Calendar of Events

At the Sandra Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

With The Delta Saints

This show will be full of new material, but have no fear, some fan favorites from The Black Cadillacs’ two previous albums will also be included. They love their hometown and the dedicated support they’ve received from Knoxville, and are pulling out all the stops. In addition to releasing an exclusive 7" Vinyl Record entitled, Radio Silence, they will also be hosting a pre-show Soundcheck Party for the first 50 fans that purchase tickets.

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

The Athens Area Council for the Arts’ 2013-2014 Black Box Concert Series opens Friday, November 8th at 7:30 pm with Joy Kills Sorrow, a Boston-based string band of virtuoso musicians who share a love of Americana music. The November 8th concert is one of three concerts in the Black Box Concert Series that AACA uses as a vehicle to bring nationally touring acts to Athens for intimate, inexpensive concerts in The Arts Center’s world-class Sue E. Trotter Black Box Theater. The jazz and classically trained musicians who comprise Joy Kills Sorrow blend folk, pop, and jazz to create a distinct sound.

On Friday January 17, the Black Box Concert Series continues with Mac Arnold with his band Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’Blues. Genticorum, is a fixture on the international world, trad, folk and Celtic music circuit and will finish the season on Friday, March 28. All Black Box Concert tickets, which are sold individually, are $15 for adults, $8 for students. When bought with an AACA season ticket, Black Box Series adult tickets are 20% off.

Season and individual tickets for the 2013-2014 Big Time/Small Town Performance Season remain on sale through the season’s second performance on Tuesday, December 10. The remaining acts in the season include: a holiday concert by the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, featuring special guests Our Three Tenors (Mike Simmons, Rusty Patterson, and Tim Frazier) on Tuesday, December 10th, the Fisk University Jubilee SingersTM in honor of Black History Month on Monday, February 3rd and the one and only Official Blues Brothers RevueTM on Wednesday, March 12. A family season ticket package (immediate family only) is $150, a couple’s ticket package is $100, and an individual ticket package is $60. Individual performance tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Advance individual adult tickets may be purchased at a $2 discount.

Individual tickets to Joy Kills Sorrow, and season or individual tickets for the Big Time/Small Town Performance Season are available online at www.athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, by email at office@athensartscouncil.org, by mail at PO Box 95, and in person at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee 37303.

East Tennessee Fiddling
Charlie McCarroll is a strong and powerful fiddler specializing in the repertoire of his father, the great Kingston fiddler Jimmy McCarroll, playing in a bluegrass style only slightly more modern. Charlie has been featured on WBIR’s Heartland Series and on WDVX’s Music of the Cumberland Trail. His vast storehouse of tunes, earned through diligence, in face-to-face interaction, is beginning to thrill and fascinate followers and students of old-time fiddling. He remains ever ready to put his breakneck, hard-driving facilities to the test. Charlie says, “Daddy played a little different than me. He never did learn none of that grass.” His band Charlie’s Ramblers includes Tony Thomas and Bob Fulcher.

Tickets, if available, will be for sale at the door for $12.

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus. For additional information, call (865) 522-5851, e-mail concerts@jubileearts.org, or visit www.jubileearts.org.

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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.

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

In the Blackberry Farm Gallery
Knoxville Artist Jered Sprecher’s paintings, drawings and installations focus on the “fleeting images and objects that surround us,” according to the artist. An associate professor in the University of Tennessee’s School of Art, Sprecher received his bachelor of arts degree from Concordia University in Nebraska and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. His work has been exhibited at The Drawing Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Chinati Foundation, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Des Moines Art Center and Espai d'art Contemporani de Castelló. In 2009, he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Most recently, he was the artist-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

There will be a reception from 6pm to 8pm, November 26

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