Calendar of Events

10th Annual Exhibit and contest of HoLa Hora Latina artist members, celebrating Hispanic Heritage month! Artists include: Angel Blanco, Rafael Casco, Antuco Chicaiza, Maria de la Orden, Daniela Esrequis, Susana Esrequis, Delia Flores, Astrid Galindo, Michael Giles, Miguel Aguilar Gonzalez, Cecilia Stella Martin, Nicole Perez-Camoirano, Hector Saldivar, Graciela Barlesi-Snyder, and Ivan Soto.

Please join us for an artist reception for First Friday, September 2, 5:00 to 9:00 PM

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery hours: M-F 1-5 PM. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

Four Leaf Peat entertains you with traditional Irish music ranging from vibrant dance tunes to soulful songs. Four Leaf Peat's performances are always marked by a keen sense of the tradition mixed with just the right amount of influence from the rich musical history of East Tennessee.

At the GSM Heritage Center ampitheater. $8 per person, GSMHC Members (and children 5 and under) Free. Tickets are available at the door the night of the concert. No advance ticket sales. You are welcome to bring lawn chairs. Refreshments available for purchase through intermission by Riverside Restaurant and Trailhead Steak and Trout House. No coolers, food or drink may be brought into the concert. Sorry, no pets permitted, except for service animals.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 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, Sunday 12-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Join us Friday, September 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm at Marble Springs for the fourth annual Sevier Soiree. Marble Springs will host an evening to celebrate the rich history and scenic beauty of the historic site of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee with music, a Southern inspired dinner will be prepared by Bradford Catered Events, and a silent auction that can’t be missed, all while guests enjoy our scenic 35 acre property and 5 historic structures!

Please secure your ticket for this event by August 26th. Tickets are $50 per person. Please mail payment to P.O. Box 20195, Knoxville, TN 37940; or purchase online from the Marble Springs website at www.marblesprings.net. A portion of your ticket price is tax deductible.

Marble Springs State Historic Site is located at 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. More information is available at info@marblesprings.net or 865-573-5508.

At Fluorescent Gallery, 627 N Central St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

The Moving Theatre presents a never-before-seen collaboration among local performing and visual artists. The inaugural First Friday exhibition at Fluorescent Gallery on September 2, from 6:00–10:00 PM, centers around Chekhov’s “joke in one act,” THE BOOR, with two, fifteen-minute play performances at 6:30PM and 9:00PM. It’s a taste of theatre for art enthusiasts without the commitment of sitting in a dark room for two hours, and for theatre goers, the show offers an immersive artistic experience. We’ve got the best of both worlds!

The exhibition features paintings by Ocean Starr Cline and Robert H. Thompson, metal sculpture by Gregory Tune, woodworking by Timmy Arnold (The Gnarly Gnome), costuming by Burke Brewer (Modern Seamstress) and Brigid KO, and hair/makeup by Brynn Crowell (Lox Salon), in addition to set dressing by Architectural Antics, live music by Laith Keilany and refreshments from Single Barrel Events. Gallery admission is free and donations gladly accepted. https://www.facebook.com/events/1358472304166274/

HIVE ANNIVERSARY / FIRST FRIDAY.
Friday, September 2, 6:00-9:00 pm
Come celebrate with us. Enjoy drinks and appetizers, music and art.
The Hive, 854 N Central Street, 865-245-9296
Featured Artist: Rebecca Mullen of the honest brush.

This event is free! See you there. The Hive

During First Friday!

In the Black Box Theater at the Emporium, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Pasión Flamenca: www.flamencowestknox.com

Four time National Flatpicking Champion! With concessions by Riverstone Restaurant and Trailhead Steak & Trout House - Townsend, TN

At the GSM Heritage Center ampitheater. $8 per person, GSMHC Members (and children 5 and under) Free. Tickets are available at the door the night of the concert. No advance ticket sales. You are welcome to bring lawn chairs. Refreshments available for purchase through intermission by Riverside Restaurant and Trailhead Steak and Trout House. No coolers, food or drink may be brought into the concert. Sorry, no pets permitted, except for service animals.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 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, Sunday 12-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Yazoo Brewing Company and WDVX are bringing live music to the Market Square Stage on Friday, September 2nd! Live music will be provided by Mountain Heart, 6ix Mile Express, & rising 17 year-old blues guitarist Austin Crum of the Austin Crum Experience.
Free & open to the public, with festival seating! Music starts at 5:30 pm. Refreshing adult beverages will be for sale from Yazoo Brewing Company. The proceeds of these sales will benefit WDVX. For more information send an email to info@wdvx.com.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

WDVX presents Kim Richey on September 2nd at 7 pm for First Friday Live at the Knoxville Visitor's Center. This show is free to the public.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Exhibit of Wood and Felt work by Stan and Elaine Fronczek and Paintings by Kate Aubrey

Westminster Presbyterian Church Shilling Gallery, 6500 Northshore Drive, Knoxville. Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: 865-584-3957

Featuring recent works by painter Kathy Holland and gourd artist Jeannie Gravetti. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 2, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments and music performed by Melanie and the Meltones.

Kathy Holland earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and printmaking in 1978 from the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. She also studied wood-engraving with Blair Hughes-Stanton at the Central School of Art and Design in London, England. Her drawings, etchings, relief prints, and paintings have been included in juried national and international exhibitions and solo shows. She lives, and maintains a studio, in Oak Ridge.

Jeannie Gravetti was born and raised in Rochester, New York. She has a master’s degree in science and in education. As a child, Jeannie traveled and camped with her family all over the United States. After college, she taught school in Guam for four years. Traveling to so many places is how she became a lover of the beautiful world of nature. Jeannie is inspired by the many shapes and imperfections of a gourd. Creating a piece of art is a new and different challenge with each piece. Jeannie has lived in a number of different states, but has called East Tennessee her home for 25 years.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net or www.Facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

Visitors to the Museum of East Tennessee History will have an opportunity to view special items associated with the “Freedom Engine,” a tribute gift from East Tennesseans to New York City following the events of September 11, 2001. East Tennesseans contributed more than $940,000 to purchase and equip a 95-foot tower ladder truck for Harlem-based Ladder Company 14, helping the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) replenish the largest vehicles in the city's firefighting fleet. The so-called "Freedom Engine," went into service during March 2002 and was dedicated on September 11th of that year.

FDNY typically retires their trucks from regular service after about 10 years. The Freedom Engine went into reserve status in 2013. Upon retirement, several artifacts associated with the truck, including a bucket door, captain's helmet, memorial plaque from the people of East Tennessee, and a presentation plaque containing a piece of World Trade Center metal, were returned to East Tennessee and donated to the East Tennessee Historical Society. These items are currently on display through September 30, 2016, at the Museum of East Tennessee History, along with a video about the project. You may view the exhibit and artifacts online at the ETHS website at www.easttnhistory.org/exhibits/freedom-engine.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org