Calendar of Events

13th annual Dumplin Valley Bluegrass festival in Kodak TN, taking place September 13th - 15th,

Featuring:
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Balsam Range
Junior Sisk
Lonesome River Band
Monroeville
Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier
Lou Reid & Carolina
..and many more.

For complete line up, camping, and ticket information, the number is 865-397-7942, or online at www.dumplinvalleybluegrass.com.

Knoxville Square Dance and Traditional Appalachian Dance
Dance to live old-time music by The Hellgrammites
Monthly on Second Thursdays (usually)
Lessons for beginners at 7:30 pm, dance begins at 8 pm

JCA presents a series of social dance evenings featuring traditional southern squares, circles, waltzes, and two-steps, with live old-time music by The Hellgrammites. All dances will be taught and called.

Thursday, September 13
Thursday, October 11
Thursday, November 8
Friday, December 7

8 pm at the Laurel Theater with lessons for beginners at 7:30
Admission: $7

Jubilee Community Arts | 1538 Laurel Avenue | Knoxville | TN | 37916
865-522-5851
www.jubileearts.org

ETTAC presents: Tell Your Story, A FREE PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th from 4-5:30 PM at ETTAC

Presented by Donn King, an associate professor of speech at Pellissippi State
Community College and an award-winning speaker who works with folks who want to forge top-notch speaking skills to increase their influence.
> For people with and without disabilities
> Skills to boost your career
> Improve your personal storytelling with your church, civic organizations, or friends and family
> Information about opportunities with ETTAC's
Volunteer Speakers Bureau

> Seats are limited to ensure everyone gets individual attention-sign up before they're gone! Call to reserve your spot, 865-219-0130.
REFRESHMENTS AND DOOR PRIZES TOO!

4918 North Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37918
Phone: (865) 219-0130 (voice/TTY)
Fax: (865) 219-0137
http://www.discoveret.org/ettac

The final Hot Summer Nights concert by the Bill Robinson String Quartet will be on Thursday, September 13, at 7 p.m., and will conclude this year’s concert series. All concerts are indoors in the air-conditioned library facility and are sponsored by the Blount County Friends of the Library.

Bill Robinson String Quartet, on September 13, will perform a string concert of music ranging from classical to Celtic, tangos to Turtles. The quartet, all teachers, includes Bill Robinson, violin; Allyson Finck, violin; Christy Graffeo, viola; Sarah Cline, cello. With the varied selections of music, there should be something to suit everyone’s taste, and these teachers especially invite students to the concert.

Free and open to the public, these concerts will be at the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.

Join your friends at the Clayton Center for the Arts on the Maryville College campus when the award-winning Appalachian Ballet Company opens their season with the crowd pleasing Bluejeans and Ballet! Make your reservations now. This popular event will feature the dancers performing some of the audience’s favorite pieces from the past 8 years , from Broadway and British tunes to Robinella - including several new works. Ben Needham-Wood from the Louisville Ballet Company has choreographed a new jazz work for the company and Kylie Morton has created a new contemporary piece for the show. The show will conclude with its well-known football ballet. A harvest dinner will be served on the Plaza at 6:00 pm and the performance will follow in the Lambert Recital Hall at 7:15 pm. Tickets are $55 and are available at the Clayton Center Box Office 981-8590 or the Appalachian Ballet Company studio 982-8463.

Tuesday 9/11
Phil Lee
Lachlan Bryan

Wednesday 9/12
Jessica Campbell and Heather Morgan
Old North State

Thursday 9/
MilkDrive
As Girls Go

Friday 9/14
Jackstraw
Redeye

Saturday 9/15
The Fustics
Old Rusty Mandolin

Monday 9/17
Gail Wade
The Wrong-Omar

Wednesday 9/19
2/3 Goat
Melody Walker

Thursday 9/20
Steve Gulley & Friends
Carpetbag Theatre

Friday 9/21
Granville Automatic
Erisa Rei

Saturday 9/22
LaTresa
Kirsten Thein &
Galia Arad

12:00 Noon. Knoxville Visitors Center, 301 So. Gay St., Knoxville.
www.wdvx.com

Historic Crescent Bend House & Gardens will be closed for maintenance and repairs from September 9th thru September 18th.

