Calendar of Events

Faculty and Guest Artist; Patrick Murphy-soprano saxophone, Jeff Siegfried-alto saxophone, Allison Adams-tenor saxophone, Thomas Snydacker-baritone saxophone. Named after the Sierra Estrella Mountain Range near Tempe, Arizona, the Estrella Consort is a professional saxophone quartet committed to the performance of excited works, both old and new.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Centerr

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

Bring your imagination and experience artistic creations of fairytale themed hair and fashion as stylists from Belleza Salon and Spas present: ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE. Tickets are $35. Purchase at any of our salons, online, or at the door. Proceeds benefit The Dream Connection. A non-profit organization that fulfills the special dreams of children ages 3-18 who are faced with life threatening or chronically debilitating illnesses in the East Tennessee area. The event will start off with social hour that includes delicious hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, silent auction, and raffle, followed by the main event as talented stylists of Belleza Salon and Spas showcase creative and innovative approaches to hair, makeup and fashion.

At the Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St (Corner of Gay/Jackson), Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Tickets Available: www.blza.com

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is pleased to present guitarist David Burgess in a solo recital. Hailed by the Washington Post for his “impressive technique and fine sense of style,” David Burgess is recognized as one of today’s outstanding guitarists, appearing internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. First prize winner in the Andrés Segovia Fellowship Competition in New York City, Mr. Burgess has also won top honors in the Ponce International Competition in Mexico City, the Guitar ‘81 Competition in Toronto and the 31st International Music Competition in Munich. Through his extensive travels in both Spain and Latin America, Mr. Burgess has explored traditional guitar styles, along with many popular and folkloric types of music. He has acquired one of the largest collections of Latin American guitar music in the U.S., from which he often draws interesting and unusual works for his programs.

The concert will include music by Bach and Diabelli, as well as music from Spanish and Latin American composers, including Jose Gallardo Del Rey, Armando Neves, and Yamandú Costa. Tickets are $25 for adults; $10 for young adults and youth (29 and under).

At the Pollard Auditorium in Oak Ridge, 210 Badger Ave. Info/tickets: (865) 483-5569 or www.ORCMA.org

Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is excited to present visiting writers James Arthur and Brent House. This month's event will take place at The Birdhouse on the corner of Fourth and Gill!

James Arthur's poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Poetry, Narrative, and The New Republic. His first book, Charms Against Lightning, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2012. Arthur has received the Amy Lowell Travelling Poetry Scholarship, a Stegner Fellowship, a Hodder Fellowship, and a Discovery/The Nation Prize. During 2016, he will be the Fulbright Queen's University Belfast Distinguished Scholar in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Northern Ireland. He lives in Baltimore, where he teaches in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.

Brent House, an editor for The Gulf Stream: Poems of the Gulf Coast and a contributing editor for The Tusculum Review, is a native of Necaise, Mississippi, where he raised cattle and watermelons on his family’s farm. Slash Pine Press published his first collection, The Saw Year Prophecies, and his poems have appeared in journals such as Colorado Review, Cream City Review, Denver Quarterly, The Journal, The Kenyon Review, and Third Coast.

As always, the SAFTA Reading Series is free and open to the public! Info: 865-560-6106, www.sundresspublications.com/safta

I'd like to invite you to come out to my fall Kiln Opening sale on Saturday, November 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 15th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

I've loaded my wood fired kiln with hundreds of pots and animal sculptures this year. You can see a preview of some of my new animal jars in the top photo, waiting to be fired. I'll start unloading the kiln at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Those jars and more handcrafted pottery will be available for you at the opening.

Bring your friends for a fun day out and some early holiday shopping too!

Kiln Opening Dates:
Saturday, November 14th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, November 15th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

My studio and kiln are located at 6319 Tazewell Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918

Directions:
Take I-40 East or West to I-640. Take Exit 6 off I-640, north on Broadway and follow the signs to "Tazewell Pike." Turn right on Tazewell Pike at the first traffic light (by Pratt's Country Store). I am 6 miles away on Tazewell Pike, the first driveway on the left past Atkins Road.

Follow me on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/peterrosepottery.
Website: http://www.peterroseceramics.com.
As always, thanks for your continued support, and I look forward to seeing you at the kiln opening!

The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable and the City of Knoxville will celebrate the Civil War Sesquicentennial as we present the KCWRT’s signature event the 152nd Fort Dickerson Civil War Weekend, at Fort Dickerson Park. Join with historians, authors and local reenacting units as we celebrate veterans, past and present. This event commemorates the 152nd Anniversary of the Siege of Knoxville. The free event is sponsored by the City of Knoxville's Parks and Recreation Department and hosted by the Civil War Roundtable. Activities will include living history campsites, infantry drilling and firing, a Civil War medical and surgical exhibit, ladies fashions, battle reenactments and much more. Visitors are invited to park for free at Disc Exchange, across from Shoney's where they can ride a free shuttle to Fort Dickerson.

Fort Dickerson was one of sixteen earthen forts and battery positions surrounding Knoxville that were built by the United States Army during the Civil War. It was one of three constructed upon the heights across the Holston (now Tennessee) River from Knoxville, the other two being Fort Stanley and Fort Higley. The middle fort was named for Captain Jonathan C. Dickerson, 112th Illinois Mounted Infantry, who was killed in action near Cleveland Tennessee.

Location: Fort Dickerson Park - Chapman Hwy entrance, 3000 Fort Dickerson Road, Knoxville, TN. For more information on this event as well as Civil War History in Knoxville, go to http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnkcwr/KCWRT/Fort_Dickerson.html

An exhibit of contemporary art featuring work by: Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Bobbie Crews, Bill Long, Millie Jarrett, Susan Roberts, Heather Hartman, Mustafiz Karigar, and Mike Cagle.

Opening reception Friday, November 13, 6-8 pm with live music by saxophonist Kyle Jones.

The Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org

Dates: November 13, 14, 20, 21, 7:30 p.m. and November 15, 22, 2 p.m.

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, “She Kills Monsters” tells the story of Agnes Evans following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure. This work by acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. For ticket prices: www.pstcc.edu/tickets

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

Friday, November 13, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
$20 for adults, $15 for seniors 60+, and $5 for students with school ID and youth 18 and under

John Sorel rushes into his apartment after he has been shot in the leg during a revolutionary meeting. He is hidden by his wife Magda and his mother as the secret police enter after chasing him. Once the Police Agent has left, John packs his things to leave the country and tells Magda to look for a signal of his return. In the meantime, he advises her to go to the consulate to find help for them. At the consulate, Magda is forced to fill out endless paperwork and finds herself trapped in a never-ending cycle of bureaucracy. Magda spends numerous days at the consulate, and becomes worn out. At home, her son falls ill and passes. A friend finds Magda at the consulate and tells her that John is coming back for her. But when all hope seems to be lost, Magda sends word to John that there is no reason for him to return.

At The Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902. Tickets available at the Tennessee Theatre box office or at www.ticketmaster.com. UT School of Music: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

The 2nd Annual Scruffy City Comedy Festival takes place from Friday November 13th until Sunday November 15th in the Market Square District of Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. There are 16 shows in those venues over the course of the three-day event. Over 30 out of town comedians and 20+ locals will be performing over the course of the festival. We are excited to have a little something for everyone this year for our festival. We also are happy to be able to do this affordably and with schedule flexibility. For those of you that say “When are you guys doing a comedy show on the weekend?”. Well, this coming weekend is the pinnacle, so don’t miss it. It only happens once a year! http://scruffycitycomedy.com/

Opening Reception: Wednesday, November 11 5-8pm in the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture

Inspired by place and process, Pinkney Herbert’s work is a spirited exploration in color and line derived from the sights, sounds, and energies of the two principal cities – Memphis and New York – in which this body of work was created. Graffiti-like gestures scrawl atop digital prints, which are collaged and integrated into his paintings. Herbert draws inspiration from art historical and vernacular sources — including patterns, street signs, advertisements, and architecture. In this 30-year survey, we follow Pinkney Herbert on his transformative journey from the narrative into abstraction.

The Gallery is open M-W, 10am - 5pm, Thurs: 10am - 7:30pm and Sundays 1-4pm
The Gallery will be closed November 26 - 29 for Thanksgiving.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Native genius. Boy artist. These and other descriptors were often applied to Lloyd Branson, who grew from a precocious sketcher on his family’s East Tennessee farm to an accomplished artist best known for portraits of Southern politicians and depictions of early Tennessee history. For the first time, Branson is the subject of a major retrospective, which chronicles his life, works of art, and legacy as one of the most influential figures in Knoxville’s early art circles. Please join us in celebrating Branson’s life and art!

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org