Calendar of Events

This is the fifth installment of an annual group show of 3-4 artists living and working in East Tennessee. LIFT: Contemporary Printmaking in the Third Dimension examines the work of international contemporary artists who use a variety of strategies to bring a sculptural dimension to printmaking. Featured artists include Enrique Chagoya, Lesley Dill, Olafur Eliasson, Robert Gober, Red Grooms, Jane Hammond, Hideki Kimura, Nicola Lopez, Leslie Mutchler, Oscar Munoz, Marilene Oliver, Dieter Roth, Graciela Sacco, and Jonathan Stanish. This exhibition is the culmination of a series of lectures, demonstrations, studio visits, and the creation of an online video archive documenting each artist’s studio practice. The series is intended to garner support for contemporary art in East Tennessee, and is accompanied by an illustrated publication. Organized by the KMA. Located in the Hall & Rogers Gallery.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Contemporary Focus is vital to the KMA’s mission to support and highlight art and artists of East Tennessee, bring them together with the museum’s audience in meaningful ways, and provide incentive for them to maintain their studio practice in the region. The public is invited to a free opening preview at the museum Thursday, January 29 5:30-7:30pm. Contemporary Focus 2015 artists will be on hand to answer questions about their work: Caroline Covington, Mira Gerard, and Karla Wozniak. The three artists selected have a common interest in creating works that examine the uncertain terrain between personal experience and external reality, abstraction and representation, and civilization and nature.

Contemporary Focus is an exhibition series launched by the KMA in 2009 that recognizes, supports, and documents the development of contemporary art in East Tennessee. It features the work of innovative emerging artists who are living and making art in this region, and who are exploring issues relevant to the larger world of contemporary art. The exhibition gives artists an opportunity to exhibit recent work, or consider creating a new body of work. In addition to giving feature artists the opportunity to showcase their latest work in a museum setting, it also allows them to engage with KMA audiences in gallery talks and lectures about their approach to making art, and about the challenges and benefits of basing their studio practice in East Tennessee. In several cases, inclusion in Contemporary Focus has created important new exhibition opportunities for the featured artists.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

In Kaufman and Hart’s 1940s comedy, famed author and personality Sheridan Whiteside, invited to dinner during a speaking tour, slips on the doorstep, breaking his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follows as the irascible and disagreeable invalid takes over the host family’s home and destroys their domestic tranquility with the arrival of strange and exotic get-well gifts, a parade of celebrity friends, and a devious plot to undermine his secretary’s budding romance.

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

The Athens Area Council for the Arts presents St. Paul & The Broken Bones on Friday January 30, at 7:30 pm. St. Paul & The Broken Bones is part of the 2014-2015 Big Time/Small Town Performance Season and takes place at Athens City Middle School Auditorium, 200 Keith Lane, Athens, Tennessee.

Grit, elemental rhythm, tight-as-a-drumhead playing, and a profound depth of feeling: these are the promises of a great soul band. And St. Paul & The Broken Bones deliver on those promises.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones has been hailed as one of the hottest break-out bands of 2013. The band has been featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert to Here & Now, as well as Bonnaroo and Jimmy Kimmel Live. They are set to play at the Annual Americana Honors & Awards Show in September 2015 after rounding out their first international tour.

Friday January 30, at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $18/adult ($20 at the door, pending availability) and $10/student and are available by phone at 423-745-8781, and at The Arts Center.


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

After 10 albums, and nearly 3,000 live shows, Gaelic Storm — the chart-topping, multi-national Celtic band — is coming to the Bijou Theatre on Friday, January 30th. Gaelic Storm has straddled the line between tradition and innovation for nearly two decades. Along the way, the musicians have topped the Billboard World Chart four times, appeared in the blockbuster film Titanic and earned a reputation as a hard-touring, genre-bending band.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Get your tater salad ready: we’re bringing a second show with Ron White to the Tennessee Theatre! Taking place on Friday, January 30 at 9:30pm to follow the night’s earlier show, there’s no telling what to expect! White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon, but now as a chart-topping Grammy-nominated comedian and a feature film actor, Ron White has established himself as a star in his own right.

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

Since 1993, and years before the resurgence of downtown, Alive After Five has been attracting people to Knoxville from the Knox County periphery and surrounding counties to enjoy live music, food, spirits, and art in the casually elegant atmosphere of the Knoxville Museum of Art. The early Friday evening program has been a great way to wind down from the work week or to start the weekend or both. Mostly showcasing the rich treasure trove of local and regional musical talent, Alive After Five has also presented acts from New Orleans, Boston, Dallas, Canada, Peru, France, Japan, Australia, and more. Food is available from a variety of area restaurants or caterers, and there are two cash bars.

January 30 – Soul Connection

$15 General Admission · $10 with Membership or student ID · Free for ages 17 and under.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Duo: Kevin Class; piano and Wesley Baldwin; cello
Faculty Duo recital
Friday, January 30, 2015 at 8:00 p.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

The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. will present the Salon Series at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Emporium Center located at 100 S. Gay Street. There is a $5 cover. The featured artists are Shekita Arnold, Oh So Coy, Artese Slay, Jeremiah Welch and Kristopher Tucker.

The Carpetbag Theatre Inc. has presented national and international leaders in the fields of theatre and dance, but Carpetbag Theatre has never forgotten about the local artists living and working in the Knoxville area. Their support of artists started with Cafe’ Noir, a monthly open mic where artist shared their work. Carpetbag continues this commitment by presenting the Salon Series.

A salon by definition is from the French word salon (a living room or parlor) means a conversational gathering. Usually this is a select group of intellectuals, artists and politicians, who meet in the private residence of a socially influential, and often wealthy, person. We are presenting the best of our local talent in various settings to cultivate artistic sharing and support in the arts.

Carpetbag Theatre at Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-544-0447, www.carpetbagtheatre.org

The Athens Area Council for the Arts presents St. Paul & The Broken Bones on Friday January 30, at 7:30 pm. St. Paul & The Broken Bones is part of the 2014-2015 Big Time/Small Town Performance Season and takes place at Athens City Middle School Auditorium, 200 Keith Lane, Athens, Tennessee. All Big Time/Small Town Performances are sponsored by BB&T, Bryan’s 68 Wine and Spirits, Crescent Sock Company-The Sock Shop, and Madison Avenue Compounding Pharmacy. All AACA programs are supported by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Grit, elemental rhythm, tight-as-a-drumhead playing, and a profound depth of feeling: these are the promises of a great soul band. And St. Paul & The Broken Bones deliver on those promises. Front man Paul Janeway’s handle “St. Paul” is a wry allusion to the vocalist’s grounding in the church. Like many a legendary soul singer, Janeway, a native of Chelsea, Alabama, was raised on the Gospel side. Virtually no non-religious music could be heard in his devout household, but it was his pastor who encouraged him to learn to play the guitar.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones has been hailed as one of the hottest break-out bands of 2013. The band has been featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert to Here & Now, as well as Bonnaroo and Jimmy Kimmel Live. They are set to play at the Annual Americana Honors & Awards Show in September 2015 after rounding out their first international tour.

Tickets are $18/adult ($20 at the door, pending availability) and $10/student and are available online at www.athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, and at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee 37303.

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

When Carpetbag describes itself as both a producing and presenting organization many people are confused. Perhaps you know that Carpetbag produces and tours original plays such as Between A Ballad and a Blues and Speed Killed My Cousin or Red Summer and Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens. But Carpetbag also brings you unique and important work by some of the best known voices in original theater , music and dance, from across the country and internationally through our presenting program.

This year, we continue to provide the Knoxville area with diverse and stunning performances by the top performers in their field. The world renowned Sandglass Theater from Vermont will share stories of people with late stage dementia and their caregivers, in their puppet theater piece D-Generation: An Exultation of Larks. Puppetry like you haven't seen before will take you into the world of late stage dementia and the creativity that is so key to helping people continue to communicate and share their stories. We will continue our international presenting with Cuban percussionist Yissy and her five piece jazz band, taking us to the new jazz sound emerging from Cuba today! In the fall, we will present Progress Theatre’s new play The Burnin’. We will also feature some of Knoxville's best emerging performers in our Salon series, designed to build patronage for young talent right here where we live.

Our presenting series provides unique performances, lectures and demonstrations, and high quality workshops for the Knoxville area. We serve youth, adults and underserved communities by providing these residency activities as free and low cost offerings.

General admission $5 and can be purchased at the door.

As the first in a Salon Series, the Carpetbag Theatre and Arts & Culture Alliance proudly present a performance on Friday, January 30, at 7:00 PM in the Black Box Theatre in the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville. The featured artists include Shekita Arnold, Oh So Coy, Artese Slay, Jeremiah Welch, and Kristopher Tucker. The cover charge is $5. For the Salon Series, Carpetbag Theatre will present the best of Knoxville’s local talent in various settings to cultivate artistic sharing and support in the arts. By definition, the French word salon (a living room or parlor) means a conversational gathering. Usually this gathering is a select group of intellectuals, artists, and politicians who meet in the private residence of a socially influential, and often wealthy, person.

Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Featuring Shekita Arnold, Oh So Coy, Artese Slay, Jeremiah Welch, and Kristopher Tucker

Carpetbag Theatre at Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-544-0447, www.carpetbagtheatre.org

Marble City Opera will present La Femme Bohème, an all-female cast of Puccini’s opera La Bohème at NV nightclub in Knoxville, Tennessee at 7:30pm on January 24th and January 31st, 2015. The production will be presented with chamber orchestra, conducted by Peter Leonard, former Artistic Director of the Volkstheater in Rostock, Germany.

Marble City Opera was founded in May of 2013 and continues to make waves in the Knoxville music scene. In 2014, Artistic Director and soprano, Kathryn Frady’s world premiere performance of Amelia Lost received the high honor of being named the Most Memorable Operatic Performance in Knoxville by Alan Sherrod in Arts Knoxville.

The La Femme Bohème cast will feature online magazine Sexi Soprano writers as well as Knoxville favorites, including Kathryn Frady as Musetta and Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Semi-Finalist, Linda Barnett as Rodolfo. There will be an open bar before, during, and after the performance. Admission is $20 for adults, and $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at knoxtix.com.