Calendar of Events

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Elaine Marcel-Culbert as the featured artist for October and November. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, her exhibit features a variety of her paintings.

A Kansas City, Mo. native, Marcel-Culbert has studied drawing and painting for over 30 years under numerous professional artists as well as in the more formal settings of university art courses, art center programs and museum classes. An award winning artist, she is co-founder of The Artists' Studio and Gallery, a private studio and gallery in Oak Ridge (372 East Tennessee Avenue). Many of Marcel-Culbert's works are held in private collections and can be viewed at The Artists' Studio and Gallery or online at www.elainemarcel-culbert.com.

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.

Wine & Canvas: the painting class with cocktails!

Mimi's Cafe
10/07
Grey Owl

RJ's Courtyard
10/13
Rolling Landscape

Surin of Thailand
10/14
Colorful Glasses

Doc's American Grille
10/15
We're Number One!

Don Pablo's
10/18
On Golden Pond

Armada
10/23
Green Fairy

Original Copper Cellar
10/28
Purple Meadow

Naples
10/29
Harvest Moon

Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, www.wineandcanvas.com

Famed pianist Monty Alexander is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and his band Harlem-Kingston Express revels in those Caribbean roots. The project combines two groups into one, seamlessly blending rocking Reggae music with classic, acoustic jazz. For this special show, Monty brings with him four friends from Jamaica to provide the Reggae. The KJO rhythm section and horns will provide the jazz. Promises to be a night to remember for everyone involved! Located at the Bijou Theatre.

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

Sir Winston Churchill’s great-grandchildren will share stories of the romance between their namesake great-great-grandparents, Randolph Churchill and his American-born wife, the acclaimed beauty, Jennie Jerome, parents of the famous British statesman Sir Winston. The brother and sister duo will also discuss Churchill’s role in the D-Day Invasion and his leadership that led the British people through the dark days of World War II. Although the event is free, reservations are required. Please reserve a space by calling Lisa Belleman at 865-215-8883 or by emailing belleman@eastTNhistory.org.

The program is sponsored by 21st Mortgage Corporation and is free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available for purchase. For more information on the lecture, exhibitions, or museum hours, call 865-215-8824.

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 Arts Center is pleased to announce the next installment of our monthly lunch-time series, Arts on the Side. The public is invited to bring a “brown bag” lunch on the first Tuesday of each month and enjoy a free concert or art demonstration.

This month, concert-goers will enjoy one of Tennessee Wesleyan College’s auditioned choirs: Vox Humana, which sings contemporary a cappella music made popular by television shows The Sing Off and Glee, and movies like Pitch Perfect. The choir is directed by Jennifer Nunley, adjunct professor of music at TWC. Choir personnel are: sopranos Aislin Kate Anderson, Annie Hopson, and Rachel Offutt; altos Meg Endsley, Katie Heatherly, and Michelle Woodruff; tenors Trevor Laymance, Christopher Livingston, and Nate Patterson; basses Stephen Crisp, CJ Garrett, and Tristen Rowland; and accompanist Payton McKeehan.

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

Fall Choral Concert
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.

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 works of many of Pellissippi State Community College’s Art faculty are featured in an exhibit that kicks off Oct. 6. The display is in the gallery of the Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

“This exhibit showcases the current work of our four full-time faculty members as well as several of our adjunct faculty members, so it’s a department-wide show,” said Jeff Lockett, professor and Art program coordinator. “We’ll have two-dimensional and three-dimensional art featuring both abstract and representational work. “The Bagwell Gallery is wonderful for showcasing the work of local and regional artists, as well as the work of our talented students and our faculty.”

The Faculty Art Exhibit is one 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. This year, the arts series celebrates Pellissippi State’s 40th anniversary. For more information, 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.

Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu

The Barbara West Portrait Group will showcase an exhibition of their work in October at the Farragut Town Hall. The group's namesake, Barbara West, was an artist who shared her hospitality and home with fellow artists. Living in California for many years, she relocated to Knoxville in 2002. West was the founding member of the Pastel Society of San Diego.

The Barbara West Portrait Group meets twice a week to draw and paint. More information is available on Facebook at The Barbara West Portrait Group and by calling 865-675-6339.

Monday, Oct. 6 - Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 - During regular Town Hall hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 7, 5 - 6 p.m.

Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive (across from the Farragut Branch Post Office). The art show is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Lauren Cox, special events and program coordinator, at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

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

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

Opening Reception October 3, 6:30-8:00 PM - everyone welcome!
Details TBA

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

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.