Calendar of Events

Direct from Scotland, Bruce Davies, the Fife-based and internationally acclaimed singer/song-writer/guitarist, will be performing a concert. A professional musician for over 31 years, Bruce has a wealth of experience in every conceivable performance situation. He is an award-winning singer/songwriter with an ‘easy on the ear’ style and during the Summer season is host and singer for Edinburgh’s premier Scottish Variety show, 'The Spirit of Scotland'. His career highlights include: - 2 concerts at the United Nations, New York, Edinburgh Fringe and Folk Festivals; most of Scotland’s top hotels; Wolftrap, Washington DC and the Bluebird Café, Nashville, TN.

Bruce is delighted to be back in East Tennessee for the first time since 2009. Although this is only his second appearance at West Emory Presbyterian Church, he is no stranger to East Tennessee. He made many friends during his five appearances at the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival and Games as well as with his appearances in other Churches in the area, and on Channel 10. Love Offerings will be taken to assist families and businesses affected by the recent Gatlinburg Wildfires.

West Emory Presbyterian Church, 1035 Emory Church Rd, Knoxville, TN 37922. Phone: (865) 690-0679. http://www.westemorypresbyterianchurch.org/

The McClung Museum’s 7th annual Civil War Lecture series, given by Civil War Curator Joan Markel, will be held at 2pm one Sunday each month, January–April 2017 in the McClung Museum Auditorium. The lectures are free and open to the public.

This month’s lecture is “On the Ground in 2017: Visiting East Tennessee’s Civil War Geography and History.”

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Join us as we partner with Knoxville Food Tours on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. for a special tour. Tickets will be specially priced at $59 per person, with 50%, or $30 of each ticket going to Bethany Christian Services of East TN.

Your ticket price includes a guided history tour of Downtown Knoxville, plus food tastings at 4 of our finest restaurants (enough for a meal for most).

Tickets are available on the website at www.knoxvillefoodtours.com - select the Downtown Tours page, then find March 26 (2 p.m.) on the calendar.

For additional questions, please contact Molly England at mengland@bethany.org or 865-588-5283.

Time for a Story Book Bonanza at Cumberland Estates Goodwill.

Fri, Mar 24, 2017 9:00am
Sun, Mar 26, 2017 5:00pm
Cumberland Estates Goodwill
5705 Western Avenue Knoxville, TN, 37921.
Goodwill Industries-Knoxville: 865-588-8567, www.gwiktn.org

JOIN US IN THE EWING GALLERY!
Friday, March 24, 4-6PM for a soft opening
Friday, March 31, 6-9PM for a closing reception

ANNA WEHRWEIN - TO TURN AROUND THE DRAWING ROOM
CORINNA RAY - WHETSTONE
ABIGAIL LUCIEN - JUICE AISLE
JESSICA GATLIN - HERE, A VIBRATION

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Nearly 100 Performances by Over 60 Extraordinary Artists! Described as “one of the most quietly earth-shattering, subtly luminous festivals the world over” by the Oxford American, the Big Ears Festival will return to Knoxville’s historic downtown for the weekend of March 23 – 26, 2017, expanding to 4 days and new venues, including two beautiful downtown churches, with nearly 100 performances from over 60 of the world’s most extraordinary musical creators – coming from classical music, jazz, rock, electronica, folk, bluegrass, and beyond. GA and VIP Weekend Passes, along with the newly announced “Premier Weekend Pass,” are on sale now at BigEarsFestival.com. There will be more solo performances, collaborations, permutations and surprises. Plus, there’ll be more musical additions, an extraordinary film program plus installations, exhibitions, talks, discussions, interactive experiences, food, wine, beer and countless surprises to share in the coming weeks. Performances include:

Big Ears Festival Presents ACME: American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Friday, March 24, 2017 at 4:30pm at The Mill & Mine
ACME performs Charlemagne Palestine's iconic minimalist work Strumming Music, plus music by Meredith Monk, Timo Andres and Caroline Shaw.

Big Ears Festival Presents Jóhann Jóhannsson's Drone Mass featuring ACME and Theatre of Voices
Friday, March 24, 2017 at 7pm at The Mill & Mine
Jóhann Jóhannsson is joined by American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), Theatre of Voices, and conductor Donato Cabrera to present his 2015 composition Drone Mass.

