Calendar of Events

This new adaptation of Johanna Spyri's classic novel Heidi contains all of the humor, faith, hope and adventure of the original work, but is reset to our great state of Tennessee. The Alps scenes are transposed to the Great Smoky Mountains. And instead of Frankfurt, Heidi is spirited away to Nashville. But all the timeless characters remain: Heidi, who falls in love with mountain living; Clara, the young invalid who takes her first steps on the mountain; Heidi's grandfather, whom the town fears and Heidi adores; Clara's busy mother, who may not truly know her own daughter; Aunt Deedee, Heidi's villainous aunt, and the cold and cruel Mrs. Rottenmeyer. Featuring a special cameo appearance by The King!

Friday 7/12 at 7 PM
Saturday 7/13 at 1 PM
Saturday 7/13 at 5 PM
Sunday 7/14 at 3 PM
Thursday 7/18 at 7 PM
Friday 7/19 at 7 PM
Saturday 7/20 at 1 PM
Saturday 7/20 at 5 PM
Sunday 7/21 at 3 PM
Thursday 7/25 at 7 PM
Friday 7/26 at 7 PM
Saturday 7/27 at 1 PM
Saturday 7/27 at 5 PM

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 800 Tyson Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Reservations: tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com

The Tennessee Stage Company presents its 23rd annual summer Shakespeare Festival, featuring the comedy “Twelfth Night” and the history play “Richard III.” “If Music be the food of love, play on,” declares Shakespeare in his beloved romantic comedy “Twelfth Night.” Though the search for true love lies sweetly at the heart of the play, “Twelfth Night” is adorned with enough raucous ribaldry, outrageous intrigue, vaulted villainy and gender-bending cross-dressing to declare it one of Shakespeare’s most outrageous comedies. “Richard III” makes its return to the Shakespeare in the Square stage the summer after the much-maligned King of England himself made a dramatic comeback, when his remains were discovered last August in a parking lot in England. Look for the skeletal Son of York to make a cameo appearance in the Shakespeare in the Park program.

Thursday-Sunday at 7:00 PM
Twelfth Night: July 11,13,19, 21, 25, 27 Aug. 2,4,8, 10 (free) with the indoor Square Room matinee on July 13 at 2:00 pm ($10 admission)
Richard III: July 12, 14, 18, 20, 26,28, Aug. 1, 3, 9, 11 (free) with the indoor Square Room matinee on July 20, at 2:00 pm ($10 admission)

“Twelfth Night” alternates performances with “Richard III". “Richard III” is directed by Mark H. Creter, co-founder of the Tennessee Stage Company and professor of theater at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. “Twelfth Night” is directed by Tom Parkhill, founding artistic director of the Tennessee Stage Company.

Shakespeare on the Square productions are performed on a rough replica of the new Globe Theatre in London (a reconstruction of Shakespeare’s original theater). The plays are presented in the timeless style of Elizabethan theatrical presentations. The Tennessee Stage Company encourages our audiences to spend an evening on the Square: do a little shopping, have a nice dinner, see the play and maybe stop by a pub afterward. All of this and more is available on Market Square nightly. So come early and see the Square! Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

High school students who play drums and other percussion instruments will have a special opportunity to develop their skills this summer. The 1st Annual UT Summer Percussion Institute (UTSPI), a week-long workshop for high school students, will take place at the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. Students will participate in daily hands-on clinics, master classes, ensemble rehearsals, and performances alongside percussion professionals. Instruction will be given in concert-orchestral percussion, mallet instruments, drum set, jazz & improvisation, steel band, ethnic instruments, percussion ensemble, and more.

The seminar will be taught by an esteemed faculty of professional percussionists including its founder and director, Dr. Andrew M. Bliss, Director of Percussion Studies at the UT School of Music in Knoxville. The other distinguished percussionist faculty are Keith Brown, UT Jazz faculty; Erin Walker, University of Kentucky World Music faculty; Casey Cangelosi, Percussion Solo Artist; Josh Jennings, Afro-Cuban/Brazilian Percussion Specialist; and Matt Weyer, Directors’ Workshop Coordinator for Contemporary Percussion Concepts.

According to Bliss, “One caveat for high school teachers is the two-day concurrent Director’s Workshop, which counts toward professional development credits, and includes an option to attend the students’ master classes, rehearsals and performances too.”

The UTSPI will be held at the Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and is open to high school students of all backgrounds and skill sets. No audition is required for acceptance. Registration and tuition are required. Limited scholarships are available. For more information or to register online, visit www.music.utk.edu/UTSPI. For additional help, call (865)-974-4882 or (423)-863-2470. www.music.utk.edu/events

On First Friday July 5th., “2 Many Pixels” photo gallery is proud to present a collection of photographs by artist and 6 times Ilford Prize winner JACQUES GAUTREAU.

This exhibit explores the full extent of the photographic language, composition, colors, textures, shadows and offers a voyage through the most subtle and genuine emotions.
The photographs are all for sale, gallery archival prints, signed and numbered by the artists.
Hope to see you all for the opening on Friday night, July 5th., 6pm to 9:30pm.
The photos will remain on the walls through the months of July and August.
"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 or chance... at 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com

The gallery at the Plateau Creative Arts Center (PCAC) will feature art in the theme of Celebrating Freedom. The public is invited to the PCAC gallery to view original artwork in the form of oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, colored pencil, photography, mixed media, pottery, sculpture, and jewelry, created by Art Guild members.

In addition to viewing this fine art work, visitors also learn about the many art classes available during the month, and depending on the day and time, may view a class in session, or watch the open painting, beading, or figure drawing sessions that take place in the studio. The gallery is also the perfect place to shop for a reasonably priced gift of art.

The PCAC is open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Located at 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine), the gallery is handicapped accessible. The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a not-for-profit organization and an equal opportunity provider. For more information call 931-707-7249. www.artguildfairfieldglade.net.

The University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery is excited to present Print Resonance, a portfolio of 50 prints by students and faculty members from five international universities. This portfolio has been exhibited at the other schools and is now being displayed for the first time in the United States here at the Downtown Gallery.
Fifty graduate students and faculty members at five universities: the University of Alberta, Canada; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium; Silpakorn University, Thailand and Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan created prints specifically for this project. The participating artists made their prints on the same size paper, allowing the viewer to focus on the image, rather than the scale of the work. The audience is encouraged to consider the artistic expression from each university and to find commonality across geographic and cultural borders, as the printmakers share ideas about their own interests, lives, and values.

The works were created using various print techniques, which include inkjet, etching, drypoint, chine-colle, lithography, woodcut, intaglio and blind printing. This portfolio is a limited edition of 10 copies, two for each of the five universities, with the goal of further development of printmaking education around the globe.

Print Resonance will be on display at the UT Downtown Gallery from July 5 -27, 2013.

The opening reception is on July 5 from 5:00- 9:00pm. The artists representing the University of Tennessee in this exhibition will be present.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

Recent works by jeweler Jennifer Lindsay and photographer Dennis Sabo will be featured during the month of July at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.

Jennifer Lindsay, who resides in Knoxville, fashions one-of-a-kind jewelry using various beading techniques that employ imported seed pearls and semi-precious stones, as well as Swarovsky crystals for dazzling accents. “I get my inspiration from everywhere – architecture, gardens, historical customs,” she says. Ms Lindsay’s creative expression and a penchant for intricate construction are the result of a background blend that ranges from membership in the Embroiderers’ Guild of America to her career as a mechanical engineer at Alcoa.

Dennis Sabo, a Loudon resident, is an internationally honored photographer specializing in contemporary abstract, landscape, and seascape photography. His award-winning work has appeared in various publications, television, the Internet and institutions, among them NOVA, PBS, Shedd Aquarium-Chicago, Hilton Hotels and Blue Planet. A frequent lecturer and workshop instructor, Sabo has refined the fine-art photograph into an interpretive collage of color and texture. The title for this exhibition is “Leafing Impressions,” an expressionistic view of the grandeur of forests and trees.

