Calendar of Events

Annual Used Book Sale: March 8-16, 2014

Over 100,000 books go on sale each March at the Knoxville Convention & Exhibition Center, 501 W. Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. The sale is located in Exhibit Hall #1 on the downstairs level of the Holiday Inn Select, facing World’s Fair Park Drive. All proceeds benefit the Knox County Public Library.

Members Only Day: Saturday, March 8, 2014, 11-6
Reserved for Friends members who are invited to shop on the opening day of the sale. For more information or to become a member, call (865) 215-8775

Special Bag Sale for Teachers & Educators: Friday, March 14, 3-7
Teachers get first chance at bag sale shopping in our early bird special!

Bag Sale Weekend: Saturday March 15, 11-6 and Sunday, March 16, 1-6
During the final two days of the sale, customers can fill a bag with books of their choice for $5.
http://www.knoxfriends.org/

A gala evening of food and wine that includes a wine auction and silent auction - featuring the wines of Kosta Browne Winery and Realm Cellars, guest chef Patrick O'Connell of The Inn at Little Washington, Virginia and the chefs and sommeliers of Blackberry Farm.

March 7 - Wine and food tasting

March 8 - 6:00 PM - wine tasting & silent auction
7:30 PM - dinner & live auction
$300 per person

Reservations available January 1 - Carla May Pare, 934-2043 or cpare@knoxart.org
At the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916.

Free live music show! Join WDVX & your host Sean McCollough for Kidstuff Live at the Knoxville Visitors Center. So grab your adult and come to Kidstuff Live! It's a lot of fun for the kid in everyone!
The March 8 show at the Knoxville Visitor Center features indie rock for the whole family by the nationally touring band Lunch Money.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
In 1959, after five years of researching Mark Twain and honing his material in front of countless audiences in small towns all over America, he opened at a tiny theatre off-Broadway in New York. His overnight success was as stunning to Holbrook as everyone else. “The critics went wild.” (Associated Press). “Uncanny. A dazzling display of virtuosity.” (The New Yorker). “One of the treasures of the American Theatre.” (Life Magazine).

Throughout his long career, Holbrook has continued to perform Mark Twain every year, including his third and fourth New York engagements in 1977 and 2005; and a world tour in 1985, the 150th anniversary of Mark Twain’s birth, beginning in London and ending in New Delhi. “Mr. Holbrook’s material is uproarious, his ability to hold an audience by acting is brilliant.”
— New York Times

Tickets are $20-$45. Group rates are available.
Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Info: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Model bridge building encourages science, technology, engineering and math skills for 7th -12th grade students as they use prescribed size and weight specifications to build their basswood bridges which are tested for the highest structural efficiency in the 2014 East Tennessee Regional Model Bridge Building Contest at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

Students and teachers can get the Model Bridge Building rules, specifications and entry forms online at www.amse.org and also find out about the cash awards for the top three Senior High individual winners and their schools. Middle school students, whose model bridges place in the top three, receive trophies. New this year is a $100 cash award and a trophy for the builder of the Most Aesthetic Bridge as determined by the judges.

The object of the contest is to build a model bridge, according to prescribed size and weight specifications, that is capable of supporting the greatest load for unit of mass. The top two senior high winners are invited to compete in the International Bridge Building Contest at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

The American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge, is open Monday - Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday 1 - 5 pm. AMSE admission is Adults $5, Seniors (65+) $4, Students (6 - 17) $3 and Children (5 and under) no charge. AMSE members are free. For more information on AMSE membership benefits, exhibits, programs and events, go to www.amse.org. To schedule a group visit, call AMSE at (865) 576-3200.

Beppe Gambetta is a gifted acoustic guitarist and vocalist who demonstrates in both performances and recordings his broad range of expertise. His distinctive sound is a multi-cultural tapestry of traditional, original and classical music tunes and songs. Beppe's compositions and arrangements reflect a colorful mosaic of musical influences...from his native Italy to American flatpicking, Celtic, central European and Mediterranean dance tunes, classical fingerstyle and more. Tickets $13 in advance and $15 at the door

The Palace Theater, 113 West Broadway, Maryville TN 37801. Information: 865-983-3330, www.palacetheater.com

Riding a bike is all fun and games until someone gets a flat. Knox County Public Library is pleased to introduce a new series called Life 101 to help teens develop some practical skills, including bike maintenance. Life 101 will be held at Lawson McGhee Library on Saturdays at 2:00 pm. It's aim is to teach teenagers some important life skills for their future. The programs are free and open to all area teens. No reservation required.

March 8: Stress management: yoga for teens
Feeling stressed? Come learn some key beginning yoga moves that will help you learn how to decompress and get on with life in a healthy way. Taught by Laurie Fisher

March 29: Financial literacy

For more information, please contact Bess Connally at bconnally@knoxlib.org, or (865) 215-8767

Legendary Tributes Show – The Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, TN; Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. with a portion of the proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

The show will feature Terry Turner as Tom Jones and Conway. Ronnie Miller will perform as Johnny Cash and Barry Gibbs of the Bee Gee’s. In addition, both Ronnie and Terry will perform a stage style tribute to the King of Rock n Roll-“Elvis Presley.”

Reserved seats/questions:
Missy Miller (865) 684-6082 or email: tribute.entertainment@yahoo.com
Carole Polk (205) 567-2556 or email: clp777@aol.com

Legendary Tributes Show will be held at High Places Community Church – The Grove Theater at 123 Randolph Street, Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM. Admission is $10.00 per person. A portion of the show proceeds will be given to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Reserved seating is available by contacting Missy Miller or Carole Polk.

Blount Mansion is proud to host the works of East Tennessee’s own Richard LeFevre. He focuses on the history of the American Civil War (1861 – 1865) through 32 of its most significant battles. LeFevre combined his love of history and his skill as an illustrator, using inventive mixed-media techniques to create powerful images inspired by his personal investigation into that most terrible and definitive era. As part of the First Friday’s the opening reception will be from 5:00 to 7:30 on Friday March 7th here at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center at 200 West Hill Avenue in Knoxville. There will be drinks and light refreshments available. It is a free event and all are welcome. The exhibition is on loan from Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, and is supported through the Tennessee Arts Commission & Knox County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. www.knoxcivilwar.org and will run through the end of May 2014. More information is available at our Facebook page, facebook.com/blountmansion

Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902; 865-525-2375 or www.blountmansion.org

Free and open to the public. Opening reception March 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists’ talks at 6:30 p.m. Exhibit runs March through April 2014.

Terri Swaggerty: Where Soul Meets Body (from the song “Soul Meets Body” by Death Cab for Cutie)
Where soul meets body . . . the first time I heard those words on the radio they resonated deep within my being. I realized those four words were the perfect articulation of where I exist when I am discovering or creating art. I can dwell there for hours, or just for a moment. The journey begins with looking and seeing. Sometimes I am actively looking for art but more often, not. I find art, or maybe it finds me, at any moment any day. Traversing a sidewalk in Apalachicola, or strolling through our city, I discover it. Driving down a country road I find it. Walking through the woods, looking at the beauty, the contrast, the compositions, textures and patterns around me, I am living there . . . where soul meets body. Often during my creative processes the tangible becomes abstract. Sometimes the colors begin to blaze and complement and breathe new life into old structures. And sometimes the magic is already there and the image is perfect for the beholding. Terri Swaggerty is a native of Knoxville, TN. She studied Fine Art at the University of Tennessee and has worked as a professional photographer for the past 16 years.

Christine Beard: The Nature of Graphite
I am a pencil artist. I have been drawing my whole life. During my school years and growing up I took every art class that was offered. As an adult I took several drawing courses at the local community colleges, but for the most part I would have to say I am a self-taught artist, always learning new and different things every time I create a new drawing. Graphite pencil is my medium of choice. It’s all about the detail for me; I create each piece with as much detail as possible. Graphite is such a versatile medium and can also be very forgiving. Various techniques can be executed with graphite, such as layering, shading, blending with blending stumps and lifting out areas with an eraser. In the art world I feel there can and should be more recognition for works done with graphite pencil. Hopefully I can change that with each and every graphite drawing I create.

Where: Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918

Paulk + Co. presents a unique First Friday Event this March 7th, 6-10pm, featuring artisan food in addition to the Fine Art of Denise Stewart-Sanabria. The show Eat Me Two will be on exhibit in the newly renovated Paulk + Co Alternative Art Space. Sushi Academy of TN will be demonstrating the art of sushi making. Organic produce and artisan baked goods will be available from local vendors. Free, covered parking is available adjacent to Paulk + Co. in the City lot under the bridge.

Eat Me Two
An exhibit of Paintings of Culinary Drama, by Denise Stewart-Sanabria
Humans do things that amaze, entertain, and occasionally horrify Stewart-Sanabria. If she documented them literally, she would probably have constant censorship issues. As a solution to this dilemma, she uses food as a stand in for humans, figuring that not only would it be amusing, it could even be delicious! Over the years, she hasimpaled maraschino cherries on nails, had pears enact Inquisition scenes, and encouraged donuts to enact the seven deadly sins and various fertility rites. Still Lifes, or Vanitas, which is the genre these works most closely fit in with, were originally domestic images containing items symbolic of life and death. The items in Stewart-Sanabria’s act out dramatic narratives.She is also known for her life size charcoal figurative drawings on plywood, which are cut out, mounted on wood bases, and staged in installations. Several of these will also be on exhibit. Denise Stewart-Sanabria was born in Massachusetts and received her BFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. She has lived in Knoxville, TN since 1986. Recent exhibits include: Continuāre: The Figurative Tradition in Contemporary Art at Ewing Gallery at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the 55th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN,In the Flesh, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, The 26th Tallahassee International, at theFlorida State Museum of Fine Arts, 2012 Red Clay Survey at the Huntsville Museum of Art, 2012: Contemporary RealismBiennial at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, American Art Today:Figures, at The Bascom, Highlands, NC, and "From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands", at the William King Museum, Abingdon, VA, 2013. Denise Stewart-Sanabria: www.stewart-sanabria.com, www.denisestewart-sanabria.blogspot.com

After March 7, call for a viewing appointment: 865-414-8641.
510 Williams Street, Knoxville, TN 37917, events@paulkandco.com.

Photographer Dennis Sabo and jeweler Kristine Taylor are the Art Market Gallery’s featured artists for March. Their recent works will be on exhibit at The Art Market Gallery through March 30, with an opening reception to be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, March 7, during the monthly First Friday Art Walk in downtown Knoxville. At the opening reception visitors may enjoy complimentary refreshments and live music performed by Sunshine Station.

Dennis Sabo of Loudon is an award-winning fine-art photographer specializing in natural contemporary abstracts and landscapes.

Kristine Taylor's jewelry art has evolved into a contemporary look inspired by the ethnic cultures she grew up around in California and the beautiful natural colors of East Tennessee.

Owned and operated by 63 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery, at 422 S. Gay St., is a few doors from Mast General Store and next to Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible, and parking in the abutting garage and on the street is free on weekends and after 6 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.