Calendar of Events

Come join the Smoky Mountain Blues Society as they present some of the best known regional Blues Music artists performing on specialty cruises on the Tennessee River. From April through October, blues lovers will convene to celebrate this truly American art-form during a 3 hour Sunday afternoon cruise on the Star of Knoxville Tennessee Riverboat. The Riverboat is located just one-half mile east of Neyland Stadium at 300 Neyland Drive next to Calhoun's. It starts boarding at 3pm for a 4-7pm cruise each month.

8/21 - A Few Miles On

Tickets are available through the Tennessee Riverboat Company’s website (http://tnriverboat.com/blues-cruises-2/) and by calling (865) 525-7827. Tickets are just $16 in advance and $20 at the door. Each voyage will also have a limited food menu and full bar available. More information at www.smokymountainblues.org.

On Sunday August 21, as part of History Days, presented by the East Tennessee History Center, enjoy Lightfoot Club of Chattanooga VS Knoxville Holstons. Ride the Three Rivers Rambler along with some Vintage Ball Players to the games as an extra treat!

Delicious food and drink will be available for sale at the game – cash only please, and all sale benefit Ramsey House. Please no outside food or beverages. Admission to the game is free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.

At Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org

Join us on our Vintage Baseball Express trains this summer season: all trains depart from our depot at 10:30. After journeying by steam train along the Tennessee River, watch a Civil War style baseball game played by the Knoxville Holstons at the historic Ramsey House. Enjoy kid’s games on the lawn, baseball concessions and live music behind the field.

*Please note that a five minute bus ride is required to get from the Rambler to Ramsey House. Also be aware that due to the length of the vintage baseball game, the Rambler will not arrive back at the station until 3:30-4pm. Buses will be available early into Knoxville from Ramsey House during the game should passengers need to return early.

Dates: August 21, August 27

Info: ThreeRiversRambler@outlook.com, 865-524-9411 ext. 123, http://www.threeriversrambler.com/

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society CRUISE SERIES 4pm BLUES CRUISE aboard the The Star of Knoxville at the Tennessee Riverboat Company continues through the next six months with some wonderful national and local acts.

8/21- A Few Miles On
9/18 - Groove Junction
10/16 – The Blues Sessions featuring Jon Mason and Warren Pineda

Tickets are available at tnriverboat.com/blues-cruises-2/and by calling (865) 525-7827.

Tickets are just $16 in advance and $20 at the door. (Use your current SMBS Membership and receive a $3.00 discount on every ticket in your order). Boarding 3:00pm, Cruise 4:00-7:00pm. Each voyage will also have a limited food menu and full bar available. More information at www.smokymountainblues.org.

Featuring Todd Snider, Dave Schools, Neal Casal, Chad Staehly, Duane Trucks, & Jesse Aycock. Hard Working Americans will be offering up a heaping helping of blues-drenched, old-school American rock'n'roll on the U.S. Cellular Stage!

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

Happy 4th Anniversary, StreetJelly!

Join us for our big celebration on August 21st. Quite a few of our regular jellyfish have been with us throughout the entire time. Others joined more recently and we would like to invite all of you to come celebrate with us. StreetJelly is all about the music and the wonderful people who are frequenting this venue. No matter whether you are stopping by once in a while or whether you are making StreetJelly your second home, all of you are invited. Many musicians and viewers have become close friends over time and we are very happy to be a part of this great community.
Let's celebrate with an all-day-live music festival we call Jellypalooza!

Sunday, August 21st, 2016
Anyone can play but please plan a 30-45 min show to give everyone a chance ... and wear your tie-dies.
Don't forget to gear up early with Jellypalooza merch!
www.streetjelly.com

Join us for an afternoon with the arts at the Knoxville Museum of Art! Admission is free to the concert as well as the Museum. We will be playing contemporary wind music, some of which sounds like it should be in an action movie. The jazz combo will also perform and we are featuring trombonist, Sam Chen from the KSO as a soloist.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Information: http://www.etcband.org/

When: Opening reception Aug. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists’ talks at 6:30 p.m.

Katharine Emlen: The Poetry of Nature, or Macro Stories from the Bracken around Us
Emlen says that if she were only one inch tall, this is the world she’d see. The flowers would tower above her head, water drops would become a place to sit, and every blade of grass would turn into a slide. She would dangle from her knees off tendrils of wheat and crawl inside blossoms to take a short sleep. She never intends to photograph what something actually is; instead, she hopes to capture a “story.” Her photography is not altered in any way. Emlen is a freelance creative specializing in writing and photography. She has a degree in anthropology from U.T. Knoxville and vocational training in media, productions and design. She wrote her first story, “Birthday Game Run,” at age 16 about growing up in Nakuru, Kenya, and followed it with “Bioluminescence,” later published in Denali Magazine. Her written work been featured in The Ithaca Times and Smart Gardening, read over the air and turned into video shorts. She is the author of the children’s book Believe and the creator of the Affirmation Chant Magnets used by Caesar Milan on “The Dog Whisperer.” Her love of photography began with a small pocket-sized camera, perfect for putting underneath mushrooms and inside flowers. Her early work was “macro-story” focusing on reflections in water drops, bends in tendrils, patterns in ice … tiny worlds accompanied by poems, which she exhibits under the title, The Poetry of Nature. Upon her return to Knoxville, her photographic work expanded to include architecture, landscapes and cityscapes, with a macro approach. Her work has been shown at Arts in the Airport, the National Juried Art Show, the Knoxville Photo Show, Arts Emporium Member’s show and the Clayton Center for the Arts. In her free time Emlen is a closet ethnomusicologist and spent seven years hosting the Sounds Global radio show on 91.9 KRVM. www.kemlenphotography.com

