Calendar of Events

Chicago-born Sandy Brown has degrees in art and education from Northeastern Illinois University, with post-graduate work in studio art and art history at Northern Illinois University. She was Executive Director of both the Monroe Arts Center in Monroe, Wisconsin, and the Monroe Area Council for the Arts in Madisonville, Tennessee. As a watercolorist and mixed media artist, Brown enjoys not only analyzing structure, but exploring atmospheric texture as well. Her painting style is spontaneous and changes as she works. She paints without reference to photos, preferring to be open to possibilities in the present moment. Among her strongest influences are the American Luminists, as well as Constable and Turner. Additionally she is drawn to van Gogh’s work for the passion of his brushwork and purity of color. Her focus is on painting change. Sandy’s emphasis on painting relationships, as opposed to “things,” drives both what she paints and how she paints it.

The exhibit opening reception is Friday, September 18, 2015 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Brown will be on hand to informally discuss her work. The reception includes light refreshments and is free and open to the public. After the reception, Athens Community Theatre presents Steel Magnolias at 7:30 pm in the Sue E. Trotter Theatre. Tickets are $12 adult and $8 student. Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Hours: M-F 10-5. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

522 West Madison Avenue, Athens, TN 37303. Museum Hours: Tuesday - Friday (10 am -5 pm); Saturday (10 am -4 pm). Info: 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com

Known for his musicianship worldwide, he continues to entertain with a variety of music, from jazz to big band and classical.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Get your youngest ones gardening with our preschool program. This activity is designed for pre-school aged children and at least one adult.
Fall is on the way, but don't let that worry you. You still have time to plant cool-season vegetables. Learn how to grow a fall garden, let your children taste fall vegetables, and learn a few recipes to try at home.
Tuesday, September 8, 10:00-11:30AM.

Cost:$5/member, $10/non-member. All programs require preregistration. Contact Derrick Stowell, garden educator, at dstowell@utk.edu or 865 974-7151 or visit utgardens.wildapricot.org/UTGardensEvents.
UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-7151, http://utgardens.tennessee.edu

Doc Severinsen and his big band will perform at the Clayton Center in Maryville on Tuesday, September 8. The event is the first in a week-long series of concerts that Doc is playing in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. What you may not know is that Doc has hired the entire KJO to serve as his big band for this mini-tour! Come join us for this exciting evening.

At the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre - Clayton Center, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, 37804. Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

How did Seven Islands State Birding Park come to be? What do they do out there? What the heck is a 'state birding park' anyhow?! Join Park Manager, Justine Cucchiara, as she answers these questions, and details the journey of this special property from its early days as dairy farm, to Tennessee's first state park dedicated to the management and conservation of birds.

Justine Cucchiara came to work at Seven Islands in 2010, and served there for two consecutive terms as an AmeriCorp volunteer. After completing her Bachelors of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Management with a Forestry minor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Justine was given the opportunity to apply her education directly to her position as Lands Manager at Seven Islands. Justine’s passion for habitat restoration and conservation and everything that blooms, slithers, flaps or sings has found a happy home at Seven Islands State Birding Park, where she is free to let her inner ‘bird nerd’ fly!

All programs are free and open to the public. Please join us!
Location: TN Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN
http://www.sierraclub.org/tennessee/harvey-broome

Knoxville will get Wild September 7-11 in celebration of Legacy Parks Foundation’s 10th Anniversary. WILD WEEK begins with a special screening of the Movie Wild at the Regal Rivera in downtown Knoxville and ends with the opportunity to hear from Cheryl Strayed, the author of the memoir the movie is based upon, as the featured speaker at the annual Legacy Luncheon for the Parks on Friday.

On Monday, September 7, Regal presents a special screening of Wild at the Riviera on Gay Street at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and the $25 donation to Legacy Parks includes a drawing for door prizes provided by REI, and a chance to win two ticket to the Legacy Luncheon.

WILD WEEK continues when movie goers receive a pass for discounts at participating merchants to use all week – September 7-11. Use your pass for $3 Pints at Scuffy City Hall, Preservation Pub, or Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern. Or maybe you’d like to receive 20% off the book Wild at Union Avenue Books, 10% off sunglasses at Bliss, and enter a drawing for a $100 gift card at Mast General Store. Use your discount at TN Valley Bikes for merchandise or service and receive a special discount coupon at Billy Lush Board Shop and REI. Food and drink options are also included at Central Flats & Taps and Trio Cafe.

Legacy Parks Foundation: 900 Volunteer Landing Lane, Knoxville, TN 37915. Info: 865-525-2585, www.legacyparks.org

In the Imagination Gallery at Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tues-Fri: 9am - 5pm, Sat: 10am - 4pm, Sun: 1- 4pm

Opening reception: Sept 5, 2-4 PM

Phone: 865-482-1074, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org

Opening Reception Saturday September 5th, 5:00-8:00 PM.

Envision Art Gallery and artist owner Kay List presents the Tennessee Art Association (www.tnartists.org) artist members and their wonderfully diverse subject matters, mediums and styles. Over 20 artists are participating in this reception/exhibition. Meet the artists and enjoy refreshments and live music. Along with the original works of art, choose from the selection of framed and unframed archival quality prints as well as artist note cards.

Envision Art Gallery, 4050 Sutherland Avenue (Corner of Sutherland Ave. and Carr St.), Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Tue-Thu 10-5, Fri-Sat 10-6. Information: 865-438-4154, www.kaylistart.com

First Friday opening, Friday, September 4, from 5:00-8:00PM.

Please join us this fall as we celebrate oour 40th year in business and next year's 20th anniversary in the old Capri Cinema Building. Bennett Galleries features art, design, framing, furniture and jewelry.

5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919, telephone 865 584 6791 or www.bennettgalleries.com.

Rala is excited to welcome back local artist extraordinaire, Bran Rogers. A true renaissance man, he does everything from puppeteering to painting! His new body of work is about tortured poet, Edgar Allen Poe. As a unique twist, each illustration uses red wine and dirt from one of the houses Poe lived in.

Our second featured artist is Asheville based painter, Julie Armbruster. We're always enchanted by the fantastic worlds and characters she creates! "My most recent work delves further into the imaginative world of the individual characters and their personal struggle to understand their unique potential. Often realized as human-animal hybrids, they attempt to make sense of the reality they are presented with. The characters evolve and shift seeking some sort of resolution, but they are often faced with difficulty."

RALA, 323 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. https://www.facebook.com/ShopRala

Judy Clark Turner is an artist who has always loved the tactile, 3-D feel of clay. Visitors to the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade are attracted to her beautiful pottery creations including functional and decorative serving, salad, and soup bowls, coffee mugs, plates, sugar and creamers, honey pot containers, soap dispensers, and more. Judy also creates larger, uniquely decorative pieces that reflect her artistic talent and technical skill.

Judy’s artwork will be on exhibit throughout the month of September at the Plateau Creative Art Center (PCAC), 451 Lakeview Drive, in Fairfield Glade. The PCAC is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Judy will be the Featured Artist at a Fun and Wine Friday reception on September 4, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at PCAC. The public is invited to attend this free event, where they can join Art Guild members, view the gallery display including Judy’s artwork, and enjoy a glass of wine or other non-alcoholic beverage.

Art Guild at Fairfield Glade at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Hours: M-Sa 9AM-4PM. Information: 931-707-7249, www.artguildfairfieldglade.net