Calendar of Events

A Brown Bag Lecture with Norman Shaw

April 27, 1865, on the Mississippi River near Memphis, the boilers of the steamer Sultana exploded. The result was the most deadly maritime disaster in American history, with 1,800 souls lost by fire and drowning. The vessel was transporting home recently released Union POWs, including many East Tennesseans, from the infamous Confederate pens at Andersonville, Georgia, and Cahaba, Alabama. Norman Shaw will describe the greed, human error, and bad fortune that contributed to the tragedy, and he will conclude with a brief account of the continuing work of the Association of Sultana Descendants and Friends. Mr. Shaw founded the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable in 1983 and the Sultana Association in 1987.

The program is sponsored by 21st Mortgage and is free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available. For more information on the lecture, exhibitions, or museum hours, call 865-215-8824. http://www.easttnhistory.org/events/loss-steamer-sultana-americas-worst-maritime-disaster-brown-bag-lecture-norman-shaw

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents six lunchtime performances at The Square Room in downtown Knoxville featuring the KSO Principal Quartet and the Woodwind Quintet. Tickets for the one-hour lunchtime concert are $15 in advance/$20 at the door and include a boxed lunch from Café 4. Seating is general admission and is limited; doors open at 11:30 a.m.

This concert features the KSO Woodwind Quintet playing a Wind Quintet by Carl Nielsen and the KSO Principal Quartet, three members of whom who will perform Dvorak’s Terzetto for two violins and viola. This performance features both ensembles. The KSO Woodwind Quintet members are: Nicholas Johnson, flute; Claire Chenette, oboe; Gary Sperl, clarinet; Aaron Apaza, bassoon and Jeffery Whaley, French horn. KSO Principal Quartet members are: Gordon Tsai and Edward Pulgar, violin; Kathryn Gawne, viola and Andy Bryenton, cello.

At The Square Room, located behind Café 4 in Market Square, downtown Knoxville. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Guest artist recital; Gustavo Romero, internationally renowned pianist and recording artist,presents the second of three piano recitals dedicated to the works of Franz Schubert.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public.
The Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Best-selling author Denise Kiernan will host a panel discussion with women employed at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project of World War II. The event will take place at the American Museum of Science and Energy. Admission to the panel discussion is free.

Kiernan is the award-winning author of “The Girls of Atomic City,” a New York Times best-seller that tells the story of the women who worked at Oak Ridge during the war years. Some of these women, known as “Calutron Girls,” adjusted dials that controlled the workings of the 1,152 Calutrons used to separate isotopes of U-235 from naturally occurring uranium. The work fueled “Little Boy,” the first nuclear bomb used in warfare. Local historian Ray Smith will introduce the program. Panelists who have agreed to appear include Ruth Heddleston, Peggy Stuart and Hazel Franklin. All worked at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant during the Manhattan Project. “We wanted to do something to highlight the importance of the war work that took place here in Oak Ridge and to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II,” museum Director David Moore said. Kiernan will sign copies of her book, which may be purchased in the Museum’s Discovery Center. Seating for the event will be limited to 300 visitors.

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

Join your host Paige Travis for Tennessee Shines Radio Show live at 7pm every Wednesday night from Boyd's Jig & Reel in the Old City. Loves It is a four-piece harmony driven folk rock band from Austin Texas. Guitarists Vaughn Walters and Jenny Parrott are the band’s singer songwriters, and their inventive and exciting vocals are the sonic foundation of the band. Tickets are $10, $5 with a student ID at the Boyd's Jig and Reel door or on online. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will conduct a mandala sand painting in the museum’s Native Peoples of Tennessee gallery. Specific times for the opening and closing ceremonies will be announced at a later date. Though this event is free and open to the public, groups must make reservations by calling (865)974-2144.

From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks to form the image of a mandala. To date the monks have created mandala sand paintings in more than 100 museums, art centers, and colleges and universities in the United States and Europe. Traditionally most sand mandalas are destroyed shortly after their completion. This is done as a metaphor for the impermanence of life. This event is held in conjunction with the McClung Museum’s special exhibit, Embodying Enlightenment: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas. http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/events/mystical-arts-of-tibet-sand-mandala-painting/

Free and open to public at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Featuring a wide variety of 2-D and 3-D artwork by our members!
Opening reception Friday, Sept 18, 6:30-8:00 PM

Free and open to the public! Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu & Th 9-5, W & F 10-5, Sa 9-1. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents decorative artist Barbara Enser as the featured artist for September and October. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, the exhibit highlights her paintings of various birds.

A Niagara Falls, New York, native, Enser's exhibit features bird paintings done in various media - including colored pencil, acrylics and oils - and painted birdhouses. A graduate of State University of New York at Albany, Enser taught high school mathematics at West High School in Knoxville in the 1980s, as well as at schools in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina. She is a member of the Rocky Top Decorative Painters, the Middle Tennessee Decorative Artists and Society of Decorative Painters.

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 lcox@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.

Reception: September 14, 3-5 p.m. Bagwell Center Gallery

The second edition of this very special exhibition highlights the artwork of students, created while they were studying abroad with the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies. This year's exhibit features work from Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, and various cities in India and Scotland.

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

We've got so much planned for September and are excited for the coming of fall! We've added a few new venues, have some new artists with some wonderful new paintings and we'll even be at the Tennessee Valley Fair this year! We're also doing a "Paint Your Pet" fundraiser benefiting the Feral Feline Friends. Finally, you parents deserve a break after the back to school rush so come out and enjoy the "Date Night" some great food, drink and art with us!

Mon, 9/14/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Mind Yer P's & Q's - Farragut - Still Life 2
Tue, 9/15/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Carolina Ale House - To The Moon
Thu, 9/17/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Original Copper Cellar - **DATE NIGHT** Heart in the Sand
Sun, 9/20/2015, 2:00 - 4:00 PM at The Basement Community Art Studio - Cookies and Canvas ** Special Event ** Lady Bug
Mon, 9/21/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Gavino's Pizzeria and Restaurant - Give from the Heart with Art **Special Event** Feral Feline Friends Paint Your Pet
Tue, 9/22/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Casual Pint Hardin Valley - The Torchbearer
Mon, 9/28/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Uncorked Knoxville - Rooster
Tue, 9/29/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at R. J.'s Courtyard - Alcoa - My Daisy
Wed, 9/30/2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Buffalo Mountain Grill - Oak Ridge - Tennessee Theater at Night

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

Oak Ridge Art Center invites you to the 47th Annual Open Show, a juried mixed-media exhibition open to all artists which showcases exceptional work produced throughout our region. Open Show 2015 will be displayed September 12 through November 7.

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 12, 7:00-9:00PM. Gallery opens at 6:00PM for viewing with a gallery talk at 6:30.
Daily gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM, Saturday through Monday, 1:00-4:00PM.

201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge. 865 482 1441 or www.oakridgeartcenter.org for more information.

This exhibition will take the viewer through the evolution of Himalayan artistic styles from the 8th century through the present. From gilded statues of deities, to complex and colorful paintings of religious figures, the objects in the exhibit explore how trade, travel, and the evolution of Buddhism helped foster a strong artistic tradition that continues today.

Exploring the rich history of Himalayan style art in a chronological fashion, the Tibetan bronzes and paintings featured will progressively lead the viewer through the major stylistic developments that took place and provide an introduction to the techniques used to produce these works as well as to the complex religious iconography depicted in them.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu