Calendar of Events

WDVX: First Friday Live
Knoxville Visitor Center

Join WDVX every First Friday, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 South Gay Street, for a live broadcast.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of watercolors and oils by local artists Steve Black and Betty Bullen. The exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from August 3-31, 2012, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on August 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM. Black and Bullen met through the Tennessee Artist’s Association, and while they have known each other for only for a few years, they have chaired exhibitions and worked on many projects together. “Oil versus Water” is their first exhibition together.

“Battle of the Mediums: Oil versus Water” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, August 4, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by the Townsend Artisan Guild (TAG) entitled “Destination Townsend”, featuring original paintings, photographs, mixed media, sculptures, jewelry, and more by nearly 30 local artists. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from August 3-31, 2012, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on August 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM.
Artists featured in the exhibition include: Deborah Adams (fiber art); Lois Alexander (painting); Evelyn Bryant (sculpture); Susan Cooper (photography); Becky Goodman (stained glass); Rex Gullufsen (photography); Lynn Hash (fiber art); Dave Huber (pottery); Mary K. Jenkins (acrylic); Rick Kratz (photography); Ken LaValley (photography); Maggie McDade (painting); Dan Meadows (photography); M.J. Montgomery (Photography and Painting); Peter Mueller (Mixed Media); Dave Neamand (silver jewelry); Billy Reynolds (wood carving); Terri Reynolds (carving); Wade Richardson (furniture); Mary Ruden (fiberglass and printmaking); Stephen Shankles (woodworking); Mike Shults (wood carving); Jeffrey Stoner (photography); Suzanna Terrill (encaustics); Sharon Webb (paper mache); Sarah Weber (painting); Wendy West (glass sculpture); and John Wharton (woodturning).

“Destination Townsend” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, August 4, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric characters from the "third smallest town in Texas" as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows ... but everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along for the ride! Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, Tuna Does Vegas features the favorite characters from the award-winningGreater Tuna productions with some new characters too!

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday performances and $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday performances. Theatre Knoxville Downtown has open seating. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets and claim your seats. TKD reserves the right to seat walk-in patrons during the final 15 minutes prior to showtime. For more information on the show, please call Theatre Knoxville Downtown at (865) 544-1999, e-mail info@theatreknoxville.com, or visit www.theatreknoxville.com.

The UT Downtown Gallery is excited to present an upcoming exhibition from the Permanent Collection of the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture. August’s exhibition will feature figurative works on paper, including watercolors, drawings, photography, and printmaking. Notable works include: portraits by Chuck Close and Alice Neel, prints by Francisco Goya, Leon Golub, Kathe Kollwitz, Keith Haring, Luis Jiminez, and William Hogarth, and photography by Helmut Newton and Walker Evans. Also in the exhibition will be works from the UT School of Art professors, students, and visiting artists, past and present. These artists are, Baldwin Lee, Don Kurka, F. Clark Stewart, Ruth Weisberg, Eleanor Dickinson, Mark Steinmetz, Ruth Weisberg and Joseph Delaney.

Works will be on display August 3 - August 18, 2012, Wednesday through Friday 11am - 6pm and Saturdays 10am -3pm.

Join us for a First Friday reception; August 3 from 5pm until 9pm, admission is free.

Friday, August 3 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 5 at 2 p.m.
Summer Movie Magic: Casablanca

www.tennesseetheatre.com

Charity Sale presented by First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Kim McCurry’s Jazzercise, Smoky Mountain Harmony, Classical Conversations – Monday, Classical Conversations – Tuesday, Thursday Connection Home School Co-Op.

Sale Items:
Antiques, Clothing, Electronics, Books, Toys, Linens, Sports Equipment, Estate Items, Furniture, Office Equipment, Tools, Costume Jewelry.

Friday & Saturday, August 3-4, 2012, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
6900 Nubbin Ridge Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919
865-588-8581

Vintage footage is captivating no matter the subject. But when East Tennessee herself is major character, local audiences are in for a delightful treat. The Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Knox County Public Library's McClung Historical Collection are partnering to present a free monthly film series on First Fridays displaying the rare, and often unique, local moving images collected and preserved at the East Tennessee History Center. Also featured in the series will be a variety of art exhibitions by local East Tennessee artists Amy Campbell, Diana Rogers, and Laramie Payne. All programs are held at the East Tennessee History Center and are free to the public.

August 3, 2012 from 6-9 pm:
Heartland Series: Footage from the McClung-WBIR-TV Vaults
Our Southern Mountaineers / In Moonshine Country ( Paramount-Bray, 1917-1918)
Book signing and introduction by Bill Landry
Bill Landry will be available to answer questions and autograph his new book Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures

Heartland Series host Bill Landry introduces a program of archival footage from the WBIR-TV / McClung Historical Collection’s Heartland Series Collection, featuring never-before seen outtakes, interviews, and raw footage from the classic 1989 episode The Rolling Store. Join Bill and the Heartland crew as they capture and document the last of a breed - a grocery store on wheels, travelling throughout the upper-East Tennessee region, dispensing groceries to customers located high within the mountainous areas of East Tennessee.

Featured in the program will be rare and recently preserved 28mm film newsreel footage from the McClung Historical Collection depicting authentic moving images of rural mountain life, and mountaineers, dating from 1917. These images are perhaps the earliest known moving images of the Appalachian people discovered to date.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM; Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM; Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

On the first Friday of every month, downtown is happening! Art openings from the 100 block of Gay Street into Market Square offer an enjoyable gallery walk downtown. Market Square District members offer performances, food specials and sales to celebrate the vibrancy of our downtown area.

Information: http://www.knoxvillefirstfriday.com or 865-523-7543

Carpetbag Theatre has a black box theatre in the Emporium where we host an open mic event called CAFE NOIR every FIRST FRIDAY. The public can sign up at 7:00pm to share musical, theatrical, and dancing talents.

In Suite 114 of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. The Carpetbag Theatre: 865-544-0447, www.carpetbagtheatre.org

First Friday Event, Downtown Knoxville, August 3, 2012 5-7 PM
"An Evening at Chisolm Tavern"
Located in Craighead Jackson House built in 1818 adjacent to Blount Mansion, 200 West Hill Avenue
Music Provided by The Chisolm Tavern Trio featuring Nancy Brennan Strange, Don Cassell and Dan Gammon singing period pub songs

The woodwork from Chisolm Tavern was saved to Craighead Jackson House when Neyland Drive was built in the 60's and the original Chisolm Tavern was demolished.
Call for further information: 865-525-2375 or visit our web site, www.blountmansion.org

The Gallery at Main Street in downtown Knoxville will feature some of the most gifted artists in the South at its First Friday art exhibition on August 3, 2012.

Exhibiting artists include Robert A. Tino, Aurora Bull, Gordon Brugman, Judy Brater, Mike Oliver, and Gayla D. Seale.

The theme of the exhibition, "A Blessed Land," will feature the bounty and beauty of America through 15 different regional artists. Media represented includes photography, woodcarvings, watercolors, pottery, oils, and acrylics.

The Gallery at Main Street is located in the historic First Baptist Church, 510 W. Main Street. in downtown Knoxville (next to the City-County Building).

Exhibition hours are 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Refreshments will be served.

The public is invited and admission is free. During lunch, you may bring a brown bag and eat in our Blue Room or enjoy relaxing on the front lawn of the church. After visiting our gallery in the evening, guests can dine at one of many restaurants on Market Square, Gay Street, or on the Waterfront.

More information on The Gallery at Main Street can be found at http://www.galleryatmain.com.