Calendar of Events

A book, a play, a poem – all form the basis of the literary arts. Regional artisits submitted original works for this juried art competition and exhibit that was inspired by a title, a line, a theme, or a character from a literary work.

Join us for an exhibit opening and awards ceremony on Tuesday November 19th:
6:00 pm – Opening Reception with light refreshments
7:00 pm – Awards Ceremony

Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

“Elevated Perspectives,” the works of artist Mike C. Berry, of Knoxville, are on display in the Edith Davis Gallery at Rose Center in Morristown. Mike C. Berry is a versatile painter who works in pastels, oils and acrylics. His colorful and vibrant compositions, often bending and twisting the cityscape, have become his easily identifiable style. Originally from the Midwest, Mike studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art & Design, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Fine Art. He has exhibited regionally over the past decade and is currently securing gallery representation and exhibiting nationally. Working part-time as a Gallery Manager for the UT Downtown Gallery has led him to explore the restlessness of city life, which has developed his signature artistic theme: movement of the cityscape. Mike’s work has also been used in Pilot Food Mart Billboards across the Knoxville and surrounding areas. In 2010, The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra commissioned Mike to create a painting to celebrate the Symphony’s 75th anniversary and prints are now available through the KSO. Mike’s painting “Gay Street Bridge” is the cover art for Jack Neely’s new book; Knoxville, This Obscure and Prismatic City. His small works can be viewed on a blog called “Postcards from Knoxville” (http://mikecberry.blogspot.com). Recently, The Knoxville News Sentinel Readers Poll voted Mike Berry the Best Visual Artist of East Tennessee. In describing his work, Mike is quoted as saying, “My entire artistic style is reminiscent of the chaotic pace of modern day life and that, combined with my fascination of twisted perspectives and dramatic lighting, and sometimes with a sprinkling of nostalgia, lends itself to the use of vivid color and bold bravado brushwork.” Mike supports many local charities with his work along with exhibiting and representation with the Plum Gallery in Knoxville and the River Gallery in Chattanooga, TN. His work can also be seen on display at his studio located in the Emporium Center at 100 South Gay Street, Suite 111, Knoxville, Tennessee open to the public every First Friday from 5-9pm.

Rose Center is located at 442 W. Second Street in Morristown, and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Rose Center at 423-581-4330, visit www.rosecenter.org, or www.facebook.com/rosecenter.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is proud to present “Art Appetizers,” a new exhibition of painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, ceramic, and more from local artists who are members of the Arts & Culture Alliance. All of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition. Artists featured in “Art Appetizers” include: Neranza Noel Blount, Gay Bryant, Bill Capshaw, Aleex Conner, Claudia Dean, Lolly Durant, Bailey Earith, Deede Edele, Carl Gombert, Annamaria Gundlach, Kelly Hider, Kathy Holland, Kate McCullough, Tom McDaniel, Gloria Nelson, Donna Silvey, Jeffrey Stoner, Bonnie J. Vetterick, and Kurt Weiss.

The exhibition will be on display in the display case and the main gallery of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville from November 7-26, 2013. 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.

The East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, present their annual lecture series, which invites scholars from around the world to present the latest archaeological discoveries. It is free and open to the public.

Upcoming lectures this fall include the following:
Nov. 7: "Cultural Interaction and Reaction in the Courtly Art of the Hellenistic World" by Kristen Seaman, Kennesaw State University, Ga.
Nov. 19: "The Neolithic Alepotrypa Cave: Past Findings and Present Research" by Anastasia Papathanasiou, Greek Archaeological Service

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

East Tennessee Preservation Alliance (ETPA) and Knox Heritage are once again hosting the East Tennessee Preservation Conference. This year marks the fifth and most ambitious conference to date, and the theme The Power of Place guides the schedule by offering activities and sessions that prompt participants to celebrate and capitalize on East Tennessee’s authentic places. Each year the organizers have recruited more diverse speakers, panelists, sponsors, and experiences to maximize the benefit for those in attendance.

Oftentimes people ask what is the target audience for the conference. The short answer is “preservationists,” but that elicits a follow up question. Who are “preservationists?” The truth is the conference schedule is loaded with sessions that cover a wide range of interests. So if you are:
- interested in saving buildings in your community
- networking with peers across the region about heritage tourism, historic preservation issues, and more
- hearing from leaders from across the region, including the State Historic Preservation Officer Patrick McIntyre, State Historian Dr. C. Van West, and heritage tourism guru Cheryl Hargrove
- earning continuing credits for American Institute of Architects (AIA), Main Street Communities, and Historic District Commissioners
- learning more about economic development for downtowns by embracing the authentic places
- eager to see who will be awarded the 2013 East Tennessee Preservation Awards
- hearing from Kreis Beall, founder and creative Director of Design from Blackberry Farm

Across East Tennessee, communities are positioning their cultural assets as amenities for residents and visitors, which create a richer, more desirable place. Historic preservation has become a fundamental tool for strengthening American communities. It has proven to be vital for a wide range of public goals including small business incubation, housing, sustainable development, neighborhood stabilization, downtown revitalization, job creation, promotion of the arts and culture, small town renewal, heritage tourism, economic development, and others.

On Thursday evening the Downtown Maryville Association, one of ETPA’s long-time partners, is hosting its annual Maryville Uncorked event in conjunction with the conference. Make plans to join us and support Downtown Maryville with a taste of local restaurants and a variety of wines. For more information, visit www.downtownmaryville.com.

The full conference schedule and registration information is available at www.knoxheritage.org/conference or by calling 865-523-8008.

