillacs
Free parking is available after 6 p.m. at the Locust Street, Market Square and State Street garages.
Visit SundownintheCity.com or Concertwire.com for more information.
AC Entertainment: 507 S. Gay St, #1100, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-523-2665,
Dogwood Arts Festival: Art in Public Places
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Now in its fifth year, this world-class exhibition of 25 large-scale sculptures can be viewd in downtown Knoxville and the McGhee Tyson Airport. The 2011 exhibition juror will be John Henry and will feature up to 35 large-scale, outdoor sculptures. The selected sculptures will be exhibited in downtown Knoxville. For more information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com
American Museum of Science & Energy: "Cold War Crisis: The U-2 Incident"
Category: Lecture, panel and Science, nature
"Cold War Crisis: The U-2 Incident" exhibit details the story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot flying photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA. His plane was downed by a Soviet surface-to air missile on May 1, 1960 and he was convicted of being a spy and held in Russian prison until February 11, 1962, when he was dramatically exchanged for a Soviet spy in New York, in the first Cold War Spy exchange.
American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org
Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts: Betty Fortenberry Exhibit
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
There will be an opening reception on Friday, April 8 from 5:30 * 7:30, free and open to the public.
Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway Suite B, Knoxville, TN 37917. For information: 865-523-1401, www.cityofknoxville.org/recreation/arts
