Calendar of Events

The Southern Graphic Council International Printmaking Conference is March 18-21. The Art Market Gallery is exhibiting "Mapping the Mississippi", one of 15 Southern Graphic Council portfolio exchanges that will be on display. Exhibition dates are March 3-29. There is a night walk on Thursday March 19 and the Art Market Gallery will be open 5:30-9:00 PM for visitors on this evening. Refreshments will be served.

Owned and operated by 62 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 Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; and 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.

Southern Appalachian Photography Society exhibition

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; 2nd and 3rd Saturdays, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Tuesday, March 3: The Kickoff Event

Wednesday, March 4: Fashion in Film & Special Effects in Makeup & Couture Hair Runway Shows

Thursday, March 5: Accessories Showcase & The Emerging Designer Runway

Friday, March 6: Swimwear, Rock-n-Roll & The Men's Show

Saturday, March 7: The Grand Finale Runway Event

www.knoxvillefashionweek.com

March 2: "5 Wine Bottles" - Barley's (Maryville), 6 pm

March 4: "Colorful Stony Shore" - Blue Coast Grill, 6 pm

March 10: "Masquerade" - Mimi's Cafe, 6 pm

March 12: "Birds on a Wire" - Hurricane Grill and Wings, 6 pm

March 17: "Tennessee Theater at Night" - Dead End BBQ (Maryville), 6 pm

March 18: "On Top of Ol' Smoky" **DATE NIGHT** - Blue Coast Grille, 6 pm

March 22: "Blue Willow" - Mind Yer P's and Q's (Farragut), 5 pm

March 25: "All that Jazz" - The Crown and Goose, 6 pm

March 26: "London Police Box" - The Original Copper Cellar, 6 pm

March 27: "Champagne Glasses" - Meadow Country Club (Louisville), 6 pm

March 31: "Psychedelic Seascape" - Stir Fry Cafe, 6 pm

Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, http://www.wineandcanvas.com/knoxville-tn.html

March 01-31 Ijams Hike-A-Thon 2015
March 10, 2015 SCIENCE CAFÉ: Plugging in to the Future
March 13, 2015 SPECIAL EVENT: Friday the 13th Horror Movie Night
March 14, 2015 PEG’S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
March 14, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
March 14, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
March 14, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
March 14, 2015 IJAMS BIRDING SERIES: Woodcock Supper Walk
March 20, 2015 SPECIAL EVENT: Carpetbag Theater Salon Performance
March 21, 2015 IJAMS BIRDING SERIES: Backyard Birding Basics
March 21, 2015 PUBLIC PROGRAM: Wagging Walk
March 21, 2015 PEG’S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
March 21, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
March 21, 2015 SPECIAL PROGRAM: Mason Jar Crafts
March 21, 2015 IJAMS BIRDING SERIES: Junior Backyard Birding Basics
March 21, 2015 TENNESSEE NATURALIST PROGRAM: Introduction
March 21, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
March 21, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
March 27, 2015 SPECIAL EVENT: Magical Harry Potter Cocktails
March 28, 2015 IJAMS SANCTUARY SERIES: Shinrin Yoku Walks
March 28, 2015 TENNESSEE NATURALIST PROGRAM: Ferns and Flowers

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Fountain City Art Center cordially invites you to attend the opening reception for the Knoxville Book Arts Guild, along with Watercolors by students of Mary Secrist and Kate McCullough, and the Southern Appalachian Photography Society exhibition. The reception will be held 6:30-8:00 PM, Friday, March 6.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; 2nd and 3rd Saturdays, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

One of Sondheim’s most popular works, “Into the Woods” brings together the classic Fairytale characters from The Brothers Grimm with the Broadway magic of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine to create a rare modern classic. The story follows a baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk. When the baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a witch’s curse, they set off on a journey to break it. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later.

“Into the Woods” won the 1988 Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Musical and the 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. It has become one of Stephen Sondheim’s most produced musicals with numerous productions all across the world, as well as the upcoming Disney film which will be released at Christmas.

INTO THE WOODS opens Saturday, February 21 and runs three weekends. Evening performances are at 8pm on February 21, 27, 28, March 6 and 7. Matinee performances are on February 22, March 1, 7, and 8 at 2:00 p.m. The cast will have a special talkback session following the March 1 matinee. Performances are in the William H. Inman Humanities Complex Theatre, located on the Morristown campus of Walters State Community College at 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway. For tickets, please visit www.etcplays.org or call 423-318-8331.

Encore Theatrical Company: 423-218-8331, www.etcplays.org

All of the classic characters and plotlines of the Lewis Carroll novel appear in this comic twist on Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, but the setting has been changed to America in the Roaring Twenties, complete with flappers, daring aviators, the tennis and opera stars of the day, and more. Jeepers creepers! It's a total rumpus!

Performances begin: Friday, February 20 at 7 PM
Performances end: Sunday, March 8 at 3 PM

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

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season!
by William Shakespeare; Directed by John Sipes

Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia. When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander into a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies. In Shakespeare’s family-friendly comedy, anything is possible when young lovers – human and fairy royalty – and an amateur theater troupe reel through romance and spell craft in a moonlit Athenian forest.

To enhance the audience experience, the CBT will continue, and in some cases expand, several popular programs in 2014-2015.

“Deaf Night at the Theatre” has been expanded to include Tuesday, March 3 for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Produced through a partnership with UT’s Center on Deafness, these special events are designed to be fully accessible for members of the Deaf community with more than a dozen interpreters stationed throughout the theater and two teams interpreting the productions.

Open captioned productions also will continue in the new season, taking place on the first Sunday matinee of each show. Talk backs, which are informative discussions with the director and cast, will continue to take place following the second Sunday matinee of each show.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

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

Drawn from the McClung Museum is an innovative exhibition project involving 28 artists, each of whom will produce original prints in response to objects from the collection of the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. The exhibition will pair the objects and the prints to address how we perceive and interpret art, science, and culture. Like the museum itself, the objects are varied, ranging from a mastodon mandible and an Egyptian ibis mummy, to a Victorian hair necklace and an Ojibwa men’s ceremonial dance apron.

The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the SGC International Printmaking Conference, which will bring 1,500 printmakers to Knoxville from the United States and abroad March 18–21, 2015.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu