Calendar of Events

28-year old Shen Lu, born in Jiangsu, China, is currently studying with Haesun Paik at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he is concluding his Artist Diploma degree. He finished his Master’s degree and Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory in Boston under the guidance of Professor Alexander Korsantia. Mr. Shen won 4th prize at the 2013 Iowa international Piano Competition, 2nd prize at the 2011 Ferrol international Piano Competition, and 2nd prize at the 2010 Florida International Piano Competition. Most recently, Mr. Lu won 1st prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. He has performed in many recitals in China, United States, Spain, South Korea, Australia and Belgium.

UT School of Music, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra Powell Recital Hall, 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville TN 37916
Tickets available online at youngpianistseries.com and onsite before the performance.
Adult ticket $25. Students admitted free.
Information: 865-408-8083

On March 22, Cherokee Nation Citizen, Julie Reed will be lecturing on Cherokee History. (More details to follow on topic)

These lectures are free and open to the public and are sponsored by the museum. For more information or in case of inclement weather check our website at www.sequoyahmuseum.org, our Facebook page “Sequoyah Museum”, or contact the museum at 423-884-6246.

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Jill Crociata as the featured artist for March and April. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, the exhibit highlights a variety of her fiber art.

A Quebec, Canada native, Crociata's forte is cottage and garden stitchery. She has an admiration for any house that appears loved and expresses that admiration through her art. Crociata is an active member of the Knoxville Chapter of The Embroiderers' Guild of America and the "Free the Stitches" free-style interest group. She participated in the "Open Art Show 2014: ALCHEMY - The Magic of Art and Flowers" - hosted by the Farragut Arts Council at the Town Hall - and was awarded first place in the Fiber Category for "Cottages."

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.

Free to the public
Craft and plant vendors
March 21-22; 1pm-5pm
UT campus Knoxville
Ellington plant sciences bld. 2431 Joe Johnson Drive
For more information, call Brian at 865 591 6774.

Whites Nursery
902 Raccoon Valley Rd.
Maynardville, TN 37807
www.home.comcast.net/~whitesnursery/site/
www.perennialresource.com

June 10-11 Peggy Whitted - Weaver
June 12-13 Andrea Wilson - Print Maker
June 19-20 John Dickens - Wood Carver
June 20 Kathy Seely - Beaded Jewelry
June 26-28 Marlo Gates - Broom Maker

July 8-9 Peggy Whitted - Weaving
July 10-11 Andrea Wilson - Print Maker
July 17-18 George McCullom - Basket Maker
July 25 Kathy Seely - Beaded Jewelry

August 7-9 Andrea Wilson-Print Making

They are all members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. They will be inside our store demonstrating their craft. They usually bring some of their products to sell as well. They usually are here between 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Arrowcraft Shop, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-4604, www.southernhighlandguild.org/pages/guild-shops/arrowcraft.php or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arrowcraft/103152889888976

Miss Firecracker Contest by Beth Henley is a comedy set in the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, a few days before the Fourth of July. Carnelle Scott (known locally as "Miss Hot Tamale") is rehearsing furiously for the Miss Firecracker Contest — hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow her to leave town in a blaze of glory. The unexpected arrival of her cousin Elain, a former Miss Firecracker winner, (who has walked out on her rich but boring husband and her two small children) complicates matters a bit, as does the repeated threat of Elain's eccentric brother, Delmount, (recently released from a mental institution) to sell the family homestead and decamp for New Orleans. But, aided by a touchingly awkward seamstress named Popeye (who is hopelessly smitten by Delmount) and several other cheerfully nutty characters, Carnelle perseveres — leading to a denouement of unparalleled hilarity, compassion and moving lyricism as all concerned finally escape their unhappy pasts and turn hopefully toward what must surely be a better future. Will be presented at the Clayton Center for the Arts. Details TBA.

Foothills Community Players: P.O. Box 5645, Maryville, TN 37802, 865-712-6428, http://www.foothillscommunityplayers.com/

March 19-22, 2015
Foothills Community Players present The Miss Firecracker Contest
Dubbed “a torrential downpour of humor,” by the New York Times, “The Miss Firecracker Contest” by Beth Henley, concerns the comic misadventures of Carnelle Scott, a young woman in Brookhaven, Mississippi, who believes that if she can just win the local Miss Firecracker Contest, then she can repair her bad reputation and leave the town in a “blaze of glory.

At the 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

Join us in the Planetarium for a live guided sky tour! See the night sky on the dome, and learn what astronomy hobbyists can hope to see from their own back yards. $2 per person. Tickets to this show can be purchased without museum admission, and is great for adults interested in basic astronomy.

Friday, March 13, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, April 10, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, April 24, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm

The Muse Knoxville: 865.594.1494, info@themuseknoxville.org, http://www.themuseknoxville.org/

Opening reception March 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artist’s talk at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibit runs March through April 2015

The TVUUC gallery is pleased to host two printmaking exhibitions, Revisit and First Year Framework. In Revisit, Hoyer reflects on recent trips to Manila through printmaking and painting media. First Year Framework, co-curated by Hoyer, showcases the reflections of 15 first year students on their graduate arts programs from across the region and the country. Both exhibitions illustrate the vast potential of printmaking and how art contributes to comprehension of time and place.

Jade Hoyer is a printmaking artist based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, where she is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking. Hoyer creates art addressing social and cultural issues using humor, color, and narrative. Her artwork has been recognized by organizations including the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, the Philippine Association of Printmakers, and her work has been exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Free and open to the public.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918

Save the date! The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold its Spring Porch Sale on March 12. The Porch Sale, held each Spring and Fall, features marked down stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Craft Center. It’s an excellent time to get great deals. Details TBA.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center that has been fulfilling its mission by promoting traditional artists and crafts in the East Tennessee area for over 40 years. The center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, Tenn., one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit our web site, www.appalachianarts.net.

Printmaking in the 21st Century by University of Tennessee Alumni

March 11 - 24, 2015. Opening Reception Friday, March 20 6-8:30 PM in the Ewing Gallery

This exhibition presenting prints by twenty-one University of Tennessee alumni was organized in conjunction with the 2015 SCG International Conference. Artists selected for the exhibition completed graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Tennessee between 1994 and 2014 and include Bryan Baker, Tim Dooley, Wade Guyton, Mark Hosford, Liz Klimek, Shaurya Kumar, Lauren Kussro, Eun Lee, Emily Minnie, Josh Minnie, Katie Ries, Clifton Riley, Hannah Skoonberg, Josh Smith, Veronica Siehl, Meredyth Sparks, Jessie Van der Laan, Crystal Wagner, Ericka Walker, Kelley Walker, and Ashlee Weitlauf.

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

Learn basic bead weaving technique with Linda Farber.
3/10/15: PEYOTE BASICS 101 - Learn the most basic bead weaving stitch (even-count peyote) while at the same time creating a pretty peyote strap bracelet. This class comes as a result of many requests to get back to the BASICS of bead weaving. Peyote is a beautiful stitch that results in a smooth tapestry finish with the feel of fine silk. There will be a project kit fee of $7.00, payable at the time of class.

3/17/15: PEYOTE BASICS 102 - Students will add to their new skill by creating a piece with a pattern. This requires learning to read a peyote chart or graph. However, our instructor has simplified the whole "chart reading" process. We'll be using a pattern to create a guardian angel tapestry pendant during this session. There will be a project kit fee of $12.00 payable to the instructor at the time of the class.

3/24/15 - PEYOTE BASICS 103: We’ll use this 3rd peyote basics session to learn how to decrease, add a tassel, and create a peyote strap to finish up our guardian angel tapestry. We’ll also add the clasp to our Basics 101 peyote strap bracelet. By the time you’ve finished these three sessions you’ll be ready to tackle any even-count peyote project. There will be no additional kit fees.

You are encouraged to take all three classes. However, if you can’t make both the 101 and 102 basics, chose one or the other and finish up your piece at the Basics 103 class on 3/24.

Tuesdays, March 10, 17 & 24
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
$51/Member $68/Non-Member
The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558
931-707-7249, www.artguildfairfieldglade.net.