Calendar of Events

Death Rock City
Wall Drawings, Animation and Sculpture by Dannielle Tegeder
January 24 – February 28, 2014
ARTISTS RECEPTION: Friday, January 24, 2014, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

UT DOWNTOWN GALLERY | 106 S. GAY St. | KNOXVILLE, TN 37902
PHONE: 865-673-0802
GALLERY HOURS: WED- FRI 11:00AM – 6:00PM, SAT 10:00AM-3:00PM
WEDSITE: http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

Please join us for an exhibition of works by New York based artist Dannielle Tegeder as she presents an installation of wall drawings, animation and sculpture entitled; Death Rock City. Featuring new and recent work, the exhibition will examine how Tegeder challenges the two-dimensional boundaries of traditional painting through the integration of animation and sculpture into her work. The exhibition will open on January 24 at 6pm and run through February 28, 2014.

Ms. Tegeder will give a lecture about her work Thursday, January 23 at 7:30pm in the McCarty Auditorium in the UT Art and Architecture Building.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, January 24 & 25, 2014
Details TBA

The Broadway at the Tennessee series has continued to flourish each year by bringing premier titles to Knoxville -- and the 2013-2014 season is no exception. This season consists of Disney classics, Tony Award® winning favorites and breathtaking, contemporary pieces.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com.

Guitarist Steve Kaufman, the three-time winner of the National Flatpicking Championships, will offer an all-level mandolin workshop in Alcoa/Maryville, January 24-25, 2014. The workshop is to be held at MainStay Suites, 361 Fountain View Circle, Alcoa, TN. on January 24-25, 2014.
Special room rates available call Teagan at MainStay Suites 865-379-7799

The two-day all-level mandolin workshop will be a two-hour session Friday
evening (7-9pm) and will cover core picking skills and techniques, repertoire and
building blocks for growth. The workshop continues Saturday morning from
9:30am-3:30. This is when Kaufman will cover right and left hand technique, drills and skills, and many other valuable aspects of the mandolin. Small groups and some individual attention make this workshop valuable for at all levels of experience. Bluegrass Unlimited has said, "As a professional mandolin teacher, Kaufman has perfected his teaching skills as much as his picking technique."

The fee for the all-level mandolin workshop is $90 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $45 is required to hold a space, with the remainder due the day of the workshop. Pre-registration required. Seating is limited.

This year's workshop slots are going fast, so make your reservations now. Call Steve's office 865-982-3808 or email steve@flatpik.com

Some people take up a life of playing music with the goal of someday reaching a destination of fame and fortune; but from the get-go, Robert Earl Keen just wanted to write and sing his own songs, and to keep writing and singing them for as long as possible.

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

Friday, January 24, 8:00PM.

One of the most important figures in the southern mountain fiddle tradition is 92-year-old Clyde Davenport from Fentress County on the Cumberland Plateau. Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and three of his brothers, Davenport began playing before he was ten. In 1992 the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Davenport with a National Heritage Award and in 2007 he received the Tennessee Governor's Folklife Heritage Award. Some of the many musuicians who have learned from Clyde will be on hand to share his music.

$10 JCA members, students, seniors, $11 General Advance, $12 General Day of Show, $6 children 12 & under.
At the Laurel Theater, 1528 Laurel Ave., Knoxville
www.jubileearts.org

Tickets: $25 advance, $30 door
Historic Grove Theater

It was in the spring and fall of 1974 that Ron Jewell first donned a white suit and tried on the likeness of America’s greatest humorist, Samuel Clemens. In those days the characterization lasted just a few minutes, but it wasn’t long before Jewell found himself on the road touring full-time as his alter ego, Mark Twain. That first stage tour lasted over 30 weeks and included some 300 performances throughout the Midwest. Since those days, the repertoire has expanded and Ron has completed some 2000+ appearances in over half the states of the US. Many still call upon the “Missouri Wit” for a variety of conventions and theatrical presentations.

Masskus Productions: 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com, www.masskus.com

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Fran Thie as the featured artist for January and February. Her work is featured in specially designed cases on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall. The exhibit features a variety of pastel landscapes and mixed watermedia abstracts. After exploring various career interests, Thie returned to her love of painting and drawing, with a focus on pastel, mixed media, watercolor and oil. Both self-taught and educated by nationally prominent artists, Thie's art reflects many influences and skills associated with her earlier involvements, specifically creative writing and literature. She strives to reflect the drama and contrast she finds in nature with the goal of communicating the spiritual sense she feels through nature. Thie has participated in numerous local and regional juried art exhibitions and has been a member of several local artists associations, including the Knoxville Watercolor Society and Tennessee Artists Association. Her work is currently featured in Knoxville's Art Market Gallery and has also been showcased at the Dean-Smith Gallery and Frame Smart Gallery.

For more information about this exhibit or to access a Featured Artist of the Month application, please contact Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057 or visit www.townoffarragut.org (Departments, Parks & Leisure Services, Arts & Culture). The Farragut Town Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across from the Farragut Branch Post Office.

