Calendar of Events

Featuring 2012 School of Music Concerto Competition winners
At the James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.
website: www.music.utk.edu • concertline: 865-974-5678

Barbara Kingsolver, Kentucky native and renowned author of The Poisonwood Bible joins Kathy Mattea, West Virginian and Grammy Award winning musician on stage in A View from the Mountaintop, an engaging collaboration of song and spoken word. Their Appalachian heritage is what sparked the idea for the event, which aims to draw attention to the controversial practices of mountaintop removal for coal.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

“An Open House for Special Events”
Come see why Crescent Bend House and Gardens is the ideal location for: Weddings, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, Bridesmaid Luncheons, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties, Holiday Parties, Teas, Picnics, Business Meetings, Employee Appreciation Events, and Family Reunions. The house and gardens will be set up as though an actual event was taking place. Meet with Knoxville’s premier vendors and begin to plan your next special occasion.

Crescent Bend House & Gardens, 2728 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-637-3163, www.crescentbend.com

Join Knox county's Epworth shape note singers on Sunday, March 11, for their annual singing from The New Harp of Columbia during the Jubilee Festival. No experience required and loaner song books provided.
Laurel Theater, Knoxville.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Potluck dinner at noon. Please bring a covered dish to share.
For more information: Tina Becker, loudsinger@gmail.com

Do you have that closet full of stuff that you don't use anymore (sweaters you shrunk, broken jewelry, lamp shades that don't match anything)? Come and join us for this day of crafting and learn how to upcycle just about anything into new and useful décor and accessories. All ages. Cost $10. Bring what you would like to transform and we have the rest!

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Red Line Gallery will be hosting an Artist Reception & Exhibition
featuring the abstract works of photographer, Dennis Sabo, entitled
“Nature’s Color Splash”.

The Artist Reception will be held on Friday, March 9th from 7-9pm & the
show will hang through the end of March.

Red Line Gallery is located at 11519 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN
37934 (Campbell Station & Kingston Pike).
Phone: 865.288.0277
Website: www.redlinegallery.net

Begun in 1947 by C. Kermit Ewing, founder of The University of Tennessee School of Art, the annual student exhibition has become one of the oldest competitions in the country and one of the highlights of the Ewing Gallery's exhibition season. This competition has been an outlet for UT's talented students for 65 years, wherein countless works of art of every form and medium have been displayed and applauded by The University and Knoxville community.

This year's jurors are Amy Koch, an assistant professor of Art History at Towson University; Karen Shaw, New York artist and curator for the Islip Art Museum and Carriage House; and Kenneth White, graphic designer and recruiter for web design.

Both Kenneth White and Karen Shaw will be lecturing on Tuesday March 6th. Kenneth White's lecture will be at 4pm in room 109 and Karen Shaw's lecture begins at 7pm in room 109.
Both lectures are open to the public. We hope to see you there.
RECEPTION: Friday, March 9, 2012, Ewing Gallery, 7-9 pm with awards ceremony
at 8 pm
Exhibition: March 9 - March 22, 2012
GALLERY HOURS: Mon - Fri 10-5PM, Sun 1-4PM
For additional information on this exhibition, please call the Ewing Gallery at 865.974.3200 or visit us online at www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu.

Lecture: TBA
Opening Reception: Friday, March 9, 2012

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

March 9, 1-7 PM; March 10, 10 AM - 5 PM; March 11, 11 AM - 5 PM
ARTXTRAVAGANZA is Webb School’s annual art sale that features original artworks by more than 70 acclaimed artists and offers affordable works for everyone – from fine art, handcrafted jewelry and pottery to glass art, sculptures and metal art. The art sale is open to the public, admission is free, and free parking is available on site. This three-day event is held on the Webb School of Knoxville campus in West Knoxville.

Now in its eleventh year, ArtXtravaganza has rapidly grown to become one of the premier art shows in the Southeast, and has helped to further the careers of prominent artists. ArtXtravaganza showcases the amazing range and diversity of artistic talent in the region and beyond and helps establish Knoxville as a community aligned with the arts. Also on exhibit are works from the Lower, Middle and Upper school’s Webb students.

Each year, ArtXtravaganza hosts a featured artist. This year’s featured artists are painters Gary Stretar and Luke Stretar of Ohio. Proceeds from ArtXtravaganza support Webb School of Knoxville’s Artist-In-Residence Program, an on-campus teaching and learning experience for students, featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

Information: 865-291-3846, www.artxtravaganza.com

“Xanadu,” the award-winning Broadway musical comedy, is based on the 1980 film starring Olivia Newton-John. “Xanadu” follows Kira, a magical and beautiful Greek muse who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, Calif., to help a struggling artist, Sonny, achieve his dream to open the very first roller disco.
Adults: $10 Seniors and Students $7
Maryville College Students, Faculty and Staff receive free admission but must still have a ticket.

• Thu, March 8, 2012 at 8:00pm
• Fri, March 9, 2012 at 8:00pm
• Sat, March 10, 2012 at 8:00pm
• Sun, March 11, 2012 at 2:00pm

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

An exhibit featuring the paintings of Nathaniel Galka and Marianne Woodside will be on display at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
March 4, 2012 through May 5, 2012
Opening reception Friday, March 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists' talks at 6:30 p.m.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM; Friday 9AM-4:30PM; Sunday 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

We will be starting a Sunday Lecture series for the month of March. These lectures are free and open to the public. They will be held in our Education room.

Sunday, March 11, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Lecturer Frank Brannon will talk about the Cherokee printing history which began in the early nineteenth century with publication of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper in 1828 in what is today northern Georgia. Sequoyah, having completed development of the Cherokee writing system only seven years before the beginning of the bilingual newspaper, provided the foundation for this first Native American newspaper and a heritage of Cherokee printing. Considering this history and Sequoyah's writing system, letterpress printing seemed a good fit for a new fine arts program offered through Southwestern Community College in Western North Carolina. Classes in printmaking began in autumn 2010 and include printing in the Cherokee language. This talk will give details of Cherokee printing history and the Phoenix, and describe production of the Cherokee metal printing type for use in today's studio.

On March 18 from 2 to 3 p.m., Tyler Howe will speak on Cherokee Americanization from 1800-1815; the Tellico Blockhouse; and the Cherokee Lighthorse, the first loosely organized police force. Howe is currently the Tribal Historic Preservation Specialist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Historic Preservation Office.

Sunday, March 25, Come share the afternoon with nationally known Cherokee Storyteller Lloyd Arneach, Sr. and his daughter, Dawn Arneach, both EBCI tribal members from the Yellowhill Community. Mr. Arneach will be sharing stories and Dawn will be helping anyone needing help with researching their family trees and general genealogy questions. Dawn will have on hand copies of the different roll books to do quick lookups. Mr. Arneach will also have his CD and book for sale with him which he can sign at the time. They will be at the museum from 12-3pm.

All lectures are free and open to the public.

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 HWY 360, Vonore, TN 37885. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 12-5PM. Information: 423-884-6246, www.sequoyahmuseum.org