Calendar of Events

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of recent work by Deborah Bowen opening Friday, October 4, at 5:00 PM in the display case of the Emporium Center. The upcoming exhibition will be Bowen’s first opportunity to show her work. She will be showing a variety of pieces including paintings, jewelry and journals.

Recent Works by Deborah Bowen will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from October 4-26, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on October 4 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

by Timberlake Wertenbaker, directed by Calvin MacLean
At the Carousel Theater
In January 1788, the first of the British prison ships arrive at Botany Bay, Australia and settle the penal colony at Port Jackson, the site of current-day Sydney. Many of the prisoners have committed minor crimes and their wardens are military men who fought and lost the war against the American colonies. When hope and supplies run low, a lieutenant tries to increase morale by staging a comedy using the convicts as the cast. Based on real events, this award-winning drama is an evocative look at a moment in history--the founding of a nation--and an inspiring tale about the transforming power of theatre. This production is directed by Calvin MacLean and is recommended for high school and up. It contains strong language and brief nudity.

Please join us following the production of Our Country's Good for a staged reading of George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer, the comedy actually performed by those first fleeters, immediately following the Friday, October 11 performance. Mix and mingle with the cast of Our Country's Good while enjoying light refreshments between performances.

Please join us for an informative "talk back" about Our Country's Good with Director Calvin MacLean and the cast. Dramaturg
Misty G. Anderson also will be on-hand to discuss George Farquhar's comedy The Recruiting Officer. Discussions generally begin 15 minutes following the matinee and last about 45 minutes.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Join The Melting Pot of Knoxville during the month of October in our efforts to raise funds for “Casting for Recovery”. All proceeds from drinks sold with Chambord will go to CFR. We will kick off this month long effort with our "Ladies' Night Out" event on October 2. Banana Republic will showcase some of their designs. Knoxville Photo Booth will be capturing every moment with complimentary photos for our guests. We will have special guest from WIVK and Knoxville Ice Bears. We have crafted a fantastic four-course dinner of which we will donate $5 dollars for every purchase. (Please see our website for details or call 865-971-5400) The four-course dinner will include: Cheese Fondue, Freshly Made Salad, Petite entrée and ending with our decadent Chocolate Fondue all for $30 dollars per person. $5 dollars from each dinner sold will go to “Casting For Recovery”. Please visit www.meltingpotknoxville.com to see menu and restrictions or call (865)971-5400

Our “Casting for Recovery” MENU will be offered from 10/03 - 10/10 - after said dates, the menu will be available every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday for the Month of October. Chambord and D&V Distributing have partnered with The Melting Pot of Knoxville to offer a set of three cocktails featuring Chambord liquor. $1 dollar, from each featured cocktail sold, will be donated to Casting for Recover. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THOSE OF OUR PARTNERS!

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED • MELTINGPOT.COM
(865) 971-5400 • 111 NORTH CENTRAL ST., KNOXVILLE, TN 37902

A new exhibition of colorful landscapes in watercolor and acrylic, nature images, and abstract Rain Paintings. Many images are available as notecards.
Opening Reception Friday November 1, 5:30 to 8:00.

Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway Suite B, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-523-1401, www.cityofknoxville.org/recreation/arts

Oct. 1 - Nov. 4 "Cold War Patriots Remembrance Quilt" display to honor the nuclear workers and their contribution to America's safety. This one-of-a-kind Remembrance Quilt of 1,250 commemorative hand-written quilt squares forms an American Flag that measures 17 feet x 11 feet. Public invited to view. AMSE Lobby.

Oct. 1 "Public Reception for Cold War Patriots Remembrance Quilt" with special guests of Tennessee family members whose names appear on the quilt. Ray Smith, Y-12 Historian, will speak on the impact Oak Ridge workers had on changing the course of history. Public invited. 10 am to 11:30 am in AMSE Auditorium and Lobby.

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

Satisfy your Soul – experience a ghoulishly gourmet dinner at some of Knoxville’s best local restaurants, then travel through time on a haunted excursion through Historic Knoxville, exploring – The City Where Spirits Never Sleep!

Paula Johnson, creator of Knoxville Food Tours and J-Adam Smith, the founder of Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours will be hosting 3 unique Food & Fright events, each highlighting different restaurants and districts of town. Guests will be treated to a 3 course gourmet meal featuring a specially created menu for the evening. Following dinner, the group will depart on their haunted excursion and “Ghost Hunt” through the designated area of town. Guests will be educated on paranormal investigation and lead to haunted locations where they will have an opportunity to use the same tools they see on TV!

Sunday, September 29: Dinner at Windows on the Park, the recently renovated jewel overlooking the World’s Fair Park, followed by a Ghost Tour of Knoxville’s Market Square District, the Investigation Tour that put Knoxville on the Paranormal Map, and the most requested Ghost Tour.

Sunday, October 13: Dinner at downtown’s longest continuously operating eating and drinking establishment and the infamously haunted - Bistro at the Bijou, followed by a Ghost Tour of Knoxville’s Court District, the district controlled by the elite and powerful.

Sunday, October 20: Dinner at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, recently featured on CNN as 100 Places to Eat Like a Local, followed by a Ghost Tour of Knoxville’s Old City District, the once disorderly wild bar scene of Knoxville.

Guests should arrive at the dinner locations between 6:00–6:30 p.m. to have an opportunity to meet the tour guides, mix and mingle. Dinner will begin at 6:30, followed by the Ghost Tour from 8:30–10:30 p.m.

Tickets are $60 per person, with a $5 discount for early purchases. Guests who wish to attend all 3 events will receive a special Haunted Goody Bag! These exclusive engagements are limited to 20 guests per event, and reservations are required.

