Calendar of Events

Monthly singing the second Sunday of each month as announced. Call Tina Becker, 865 982-7777 to confirm.

All are invited and encouraged to sing. No experience is necessary and loaner books are provided.
6:30-8:00PM, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave Knoxville, TN 37916
www.oldharp.org for more information.

Annual event showcasing the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Lucas Richman. Features gourmet dining, special guest artists, and the annual Ijams Spirit Award presentation in recognition of an individual, organization or business for its long-standing commitment to Ijams and the environment. Fee: $150 per person.

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

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society is excited to sponsor our fifth, and next to last, Blues Cruise of the 2013 season featuring Jenna and Her Cool Friends. Jenna Jefferson and her band are all long-standing excellent musicians in the local Knoxville music scene. Jenna and Her Cool Friends represented our region at the 2011 International Blues Competition in Memphis and did a fine job. This is a Sunday Afternoon Cruise. The boat is open for boarding by 2:30 p.m. and sails from 3 to 6 p.m. The cost is $13.00 in advance and $18.00 the day of the show. This cruise is one of our most popular so folks are encouraged to get tickets early. Call the Riverboat Company Monday - Friday from 10-4 and most Saturdays (hours vary) for tickets at: 865-525-7827 or 800-509-2628 or reservations@tnriverboat.com

Jenna and Her Cool Friends- Keith Ford, Ben Maney, Jenna Jefferson, Michael Crawley, Kevin Redding, Glyn Loyd, Jr., "Detroit" Dave Meer

The Riverboat is family friendly. Light lunches available. Full Bar available. Main Room Non-Smoking and Air Conditioned. Smoking allowed on Top Deck. The Cruise is a great experience, rain or shine!
Contact: Robert Higginbotham, (865) 300-3648, robhigg@smokymountainblues.org, www.smokymountainblues.org

Pueblo pottery of the Southwest is one of the most beautiful and enduring artistic traditions in all of Native North America. It is a tradition rich with history—not only as an expression of cultural identity, but also to serve as a reflection of the relationship between Pueblo peoples and the influences from outside their own community. Today, there are about twenty pueblos with a total population in excess of 50,000. It is a practice flexible enough to adapt as necessary over time, while still adhering to established social norms.

Pottery-making in the American Southwest is a tradition that first emerged about two thousand years ago. Historically, it was a functional art form, passed from generation to generation over the span of centuries by people living in permanent villages known as pueblos. The pottery of each pueblo was unique and distinguished by a variety of characteristics, such as the individual clay source and shape of the vessels and designs, or lack thereof, painted onto the surface. By the latter part of the nineteenth century, these traditions were well established; and as more and more people began to travel and move to the Southwest, pottery production was quickly transformed from a functional art form (used primarily within Pueblo communities) to a highly marketable cultural expression.

Curated by Bill Mercer, this exhibition consists of seventy-four Pueblo Indian pottery vessels and supporting materials, dating from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twenties centuries, illustrating the remarkable variety of pottery created during that very dynamic time of transformation. Some of the vessels in the exhibition are very conservative and adhere to the traditional style of a particular pueblo, while others incorporate innovations specifically designed for the retail market.

It is also during this time period that certain individuals, such as Nampeyo from Hopi and Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso, became recognized for the quality of their work. The exhibition includes outstanding examples of their work as well.

Through this exhibition, drawn exclusively from the rich collections of the Kansas City Museum and Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, visitors will be introduced to the various styles of Pueblo pottery, as well as an understanding of the narrative behind its continued development.

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

"Collage as a Strategy for..." an exhibition of work by Jean Hess.
Reception, Friday, September 20, 2013, 6:00-7:30 PM. Artist talk at 6:30 PM.

Jean Hess’s work is influenced by her studies in cultural anthropology as well as in art. She creates obscure and playful collage paintings, combining natural materials and recycled ephemera to reference dream, memory and nostalgia as well as issues of loss, particularly environmental degradation.

Solo shows include the University of Tennessee, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Tennessee Arts Commission, University of Alabama – Huntsville, East Tennessee State University, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Maryville College, Association for Visual Arts (Chattanooga), Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (Atlanta) and Savannah College of Art and Design. Hess’s solo show at the Huntsville Museum of Art in 2004 was accompanied by an award-winning catalogue. Her work has been included in juried or curated shows at Hunter Museum of Art (Chattanooga); Knoxville Museum of Art; William King Museum, Abingdon, VA; Huntsville Museum of Art; Evansville Museum of Art, Science and History; Carroll Reese Museum (Johnson City); Clarksville (TN) Museum and Cultural Center; McKinney Avenue Contemporary (Dallas); and University of Texas – Dallas. Hess’s mixed-media collage paintings are in numerous private and public collections, including the Huntsville Museum of Art; Evansville Museum of Arts, Science and History; University of Virginia.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM; Friday 9AM-4:30PM; Sunday 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally owned museum and Fort Loudoun State Historic Area are partnering for the Great Island Festival on September 7-8, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day.

At Sequoyah Birthplace Museum visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to experience Native American food, Cherokee arts and crafts demonstrations, music and dance. Special demonstrations and displays will include Cherokee life in 1700’s and a Civil War encampment and battle re-enactment. The 22nd Annual Fall Festival’s theme is “175th Anniversary of the Trail of Tears: Remembering the Trail”.The highlight of this year’s festival is flutist Tommy Wildcat who is a member of the Cherokee nation. Special entertainment will be provided by the Warrior Dancers of Ani-Kituhwa the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians official ambassadors, and watch a Cherokee Stickball game. Sunday, Tom Belt, a Cherokee Nation Citizen will be talking with visitors about the Trail of Tears. Authors Bill Landry, of the Heartland Series and Nancy Pafford will be on hand for book signings on both. The Cherokee Historical Society will be performing a special program on the Trail of Tears.

For more information about the festival, contact the museum at 423-884-6246 or Fort Loudoun at 423-884-6217. Admission is $5.00 per person, Children 12 & under are free.

Auditions for Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit
Audition Date/Time- Saturday, Sept. 7 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, and Sunday, Sept. 8 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Place - Chilhowee Club, 223 Clarion Street, Maryville
Performance Dates – October 31 – Nov 3
Director – David Ratliff
Preparation - cold reading from script
Cast - 2 men, 5 women
http://www.foothillscommunityplayers.com/page.asp?p=Auditions

African American Appalachian Arts, Incorporated (AAAA, Inc.) is hosting an Opening Ceremony for an Artist Exhibition at the Downtown African American Art Gallery. Artist Hawa Ware Johnson native of Liberia West Africa, who now resides in Knoxville, will install a Visual Art Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display in the office of African American Appalachian Arts, Inc., Suite 106 of The Emporium Building, 100 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN, 37902.

Celebrating the Ten Year Anniversary of “First Friday” - Baba Beats & Edutainment will be conducting a Drum Circle/Jam session. Feel free to bring an instrument; some hand instruments will be provided. Djembe Gear drum bags and gear will be for sale and on display. On Friday, October 4th, 2013, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the office of African American Appalachian Arts, Inc., Suite 106, The Emporium Building, 100 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN, 37902. A taste of Liberian cuisine will be available.

African American Appalachian Arts: 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 106, Knoxville, TN 37902. 865-217-6786, kuumbafest@gmail.com

On First Friday September 6th., “2 Many Pixels” photo gallery is proud to present a collection of photographs by photo-journalist and artist CHAD GREENE. This exhibit is a collection of Knoxville portraits, from the traditional family business owners to the fastest women of Knoxville and their motorcycles. The artist will perform a live installation during the opening, taking photographs of the public and hanging these impromptu portraits on the gallery walls. 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 September 6th., 6pm to 9:30pm. The photos will remain on the walls through the months of September and October.
2 Many Pixels: 130 West Jackson Avenue, Suite 201, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: M-F 10-5, other times by appointment. Information: 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com

New and recent artwork in a variety of media, by all full-time and part-time Carson-Newman University Art Faculty at the Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman University.

September 6 to October 11, 2013 with an Opening Day Reception on Friday, September 6,
3:00-5:00PM. Regular gallery hours: M-F, 8:00-4:00PM.
The Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman University, Warren Art Building, Jefferson City, TN 37760.

Recent works by Nelson Ziegler of Sevierville, a painter in both watercolor and oils, and Karen Kyte of Seymour, a clay artist, will be featured in September at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville. Besides inherent differences between two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums, this show will present an interesting contrast of styles and control of personal expression.

During Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk downtown, an opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. Sept. 6. There will be live music by Sunshine Station and complimentary refreshments and many members as well as the featured artists always are on hand to meet and mingle with patrons.

Owned and operated by more than 60 professional regional artists, the Art Market is located at 422 South Gay St., a few doors away from Mast General Store, and next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is handicapped accessible and parking in the abutting garage is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Bliss Home is pleased to present Knoxville artist, Christi Shields, for September's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, September 6th from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Christi's art will be featured for the month of September.

Christi's September exhibit is a collection of paintings which express emotions from the past through continued experimentation in innovative, edgy and modern acrylic techniques. Christi uses a very action oriented process along with layer techniques and color to create depth. By using bold colors, texture and movement, Christi aims to evoke an emotional response from the viewer.

Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
Friday, September 6th, 2013 through the end of the month Opening Reception: Friday September 6th, 2013 6pm to 9pm
Admission: Free
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