Through tours with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, The Greencards have won hearts and acclaim for their multi-dimensional Americana vision. Their new album, Sweetheart of the Sun is filled with songs that reference water, along with the often-related concepts of motion and travel. The Greencards co-founders Kym Warner and Carol Young focused on those aspects of their lives to craft a unified sonic document, one that catalogues their journeys while transporting listeners to a beautiful, welcoming world. Drawing on their Aussie upbringings, their American experiences and their restless natures, The Greencards use imagery and instrumentation to evoke moods and suggest movement; the songs themselves ebb and flow like tides.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Pellissippi State Community College’s Music Concert Series continues Thursday, Nov. 7, with a performance that includes musical stylings for every palate.

The Instrumental Concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the college’s Hardin Valley Campus. The free concert features the talents of Pellissippi State students, and the community is invited to attend.

“The fall Instrumental Concert offers a wide variety of musical styles and genres,” said Bill Brewer, program coordinator of Music and an associate professor in Liberal Arts. “This concert typically offers the most variety for the audience of all the programs in our Music Concert Series.”

All events in the Music Concert Series are free; however, donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship Fund.

For additional information about Pellissippi State’s Music Concert Series or The Arts at Pellissippi State, call (865) 694-6400 or visit www.pstcc.edu/arts. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

East Tennessee PBS will screen a portion of the new two-part American Experience documentary “JFK” on Thursday, November 7, at the East Tennessee History Center before the four-hour film airs on November 11 and 12, 9-11 p.m. East Tennessee PBS will screen the second hour, which highlights Kennedy’s role in the civil rights movement and his tumultuous relationship with Jacqueline “Jackie” Lee Bouvier Kennedy. After the screening, a panel will discuss the film and take questions from guests. Panelists are: University of Tennessee political science professor Anthony J. Nownes, Jodie Hansen, author of "November 22, 1963: Ordinary and Extraordinary People Recall Their Reactions When They Heard the News," and Jack Neely, Metro Pulse associate editor and Knoxville historian. Presented in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death, this new portrait offers a fresh assessment of the man, his accomplishments and his unfulfilled promise. The film—produced and directed by Susan Bellows—features interviews with Kennedy family members and historians including Robert Dallek, Robert Caro, and Evan Thomas. JFK is the 17th program in American Experience’s The Presidents series, which has won dozens of awards, including Emmys, Peabodys, and duPont-Columbia Journalism Awards.

Where: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street
How much: The screening is free and open to all ages. For additional information, visit EastTennesseePBS.org, call 865-595-0220, or email Amy Hubbard at ahubbard@easttennesseepbs.org.

Contest Winners Shine at November Guild Meeting
The Knoxville Writers’ Guild is proud to showcase its writing contest winners at the Thursday, Nov. 7, meeting. Out of the hundreds of entries received, more than 20 writers were selected for recognition in the 2013 Knoxville Writers’ Guild Contests. Several will read their winning entries at the meeting.

The event, which will be open to the public, begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street in Fort Sanders. A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave.

For more information, visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville will host Los Angeles artist and East Tennessee native Wayne White November 6-8, 2013. White will present a public lecture on Thursday November 7th in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center Auditorium at 7:30pm. The lecture is free and open to the public.

During his visit White will work with students in creating a large-scale “bear-cat” for the Homecoming Parade on Friday November 8th at 4pm. His visit is sponsored by the Visual Arts Committee, the School of Art and the Department of Theatre.

Wayne White is best known for his role in designing the set for the popular television show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse in the 1980s where his work for set and puppet designs won three Emmy Awards. His work has also been used for music videos by Peter Gabriel (Big Time) and the Smashing Pumpkins (Tonight, Tonight). White also designed the band Lambchop’s popular album cover “Nixon.”

Wayne White is a native of Chattanooga where he graduated from Hixon High School and completed his BFA degree in art from Middle Tennessee State University in 1979.

For more information, contact Chancellor’s Professor Beauvais Lyons at 974-3202 or blyons@utk.edu.

Bulbs are the ultimate low maintenance perennials. They are long lived, provide riots of colourful flowers in every colour and shape imaginable throughout the season and ask little in return. Join KBGA Director of Horticulture Brian Campbell for this informative lecture on bulbs and their companions. We will discuss the differences between bulbs, corms and rhizomes, various propagation methods, fertilizers, how to plant and much more. There will be a planting demonstration following the lecture.
To register, contact 865-862-8717 or email danielle@knoxgarden.org. $20 members, $30 non-members

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

The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is pleased to present two collage exhibitions in November. Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center and Richard Meier: Selected Collage Works will open Monday, November 4 with a reception in the Ewing Gallery at 6:30.

Prior to the lecture, ICC founder and New York gallerist, Pavel Zoubok will deliver a lecture on the history of collage -- "Collage Culture: From Picasso to Facebook." The lecture will begin at 5:30Pm in room 109 of the Art and Architecture building on the UT campus.

Remix presents the work of over 100 artists drawn from the ICC's permanent lending and research collection alongside further loans from prominent artists. Remix weaves the narrative of collage through the history of modern and contemporary art. Coined in the early 20th century from the French word coller, meaning to glue or stick, the term collage originally described a revolutionary method of art-making. Over time its definition has expanded to represent an approach to and perception of the modern world. The 100 artists featured in the exhibition utilize collage's core conceptual traits—heterogeneity, fragmentation and appropriation—to address with clarity and immediacy the circumstances of their times. Remix explores the impact of collage on artistic and cultural expression and gathers together the diverse fragments of a rich artistic tradition.

Richard Meier: Selected Collage Works is a presentation of 20 recent works. They are a collaboration between Meier and Master Printer, Gary Lichtenstein. The images are 11 color silkscreens of original Meier collages with one-of-a-kind collage and drawing on top of the prints.

The Ewing Gallery is open M-F 10AM - 5PM and Sundays 1-4PM.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu