Calendar of Events

'The Comedy Experiment' is back on July 19, 2012! Join us for live sketch comedy, audience-inspired improv and stand-up comedian Tom Allen.

Catch us at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center, 426 Ruritan Road, Harriman.

The show begins at 8pm.
Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Must be 18 or older.
Call the Creative Arts Co-op at 865/765-1129 or visit www.creativeartsco-op.com

Matter of Time is an exhibition of new textile based works by artist Sarah Rabeda. Over the past year, the artist has been accumulating natural materials in and around the Knoxville area and arranging them into tapestries. The installation addresses the fragility of natural material and its inevitable decomposition. You are invited to experience these pieces through the senses. Also included in the show is a collaboration between the artist and Mike Finn, titled The Insterstitial. This series of public interventions examines the use of unintentional spaces and fills them in with social meaning. The gallery will be open on the Tuesdays and Thursdays during the exhibition period from 5:30-7:30pm, with special viewings by request. Please contact srabeda@gmail.com to schedule a viewing.

Opening reception on Friday July 20, 6-9 PM; closing reception on Friday July 27, 6-9pm; gallery hours 5:30-7:30 pm 7/17,7/19,7/24 and 7/26 at The Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville. www.a1labarts.org

Monday 7/16
Jackson Ridge Rodeo
Guy Marshall

Tuesday 7/17
Brian Collins
Corpus Callosum

Wednesday 7/18
Wayne Haught
Scissormen

Thursday 7/19
Caleb Wolfe
Adrian Krygowski

Friday 7/20
Daniel Ellsworth
The Shams Band

Saturday 7/21
Flint Blade
Etta Britt

Monday 7/23
Rich Del Grosso
John Del Toro Richardson

Tuesday 7/24
Sweet Wednesday
Tim Fast

Wednesday 7/25
Bonnie Whitmore
Chris Porter

Thursday 7/26
Natasha Borzilova
The Living Trees

Friday 7/27
Cabinet
Drew Gibson Band

Saturday 7/28
Austin Miller
Wilhelm McKay

12:00 noon. Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 South Gay Street, Knoxville, 37902.

Get ready for another roaring, good time! The Creative Arts Co-op is set to unveil its next interactive murder myster 'Happy High School Reunion?' If you think you had issues in high school, just wait until you see this motley crew! And don't forget about the delicious desserts!

The details are:
'Happy High School Reunion?'
July 14 & 21, 2012
Both shows begin at 8pm
at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center
426 Ruritan Road
Harriman

Tickets are $20.pp - includes dessert, beverages,and live show. Reservations recommended.

Saturday, July 14, 9 am
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Beginning Urban Land Scouts - Drawing and Observation
(For students going into grades 4-6) This workshop is for students who want to be better urban explorers, artists, authors, designers, or inventors. We will be learning to bind small books, exploring the land around us, and drawing from life -- useful skills for makers of all types. No materials necessary, but pre-registration is required. Limit:12 people. Cost is $20 per person, scholarships available. Call or email Katie Ries to register: (865) 235-1730 or katie@urbanlandscouts.com.

Saturday, July 14,10 am
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Nature Preschool - Discover the Forest
(Ages 4-5) Join us for this program that allows you to discover who's hiding amongst the leaves of the forest. Who lives in the leafy tree canopy? Who prefers an underground dwelling? Come find out! The fee for this program is $5 for members and $15 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register. Leader: Kara Remington

Saturday, July 14,11 am
Behind the Scenes with the Ijams Veterinarian
(Ages 5 and up) Get up close and personal with some of Ijams' furred and feathered animal ambassadors! You won't want to miss this unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of our animal care program. You'll get to see how we feed and care for the animals, and you may even have the chance to get nose-to-beak or toe-to-tail with some of our wildlife friends. Due to liability concerns, participants cannot be under 5 years of age. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The fee for this program is $30 per person, and includes a boxed lunch. Call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register. Leader: Dr. Louise Conrad

Saturday, July 14,1 pm
FAMILY PROGRAM: Tips for Healthy Eating
As food costs continue to rise, it is more important than ever that we manage our budgets without sacrificing healthy, organic, and fresh foods. Join us to learn some cost-cutting tips for healthy eating. You may even go home with a few new recipes to try. Free. Please call 577-4717 ext. 110 to register. Leader: Sabrina DeVault

Saturday, July 14, 2 pm
FAMILY PROGRAM: Animal Program
Have you met all the animals that call the Ijams Visitor Center home? If not, be sure to stop by every Saturday for a chance to get nose-to-beak with some of our resident furred and feathered ambassadors. Free to members, $2 for non-members. No registration required.

