Calendar of Events

Becoming the Volunteer State, a traveling exhibition of the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville will be on display in the East Tennessee History Center from January 28, 2013 through May 19, 2013.

There will be a preview for ETHS members from 2:00-4:00PM, Sunday, January 27, 2013 and a Brown Bag Lecture and Gallery Tour with exhibit curator Myers E. Brown II, at noon at the East Tennessee History Center on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville.
More information online at www.eastTNhistory.org.

Want to learn a new language for the New Year? Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, TN is offering a beginning and an advance beginner Cherokee language class on the following Mondays, January 28, February 4, 11, & 18, from 6:30 – 9 p.m. The cost of the class is $40 for all four evenings. If you have taken the class before with the museum a discount of $5 will be given. The class will be taught by Shirley Oswalt and Mary Brown who are members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian.

Anyone interested in taking this class should contact the museum at 423-884-6246 to reserve your space. In case of inclement weather please be sure to call ahead first.

Pellissippi State Community College is currently hosting “Quiet Histories and Futures From the Republic,” a 15-day exhibit by artist Jason Stout, at the Hardin Valley Campus. The event runs through Feb. 6.

Stout’s vivid and political work deals primarily with variations of past, current and future narratives, almost always concerning our identity or history. He is known for his Southern interpretation of American culture.

The exhibit and a closing reception, both of which are free and open to the public, take place in the Bagwell Center Gallery. Regular exhibit hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The closing reception is Feb. 6, 4-6 p.m.

For additional information about the exhibit or “The Arts at Pellissippi State,” call (865) 694-6400 or visit www.pstcc.edu/arts. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

With vibraphonist Warren Wolf at the Square Room

January’s Square Room concert promises to be a “you have to see it to believe it” experience. Although the vibraphone may not be the world’s most identifiable instrument, in the hands of young master Warren Wolf it is absolutely electrifying. Wolf’s musical education began in earnest at the age of three. His father made sure that he practiced daily on the vibraphone, piano and drum set and introduced him to an array of styles including classical, jazz and pop. No wonder he is one of today’s most sought-after young musicians. His resume features performances and globetrotting tours with the likes of Christian McBride, Bobby Watson and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Sure to be a rollicking good time!

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

Tennessee Shines is a weekly radio show on WDVX FM hosted by Bob Deck and Paige Travis on the stage of the Knoxville Visitor Center Mondays at 7pm and broadcast live on WDVX FM and WDVX.com.
Tickets are $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Tickets are available in advance at the WDVX Blue Plate Special, noon weekdays and Saturday at the Knoxville Visitor Center, or at the door on the night of the show.

January 28: Jonathan Byrd Band + The Stray Birds
Jonathan Byrd is a storyteller who borders on hypnotist. He’s that compelling. And he comes by it naturally. He’s a preacher’s son, and a seventh generation Carolinian. He’s also not on Twitter because, as anyone who follows him on Facebook knows, you can’t keep this man to 140 characters. His latest solo CD is “Cackalack” and he just released a duo album with Chris Kokesh called "The Barn Birds.”
Three-part harmony is the name of the game with The Stray Birds. This Pennsylvania-based trio with classically trained chops approaches traditional mountain music with a reverent and refreshing ear. NPR Music named the band’s self-titled debut album one of the best of the year alongside Iris DeMent, Carolina Chocolate Drops and The Lumineers.

Mirror of My Soul: The Ecstasy of the Black Ecclesia
Alan Jones who paints under the pseudonym, “Theophilus”, will exhibit paintings and drawings from the art he has completed over the past 30 plus years.
January 27th through February 21st, 2013.

SOULVISUAL ART EXHIBITION featuring ALAN JONES (THEOPHILUS)XAVIER JONES, SALATHIEL JONES, XCIA JONES, HADASSAH JONES, & ISAAC JONES, SR.
ARTISTS RECEPTION SUNDAY, JAN, 27, 2013, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
KINGSPORT RENAISSANCE CENTER
1200 EAST CENTER STREET, KINGSPORT, TN 37660 PHONE 423.392.8414

Friday, January 25, 6:30-9 p.m.

