Calendar of Events

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is offering a Cherokee language class in Vonore, TN on the following Mondays, November 18, 25, December 2, & 9. The cost of the class is $40 for all four evenings. If you have taken the class before with the museum, a discount of $5 will be given. The class will be taught by Shirley Oswalt who is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian. This course is sponsored in part by a grant from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation. Anyone interested in taking this class should contact the museum at 423-884-6246 to reserve your space. In case of inclement weather, please call before coming.

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 HWY 360, Vonore, TN 37885. www.sequoyahmuseum.org

An exhibit of 3 mixed-media video projects by artist & graphic designer Dejan Mraovic, guest art professor from Campbellsville University, in Campbellsville, Kentucky.

Gallery Talk by the Artist: Monday, 18 November 2013; 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
Opening Reception: Monday, 18 November 2013; 3:30pm to 5:00pm.

The Omega Gallery is located on the ground floor of the Warren Art Building, on the campus of Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN. Admission is always free. Open on academic class days, M-F, 8am to 4pm. http://www.cn.edu

Kevin Class, piano, and members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

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

Bombadil + poet RB Morris

Tennessee Shines is a weekly radio show on WDVX FM hosted by Bob Deck and Paige Travis on the stage of the Knoxville Visitor Center Mondays at 7pm and broadcast live on WDVX FM and WDVX.com. Tickets are $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Tickets are available in advance at the WDVX Blue Plate Special, noon weekdays and Saturdays at the Knoxville Visitor Center, or at the door beginning at 6 p.m. on the night of the show. Tune in Monday nights at 7pm and Saturday nights at 10pm for rebroadcasted shows and compilations of off-air performances. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com, http://www.tennesseeshines.com

The Art of the Creche II: Folk Art Nativities from Around the World
Featuring new selections on loan from a private collection.

Also showing - Selections from the Permanent Collection
Featuring International Artists including Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, Salvador Dali and many others.

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16, 7 to 9 PM
Gallery Talk: 6:30 PM
The event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and family!

Oak Ridge Art Center * 201 Badger Avenue * Oak Ridge
(865) 482-1441

The RSCC Playmakers present The Foreigner by Larry Shue.
The setting-a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. The story-a frequent visitor to the lodge, Froggy, has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. Froggy tells all assembled that Charlie speaks no English. The fun begins as Charlie overhears more than he should.
Nov. 14-16 & 21-23, 7:00PM, Nov. 17 & 24, 2:00PM matinee.
General Admission $10, students $7
RSCC Theatre, Harriman

Get an early start on holiday shopping with a visit to the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Faculty, staff, students and the public can enjoy 30 to 75 percent off all merchandise and save on toys, books, artwork, gifts and jewelry, including items by renowned jewelry designer Charles Albert and local artist Manya Pirkle. Proceeds from the sale will support the museum's educational programs, which reach thousands of kindergarten through 12th grade students each year in East Tennessee.

The museum will host a members-only preview sale with refreshments and special deals from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 14. For more information about membership, call 865-974-2144 or join online on the museum website at http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/get-involved.

The McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, is open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Free two-hour museum parking passes are available from the parking information building at the entrance to Circle Park Drive. Parking passes are not needed on the weekends.

Provides a look at the 1940's history of Oak Ridge as captured through the photographic lens of Ed Westcott, the official U. S. Army Manhattan Project photographer. This exhibition is sponsored by the Y-12 National Security Complex. AMSE 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

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