During January and February, Knoxville Zoo invites visitors to join them in their cozy log cabin for StoryTime at the Zoo. Held each Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m., StoryTime features lively animal tales and visits from some of the zoo’s animal ambassadors. StoryTime at the Zoo is an engaging activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Each StoryTime is approximately 45 minutes in length and is included as part of general zoo admission. Now through February, Knoxville Zoo is also celebrating Penguin Discount Days by offering visitors half-price admission.

Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.knoxville-zoo.org

The Farragut Folklife Museum will feature an exciting special exhibit - "The Manhattan Project - Secrets Revisited" - beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, through Friday, May 2. The exhibit will highlight items from this momentous time in our region's history, including artifacts on loan from the private collection of Lloyd and Betty Stokes, as well as the American Museum of Science and Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex and K-25 in Oak Ridge.

Items on loan from the Stokes will include newspaper articles and framed Life Magazines from the 1940s, which illustrate scenes from World War II including bombers, planes, personnel, enemy soldiers and more. They collected their Manhattan Project artifacts over the course of 69 years while living and working in Oak Ridge. Lloyd's professional career spanned 40 years at Y-12, K-25 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The exhibit will also feature loaned artifacts and well-known Ed Westcott photographs taken during the Manhattan Project from the American Museum of Science and Energy as well as loaned artifacts from the Y-12 National Security Complex and K-25.

Folklife Museum Committee Member Steve Stow will give a special presentation on the Manhattan Project on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. More details will be announced closer to the event.

The Farragut Folklife Museum is committed to preserving the heritage of its East Tennessee community and features a remarkable collection of artifacts from the area, including an extensive collection of the personal belongings of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral of the U.S Navy and hero of the Civil War. Housed in the Farragut Town Hall located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, the museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offers free admission. For more information about the museum or the exhibit, please visit www.townoffarragut.org/museum , like the museum at www.facebook.com/farragutfolklifemuseum, or contact Museum Coordinator Julia Barham at julia.barham@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

The University of Tennessee’s Creative Writing Program in the Department of English, in collaboration with the Department of Theatre, will host visiting playwright John Lazarus in residence January 21-25, 2014.

On Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Art & Architecture auditorium (Room 109) a staged reading of a new, as-yet-unproduced play by Lazarus entitled “Sex with Feminists” will be performed by MFA actors from the Theatre Department. Lazarus will also answer questions from the audience about his work. This event is free and open to the public.

Students of Creative Writing, English, and Theatre won’t want to miss a series of Craft Talks with the playwright which will take place Tuesday-Friday, January 21-24, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in 1210 McClung Tower. Friday’s Craft Talk will be held in HSS 105. Lazarus will discuss the craft of playwriting, especially plot and dialogue. No prior experience is necessary. The Craft Talks can be attended as a series or individually and are free and open to anyone with an interest in writing or theatre.

Lazarus is a Canadian playwright and the author of some 20 produced plays. His first play, “Babel Rap,” was for years the most frequently produced play in Canada, and his play “Dreaming and Dueling” was the first Canadian play produced by the Shaw Festival. His plays have been produced across Canada and around in the world, including England, France, Germany, Israel, and Japan. Lazarus's other awards include the World Gold Medal for Children's Radio Drama, a Floyd Chalmers Award, and several Jessie Richardson Awards for Vancouver productions. He is a professor of drama at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Lazarus’s visit is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English in association with the John C. Hodges Better English Fund and the Department of Theatre. For more information, please contact Margaret Lazarus Dean in English (mdean4@utk.edu) or Jed Diamond in Theatre (jdiamond@utk.edu).

Ebony Imagery XV, Creative CrackerJacks at the Art Center, and Selections from the Permanent Collection
Featuring International Artists including Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, Salvador Dali and many others.

Opening Reception: Monday Evening, January 20, 4-6PM
Gallery Talk: 5:30 PM
The event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and family!

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

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is pleased to present Light of the Moon, a national juried exhibition. Fifty-two works by 41 artists from throughout the country will be on display in the Sandra J. Blain Galleries.

With the exhibition Light of the Moon, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts presents a midwinter celebration of contemporary arts and crafts, the theme of which harkens back to the myriad traditions, festivities, stories, and happenings that have been inspired or taken place by the light of the moon throughout the ages. Join us at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts on Saturday, January 18 from 4:00 – 8:00pm for a throw-down hoedown during the opening event. Festivities will include a short lecture and awards presentation by exhibition juror Namita Gupta Wiggers, director and chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Craft | PNCA in Portland, Oregon; screen-printing demonstrations by the University of Tennessee’s print club; dance performances by Knoxville-based Circle Modern Dance; demonstrations by Arrowmont’s artists-in­residence; tasty bites throughout the day prepared by Arrowmont’s chef; drinks from Ole Smoky Moonshine; and to round out the night, a musical performance by Firewater Junction. For a detailed schedule of Opening Event festivities, please visit http://arrowmontgalleries.org/light-of-the-moon/opening-event-saturday-january-18-400-800pm/

Open Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Please call for Holiday and Weekend hours. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org