Calendar of Events

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee plays October 27 through November 13 in the Carousel Theatre. This delightful new musical is a real time event where ten finalists compete for the chance to go to the national spelling bee in Washington DC. Through the course of the bee we get up close and personal with all the contestants and learn of their dreams and challenges. As participants gradually are eliminated we see the trials and tribulations of adolescence in high comic relief.

The Tony award winning musical was based upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original improvisational play created by Rebecca Feldman and performed by The Farm, a New York-based improvisational comedy troupe. It opened on Broadway in 2005 and ran until January 2008. The musical is now produced in theatres across the country to rave reviews!

OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 13 Carousel Theatre.

The Knoxville Watercolor Society will have a fall showing of mixed media works by its members at the Cherokee Mills from October 18th to November 29th. Cherokee Mills is located at 2200 Sutherland Ave. Known to Knoxville residents as Cherokee Mills in the early 1900's, the space is now a distinct campus style office complex with a large atrium where the KWS will exhibit its newest works. The building is open from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. For more information about the show, you may contact Mary Ann Valvoda at 408-0737.

Here they come ----housewives and engineers, secretaries and doctors, principals and plumbers, and oh yes, a few professional artists and art teachers. What do they have in common? Well, they all are exhibiting their fine arts in the Fall Awards Show in the art gallery at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine), Fairfield Glade.

The exhibit is scheduled to open for public viewing on October 15. Awards will be given to the artists by judge, Julie L. Rabun, an Associate Art Professor at Carson Newman College. Rabun will judge the following categories: watercolor, oil, colored drawings (pastel and colored pencil), black and white drawing (pencil, charcoal, and pen and ink), 3-D (pottery, sculpture, and jewelry), mixed media, and photography.

The show is open to anyone who is a member of the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade, however, membership is open to all Plateau artists. This is an interesting group. Many of our most creative and technically professional people retired from their family supporting job (orchid raising - very hard job), began to work daily on their art ability, and are now indistinguishable from the pros.

Our shows are diverse and quite good! So come join in the cultural appreciation of Plateau artists who are members of the Art Guild. You don’t have to be retired to be a member, and entries are open to anyone 16 or over. This is one of the fall art events of Cumberland County…..don’t miss it.

The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a not-for-profit ©(3) organization and an equal opportunity provider. Website: www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

In observance of the Civil War’s 150th anniversary, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is hosting an exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum, Common People in Uncommon Times: The Civil War in Tennessee. The exhibition focuses on how the war affected the lives of Tennesseans through personal stories of participants whose sagas illustrate a land divided.

The narrative of personal struggle and endurance during the Civil War is presented on 10 graphic panels taken from the State Museum’s collection of photographs and artifacts from the era, as well as from other collections across the state. Each panel portrays a different theme: Confederate leaders, Union leaders, African-Americans, civilian home front, common soldiers, war on the water, reconstruction and commemoration.

Admission to the special exhibition is included in the museum admission price, and free for Heritage Center members. For current hours and admission rates, visit www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Traveling Exhibition: "Common People in Uncommon Times: The Civil War Experience in Tennessee"

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend, TN 37882.
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday
Closed on Sunday
For Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

"Windows to Heaven: Treasures from the Museum of Russian Icons, Clifton, MA" brings together historically significant works from the collection, dating from 1590 AD to present day. This spectacular exhibition helps demonstrate how religious structures and organizations are created by civilizations to reflect their own spiritual, social and political needs.

Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN
Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

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