Calendar of Events

At the Museum of East Tennessee History through August 7. The exhibit provided by the Y-12 History Center, has appeared at a number of prominent venues, most recently at the National Archives and Records Administration's Southeast Region branch in Atlanta. The photographs, many by the Manhattan Project official photographer Ed Westcott, give visitors a firsthand look at life in the Secret City, the war effort, the Cold War, and ongoing research and technology.

The exhibition is open and free to the public.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

We've put together a show featuring our favorite photographic work including some exciting new pieces by Christine Patterson! Including work by Michael Underwood, Jurgen Dopatka, Maggie Taylor, Jerry Uelsmann & Studio 193. Each artist has a unique perspective on photography stretching the medium in different directions while creating work you can live with for years to come. This show includes classic black and white photography created from negatives in the dark room as well as cutting edge digital manipulations. Christine even takes it further by adding layers of wax or a chemical pealing process which creates unique one-a-kind photographs.

Also featuring paintings by five of our best local painters, including Allen Cox, Ed Kellogg, Andy Saftel, Robin Surber and newcomer Alex Smith, and turned wood bowls by Roger Luedke.

Bennett Galleries & Company: 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Monday-Thursday 10AM-6PM; Friday-Saturday 10AM-5:30PM. Information: 865-584-6791, www.bennettgalleries.com

Beginning June 17, children of all ages will fill area libraries to learn more about agriculture and enjoy a little Fun on the Farm.
The Tennessee Valley Fair Summer Reading Program celebrates its 6th year in 2013. Hosted by Jasper, the Fair’s rooster mascot and the 2012 Fairest of the Fair, Kassie Perkins, participating children will enjoy storytelling and interactive activities. Each child will also receive a free ticket to the 2013 Fair. All summer reading events are free and open to the public:

Halls Public Library
4518 E Emory Rd, Knoxville, TN 37938
Monday, June 17 - 11:30 AM

Burlington Public Library
4614 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37914
Wednesday, June 19 - 10:30 AM

King Family Library
408 High St., Sevierville, TN 37862
Thursday, June 20 – 2:00 PM

Kodak Public Library
319 W Dumplin Valley Rd Kodak, TN 37764
Thursday, June 27 – 11:00 AM

Seymour Public Library
137 W. Macon Lane, Seymour, TN 37865
Friday, June 28 - 11:00 AM

The 94th annual Tennessee Valley Fair runs September 6-15, 2013. Tennessee Valley Fair: 865-215-1471, www.tnvalleyfair.org

A free 30 minute docent led tour for parents/caregivers accompanied by babies and toddlers. The tours are designed for adults, but welcome little ones. Guests are encouraged to stay longer than the tour and walk through other museum galleries or browse the museum's gift shop. Registration is free, but required.

Birds in Art
Free with registration required at: http://mcclungmuseumstrollertour.eventbrite.com

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Art and science are intertwined in Nikon Small World as the photomicrographs showcase the delicate balance between outstanding scientific technique and exquisite artistic quality. "We are proud that this competition is able to demonstrate the true power of scientific imaging and its relevance to both the scientific communities as well as the general public," explains Eric Flem, Communications Manager, Nikon Instruments.

First place winners Dr. Jennifer Peters and Dr. Michael Taylor of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, partnered to capture the image highlighting their research of the blood brain barrier in a live zebrafish embryo, which is believed to be the first-ever image showing the formation for the blood-brain barrier in a live animal. The top five images in Nikon Small World include: the blood-brain barrier in a live zebrafish embryo; Live newborn lynx spiderlings; Human bone cancer (osteosarcoma) showing actin filaments (purple), mitochondria (yellow) and DNA (blue); Drosophila melanogaster visual system halfway through pupal development, showing retina (gold), photoreceptor axons (blue), and brain (green); and Cacoxenite (mineral) from La Paloma Mine, Spain.

This year's judges were comprised of top science and media industry experts: Daniel Evanko, Editor, Nature Methods; Martha Harbison, Senior Editor, Popular Science; Dr. Robert D. Goldman, Stephen Walter Ranson Professor and Chair, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Northwestern University and Liza A. Pon, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology and Director, Confocal and Specialized Microscopy Shared Resource, Columbia University.

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

June 14 Reception 6pm - 8pm

An exhibition juried by Denise Sanabria from Knoxville.

Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Hours: M-F 9AM-4PM; Saturday-Sunday 1-4PM. Information: 931-707-7249; www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Revised) is presented by The WordPlayers of Knoxville with a professional, adult cast. Follow the antics of good old Charlie Brown as he spends a day pondering the meaning of life. In between kite-flying escapades, baseball games and failed attempts to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl, he finds solace and friendship with Linus, his sister Sally, nemesis Lucy, musical genius Schroeder – and, of course, man’s best friend, Snoopy! Like most of us, these loveable characters search for what brings them true happiness. This musical is for the kid in all of us! (Recommended for ages 5+).

June 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 @ 7:30 p.m. & June 16 & 23 @ 2:30 p.m. at The WordPlayers' Theatre @ MCM, 1540 Robinson Rd., Knoxville, TN 37923. Tickets are $6-$15 and available online or at the door with cash or check. Thursday is Pay What You Can Night.

For more information, call 865.539.2490 or see www.wordplayers.org

Abstract Works from the Ewing Gallery Permanent Collection
June 12 - July 12, 2013

Ewing Gallery Summer Hours: closed: Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
open: Tuesday - Friday 1pm - 5pm and by special request

In its brief history, the Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture at The University of Tennessee has strived to acquire works of art and architecture for the educational benefits of our students and faculty and for the enrichment of the Knoxville and East Tennessee communities.

This summer the Ewing Gallery will be organizing a permanent collection exhibition focusing on our abstract art.

Abstract works from the permanent collection will be on display from June 12 - July 12.

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, 1715 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996
865.974.3200
www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

The Athens Area Council for the Arts is pleased to present “Not Just a Snapshot, photography by Sheila Silvus Chesanow”, on exhibit from June 10 – July 25, 2013, at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee.

The photographs in this exhibit represent a series of locales in which a lonesome tree, an abandoned building, or a junked car in the back woods may evoke unexpected feelings and thoughts in the viewer. The artist hopes her photographs will cause the viewer to appreciate the beauty found in everyday scenes when one slows down to take a closer look.

The public is invited to meet the artist at an opening reception at The Arts Center, Friday, June 14, 2013 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Following the reception, two duos of local musicians will perform acoustic sets in a coffee-house style concert, “Soft Sounds for a Summer’s Eve.” Featuring Andrew Kimball and Lindsey Nunley of Athens and Ally and Ashley Clark of Decatur , with Adam Klinker on percussion and special guest Emmy McKenzie, the show will include light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. The concert is sponsored by Hiwassee Builders Supply, Inc.

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.

Clayton Center for the Arts will have free Swing Dancing on the Plaza Monday, June 10 and 24 from 6:30-9:30 PM. Live dance music will be provided by Ensemble Swing Time.

In recent years there has been resurgence of interest in Swing Music and Swing Dance. Ensemble Swing Time allows fans to return to the musical joys and romance that filled the airwaves -- to those ballrooms, nightclubs, college gyms and theaters in which the great bands played. For those who weren't there, they hope to provide a real feeling of the era and its music.

Ensemble Swing Time has been a favorite at the Clayton Center for the Arts, playing to enthusiastic and full crowds in the Summer Music and Cozy Winter Nights Music Series.

"Through my eyes, right here, right now the world appears different. This difference is exhibited in my art, my connection to the creator. But from my heart-space the world appears the same to everyone. That is our connection to creator....that is art....your art my art...our art..... one artist, one creator."
- Stephen R. Hicks

Opening reception Friday, June 7 and Friday, July 5 from 5:00-9:00 PM
Exhibition hours: M-F 10-5.

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 109, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holaknoxville.org, www.holafestival.org

Recent works by fiber artist Pat Delashmit and painter Gary Dagnan will be featured during the month of June at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.

Pat Delashmit of Maryville has been weaving for more than 25 years and sees endless possibilities with this medium.
Her inspiration comes from East Tennessee’s landscape, a love of the ocean and seashore, and seasonal changes, weather, even the light of day.

Gary Dagnan has been a landscape painter for more than 40 years. He has won numerous awards and his art is represented in many private, corporate and public collections, among them the TVA, Ruby Tuesday and the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga. The body of work to be displayed in this exhibit is a series of recent paintings entitled “Woodlands.”

A First Friday opening reception for the exhibits is planned for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, June 7, with complimentary refreshments and acoustic, folk and blues music on guitar or banjo by Crispy Watkins. Many member artists will be on hand to meet and mingle with visitors.

Member owned and operated by more than 60 professional regional artists, 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.