Calendar of Events

A series of three concerts on Thursdays at 7:30 PM. The shows will predominantly feature his cello playing, but may also include some African Dance. Admission will be by donation.

In the Black Box Theatre in the Emporium, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902.
http://insideofknoxville.com/2015/09/jeremiah-welch-shares-his-art-needs-your-help/

November 5 – 15: 8:00 pm Thursday – Saturday, 3:00 pm Sunday matinees

Sam & Bella Spewack’s classic comedy, My Three Angels, as part of the 7th Timeless Works Series Production

The Tennessee Stage Company, known to Knoxville audiences for Shakespeare On The Square and the New Play Festival returns to our Timeless Works series this autumn with the Sam & Bella Spewack’s classic comedy, My Three Angels. This (almost) gentle comedy is the story of a three desperate, but unconventional, criminals who provide a loving, but struggling family with a most happy and unexpected Christmas. My Three Angels is a collaboration with the Historic Southern Railway Station newly renovated and now being operated as an event space by the Blueslip Winery. This beautiful structure makes a perfect backdrop for the simplicity and whimsy of our Timeless Works productions. Timeless Works was conceived by the Stage Company as a benefit series to help raise funds for our other programs, Shakespeare On The Square, the New Play Festival and our Education and Outreach programs. All the artists donate their time and talents and all funds raised go directly back into the work of the Company.

Tickets ($15) may be purchased through our online booking system at http://tennesseestage.com/home/events, by phone at (865) 546-4280, or at the door the night of the show. At the Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 West Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.

Shop for Christmas at the Junior League's Tinsel and Treasure, November 6-7, 2015 at the Jacob Building in Chilhowie Park, 3301 East Magnolia.

Preview party, Thursday, November 5, 7:00-9:00PM. Tickets are $30 and available at www.jlknoxville.org. Featuring the Pinklets, heavy hor d'ourves and libations served by Barger Beer Truck.

Shopping days: Friday, November 6th, 7:00AM-9:00PM,
Saturday, November 7, 10:00AM-6:00PM.
Tickets are $8 at the door.
www.jlknoxville.org/?nd=tinseltreasure

WITH MICHAEL RAY

Singer-songwriter Kip Moore combines a raw and rustic voice with compelling lyrics of honesty to create a unique sound that’s simultaneously hypnotic and edgy.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

A perennial favorite, this concert brings together the Studio Orchestra; Guitar, Brass, and Percussion ensembles; and Hardin Valley Thunder, the College’s bluegrass ensemble.

At the Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Guest artist recital at James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.
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

John Messinger creates hand-made Polaroid tapestries, comprised of hundred of photos stitched together. To create the photos, he shot images displayed on a large computer monitor with a Polaroid camera.

John Messinger will speak as part of the UT School of Art Visiting Artists lecture series on November 5, 2015, in the McCarty Auditorium in the Art and Architecture Building on the University of TN campus.

UT School of Art: 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, http://art.utk.edu/

The Knoxville Writers' Guild's Thursday, Nov. 5 program will feature special guest Tawnysha Greene, author of "A House Made of Stars" (Burlesque Press, 2015).

The event, which will be open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street in Fort Sanders. A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave.

Greene, who teaches at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, said, "I will be reading several excerpts from 'A House Made of Stars' and answering any questions members may have about writing and publishing."

Her debut novel is the story about a young girl, ten years old and hard-of-hearing, who attempts to cope with her family’s descent into poverty and desperation. She takes care of her deaf sister as her parents move them from place to place and slowly comes to understand the real source of the family’s sufferings. The book started as a project for a fiction writing class at UT, where Greene received her PhD and served as the fiction editor for "Grist: The Journal for Writers." Her work has appeared in "PANK," "Bellingham Review" and "Weave Magazine." Copies of "A House Made of Stars" will be available for purchase at the event.

Thursday, November 5 at 7:00PM.
The Knoxville Writers' Guild exists to facilitate a broad and inclusive community for area writers, provide a forum for information, support and sharing among writers, help members improve and market their writing skills and promote writing and creativity.
Knoxville Writer’s Guild: Meetings take place at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Avenue. The building is handicapped accessible. The public is invited to attend. A $2 donation is requested at the door. www.knoxvillewritersguild.org

WDVX presents World Class Bluegrass featuring an evening with Blue Highway and American music legend Tony Joe White at the Bijou Theatre on Thursday, November 5th, 7:00-10:00PM.

Blue Highway will perform familiar favorites and new songs. Tony Joe White will play his classic hits like “Rainy Night in Georgia”, “Polk Salad Annie” and songs from his recent Hoodo release.
Please see http://www.wdvx.com/event/blue-highway-tony-joe-white/ for more information.
Tickets at all Ticket Master Outlets & by phone at 800-745-3000 & on line at www.knoxbijou.com.

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society will produce an 8-Band extravaganza in a heartwarming remembrance to Knoxville Blues Diva, Sara Jordan. This will be the Sixth Annual Sara Jordan Birthday Bash! Jordan was born November 15, 1955 in a log cabin in Wayne County, Ky., and moved to Knoxville at the age of 5. Her initial exposure to the music she mastered came from the church. In 1997, she told Glynn Wilson of Metropulse Magazine; "Everything I have comes from God," she says. "My reputation, my voice, everything."

Before her untimely death in May 2001, Sara Jordan was known as Knoxville’s “Queen of the Blues”, and to this day her crown remains unclaimed. With a big earthy voice and the stage presence to go with it, she lived and breathed the Blues like no one in this town has since the legendary Ida Cox. She performed in several bands - The Delta Flyers, Jordan Project, Mojo, and The Leftovers with whom she performed memorably at the 2000 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. She was also the creative force behind “Ladies Sing the Blues” at The Bijou Theatre in 1999 and the original Blues Jam at Sassy Ann’s, which spawned numerous Blues jams around East Tennessee.

The event begins at 7pm on stage at Relix Variety Theater at An $8.00 (or $5.00 for members) cover charge will provide over 3 hours of amazing live BLUES. For this special evening all musicians donate their talent to honor the Queen and raise much needed funds for The InterFaith Health Clinic. The Clinic supported Sara with essential services and comfort in her final days. InterFaith Health Clinic provides affordable and comprehensive health care to people who are working without health insurance, like so many of our area musicians.

Info: 865-288-0672, sfkrempasky@gmail.com, www.smokymountainblues.org

The East TN Cancer Support Community and Beck Cultural Exchange Center are presenting a community-wide discussion on cancer and health disparities on Thursday, November 5th from 6-7:30 pm. Dr. Keith Gray, a surgical oncologist from UTK Medical Center, will be moderating the discussion. It should be an interesting conversation on an important health issue.

Refreshments provided.

At Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 1927 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-6. Information: 865-524-8461, www.beckcenter.net

Recent works by painter Nelson Ziegler and jewelers of the Art Market Gallery will be featured during the month of November. In addition, fine crafts by members juried in this year to the 33-year-old cooperative will be on display in the front part of the gallery. An opening reception for both shows will begin at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 6, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments and country music performed by Robert Heck on guitar accompanied by box drum/canon base.

Featured artist Nelson Ziegler, of Sevierville, paints in oils and watercolors. His award-winning works have been honored in many notable national juried exhibitions, among them the National Arts Club, Salmagundi Club, and the Copley Society, and are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. The member jewelry artists featured are Roger Kroll, Jennifer Lindsay and Kathy Bradley, all of Knoxville; Kathy Seely of Oliver Springs; and Sissy Caldwell of Maryville. They use various techniques, working with fine metals, semiprecious stones, beads – many hand-made, and other items to create one-of-a-kind pieces to wear. The new members for 2015 are Johnny Glass of Rockford and Jon Richey of Knoxville for glass art; Phil Monroe of Loudon for metal sculpture; and Knoxville residents Jeannie Grivetti for gourd art, Julia A. Malia for fiber wear and Nancy Rowland-Engle for jewelry.

wned and operated by 65 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery, at 422 South Gay St., is a few doors away from Mast General Store and next to Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday; and during November and December, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible, and parking in the abutting garage and on the street is free on weekends and after 6 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.