Calendar of Events

May 10, 6:00-8:00 PM: Opening Reception for Three Femmes Exhibition
Elaine Barnes, Annamaria Gundlach, and Lauren Karnitz will present their works through the end of May at the Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville. The exhibition is titled “Femmes and Forms”.

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

Annual spring dance concert by Arts in Motion Dance Studio and a delightful concert for the entire family. Roane State Theatre, Harriman. Tickets are $18 and available in advance through Arts in Motion and at the door. For best seating, buy tickets in advance. Tickets: (865) 376-0295.

May 10 & 11, 7 pm, May 12, 2 pm
All performances subject to change. Check website periodically for updated information at www.roanestate.edu/theatre

New Midland Plaza SPRING ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR
On Calderwood Street in Alcoa, TN 37701
Free admission; free parking
Hours: Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm
865-983-9644

The 13th Annual Vestival: South Knoxville's Art & Heritage Festival will memorialize the late Knoxville architect and preservationist Charles B. Richmond, who co-founded the non-profit Candoro Arts and Heritage Center and served as its president and champion. Richmond, who died January 3, 2013, was also a watercolorist and photographer. His work, as well as a display of marble artifacts from Candoro's past, will be featured at an opening reception on Friday, May 10, from 5-7 p.m. and during Vestival.

As Vestival tradition holds, the festival begins at 11 a.m. with a casual Mother's Day brunch, which is free for mothers.

The day continues with live music on two stages resounding with Southern rock, blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass, Americana and more. This year’s Vestival performers are Mic Harrison and the High Score, Nancy Brennan Strange and The Strangefellows, Leah Gardner, Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle, Big Gene and Danny Lee's Loud Pack, Jack Rentfro and the Apocalypso Quartet, Guy Marshall, Smiley and the Lovedawg, Big Jon and the Nationals, The Pinklets, Sarah Morgan, and Jim Myers.

Dragonfly Arial Arts and Claire Metz Tribal Belly Dance will perform on the grounds at intervals during the festival. Visitors can browse the wares of local arts and crafts artists, community groups and select from a variety of food choices. There is also a tent for children’s activities.

Old-fashioned cake walks, accompanied by live music, take place throughout the day. Participants pay $1 each to walk the walk for their chance to win a cake donated by one of our community’s generous bakeries.

More information about Vestival, including how local businesses can support the Vestival through sponsorship, is available at http://candoromarble.org/ and on Facebook.

The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents Artists on Location, its eighth annual plein-air event, exhibition and sale Friday, May 10 through Saturday, May 11. Local and regional artists are invited to showcase their talent by producing a work or works of art on site at the location of their choosing in and around the Knoxville area and then exhibit and sell those works at the KMA Artist on Location exhibition on Saturday, May 11 from 7-10pm.

This year's featured artist, Brett Weaver, a nationally recognized plein-air painter, will give a painting demo Friday May 10 at 7pm at the KMA. The demonstration is free to participants and $10 for visitors.

Schedule of events:
Friday, May 10 - 7pm at the Knoxville Museum of Art: Demonstration by Brett Weaver. Admission is $10 at the door for visitors.

Saturday, May 11 - 7-10pm at the Knoxville Museum of Art: Exhibition and sale of plein air works completed by participating local & regional artists. The evening will include free hors d' oeuvres, cash bar, and live music by the Tom Johnson Jazz Trio. This event is free and open to the public.

Proceeds from Artists on Location benefit the Knoxville Museum of Art in memory of Betsy Worden. For more information on how to be a sponsor, volunteer, or a participating artist in this event, contact Event Chairs Mike and Leah Berry at artistsonlocation@gmail.com or visit www.knoxart.org. KMA: 865-525-6101

Friday, May 10, 7:30 pm - Ijams Family Wildlife Series: Night Sounds
(All Ages) You may think you know the trails at Ijams, but they become a whole new experience at night! Our fearless trail guides will lead you on an adventure in which owls hooting, coyotes howling, and strange rustlings in the brush are wonderful possibilities. Animals and plants use the nighttime to their advantage, and we can sneak a peek into their world! The fee for this program is $5 for members and $8 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

Saturday, May 11, 9:00 am - Morning Canoe Cruise
Enjoy the delightful spring air as you cruise around the Mead's Quarry Lake with storyteller and naturalist, Stephen Lyn Bales. Intertwined with the sounds of today's wildlife are the distant echoes of industry past. Although human activity resulted in formation of the lake, there is abundant wildlife that makes this water their home today. The fee for this program is $15 per person for members and $17.50 per person for non-members. Pre-registration is required; please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 119 to register.
10:00 am - Ijams @ Blooms Day
(Recommended for Adults) Join Ijams resident green thumb, Peg Beute, as she hosts a vertical gardening workshop at the 11th Annual Blooms Days Garden Festival & Marketplace! Vertical gardening is a trend that is on the rise among those with a green thumb. A boon for those with space demonstrations, this technique can be used on any blank wall or bare fence that needs beautifying. This workshop will be held at the University of Tennessee Gardens on Neyland Drive. Admission rates may apply to attend the workshop. For more information, visit their website: http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/bloomsdays.html.
2:00 pm - Nature Writing and Journaling Workshop
(Recommended for Adults) Itching to write? Join Ijams senior naturalist, Stephen Lyn Bales - author of two books: Natural Histories and Ghost Birds published by UT Press - for this fun nature-writing workshop. To loosen the creative juices, activities will take place outside at various thought-provoking locations around the 300-acre park. The "Perils of Publishing" will also be discussed. Bring a notebook and your favorite writing implement. The fee for this program is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

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

May 10, Spring Concert Series - Bill Mize
Arrive early and bring a chair! $5 non-members
www.gsmheritagecenter.org or call 865-448-0044

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Graphic Design Students Senior Show
Friday, May 10, 6:00-9:00PM
Remedy Coffee House, 125 Jackson Ave, Knoxville, 37902.
for more information please visit: www.art.utk.edu/graphic_design/gallery/sshow/13

Every Second Friday of the Month! All ages and experience levels are welcome to participate in this event. This is a fun family event. Kids love the Raku process. Or it could be a great "date night" event. Plus, you will be taking home a beautiful piece of art to decorate your home that you helped create! We do ask that participants stick to a three piece maximum per person to allow everyone a chance to fire their work in a timely manner. Please contact us with any questions or to sign up and reserve your space today!

1300 McCalla Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com/raku

Memorializing the late Knoxville architect and preservationist Charles B. Richmond, who co-founded the non-profit Candoro Arts and Heritage Center and served as its president and champion. Richmond, who died January 3, 2013, was also a watercolorist and photographer. His work, as well as a display of marble artifacts from Candoro's past, will be featured at an opening reception on Friday, May 10, and during Vestival. Free and open to the public.

Candoro Marble Arts & Heritage Center, 681 Maryville Pike, Knoxville, TN. Information: 865-577-0078, www.candoromarble.org

GATOP (God’s Answer to our Prayers) is one of the most expansive and beautiful gardens in the Eastern United States. The Garden features a stunning collection of conifers, set off by impressive stonework, much of it designed and installed by Dr. Solomon himself.

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

Dubbed “A lively ‘nun-stop’ musical,” by the New York Times, “Nunsense” concerns the comic misadventures of five nuns—ballet-loving Sister Leo, street-wise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert— who try valiantly and with much hilarity to stage a talent show to raise some emergency funds for their convent.

Adult tickets are $17; Student and Senior tickets are $15; Groups 10+ are $12

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