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Information: 865-524-0795, www.knoxvilleopera.com

Jenna & Her Cool Friends
$9 General Admission
$5 with Membership or student ID
Free for ages 17 and under

When vivacious vocalist and conga player Jenna Jefferson gathered Her Cool Friends (“Detroit” Dave Meer on guitar, Keith Ford on guitar, Michael Crawley on harmonica, Larry Joe Dunsmore on drums, and Glyn Loyd on bass) for a Blues Cruise on the river last year, little did any of them realize that it would become an ongoing group. However the chemistry between all the Friends and their audiences have kept them together, playing for appreciative audiences everywhere they go, especially last February’s “Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues” show at Alive After Five when they packed the Great Hall. By popular demand, they are back again, and we suggest you get here early!

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition opening Friday, October 7, at 5:00 PM in the Balcony of the Emporium Center featuring seven regional artists:
Lisa W. Ellis ( Morristown ) – Silver gelatin photography prints of man-altered landscapes of East Tennessee (the lime hills of an ASARCO Mine and the dry lake bed of Douglas Lake) and industrial landscapes in Hamblen County .

Betsy Hobkirk ( Knoxville ) – Oil and mixed media paintings inspired by organic imagery found in nature.

Gloria Nelson (Maryville) – Oil paintings of subjects that evoke memories from the past with intentions of taking the viewer away from the robotic technological society of today. www.glorianelsonart.com

Olga Noes ( Knoxville ) - Acrylic works on canvas and wood board. www.olganoes.com

Dennis Sabo (Loudon) – Photography of natural history and marine sciences, including underwater images from the South Pacific and the Caribbean and wildlife from Botswana , Africa ; www.dsabophoto.com.

Jesse Sisken ( Lexington , KY ) – Photographs of landscapes, seascapes, and architectural images of the physical and cultural features of the Greek Cycladic islands. www.jessesisken.com

Regina Turner ( Knoxville ) – Acrylic paintings that colorfully express and portray the passion of God’s word and His truth of love through the eyes of the artist’s inner child. www.reginaturner.com

The group exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center , 100 S. Gay Street , from October 7-28, 2011. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on October 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, October 8, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

The Knoxville Museum of Art will host a Guild anthology reading alongside its regularly-scheduled "Alive After Five" program. Contributors to A Tapestry of Voices: the 2011 Anthology of the Knoxville Writers' Guild will read on the museum's 3rd Floor from 5:30 till 8 pm, while the band "Jenna and her Cool Friends" performs downstairs in the Great Hall. Readers will include Mark Compton, reading an excerpt from his forthcoming novel, Shortcake; Michael Gill, reading his prose memoir, "Strange Pigtails"; Melanie Harless, reading her poem, "Sunday Conversation with my Neighbor"; and William Isom II, reading his poem, "Appalachian Mulatto."

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916.

Enjoy cider and light harvest fare in the gardens of Blount Mansion as you listen to the music of Heyday Revival, a four piece band, blending complex fiddle melodies, sophisticated vocal harmonies, exuberant guitar rhythms and solos, and thundering bass lines into a sound that is uniquely their own.
Covering both traditional bluegrass songs and popular hits, as well as performing their own original material, Heyday Revival is sure to have something to please everyone.

Enter at the Visitors Center on Gay Street …just before the Gay Street Bridge 865.525.2375

Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

-Learn about Liberian culture and cuisine
-Purchase and Sample Liberian dishes, (including vegetarian friendly foods) Buffet is
free for children under 12 .
-Kellie Jolly who is receiving fabulous revues, from the Dreamgirls stageplay at the
Cumberland Theater will make a special appearance.
-We will have a poetry reading by students from UT .
-We will have on display more items from the Jazz for Justice Project to help the
people of Uganda
-Paintings; Crafts; Books, etc...

"The Johnsons are members of the Vai and Gola Tribes of Liberia and have lived and
worked in the US since childhood.. This young couple not only bring great
ethnic food to the city they also bring the freshness of their youth and
positive and welcoming attitudes AND they are both accomplished artists!
Hawa is a very natural and well developed visual artist and Armaa is a
nationally renowned freelance filmmaker and specialist in documentaries.
Please go check them out Fri. 10/09/11 at the Palavah on Magnolia, it is a
real treat!” -Nkechi Ajanaku, Executive Director, African American Appalachian Arts,
Inc.& Kuumba Festival

Liberian food cafe
“Palavah Hut” located at:
1931 Magnolia Ave., Knoxville, TN.
(865) -237-0014
or visit us
at:*Facebook/Palavah.Hut

Join us at URBhana next Friday, October 7th, with Photographer, Molly Harrell, who will be exhibiting her photography series "The Nudes." This recent collection of nudes, photographed over a period of several months, will be on display throughout the month of October.

A graduate of The University of Tennessee 1986, and The Art Institute of Atlanta 2002, Molly currently resides in Columbia , SC , as a commercial photographer specializing in portraits. Her fascination with the beauty of the human body has led to a continued love of photographing people in the nude.

For this show, Molly works primarily with black and white images. A mix of framed works, images printed on canvas, and mixed media will be featured.

URBhana, 115 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-5454, www.urbhana.com

On October 7th (this coming Friday) after 6pm, "2 Many Pixels" photo gallery is proud to present the work of Heather McClintock: "The Innocent: Casualties of the Civil War in Northern Uganda "

Heather McClintock is a photographer. Widely published and exhibited, her work is recognized internationally, she has been documenting for 4 years the terrible living conditions of innocent victims of the war in Uganda .

She will be signing her book during the opening, any proceeds from photographs and books sales will go directly towww.africanyouthinitiative.org, a charity organization that supports the health and psychosocial rehabilitation of those who have suffered serious human rights violations.

The gallery is open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm and after hours or weekends by appointment at 917 532 4913 orpatrice@2manypixelsphoto.com
"2 Many Pixels" 130 West Jackson avenue, suite 201 Knoxville, TN 37902

Voted one of the South’s most popular fall events, Gatlinburg readies itself for the 36th Annual Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair. Over 180 craftspeople will be exhibiting and demonstrating their crafts at the Gatlinburg Convention Center this October 6-23. During these dates the Gatlinburg Convention Center transforms into an enormous multi-level community of craftspeople from all over the U.S. The 36th Annual Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair will host some of the country’s finest artists and craftsmen that offer their unique art for sale.

Hours are 10am to 6pm daily and 10am to 5pm on Sundays. Music shows are 12, 2 and 4pm daily 12 and 2pm on Sundays and are included in the admission cost ($6 for Adults and children 12 and under free. Group rates available). For additional information call 865/436-7479 or visit our website at www.craftsmenfair.com

By Molière, Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbu. At the Lab Theatre.
A classic comedy by one of the greatest playwrights of all time. A "man of the cloth" worms his way into the gullible heart of a rich family man and tries to take him for all he has. Molière skewers religious hypocrisy, mindless piety, and sexual deceit – all in glorious rhyming verse.

Clarence Brown Theatre 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

“The Rainmaker” is a comedy set in a rural western town during the Depression. The play tells the story of a woman whose family is more worried about her fading marriage prospects than the drought killing their cattle. On a hot day, their lives are changed by the arrival of a man who claims he can make it rain. RSCC Theatre, Harriman, General Admission $10, Students $7.

October 6-8, 13-15 at 7 pm
Matinee performance October 9 & 16 at 2 pm

Roane State Community College, Harriman, Tennessee, 865.882.4567
Check website periodically for updated information at www.roanestate.edu/theatre

An Art2Action production
Eleven Reflections on September is an original piece written by Andrea Assaf. It is a poetry-based, multimedia performance dealing with Arab-American identity, Wars on/of Terror, and “the constant, quiet rain of death amidst beauty” that each autumn brings in a post 9/11 world.

Themes include reflections on September 11th, hybrid identity, Wars on/of Terror (including Iraq, Afghanistan, the 2006 bombing of Lebanon, Palestine, and Somalia) airports, loss and the revolutions and uprisings currently sweeping across the Arab world.
Aesthetically, the poems explore the disintegration of language in the face of violence, prejudice, and unspeakable horror; as such, they progress from lyrical to abstract and broken. The witnessing of falling autumn becomes a metaphor for the ever-increasing numbers of human lives lost, on all sides.

While in residency with The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Assaf will be performing the one-woman show three times; Thursday, October 6th at 8pm, Saturday, October 8th at 8pm, and Sunday, October 9th at 3pm. Each performance will be followed by a talkback between the audience and the performer discussing the themes and presentation of the piece. The performances will take place in The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc.’s Black Box Theatre at the Emporium Center (100 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN; Suite 114). General admission: $12, Students and children 12 and under: $5 Please call (865) 544-0447 for more information or visit www.carpetbagtheatre.org.

For more information on Andrea Assaf, Art2Action, and Eleven Reflections on September, please visit http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/showcase/eleven_reflections_on_september.
The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. is a NPN Partner of the National Performance Network (NPN). This project is made possible in part by support from United States Artists and the NPN Performance Residency Program. Major contributors include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information: www.npnweb.org