Calendar of Events

Part of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s 2015-2016 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series, which marks the KSO’s 80th season.

March presents a dance-like and whimsical program beginning with John Adams’ The Chairman Dances or “Foxtrot for Orchestra.” The program also includes Barber’s Violin Concerto, Op. 14 featuring a return performance by Elena Urioste and concludes with Maurice Ravel’s arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a suite in 10 parts composed in memory of Mussorgsky’s friend and fellow artist Viktor Hartmann.

Violinist Elena Urioste first appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age thirteen, and since then has made acclaimed debuts with major orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. She was featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary Breaking the Sound Barrier, and in numerous magazines including Symphony, The Strad, Strings, Philadelphia Music Makers, and has several CDs released on the White Pine label. As first-place laureate in both the Junior and Senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition, Elena debuted at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium in 2004 and has returned annually as soloist.

Jacomo Rafael Bairos is Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony and recently served as the Associate Conductor for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra from 2010-2013. Portugese-American born Bairos has performed, toured, and recorded with the New York Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Cincinnati, and Seattle. He has held principal posts with orchestras in America, Spain, and China. His most recent work as a tubist was from 2004 to 2007 as principal for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 PM at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

The Central Collective's second Pop-Up Dinner will feature a five course meal by Jonathan Zaragoza, traveling from Chicago, Illinois to share his love of food with the Knoxville community. Cost: $65/person

Note: Dinner will contain meat and gluten.

In December, 2014, Jonathan re-joined the family business, Birrieria Zaragoza as Executive Chef, overseeing the day-to-day operations, in particular, all aspects of the kitchen for process improvement initiatives. Prior to joining Birrieria Zaragoza, he served as Executive Chef at Logan Square's Masa Azul from September 2012-August 2014. Previously, Jonathan worked as a cook in kitchens at Sepia from 2011-2012 and Trump Tower from 2010-2011. He became in the kitchen at an early age. Food is clearly important to the Zaragozas: both as a physical link between the generations and as a real way to keep the family sustained. He began helping his father, John, cooking Birria since the age of 12. In 2007, when Birrieria Zaragoza opened its doors, Jonathan also helped to cook the specialty oven-roasted goat served at Birrieria Zaragoza.

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The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: by appointment or during other scheduled events. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

Celebrity Bartender Event at Echo Bistro & Wine Bar
Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Echo Bistro & Wine Bar in Bearden, 5803 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Join the fun as celebrity bartenders, including Erin Donovan, Communications Director at Visit Knoxville, Davis Tarwater, Olympic gold medalist, Josh Ward, Radio Host - Sports 180, and Marshall Stair, At-Large Member of City Council, serve as guest bartenders to benefit the East Tennessee Community Design Center. This event is Free Admission, but the generous tips for our bartenders will be donated to the East Tennessee Community Design Center. Proceeds from a special appetizer will also be donated to the ETCDC by Echo Bistro & Wine Bar.

4:30-5:30 Erin Donovan
5:30-7:00 Davis Tarwater and Josh Ward
7:00-8:00 Marshall Stair

Please watch our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CommunityDC, website, www.communitydc.org, and twitter feed, @CommunityDC, for more details.

Open to the public. No RSVP necessary.

Average Joes Entertainment recording artists, the Moonshine Bandits, will be bringing their headlining tour to Cotton Eyed Joe in Knoxville, TN Thursday, March 17. Central California's Moonshine Bandits continue to tour in support of their new album Blacked Out, which debuted inside the Top 15 on Billboard's Country Albums chart at #13, cracked the Billboard Top 200, and simultaneously debuted in the top 10 on the Rap Chart. The show will include Fans favorites such as, "Dead Man's Hand" from their new album. Show is at 9pm and tickets start at $10 for ages 18 and up. For additional information visit http://cottoneyedjoe.com/event/moonshine-bandits/.

The Moonshine Bandits are signed to BackRoad Records, a division of Average Joes Entertainment. Since the release of their genre-blending album, "Whiskey & Women," the California-based band have taken the world of outlaw music by storm.

Thursday, March 17, at 9:00PM at Cotton Eyed Joe's, 11220 Outlet Dr, Ste 10,
Knoxville, TN 37932.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting works by Nelson Ziegler – Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage “Artist of the Year.” The Pilgrimage is a five-day event, April 19-23, hosted by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The event offers 144 professionally guided walks and presentations held in the Park and Mills Conference Center in Gatlinburg. The exhibit showcases Ziegler's oil paintings depicting landscapes and familiar locations within the Great Smoky Mountains and wood turned vessels. Nelson’s work is on view March 16 – April 24, 2016 in the Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery at Arrowmont. The closing reception is Wednesday, April 20th, 5:30 – 7 pm, during the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Admission is free and the community is encouraged to attend with their friends and family. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm and Saturday 10am – 4pm.

Nelson Ziegler is a graduate of The Art Institute of Boston and Northwestern Academy of Watercolor. He has won several awards for painting and woodturning, regionally and nationally including the Gold Medal for watercolor at the American Artists Professional League and Honorable Mention in The Artist’s Magazine annual competition. Nelson’s work has been featured in numerous juried exhibitions in New York including Allied Artists, Salmagundi Club, Knickerbocker Artists, National Arts Club, Hudson Valley Arts Association, Adirondack National Watercolor Exhibition, Faces of America and Academic Artists Association. Other exhibitions include Springfield Arts League, Springfield, MA, Guild of Boston Artists, Copley Society, Boston, MA and North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA. For more information about Nelson and his work, visit www.nelsonzieglerstudio.com.

Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents artist Marianne Gansley as the featured artist for March. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, the exhibit highlights jewelry made with a variety of vintage items such as buttons, clock parts, typewriter keys and other vintage pieces.

Gansley began making jewelry 11 years ago after inheriting her French grandmother's button collection. After playing around with these antique pieces, she decided to give them new life by creating wearable art. Her inspiration for these upcycled pieces came from the earth-friendly lifestyle that she has been accustomed to living. Gansley soon found that she could incorporate other vintage objects into different types of jewelry. Gansley's latest work can be viewed on her Facebook page at facebook.com/littlesunshinejewelry.

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.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center will hold its Spring Porch Sale starting on Thursday, March 10, and running for about two weeks. The sale features outdated stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work. It’s an excellent time to get great deals! There will also be homemade baked goods for sale.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center that has been fulfilling its mission by promoting traditional artists and crafts in the East Tennessee area for over 40 years. The center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, Tenn., one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit www.appalachianarts.net.

Bliss Home is pleased to present new artwork by Knoxville artist, Lindsey Teague, for April's First Friday! Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, April 1st from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary treats from Wild Love Bakehouse will be provided and Lindsey's art will be featured for the month of April.

Lindsey Teague graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a BFA in Graphic Design in 2009. She is a freelance graphic designer with over 7 years of experience in the design field. She has worked with clients on every level from billion dollar corporations to first time small business owners. She volunteers her photography skills, which have been awarded by AIGA, by teaching inner city children photography workshop classes. She gives back to her community and various non-profit organizations by donating art, design work, and photography. She uses her spare time to refine her fine art work which has been showcased in over 12 First Fridays in the Knoxville area and will be presented in the Dogwood Arts Festival this spring.

Lindsey's April exhibit is inspired by what is meaningful in her life such as the people, places, and the history of this scruffy little city by the river. Lindsey's art process begins with taking photographs then she vectors the images down and prints them on wood boards. Along with an interesting texture, the wood carries an organic tone which is representative of the surrounding natural landscape. Each board is stained with an acrylic based paint to add a little vibrancy and contrast.

Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-329-8868, www.shopinbliss.com

Opening reception on Fri, Mar 4, 6:30-8:00 PM. Free and open to the public.

The Fountain City Art Center is proud to announce that it will be hosting a 'double feature" exhibit throughout the month of March. The general public is welcome to attend the opening reception for "The Knoxville Book Arts Guild and Southern Appalachian Nature Photography." The pairing in this exhibit of exquisite and clever handmade books with high quality professional nature photography has become an early spring tradition at the Art Center, allowing the viewers to enjoy both 3-D works of art as well as 2-D works in one outstanding collection. Most of the books can be purchased from the artists; inquiries about purchasing the framed and matted photos may also be made throughout the exhibit and will be passed on to the photographers. The handmade book exhibit has been organized by FCAC art instructor and board member Bob Meadows and Book Guild member Cheryl Prose. The photography exhibit has been made possible through the efforts of FCAC Board member Dr. Holland Rowe.

Exhibit viewing hours: Tu-Th 9-5; F 10-5; Sat 9-1. Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Cherry Blossom Wine Glasses - Mar 4th - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Melting Pot - Gatlinburg
**Cookies and Canvas** Easter Bunny - Mar 6th - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Golden Corral - Sevierville
Yellow Bird - Mar 9th - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Quaker Steak and Lube - Sevierville
Belk - Ladies night - March 10th - three mini-classes, an hour each, starting at 6pm for only $10 per painter per class.
Tennessee Theater at Night - Mar 12th - 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Saw Works Brewing Co.
5 Wine Bottles - Mar 14th - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - The Orangery
Emerald Island Castle - Mar 15th - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Mind Yer P's & Q's
Two Lillies - Mar 16th - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Le Noir Restaurant - Lenoir City
A Magical Night - Mar 21st - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Gibby's Dining & Drinks
Easter Lily - Mar 22nd - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Gavino's Pizzeria and Restaurant
Starry Night in Knoxville - Mar 23rd - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Carolina Ale House
Psychedelic Seascape - Mar 24th - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Tellico Village Yacht Club - Loudon
Sunset in the Smokies - Mar 29th - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - TGIFriday's - Sevierville
Super Moon - Mar 31st - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Casual Pint - Farragut

Classes are $35 unless otherwise noted. Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, http://www.wineandcanvas.com/knoxville-tn.html

The Central Collective will host a First Friday Art Opening and Reception on March 4 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring new work by local artist Beth Meadows. Refreshments will be served and the event is free and open to the public.

Closing Reception on Wednesday, March 30, 6:30-8:30pm, Artist Talk at 7:30. Light refreshments will be served and the event is free and open to the public.

The exhibition will feature fashion-themed drawings and paintings. Meadows has been creating artwork along these lines for several years but has only recently explored the subject using traditional materials such as paint, paper, and canvas. This is her first solo exhibition in Knoxville since 2014. Original artwork as well as fine art prints will be for sale during the entirety of the exhibition. For purchasing information, contact Dale Mackey of The Central Collective at (865) 236-1590 or info@thecentralcollective.com.

Meadows lives and makes artwork in Knoxville, Tennessee where she graduated with a BFA in Studio Art in 2007. She grew up in Memphis but decided to settle in East Tennessee mainly because of her love for the Smoky Mountains. She co-founded and manages 17th Street Studios near downtown Knoxville, serves on the Biscuit Art Committee for the International Biscuit Festival, and shows artwork frequently around Knoxville. You may view and purchase her work at withbearhands.com.

The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: by appointment or during other scheduled events. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

Broadway Studios and Gallery presents the grand opening of PEEP SHOW! art exhibit. PEEP SHOW! Is an open call art show featuring work depicting the human figure from local artists in the Knoxville Area. PEEP SHOW! is officially open to the public on “First" Friday March 4 from 5pm-9pm. The suggestive title of PEEP SHOW! is a revealing art show about the human figure. Parental discretion is advised for children under 18. In addition to PEEP SHOW! art exhibit, there are these features:

Locally owned Finny B’s food truck will be on hand to serve patrons from 5-8 - https://facebook.com/FinneyBs/
Artist winners will be announced at 6:30.
The Sandsation Dancer’s will perform belly dancing at 7:00 - www.SandsationDanceAndYoga.weebly.com
Live and DJ music will be provided by Cal Lampkin throughout the evening.
A heated tent will be provided by All Occasions Party Rentals for public overflow and comfort. They can be reached at www.AOPR.net

Broadway Studios and Gallery at 1127 N Broadway, Knoxville TN 37921 located one block south of WATE Greystioke Mansion at Wright Place building. Parking is on premises and free. Regular business hours are 11-7 Thursday-Saturday. For more information please visit: www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com, or contact BroadwayStudiosAndGallery@gmail.com or Jessica Gregory at 556-8676