Calendar of Events

Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 12:00-5:00pm
Dogwood Arts is honored that the owners of these private gardens are opening their magnificent gardens to share with the public for this one weekend in April. Each one is unique in design and offers a variety of plant materials and special features. We hope you enjoy a private tour of these gardens as we celebrate another blooming spring and the region’s natural and cultural beauty.

[1] DR. ALAN SOLOMONDr. Alan Solomon
2705 Riverside Drive, Knoxville 37914
Included in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens, GATOP [God’s Answer To Our Prayers] features many hundreds of botanical specimens such as coniferous and deciduous trees, extensive collections of wildflowers, perennials, groundcovers. Among waterfalls and meandering streams you will find many rare specimens of trees in addition to some native plantings. Complimenting this beautiful garden are stainless-steel, iron, bronze and stone sculptures. Newer sections of GATOP feature conifer collections, blooming dry creek beds and a sculpture garden composed of large marble outcroppings.

[2] EDDIE MANNIS
3835 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, 37919
These gardeEddie Mannis_Featured Gardenns are inspired by the original Gustav Stickley designed Arts and Crafts home – circa 1925. The large Veranda introduces breath-taking vistas set against a backdrop of Red and White Oak trees that are over a century old. At the bottom of the terraced gardens is an Arts and Crafts fireplace similar to the original Stickley design that is found inside the home. The hidden grassy alcove is surrounded with blossoming hydrangeas and rare Danae racemosa. The path that circles the entire garden meanders by the original stone pond and stacked stone bench. The abundant color transforms these gardens into an every changing panorama of splendor.

[3] TOM BOYD & SANDI BURDICK
7305 John Norton Road, Knoxville, 37920Sandi Burdick_Tom Boyd Featured Garden
This large property has a naturally occurring creek that runs through it which has been transformed into several large ponds, waterfalls and fountains. The owners are outdoor enthusiasts and their love of creating gardens is evident in several outdoor spaces brimming with unusual plants, interesting walkways and beautiful vistas. Their waterfall garden was featured in Fine Gardening Magazine including the cover photo.

[4] LANE HAYS
2925 Keller Bend Road, Knoxville, 37922
Set on the banLane Hays Gardenks of Fort Loudon Lake, the Hays Gardens were begun in 1992 with the construction of a pond and waterfall within the old marble quarry located on the property. More woods were cleared in 2013 to start additional woodland gardens and another waterfall cascading over massive marble formations. A fenced cottage garden features perennials, roses, shrubs and annuals. Around Mother’s Day the fragrance of old fashioned and hybrid teas fill the Rose Garden created in 1996. A Moon Garden faces the west and allows the white flowers to catch the light of the moon over the lake.

Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Mark your calendar now for a weekend of exciting events, demonstrations, and new adventures! Outdoor Knoxfest - April 25-26 - features hikes, bike rides, paddles, and other activities to get you outdoors and enjoying our recreational assets. Demonstrations, clinics, and information from outdoor organizations throughout the area will be at the Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center on Volunteer Landing. If you have ever wanted to try a new activity, this is your chance!

Legacy Parks Foundation, 900 Volunteer Landing Lane, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915, http://www.outdoorknoxville.com/

Knoxville Opera celebrates the arts with a spectacular feast of dance, music and performance through Knoxville Opera’s annual Rossini Festival International Street Fair on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. The event is free to the public and draws attendees from around the region and country.

In its 14th year, the Rossini Festival International Street Fair is a full day cultural celebration, spanning 14 city blocks of downtown Knoxville including Gay Street and into Market Square. The approximately 60,000 to 100,000 attendees can celebrate the arts with local and regional artisan exhibits featuring handcrafted works, live musical and dancing entertainment and a plethora of culinary delights. The Festival has something for the whole family. Local and regional multicultural music and dance performances featuring over 800 entertainers will perform on 5 outdoor stages throughout the event. The YMCA FunZone provides interactive games for the youth in Market Square. Inflatables, spider jump, moonwalk & slide, an obstacle course, hop scotch and other activities are available as YMCA recognizes Healthy Kids Day.

The Street Fair will also feature Brewtopia: A Craft Beer Garden presented by The Casual Pint in the Bijou Theatre parking lot. Craft beer will be available in the Garden including draft selections by Tennessee brewers. A world tasting of Constellation Brands Wines and Spirits will be in the Krutch Park Extension from noon to 9:00 pm, surrounded by food, beverage, and artisan booths. New this year - Soulfful Sounds Revue will perform at the main stage in Krutch Park Extension from 8:00 – 10:00pm. Specializing as an R&B, Soul, and Funk variety band, Soulful Sounds Revue & the K-Town Rhythm Section featuring Lee Willis “Mr. Excitement” is an R&B cover band. Performing R&B and soul music by such greats as Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Etta James & many more that will be sure to get your feet movin’ & groovin’!!

Knoxville Opera: 865-524-0795, www.knoxvilleopera.com

For Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Paint a work of art for Mom or Grandma!
Painting with a Twist, Knoxville
$25 per student includes snack, gift bag, greeting card, large canvas, art supplies
Details and registration on Eventbrite: https://eventbrite.com/event/15667374539/

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Announcing the Knoxville Music Collectors Show, Saturday April 25 2015 all day, at the Days Inn North on Central Avenue Pike. A unique event for music lovers and collectors, featuring music dealers from all over the South selling vintage vinyl LPs and 45s, plus CDs, DVDs, memorabilia, bargains and much more! Bring your record and CD collections in for appraisal and purchase-make extra ca$h! Ask for Greg Neal. $2.00 admission.

With a style best described as a mixture of folk and bluegrass, Jay Clark’s handcrafted lyrics run the gamut of hard living, hard drinking, civil disobedience, and old-time religion. As the son of a Cumberland Presbyterian minister from Winchester, Tennessee, Jay’s devout religious upbringing is apparent in his songwriting. During the 1990s Jay helped form the Stringbeans, a hot Knoxville bluegrass band. Jeff Barbra, along with his wife, Sarah Pirkle, were the hosts and producers of the popular WDVX Behind The Barn radio program for almost five years.
$10 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $11 General Advance
$12 General Day of Show • $6 Children 12 & Under

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus. For additional information, call (865) 522-5851, e-mail concerts@jubileearts.org, or visit www.jubileearts.org.

Sundress Academy for the Arts and Friends Present 2015 National Poetry Month Festival

Join the Sundress Academy for the Arts and other local poetry organizations for a day-long festival that will feature readings, writing workshops, a children’s story hour, open mic, and more, all to celebrate National Poetry Month! The event will be held at the Knoxville Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 8029 Kingston Pike.

Writers and performers from the Knoxville Poetry Slam, Poets and Po Boys, the 5th Woman Poetry Slam, the University of Tennessee Creative Writing Program will join SAFTA for the poetry readings, which are scheduled throughout the day. Come join the best of Knoxville’s passionate poets and writers to celebrate and support the arts in East Tennessee with Sundress Publications!

The schedule is as follows:

10-11: Meet & Greet with SAFTA Staff
11-12: Children's Story Hour (Stuck by Oliver Jeffers)
12-1: Teen Workshop
1-2: UT Creative Writing Program Reading
2-3: Knoxville Poetry Slam Event
3-4: Open Poetry Workshop
4-5: Poets and Po Boys & 5th Women Poetry Slam Reading
5-6: Sundress Academy for the Arts Reading & Open Mic

A percentage of Barnes and Noble sales for the day will be donated to Sundress Publications, a local 501(c)3 literary publisher and the parent organization for the Sundress Academy for the Arts.

Sundress Academy for the Arts: (865) 560-6106, http://www.sundresspublications.com/safta/

The Comedy Booze Cruise is back and this time DURING NORMAL EVENING HOURS!!! A special early show featuring Ahmed Bharoocha from Los Angeles! This show features JC Ratliff, Evan Brooks, Trae Crowder and possibly the final Knoxville performance of Jeff Blank before he moves away! Ahmed Bharoocha has been featured on Comedy Central’s stand-up show Adam Devine’s House Party, his sketch group Dead Kevin was featured on Tosh.0, ComedyCentral.com and named by LAWeekly as one of the top comedy acts to watch, and in 2012 he was selected for New Faces in the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. In 2009, Ahmed was handpicked by David Letterman’s Eddie Brill to perform in the Great American comedy festival, and in 2010 he won the Magner’s Comedy Festival. He has been a regular in several other notable fests including Glasgow, Boston Comedy Fest, Seattle Comedy Fest, RIOT LA, Bridgetown Comedy Fest and many others. Currently he performs regularly at LA’s top comedy clubs The Comedy Store, The Improv and the Laugh Factory.

6:30pm Doors 7pm-9pm Cruise on Star of Knoxville Riverboat, 300 Neyland Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902
Tickets $10 advance $15 at the dock. Ticket Link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1423913
Facebook Event invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/732358046861737/

The museum will help kick off the Outdoor KnoxFest 2015 with a history hike at Fort Dickerson Park in South Knoxville led by Civil War curator Joan Markel. The event will take place at the Fort Dickerson Park Greenway, where participants are invited to join this free guided walk on trails within the future Battlefield Loop of the Urban Wilderness. Fort Dickerson Park is home to one of the best-preserved earthen forts from the Civil War era. Resting on a knob just across the river from downtown, it is one of 16 earthen forts and battery positions that protected the city of Knoxville during the war. The hike is a part of Outdoor KnoxFest—a weekend for adventurers, outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers to celebrate outdoor recreation in Knoxville and its Urban Wilderness from April 24 to 26. Outdoor KnoxFest is presented by Legacy Parks.

Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Learn how to turn a hard-shell gourd into a birdhouse. Cleaned gourd and all materials provided. $25.00 fee. Call Ijams Nature Center to register @ 865-577-4717 ex 110.

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

The East Tennessee Vinyl and CD Collectors Show will take place at the Days Inn North, 5335 Central Avenue Pike, Knoxville.

This unique event features music dealers from all over the Southeast, selling vintage vinyl LPs and 45s, bargain records, CDs, DVDs, memorabilia, and much more – at a variety of price ranges. *Make extra ca$h-bring your record and CD collections in for appraisal and purchase! Ask for Greg Neal.

**Dealer inquiries welcome! $2.00 admission.

Info: gregnealshow@gmail.com

The District Gallery & Framery is pleased to present Automata: Art Cars by Clark Stewart, opening April 24. Stewart, a retired professor, taught drawing and painting at the University of Tennessee for 42 years. His work, which is largely figurative, has been shown in over 200 exhibitions worldwide and is included in many private, corporate and museum collections.

Opening Reception: Friday, April 24, 5-9 p.m. - Meet the artist, and, if you own a classic car, we invite you to drive it to the opening reception for a fun evening with fellow gear heads!

As a teenager in Orange County, California, Stewart restored an MG-TC to concours level and progressed through an Alpha Romeo, Porsche, MG, Jaguar and more. An avowed motoring enthusiast, he is now involved in various vintage motorcycles—Nortons, a Benelli, and a classic BMW. Stewart’s “Automata” project is an attempt to bring his passions of art-making, modeling and machinery together. “Automata” are sculptures of imaginary, somewhat fantastic cars that are loosely based on exotic cars of the ’30s deco period. Most are around 15 inches long and made of wood, metal, and materials not associated with cars, such as velvet. They have no provision for passengers and are conceived as pure machines, their qualities uncompromised by human occupancy. The series concept is that they are imaginary maquettes for full-scale vehicles that would cruise urban areas controlled by sensors and computer programs—like drones for the viewing pleasure of passing onlookers.

The exhibit features over 20 of Stewart’s art cars and motorcycles. Also included in the show are displays that were custom-built by The Framery for these sculptures.

The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 10-4. Information: 865-200-4452, www.TheDistrictGallery.com