Calendar of Events

Monday, November 19, 2012

Tennessee Shines Radio Show: Guy Marshall + author David Madden

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Category: Literature, spoken word, writing and Music

Tennessee Shines is performed for a live audience every Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Visitor Center and is broadcast live on award-winning, listener-supported radio station WDVX FM and WDVX.com.

November 19: Guy Marshall + author David Madden
Guy Marshall is the band Knoxville-based singer-songwriter Adam McNulty named after his grandfather and the channel through which he broadcasts a rich and spirited modern folk rock earning comparisons to The Band and Ray LaMontagne.
David Madden is undoubtedly one of Knoxville’s most acclaimed native authors, alongside James Agee and Cormac McCarthy. His 1974 novel, Bijou, was a Book of the Month Club Alternate Selection. His best-known novel, The Suicide’s Wife, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and made into a CBS movie. Madden will read from his 10th and newest novel, London Bridge in Plague and Fire, published in September on the University of Tennessee Press.

Tickets are $10, available in advance at BrownPaperTickets.com and sold at the door on the night of the show. Doors of the visitor center open at 6:15 p.m. and the show begins promptly at 7 p.m.
Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free of charge. College students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door.
For additional information, visit TennesseeShines.com.

University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery: Joshua Bienko, Evan Meaney, Althea Murphy-Price, and Karla Wozniak

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art

Joshua Bienko, Evan Meaney, Althea Murphy-Price, and Karla Wozniak
November 18 - December 16, 2012
Reception: November 18, 2-4pm, Ewing Gallery

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 11:30AM-5:00PM.

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1715 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-2410
ph: 865.974.3200

Reclaim and Tribe One Present Whole Woman: Healthy Woman

  • November 17, 2012 — December 8, 2012
  • 9:30-11:30AM

Category: Classes, workshops

Do you need more health and wellness in your life?
Do you need more support in your life?
What is leadership? Do you consider yourself a leader?
If these are questions you have asked yourself then this is for you!
Through yoga, art and educational training, women will explore what it means to lead with purpose in healthy and life sustaining ways.
Wear clothes that you can move in.

Find sanctuary at Tribe One
2112 East Magnolia Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917
Saturdays from 9:30am-11:30am
November 17: Art, Yoga and Meditation
December 1st : Know Your Value
December 8th : Leading with purpose
Cost: Pay-what-you-can
Call to secure childcare
RSVP: reclaimwholebeing@gmail.com or 865-385-4367

Oak Ridge Playhouse: The Wiz

  • November 16, 2012 — December 2, 2012

Category: Music and Theatre

NOVEMBER 16 - DECEMBER 2

Get your groove on and ease on down the road in this Tony award-winning, hip re-telling of “The Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy’s journey through a land of wicked witches, scarecrows, lions, and men made of tin is told in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel, and soul! Soaring and exuberant, it radiates so much energy you can hardly sit in your seat.
http://www.orplayhouse.com/
ONLINE SALES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.
PHONE AND WALK-UP sales at BOX OFFICE
(Monday - Friday, 12 PM -5:30 PM, Mon-Sat)

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: Selections from the Arrowmont Permanent Collection

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

Selections from Arrowmont’s Permanent Collection
November 15 – December 22

Sandra J. Blain Galleries
Free Admission
Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN
865.436.5860
www.arrowmont.org

Westminster Presbyterian Church: Paintings, Prints and Icons

  • November 12, 2012 — December 31, 2012
  • M-F 9:00-4:00PM, Sun. 9:00AM-Noon

Category: Exhibitions, visual art

Westminster Presbyterian Church is presenting an exhibit of icons which are on view in the church’s Schilling Gallery through December.
Featured are paintings by local artist Clorinda Bell, prints by Mary Grace Thul, and a selection of Greek and Russian icons on loan from St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Westminster Church is located at 6500 Northshore Drive and viewing hours are 9-4 weekdays and Sundays, 9-noon. For additional information, please contact the church office at 584-3957.

American Museum of Science and Energy: Movies at the Museum

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  • November 11, 2012 — December 14, 2012
  • Open 5:30PM, Movie 7:00PM

Category: Film, Free event and Kids, family

Plan a movie date with family and friends for specific Friday evenings in November and December to view "Movies at the Museum" for free at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

For "Movies at the Museum" AMSE opens at 5:30 pm for free admission and the featured movie starts at 7:00 pm in the AMSE auditorium. For links to the six movie descriptions, reviews and ratings, click on www.amse.org for guidance in age or family appropriate content.

On November 9, "The Beginning or The End," a 1947 docudrama on the Manhattan Project and creation of the atomic bomb and subsequent bombing of Japan, is the featured movie to kick-off "Movies at the Museum."

On November 16, "Jurassic Park," produced in 1993, focuses on an age-old fantasy that becomes a reality as dinosuars are genetically re-created for the ultimate theme park in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's best selling novel, Jurassic Park.

On November 30, "King Kong vs.Godzilla" (1962) a pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released Godzilla.

For three Fridays in December, these "Movies at the Museum" include Dec. 7 "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" (1953) as a result of an arctic nuclear test, a carnivorous dinosaur thaws out and starts making its way down the east coast of North America;

Dec. 14 "Godzilla" (1998) a enormous, radioactively mutated lizard runs rampant on the island of Manhattan; and Dec. 28 "Dinosaur" (2000) where an orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meterorite shower destroys his family home.

The American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge, is open Monday - Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday 1 - 5 pm. For more information on AMSE memberships, exhibits, programs and events, go to www.amse.org.

Athens Area Council for the Arts: The Art of Still Life

  • November 6, 2012 — January 4, 2013
  • Reception Nov. 13, 6:00PM, M-F 10:00AM-5:00PM

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

The Athens Area Council for the Arts announces this year’s annual juried art competition and exhibit, “The Art of Still Life”, to be held at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee, from November 6, 2012 – January 4, 2013. Over $1200.00 in prize money will be awarded in three divisions – high school, college, and open. Residents of McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, and Bradley counties have been invited to participate by entering artworks.

The goal of this juried art show is to encourage artists to stretch the limits of what we consider a ‘still life’, defined as the depiction of a grouping of inanimate objects. While the still life has been a key subject for many artists in all eras, this tradition remains fresh and relevant as each succeeding generation seeks new interpretations of the form.

The Art of Still Life opening reception and awards ceremony will be held at The Arts Center on November 13, 2012. Hosted by the Community Artists’ League, the reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. to allow for viewing of the entries and voting on the People’s Choice Award. Light refreshments will be served. The awards ceremony will begin 7:00 p.m. The public, artists, family, and friends are invited to attend.

For more information or directions visit www.athensartscouncil.org or call AACA at (423) 745-8781. The ArtsCenter is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Pellissippi State: Paper Trail Exhibition

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  • November 6, 2012 — December 6, 2012

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

For art and photography students, there is perhaps no better place to be immersed in studies than Italy or Austria, birthplace of many artists. Students participating in the summer 2012 TnCIS study abroad programs did just that, and we are pleased to exhibit selected drawings, sketchbooks, and photographs from their travels.
Opening reception November 8, 3:00-5:00 PM

At the Bagwell Center Gallery. Hours: M-F 9-4
Hardin Valley Campus (10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933).
Contact: 865-694-6400, www.pstcc.edu

Pellissippi State: "Paper Trail", Artwork by Students Studying Abroad

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  • November 6, 2012 — November 23, 2012
  • Reception Nov. 8, 3-5PM, M-F 9AM-4PM

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

For art and culture enthusiasts, “Paper Trail” is an exhibit at Pellissippi State Community College that offers attendees the chance to experience cities such as Vienna and Rome through the eyes of student artists.

Slated for Nov. 6-23, “Paper Trail” features drawings, photos and sketchbooks created by Pellissippi State students who studied abroad in Austria and Italy during the summer 2012 Tennessee Consortium for International Studies programs. The collection explores landscapes, people, food, and cultures the students encountered while studying photography, drawing, art history, and economics.

“Paper Trail” is one of the events that make up Pellissippi State’s new arts series, The Arts at Pellissippi State. The series brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures and the fine arts.

An opening reception is scheduled for Nov. 8, 3-5 p.m. Regular exhibit hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The showing is in the gallery of the Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the Hardin Valley Campus. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.

To learn more or to schedule a group tour of the exhibit, call (865) 694-6400 or email Linnette Legg at llegg@pstcc.edu. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery: Works by David Underwood

Category: Exhibitions, visual art

November 1-30, 2012
Blackberry Farm Gallery
David Underwood: Open to Interpretation Exhibit

This exhibition is Underwood’s 24th solo exhibition. His composite photographs and artworks in other various media are included in the permanent collections of a dozen museums, including The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The California Museum of Photography, The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, and the Knoxville Museum of Art. His work has also been included in more than 90 group exhibitions, many of which were juried national or international competitions.

Artist Reception at Last Friday Art Walk, November 30, 2012 6pm-8pm

Museum of East Tennessee History: Common People in Uncommon Times

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Category: History, heritage

The East Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee State Museum are pleased to announce that the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission’s official traveling exhibition, Common People in Uncommon Times, will be on view at the Museum of East Tennessee History through January 13, 2013.

This pictorial narrative represents a diverse array of personalities--Confederate soldiers, Union sympathizers, African-Americans, gallant women-- whose sagas illustrate a land divided. The saga 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.

The exhibition commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil Will and is accompanied by a tie-in exhibit, In Death Not Divided: Civil War Tombstones and the Stories They Tell, organized by the East Tennessee Historical Society.

From bridge burners to hangings, heroes to villains, grand monuments to simple stones, In Death Not Divided: Civil War Tombstones and the Stories They Tell is an intensely personal look at East Tennessee's Civil War experience.

November 2--January 13. Monday--Friday, 9 a.m.-4p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Sunday 1-5p.m.
Museum of East Tennessee History, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville

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