Saturday, July 14, 2 pm
ADULT PROGRAM: WalkAbout: Woodpeckers Along Third Creek
(Ages 12 and up) The Third Creek Greenway passes through excellent habitat for a variety of birds, including owls and woodpeckers. Join Ijams senior naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales for this pleasant stroll. Meet at parking lot at Tyson Park tennis courts. Free for Ijams and McClung members, $5 non-members. To register call, 577-4717, ext. 110.

Sunday, July 15, 2 pm
FAMILY PROGRAM: Show-and-Tell Sunday
Have you met all the animals that call the Ijams Visitor Center home? If not, be sure to stop by every Sunday at 2 pm and 4 pm for a chance to get nose-to-beak with some of our resident furred and feathered ambassadors. You can also learn the secrets of the exhibit hall with our museum curator every Sunday at 3 pm to peek into the world of the Ijams exhibits. Both of these programs are free to members, $2 for non-members. No registration required.

Sunday, July 15, 2 pm
Fermentation Fervor: Three Rivers Market
Did you know that fermentation plays a role in foods from beer and bread to coffee and chocolate? It also allows us to preserve an abundant harvest, access minerals and micronutrients, and better digest our foods. You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear renowned "fermentation experimentalist" Sandor Ellix Katz speak about his work with fermented food and culture. You'll even have a chance to sample fermented foods and to learn about fermenting foods at home. There will be a book signing following the talk. The fee for this program is $7 for non-members, free for members of Three Rivers Market (donations accepted). Please contact Three Rivers Market at (865) 525- 2069 for more information and to reserve your space.


Thursday, July 19, 1 pm
Ijams Children's Story Time
Join Ijams volunteer Lynn Keffer as she reads A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle of her favorite children's books, she will also lead kids in a fun craft. Free, but donations are accepted. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

Thursday, July 19,10 am
FAMILY PROGRAM: Nature Fun Station
Join us for this terrific new program at Ijams Nature Center! Look for the Nature Fun Station sign to find a fun outdoor learning activity. Whether, we are catching bugs in the meadow or planting flowers in the garden, visitors can join us for a variety of outdoor discoveries. Follow the sign to fun! FREE. No registration required.

An entertaining evening of the various writings of the Bard, presented during the summer in Market Square. An old blanket or lawn chair is all you need to view the free performances under the stars. Donations of $5 are always welcome. Performed on a rough replica of the new Globe Theatre in London (a reconstruction of Shakespeare’s original theatre), the plays will be presented in the timeless style of Elizabethan Theatre presentations. The Tennessee Stage Company encourages the audience to spend an evening on the Square: do a little shopping, have a nice dinner, see the play and maybe stop by a pub afterward. All of this and more is available on Market Square nightly. So come early and see the Square!

Thursday-Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM
“As You Like It” July 12, 14, 20, 22, 26 28, and Aug. 3, 5, 9, 11
“Julius Caesar” July 13, 15, 19, 22, 27, 29, and Aug.2, 4, 10, 12

Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

When the schedule was being negotiated for the featured exhibits at the Shanks Center for the Arts, Crossville Tennessee, it was not expected that we would be in the midst of a heat wave. The natural temperature of caves in this area is mid-50 degrees F. So the original idea was that a gallery guest would experience the feeling of coolness at the exhibit. But now, the unusual heat wave, plus the un-air-conditioned Warehouse Gallery, has provided a need for more imagination on the part of viewer. Fortunately the exquisite photographs make up for the temperature difference.

