Calendar of Events

November 13 - November 16, 2014
Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
MacBeth is the New Black

Shakespeare’s tragedy adapted by Jayne Morgan and Linda Marion MacBeth is the New Black is set in a girls' juvenile detention center in East Tennessee, where the young inmates grapple with the classic tale of magic, ambition and violence - and their own demons. Though the play is 90 percent Shakespeare, new material was added by the production’s director, Jayne Morgan, and Linda Parsons Marion, a local poet and playwright.
Filtering the universal themes of Macbeth – ambition, power and the consequences of our actions – through the psyches of the troubled young girls brings a new slant to a familiar story.
This is not your mother's Shakespeare.

Tickets are $10 for Adults
$7 for Students and Seniors

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

2014-2015 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Season
The program opens with the exciting and recognizable overture from La Forza del destino by the legendary opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi. Soprano Emily Birsan joins the Orchestra for selections from Verdi’s tragic operas La traviata and Rigoletto, and Franz Schubert’s ‘The Shepherd on the Rock.’ The second half of the program features one of the largest pieces written for Orchestra: Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony. A KSO premiere, this piece is performed as one continuous movement in 22 sections that vividly tell the story of a thrilling Alpine adventure. Conducted by Lucas Richman.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Be part of Appalachian square dancing at the Laurel. No special training or equipment required — all square dances will be taught and called.

We’re continuing our square dance series with fine old-time music by the Hellgrammites with Larry Holt on fiddle, Ken Bronson on fiddle, John Mahaffy on guitar, Morgan Simmons on banjo and Todd Gladson on bass. Be part of Appalachian square dancing at the Laurel. No special training or equipment required — all square dances will be taught and called. Live old-time music. No taps.

$5 JCA Members & Students • $7 General Admission

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

The Oak Ridge Folk Dancers proudly present an evening of Bulgarian singing and dancing with the renowned folk singer Donka Koleva and her band Bulgarika, on Thursday, November 13.

From 6:30-7:30PM Ms. Koleva will offer a group singing lesson and teach several traditional Bulgarian songs.
8:00-10:30PM will be a family friendly Bulgarian Dance Party.
Suggested donation for the singing lesson is $10, for the dance party $15 and both $20. Students are free and everyone is encouraged to attend and donate only what they can.

Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip Street, Knoxville, 37921.
Please visit www.oakridgefolkdancers.org or call 865 470 9536.

Monroe Area Council for the Arts (MACA) will present classical pianist Ang Li at the Sweetwater Elementary School auditorium located at 301 Broad Street, Sweetwater.

Ang Li, who will perform "From China to Chopin With Love" is an internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso whose performance credits and talents reach well beyond her years. Her exceptional talent and youth, combined with her charming personality and audience appeal, truly make her one of the world’s rising classical piano stars. She was born in Beijing, moved to Canada at age 12, and holds a Bachelor's Degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and a Master's Degree from The Juilliard School. Miss Li is ranked among the top classical pianists in the World by The Cliburn Competition (2009) and has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ruïnekerk of Bergen in the Netherlands, National Center for the Performing Arts in China and more.

"From China to Chopin With Love" is a MACA season ticket event. Box office tickets are Adult/$15 ($13 advance) and Student/$8. Advance tickets are available at all Citizens National Banks in Monroe County; at Century 21 Hendershot Realty in Madisonville; online at www.monroearts.com; or call 423-442-3210.

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society will team with Scruffy City Hall on Market Square in downtown Knoxville to produce an 8 Band extravaganza in a heartwarming remembrance to Knoxville Blues Diva, Sara Jordan. This will be the Fifth Annual Sara Jordan Birthday Bash!

Jordan was born November 15, 1955 in a log cabin in Wayne County, Ky., and moved to Knoxville at the age of 5. Her initial exposure to the music she mastered came from the church. In 1997, she told Glynn Wilson of Metropulse Magazine; "Everything I have comes from God," she says. "My reputation, my voice, everything."

Before her untimely death in May 2001, Sara Jordan was known as Knoxville’s “Queen of the Blues”, and to this day her crown remains unclaimed. With a big earthy voice and the stage presence to go with it, she lived and breathed the Blues like no one in this town has since the legendary Ida Cox. She performed in several bands - The Delta Flyers, Jordan Project, Mojo, and The Leftovers with whom she performed memorably at the 2000 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. She was also the creative force behind “Ladies Sing the Blues” at The Bijou Theatre in 1999 and the original Blues Jam at Sassy Ann’s, which spawned numerous Blues jams around East Tennessee.

The event begins at 7pm on Thursday November 13, on stage at Scruffy City Hall. A $5.00 cover charge will provide over 6 hours of amazing live BLUES. For this special evening, Rolling Thunder, Jenna and Her Cool Friends, The Romeo Kings, Mighty Blue, Left Foot Dave, North Shore, Ray Pineda Chilly Billy, Rose Hawley and Terry Phillips will share the stage honoring the Queen and raise much needed funds for The InterFaith Health Clinic. The Clinic supported Sara with essential services and comfort in her final days. InterFaith Health Clinic provides affordable and comprehensive health care to people who are working without health insurance, like so many of our area musicians.

More Information about The InterFaith Health Clinic: http://interfaithhealthclinic.org/

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society will team with Scruffy City Hall on Market Square in downtown Knoxville to produce an 8 Band extravaganza in a heartwarming remembrance to Knoxville Blues Diva, Sara Jordan. This will be the Fifth Annual Sara Jordan Birthday Bash!

Jordan was born November 15, 1955 in a log cabin in Wayne County, Ky., and moved to Knoxville at the age of 5. Her initial exposure to the music she mastered came from the church. In 1997, she told Glynn Wilson of Metropulse Magazine; "Everything I have comes from God," she says. "My reputation, my voice, everything." Before her untimely death in May 2001, Sara Jordan was known as Knoxville’s “Queen of the Blues”, and to this day her crown remains unclaimed. With a big earthy voice and the stage presence to go with it, she lived and breathed the Blues like no one in this town has since the legendary Ida Cox. She performed in several bands - The Delta Flyers, Jordan Project, Mojo, and The Leftovers with whom she performed memorably at the 2000 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. She was also the creative force behind “Ladies Sing the Blues” at The Bijou Theatre in 1999 and the original Blues Jam at Sassy Ann’s, which spawned numerous Blues jams around East Tennessee.

The event begins at 7pm on Thursday November 13, on stage at Scruffy City Hall. A $5.00 cover charge will provide over 6 hours of amazing live BLUES. For this special evening, Rollin’ & Tumblin’, Jenna and Her Cool Friends, The Romeo Kings, Mighty Blue, Left Foot Dave, North Shore, Ray Pineda and the Filibillies, Rose Hawley and Terry Phillips will share the stage honoring the Queen and raise much needed funds for The InterFaith Health Clinic. The Clinic supported Sara with essential services and comfort in her final days. InterFaith Health Clinic provides affordable and comprehensive health care to people who are working without health insurance, like so many of our area musicians.

More Information about The InterFaith Health Clinic: http://interfaithhealthclinic.org

About The Smoky Mountain Blues Society: SMBS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in the Greater Knoxville area and providing service throughout East Tennessee. Our mission is to preserve, promote and perpetuate Blues music and its Heritage; and, by so doing, to help foster unity among people of all ages, races, creeds, and economic levels."

Info: 865-288-0672, sfkrempasky@gmail.com, www.smokymountainblues.org

City People members, Joanne and Al Schuetz, cordially invite you to attend a reception at Club LeConte, in honor of the Club’s 35th anniversary. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, appetizers, live music and a breathtaking view at the private club, located on the top floor of the First Tennessee Bank Building. Guests will also get to see recent renovations. And, information about club membership will be provided at the event. This is not an exclusive City People event. Please RSVP to Joanne: a_schuetz@msn.com or call 865-521-9937. Dress is business casual.

Ijams Nature Center, complete with over twelve miles of trails, is one of Knoxville’s most cherished greenspaces for visitors to walk their pets. Now, with the support of PetSafe, a new Pet Welcome Station will provide enhanced enjoyment for the furry park visitors. To celebrate the opening of the new pet station, Ijams and PetSafe invite visitors and their special pets to come out to Ijams at the Visitor Center Plaza. Joining us will be a number of community pet partners including Small Breed Rescue with little pups who will be up for adoption. The Pet Welcome Station is part of a series of improvements Ijams has made in 2014 to enhance visitor orientation and enjoyment on the Visitor Center Plaza. Recent additions also include wildlife interpretation, information kiosks and custom-designed art installations by local artisans. The Pet Welcome Station features a handy water fountain as well as hitching posts to secure dogs while visitors step into the Visitor Center for a trail map or a quick snack. Funding has been provided by PetSafe, the largest manufacturer of electronic pet training products in the U.S. PetSafe is committed to helping Knoxville become the most pet-friendly city in America.

Ijams Nature Center is a 300-acre urban greenspace encouraging stewardship of the natural world by providing engaging outdoor experiences. Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920. Info: (865)577-4717 ext. 117; mtadams@ijams.org; www.ijams.org

A series of off-the-edge media works called "What Was He Thinking"

Wednesday, NOVEMBER 12
INTERMEDIATIONS: THE ELECTRIC STEREOPTICAN.
Interaction between contemporary electronic jazz music and projected images create early examples of multi-media performance. (60:00)

Friday, NOVEMBER 14
CHICKEN ANALOGS and FRIENDS.
Critic Harold Rosenberg gives a very intense and disgusting presentation about Phenomenological Art wittingly using parts of cooked chicken to
demonstrate various theories. (30:00)

Also showing: Interfaces and Skitso-Frenetic

AT THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE MINDS, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville
Presentations start at 7:00 pm.
$5.00 admission & BYOB; Noshies provided
A1LabArts @ the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: www.a1labarts.org

The UT Potters is having their 43rd bi-annual pottery sale! This year's Holiday sale will feature hundreds of ceramic works created by students, alumni and faculty from the program. Join us as we celebrate the holidays with wonderful handmade art! Proceeds help fund scholarships, conferences and visiting artists to the program.

Art & Architecture Building
1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus
Info: 865-974-9417

Color Refined features the abstract works of Beatrice Riese, Siri Berg,
Gabriele Evertz, Rella Stuart-Hunt, and Rachel Beach. Born outside of the
United States, each woman emigrated here for various reasons - love,
education, and to escape political turmoil. The women all chose New York as
their home, and their mature art careers developed and flourished in the
city. Color Refined focuses on each artist's utilization and exploration of
color and color theory as the main feature of her abstract work. This
exhibition also celebrates the creative accomplishments of immigrants who
enrich and contribute to American culture.

From November 10 - December 12 the Ewing Gallery will be exhibiting Color
Refined. We will have an opening reception for the exhibition on Monday,
November 10 from 5:30 - 7 PM in the Ewing Gallery. The artists will be
present. On Tuesday, November 11 at 3:30 PM, we will be hosting a panel
discussion with the artists of Color Refined in room 109 of UT's Art and
Architecture Building. The panel will be moderated by UT painting professor
Karla Wozniak. On Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30 PM in room 109 of the Art
and Architecture building Rachel Beach will be giving a lecture on her work.
Beach is a New York-based sculptor.

All events are free and open to the public. Free parking for all events is
available in Circle Park on Volunteer Boulevard.

Please note, the Ewing Gallery will close from November 26 - 30th in
observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

For questions, please contact the Ewing Gallery ewing@utk.edu
865-974-3200