Calendar of Events

Son Volt • Sunday, April 14
Blending the sounds of classic Americana — country, folk and roots-rock — into a whole that feels both familiar and original, Son Volt and bandleader Jay Farrar compose elegant, melodic songs that radiate intelligence and melancholy.
www.knoxbijou.com
803 S. Gay St. Knoxville 37902

Learn about the art on KMA's gallery walls a member of KMA's Docent Corps.

April 14, 2:00 PM
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Everyone is invited to celebrate the Spring Family Fun Day. Children of all ages have the opportunity to create art at one of the many art-making stations inspired by current exhibitions. Bring a photo of your family, pet or yourself and create a wonderful mixed media collage.

Sunday, April 14, 1:00-4:00PM. Free!

Grammy award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding brings her unique, jazz-inspired stylings to Knoxville on Sunday, April 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 18 at 10 a.m. via the Tennessee Theatre box office, all Knoxville Tickets outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444 or online.

James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are FREE and open to the public. Info: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

The Mabry-Hazen House, built in 1858, will host their Civil War Living History. Mabry’s Hill served as headquarters for both armies during the Civil War, and will once again be occupied by Union and Confederate troops. Visitors will enjoy open camps, military demonstrations, cannon firing, and programming on a variety of subjects including arms and ammunition, medicinal practice, field music, and the role of women during the war. Also included will be guided tours of the historic home, which features the original family collection.

Tickets are $5 per adult and $2 per child, and can be purchased at the Knoxville Coliseum Parking area prior to boarding the event shuttle. Shuttles will run from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, and 12pm to 5pm on Sunday. Onsite parking is limited to event participants and those with special needs. Admission includes a visit to Bethel Cemetery and Museum, which serves as the resting place for over 1,600 Confederate soldiers.

The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on six acres atop Mabry's Hill. Housing three generations of the same family from 1858 to 1987, the house is a premier example of Knoxville’s colorful past. Bethel Cemetery, established in 1861, contains a 48 foot tall Confederate monument erected in 1892 and an original caretaker’s cottage built in 1886. Both sites give focused perspectives of Knoxville’s divided past and will continue to offer special programming during the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

Additional information about the event as well as an event schedule can be obtained by visiting www.mabryhazen.com or by calling 865-522-8661. More information about the Knox County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission can be found at www.knoxcivilwar.org.

The best of local humor returns in Forbidden Knoxville Goes Psycho - a musical satire of all things Knoxvegas. Flying Anvil Theatre presents this no-holds-barred cabaret skewering the foibles and follies of naughty local newsmakers and politicians using songs from Carly Rae Jepsen to Elvis to Broadway.
Stacey Campfield? Check. UT Frat boys' unusual drinking habits? Check.TVA, local news casts, wine in grocery stores? They're all covered.

The show is produced by Flying Anvil Theatre's Executive Director Staci Swedeen and musical directed by Christopher Hamblin. Rounding out the cast are Dana Wham, Krisha Newport, Jim Richardson and Bill Howard.
Forbidden Knoxville Goes Psycho runs Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, Friday April 19 and Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. All shows are at 10 PM. Tickets are $15 at the door. Big Fatty's is located at 5005 Kingston Pike. Seating is limited and reservations can be made by calling (865) 219-8317.

Directed by James Marvel; Conducted by Kevin Class. Haunting production of violation, public outrage and an indifferent Roman aristocracy. Innovative staging where east meets west.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday April 12-14 at 8 p.m. | Sunday matinee April 14 at 2:30 p.m.

Carousel Theatre (next to Clarence Brown Theater)
1714 Andy Holt Avenue, Knoxville TN 37996
UT School of Music info: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Bliss Home is pleased to present Nature's Splash of Colors, an exhibit by international award winning photographer, Dennis Sabo. Nature's Splash of Colors is an interpretation of the "growing interest and concern for our environmental impact and fragile ecosystems". Each photo is taken of natural, common subjects which are refined into an interpretive collage of color, motion and textures.

Dennis Sabo hails from Loudon, Tennessee where he specializes in contemporary fine art abstract, landscape and seascape photography. Dennis' photography has been featured in a variety of books and magazines, like Blue Planet, Living Southern Style and Ocean Conservancy.

Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
Friday, April 5th, 2013 through the end of the month
Opening Reception: Friday, April 5th, 2013 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary snacks and drinks will be served.

The Art Market Gallery of Knoxville will present two exhibits in April: a show of recent works by painter/printmaker Gay Davis Bryant and wood-turner Janis Proffitt, both of Knoxville, and the annual Members Silent Auction, which is a Dogwood Arts Festival Featured Event.

A First Friday opening reception for the exhibits is planned for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 5, with complimentary refreshments and live folk and “new grass” music on guitar and ukelele by Molly Rochelson. The reception also opens bidding on a large variety of works by gallery artists and artisans for the annual Members Silent Auction, which will run April 5 – 28.

The Art Market Gallery is located at 422 South Gay St., next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery, and a few doors away from Mast General Store. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is handicapped accessible. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

The Annual Members Silent Auction at the Art Market Gallery will be held April 5-28. This Dogwood Arts Festival Featured Event allows visitors to bid on original artworks by the gallery’s 60 professional artists for a chance to buy them at a fraction of their value. Some 60 items, running the gamut from paintings to pottery, will be available for bidding. This year, in response to requests by patrons, the auction will take place during a longer period of time than in the past.

The first day of bidding on auction items coincides with the monthly First Friday Reception from 5:30 to 9 p.m. April 5, to which the public is invited. The reception also gives the public an opportunity to meet many of the gallery’s artists as well as enjoy the complimentary refreshments and live music.

Member owned and operated by more than 60 regional artists, the Art Market Gallery has been a cultural icon in Knoxville for 30 years. The handicapped-accessible gallery is situated at 422 S. Gay St., next to the downtown Grill & Brewery and a few doors down from Mast General Store. Gallery hours are 11a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 865-525-5265, visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

We are happy to announce the exhibition “Faces of Many Ages” photographs by Hei
Park, which will have its opening reception on First Friday, April 5, 2013 from 6-10 PM at The Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, in Knoxville.
Park’s recent work has concentrated on getting at the “real faces under the masks” of college students.

For the past seven years, Park has focused on finding the real faces and the real stories of her subjects. This exhibition uses work from an ongoing project of
“Mother and Child” portraits as well as the series, “Our Waking Souls,” which is a project featuring the portraits of college students at the University of Tennessee.

Opening and Reception on Friday, April 5, 2013, 6-10 PM, at 23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville. The exhibition will run through April 14, 2013.
Additional Gallery Hours are as follows:
April 6, 3-7pm; April 7, 3-6pm; April 13, 2-7pm; April 14, 2-6pm