Alan Cressler, a Georgia resident, is a professional photographer who accompanies Dr. Jan Simek, a Distinguished Professor of Science in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, into caves in the area of middle Tennessee. Together they have explored hundreds of caves, many of which have drawings that were made thousands of years ago as determined by carbon-dating charcoal from half-burned slivers of cane. Native American people who made the artwork did so at personal risk, crawling in some cases, miles underground with cane torches. Today’s explorations are not much easier, except that the researchers have helmets with lights to guide their way through the complete darkness, often in mud, water, or very tight places.

The Shanks Center for the Arts is exhibiting twenty-nine enlarged photographs in their Warehouse Gallery beginning July 5 and continuing until Friday August 31, 2012. The Shanks Center is located at 140 North Main Street, across from the Depot, Crossville, Tennessee. Business hours are Thursdays 10 - 7, Fridays & Saturdays 10 - 4, Central Daylight Time.

Thursday 7/12
Pea Pickin' Hearts
Kentucky Knife Fights

Friday 7/13
Shelley King
The Vespers

Saturday 7/14
Blind Corn Liquor Pickers
The Honeycutters

Monday 7/16
Jackson Ridge Rodeo
Guy Marshall

Tuesday 7/17

Granville Automatic

Corpus Callosum

Wednesday 7/18
Wayne Haught
Scissormen

Thursday 7/19
Caleb Wolfe
Adrian Krygowski

Friday 7/20
Daniel Ellsworth
The Shams Band

Saturday 7/21
Flint Blade

12:00 Noon, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 South Gay Street, 37902.

An exhibit featuring the talent of both the artists and the athletes.
3 photographers are showing their images:
Andrew Kornylak from Atlanta, GA
Janine Hill from London, UK
John May from Knoxville, TN

Opening reception - First Friday August 3, from 6pm to 9:30pm:

130 West Jackson Avenue, Suite 201, Knoxville, TN 37902. The gallery is open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm and after hours or weekends by appointment at 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com

Bliss Home will feature Callie Farmer for July's First Friday. A reception will be held at Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 6th. Callie is currently working on her MFA in Studio Art and Printmaking at Bradley University in Chicago, Illinois. Callie's most recent work, primarily in intaglio, invites the viewer to see her interpretation of the world through new and creative printing techniques. Callie's work intends to 'show the beauty in the overlooked images all around us.'

July 6, 2012 through the end of the month.
Website: shopinbliss.com and callie-farmer.wix.com/calliefarmer
Facebook: Bliss Home

The East Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee Sampler Survey are pleased to announce the opening of the traveling exhibit, Tennessee Samplers: 19th Century Schoolgirl Embroidery on view now at the Museum of East Tennessee History.

The exhibit will be on view at the East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville, TN, from July 6 through July 29, 2012.

Since 2004, the Tennessee Sampler Survey has been documenting 19th century embroidery across the state. Twenty Tennessee samplers were selected for the exhibit, each from a different county. The exhibit presents the samplers on full-sized panels; the actual samplers are not part of this exhibit due to their fragility. Five text panels, explaining the work of the Tennessee Sampler Survey and the regional characteristics of the samplers, are also part of the exhibit.

The East Tennessee History Center is open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday; and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Sunday. Admission to the Tennessee Samplers exhibit is free. The other exhibits at the Museum of East Tennessee History have an admission fee except for Sunday which is “Family Day” with free admission. The East Tennessee History Center is located at 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37901. For more information call (865) 215-8830, email eths@eastTNhistory.org, or visit www.easttnhistory.org.

A Brown Bag lecture with co-curators Jennifer Core and Janet Hasson is planned for Wednesday, July 25, at noon at the East Tennessee History Center.

Land Portrait - Culture Laboratory Collective - Curated by Brian R. Jobe
Opening reception, First Friday July 6, 5:00-9:00pm
Free Admission

Land Portrait features works from members of the Culture Laboratory Collective based upon their relationship with a particular place, landform, landscape, topography, or state of current residence. These pieces, when combined, serve as comprehensive land portraits. Translations of localities can act as reflections of communities continually in flux. The visual statements produced for this exhibition may provide a more complete understanding of who (and where) we are. The value of place and landscape is immeasurable. Memories from places can become etched in our minds and contextualized over time. This exhibit offers a view into a collective memory and re-locates interpretations of place into a public, conversational setting.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown