Calendar of Events

This exhibition is one of the first major surveys devoted to the wealth of exciting art being produced by a new generation of artists from Eastern Europe’s former communist countries. Many of these artists are in their thirties, and several are quickly becoming widely known after being featured in international biennials, art fairs, and museum exhibitions. Each was born under Communist rule but their art training occurred following the fall of Communism. Despite being internationally involved in the art world, these artists are devoted to living and maintaining studios in their home towns. Organized by the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in partnership with the KMA.

Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 4, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

www.knoxart.org

An exhibition of selections from the School’s Permanent Collection features objects representative of work by current and former instructors.

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

Holly Zausner’s work is about transformation through mediums both literal and metaphorical. For this body of work, she has transformed Unseen, a super 16 mm film made in 2007, which was shown at the Bode Museum , into a series of black, white, and colored collages.

In the film Unseen, the artist searches through key locations and museums in the city of Berlin attempting to find metaphorical space and literal rest for two rubber sculptures, one female and one male. As Zausner and her two rubbery protagonists move through the city, a non-linear narrative unfolds.

November 4 -26, 2011 The gallery will be closed the 24th and 25th for the Thanksgiving Holiday
RECEPTION: November 4, 5-9PM
LECTURE: November 4, 3:30PM rm. 109, Art and Architecture building,
University of Tennesse Campus

UTDowntown Gallery - 106 S. Gay Street., Knoxville , TN 3790T. GALLERY HOURS: Wed - Fri 11-6PM, Sat 10-3PM.
ph: 865.673.0802 - email: mberry8@utk.edu - web: http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

Pellissippi State presents Neil Simon?s ?Biloxi Blues?

Pellissippi State Community College presents Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning comedy Biloxi Blues, in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4, 5, 11 and 12, at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13, at 2 p.m.

Neil Simon, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is probably America's best-known contemporary playwright. This semi-autobiographical comedy-drama follows Eugene Jerome as he navigates through army basic training, a crazy drill sergeant and falling in love for the first time.

Tickets are available at the Box Office 30 minutes before each show. Tickets are $12, with group and other discounts available. All proceeds go to the Pellissippi State Foundation to benefit the Theatre program.

For more information, including special ticket pricing, call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Pellissippi State Community College presents Neil Simon?s Tony Award?winning comedy Biloxi Blues, in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4, 5, 11 and 12, at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13, at 2 p.m.

Neil Simon, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is probably America?s best-known contemporary playwright. This semi-autobiographical comedy-drama follows Eugene Jerome as he navigates through army basic training, a crazy drill sergeant and falling in love for the first time.

Tickets are available at the Box Office 30 minutes before each show. Tickets are $12, with group and other discounts available. All proceeds go to the Pellissippi State Foundation to benefit the Theatre program.

For more information, including special ticket pricing, call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ALLIANCE PRESENTS CONFERENCE AND CELEBRATION IN KNOXVILLE , NOVEMBER 4 & 5, 2011

KNOXVILLE, TENN. –The African American Heritage Alliance (AAHA!) presents a unique two-day conference and celebration, Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th. The event’s theme, “An Untold Story: Celebrating African American Heritage in East Tennessee,” highlights the amazing contributions and often unknown stories of East Tennessee ’s African American ancestors. Robert Booker, Carpetbag Theater Among Many Guest Speakers and Performers. Thanks to the support of the Tennessee Arts Commission, Humanities Tennessee, We Shall Overcome Fund, East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Community Economic Development Network (CEDnet), the event is FREE and open to the general public.

The AAHA! Conference and Celebration features many noted guest speakers and performers; all activities are at the East Tennessee History Center (ETHC), located at 601 S. Gay Street in downtown Knoxville . For a complete conference schedule, visit http://aahaonline.net. To register for the FREE conference, contact Ethiel Garlington at Knox Heritage at egarlington@knoxheritage.org or 865-523-8008.

Come on down (or tune in) for some of the best old-time mountain music and more surprises with your host, Ferd Moyse (from The Hackensaw Boys). Live music at 6:30 PM; radio broadcast from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Every First Friday of the month.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Details TBA!
Information: 865-524-0795, www.knoxvilleopera.com

Phil Pollard & The Band of Humans and Jack Rentfro & The Apocalypso Quartet
$9 General Admission
$5 with Membership or student ID
Free for ages 17 and under

This special Alive After Five will be held in conjunction with the opening for the new exhibition “After the Fall” which is by artists from Eastern Europe after 1989 and the fall of the Soviet Union. For this evening’s program, the stage will be moved to the middle of the windowed wall facing the World’s Fair Park, and two bands will perform, Phil Pollard & The Band of Humans and Jack Rentfro & The Apocalypso Quartet.

On Friday, Nov. 4, the central building on the Magnolia Avenue Campus of Pellissippi State Community College will officially become the Joe Armstrong Building . On that day, the community is invited to attend a naming ceremony and celebration honoring the building’s namesake, state Rep. Joe E. Armstrong.

Pellissippi State ’s naming ceremony and celebration for the Joe Armstrong Building begins at 1 p.m. on the west lawn of the campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. A reception and tours of the building will follow.

For additional information, call (865) 694-6400.

To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Please join faculty, staff and students of the UTK School of Art for an exhibition of extension + movement artworks created by undergraduate students currently enrolled in Foundations 102: Introduction to Time-Based Art in the School of Art . The extension + movement project engaged the students to modify and extend their bodies in response to various themes and inspirations, ranging from personal strengths and weaknesses to technological dependence. The students were then tasked with creating movement sequences, mediated by their modifications, to further enhance and communicate their concepts.

Performance and Reception on Friday, November 4, 2011, 6-8 PM, at 25 Emery Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway.

For additional information please contact Guen Montgomery, at 865-617-0657 or guenmail@gmail.com

Join us at URBhana with Photographer, Ashley Overton.
Ashley says about this exhibition of her new work: "Make Haste Slowly, is an experimentation in natural light and the way it manipulates an image."

The Songbirds will be performing, and will be a beautiful accompaniment to the work.

Friday, November 4th, 6-9pm
Wine, Art, Music!
Artwork for sale and the exhibit is open to the public.

Set in 1900, the play takes place in a large house on the British Coast. The story revolves around Roane Shepperly, a blind girl, and her encounter with a mentally unbalanced killer. Throughout the play is threaded a charming love story and many scenes of rich humor...something for everyone!

Powell Playhouse will present Fred Carmichael's "The Night Is My Enemy" November 3,4,5 and 6 at Jubilee Center on Callahan Drive, located between I-75 North and Clinton Highway.

Evening performances are set for 7:30 and the Sunday matinee is set for 3:00. Tickets are available from cast members and at the door; $10 for adults, and $5 for Senior on Sunday afternoon only.