Calendar of Events

At the Historic Tennessee Theatre, 604 South Gay Street, 37902

A NIGHT WITH THE ARTS! The MLK Night with the Arts Original Stage Production will share the stage with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra MLK Holiday Tribute to create a night filled with multi-faceted artistic expression. It will be a magnificent Celebration of the Arts fit for a “King”! The presentation will include some of our areas most talented singers, dancers, actors and poets. The MLK Holiday Choir will be featured and of course the inspiring and uplifting sound of the Knoxville Symphony will light the stage. Get there early and get a great seat for this spectacular show. Parking is available at the State Street Parking Garage with free shuttle services available. For more information please contact the Chair of the Night with the Arts Committee at NWA@MLKKnoxville.com. Please also visit the KSO site for additional information at
http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/128/a-concert-in-celebration-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr

MLK Commission: PO Box 155, Knoxville, TN 37901-0155, www.mlkknoxville.com

Line-up will be at 8:30AM, Step-off will be at 10:00AM from the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 124 S. Cruze Street, 37915

The purpose of the parade is to offer the community a visual and audible display in tribute to the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2015 Parade route will stretch from the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Avenue to Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church in Burlington, where we will present our annual Memorial Tribute Service. Groups, organizations and individuals are welcome to join us. The On-Line Registration Deadline is FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. Onsite Registration is Available on Parade Day if you are unable to register online before the deadline. We look forward to seeing you along the parade route and at the church for the closeout of the celebration. Feel free to contact the Parade Chair at Parade@MLKKnoxville.com if you have questions or need additional information.

MLK Commission: PO Box 155, Knoxville, TN 37901-0155, www.mlkknoxville.com

At Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, 37914

The Memorial Tribute Service closes out a week of MLK Activities and is a premier highlight event. Community awards are presented and the Celebration Choir sets the tone for the commemoration. Our featured keynote speaker will bring a dynamic and inspirational message that will encourage, uplift and challenge participants. Join us as we celebrate, commemorate and remember the Dream and the Dreamer.

MLK Commission: PO Box 155, Knoxville, TN 37901-0155, www.mlkknoxville.com

Our annual Stickley Truckload Event will begin January 19th! (If you are a Stickley lover, please call us for information regarding our private showing to be held before the event begins!) We'll be bringing in $250,000 worth of new Stickley casegoods to be sold with a 45% discount--the lowest price we'll be able to offer in 2015! The Truckload Event will be centered around Stickley Furniture's exquisite Mission Collection! (If you aren't familiar with this high-quality line, think Grove Park Inn! The entire hotel / resort is furnished with this beautiful product!) Or, familiarize yourself with the Mission Collection, by visiting Stickley's website here: http://www.stickley.com/OurProducts.cfm?Collection=Mission!
We are proud to be the exclusive Knoxville retailer of Stickley Fine Furniture, true heirloom furniture. The sale will last for a limited time.

Braden's Lifestyles Furniture
11105 Turkey Drive , Knoxville TN
info@bradens.com, (865) 777-4059, www.bradens.com

Arrowmont invites exhibiting artists and their families, members of our community and the public to the 17th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition celebrating the creative talent within Sevier County. The opening reception will be held Friday, January 16 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in the Sandra J. Blain Galleries and the exhibit will be on display through March 13, 2015. The Gallery is open Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Tours are available by reservation, and can be arranged by calling 865-436-5860. The opening reception, gallery and tours are free to the public.

Arrowmont is grateful to Sherry Masters, owner of Art Connections in Asheville, North Carolina, who served as juror this year. With over 140 entries and 103 works of art accepted into the exhibition, this show is a glowing testament to the artistic talent and dedication of Sevier County residents. Of the works accepted, 13 were chosen to receive awards. The artists will be presented their awards on the evening of the gallery reception.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Free and open to the public - Opening reception January 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists’ talks at 6:30 p.m.

Claudia Dean - I Live in Knoxville Now
Through her watercolors, Dean tries to express Knoxville through images of its places. She begins with a photograph, which allows her to isolate and formalize the image before she draws. The photographs are "snapshots" of places that resonate for her and she wants to express the feeling of intimacy and significance in the image. She acknowledges her love of craft and repetition in the quilt pieces, which are intended to convey feeling or emotion in a more musical way than the representational images. She carries over discoveries and lessons learned in each type of work to the other. Dean was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and studied painting and printmaking at Kansas City Art Institute. She was a craft jeweler in Albuquerque for many years, selling work in craft galleries in the southwest and California. In 2003 Dean moved to Knoxville with her family and returned to two-dimensional artwork.

Mark Evans - En Plein Aire
Evans has always enjoyed taking pictures in national parks, and he likes to bring joy and beauty to the viewer. He entitled this show “En Plein Aire” because just as the invention of oil paints in tubes allowed people to work outdoors in the countryside and get the images they wanted, digital photography has allowed Evans to create the images he wants. He started taking photographs as a child with his father’s old camera. He shot black and white film and did his own darkroom work because he couldn’t afford color slide film. What he really liked was slide shows of people’s trips. Eventually he could afford slide film and he hasn’t been in a darkroom since. He’s been doing digital photography for five years. eBooks of Evans’ national park pictures can be found at marksparks.us.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM, Friday 9AM-4:30PM, Sunday 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

The Fountain City Art Center's 4th Annual Theme show, open to all artists, will be on display January 16 through February 13. The opening reception will be January 16, from 6:30-8:00PM. Theme: East Tennessee Treasures.

213 Hotel Rd, Knoxville, TN 37918
(865) 357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present Huckleberry Finn, an adaptation for the stage of the classic American novel by humorist Mark Twain.

Performances: Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 PM, Saturday, Jan. 17 at 1 & 5 PM, Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 PM
Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 PM, Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 PM, Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sunday, Jan. 25 at 3 PM
Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 PM, Friday, Jan. 30 at 7 PM, Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sunday, Feb. 1 at 3 PM

KCT’s 64th full-scale production features 14 young actors in the cast.

Mark Twain’s comic adventure about life on the Mississippi River bristles with satire, thrills, and drama. Huck escapes from his criminal father aboard a raft on the “Big Muddy,” joined by his friend Jim, also on the run to the North to escape from slavery.Their adventures bring them together with two riverboat con artists, three pious sisters, and reunites him with his old pal Tom Sawyer. Along the way he rescues $3,000 in gold, helps to apprehend the con artists, and sees Jim achieve his dreams. But what will Huck become? KCT is East Tennessee’s leading producer of stage plays for children. Huckleberry Finn is the 64th play to be produced by Knoxville Children’s Theatre. The company has produced 22 original plays since 2008. Over 9,500 people attended a KCT play in 2014.

TICKET PRICES: $12. SPECIAL RATE: Any adult & Child entering together = $10 each

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com. Reservations: www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/tickets

MTNA Southern Division Conference
Workshops, lectures, master classes and performances
Friday, January 16th to Monday, January 19, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.
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

Elasticity

Crystal Wagner invites us to “fast forward to 2050, where plastic grows by itself!” for a viewing of her one-of-a-kind art. This exhibit explores the space between the plastic, artificial environment of everyday experiences with man-made materials, consumerism, and technology and the exotic landscapes that occupy the surface of our earth.
Wagner illustrates the increasingly severe divide between humans and the natural world through her pieces, which “grow” like life forms through the gallery.

January 15-February 6, Reception: Thursday, Feb. 5, 4-7 P.M.
Bagwell Center for Media and Art
Pellissippi State Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville 37933
www.pstcc.edu/arts

Up to 75% off select craft & gifts!

The District Gallery & Framery, 5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 200-4452 | Website: TheDistrictGallery.com | Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday :: 10-5:30, Saturday :: 10-4

This exhibition features the photographic and video work of 19 undergraduate UT alumni and students of Baldwin Lee. Professor Lee retired this year after a 30 year teaching career at UT. During his tenure, Professor Lee introduced countless students to photography. Although he was an inspiration for many, nineteen former students have been invited to participate in this celebratory exhibition titled Compound Lens. From Constance Thalken who studied with Lee in the mid 1980’s, to Jonathan Bagby who graduated from UT in 2009, and to Hei Park who continued to study with Lee until his retirement, all of Compound Lens participants were undergraduate students. All remain active artists who reside and work in different regions of the United States, from New York to California, from Texas to Georgia, and across Tennessee.
Artists featured in Compound Lens are:

Christopher Miner
Matt Ducklo
Constance Thalken
Bradly Dever Treadaway
Wardell Milan
Sarah Martin
Jonathan Bagby
Tuni Chatterji
Cip Contreras
Denny Renshaw
Marlo Pascual
Jack Parker
Phillip Carpenter
Erin Leland
Neely Crihfield Hyde
Banner Gwin
Rebecca Finley
Hei Park
Shelly O'Barr

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