Calendar of Events

You welcome WUOT into your home whenever you turn on 91.9 FM, and we want to welcome you into our studios. Our open house this year is Thursday, Aug. 11, 4-7 p.m. It's a fun way for you to spend some time with us and see the radio station. Join us for a few minutes or stay the entire time. Feel free to invite a fellow public radio fan…or two or three!

While you are visiting the studios, you can:
join (silently!) Brandon Hollingsworth in the broadcast room while he hosts All Things Considered
relax with a 15-minute chair massage from Aaron Searcy, L.M.T.
listen to live music
enjoy a fun WUOT-themed caricature from talented Asheville artist Brian Vasilik
savor delicious treats from Three Rivers Market, Holly’s Eventful Dining and Magpies
meet our award-winning news staff
share what keeps you up at night with WUOT’s Tenn Words
test WUOT’s microphones and we’ll send you the recording
get a behind-the-scenes tour of the station
explore WUOT with a special National Parks themed trivia hunt for a grand prize drawing
listen to live music performed by WUOT on-air hosts
enter to win door prizes including tickets to the UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre, tickets to see Paula Poundstone or David Sedaris (both in October at the US Cellular Stage at the Bijou Theatre) , a gift certificate to Magpies Bakery, CD packages and more.

The station is in the University of Tennessee’s Communications Building on Circle Park Drive across the street from Neyland Stadium. UT campus is accessible from 129/Alcoa Highway at the Kingston Pike exit and from I-40 at the UT/Downtown exit.
Look up step-by-step driving directions. Enter 1345 Circle Park Drive Knoxville, TN as your destination.

WUOT is in Room 209 in the Communications Building on the 2nd floor. Entering from Circle Park Dr., the best doors to enter are at the stairwell across from the far left side of the building. Go down one flight of stairs, enter the doors on the 2nd floor, and WUOT will be in front of you. If you need an elevator, from Circle Park Dr., enter the glass doors toward the middle of the building; the elevator will be on your right. Entering from Phillip Fulmer Dr., the best doors to enter are on the far right side of the building at The Daily Beacon entrance. Go down the hall, up one flight of stairs, enter the doors and WUOT will be in front of you.

There are several options for parking including Circle Park Dr., which is free after 4 p.m., and metered parking on the street.

If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Jennie Caissie Bates at jcaissie@utk.edu or 865-974-9558. http://wuot.org/

Assemblage artist Linda Williams McCune, graduate of the University of Tennessee, is an artist with a long and impressive resume, and her recent work will be on display at Rose Center in Morristown through the month of August, with an artist reception on Friday, August 19 at 6:30pm as part of the Rose Center’s Groovy, Far Out, Awesome 40th Birthday Disco Party.

McCune received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and her M.F.A. from the University of South Carolina at Columbia.
McCune abandoned early success as an abstract painter to explore mixed-media sculpture. Her assemblage work is usually connected to place and family.

This exhibit is a “homecoming” for the artist. Mrs. McCune was one of the original founding members of the Rose Center. She helped create the Mountain Makins Festival, which was recently named the Best Festival in the Southeast. Admission to the Rose Center is free. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm. Some evenings offer extended hours until 7pm. Rose Center is located at 442 W. Second North Street in Morristown. Please call the Rose Center office at 423-581-4330 for details. More information on the artist is available at her website: www.lindawilliamsmccune.com

Featuring 30 paintings from members of the Knoxville Watercolor Society who live in and around Knoxville. Members are juried into the KWS. The Knoxville Watercolor Society was formed in 1963 to educate its members, as well as the community, to the understanding of watercolor as a significant art form. In this exhibit you will view watercolors by members of the KWS, many who have achieved regional and national acclaim.

The public is invited to an exhibition reception on August 7, 2-4 PM.

Free admission! 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

Join us for a memorable tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Sam Venable. 2 Days Only, Saturday August 6 and Saturday October 15.

All tours depart from the GSM Heritage Center,Townsend, TN at 9:30 am.
Tour is 3 1/2 - 4 hours. Tours will run "rain or shine"

Join author, columnist, humorist and naturalist Sam Venable on a trip from the Heritage Center to Newfound Gap, via the Little River valley, Metcalf Bottoms,
a brief swing through Elkmont and then over to the Sugarlands and up the mountain
to the site of FDR's famous speech when the park was dedicated. Sam's tour will highlight points of interest along the way, especially as they relate to the forests, fish and wildlife of the park. In addition, he will discuss the life and career of
an old family friend who was born and raised in the Sugarlands.

A fifth-generation Southern Appalachian, Sam Venable is a retired columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel. He majored in forestry and wildlife management at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of 12 books, including the acclaimed "Mountain Hands: A Portrait of Southern Appalachia" as well as the whimsical "How To Tawlk and Rite Good." Sam regularly entertains audiences as a standup comedian, often featuring mountain heritage themes.

$60 per person. Advance reservations required. Call 865-448-8838 for reservations
Mon - Fri 10 am - 5 pm
Limited to 17 Guests per Tour.

Tours depart from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

A Cades Cove Heritage Tours Exclusive!
Join Kim Delozier SEARCHING FOR BEARS IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Saturday August 6, 13 & 20, 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm.
Advance reservations required
$60 per person
Call Don Alexander at 865-448-8838 today.

Kim Delozier, Retired Wildlife Ranger, will lead you on a guided tour into the GSMNP in search of bears. While there is no guarantee you will see bears, this may be your best chance to see bears in the wild. This is a once in a lifetime experience to learn all about bears in our national park and perhaps see them in their natural habitat.

Also, BEAR IN THE BACK SEAT, VOLUMES 1 & 11,
Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger by Kim Delozier and Carolyn Jourdan will be available in the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Museum store for purchase, $17.95 each.

For more information call Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044.

JON PEMBERTON shares his fun and funky take on pop art! "The pieces that I have created
for this show are a throwback to my 'artistic beginning'."

Reception on August 5th, 6-10pm

RALA, 323 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com/

Broadway Studios And Gallery will host artist Renee Such. Suich calls East Tennessee her home and creates mixed media art, including collage, inspired by nature, history, and energy surrounds us all. This show is entitled "Connections" and uses vintage photographs of people unrelated to her, animals and other elements and combine them to express how our lives are interconnected with everything and everyone around us...past and present and possibly future.

The exhibit opens from 5-9pm on "First Friday" August 5.

Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: Thurs-Sat, 11-7. Information: 865-556-8676, www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com

"This 'un, one more, then the briar patch" offers tableaus of Disney's Song of the South's main characters: Uncle Remus, Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Possum, Br'er Fox, Tar Baby, Br'er Bear, and Br'er Buzzard. Culminates in a 20-minute orchestral work on August 19 at 9 PM.

Striped Light, 107 Bearden Place/900 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: Wed-Fri, 11-6; Sat, 1-5. Info: 865-200-8541, info@stripedlight.com, www.stripedlight.com

En plein air, or plein air painting, is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning "open (in full) air". Painting plein air is essentially about observing and painting subjects from life outdoors. This practice increased in popularity in the nineteenth century after the invention of tubes for oil paint. Plein air painters can paint in any media and usually paint landscapes. They typically attempt to capture the impression of the atmospheric effects in terms of light and color as these cannot be recorded by a camera. Some painters who paint plein air will always finish what they start outdoors.

The Tuesday Painters are a collective group of artists who regularly paint outdoors in the beautiful foothills of East Tennessee. They gather together on the Tuesday of each week to paint, sketch, critique, share, and support one another while capturing the beauty of East Tennessee on canvas or paper, bringing the outdoors inside through their paintings. This group originated from a small group of painters in Jeremy Doss’s class and then followed Kathie Odom, a classmate, outside to paint plein air. Muriel Fawcett now guides the Tuesday Painters. The group can be seen among numerous painting locations such as along the Little River in Townsend, in the middle of fields in Cades Cove, in beautiful local gardens, and even in Knoxville’s Old City.

This inaugural exhibition includes work by 26 artists: Kay Alexander, Carra Artis, Kate Aubrey, Beverly Burdette, Bill Daniel, Jeremy Doss, Nora Estep, Patricia Fain, Muriel Fawcett, Connie Gaertner, Kim Gale, Suzanne Jack, Inna Nasonova Knox, Carol Livington, Kate McCullough, Sue Moody, Kathie Odom, Joe Parrott, Janice Pybas, Diana Sarkar, Terri Swaggerty, Dan Thurman, Debbie Toney, Carly Urello, Mary Ann Valvoda, and Bob Weir.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, 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.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

"Expressions" is a combination of abstract expressions and Knoxville urban art scenes. Terina Gillette is a resident of Knoxville. She works in a variety of media such as window painting, chalk art murals, traditional wall murals, working with acrylics, papers, pencils, and face & body painting. She publishes an International art magazine that highlights professional artists and students. The magazine has been sent to Belgium, Italy, Holland, and the UK. Gillette teaches art to local home education students at her private studio as well as summer art camps at the Knoxville Museum of Art. She is a member of numerous associations nationwide and locally that promote and support arts and culture. She does unique and beautiful face painting designs for public and private events almost every weekend. She is currently a psychology student and believes that art is an important venue for healing and enjoying life. Her printed work can be purchased at Visit Knoxville or online at www.TheColoredPalette.com.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, 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.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Melinda Adams is an amateur photographer with a passion for wildlife, architecture, and landscape. As a young girl living on a farm in East Tennessee, she would walk the acres of farmland in search of a great photo. Such a luxury of a camera was unheard of at that time in her life. Eventually, she managed to save money and buy herself a Polaroid camera. She could not take many photos because the film for the camera at that time was so expensive, and the few photos Adams took she cherishes to this day. She has received multiple awards from the Tennessee Valley Fair competitions. Her work has juried into Knoxville Photo and Arts in the Airport exhibitions, and she received a merit award for her work at the International Biscuit Festival.

Marjorie Holbert began woodcarving six years ago by initially carving caricatures. Soon, she found herself interested in carving birds. Holbert’s daughter and son-in-law are passionate birders and would send her pictures of many birds that they would see on their trips. Often, they would ask her if she could identify the birds, which sparked her interest in birds and bird woodcarving. Holbert has won multiple awards at the Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers annual show in Townsend each October. She will be a featured exhibitor at the Foothills Craft Guild’s annual show in November.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, 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.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

“Goddesses exist everywhere women gather,” says Sheryl Sallie. This exhibition will include works that were inspired by a poem she wrote entitled “Where Have All the Goddesses Gone?” Sallie was born in Knoxville and has a Bachelor’s Degree in education from Knoxville College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from The University of Tennessee. She was a teacher in Knoxville City School system and Knox County School system for 35 years. She is a poet who has won several poetry contests, self-published a book of her poems, and competed in several poetry slams in the area. She began painting nine years ago and uses her poems as inspiration for some of her art. Her paintings have previously exhibited at the Fountain City Art Center.

“Because I am a poet, I equate my techniques for writing poems with my techniques for painting,” she says. “As a poet, I use patterns of word placement, punctuation, and line breaks to add substance and depth to my poems. A poet looks at ordinary things in extraordinary ways. Now, as a visual artist, I use acrylic paint, collage, image transfer, found objects, and words from magazines and books to create texture and substance in my artwork.” She prefers to work with mixed media because it allows her to express her ideas through layering, collage, and image transfer. For more information about Sheryl Sallie and her work, please e-mail sjackie09@comcast.net.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, 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.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.