A First Friday opening reception for the exhibits is planned for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 5, with complimentary refreshments and jazz, soul, world and fusion music by Marquis McGee on saxophone. Many member artists will be on hand to meet and mingle with visitors.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Bliss Home is pleased to present Knoxville artist, Beth Meadows, for July's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, July 5th from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Beth's art will be featured the whole month of July. Beth Meadows graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BFA in Studio Art in 2007. She has lived and worked in Knoxville since then and currently manages The Salvage Room for the non-profit Knox Heritage, receiving and selling historic building materials. She is also the Director, as well as an artist, at 17th Street Studios, a work space for thirteen artists near downtown Knoxville. Beth's July exhibit will feature work inspired by a subscription to Vogue her sister gave her a few summers ago. Most pieces began by tearing out pages from these magazines- photographs of scenes, models, and clothing.

Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
Artist website: http://www.withbearhands.com/

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition entitled “East Meets West” featuring ceramics, Chinese watercolor paintings and woodblock prints by Oak Ridge artist Eun-Sook Kim. “Although my primary medium is ceramics, I consider myself a painter first,” says Eun-Sook Kim. “Through brushwork, I feel in harmony with nature. Like a speck in the landscape of a classical Chinese painting, I am infinitely small, yet essential in nature. Interweaving different strands from different cultures and countries, my art reflects the multicolored pattern of my life.”

Eun-Sook Kim received her B.A. in English literature from Ewha Woman's University in Seoul, Korea in the early 1960s. She was accepted into a graduate program at the University of Tennessee, and upon moving to Knoxville, she married and then stayed home with her children until they finished college. At that point, she resumed her graduate studies and received an M.F.A. in ceramics from UT in the 1990s. Her work has been featured in various juried shows throughout the U.S. and in Japan and Korea, and she has held solo exhibitions locally in Ewing Gallery, The Art Market Gallery, Oak Ridge Art Center, and the American Museum of Science and Energy. She founded and directed both the Corner Gallery and the Upstairs Gallery in Oak Ridge for many years. Currently, Kim is a member of the National Council for Educators of Ceramic Art, the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA), Foothills Craft Guild and the Art Market Gallery. She has extensive experience leading workshops, lectures, and teaching. Her work has appeared in various Ceramics magazines published globally. For more information on Eun-Sook Kim, please visit www.eunsookkim.com.

“East Meets West” by Eun-Sook Kim will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on July 5 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, July 6, 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.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present the first annual Knoxville Photo 2013, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 36 artists throughout the Southeast region. Knoxville Photo was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition encompasses photographs depicting all subjects and genres, including streetscapes, cityscapes, landscapes, environmental portraiture, abstracts, and more, and will be displayed in the Emporium Center from July 5-26, 2013. A public reception will take place on Friday, July 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM with an awards ceremony at 6:00 PM in which $750 in cash awards will be announced.

The reception on Friday, July 5, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. Knoxville Photo 2013 is on display July 5-26, 2013 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, July 6, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

“Fine Arts Blount” Member Art Exhibit, coordinated by Cindy McDannel on the Art Wall at the Bookmark Café, Art Panels at the Reading Rotunda, two square pedestal cases and two vertical display cases in the Entry Rotunda, through July.

Free and open to the public, the program is at the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.

A native of Blount county, Charles E. Kirkland's Music & Dance series includes paintings, wall sculptures and standing sculpture. Kirkland feels that his art reveals his inner being and uses bold and subtle strokes and colors to get the feel he strives for in his work. This abstract series is unique due to the combination of underpinnings being used, as well as the color and patterns. There is a boldness and energy to the work.

Charles E. Kirkland will be available during the Last Friday Art Walk July 26,2013 from 5pm-8pm

The Denso Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and during special events.

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