Calendar of Events

Sunday, September 21, 2014

The WordPlayers: Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling

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  • September 19, 2014 — September 28, 2014
  • 09/19, 20, 25, 26, 27 @7:30PM, 09/21 & 28@ 2:30PM
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Category: Theatre

The WordPlayers presents Steel Magnolias on Sept. 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 @ 7:30 & Sept. 21 & 28 @ 2:30 at Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Rd., Knoxville.

The quintessential story of family and friendship in a unique Southern sisterhood, Steel Magnolias is a skillfully crafted portrayal of eccentricity, loyalty and love set in a small-town beauty parlor. The play is alternately hilarious and touching—and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters. (Recommended for ages 13+)

Tickets range from $10-$15 and may be purchased online at www.wordplayers.org or at the door with cash or check. Group Rate available and Thursday is Pay What You Can Night. For more information, call 865.539.2490

Lyric Theatre Company: The Importance of Being Earnest

  • September 19, 2014 — September 27, 2014

Category: Theatre

The Lyric Theatre Company presents The Importance of Being Earnest
Play by Oscar Wilde.

September 19 & 20 8 PM
September 21 2 PM
September 26 & 27 8 PM
September 28Tickets to theatre events may be purchased online using Paypal or by calling the Lyric Theatre at (865) 458-9020 - Mastercard and Visa accepted. Box office opens one hour prior to show time. Online orders will be sent an order confirmation by e-mail. Tickets will be held at the Box Office under the name of the person ordering the tickets. 2 PM.

320 Grove Street, Loudon, TN 37774 (865) 458-9020 * mailto:thelyrictheatre@bellsouth.net
http://www.lyricloudontn.com/

Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival

  • September 18, 2014 — September 21, 2014

Category: Festivals, special events and Music

Join WDVX and Freddy Smith at Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival in Kodak, TN
We're a proud supporter of the Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival, and we're looking forward to all the pickin' and grubbin! Stop by the WDVX table to pick up some merch, find out more about WDVX, and say hi to Freddy and his chicken!

12:30-1:30 Adkins & Loudermilk
1:30 - 2:30 The Little Roy & Lizzy Show
2:30 - 3:30 Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
3:30 - 4:30 Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier
4:30 - 5:30 SUPPER BREAK
5:30 - 6:30 Adkins & Loudermilk
6:30 - 7:30 The Little Roy & Lizzy Show
7:30 - 8:30 Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier
8:30 - 9:30 Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
9:30 - 11:00 Cordle, Jackson & Salley
Friday, September 19

Noon - 1:00 Donna Ulisse & The Poor Mountain Boys
1:00 - 2:00 Volume 5
2:00 - 3:00 James King
3:00 - 4:00 Balsam Range
4:00 - 5:00 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
5:00 - 6:00 SUPPER BREAK
6:00 - 7:00 Volume 5
7:00 - 8:00 Donna Ulisse & The Poor Mountain Boys
8:00 - 9:00 James King
9:00 - 10:00 Balsam Range
10:00 - 11:00 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Saturday, September 20

Noon - 1:00 Darin & Brooke Aldridge
1:00 - 2:00 The Spinney Brothers
2:00 - 3:00 The Bankesters
3:00 - 4:00 Sideline
4:00 - 5:00 Lonesome River Band
5:00 - 6:00 SUPPER BREAK
6:00 - 7:00 The Bankesters
7:00 - 8:00 The Spinney Brothers
8:00 - 9:00 Darin & Brooke Aldridge
9:00 - 10:00 Sideline
10:00 - 11:00 Lonesome River Band

Please check schedule before making your plans as this schedule is subject to change.
Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival: www.dumplinvalleybluegrass.com

September Union Ave. Books

  • September 13, 2014 — September 30, 2014

Category: Free event and Literature, spoken word, writing

Saturday, September 13 - 3:00
Kerry Madden – “Offsides,” memoir

Thursday, September 18 - 6:00
Amber Roessner – “Inventing Base-ball Heroes,” non-fiction

Friday, September 19 - 6:00
Carol Bradley – “The Last Chain on Billie,” non-fiction

Wednesday, September 24 - Noon
Bookaholics Book Group - “The Good Lord Bird,” fiction

Tuesday, September 30 - 6:00
Perre Coleman Magness –“Pimento Cheese: The Cookbook”

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, (865) 951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com

McClung Museum: Birds, Bugs and Blooms: Natural History Prints from the 1500s-1800s

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Science, nature

Drawing on the collections of the McClung Museum, the University of Tennessee Library’s Special Collections, as well as private collections, this exhibit explores the fascinating intersection of art and science in the tradition of natural history illustration and features over fifty rare books, prints, and objects.

