Calendar of Events

Thyme in the Garden: Thyme to Grow
The 5th Annual Green Thumb Gala at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum
$150 per person, corporate sponsorships & tables of 10 available

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

SoMo is bringing #SOMOSUNDAY to Knoxville - this phrase was coined by the R&B artist, Joseph Somers-Morales “SoMo”, while doing a Sunday-music campaign and it stuck. In the last two years, he has come out with two albums, one of which includes his biggest hit single “Ride”. SoMo’s seductive and infectious music projects while he’s on stage as well, “When I sing it, I really mean it” he says. See for yourself, Sunday, October 5th.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Mark your calendar now for a unique workshop the museum is planning in connection with the Birds, Bugs, & Blooms: Natural History Illustration exhibit. On Sunday, October 5, Barbara Dinkins, Marine Invertebrate Taxonomist and Illustrator, will conduct a workshop "Using Scratchboard to Create Lifelike Illustrations."

The workshop will be held from 1:30-4:30 and all materials as well as refreshments will be provided. The cost of the workshop is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Space is limited, so don't delay on this opportunity for fun and learning. Adults and teenagers who are accompanied by an adult may participate. No previous experience in illustration is required. For more information, or to register, contact Debbie Woodiel @woodieldutk.edu or 865 974 2144.

The Church Street Master Arts Series presents: The Church Street Parish Adult Choir
A Service of Choral Evensong

Rev. Matt Hampton, Officiant
Tim Ward, Choral Director
Edie Johnson, Organist

Due to unexpected construction work in the Church Street Nave, this event will be held at:
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave.
There are two options for parking. You can park at Church Street and ride the Trolley (pick-up at the breezeway at Hill Ave beginning at 5 pm). The Trolley will run continuously between Church Street and St. John's from 5 pm until 7:45 pm. Or you may park in the 'Central Parking' lot located across Church Ave. behind the Cathedral. There will be an attendant at this lot. Simply tell them that you are parking for the Evensong program. The attendant will give you a parking permit for no charge. You should not pay to park. DO NOT park in the St. John's lot that is directly behind their facility.

You are invited and encourage to eat the evening meal at 5 pm at Church Street then take the Trolley to St. John's. The meal is $7 for adults, $4 for children and $25 for families. To make a dinner reservation, click here, or call 865.524.3048. The menu is Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green beans, Biscuits, Salad and Strawberry Short Cake.

Info: 865 524 3048 or www.churchstreetumc.org

From Irish folk tunes to hot Latin beats, enjoy a delightful afternoon of chamber music performed by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Music faculty. Guests are also invited to a reception with the performers immediately following the concert.
The concert and reception are free of charge.

This program will feature two long-time members of the UT School of Music faculty. Patricia Carter-Zagorski, piano, and Rusty Holloway, string bass, will retire from the School of Music this December. This will be their final Chamber Series performance, and they will be recognized for their commitment to the faculty and students of the University of Tennessee.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus.
*For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

The exhibit, Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones, at the Museum of East Tennessee History through April 4, chronicles the history of manufacturing and manufacturers in Tennessee over the past two-and a-half centuries. A companion student K-12 curriculum has been developed and is available for teachers and students. As with all exhibitions and programs developed by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the Museum of East Tennessee History, Made in Tennessee features a “grassroots” approach, turning to communities and individuals across the state for help in identifying content and artifacts.

The exhibition begins at the workstation of Knoxville Glove Company employee Margaret Newcomb, who personally sewed more than 10,800,000 industrial gloves from 1953-2013. Visitors are invited to “clock in and out” using a time card and an authentic time clock and will enjoy more than 80 artifacts of iconic Tennessee products, from Jack Daniels to JFG coffee to an Alladdin/Stanley thermos to an employee-signed hood of a Volkswagen. The perimeter of the exhibit includes 20 “Did You Know?” facts about manufacturing in Tennessee, such as did you know that Mastercraft, the world’s largest producer of ski, wakeboard, and luxury performance power boats, built their first ski boat in a two-stall horse barn in Maryville in 1968? Visitors will encounter other surprising facts: Did you know that in 1810, there were 14,000 registered distillers in the state, producing some 25.5 million gallons a year? Intriguing is the fact that by 1980, the Marathon was the only car that had been produced completely in the state, yet by 2010, Tennessee was the “#1 state in car manufacturing strength.” Following its run at the Museum of East Tennessee History, Knoxville, the exhibit will be made available to museums across the state through 2017.

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

The classic heartwarming story of a widowed Kansas farmer with two children who places an ad in the newspapers seeking a wife. He receives a response from a Sarah Wheaton of Maine who says she will visit the family for a month to see how things work out saying “I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall." The joys and challenges of everyday life are richly depicted in this exquisite, sometimes painfully touching tale.

OCTOBER 4 at 1 PM and 4 PM
OCTOBER 5 at 2 PM

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

This popular annual show and competition spon- sored by the Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Asso- ciation, Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Supply and the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will take place on October 4th and 5th at the Center. New: Chainsaw Carving demonstrations.

Hours for the show are:
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and Sunday from Noon to 4:00 p.m. Public admission is $4.00 per person.

More than 300 entries are expected from woodcarvers from at least 6 states with categories of competition in Novice, Intermediate and Open with winners receiving ribbons and cash awards.

Woodcarvers will be set up onsite to offer demonstrations or to display and sell their carvings. Woodcarving tools, equipment and teaching aids will also be available to purchase during the festival.
For more information visit www.woodcarvers.com,
email chrisrayburn@charter.net or call 865.309.0690.

Black Box Theater
Friday October 3rd, 2014
6:00 PM

Cumberland Hispanic Festival
Cumberland Playhouse
Saturday October 18th, 2014
3:00 PM


Black Box Theater
Friday November 7th, 2014
6:00 PM


Black Box Theater
Friday December 4th, 2014
6:00 PM

International Festival Children Museum
February 21st, 2015
AM

Pasión Flamenca: 865-202-0740, www.flamencowestknox.com

Inna Nasonova, who paints in oils, and fiber artist Elaine Fronczek, both of Knoxville, are the Art Market Gallery’s featured artists for October. Their recent works will be on exhibit at The Art Market Gallery through Nov. 2, with an opening reception to be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, during the monthly First Friday Art Walk in downtown Knoxville. At the opening reception visitors may enjoy complimentary refreshments and live music performed by Living Room Roots.

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.

"Where Water Used to Be" a small show of work by Jean Hess in the display case in the Emporium.

Artist Statement: Jean Hess
Water is a precious resource that is threatened in so many ways. Pollution, diversion, waste -- the water of the earth needs protection. We all know that large communities like the Anasazi of the Southwest left their homes because water sources disappeared. The "Remote Sensing" series of collage paintings references the trope of aerial imaging -- used in archeology to identify traces of ancient habitations -- to create patterns suggesting ancient settlements abandoned because of lost water resources.

I like the idea of a remote vantage point -- removed, impartial -- from which to view very emotional issues. That and the overall haze of filtered light suggest my own personal preference for viewing from a distance. This is a very oblique way of making a political statement, and that suits me because I would prefer to make attractive, compelling images rather than depict negative things.

This show, "Where Water Used to Be," continues the "Remote Sensing" work and expands upon it with small sculptures, assdemblages and collections of detritus from the imagined settlements that were abandoned when water ran out. These are whimsical, hard to explain fully, as though they are the sorts of things archeologists refer to as "problematic forms." I like to imagine that some of them are sympathetic magic implements for conjuring water, or holding on to water resources that may be dwindling.

For my collage paintings I experiment with various techniques and materials to create a compelling surface, looking for simplicity and a hazy overall atmosphere. Imagery typically appears to float on the surface. I use multiple [often 30-40] layers of clear resin in between thin scrims of paint with collage elements, graphite lines or pressed flowers; this creates a refractive surface that lets light enter and bounce back. I work in series that address particular issues and feelings, and yet most of my paintings end up looking like aerial landscapes or else water surfaces. Sometimes one melds into the other and that is meaningful because if the work is "about" anything at all it is about the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world.

The artifacts are all constructed from found objects that I have been hoarding for a long time. They have in common a connection to water, if only in my imagination.

Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Additional special hours are posted at www.theemporiumcenter.com/visit.html. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by the Tennessee Artists Association (TAA) entitled “The Fall Juried Show: 40th Anniversary”, featuring original art by over 60 Tennessee artists including oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, photography, and mixed media. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from October 3 - November 1, 2014. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on October 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM, and awards for the show will be given at 6:00 PM. “This is TAA’s fifth show at the Emporium Center, and we are very excited about the opportunity to present the breadth and quality of Tennessee artists’ works represented by our members,” said Barbara Finch, exhibition chair. The First Friday reception also features music by Tapestry in the gallery as well as music and dance performances by Pasión Flamenca from 6:00-6:30 PM and a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Black Box Theatre.

Founded in 1974, the Tennessee Artists Association (TAA) is a civic organization of fine artists with 66 current members. TAA encourages each individual artist to grow and develop through fellowship with other artists, educational programs, opportunities to exhibit and sell art, and to serve the community through classes. TAA hosts an exhibition of new artwork every three months at the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce on Market Square. Membership in TAA is open to anyone eighteen years and older who is a resident of the state of Tennessee. Dues are currently $50 for single membership, $60 for family and $15 for students. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive, which include a business meeting, a program, and a time of fellowship and refreshments. Guests are welcome to attend. For more information, visit www.tnartists.org.

As sponsors of the show, FastFrame, Jerry’s Artarama, The Town Framery, Franklin Gallery, Cheap Joe’s and CMI Moulding have made it possible to provide awards and recognition to the artists.

“The Fall Juried Show: 40th Anniversary” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Additional special hours are posted at www.theemporiumcenter.com/visit.html. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.