Calendar of Events

At Bennett Galleries, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

Information: Community School of the Arts - 865-523-5684, www.csaknox.org

An ongoing monthly event, every First Friday of the month beginning May 1 and running through October 2, 2015. Featuring artists and crafters, displaying and selling work in a booth and market-like setting. Behind the original Freezo, 3015 N. Central Street in Knoxville. Info: hhartistsmarket@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/hhartistsmarket

Knox Heritage presents the eighth annual Art & Architecture Tour, a guided walking tour of historic sites in Cripple Creek and the Old City on Friday, June 5. The artworks featured on the tour are photographs submitted to Knox Heritage’s Photography Contest, with ten winning images creating the tour route.

Knox Heritage events almost always include an opportunity for social gathering and good food and drink. In keeping with that tradition, the Art & Architecture Tour commences at a reception at 5:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and beverages for ticketholders. The tour group then departs on the route, based on the locations of the winning photographs. Serving as special tour guides for the event are Jack Neely, local historian, author and executive director of The Knoxville History Project; and Knox Heritage Executive Director Kim Trent.

Beginning August 7, on First Friday, the winning photographs will be exhibited at the Emporium in downtown Knoxville, 110 S. Gay Street. The photos will be on display until August 28.

Tickets are $45.00 for Knox Heritage members and include the reception, guided walking tour, and a set of postcards featuring the winning images. To purchase tickets, 865-523-8008 or hcook@knoxheritage.org by June 3. www.knoxheritage.org

Don't Think Twice.... Join Us! The FREE music begins at 5pm on the Market Square stage in Downtown Knoxville. Come celebrate the great Bob Dylan's birthday with a night full of his music played by East Tennessee's very own bands! Stay tuned for the 2015 lineup!

Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

The Tennessee Artists Association (TAA) is presenting a "First Friday" event on June 5th downstairs in the Emporium Annex. Members of the TAA will be displaying their latest works of art in oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media, photography and more. Discover great art on sale and meet the artists. Look for the Underground Art Show signs at the south staircase just a short walk on Gay Street from the Emporium's main entrance for easy access. The Underground Art Show & Sale is free admission and open to the public.

Since 1974, The Tennessee Artists Association has been a volunteer based civic organization representing individuals who are working in or who have an appreciation of fine art. If you are a beginner, emerging artist or a professional in the field of Fine Art, find out more about TAA and joining our group of artists during this First Friday Event. We would love to meet you. Tennessee Artists Association: www.tnartists.org

Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902.

Friday, June 5th at Saw Works Brewery
First Friday Comedy Show! starring Kenny DeForest and Clark Jones (from Brooklyn) along with Tyler Sonnichsen and Shane Rhyne (locals).
7pm, No Cover

Kenny and Clark were recently named two of Brooklyn's Top comics by Observer Magazine. They run one of New York's top standup shows at the Knitting Factory. Come and see them on a rare tour stop in Knoxville!
Friday, June 5, Saw Works Brewery
708 E Depot Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 247-5952

Artists’ Studios & Shoppes at Wright Place presents new paintings by Starr Cline. Seven other artists' studios will be open in the building including painters, sculptors, jewelers, quilters and more, and as always, it is FREE! Info: 865-556-8676

1127 N. Broadway, Knoxville TN 37917.

We've picked up a few new venues for June! We're really excited to add Baneberry Golf Resort, Tennessee Valley Winery and Gettysvue Polo and Golf club to our list of venues. We've also added a few new artists and as always have loads of great new paintings awaiting your brush! We look forward to seeing you out at class! Life's too short for blank walls!

Thursday, 6/4, 6 - 9 pm
Dandelion Dance at Baneberry Golf and Resort

Monday, 6/8, 6 - 9 pm
JFG Coffee Sign at Chuy's

Tuesday, 6/9, 6 - 9 pm
Tennessee Moonshine at Mimi's Cafe

Monday, 6/15, 6 - 9 pm
Flip Flops on the Beach at Mind Yer P's & Q's - Farragut

Tuesday, 6/16, 6 - 9 pm
Bluetiful at Stir Fry Cafe

Saturday, 6/20, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Blue Sky Butterfly at Tennessee Valley Winery

Monday, 6/22, 6 - 9 pm
Zen at Uncorked

Tuesday, 6/23, 6 - 9 pm
Red Moonrise at Barley's Maryville

Wednesday, 6/24, 6 - 9 pm
Dessert First at Gettysvue Polo and Golf Club

Thursday, 6/25, 6 - 9 pm
Light Saver at Original Copper Cellar

Monday, 6/29, 6 - 9 pm
Strawberry at Carolina Ale House

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

Marble City Opera will present Gershwin’s jazz-opera, Blue Monday at The Square Room in Knoxville. Blue Monday is often considered to be the blueprint to Gershwin’s later symphonic jazz works, and with the help of jazz ensemble Marble City 5, Marble City Opera will transform The Square Room into the jazz nightclub setting the opera takes place in. This production will also feature some of Knoxville’s favorite talent including baritones Brandon J. Gibson and Michael Rodgers.

Marble City Opera was founded in May of 2013 and continues to make waves in the Knoxville music scene by making opera accessible. This season has shown enormous growth in attendance and approval from local arts critic, Alan Sherrod. For more information, read reviews at ArtsKnoxville.com.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheSquareRoom.com, by calling Café 4, or at the door. Bar service will be offered before, during, and after the performance for all attendees. Presale admission is $25 for Premium Tables, $15 for General admission, and $10 for students. General and Student tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and $12 respectively. Premium Tables are by reservation only and provide a table and server to order dinner from Cafe 4. Doors for Premium Tables open at 6:30pm. General admission seating begins at 7:30pm.

Marble City Opera: 646-217-1580, www.facebook.com/marblecityopera & WWW.marblecityopera.com

Jean Robinette (Robbie) Anderson, is a native of East Tennessee. Robbie works predominately in the medium of painting but delves in various mediums, from clay to natural materials, as well. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a focus on art history and education.

In the DENSO Gallery. Artist Reception June 4, 6-8pm

Gallery open 10 am to 6pm M-F and during events
At Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Info: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Recent works by painter Marjorie Horne and ceramic artist Hugh Bailey, both of Knoxville, will be on display at the Art Market Gallery. An opening reception for the featured artists will be held during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk beginning at 5:30 p.m., June 5, with complimentary refreshments and live music performed by The Accidentals.

Marjorie Spalding Horne’s colored pencil drawings and watercolors span an array of subject matter, but recurring themes are transparent and reflective surfaces and how they are affected and enhanced by their environment. She has received numerous purchase and merit awards in regional and national exhibitions and has had several one-person shows. This Indiana native’s colored pencil works have been juried into six international exhibitions. A signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, she was one of the top 100 winners in the PaintAmerica Competition. Her BFA is from the University of Tennessee.

When watercolor painter Hugh Bailey also started to show his ceramics, he noticed that other artists were making functional ware. Wishing to do something different and combine it with his interest in sculpture, he saw an opportunity to create animal forms. “Turned out to be a good choice,” the Bristol native says of the high-in-demand whimsical clay pieces. Hugh’s B.A. is from Berea College, in Kentucky, with an M.F.A.from Indiana University, Bloomington. He belongs to the Foothills Craft Guild, Highland Handicraft Guild, the Knoxville Watercolor Society, and is a charter member (1982) of the Art Market Gallery.

Owned and operated by 62 professional regional artists! Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

At Bennett Galleries, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

Information: Community School of the Arts - 865-523-5684, www.csaknox.org