From 16th century imaginings of fantastical beasts, to the extremely accurate 19th illustrations of plants and animals, the works on view highlight how increasing access to travel, technology, and books, as well as the evolution of the field of science, changed how these artful illustrations were created and interpreted. The curators of the exhibit, Catherine Shteynberg and Christine Dano Johnson, are available for interviews or walkthroughs of the exhibit, and can be contacted directly at: cshteynb@utk.edu, 865-974-6921.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

David Habercom Photography Exhibit

  • September 12, 2014 — October 31, 2014
  • Opening Reception, Sept. 12, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Kids, family

Photography exhibit, David Habercom
Art Exhibit at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
Free and open to the public

Opening reception Sept. 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists’ talks at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibit runs Sept. through Oct. 2014

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery: 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918, www.davidhabercom.com

Encore Theatrical Company - August: Osage County

  • September 12, 2014 — September 21, 2014

Category: Theatre

August: Osage County – Tracy Lett’s dark tragicomedy of an unexpected family reunion caused by the disappearance of the Weston family patriarch is the most awarded show of our century. Featuring both Encore Theatrical favorites and those making their Encore debut, the show is sure to stun audiences while touching both their hearts and their funny bones. Portraying the role of the vitriolic matriarch of the Weston family is Linda High – a veteran of the Washington D.C. professional stage. Joining her are three familiar faces – Kathy Jones-Terry, Susan Christophel and Paige Munroe-Mattocks as the daughters raised by their pill-popping mother and alcoholic father. Also caught in this web of dysfunction are Devon Ressler as Aunt Mattie Fae, Larry Burton as Uncle Charlie, Adrian Thomas as their disappointment of a son Little Charles, Rus Mattocks as Bill, Rick Drybread as Steve, Rebekah Frith as Jean and Taylor Ferrell as Johnna Monevata. Portraying the role of the missing Beverly Weston is Dan Gibson in his stage debut. Director Kate Adams is thrilled to be bringing this piece of American drama to the Encore stage. “Our cast is doing a brilliant job of measuring up to the standard of theater that this show sets. The level of acting talent on this stage blows me away, night after night.”

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m., with an additional Saturday matinee September 20th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $18.00 for adults, $15.00 for Senior Citizens and $10.00 for Students. The show contains both adult language and mature subject matter and is not suitable for children.

August: Osage County will be presented by Encore at the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex Theater located at Walters State Community College. 180 Main Street, Morristown, TN 37814. Info: 423-318-8331, www.etcplays.org

Knox County Public Library: Life 101

  • September 9, 2014 — October 4, 2014
  • 2:00PM

Category: Classes, workshops and Kids, family

Some very important lessons in life aren't covered in school. Knox County Public Library is pleased to offer programs for teens this fall. Life 101 is a short series focusing on sharing knowledge on important issues for teens and their families. The free workshops will be held on Saturdays at 2:00 at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave.
September 20 and again on October 4 - Circuit Training for Teens. Andrew Freeman, from the Lindsay Young YMCA, will be teaching easy circuit training exercises.
In a future workshop Shannon Reynolds from the University of Tennessee Medical Center's "Healthy Living Kitchen" program will be talking about the importance of establishing healthy eating habits and showing teens how to make a quick and healthy snack.
For additional information, please call 215-8700.
All classes are held at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. at 2:00.

Tomato Head: Alan Moore exhibit

  • September 8, 2014 — November 3, 2014

Alan Moore will be on view at the downtown Knoxville Tomato Head Restaurant from September 8th thru October 4th. He will then exhibit at the West Knoxville Gallery Tomato Head from October 7th thru November 3rd.

The Moores have recently embarked on their most ambitious exhibit schedule to date. Over 100 pieces of the Moore’s southern-fried folk art will be on display in three states over the next five months. Alan and his daughters Isabella (age 13) and Emma (age 11) have been creating their iconic bottle cap fish for their junk art tour they call “Catch!” – inspired by their two home states of Florida and Colorado. Recently the Moore’s went “paintless” in their folk art bringing all the color to their work through the medium of vintage soda/beer cans and bottle caps. The Moore’s new palette includes over 4000 soda and beer cans to choose from, all dating back to the 1960s and 1970s. Their studio also boasts of having over 60,000 neatly organized bottle caps-vintage and modern, domestic and international. It is not rare for Alan or one of the girls to make a fish with caps and cans from Germany, Russia, Canada, Thailand, S. Korea, the US and several other countries.

Tomato Head: 12 Market Square, Knoxville, 865-637-4067, www.thetomatohead.com

Framing History: The Art of the Blount Mansion Association

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and History, heritage

It is our immense pleasure to invite the community to the next First Friday Art Opening at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center. We are privileged to have acquired many wonderful pieces over the years, and now we are going to display them for our visitors. This exhibit will showcase some of the best art that the Blount Mansion Association has collected since 1926. These prints and portraits help to make the house truly an amazing experience and help to tell the story of Knoxville, Tennessee, and the United States. The show will include portraits of some of our most famous Tennesseans, such as Territorial Governor William Blount and his half-brother, Tennessee Governor Willie Blount, as well as Charles McClung and John Sevier. Visitors will also see great historical figures such as George Washington, Henry Knox, and Louis Philippe, King of France. Knoxville’s prominent citizens are featured here as well, with portraits of Charles McClung and Mary Boyce Temple. There is also a set of three John Catesby prints and other decorative pieces that will showcase the breadth of the collection here at the Governor’s House.

As part of the First Friday, the opening reception will be from 5:00 to 7:00 on Friday September 5th here at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center at 200 West Hill Avenue in Knoxville. There will be beverages and light refreshments available. This is a free event and all are welcome. Please come and enjoy the event and have fun!

info@blountmansion.org (865) 525-2375

Art Market Gallery: Recent works by Victoria Simmons and Sissy Caldwell

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Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event

Recent works by painter Victoria Simmons of Knoxville and jeweler Sissy Caldwell of Maryville will be on display at the Art Market Gallery for the month of September. An opening reception for this featured exhibition will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk. There will be complimentary refreshments and live music by the Accidentals.

Victoria Simmons is an award-winning artist whose works are in private collections throughout the United States and abroad. Besides two solo exhibitions, her paintings have been juried into many regional and national shows. A long-time hiker and birdwatcher, Victoria has spent most of her life creating images from nature. Although dogs and horses remain her favorite subjects, she loves painting animals of all kinds, and wildlife and birds of the Smokies will be featured for this show.

Soon after retiring as an executive from TVA, Sissy Caldwell discovered a bead shop with exquisite seed beads and crystals that could be stitched into jewelry. Always having sewn and done embroidery, quilting, crocheting, and knitting, she took classes in off-loom bead weaving, andFeatherbells jewelry was born. Sissy’s artistic signature is a blend of various jewelry-making techniques, such as off-loom bead weaving with precious metal clay or glass, in order to create distinctive jewelry and gifts.

Owned and operated by about 60 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery, at 422 South 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.

Bliss Home: Secret Life of Plants by photographer Dennis Sabo

  • September 5, 2014 — September 28, 2014

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

Bliss Home is pleased to present Secret Life of Plants by Knoxville photographer, Dennis Sabo, for September's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, September 5th from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Dennis' art will be featured for the month of September.

Dennis Sabo, a Loudon resident, is an internationally honored photographer specializing in contemporary abstract, and landscape photography. His award-winning work has appeared in various publications, television, the Internet and institutions, among them NOVA, PBS, National Geographic, and Blue Planet. A frequent lecturer and workshop instructor, Sabo is mostly known for his fine art abstracts of the natural world. He has refined the fine-art photograph into an interpretive collage of color and texture. The title for this exhibition is Secret Life of Plants an impressionistic and expressionistic art view of this very special component of nature. www.dsabophoto.com

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