Calendar of Events

March 6-22, 2015
New Play Festival performed by the Tennessee Stage Company.

Theatre Knoxville Downtown
319 North Gay Street, KNoxville
865 544 1999 or email: info@theatreknoxville.com
www.theatreknoxville.com

The UT School of Art is pleased to announce that Pablo Helguera, Director of Adult and Academic Programs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York will present two lectures on campus:

Thursday March 6, 7:30pm: lecture on the artist’s work in Art and Architecture Room 109
Friday March 7: 1:00-2:00pm, lecture “Contemporary Art in Latin America,” Hodges Library Auditorium

Born in Mexico City in 1971, Pablo Helguera is an internationally recognized artist and curator. He has shown his work in various biennials such as the 8th Havana Biennial, San Juan's Poly-graphic Triennial and PERFORMA 05, New York's first performance art biennial. He has exhibited at the Museo del Barrio in New York, an institution that holds some of his primary works in its permanent collection. He also has also exhibited at the Shedhalle in Zurich, PS1 in New York, MCA Chicago, IFA Bonn, Metropolitan Museum in Tokio, MALBA in Buenos Aires, Ex-Teresa in Mexico City, Sculpture Center, Bronx Museum, and others, as well as in Zagreb, Berlin, Athens, Ljubljana, São Paulo, Bogotá, Chicago, and others. His work has been reviewed by the New York Times, Art in America, Artforum, and Flash Art, among others. Helguera has organized nearly 500 public programs. He has been the co director of the international forum of contemporary art experts in ARCO, Madrid (2003-05), and was director of the 5th SITAC in Mexico City in 2005 (Symposium of Contemporary Art Theory). He has also been juror of the biennials of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and the national contemporary art competition of San Juan. He is the author of four books Endingness (2005), Las Brujas de Tepoztlán (2007), The Pablo Helguera Manual of Contemporary Art Style (Spanish edition, 2005; English edition 2007), and the novel The Boy Inside the Letter (2007). His website is: http://pablohelguera.net.

Helguera’s visit is sponsored by the UT School of Art and Ready for the World. Web: http://art.utk.edu/printmaking/visiting_artists/visart.html

Save the date!
March 6th at 8:00PM and March 7th at 2:00PM - Full length Cinderella at the Tennessee Theater.

Pellissippi State Community College’s Student Honors Recital will feature the musical stylings of 18 students. The recital is at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the college’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The community is invited. The event is free, but donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship Fund.

“Eighteen of our best student performers will offer up a wide variety of musical offerings, ranging from classical to Broadway to jazz and blues,” said Bill Brewer, Music program coordinator and associate professor. “Students are chosen through an audition process upon recommendation of their instructors at Pellissippi State. Each student will perform a single selection at this showcase recital event.”

The Student Honors Recital is the latest in a string of performances during Pellissippi State’s yearlong Music Concert Series. The series is part of The Arts at Pellissippi State, which brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts. All piano performances and accompaniments will be performed on Steinways, in keeping with Pellissippi State’s status as an All Steinway School.

Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

The Knoxville Writers' Guild presents "Of Hills and Rivers: Cherokee Women Writers" for its Thursday, March 6 meeting.

The event, which will be open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. 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.

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Kimberly L. Becker will all be reading from works inspired by their heritage.

Clapsaddle will read from her novel in progress, "Going to Water," the winner of the 2013 Morning Star Award for Creating Writing under the work-in-progress title "Sololoneet." The novel is inspired by her grandfather's legacy. She is the executive director of the Cherokee Preservation Foundation and has published works of literary fiction and poetry. She is the winner of the Morning Star Award.

Hedge Coke is of mixed ancestry and was raised in North Carolina, the Plains and Canada. She will read from her six volumes of poetry and a memoir. She has previously authored "Dog Road Woman," which won the American Book Award for Poetry, and "Off-Season City Pipe," for which she won the Wordcraft Writer of the Year in Poetry. Her most recent publications include "Burn" and "Streming" and she currently is working on "Red Dust," a film documentary.

For more information about this and other KWG programs, visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org. More information about Becker can be found at www.kimberlylbecker.com.

Pellissippi State Community College will host R. Mac Holbert, the co-founder of Nash Editions and The Image Collective and an expert on digital workflow, at a lecture presentation on Thursday, March 6. Holbert discusses digital workflow 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The event is free and is open to the community.

