Calendar of Events

Although his home and studio are in Coldwater, Miss., artist Tom Lee is known throughout the South and across the nation for his “lessons of the truth of absurdity.” Pellissippi State Community College hosts a collection of Lee’s work at an exhibit scheduled Feb. 8-March 1.

“It’s What You Get….” kicks off on the 8th with an opening reception honoring the artist. Reception hours are 3-5 p.m. The reception and exhibit, both of which are free and open to the community, take place in the gallery of the Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the Hardin Valley Campus. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 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. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance.

It has been more than 70 years since cowboy entertainer Tom Mix and his horse took center stage at the Tennessee Theatre. After this prolonged absence, horses will be a featured highlight in Knoxville Opera’s upcoming Wells Fargo Advisors production of Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West. The musical drama exploring the 1849 California Gold Rush presents a unique opportunity for Knoxville to experience opera and horses! Opera singers will make their entrances and exits on quarter-horses from Strong Stock Farm on Rutledge Pike. The action includes gunfights, poker, whiskey and cigars, a sheriff, a Wells-Fargo agent, Native Americans, and a blizzard!

The opera is the perfect marriage of thrilling music and a slice of Americana, combined with excitement and an authentic Western storyline. To add to the audience’s experience, the Wells Fargo Stagecoach will be parked in front of the Theatre to welcome patrons and for photo opportunities.

Tickets for performances on February 8 and 10 start at $18 for adults and $13 for students and are available by calling the Knoxville Opera Box Office at 865-524-0795.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 601 S. Gay Street. Information and tickets: 865-524-0795, www.KnoxvilleOpera.com

Clayton Center for the Arts presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare as the Second in 2012-2013 Theatre Series.

On February 8 and 9 at 8 pm, the play considered by many to be the greatest play of all time will be presented in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre at the Clayton Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15 for General Admission and may be purchased by calling 865-981-8590 or at www.claytonartscenter.com. The Clayton Center, in its third of a series of plays produced by the theatre, will produce the play for schools at 10 a.m. February 7 in addition to the public performances on February 8 & 9.

A master of traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo styles, Dirk Powell was inspired as a teenager by his grandfather James Clarence Hay of Ashland, Kentucky to move from early classical training to the music of his family heritage. He was featured as part of “The Great High Mountain Tour,” an outgrowth of the Academy Award-winning film Cold Mountain, for which he acted on screen, arranged traditional material, and served as musical advisor and consultant. Other dramatic films featuring his performances include Ang Lee’s Ride With The Devil, Spike Lee’s Bamboozled, and Edward Burns’ The Brothers McMullen.

Tickets (if available) will also be sold at the door the night of the event for $15.

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus. For additional information, call (865) 522-5851, e-mail concerts@jubileearts.org, or visit www.jubileearts.org.

Alive After Five is a unique live music series presented on thirty or more Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The programs take place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Great Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, free parking, and a licensed therapeutic masseuse available. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries.

Admission to the winter premier of Alive After Five is $9 for general admission and $5 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free. Alive After Five is sponsored by Cherokee Distributing Company, East Tennessee PBS, Metro Pulse, and WDVX-89.9FM. For more information about the Alive After Five series, please contact Michael Gill at (865) 934-2039.
All shows 6:00-8:30 pm

February 8 – “Fat Friday Mardi Gras” with Roux Du Bayou Cajun, zydeco, & swamp pop

Peter Mayer
Friday, February 8, 7pm
Grove Theater Oak Ridge
123 Randolph Rd

This will be Peter’s fourth visit to the Historic Grove Theater. Tickets cost $20 at the door, $15 advance purchase. Tickets available online through Cmajor.net, or may be purchased at The Ferrell Shop in Oak Ridge 235 Jackson Square Oak Ridge.

Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of "folk", and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.

February 1 - July 28 "JAPAN 1945: IMAGES BY U.S. MARINE PHOTOGRAPHER JOE O'DONNELL" is a traveling exhibition organized by the Tennessee State Museum that showcases 22 of the most compelling images to document the aftermath of U.S. bombing raids on the Japanese cities struck by the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Artifacts and explanatory panels complete the exhibition. AMSE Lobby.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

The Art Market Gallery of Knoxville will feature an exhibit of recent works by two artists recently juried into the gallery, Kory Kiker and Katie White.

A First Friday opening reception for the exhibit is planned for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, with complimentary refreshments and live music: jazz, soul and fusion performed by saxophonist Marquis McGee.

Member owned and operated by more than 60 regional artists, the Art Market Gallery is located at 422 South Gay St., next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery, and a few doors down from Mast General Store. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. For more information,. Call 865-525-5265, visit artmarketgallery.net, or join us on Facebook: facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

The UT Downtown Gallery is pleased to present and installation by Chad Curtis. Chad D. Curtis is an artist and technologist living and working in Philadelphia. Drawing inspiration from both digital technology and homebrew DIY makers, Curtis's work examines the abstraction of materiality in the digital age and the effects of high technology on the relationship between human beings and the natural environment.

Chad Curtis will be giving a public lecture on his work at 7:30pm in room 109 of the Art and Architecture building on Thursday January 31st. There is a basketball game on campus that evening. Parking Services will be selling off the lots until game tip-off shortly after 7pm. If you are planning on parking in the lot behind the A+A building, please plan to arrive no earlier than 5-10 minutes before the lecture begins to avoid paying to park.

February 1 , 2013 - February 23, 2013
RECEPTION, Friday, February 1, 2013, 5-9pm

LECTURE
Thursday, January 31, 2013
7:30 pm in room 109 of the Art and Architecture Building

GALLERY HOURS: Wed - Fri 11-6PM, Sat 10-3PM

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its National Juried Exhibition of 2013, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 24 artists in the Southeast region. The National Juried Exhibition was developed in 2006 to provide a forum for local artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition encompasses all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists and will be displayed in the Emporium Center from February 1-22, 2013. A public reception will take place on Friday, February 1, from 5:00-9:00 PM with a brief awards ceremony at 6:00 PM in which $1,000 in cash awards will be announced.

Gallery open M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM. Additional hours Sat. Feb. 2, 11:00AM-3:00PM.
The Emporium Center, 100 South Gay Street.
http://www.knoxalliance.com

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition featuring artwork by six local artists opening Friday, February 1, at 5:00 PM in the Balcony of the Emporium Center:
Tina Brunetti (Knoxville) – Acrylic and mixed media works,
Phillip Carter (Morristown) – Acrylic on canvas,
Meg Haufe (Knoxville) Pastel paintings inspired by music and musicians,
Steven Ingram (Talbott) – Mixed media artworks in the style of surrealism mixed with impressionism,
Barry McManus (Louisville) – Photography,
Jane Nickels (Knoxville) – Acrylic on canvas, abstract in nature with an emphasis on pattern and visual connections/relationships.

The group exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from February 1-22, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on February 1 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, February 2, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

Please join us for First Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. for a champagne reception featuring: Julia Britell Jewelry (show continues through the 22nd), V Chocolates, Donna Gordon Glass.

The District Gallery and Framery
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. & Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
5113 Kingston Pike | Knoxville | TN | 37919
(located next to Gourmet's Market) | 865.200.4452 | www.thedistrictgallery.com