Judge Harold Wimberly's photography is the product of his travels throughout the U.S. and Europe. His imagery conveys a sense of surrealism through unusual subject matter
coupled with the shimmering effect of the printing process.
Show continues through February 16
Gallery Hours:
Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. & Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The District Gallery & Framery | 5113 Kingston Pike | Knoxville | TN | 37919
(located next to Gourmet's Market) | 865.200.4452 | www.thedistrictgallery.com

12:00 Noon, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 South Gay St. Knoxville, 37902
www.wdvx.com/events

Thursday 1/24
CaroMia Tiller
Ganasita

Friday 1/25
10 String Symphony
Crispy Watkins

Saturday 1/26
Great Day In The Morning

Monday 1/28
Poor Howard Stith
Blackwater Mojo

Tuesday 1/29
Andrew Combs
Lilly Hiatt

Wednesday 1/30
Diali Cissokho &
Kaira Ba
Doug Mains and the City Folks

Thursday 1/31
Kentucky Knife Fight
Humming House

Friday 2/1
Renee WahlThe Wrong-Omar

Saturday 2/2
Angela Perley and the Howling Moons
South Carolina Broadcasters

January 19 - May 12 "Zoom Into Nano" traveling exhibition offers a hands-on, interactive experience on how scientists see and make things that are too small to see. Nanoscale science and engineering is the process through which materials are manipulated on the molecular scale to generate very, very small structures and devices. Exhibit activities include a magnification station, particle progression, shrink a pattern, atom transporter, shaking solids, infinity crystal, carbon nanotubes, stretch a molecule dissolve a crystal and more. AMSE second level

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. AMSE admission is Adults $5, Seniors (65+) $4, Students (6 - 17) $3, Children (5 and under) no charge. AMSE members are free.

Elaborate silver and gilt jewelry, as well as carpets and textiles from the Turkomen tribes of Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan are the focus of the current exhibition. The Turkomen are one of the major ethnic groups of Central Asia who traditionally lived a semi nomadic existence, migrating with the seasons to access pasture and fertile land. Both jewelry and textiles were forms of transportable wealth that often served as markers of social position. While tribal lands and traditions have changed and evolved, Turkomen peoples continue to play an important role in the culture of Central Asia.

Hours are Monday-Saturday 9:00AM-5:00PM and Sunday 1:00-5:00PM. Admission is free. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, 37996. 865-974-2144 or mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

EG Knight--Friday, January 18, 2013
"The Georgia Songbird" returns with her won special blend of country-flavored southern-fried blues. Featuring powerfully inflected vocals, extraordianry guitar playing, and a combination of original music and covers, she joyfully ranges from soulful ballads to all out rockin' anthems.

Brushfire Stankgrass--Friday, February 8, 2013
Mixing analog electronics with bluegrass backbeats, the music of Brushfire Stankgrass is instantly unique. A jamgrass band to watch as they burst into national attention.

Harpeth Rising--Friday, March 8, 2013
These four classically trained musicians are forging a distinctive new sound in Americana music. Melding traditional bluegrass and folk banjo and fiddle, then adding a cello and hand drums, the quartet play truly original music.

Black Box performances are held at The Arts Center, 320 North White St., Athens, TN.
Tickets at www.athensartscouncil.org.

Please join us for a reception for Michael Zansky: of Giants & Dwarfs on Thursday January 24th from 7-9pm in the Ewing Gallery. Mr. Zansky will be present at the reception for informal discussion and questions about the work. of Giants &Dwarfs opens this week and is on exhibition through February 26.

The Ewing Gallery is excited to present recent works by Michael Zansky. His paintings, drawings, and installation work will be on display at the Ewing Gallery from January 17 - February 26, 2013. We will host an opening reception for the exhibition on the evening of Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 7-9pm at the Ewing Gallery. The artist will be present.