Calendar of Events

Marble Springs State Historic Site is proud to present the 6th season of ‘Shopping at the Farm’ – the Marble Springs Farmer’s Market for our South Knoxville community. Vendors can now bring antique or vintage items for sale at the market. The market will be held Thursdays from 3-6pm. All vendors will be selling fresh, locally-produced products, and artisan crafts. This year we will be allowing the addition of antiques vendors.

Marble Springs: 1220 West Gov. John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: 865-573-5508, www.marblesprings.net

"THE ACOUSTIC LIVING ROOM" - SONGS AND STORIES WITH KATHY MATTEA, FEATURING BILL COOLEY.

Grammy Award-winning singer Kathy Mattea and her longtime collaborator guitarist Bill Cooley have shared one of Nashville's most musically rich partnerships for over two decades. Hear them share their songs and stories on the U.S. Cellular Stage this May!

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

Live performance ~ silent auction featuring local artists and vendors ~ refreshments provided by local favorites including Blackhorse Pub & Brewery and Bistro at the Bijou. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Your support can keep us dancing for another 25 years!

Event page: http://circlemoderndance.com/spring-celebration/
Tickets: http://circlemoderndance.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=5050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/530640620456079/

At The Emporium Center, 100 S Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902. Circle Modern Dance: 865-524-7615, www.circlemoderndance.com

One evening, two events: "Throwback Thursday" & "Hansel and Gretel".

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

The Muse Knoxville will host two special guest Planetarium presentations called, ‘Decoding the Stars: Spirituals and the Underground Railroad‘ on Thursday, May 19th at 1:30pm and 4:30pm. These programs, provided by The Center for Creative Partnerships (CCP), a South Carolina non-profit organization, will serve as a rehearsal for a presentation they will give at the International Planetarium Society 2016 Conference at the Copernicus Center in Warsaw, Poland later in June. The presentation details how coded language was used in Civil War era spirituals to guide escaped slaves to freedom. The most famous example of these, also called map songs, is “Follow the Drinking Gourd” – drinking gourd being a symbol or code for the Big Dipper. Two stars on the bowl of the Big Dipper always point to the North Star, Polaris. The presentation will be given by Ellen N. Zisholtz, CCP President; former Director/Curator of the I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium; winner of the 2015 National Civil Rights/Social Justice Award; and a member of the Board of Trustees for Penn Center and Dr. Elizabeth Mayo Charlton, former Stanback Planetarium Manager and currently teaching Astronomy at Oxford University Department of Continuing Education, Oxford, England.

Decoding the Stars: the Spirituals and the Underground Railroad has been selected for this international conference because it is a unique example of combining the humanities basis of an exhibition with science curricula, and it has significance in future learning opportunities for “non astronomy education under the dome.” The Spirituals will be sung live by Dr. Cassandra Sligh Conway, who has several recordings and is the Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at SC State University and Gloria I. Lerner, Co-President of CCP; consulting producer, Diversity and Inclusion Custom Content, Forbes Media Group; and a classically trained opera singer, formerly with the Metropolitan Opera Studio and the Dallas Civic Opera. Decoding the Stars: the Spirituals and the Underground Railroad will be offered FREE with regular admission to the museum with ticketing available on a first come basis beginning 9 AM on May 19th. Please visit www.themuseknoxville.org for general information.

The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman Street, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-594-1494, www.themuseknoxville.org

Westminster Presbyterian Church's Schilling Gallery: Mixed media paintings by Donna Conliff and pottery and paintings by Anne Dally.

Donna Conliffe, a mixed media artist, uses layers of collage and paint, image transfers, found objects, metal, and words to create themes of growth and change. Anne Dally's ceramic work and paintings reflect her interest in outer space and the natural environment.

Westminister Presbyterian Church, 6500 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Info: (865) 584-3957 or www.wpcknox.org
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM

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.

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

Also featuring Selections from the Permanent Collection - featuring International Artists including Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, Salvador Dali and many others.
And in the Foyer Gallery - A Summer Thing: Summer Class Instructors

Artists Reception: Friday Evening, May 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with Gallery Talk at 5:30 PM
The event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and family!

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

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center will hold its annual Plant Sale starting Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and running for about 2 weeks during shop hours.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net