Calendar of Events

Event price per seat: $35

+ Wednesday, Sept. 3: Pink Path @ Don Pablo's
+ Wednesday, Sept. 10: Two Olives @ Armada
+ Monday, Sept. 15: Teacups @ Calhoun's Maryville
+ Wednesday, Sept. 17: Dragonfly @ Doc's All American Grille
+ Thursday, Sept. 18: Glass Half Happy @ Seasons
+ Monday, Sept. 22: Starry Night @ Crown and Goose
+ Tuesday, Sept. 23: Filtered Light @ Mimi's Cafe
+ Wednesday, Sept. 24: Sea Turtles @ Latitude 35
+ Tuesday, Sept. 30: Tuscan Valley @ Original Copper Cellar

Wine and Canvas: Wine and Canvas Knoxville LLC, 143 Manor Way, Suite J, Louisville, TN 37777, www.wineandcanvas.com/knoxville-tn.html

Now through November 30, 2014, visitors to the Museum of East Tennessee History will have an opportunity to view special items associated with the “Freedom Engine,” a tribute gift from East Tennesseans to New York City following the events of September 11, 2001. East Tennesseans contributed more than $940,000 to purchase and equip a 95-foot tower ladder truck for Harlem-based Ladder Company 14, helping the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) replenish the largest vehicles in the city's firefighting fleet. The so-called "Freedom Engine," went into service during March 2002 and was dedicated on September 11th of that year.

FDNY typically retires their trucks from regular service after about 10 years. The Freedom Engine went into reserve status in 2013. Upon retirement, several artifacts associated with the truck, including a bucket door, captain's helmet, memorial plaque from the people of East Tennessee, and a presentation plaque containing a piece of World Trade Center metal, were returned to East Tennessee and donated to the East Tennessee Historical Society. These items are currently on display through November 30, 2014, at the Museum of East Tennessee History, along with a video about the project. You may view the exhibit and artifacts online at the ETHS website at www.easttnhistory.org/exhibits/freedom-engine.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM, Saturday: 10AM-4PM, Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM, Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM, Saturday: 9AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Actors and actresses: Try out your talents at Pellissippi State Community College. Community-wide auditions get under way in September for Alex Gherardi’s “Server Alley” and William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” General auditions are set for 7 p.m. Sept. 3-4 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Those auditioning will be asked to present one Shakespearean monologue, read from the text of a new work and perform an improvisational movement.

The Pellissippi State production of “Server Alley,” to be presented Nov. 14-16 and 21-23, is the world premiere. Written by New York playwright Alex Gherardi, the comedy-drama examines the lives of an oft-seen but barely noticed group: the people who serve your food. The Shakespeare classic “The Tempest” is being produced in partnership with Duck Ear Productions. The play is April 17-19 and 24-26. Attendees should prepare to be transported to a faraway island for a tale filled with spirits, monsters, vengeance, young love and sorcery.

“Server Alley” and “The Tempest” are two of the events that make up Pellissippi State’s arts series, The Arts at Pellissippi State. The series brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts. For more information about The Arts at Pellissippi State, visit www.pstcc.edu/arts or call (865) 694-6400. For more information about the auditions, contact Charles R. Miller, head of Theatre productions at Pellissippi State and co-founder of the Smoky Mountain Shakespeare Festival. His email is cmiller@pstcc.edu.

1st Wednesday of every month. Square Room, 4 Market Square, next door to Tomato Head. $15 admission includes concert plus a delicious lunch served up by Cafe 4. The UT Jazz Ensemble under the direction of drummer Keith Brown perform award winning pieces from this year’s College Music Society Conference jazz composition competition. Composers from all over the US submitted entries and the pieces went through a rigorous process that included three different panels of judges. The pieces cover a wide range of stylistic territory, from traditional music with obvious Basie and Ellington inspiration, to more modern sounding work reminiscent of Bob Mintzer and Maria Schneider. Promises to be a fun and inspirational afternoon of music!

Tribute to Charlie Christian with Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp
Guitarist Charlie Christian is widely recognized as one of the great talents of the Swing era as well as one of the giants of early Bebop. His his utilization of electric amplification coupled with his inventive single-string melodies helped establish the guitar as a soloist's instrument. A member of Benny Goodman's sextet from 1939 to 1941, Christian also played and recorded with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. In this special performance, guitarist Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp will revisit and recreate some of Christian's most enduring work.

Devan Jones - guitar and vocals
Joe Jordan - trumpet
Chuck Mullican - tenor saxophone
Keith Brown - piano
Clint Mullican - bass
Luke Bowers - drums

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

The Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman University presents re[creation], a solo exhibit by 1995 Art major alum Jan Bridwell Walker, who is now an Instructor of Art at Anderson University in South Carolina.

Closing Day Reception: Homecoming Saturday, October 25, 9:30AM-Noon.
The Omega Gallery at Carson University, Warren Art Bldg, corner of Branner St. and South College St, Jefferson City, TN 37760

The UT Office of the Vice President for Diversity is sponsoring this event as part of its engagement with the Latino community. Featuring works by Susana Esrequis, Silvia Calzadilla, Luis E. Velazquez, Dina Ruta, Hector Salvidar, Jorge Yances, and Antuco Chicaiza.

Opening Sept 11, 5:00-8:00 PM

UT Black Cultural Center, 1800 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM - 8 PM

The Exhibition in the main gallery is free and open to the public and includes 38 figurative sculptural works from Presenting and Invited Artists of the Figurative Association: The Human Form symposium, from September 10-13. Presenting artists: Robert Brady, Christina Cordova, Susan Hagen, Doug Jeck, Kris Kuksi, Elizabeth Higgins O’Connor, Bob Trotman, Christina West, Thaddeus Erdahl, Dustin Farnsworth. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Info: 865-436-5860 or www.arrowmont.org.

With paintings by Aleex Conner, J. Austin Jennings, and Kay Jursik; bone and metal sculpture by Linda Leilani Bohanan

In student exhibits: Watercolors by the students of Mary Secrist and Kate McCullough

When: Opening Reception Friday, August 29, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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

Talented Pellissippi State alumni artists return to the Hardin Valley Campus Aug. 25 for a commemorative anniversary art exhibit, “A Look in Both Directions.” Artists include Sharon Bachleda, Paige Burchell, Jessica Burleson, Pete Hoffecker, Daniel Huxtable, Steven Kempster, Jamie Schneider, Pamela Simpson, Bill Warden, Elliott White and Dean Yasko. The exhibit will feature two- and three-dimensional works: sculpture, ceramics, painting, and drawing. Bagwell Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The exhibit will run through Sept. 12 at the Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the college’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

For more information about these and other events in the 2014-2015 Arts at Pellissippi State series, visit www.pstcc.edu/arts or call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

The Ewing Galleryis pleased to Think / Make/ Think. With works in printmaking, sculpture, design, collage, ceramics, painting, and drawing, digital media, photography, and installation, this exhibition showcases recent work from 19 faculty members from UT's School of Art. Opening Reception is Thursday, August 21 from 6-8pm in the Ewing Gallery.

Please join us on Sunday, September 21 from 2-4PM in the Ewing Gallery for a closing reception celebrating our faculty! Excited to announce that we will have music at the closing reception provided by UT's own Rusty Holloway and Mark Boling of the School of Music jazz faculty!

The exhibition features the work of current professors in the School of Art. Exhibiting faculty are:
Joshua Bienko, Emily Bivens, Sally Brogden, Jason S. Brown, Paul Harrill, Paul Lee, Sarah Lowe, Beauvais Lyons, Frank Martin, Althea Murphy-Price, John Powers, Deborah Shmerler, Jered Sprecher, Cary Staples, Claire Stigliani, David Wilson, Karla Wozniak, Koichi Yamamoto, and Sam Yates

Hours: Tues-Fri 1-5, Sun 1-4

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Jackie Beckner as the featured artist for August and September. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, her exhibit features handmade sewing creations.

A Knoxville native, Beckner acquired her love of sewing from watching and learning from her mother as a child. When she became a mother, she made clothes for her two daughters, including prom dresses and eventually even a wedding dress. Today, Beckner enjoys sewing children's clothes, purses and other handmade items which she sells to raise funds for missions trips to Haiti. She volunteers with the One Vision International Children's Home in Haiti to teach girls the simple skill of sewing so they will have a means to provide for a family when they age out of the orphanage. Beckner is employed by the Knox County Public Building Authority.

Each month, the work of an artist or group of artists is featured in specially designed cases on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall. 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/artsandculture.

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.

This year, events get under way with the inaugural art exhibit at the Blount County Campus: “Quantum Confusion,” featuring the mind-bending artwork of Denise Stewart-Sanabria. The show runs Aug. 18-Oct. 18. The art will be on display in the lobby of the campus, 2731 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy., during normal business hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each weekday.

The exhibit will feature installations of large charcoal drawings on plywood that suggest the presence of portals, using existing walls and building spaces. Visitors and students will walk through the installation when they visit the Blount County Campus.

Exhibit Reception at Blount County Campus/Pellissippi State on Thursday, September 25 at 5:00pm

For more information about these and other events in the 2014-2015 Arts at Pellissippi State series, visit www.pstcc.edu/arts or call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.