Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has added a new concert series for the 2012 – 2013 season, “Gabriel Lefkowitz & Friends,” featuring recently appointed Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz in performances he has programmed and will lead. Wednesday and Thursday evenings at Remedy Coffee, 125 W. Jackson Ave (Old City) in Knoxville. Concerts will last approximately one hour. Seating is limited. Complimentary coffee and dessert will be served after each concert when ticket holders will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the performers.

Schubert, The Bee
Pince Estrellita
Bazzini Round of the Goblins
Mendelssohn Octet
Gabriel Lefkowitz, Gordon Tsai, Edward Pulgar, violin; Kathryn Gawne and Eunsoon Lee-Corlis, viola; Andy Bryenton and Ihsan Kartal, cello.

For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to announce a presentation as part of the "Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch" series with artist Bobbie Crews. Crews will present a talk on the current exhibition in the Emporium’s Balcony gallery, entitled “Body Language,” which features members of the Knoxville Monday Night Life Drawing Group which she coordinates. Crews will also show a presentation on her techniques for painting faces and people in watercolor and oils.

Bobbie Crews is a painter of murals, portraits, and fine auto art. She works as a courtroom sketch artist and a designer. Crews gives individual instruction and critiques, hosts life drawing sessions for other professional artists; and perhaps most important, makes art to increase the awareness of domestic violence. She holds a BFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee. An intuitive painter, Bobbie brings forth the human element in her subjects. Her work is shown in public, private and corporate collections nationally, locally and abroad. Her work has been in several group and solo shows. Her fine automotive paintings have been published in Hemming’s Classic Car and Sports & Exotic Car magazines. Crews will host a workshop on painting faces in watercolor at the Fountain City Art Center on Saturday, March 16. To sign up for the workshop, call the Fountain City Art Center at 865-357-2787. For more information on Bobbie Crews, visit www.bobbiecrews.com or look for Bobbie Crews Studio on Facebook.

The series, entitled “Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch”, is free and open to the public, and guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch. The interactive presentations will begin at 12:00 PM at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Parking is available at metered spots on the Gay Street viaduct or in the parking lot on Jackson Avenue caddy-corner from the Emporium. More information is available at www.knoxalliance.com/time.html or by calling 865-523-7543.

The senior adult Young at HeART art group from Marietta Cumberland Presbyterian Church will display their work in March at the Farragut Town Hall. Exhibition runs March 11-22, during regular Town Hall hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Public Reception: Sunday, March 24 - 2 to 3 p.m. The art show and reception are free and open to the public.

At Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive (across from the Farragut Branch Post Office). For more information, please contact Lauren Cox, special events and program coordinator, at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 865-966-7057.

As their time at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts draws to a close, artists Heather Ashworth, Jason Burnett, Erin Castellan, Ashley Gilreath and David Katz share a collection of new work developed during their 11-month stay on campus.

The Annual Artists-in-Residence Exhibition opens with a gallery reception on Saturday, March 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Blain Galleries. The exhibition will be on display from March 9 through May 4, and both the reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. This year’s Residents will exhibit works that include functional wood furniture, whimsical pottery, ceramic installations, embroidered paintings, metalsmithing and enameling.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865.436.5860

Saturday, March 9
9:30 a.m. HIKE-A-THON: Keyhole Journey for Kids with Sabrina. This is an adventurous hike to the Ross Marble Keyhole, exploring unique and beautiful landscapes. Open to all ages.
1 p.m. HIKE-A-THON: Ijams Trails with Darin' Erin. WBIR's Darin' Erin Donovan has requested that participants come clad in their favorite zombie or superhero costume for this fun hike. Open to all ages.
6 p.m. Ijams Birding Series: Woodcock Walk. Come see the elaborate courtship displays of the American woodcock during this guided hike by naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales. To attract a female, the male woodcock shows off a combination of squawks, twitters, and aerial acrobatics. We'll meet at Ijams Nature Center, then caravan to Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area. The fee for this program is $5 for members and $8 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

Sunday, March 10
Noon: HIKE-A-THON: Music Melodies Hike with Red WDVK's Red Hickey is one of Knoxville's most colorful radio personalities. Join this fascinating honky tonk gal as she rambles her cowboy boots around Ijams. Open to all ages.

Monday, March 11
10 a.m. HIKE-A-THON: Discovery Hike at Ijams with Samantha. Lace up your hiking boots and discover the wonders of wildflowers, animals, and trees at Ijams Nature Center. Open to all ages.
4 p.m.: Nature Fun Station. Join us each Monday afternoon for a different Nature Fun Station. You never know what kind of outdoor fun we'll be digging up each week. These programs are FREE and no registration is required.

Tuesday, March 12
10am: HIKE-A-THON: Wonders of Birding Hike with Lee. If you ever wanted to know about what birds are in your yard or just migrating through, this hike is for you. Open to all ages.

Wednesday, March 13
1 p.m. HIKE-A-THON: River Boardwalk Hike with Sabrina. Located barely a mile downstream from the birth of the Tennessee River, the extensive boardwalk has long been a visitor favorite. Open to all ages.

Thursday, March 14
10 a.m. HIKE-A-THON: Wonders of Birding Hike with Lee. If you ever wanted to know about what birds are in your yard or just migrating through, this hike is for you. Open to all ages.
10 a.m. HIKE-A-THON: Little Tykes Hike with Sarah. Bring your little ones out to explore, dig, run and play. Each week has a different theme. Recommended for families with children aged 2-5.
4 p.m. Backyard Birds FeederWatch. Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. FeederWatch data help scientists track bird populations. Join us each Thursday in March as we visit the feeders around Ijams Nature Center to identify and count the visiting bird species. At the end, we'll submit our bird counts to help with this research project. This program is FREE and registration is not required.

Friday, March 15
10 a.m. HIKE-A-THON: Wetland Hike with Lee. Join Lee Bryant as she takes you around the Lotus pond and wetland created by the Ijams Family over 75 years ago. Open to all ages.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

66th Annual Student Art Competition
March 8 - 18, 2013
Reception : March 8, Ewing Gallery

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 11:30AM-5:00PM, closed Saturday and Sunday.

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

Who lives? Who dies? Who decides? In this timely, provocative drama by Mark St. Germain, medicine, money and morality clash when the Transplant Selection Committee of St. Patrick's Hospital has only minutes to decide which of three patients will receive a heart that has suddenly come available. "The God Committee" takes us into the inner workings of a Transplant Program and a decision which, for both the candidates and the program, is a matter of life and death. (Recommended for ages 15+)

Performances are March 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 7:30 pm and March 10 & 17 @ 2:30 pm. Tickets are $8-$12 and may be purchased online or at the door with cash or check. Thursday, March 14 is Pay What You Can Night. A discussion will follow the matinee on March 10.

At The WordPlayers' Theatre @ MCM, 1540 Robinson Rd., Knoxville. For information call, 865-539-2490 or visit www.wordplayers.org.

Every Wednesday. The goal is to integrate education, nature crafts, and physical activity in order to promote healthier living. Come read a book with us, and let's promote healthier living! Free and open to all pre-school aged children and their parents.

Information: whoward5@utk.edu

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

Sevier County Student Art Show Continues At Arrowmont School of Arts

Volunteers have installed over 300 works of art for the 20th annual Sevier County Student Art Show, held at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg. The show will be on display through March 16. The exhibit includes work in all media from K-12 students from schools in Sevier County. The exhibit will be open to the public during Arrowmont's regular hours, Monday - Friday 8:30-5:30. Call 436-5860 for weekend hours. Awards will be announced at a public reception to be held at Arrowmont on March 8, from 6-8 pm. The public is welcome to attend.

Come enjoy the beauty of water media. This exhibit is free to the public with a reception to meet the artists on Friday, March 22 from 4:00 until 6:00 PM. On display are some of the finest examples of water media paintings created by award winning artists from the region. The DENSO Gallery and the KWS exhibit will be open from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday and during public events such as plays and concerts. This is a free event!

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Info: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Opening on March 1 is an exhibit of art quilts entitled “WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS”, produced by Sisters with Artistic Attitude, a sub group of the Village Quilters Guild of Loudon County, TN. This exhibit will remain on display through April 30, 2013. Members of the group embarked on a year and half long project to fashion individual quilts from the pieces and blocks given to them from the other group members.

Each member chose a theme and/or color scheme which formed the basis for the contributions. Each individual created a block each month for another member. Then came the challenge as each member had to merge the contributed blocks of various styles and techniques into a cohesive and attractive finished art quilt.

The public is invited to meet the quilters at an opening reception for “With A Little Help from My Friends” on March 8, 2013, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at The Arts Center. 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.

"2 Many Pixels” photo gallery is proud to present "What She Saw", a beautiful mosaic of images by 3 young women and Knoxville photographers: Shelby Gordon, Erika Smith and Rachel Vykukal. This exhibit is an exploration of the female sensitivity and its transcription through the photographic medium. The photographs are all for sale, gallery archival prints, signed and numbered by the artists. The photos will remain on the walls throughout the months of March and April.
Reception on Friday night, April 5th., 6pm to 9:30pm
"2 Many Pixels"130 West Jackson avenue, suite 201, Knoxville, TN 37902
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