Lisa Discepoli Line: The Brown and the Green
What sorts of conversations are possible between timeless nature and objects common in our modern world? Nature returns again and again, like the green grass, but it also consists of the brown and dried, old-age or endurance. Sometimes it speaks of freshness; sometimes it speaks of decay. How do these two principles work together? How do they need one another? These paintings are an exploration of these questions about the natural world and our place as humans in it. Line is a resident of Sevier County, Tennessee. She received a B.A. from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and continued to study painting at the University of Tennessee and at its affiliate, The Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg. Her work in oil painting uses scale, pattern, color and texture to investigate themes of time, motion and the cycles of nature. http://www.lisadline.com

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: M-Th 10-5, Su 10-1. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

The District Gallery presents: Terra Madre: Women in Clay
Opening reception: Friday, August 19, 5-8 p.m. The show continues through September 10.

Terra Madre: Women in Clay is a group show featuring the work of an eclectic group of women ceramic artists living and working in the metro Knoxville area.
Through their diverse approaches to clay, Terra Madre seeks to encourage excellence in ceramic art, to promote clay artistry in the surrounding community, and to form a supportive creative network for its members. Comprised of over 35 artists, the group shows work as a collective two to three times annually. Their work is also exhibited individually throughout the country and can be found in galleries, small businesses, craft shows, and in private and public collections.

We are pleased to present Terra Madre as they return for their second exhibit with The District Gallery, showcasing a dynamic compilation of ceramic artwork ranging from functional to sculptural, traditional to whimsical. Please join us opening night for a special evening of fine craft, food, and drink.
The show will be on display August 19 through September 10. The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. For more information, please visit our website, TheDistrictGallery.com, or call (865) 200-4452.

A live theatre version of the famous adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, especially adapted for young people and families. The play will be performed August 19 through September 4, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM.

To fulfull his dream of becoming a soldier, young d'Artagnan heads for Paris and into romance, intrigue and adventure. On the way, he meets a secret agent, confronts a mysterious swordsman, rescues the beautiful Constance, and ultimately joins The Three Musketeers in their fight against an evil Cardinal. When d'Artagnan learns of a plot to destroy the queen, he accepts the chance to prove himself worthy of Constance and of the uniform of a musketeer. With The Three Musketeers, he declares: "All for one and one for all."

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

The East Tennessee Historical Society will commemorate the state’s 220th birthday with a First Families of Tennessee Reunion and Jubilee, August 19-21. The weekend will include a FFT dinner at Marble Springs, home of Tennessee Governor John Sevier, with period music, dances, and living history presentations, and tours of Marble Springs, with special time set aside for attendees to visit, compare research, and meet up with cousins.
A genealogy conference will focus on records and research methods for the pioneer period, as well as the history of the state’s early settlement, including the Watauga Association, the State of Franklin, county and state records, and more. The conference keynote speaker will be Troy Wayne Poteete, chief justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, who will discuss the experiences of the Cherokee after they reached Oklahoma.
On Sunday, August 21, bus tours will travel to important pioneer sites in upper East Tennessee, such as Sycamore Shoals, Tipton-Haynes House, the site of the Battle of the State of Franklin, and replica of the State of Franklin log cabin capitol in Greeneville.
The First Families of Tennessee Reunion will be held in conjunction with the annual East Tennessee History Fair, which will take place on Saturday. The fair features traditional music, children’s games and activities, vintage films, living history presentations from the Cherokee to the Vietnam War, a History Hound costume competition, free admission to the Museum of East Tennessee History, bus tours to historic sites, and a birthday party for Davy Crockett, complete with cake.
First Families of Tennessee is a family heritage program of the East Tennessee Historical Society, with membership open to anyone who can prove descent from an ancestor who was in Tennessee by statehood in 1796. FFT has almost 16,000 members representing all fifty states and eight foreign countries.
All events are open to the public. Most East Tennessee History Fair activities are free. Pre-registration and a fee are required for participation in First Families of Tennessee events.
For more information on the schedule of events, costs, and registration, see www.eastTNhistory.org/FFTReunion

The Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church invites the community to an exhibit of the diverse works of art created by Knoxville artist Suzanne Jack. The artist and former art educator graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Art Education. She later earned a Master's Degree in Art Education at the University of Tennessee. Her work has been exhibited at Vanderbilt and Ohio State University Clubs, the Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN and the 18th International Pastel Exhibition in Seattle as well as numerous other locations. Gallery showings include Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, Blue Spiral Gallery in Ashville, Art Access of Bexley, Ohio and Art Market Gallery in Knoxville. To learn more about the artist go on line to www.suzannejack.com.

The exhibit is free. Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge. The ORUUC Gallery is open Monday – Thursday, 9 am to 3 pm. and Sunday 11 am to 12:30 pm. Info: (865) 483-6761.