Paula Johnson 865-201-7270, knoxvillefoodtours.com
J-Adam Smith 865-438-4413, knoxghost.com

Blount Mansion will host an exhibit opening from 5:30-7:30pm entitled Furniture on the Frontier, a showing of the Blount Mansion’s finest collection pieces on display at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center. Admission is free with light appetizers and a special gift for our members. Blount Mansion is currently closed to the public for a historic restoration and preservation project; the Visitors Center remains open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-5 with the exception of Game Days in Volunteer country. This exhibit, Furniture on the Frontier, will be on display for the duration of the closure and is always free to the public, with a suggested donation! Come and see some of William Blount’s most valuable possessions and a wonderful example of the splendor of the Blount’s during the founding of Knoxville. Blount Mansion is the home of William Blount, Tennessee’s only signer of the United States Constitution, as well as where the Tennessee State Constitution was drafted and signed. It will be an opportunity for all Knoxville citizens to learn about their vital historical importance in the founding of our government. Blount Mansion is Knoxville's only National Historic Landmark given by the National Park Service and is the oldest house museum in Knox County. It is owned and operated by the Blount Mansion Association, Inc., a nonprofit, educational organization.

Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

Weave your way to the Bagwell Center for Media and Art at Pellissippi State Community College and gain a new appreciation of an Appalachian heritage craft, basket weaving. “A Celebration of Baskets” by the Foothills Craft Guild Basket Weavers is on display at the Bagwell Gallery with an opening reception 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. The event is free, and the community is invited. “The Foothills Craft Guild exhibit will present original work created by guild members, along with examples of work done by a special guest,” said Jennifer Brickey, an art instructor at Pellissippi State. “A Celebration of Baskets” features the work of Pam Parham, a Shaker-basket weaver from Sevierville. According to Virgil Davis, a Pellissippi State adjunct faculty member and also a guild member, the basket exhibit pays homage to a timeless Appalachian craft, as well as introduces traditional and modern weaving techniques. Like Parham, Davis creates Shaker baskets. Whether baskets, furniture or architecture, Shaker style is intended for longevity and usefulness. The display includes not only Shaker pieces but also nesting baskets, Nantuckets with solid wood bases and lids, and Appalachian berry baskets, which were traditionally made quickly, on site, from carved poplar bark. Heritage basketry is joined in the exhibit by more modern creations. The display is meant to encourage visitors to be conscious of space and enclosures and to find beauty in everyday items.

“A Celebration of Baskets” is one of the events that make up Pellissippi State’s arts series, “The Arts at Pellissippi State.” The series brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts. Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. For more information about The Arts at Pellissippi State, contact Pellissippi State at (865) 694-6400 or visit www.pstcc.edu/arts.

Wild Thyme Players (WTP) will begin offering general interest, drop-in acting and theatre classes every Sunday at the Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N Broadway. These classes will be open to all interested individuals aged 16 and up, regardless of experience in performance. Each class will have a different focus week to week, ranging anywhere from character development and improv to puppetry and stage combat. See wildthymeplayers.org for the latest schedule of classes. Students are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes and athletic shoes, as some classes will include movement exercises. The classes will be taught by established theatre artists from around the Knoxville metro area. The fee is $10 per class ($8 for students/seniors/military with ID). For more information call 325-9877 or email director@wildthymeplayers.org.

The mission of ACT-UP! is two-fold:
To reach out to our area's latent talent – individuals seeking to "break in" to Knoxville's diverse theatre community; and to provide a forum for established local artists to share wisdom, develop teaching skills and promote their work.

September/October schedule:
September 15 – Acting Warmups/Getting into Character with Jennifer Bolt (of Tennessee Stage Company)
September 22 – Motivation & Movement with Margy Ragsdale (of Theatre Knoxville Downtown)
September 29 – Puppet Theatre with Bran Rogers (of Theatre Obsolete)
October 6 – Improvisation with Paul Simmons (of Einstein Simplified)
October 13 – Storytelling with Jennifer Alldredge (of Tiger Lily Theatre)
October 19-20 & 27 – SPECIAL SEMINAR & WORKSHOP: Pop-Up Theatre with Nashville Stagecraft

Contact: Carolyn Corley, director@wildthymeplayers.org, www.wildthymeplayers.org, 865-325-9877

"The Science Maze" where visitors get lost in science facts as they discover interesting tidbits of science fields from astronomy to zoology. AMSE Second Level.

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

A juried, mixed-media exhibition open to all artists and intended to showcase exceptional work produced throughout our region. Juried by Jeffrey Adams, Director of the Appalachian Center for Craft.

Opening reception: September 14, 7-9 PM with a gallery talk at 6:30 PM.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday-Monday, 1-4PM. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is pleased to present Fransje Killaars: Color at the Center from September 12 - October 21, 2013.

Fransje Killaars is a remarkable colorist who approaches her medium – textiles – in challenging and innovative ways that are as much cultural statements as they are vigorously conceptual. Killaars places color at the center of her practice, production, and viewer’s experience. Her installations exist in a space that merges art, architecture, fashion, and interior design.

Killaars’ primary media has strong associations with the handwork of craft traditions. At the same time, her work is also discussed within the context of deskilling, the continued removal of the artist’s hand from the creation of art, an artistic practice embraced by artists primarily with the advent of Modernism.

Killaars will be lecturing on Thursday, September 12 at 7:30 pm in room 109 of the Art and Architecture Building on the UT Campus. There will be an opening reception for Color at the Center immediately following the lecture in the Ewing Gallery. All events are free and open to the public. The Ewing Gallery is open Monday - Friday from 10 am - 5pm and on Sundays from 1-4pm. Additional evening hours may be added at a later date.

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture
1715 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996

865.974.3200
www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu