Calendar of Events

The Tennessee Watercolor Society (TnWS), founded in 1972, has represented the finest artists in the state for 44 years and hosts yearly juried exhibitions and biennial exhibitions. The biennial exhibition showcases 55 watermedia paintings chosen from nearly 200 entries. Juror John T. Salminen is a signature member of numerous art societies such as the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and recipient of more than 220 national and international awards. Prizes for the TnWS Biennial Exhibition total $10,000. A juried collection of 30 paintings from the exhibition will later travel across Tennessee into January 2017 to six locations for public and visual arts outreach, including Memphis, Humboldt, Columbia, Chattanooga, Elizabethton, and Clarksville.

The following artists’ works will be shown:
+ From Region I (Memphis, Clarksville and points far west): Bill Bailey, Angela Broyles, Sandra Carpenter, Ronda K. Coop, Judy Duke, Robert Eoff, Tim Hacker, Larry Hughes, Susan Hyback, Floyd Speck, Mary Spellings, and Tuva Stephens
+ From Region II (Nashville, Franklin, and surrounding areas): Glenna Cook, Abby Eblen, Pam Francis, Vinci Kolodziejski, Frank Lott, Pam Pate, Patricia Patrick, Noriko Register, and John Wilkison
+ From Region III (Chattanooga, Cleveland, Signal Mountain, and surrounding areas): Sandy Boone, Sandy Brown, Phyllis Burkhart-Wilson, Helen Burton, Harriet Chipley, Joan Clark, Leslie Dulin, Marie Spaeder Haas, Jennie Kirkpatrick, Mary Britten Lynch, Effton Mitchell, Denton Ridge, Ann Rutledge, Alan Shuptrine, Sandra Washburn, Lana Wilson, and Patricia Wilson
+ From Region IV (Knoxville, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Tellico Plains, Tellico Village, Rarity Bay): Kate Aubrey, Claudia Balthrop, Lil Clinard, Thomas Eckert, Loretta Lee Edge, Linda Johnson, Judy Lavoie, Kate McCullough, Susan Miller, Brenda Mills, Max Robinson, Laurie Szilvagyi ,Mary Ann Valvoda, and Ulla Veiro
+ From Region V (Johnson City, Tri-Cities, Bristol): Barbara Wilson Carter, Jim Stagner, and Thomas White
For more information on the Tennessee Watercolor Society, visit http://tnws.org/.

A public reception will take place on Friday, June 3, from 5:00-9:00 PM to which the public is invited to meet the artists and view the artwork. Most of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.

This exhibition and others are on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sundays, May 15, June 5 & 19, 3:30-6:30 PM; Friday, May 20, 5-7 PM; and Saturday, May 21, 11 AM - 3 PM. Info: 865-523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com.

Knoxville, Tennessee: home of the UT Volunteers, the 1982 World's Fair, and Lindy Hop's prestigious School of Hard Knox.

Join us for a Lindy Hop workshop weekend featuring international dance instructors, three track levels (plus a one-day beginner crash course), the best live music the southeast has to offer, swing DJs from across the nation, our favorite venues (have you heard about our floors?), and more Lindy Hoppers than you know what to do with... all while enjoying the beautiful city of Knoxville.

Our goal is to provide high quality classes covering a myriad of subjects for dancers of all levels - if you want to Lindy Hop, we want you at School of Hard Knox. Come dance with us! http://schoolofhardknox.rocks/our-story/

The Museum of Appalachia, a Smithsonian Affiliate museum, will host its fourth annual Barn Dance in the Spring of 2016. The evening will feature horse drawn wagon rides, a sumptuous Southern buffet dinner, and traditional Appalachian dancing accompanied by live music. Visit the website to see auction items! Tickets are $100 per person. Master of Ceremonies: Sam Venable; Auctioneer: Bear Stephenson.

6 PM - social hour
7:30 PM - dinner, catered by Calhoun's
8 PM - live auction & entertainment

Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Hwy., Clinton, TN 37716 (16 miles north of Knoxville at I-75, exit 122, then one mile east). Open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Information: 865-494-7680, www.museumofappalachia.org

Raku Firing At Mighty MUd
Friday May 13 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$30.00

All ages and experience levels are welcome to participate in this event. This is a fun family event (kids love the Raku process) Or it could be a great “date night”. Plus, you will be taking home a hand-crafted piece of art to decorate your home that you helped create! Bring your own beverage or snack for the wait time in the middle while your pieces are firing. Please contact us with any questions you may have. You can by tickets bellow or call us with Groupon Reservations.

Mighty Mud, 1300 McCalla Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Hours: Tu-Sat 11-6. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

With Stacy Mitchhart Band

Alive After Five is a unique live music series that takes place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, and free parking. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries. Admission is $10 for general and $5 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free. Info: 865-934-2039.

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

Back by popular demand, the Black Jacket Symphony returns to the U.S. Cellular Stage to perform the beloved classic Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Immigration 2016 - "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”

Opening reception second Friday, May 13th, 6-9.

The Birdhouse Bird-Feeder Gallery/Cafe, 800 N 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Please see the Birdhouse Community Center calendar at www.birdhouseknoxville.com for programming/open hours. Birdhouse Cafe open every Friday 10-2.
Information: birdhouseknoxvillegallery@gmail.com

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents watercolor artist Joe Trout as the featured artist for May and June. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, the exhibit highlights Trout's paintings of nature and wildlife. An East Tennessee native and Lenoir City resident, Trout has been creating watercolor paintings for more than 40 years. His work masterfully depicts the incredible beauty of the area's landscapes - specifically the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - including its abundant wildflowers, lush greenery, gentle streams and tumbling waterfalls. Many of his watercolors are also inspired by the quiet beaches and low country of South Carolina and North Carolina's Outer Banks. Trout has participated in numerous one-man art shows, and his work is housed in collectors' homes in several states and countries.

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.

A Celebration of the New Welcome Center! Join us for an exhibition of work by three artists with unique views of the same subject!

David Denton - Virtual Reality
Norman Magden - Video
Margaret Scanlan - Painting

Opening Reception, May 12, 6-8 p.m.

At KBGA Welcome Center, 2817 Boyd’s Bridge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

An exhibition of three artists and their unique views of the same subject in celebration of the new Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum Welcome Center:
David Denton, Virtual Reality
Norman Magden, Video
Margaret Scanlan, Painting

Opening reception May 12, 6-8 PM

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

The International Biscuit Festival celebrates that most perfect of foods – the biscuit. The festival draws over 20,000 biscuit lovers to downtown Knoxville each year and was selected the #1 Food Festival in the U.S by Livability.com. The event has been featured in Southern Living, Garden and Gun, the New Yorker, the New York Post, as well as on CNN.

Festival goers can sample Biscuit creations at the Biscuit Boulevard tasting area, cheer on competitors in the Biscuit Baking Contest, shop at the Biscuit Bazaar, or vie for the pageant title of Miss or Mr. Biscuit. Biscuit Art and Biscuit Songwriting round out the fun that makes this event one of the most unique destinations in the country.

Who doesn't love a BISCUIT?!

Thursday, May 12 - Southern Food Writing Conference
Friday, May 13 - Southern Food Writing Conference Biscuit Bash
Saturday, May 14 - 9am Biscuit Bazaar and Biscuit Boulevard open
10am Biscuit Baking Contest
2pm Miss and Mr. Biscuit Pageant

In Downtown Knoxville | Knoxville, TN 37902. Details and complete schedule: www.biscuitfest.com

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

The KSO’s 80th season concludes with Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum conducting the orchestra in Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, followed by the Tennessee premiere of a newly commissioned work by Christopher Theofandis. The KSO has joined the New Music for America consortium of American orchestras in commissioning this work. The program concludes with highlights from Wagner’s The Ring.

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