Calendar of Events

The first Wednesday of each month at the Square Room on Market Square. Featuring a variety of music played by local and regional musicians in various small jazz ensemble configurations. Admission is $15 and includes a lunch buffet.

The UT Jazz Ensemble under the direction of drummer Keith Brown will perform award-winning pieces from this year’s College Music Society Conference jazz composition competition. Dozens of composers from across the US submitted entries and only a handful of winners were selected. The music covers a wide range of stylistic territory, from traditional works with obvious Basie and Ellington inspiration, to more modern sounding pieces reminiscent of Bob Mintzer and Maria Schneider.

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

Join the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra and guest artists Rahsaan and Roland Barber for an evening of great music at the Bearden High School Auditorium. The music begins at 7pm and is free and open to the public. The Bearden HS jazz band will open the show. The Barbers each represent 20 years of extremely focused passion toward playing jazz at the highest level. Saxophonist Rahsaan has 3 solo recordings to date and trombonist Roland just released his first. These projects come on the heels of 'Twinnovation', which was a joint venture released in 2001.

In addition to their performance with the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra, the Barber twins will present a master class at the University of Tennessee on Wednesday, May 7th at 4:30pm. The class is free and open to the public and will be held in the Choral room (012) of the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1941 Volunteer Boulevard.

Info: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

The Athens Area Council for the Arts announces Artists Behind the Exhibits showcasing art by members of the Visual Arts Committee of AACA. The goal of this exhibit is to give the community an opportunity to view the art of the people who bring art shows to The Arts Center. There is a variety of styles represented in the four individuals of the committee: Jerry Hagaman, Chris Ingram, Jennifer Nunley, and Jan Burleson.

Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

A benefit for local underprivileged children in conjunction with AIGA Design Week.
Opening Night: Monday May 5th, 6-9pm at Remedy Coffee
Come peruse a gallery of brilliant artwork created by local children. Each piece will be priced based on materials, time and scale, just as a professional artist would, to teach the children about working as an artist.
Refreshments will be served by Tomato Head.
Artwork will be displayed through May 9.

100% of the proceeds from the sale of the art will be used to purchase art supplies for talented local underprivileged kids to have for the summer. AIGA Knoxville will hand-deliver the supplies to the kids. http://kids.aigaknox.org

CELEBRATE 1OO YEARS OF DESIGN WITH US ALL WEEK LONG! FROM WORKSHOPS & STUDIO TOURS, TO AWARDS & PARTIES, YOU’RE SURE TO HAVE A BLAST! A brief rundown of our events:

Monday, May 5th: AIGA Knoxville Gives Back Art Opening
Remedy Coffee – 6:00 PM
We’ve collected a bevy of art from local elementary school students. We’re then taking that art, displaying it within Remedy Coffee, marking each piece for sale. We’ll then take 100% of the money raised, pick a local underprivileged school, buy art supplies, and donate them to the children. Monday through Thursday, the art will be displayed and available for sale. We also have a website dedicated to raising funds, if you cannot make the gallery showing. http://kids.aigaknox.org

President’s Award Ceremony
Remedy Coffee – 7:30 PM
We’ll be giving the AIGA President’s Award to legendary Knoxville designer David Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert is currently Program Coordinator for Communication Graphics Technology at Pellissippi State Community College.

Tuesday, May 6th: Trivia Night
University Of Tennessee, Art + Architecture Building - 6:00 PM
We’ll be holding a Quiz Night open to design students across all Knoxville college / universities, Maryville College, and Carson Newman.

Wednesday, May 7th: Studio Tours
High Resolutions – 9:00 AM
Coleman’s Printing – Noon
We’ll be leading two print shop tours.

Meredith Bullock Custom / Hand Lettering Workshop
Remedy Coffee - 4:00 PM
Meredith Bullock, renowned artist from Nashville, will be traveling in to give a workshop on custom / hand lettering.
Sign up now for this awesome workshop!

Thursday, May 8th:
Views Of Creating: 20 x 20 Powered by PechaKucha
Remedy Coffee – Doors open at 6:00 PM; Speakers begin around 7:30 PM
A multitude of speakers will speak on their own creative endeavors, using the PechaKucha format of 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. Speakers include Holly Hambright, Nick Hollensbe, 47 Media, William Mahaffey, Bruce Cole, Paul Seylor, Sara Pattison, Studio 4, and more to come! Sign up now for this awesome experience!

Friday, May 9th: Celebrating 25 Years of Robin Easter Design
Robin Easter Design - 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Come help celebrate 25 years of Robin Easter Design. It’ll be a street party and tons of fun!

Tickets/info: http://knoxville.aiga.org/design-week-2014-starts-may-5th-2014

It's back in full swing! The Market Square Farmers' Market has returned with a bang - bigger and better than ever! Vendors offer everything from meat and dairy to fruit and veggies, flowers, candles, soaps, jewelry, pet treats, clothing, baked goods and more. Plus, you're always guaranteed to run into friends both new and old.

Come to Market Square each Saturday from 9 to 2 and Wednesday from 11-2, now through November. Whether you're doing your weekly grocery shopping, searching for the perfect gift, or just breezing through for lunch and some ice cream, you're sure to find what you need!

Market Square Farmers' Market: Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902, 865-405-3135, www.marketsquarefarmersmarket.org.

May 03, 2014 PEG'S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
May 03, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 03, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 03, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 10, 2014 PEG'S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
May 10, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 10, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 10, 2014 Mother's Day Tea
May 10, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 16, 2014 Seniors Outdoors!
May 17, 2014 PEG'S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
May 17, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 17, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 17, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 24, 2014 PEG'S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
May 24, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 24, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 24, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 31, 2014 PEG'S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
May 31, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 31, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
May 31, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

We are excited to announce that we are hosting not one, but two special events for First Friday this May. Rala is helping host the "2014 Biscuit Art Exhibition". Join us that evening for a red carpet event right outside our door where the winners of the art contest will be announced. The biscuit art is also displayed at Coffee & Chocolate and Bliss Home throughout the month. This exhibit includes 30 biscuit themed pieces of art as interpreted by different artists.

We're also excited to bring you new work by one of our favorite local artists, Mike Ham. Father to WBIR's Abby Ham, Mike's work is inspired significantly by children's artwork. Here is just a taste of the fabulous work we're showing by this wonderful artist.

The Biscuit Exhibition will be up until the end of May and Mike Ham's artwork will be up until the end of June.

Our events start at 5:30 pm and end at 10 pm. We're looking forward to sharing SO MUCH great artwork with you!

RALA, 323 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, http://shoprala.blogspot.com/

Paulk + Co. presents: Not From Here, an out of this world First Friday event featuring the mixed media work of artist Zach Searcy.

Special Guest Artists:
Mallory Bertrand Photography + Sarah Brobst Designs
Black Atticus
Carlton Starr
Anjana Love Dixon
Shaman Hattaway
The Boys+Girls Club of Vestal

100% of proceeds from the sales of the Boys+Girls Club created art will benefit their
Outdoor Learning Center + Art Education Programs.

PAULK + CO: 510 Williams Street, Knoxville, TN 37917, 865.335.3334.

HoLa Hora Latina, the Hispanic organization that promotes unity and communication between Latinos and the larger community, will host a very special exhibit of works of art that represent one Hispanic artist’s set of ideologies derived from a combination of spiritual symbolism. This exhibit will be featured during May with an artist reception open to the public on May 2nd, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM at the Emporium on North Gay Street.

The artist, Adriana Caloca, has exhibited locally at the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Ewing Gallery, and the Two Tone Gallery in Murfreesboro. She is the recipient of several awards and special recognitions for her work. Born to first generation Mexican immigrants, Caloca has been strongly influenced by her heritage and frequent trips back to Mexico. This special exhibit at Casa Hola in the Emporium reflects the vibrant nature of Mexican culture as well as the reverence for religion and spirituality.

Casa Hola is located in the Emporium building, 100 South Gay Street, suite 109. The show, entitled “Bestias Celestes,” will be on display throughout the month of May. The opening reception on May 2nd is open to the public without charge and refreshments will be available.

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 109, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holaknoxville.org, www.holafestival.org

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present the second annual Knoxville Photo 2014, an exhibition featuring selected works from 36 artists throughout the region. Knoxville Photo was developed to provide a forum for photographers to compete on a national scale and display their work. The exhibition encompasses photographs depicting all subjects and genres, including streetscapes, cityscapes, landscapes, environmental portraiture, portraits, abstracts, and more, and will be displayed in the Emporium Center from May 2-31, 2014. A public reception will take place on First Friday, May 2, from 5:00-9:00 PM. Additionally on Friday, May 2, juror Joe Longobardi will give a talk/discussion at 4:00 PM, and a brief awards ceremony will take place at 6:00 PM in which $1,000 in cash awards will be announced.

Joe Longobardi served as juror for the exhibition and viewed images from more than 75 artists to select the exhibition. He has worked professionally as a photographer for seven years in the Asheville, North Carolina area engaging in editorial, portrait, documentary, and street photography.

The following artists’ works will be shown:
+ Thomas Nero of Cookeville, TN
+ Melinda Adams, Kayla Anderson, J. Brooks Brann, Bobbie Crews, Kellie Crye, William Goolsby, Erin Grimson, Adam Patrick Daniel Hutsell, Mary Gretchen Kaplan, Andreas Koschan, John Edwin May, Sharon Monett, Brian Murray, Norm Plate, Sean Sparbanie, Lee Steenbergen, Eric Thompson, Kurt K. Weiss, and Steve Zigler of Knoxville, TN
+ Shawn Kincaid of La Follette, TN
+ Sarah Ann Edens of Lake City, TN
+ Adam Heimerman of Lenoir City, TN
+ Eric Buechel of Pleasant Hill, TN
+ Matthew Glibbery, Valerie Gruner, Phil Savage, and Cheryl Tarrant of Powell, TN
+ Julie Oglesby and Lisa Pennington of Seymour, TN
+ Spears McAllester of Signal Mountain, TN
+ Tyson Smith of Townsend, TN
+ Alexander Diaz of St. Augustine, FL
+ Ann Kinney of Hoboken, NJ
+ Krista LaBella of Brooklyn, NY
+ James W. Meldrum of Beloit, WI

Knoxville Photo 2014 is on display May 2-31, 2014 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Please note, the Emporium will be closed on Monday, May 26, for the holiday. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition featuring seven regional artists opening Friday, May 2, at 5:00 PM in the Balcony of the Emporium Center: Melanie Fetterolf, Jake Livesay, Inna Nasonova, Jane Nickels, Norm Plate, Olga Rader and Dennis Sabo.
The group exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from May 2-31, 2014. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on May 2 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Please note, the Emporium will be closed on Monday, May 26, for the holiday. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.