Calendar of Events

Join us for this historic event as the six members of the Class of 2015 are formally inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on June 13, 2015 in Knoxville, TN. Class of 2015 Inductees are: Janeth Arcain (player), Kurt Budke (coach), Gail Goestenkors (coach), Janet Harris (player), Lisa Leslie (player), and Brad Smith (coach). The 1972-74 Imaculata Mighty Macs will be honored as "Trailblazers of the Game" at the Reception.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Reception, Ceremony and Post Gala $200, Ceremony and Post Gala $100 (plus applicable fees)
http://www.tennesseetheatre.com/event/640543/womens-basketball-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-and-gala-reception/

Info: www.wbhof.com, 865-633-9000

R&M Tribute Entertainment presents “Elvis, Country & Rock N’ Roll.” Join us for an evening of great entertainment at the historical Grove Theater on Saturday, June 13 at 7:00 PM.
The show will feature multi award winning entertainers Ronnie Miller and Brandon E, both as Elvis. Ronnie Miller will also be performing country entertainment.

Our special guest, Erin Ott was recently named 2015 North American Country Music Association International (NACMAI) Classic Country Female Vocalists and Entertainer of the year. Erin is 11 years old and lives in Maryville with her parents. She has been singing since the age of 4 years old.

A portion of the show proceeds will be donated to High Places Community Church at The Grove. Also, a portion of the proceeds will go to St. Jude’s in Memphis. St. Jude’s was one of Elvis’ favorite charities.

Saturday, June 13 at 7:00 PM.
The Grove Theater is located at 123 Randolph Street, Oak Ridge, TN. Admission is $10.00 for adults, 12-6 years old $5.00 and 5 and under are FREE. Tickets may be purchase at the door at 6:15 PM. For more information contact Missy at (865) 684-6082 or tribute.entertainment@yahoo.com.

Kidstuff is a show for kids and the kid at heart. On most Saturdays, host Sean McCollough delivers an eclectic mix of children's music. But on the second Saturday of every month, he hosts a special free live show in the Knoxville Visitor Center with great musical acts.

June 13 - Sing & Spell feat. Mark Radice

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Knox Heritage presents the next installment of the monthly series Preservation Network on Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m. Preservation Network is held at Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike. Parking is at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. It is free and open to the public.

Preservation Network’s June session features Margaret Ann Jeffries, PhD. Jeffries is Dean of Engineering and Media Technologies at Pellissippi State Community College.

Choosing exterior period-appropriate colors for your house can be daunting – we are here to help! Jefferies will offer history and general tips on how to choose an appropriate color scheme for your historic house. Jeffries received her PhD from the University of Tennessee in Human Ecology combining Interior Design, Architecture and Historic Preservation and she is a valuable member of the Knox Heritage Vintage Properties committee, were she helps establishing color palettes for the renovation program.

Preservation Network is a series of free workshops held once every month on the second Saturday. Many people have dubbed this the “support group for owners of old homes,” and in many ways this is true. In a relaxed round-table setting the workshops have presented guest speakers who are specialists in windows, flooring, roofing, stained glass, tile, plumbing, electrical, and more. Other guest speakers have included those in real estate sales or appraisals, or city codes and zoning officials discussing historic overlays and building requirements.

Knox Heritage advocates for the preservation of places and structures with historic or cultural significance. The nonprofit organization celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2014. For more information, visit www.knoxheritage.org.

Information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

All games are at 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM at the Civic Coliseum.

June 13th Hard Knox Brawlers vs Soul City Sirens
June 27th Hard Knox Allstars vs Circle City
July 11th To Be Decided
August 8th Hard Knox Allstars vs Greensboro
August 22nd Hard Knox Brawlers vs Rome Regulators

http://www.hardknoxrollergirls.com/

A1LabArts is hosting their second Abandoned Art Workshop on Saturday, June 13 from 3 – 7 p.m. at The Center for Creative Minds.

For just $10 per person, participants can create a piece of art and then give it away! In this workshop, participants will get to experience the joy of the creative process and explore a variety of methods and materials to make a piece of art. The next step can be both difficult and fun. Participants will leave their art in a public place for others to discover, keep, and love.

Workshop attendees will be provided with all of the supplies necessary to create their masterpiece. Participants can stop in or stay the whole time to make, take, and give away their art.

Those who find abandoned art are encouraged to document their find on the Abandoned ART Facebook page at www.facebook.com/abandonedART. For more information, visit the Abandoned ART Facebook page or www.a1labarts.org.

A1LabArts is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1995 by a group of local artists. It is dedicated to multi-disciplinary and experimental exploration of contemporary art issues in all media.

Abandoned Art: Session 2
Saturday, June 13, 2015
3 – 7 p.m.
The Center for Creative Minds
23 Emory Place
Knoxville, TN 37917
www.a1labarts.org
www.facebook.com/abandonedART

Market Street and Union Ave. - 501 Market St. - Knoxville
Kicking off Knox Beer Week during the Market Square Farmers’ Market with several Tennessee Brewers! You can expect to see several TN brewers like Crafty Bastard Brewery and Saw Works Brewing Company. $5 gets you four 4oz pours and proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters! www.knoxbeerweek.com

The American Museum of Science & Energy will open Nikon Small World, a traveling exhibit showcasing 20 award winning photomicrographs from the 40th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year’s winner is Rogelio Moreno of Panama for capturing a rarely seen image of a rotifer’s open mouth interior and heart-shaped corona. A computer system programmer by occupation, Moreno is a self-taught microscopist whose photomicrograph serves to show just how close the beauty and wonder of the micro-world truly is - not just for scientists, but anyone willing to open their eyes and look for it. Moreno is recognized along with over 80 other winners from around the world for excellence in photomicrography. Winners from Italy, the United States, Austria, Spain and Australia also ranked in the top ten, for exceptional images selected based on both artistic quality and masterful scientific technique.

“Since the competition began 40 years ago, the caliber in quality and range of subject matter of the images, is matched only by the scientists and photographers who submit them,” said Eric Flem, Communications Manager, Nikon Instruments. “So much has changed in science and technology in the past forty years, opening the door for more and more scientists and artists alike to capture and share their stunning images with the world. A look at our gallery is like a time capsule of the advancements made in the last four decades and truly shows the legacy a Nikon Small World continues to build.”

Rogelio Moreno is a first-time first-place winner of the Small World competition, though he has placed each time he has entered the contest starting three years ago. That success is a testament to his incredible skill, as he only began taking photomicrographs in 2009.

Judges awarded Moreno’s shot of a rotifer caught open-mouthed and facing the camera – for its exemplary technique. Capturing the perfect moment when the rotifer opened its mouth for the camera required extreme patience from Moreno, who watched for hours waiting for his opportunity. With the rotifer in constant motion, he utilized the flash to freeze the movement as soon as the mouth opened – still leaving him with only a one- or two-second window to take the photo, and possibly only one shot to get it right. He also used differential interference contrast (DIC) to enhance the coloration in unstained, transparent samples, and to provide a more detailed image of the rotifer.

“When you see that movement, you fall in love. I thought - wow, that is amazing. I can’t believe what I’m seeing. This is something very, very beautiful,” said Moreno of his winning image. “I hope now it can inspire others as much as it has inspired me – to learn about science, to look closely and notice something truly amazing.”

As the 2014 winner, Moreno joins the ranks of 36 other photomicrographers, artists and scientists from all over the world who have taken the top prize. This year’s competition received over 1,200 entries from more than 79 countries around the world. Top images from the 2014 Nikon Small World Competition will be exhibited in a full-color calendar and through a national museum tour. For additional information, please visit www.nikonsmallworld.com, or follow the conversation on Facebook and Twitter @NikonSmallWorld.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

Showcasing a variety of 3-D and 2-D works. Opening reception for the exhibit will be Friday, June 12, 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu-Th 9-5, F 10-5, Sa 9-1. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

The 2015 Bonnaroo Lineup includes Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5 and Kendrick Lamar, the list features some artists who blew critics away in 2014 (Run The Jewels, Hozier and Caribou, to name a few) and newcomers who are just starting to get their festival sea legs (see: Tove Lo, Odesza and Ryn Weaver). Bonnaroo alums like Florence and the Machine, Alabama Shakes and Flying Lotus are also on the bill, plus so many more!

AC Entertainment: 865-523-2665, www.concertwire.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

The 2015 nief-norf Summer Festival (nnSF) moves to Knoxville to offer a concert and lecture series open to the greater Knoxville area. The nief-norf Summer Festival (nnSF) is an interdisciplinary summer music festival, which brings together dozens of performers, composers, and scholars to collaborate on the performance, creation, and discussion of contemporary solo and chamber music. The nnSF is held in the beautiful facilities of the University of Tennessee’s Haslam Music Center (Knoxville, TN) and presents inspired and devoted performances of modern music, aiming to encourage both appreciation and support for live music and contemporary art.

Since its inception in the summer of 2011, the festival’s performance, composition, and research seminars have attracted undergraduates, graduates, and professionals from institutions across the United States and abroad. Each summer, these fellows present some of the most challenging and boundary-pushing contemporary music, including world premieres of works by composers-in-residence at the nief-norf Summer Festival. As former performance fellow Joshua Spaulding recalls, “I can’t think of another festival in the country that has such an amazing atmosphere, incredible faculty, and the opportunity to play 4-5 concerts of splendid music in the span of 10 days!” Artistic Director Andrew Bliss explains that “this festival is designed as a think-tank environment for performers, composers, scholars, and lovers of contemporary music. We are very fortunate to have our festival hosted in Knoxville –– a city with an unquenchable thirst for new music and an incredible curiosity for the unfamiliar and the experimental.” In addition to concerts and lectures at the University of Tennessee, the festival is excited to offer events throughout the Knoxville community--at locations including the Square Room, Remedy Coffee, and the Birdhouse.

The festival features wind, string, percussion, and piano fellows, as well as nine composition fellows and regular visiting scholars who will collectively offer 7 concerts and 8 lectures throughout the 13-day festival. One highlight of the festival will include a portrait concert of Philip Glass’s music at Knoxville’s Square Room on Wednesday, June 10, at 8PM. The festival’s final marathon concert will conclude with a performance of Gérard Grisey’s Le Noir de l’Étoile, a 1-hour masterwork for percussion sextet inspired by the late-1960s discovery of pulsars and the periodic
radio signals they emit. nief-norf thanks the UT School of Music for hosting this festival’s daily events and preparations. Unless otherwise noted, all events occur in UT’s Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall and have a $10 suggested donation. All events are open to the general public. For more information, please visit www.niefnorf.org or contact Andrew Bliss, nnSF Artistic Director, at contact@niefnorf.org. Regular news surrounding the nief-norf Summer Festival, as well as the organization’s yearly activities, can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/niefnorf and on Twitter @niefnorf.

nnSF CONCERT SERIES
(All concerts in UT Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall with $10 suggested donation unless otherwise noted)
Concert One: nief-norf Project (festival faculty), Sunday, June 7 @ 8:00 PM
Featuring music by Adler, Eckardt, Løffler, Wubbels, Munakata
Concert Two: Philip Glass Portrait Concert, Wednesday, June 10 @ 8:00 PM – The Square Room
Tickets $10 available in advance at ww.thesquareroom.com - $12 at the door
Concert Three: Solo Works, Thursday, June 11 @ 8:00 PM – Remedy Coffee House
Featuring solo performances by nnSF15 Performance Fellows and Faculty
Concert Four: Collaboration, Saturday, June 13 @ 8:00 PM
Featuring music by Birtwistle, Vierk, Lunsqui, and two nnSF International Call for Scores winners
Concert Five: Music of Steve Reich and David Lang, Tuesday, June 16 @ 8:00 PM – The Square Room
Tickets $10 available in advance at ww.thesquareroom.com - $12 at the door
Featuring David Lang’s child and Steve Reich’s Four Organs, Concert Six: World Premieres, Wednesday, June 17 @ 8:00 PM
Featuring seven world premieres and music by Donatoni, Greenstein, and Mackey
Concert Seven: Final Marathon Concert, Friday, June 19 @ 5:00 PM
Featuring music by Aperghis, Rowan, nnSF Composer-in-Residence Nicholas Deyoe, two world premieres, one nnSF International Call for Scores winner, and Gérard Grisey’s Le Noir de l’Étoile

nnSF LECTURE SERIES
(All talks in UT Sandra G. Powell Hall and are free and open to the public)
Lecture One: Jason Eckardt, nnSF Composer-in-Residence, Monday, June 8 @ 1:30 PM
Lecture Two + Three + Four: Music as Theater, Wednesday, June 10 @ 10:30 AM
“Concept and Drama: The Influence of Fluxus upon Ligeti’s Theatrical Works”
“Laughter is Preferable to Tears”: John Cage and the Golden Age of Television”
“Music as Transduction: John Cage’s Variations VII (1966)”
Lecture Five: David Chapman, nnSF15 Guest Scholar, Wednesday, June 10 @ 1:30 PM
“Theatricality, Presence, and the early minimalist music of Philip Glass”
Lecture Six: Music as Theatre Lecture Recital with strike/speak percussion duo, Sunday, June 14 @ 1:30 PM – The Birdhouse (800 N. 4th Ave. - $5 suggested donation)
Featuring music by Adler, Aperghis, Hall, Schwitters
Lecture Seven: Nicholas Deyoe, nnSF Composer-in-Residence, Monday, June 15 @ 1:30 PM
Lecture Eight: Robert Honstein, nnSF International Call for Scores Winner, Thursday, June 18 @ 4:00 PM

June 06, 2015 XTERRA Trail Run
June 06, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 06, 2015 IJAMS BIRDING SERIES: On Top of Ol’ Smoky
June 06, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 06, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 07, 2015 XTERRA Knoxville Triathlon
June 10, 2015 IJAMS BROWN BAG SERIES: All About Bees
June 13, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
10 am, 2 pm, 3 pm ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
(All Ages) Have you met all the animals that call the Ijams Visitor Center home? If not, be sure to stop by every Saturday for a chance to get nose-to-beak with some of our resident furred and feathered ambassadors. This program is FREE, but donations to support animal care are welcome. Pre-registration is not required for this event.

June 13, 2015 IJAMS BIRDING SERIES: Birding Picnic with Ijams - 10 AM - 12 PM:
Join Ijams naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales for this road trip to Sequoyah Hills to observe Osprey nesting. Last year, we were fortunate to watch parents begin the intricate training of their young fledglings. Brunch will be a hearty continental breakfast provided by our newest gourmand Kodie Underwood. The fee for this program is $12 for Ijams members and $15 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

June 13, 2015 TN NATURALIST PROGRAM: Mammals
10 am - 2 pm TN NATURALIST PROGRAM: Feathered Friends
(Ages 16 and up) This program is part of the Tennessee Naturalist Program, an ongoing series that introduces participants to the wonder of the state's amazing natural resources. This session will focus on the furry friends of the mammalian world. This program is open to registered participants only. For more information about the Tennessee Naturalist Program, visit our website at http://ijams.org/tennessee-naturalist-program.

June 13, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 13, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 18, 2015 IJAMS OUTDOORS: Summer Slam at Mead’s Quarry
June 20, 2015 PUBLIC PROGRAM: Wagging Walk
June 20, 2015 SPECIAL EVENT: 2015 Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale
June 20, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 20, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 20, 2015 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
June 21, 2015 IJAMS CREATIVE SERIES: Family Drum Circle
June 21, 2015 SPECIAL EVENT: Jazz at Ijams
June 24, 2015 IJAMS BROWN BAG SERIES: Eating Your Yard
June 27, 2015 SPECIAL EVENT: Meadow Lark Music Festival

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