We will resume normal tour operation on September 19th on the following schedule:
Wednesday thru Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm and Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm.

For more information on Crescent Bend you may call 865-637-3163.

Join us for entertaining, informative 45 minute presentations featuring all-stars of the academic gridiron.

September 8--Georgia State.
“Supreme Synergy on Stage: Presenting Sweeney Todd”
Cal MacLean, Professor and Head, Department of Theatre, and Producing Artistic
Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre.
(A collaboration with Clarence Brown Theatre and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra; co-presented by Lucas Richman, music director, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

September 15--Florida
“Exploring Asteroids with the Dawn Spacecraft”
Hap McSween, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

September 22--Akron
“The Politics of Income Inequality in the United States”
Nathan Kelly, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

October 20--Alabama
“The Tales Bones Tell”
Dawnie Steadman, Professor, Department of Anthropology, and Director of the
Forensic Anthropology Center.

November 3, Homecoming--Troy
“The Authority of Citizens: Its Nature and Limits”
David Reidy, Professor and Head, Department of Philosophy.

November 10--Missouri
“Protecting Our Water Resources: A Microbiologist’s Perspective”
Steven Wilhelm, Professor, Department of Microbiology.

November 24--Kentucky
“Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse”
Jay Rubenstein, Professor, Department of History.

2 hours before kickoff in the University Center Ballroom (Room 213).
Free and open to the public.
Reception for our guests following the program.

The Pregame Showcase is sponsored by the UT Knoxville College of Arts & Sciences with support from the UT Knoxville Office of Alumni Affairs, WUOT 91.9 FM, and UT Athletics.
For more information, call 865-974-5332 or visit pregameshowcase.utk.edu

The Athens Area Council for the Arts is pleased to present “McMinn County en plein air, a collection of regional landscape paintings by Chris Ingram”, on exhibit from September 7 – October 31, 2012, at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee.

Venturing outdoors to paint requires the fortitude to withstand the elements and critters long enough to create a work of art that captures the fleeting effects of light as it moves across the landscape. And while the finished work may not have the finesse of a studio painting, these works do capture the atmosphere, color, expressiveness and rhythm of the scene.

The public is invited to meet the artist at an opening reception at The Arts Center on Friday, September 7, 2012 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

The Arts Center is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information or directions, call The Arts Center at 423-745-8781, or visit the website at www.athensartscouncil.org.

The second floor Gallery at the U.S. Cellular Stage of the Bijou Theatre is
proud to present an exhibit of fine art photographs of the majestic vistas
and stunning wildlife of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The
exhibit includes prize-winning photos by local photographers Jim Ryan and
Roger Lee.

The purpose of the exhibit is to celebrate the preservation of the Smokies
by showcasing the beauty and wonder of this unique region. The gallery is
open to patrons who attend programs at the Bijou and, during regular
business hours, the general public is invited to view the exhibit.

A special reception to honor these artists and their photography will be
held at the Gallery on Friday, September 7th 5:00 - 7:00PM. The
reception is open to the public.

Jim Ryan is a freelance photographer and graduate of the University of
Tennessee who, for years, has spent his spare time on the trails of the
Smokies collecting images and video of their unspoiled beauty. Roger Lee
has photographed America's national parks extensively and has been honored
with multiple awards for his nature photography. Both photographers make
their home in East Tennessee and are committed to the enhancement and
continued preservation of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, 37902

This Friday, "2 Many Pixels" photo gallery is proud to present:
Jimmy Chiarella, Wildlife Photography.

Hope to see you all for the opening on First Friday September 7th., from 6pm to 9:30pm:
"2 Many Pixels" Gallery
130 West Jackson Avenue, Suite 201
Knoxville, TN 37902

This exhibit will be running through the months of September and October.
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

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by the Art Guild of Fairfield Glade featuring original oil, watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, acrylic, pottery, photography, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, and more by nearly 35 regional artists. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from September 7-28, 2012, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on September 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM.

Founded in 1978 by twelve artists, the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a volunteer not-for-profit organization formed to support and promote the arts. Membership is open to everyone interested in furthering art appreciation, personal growth in creative activities, and being part of a dynamic, growing organization. The Guild currently has about 130 members from the surrounding area.

Artwork by The Art Guild of Fairfield Glade 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, September 8, 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.