Calendar of Events

A CBT-Commissioned World Premiere by Rob Caisley; directed by Calvin MacLean. At the Lab Theatre

“Rob Caisley’s writing is brilliant, witty, and insightful…” New Jersey Stage

Suppose someone is overly generous to you…offering something you couldn’t possibly repay. Do you reject their generosity and risk offending them? Or do you accept the gift and then stew over what might be demanded in return? We’ve all heard the phrase, “It’s better to give than to receive.” But what dark secrets may be camouflaged by our human need to share with others? This CBT-commissioned satire ventures into this territory with wit and bite, observing the contemporary anxieties between those with means and those with hopes, dreams and disappointment.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents a lunchtime performance at The Square Room in downtown Knoxville. Tickets for the one-hour 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.

The KSO Woodwind Quintet consists of Nicholas Johnson, flute; Claire Chenette, oboe; Gary Sperl, clarinet; Aaron Apaza, bassoon; and Jeffery Whaley, horn.

The program includes:
Ferenc Farkas: Five Antique Hungarian Dances
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet
Eurico Carrapatoso: Cinco Elegias
Norman Hallam: Dance Suite for Wind Quintet

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

Wednesday March 30th at noon The Bookaholics Reading Group discusses Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com

Wednesday March 30th at 6 pm Book signing with Matthew Griffin author of his new novel Hide.

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com

It’s time to dress up in your favorite vintage attire…Hats, lace, pearls, and gloves (desired…but not required!). Join us at Crescent Bend House & Gardens for a tea from Bradford Catered Events as we discover the quaintly romantic “Victorian Language of Flowers” presented by Melissa Timm Designs. There will be a boutique area where items may be purchased.

Come and enjoy the elegant pleasure of partaking in a formal High Tea and take the tour of the house museum and gardens were 25,000 tulips will be in bloom. Special entertainment will also be provided during tea time, please see below for dates and programs. Cost is $24.95 per adult & $15.00 per child. Price also includes the cost of admission to tour the house museum and gardens. For times and to make tea reservations please call Crescent Bend at 865-637-3163. (For groups of 30 or more, additional dates and tea times can be arranged at any time of the year.)

Crescent Bend House & Gardens, 2728 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-637-3163, www.crescentbend.com

Recent works by ceramic artist Lisa Kurtz and photographer Dennis Sabo will be on display March 29, 2016 through April 30 at the Art Market Gallery. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m., April 1; with complimentary refreshments and music performed by Matt Tillery.

Lisa Kurtz has been a functional potter for over 37 years. An award winning ceramic artist, she is a clay professor at Cleveland State in Cleveland, Tn., where she teaches hand building and wheel throwing. After getting her Masters Degree in clay at the University of Louisville, Lisa set up her first studio in the eclectic Highlands neighborhood in Louisville, Ky. and named her business Highland Pottery. She has been an exhibiting member of many professional guilds, boards and galleries. Her work has been featured and is shown in galleries and juried fine arts and craft shows across the US and is in many private collections nationally and internationally. Lisa throws and hand builds her clay pieces and often integrates the two methods to create her functional pottery, sculpture and clay wall art.

Dennis Sabo is an internationally honored photographer specializing in contemporary abstract, landscape, and seascape photography. His award-winning work has appeared in various publications and institutions, among them National Geographic, NOVA, PBS, Canon, Hilton Hotels and the Anthology of Appalachian Photographers. Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a wonderful time to be in the park and Dennis’s photography has transcended that seasonal experience into a magical fairytale of color, light, textures, and patterns. His interpretation is further refined by his choice of medium and processing; preserving images by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. These metal prints reveal vibrant colors with breathtaking luminescence while maintaining archival quality.

The Art Market Gallery is a unique gallery in Knoxville because it is owned and operated by more than 60 of the best professional artists in our regional area. It is located at 422 South Gay St. and is conveniently located just 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; and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. Parking is in the abutting garage and on the street and 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.

This exhibit incorporates a cross-section of media: drawings, paintings, watercolors, sculptures, ceramics, blacksmithing and 2D and 3D designs, all by Pellissippi State art students.

Pellissippi State Community College students will be featured in the annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Some the artwork on display will be for sale. "The exhibit will include student works from a variety of media: drawing, painting, two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and ceramics," said Jennifer Brickey, associate professor in Liberal Arts. "This is my favorite show. It truly represents the work created here during art classes, and it showcases the talent of our students."

The opening reception and awards ceremony for the participating students will be held from 3-5 p.m. March 28. Awards will be announced at 4 p.m. The reception also is open to the community as a chance to meet the artists or purchase artwork.

The Juried Student Art Exhibition is juried by Pellissippi State's art faculty. The grand prize for the show is the "purchase award," in which Pellissippi State purchases a student's piece for the college's permanent collection. The award is worth up to $500. Other awards include $25 gift cards to Jerry's Artarama, given to four runners-up.

The exhibit is free. 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

Monday, March 28 - Film Screening: Made You Look
As more of our lives are synced with the cloud, what will become of the tactile objects we hold dear? “Made You Look” is a fast-paced documentary that follows the prospering DIY scene emerging in the UK during this hyper digital age.
Ironwood Studios, 119 Jennings Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Film begins at 7:30 PM, Admission: $10 - Food Truck will be available.

Tuesday, March 29 - InstaMeetup and Scavenger Hunt
Love Instagram and scavenger hunts? Grab your smart phone and meet us on the stage at Market Square for a scavenger hunt that will move through downtown and the Old City. Prizes for the most items collected!
Market Square Stage, Instructions and start at 6:00 PM, Should last approximately one hour.

Wednesday, March 30 - Workshop Wednesday
+ Letterpress Workshops - Back by popular demand, learn how to letterpress with Bryan Baker! Each participant will take home a unique piece of their own.
Striped Light, 107 Bearden Place, Knoxville, TN 37917
First class: 10:00 AM, Second class: 2:00 PM, Admission: $60 (each)
+ Brush Lettering with Katherine Michalik - Learn the art of brush lettering, and impress your friends on Instagram! Supplies will be provided.
The Hive, 854 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Workshop begins at 6:30 PM, Admission: $60
+ Design Thinking with Bryan Garvey - Using tenets of Design Thinking, work in teams to ideate and prototype physical solutions to a problem, using only meager supplies available. Working with your hands and against the clock, you will learn the value of doing, as well as the peril of assumptions. You will then return to your own design life ready to slay your next project!
The Central Collective, 923 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Workshop begins at 6:30 PM, Admission: $35

Thursday, March 31 - PechaKucha
20 Slides–20 Seconds. Grab a beer and watch Knoxville creatives share what makes them tick.
The Crafty Bastard, 6 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Presentations begins at 7:15 PM, Admission: $5, Food Truck will be available.

Divining by Kelsey Stephenson, MFA candidate
Collaborative sound by Alex Gray and Ryan Stennes

Divining examines the dual relationship present between place and inhabitants. As people live within a specific place, it forms or changes their perspective and identity; similarly, people have a high degree of impact on both urban and more natural spaces. Kelsey's work examines these ideas further using the language of printmaking to create a large-scale immersive installation, including collaborative efforts on the accompanying soundscape with students Alex Gray and Ryan Stennes, both currently in the music program at the University of Tennessee.

MFA Thesis Exhibition with Opening Reception, March 24 at 6:00 p.m.

Gallery hours: Mon-Wed & Fri 10-5, Thurs 10-7:30, Sun 1-4.

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

Knoxville Area Transit has a new photography exhibit which features 23 of its bus operators along with a little story about them. The images are on display in the Community Room at the Knoxville Station.

301 Church Avenue Knoxville, TN 37915. Viewing hours would be Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Information: bbrill@katbus.com or www.katbus.com

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.