Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Museum of Art is proud to present the first-ever exhibition dedicated to the history and legacy of the groundbreaking artists who worked and exhibited together in the fifties and sixties and eventually became known as The Knoxville 7. The KMA-organized exhibition features more than 60 works culled from the museum’s extensive holdings, augmented by loans from collectors around the region.

The brash, ambitious artists who exhibited together as The Knoxville 7 shared the common visual language of Abstract Expressionism, producing what are likely the first abstract art works in East Tennessee and establishing a foothold for modern art in the region. In the early 1950s, C. Kermit “Buck” Ewing, first head of the University of Tennessee’s art department, recruited a group of young artists—initially Carl Sublett, Walter Stevens, Robert Birdwell—who exhibited actively in Knoxville and throughout the Southeast. While Sublett and Stevens shared an exclusive interest in the landscape as a point of reference for their abstractions, Birdwell and Ewing often found inspiration in urban settings and the human figure. Sometimes they exhibited as a foursome and other times as The Knoxville 7 with fellow artists Joanna Higgs Ross, Richard Clarke, and Philip Nichols. This important exhibition brings into focus a richly productive period in the art history of the region and also attests to the depth of the museum’s growing holdings of works by Knoxville 7 artists.

The opening for the exhibition is Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 6 to 8pm with a short program at 6:45pm.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

3 BIG NIGHTS! $5 each night. Doors open at 6pm each night, show starts at 7pm. This year's beneficiary is the Knoxville Girls Rock Camp. Sweet P's BBQ and Soul House will be slinging BBQ "Sundae" Bowls and take our word for it... they are DELICIOUS!

Thursday, January 28
10 – Hellaphant
9 – Handsome and the Humbles
8 – The Jank
7 – Jonathan Sexton

Friday, January 29
12 – Senryu
11 – Psychic Baos
10 – Tim Lee 3
9 – Kevin Abernathy Music
8 – The Lonetones
7 – Pinklets

Saturday, January 30
11 – Knoxville Tells reunion
Todd Steed & the Suns of Phere with special guests
10 – Heiskell
9 – Lonesome Coyotes
8 – Jennifer Jane Niceley
7 – EmiSunshine

At Relix Theatre, 1208 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-474-1017, www.relixvariety.com. Event info: https://www.facebook.com/WayneStockFestival/

Performed for more than 3,000 elementary students from Knox & surrounding counties.

There are three performances, two of which are sold out. These concerts take place Thursday, January 28 at 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville, and Friday, January 29 at 9:30 a.m. at the Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville.

The concerts entitled "Let's Tell A Story!" feature the KSO's animated friend, Picardy Penguin, who helps students learn how music can emphasize important parts of a story or define character. Picardy will narrate Prokofiev's beloved Peter and the Wolf which many students study in first and second grades. Through interactive visuals, songs and action on stage, this family-friendly performance is a great way to make learning about music and stories fun for students.

Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

A new WDVX live show! The WDVX Six O’clock Swerve with host Wayne Bledsoe, live from Scruffy City Hall in Market Square on Thursdays from 6-7PM. Tickets available at the door for $5.

With Knox County Jug Stompers.

Info: 865-544-1029, http://www.wdvx.com/live-shows-schedule/the-wdvx-six-oclock-swerve/

Mr. and Mrs. Cai Lei; piano - Guest artist recital
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

RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 28 due to inclement weather

The Athens Area Council for the Arts introduces an all-star lineup for its 36th performance season.

The Annie Moses Band, an ensemble of six instrumentalists and vocalists, will perform on Thursday, January 21, 2016. Their cutting edge sound fuses American roots, folk rock, and jazz in stunning performances that feature strings, keyboards, guitar, and rhythm. The family that makes up the Annie Moses Band is musically diverse, and their converging artistry on stage creates a unique and beloved style. Written and arranged by the Annie Moses Band, American Rhapsody is a panoramic exploration of America and its music. The music from the show traces a musical trail West, rediscovering timeless songs that defined American music like “Summertime,” “Shenandoah,” and forging new ground in originals like the epic Copland–esque number, “Go West, Pioneer!” Before the performance, the Annie Moses Band will conduct a master class for area students.

The Annie Moses Band, Thursday, January 21, at 7:30PM.
The five concerts in the 2015-2016 Big Time/Small Town Performance Season are at Athens City Middle School Auditorium, 200 Keith Lane, Athens, Tennessee. All show times are 7:30 pm.
Season and individual tickets are on sale for the Big Time/Small Town Performance Season online at www.athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, and at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee 37303.

“Terlizzi has made vigorous and bold abstractions whose geometry is like Constructivism made to the specifications of an internet-era ultra-maximalist … The abstraction in this work is a unique, dizzying structure built around the forms of the objects themselves. In spite of that and because of it the work becomes a complex system, not a ploy to be noticed through pretzel logic … in a crowded field of abstract painters.” _Jacob Feige

Dominic Terlizzi was born in Maryland and he currently lives and works in Baltimore. He received his MFA from Hoffberger School of Painting MICA in 2008 and a BFA from The Cooper Union NYC in 2003. Recent solo shows include Aver Vero at Vox Populi (Philadelphia) and Zero Hero Yolo Solo at The ICA/Chicken Box (Baltimore). He has also exhibited in London, New York, Washington DC and Delaware amidst other places.

In room 109 A+A Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

The Town of Farragut will sponsor the 2016 Farragut Primary Schools Art Show this winter at the Farragut Town Hall. Don't miss the opportunity to view the work of some of the community's most talented young artists from Concord Christian School, Farragut Primary School and St. John Neumann Catholic School. A reception to honor the artists and their work will be held Tuesday, Feb 2, 4:30-6:30 PM. The art show and reception are free and open to the public.

At 11408 Municipal Center Drive (across from the Farragut Branch Post Office). Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 865-966-7057 or l;cox@townoffarragut.org

Maya: Lords of Time explores the time-ordered universe through the Maya’s intricate calendar systems and investigates how their history and culture followed a rhythm set by the motion of heavenly bodies. Learn the story of how divine kings used their control over the calendar and its grand public rituals to assert their power.

With award-winning interactives, numerous full-sized monumental replicas, and many Central American artifacts, visitors can trace the rise and fall of the Maya kingdoms and follow how ideas of time and the calendar changed before and after the Spanish conquest.

This exhibition also explores how those long-standing beliefs can still be found in Mayan regions today.

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

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, based on the heartwarming, rags-to-riches children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The play will be performed Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM.

Captain Crewe leaves his young daughter Sara at a school for girls, while he goes abroad to claim his fortune in jewels. The school is run by a strict head-mistress named Miss Minchin, who takes special care of her wealthy new student, until a stunning twist of fate changes the Fate of everyone in the school and throughout the neighborhood. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story remains one of the world’s most popular books for children, despite being written over 100 years ago. It is a timeless tale of rags-to-riches, and Sara Crewe has become a role model for grace-under-pressure and undefeatable hope.

The play is performed by 11 talented young actors, from ages 8 to 14. KCT is East Tennessee’s leading producer of stage plays for children. Sara Crewe: A Little Princess is the 73rd play to be produced by Knoxville Children’s Theatre. The play is directed by Zack Allen from a script by R. N. Sandberg, licensed by Dramatic Publishing Company.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

These works radiate warmth by their energy and vivid color. One thing that is noteworthy about the show is the lack of conventional landscapes, still lifes and florals. Most of the pieces are about people. They range from polished, formal oil portraits of comfortable well-to-do subjects by John Simms to spare sketchy oil pastel drawings by Gwen Johnson of people in African settings.

The Oak Ridge Art Center is open to the public seven days a week. Admission is free, but donations are very welcome.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Tennessee Stage Company kicks off its 26th annual New Play Festival with Staci Swedeen’s House Rules, directed by Tom Parkhill. The Knoxville-based writer’s play will premiere at the Historic Southern Railway Station. Swedeen’s play is the first of seven new plays appearing in this year’s festival. House Rules was selected from dozens of submissions for its outstanding writing. Swedeen’s play is about two brothers who confront the intertwined nature of hatred and love and learn that all truths kept silent become poisonous.

The New Play Festival presents un-published, un-produced plays for their worldwide premiere. Tennessee Stage Company accepts new play submissions throughout the year from all over the United States. In October, the company selects which plays it will produce from the submitted works.

Performances: Thu, Fri, Sat at 8 PM and Sun at 3 PM

Historic Southern Railway Station, 306 West Depot Street, Knoxville. Info: 865-546-4280 or www.tennesseestage.com