Big Ears Festival Presents Maya Beiser: 'Uncovered' with Gyan Riley and Glenn Kotche
Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 5pm at Bijou Theatre
"Cello rock star" (Rolling Stone) Maya Beiser performs re-imagined and re-contextualized rock tunes alongside bassist Gyan Riley and drummer Glenn Kotche.

This year's lineup is a rich and diverse musical feast. Dive in! http://www.bigearsfestival.com/

All of our programming at Big Ears is accessible with a Film Programming Pass (only $50 + fees) or with any other festival pass.
http://www.publiccinema.org/bigears/

The Public Cinema exists to share vital works of contemporary international and American cinema—works that might otherwise be unseen or overlooked by Knoxville audiences. Many of the films we screen are discoveries from the festival circuit; some will be Tennessee or regional premieres. Whatever we screen, our only agenda is to create a space for cinema as an art form and to promote discussion among discerning moviegoers. http://www.publiccinema.org/films/

Four days with over 40 bands! Performing at Preservation Pub and Scruffy City Hall. Presented by ScruffyCity.com, Sierra Nevada & Miller Lite. Schedule & details at https://www.facebook.com/Funny-Ears-Fringe-Festival-1405220369779628/.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center will hold its Spring Porch Sale starting on Thursday, March 16, and running for about two weeks. The Porch Sale, held each spring features outdated stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Center. It’s an excellent time to get great deals.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center that has been fulfilling its mission by promoting traditional artists and crafts in the East Tennessee area for over 40 years. The center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, Tenn., one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit www.appalachianarts.net.

Beth Meadows’ current studio is a working space, not open to the public; but if you were to find your way there, you would find yourself in a nest of ideas – one lined with images and materials that the artist collects because they draw her attention. In the exhibit now hanging at Tomato Head Market Square, Meadows has assembled a collection of pieces that feature two prominent classes of things that consistently catch her eye: fashion and food packaging.

Many of the images depicted might seem familiar, and that’s because they’re drawn from the pages of fashion magazines. “They’re super models, “ Meadows says, “and the clothing is made out of a collage of food packaging. The idea was to mix this fascination I have with fashion that’s grown over the years with a negative feeling I have about grocery shopping. I don’t love it, grocery shopping, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that I’m trying not to be swayed by how things are packaged – because I don’t want to be marketed to or persuaded to buy things that are packaged beautifully. That’s really hard for an artist like me because I’m aesthetically inclined.”

The works are a mix of collage and drawing that are, in fact, based on photographs of super models; but as the she creates the piece, Meadows creates her own line of clothing for each – one that’s built from the food packaging that she normally resists. Meadows has a broad range of work, in addition to visiting her exhibit at our downtown place, you’ll want to explore the complete range of her portfolio and find out more about her on her website: http://withbearhands.com/.

On display through April 2 at Market Square, then in the Bearden location April 4 - May 1. Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com

The Art Gallery at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church will present work by Oak Ridge artist Eun-Sook Kim from March 10 through early May. The exhibition will also feature work by the artist’s students: Betsy Smith, Will Doran, Cathleen Cottrell, and Peggy Teague. A gallery opening talk and reception will be hosted at the church on Sunday, March 12, at 12:15 p.m. The public is invited.

Although my primary medium is ceramics, I consider myself a painter first. Through brushwork, I feel harmony with nature. Like a speck in the landscape of a classic Chinese painting, I am infinitely small, yet essential in nature. Interweaving different strands from different cultures and countries, my art reflects the multicolored pattern of my life,” said Kim.

ORUUC is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Free and open to the public, Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday, 9 am to 3 pm. and Sunday 9:30 am to 1 pm. For more information call (865)483-6761.

The Tennessee Stage Company is preparing another World Premiere for our 2017 New Play Festival. It is a farce called The Nearly Final Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister by Florida Playwright Kris Bauske, author of the Christmas Perennial A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas. Directed by Leigh Monet & Tom Parkhill; Stage Managed by Tyler Gregory.

A backstage comedy of relatively deathly dimensions. Thursday thru Saturday at 8pm & Sunday matinees at 3pm.

The show runs at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 317 N. Gay Street, Knoxville. Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com