Digital workflow is the process of taking a raw digital photo on a camera and converting it into a high-quality fine art print. “Mac is one of the leading people in digital print and in Adobe Photoshop—which, these days, essentially constitutes digital workflow—as well,” said Kurt Eslick, an associate professor in Photography. “I have attended one of his workshops and was so impressed with his presentation. I thought he would be of great interest to our students and to the community. Holbert is really an interesting guy, especially to those interested in digital photography.” Nash Editions, founded with musician and photographer Graham Nash in 1989, has been regarded as the world’s first digital printmaking studio focusing solely on photography. The Image Collective, founded in 2011, seeks to help cultural heritage institutions create revenue through the sale of print-on-demand fine art prints.

For more information about Pellissippi State, visit www.pstcc.edu or call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Community leaders, musicians and volunteers are joining together beginning March 5 to help listener supported radio station WDVX raise funds to keep the station on the air. “WDVX relies on listener support for the ongoing expenses of running a community radio station. Every donation, no matter the size, is a vote to keep WDVX on the air and reminds us that we are a valued contributor to Knoxville and our region’s thriving music and arts scene,” says WDVX Board President Rosa Mar.

The drive, which concludes Friday, March 14, features live performances nearly every day and welcomes in-person donations from the community at these shows. The Blue Plate Special, WDVX’s Monday through Friday free mid-day show,is scheduled to have performances by Jenna & Her Cool Friends, Audrey Auld, Joshua Daniel from The New Familiars, Driftwood, and others. On Friday night, March 7, First Friday Live on the Knoxville Visitor Center Stage features live music by The Lonetones. Knoxville native Paul Brewster will perform on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. for the station’s Tennessee Shines Radio Show. Notable guest hosts, including local TV personalities, will appear throughout the drive to ask for support for the 200 watt radio station, which started broadcasting in 1997 from a 14-foot camping trailer. East Tennessee Quiver, a show hosted by film and audio archivist Bradley Reeves airing Thursdays at 10 p.m., has scheduled MetroPulse music writer Eric Dawson along with guest Jerre Haskew, an original member of early 1960s Knoxville Folk group THE CUMBERLAND TRIO. The trio's lost 1964 LP has just been released. On March 13, the guests on East Tennessee Quiver are longtime Knoxville singers and stars of the local STARTIME TV show Kathy Hill and Curtis Young. On Saturday, March 29, Blue Mother Tupelo and other artists anchor a day long party at the WDVX studio inside the Knoxville Visitor Center where donors may pay their pledge, pick up a thank you gift, and enjoy music and other surprises.

As with past fund drives, the station has assembled a one-of-a-kind collection of live performance as a thank you gift for donors. The “Fund Drive Thumb Drive” includes grassroots artists such as Jim Lauderdale, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Dom Flemons from Carolina Chocolate Drops, Valerie June and others. Vintage tracks donated by the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound of the Knox County Library are also part of the project. Donors to the Fund Drive are automatically entered to win the Ultimate Festival Package, a collection of the area’s top festivals happening through September 2014. Donations are not required to be entered into the drawing. More details can be found at www.WDVX.com. Listeners can make their pledges by calling the station at (865) 544-1029 or toll-free at 1-866-946-9389. Pledges can also be made at any time, securely, quickly and conveniently at WDVX.com. Volunteers are armed with pen and paper, ready to take calls. Donations may also be made in person at the WDVX studio the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay Street during normal business hours. WDVX’s contributions to the community include free live concerts nearly every day, programming variety, the ability to provide performance space and air play for up and coming local artists. The station can be heard in Knoxville and surrounding areas on the radio at 89.9 or 102.9 or online at www.wdvx.com.

Drigo: Valse Bluette
Prokofiev: March from “The Love For Three Oranges”
Massenet: Meditation from “Thais”
Sarasate: Introduction & Tarantella
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat
with Kevin Class, piano, Gordon Tsai, violin, Kathryn Gawne & Eunsoon Corliss, viola, and Andy Bryenton & Ihsan Kartal, cello

Concerts take place at Remedy Coffee, 125 W. Jackson Avenue (Old City). General admission. Limited capacity. Complimentary dessert and coffee served after each concert. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

"Atomic Energy: A Life Magazine exhibition prepared in consultation with the United States Atomic Energy Commission" is a 1948 panel exhibition prepared by Life magazine for distribution, and was announced in National Committee on Atomic Energy newsletter 66 years ago. The vintage photographic panel exhibit portrays the constructive uses of atomic energy, and the need for international control. Artifacts included are the panel display shipping crate, an exhibition pamphlet stamped American Museum of Atomic Energy, and at least one book mentioned in the pamphlet will be displayed. This exhibit was donated to AMSE in 2013 by the Samuel P. Hayes Research Library at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. 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

Ijams Hike-a-Thon is an annual fundraising event for Ijams. Hikers collect pledges from family and friends and then spend the month of March 2014 hiking Ijams Nature Center and the Urban Wilderness Trail. Registration for the event begins February 3, 2014. The Ijams Hike-a-Thon is a super fun way to benefit Ijams Nature Center. The Hike-a-Thon gives you the opportunity to help preserve and protect the environment and provide educational opportunities while hiking and earning great prizes from generous Ijams Hike-a-Thon sponsors. You register for the event online and then create your own Ijams Hike-a-Thon fundraising webpage. It’s easy! By collecting flat or per-mile pledges from your friends and family, your efforts will add up fast! You’ll even get a webpage link that you can e-mail to your friends and family asking for their pledge. It’s that easy!
http://ijams.org/hike-a-thon-frequently-asked-questions/

Opening Reception February 21, 6:30-8:00 PM - everyone welcome!
Theme: Illumination

FCAC's 3rd Annual Theme Show, "Illumination," was open to all artists in both 2-D and 3-D media. The show has 88 stunning pieces in oils, watercolors, pastels, photography, and mixed media. The public is encouraged to view the show through March 22. On that final evening at 7 PM, the Fountain City Art Center and LeGrand Music Studio will be sponsoring "The Brazilian Quartet" with Richard Miller.
The judge for "Illumination" was well known area artist Ann Birdwell who had the task of choosing the ten works which best illustrated the theme. Awards went to: Lee Edge for a watercolor, Best of Show; Clark Miller for a photo, 1st Place; Kate McCullough for a watercolor, 2nd Place; Yvonne Bartholomew-Thomas for an oil, 3rd place. Six Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Genie Even, Aurora H. Bull, Charles E. Williams, Jr., Denise Retallack, Judy Sells, and Betty Fortenberry.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Based on the beloved novel by E.B. White. Charlotte’s Web is one of the top 100 best-selling books of all time and the best-selling children’s paperback book ever. The New York Times called it “just about perfect, and just about magical in the way it is done.” Tony-winning playwright Joseph Robinette’s touching and faithful stage version will make audiences believe this beloved book is coming to life on the KCT stage. In rural Maine, Wilbur, a young orphan pig, is loved by his owner, Fern Arable. But the pig is destined to be slaughtered for food, and as soon as he is old enough, the Arables send the pig to his fate on the Zuckerman family farm. A lonely, childless spider named Charlotte, who lives in a dark corner of the Zuckerman’s barn, takes pity on the pitiful little pig and decides to do what she can to save his life. Wilbur is grateful for this mysterious mother figure, but the act of true motherhood will come at a costly price for the tiny spider. The play is performed by 21 talented young actors, from ages 9 to 17. Kayla June Nobbe, a KCT veteran performer who was last seen in Disney’s Mulan, plays the part of the motherly spider Charlotte. Madison Austin, one of KCT’s most experienced actors, performs the role of Wilbur. Kena Holmes will play the part of Fern Arable, and Cody Chaffins and Roxanne Abernathy play the Zuckermans. Four actors are making their KCT debuts: Cade Brown, Bonnie Claire Fultz, Emma Lesniewski, and Greyson VanWinkle.The rest of the cast includes many KCT veteran performers: Catherine Blevins, Jaden Lily Branson, Alexandria Carter, Clare Carter, Abigayle DeBusk, Andrew Fetterolf, Jake Green, Caroline Hunse, Bethany Moon, Boone Sommers, Levi Vinsant, and Derrick Washington, Jr. The play is directed by Jennie Cunic, a senior at Farragut High School. Jennie made her KCT debut as an actor in Charlotte’s Web, when KCT produced the play in 2009. Since then, Jennie has completed a year-long KCT internship and become an accomplished director, having helmed last season’s Sleeping Beauty. Liel Kirk is the Production Manager. Kiernan Bensey and Brooke Cunningham provide the scenic design, and Rose Bolton will design and build the costumes. The play’s lighting designer and stage manager is Wheeler Moon.

Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.
Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Reservations: tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com