Calendar of Events

Exhibiting works by new Artists-in-Residence – Xia Zhang, Paige Ward, Elyse Krista-Mische, Emily Culver, and Max Adrian. The Artists-in-Residence Program provides early career, self-directed artists time, space and support to experiment and develop a new body of work in a creative community environment. Each year, five artists of different media are selected for the eleven-month program, which begins mid-June and continues through late May of the following year. Participants receive exhibition opportunities, teaching experience, professional development and a private studio. Showcasing work in a range of media including ceramics, fiber, mixed media, drawing, and installation, the exhibit introduces work by Arrowmont’s five Artists-in-Residence as they begin their 11-month residency. The exhibit is on view in the Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery.

+ Xia Zhang is a multi-media artist creating work centered on the vessel. She received her MFA from West Virginia University in 2015 and her BA from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Xia works with ceramics, sculpture, photo, video and performance to examine colonialism, femininity, and memory. www.xiayzhang.com
+ Paige Ward is a ceramic and sculpture artist. She recently received her MFA from The University of Florida in Gainesville in 2017 and her BA from Union University in Jackson, TN. Utilizing sculptural media, Paige is inspired by philosophy, personal narrative, religion, and faith as she questions concepts of security. www.paigeward.com
+ Elyse Krista-Mische received her BA from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI with an emphasis in printmaking, drawing, and ceramics. Her work lives between make believe and reality and investigates time, wealth, memory and consciousness. She translates two-dimensional drawings and tapestries into three-dimensional performance pieces. www.lifepropaganda.com
+ Emily Culver is a multimedia jeweler. She recently received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2017 and her BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University in 2012. Ranging from body-sized sculptures to hand-held objects, Emily’s work examines the relationship between object and body. www.emily-culver.com
+ Max Adrian is a fiber artist creating three-dimensional sculptural forms. He graduated with his BFA in Fiber and Creative Writing from the Kansas City Art Institute. Using sculptural quilting, Max creates objects centered around nightlife, identity, performance, and storytelling. http://www.maxadrian.com/

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

June 15, 16, & 17 @ 7:30pm
June 18 @ 2:00p
Special encore performances: July 8 @ 7:30pm and July 9 @ 2:00pm

Director Holly Montgomery and All Campus Theatre present Beckett’s absurdly existential, existentially absurd Waiting for Godot. Performances are $15 general admission, $10 for students with ID. Advanced tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waiting-for-godot-tickets-34801198321.

Waiting for Godot tells the story of two men, Estragon and Vladimir, as they wait by a barren tree for the arrival of someone named Godot. While waiting, they quarrel, dance, contemplate suicide, eat, sleep, and discuss philosophy, religion, life, and death. As night draws near, they meet a Master and his Slave, and a young Boy claiming that he has been sent by Mr. Godot. When the same events take place the next day, the two men begin to question their existence and the inevitable futility of their wait for Godot, in what The NY World Telegram describes as “a portrait of the dogged resilience of a man’s spirit in the face of little hope.”

Information: carolyn@modernstudio.org or (865) 776-2295
At Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-323-2425, www.modernstudio.org

Everyone is invited to celebrate the the art and lives of Beauford and Joseph Delaney at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Saturday, July 8, from 11:00AM-3:00PM. The summer Family Fun Day is jampacked with fun art activities, artist demonstrations, continuous entertainment on stage, docents in the galleries to talk with guests about the current exhibitions and fantastic art-making activities inspired by the museum's current and exhibitions and the summer season. Free!

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Free & Open to the Public.

Knox Heritage, at Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

The Town of Farragut and SHOP FARRAGUT are delighted to announce a special one-day retail event at The West End Shopping Center, located just South of Farragut High School, on Saturday July 8th. Farragut merchants will move outside and into the parking lot along West End Avenue at Kingston Pike, to celebrate a "RED, WHITE & BLUES JAM" as 5 area bands entertain the public between 4 and 10pm.

Special discounts, attractions and giveaways will highlight the day as patron's shop, dine or just enjoy the live music under the tent at the special Beer Garden. Attendees can enjoy barbeque from Buddy's, or a smoothie from Fruition Café alongside offerings from Subway and the two NEW West End eateries; Don Delphi's Family Restaurant and Clean Eatz. Soft drinks, lemonade, and water will be available. Beer will be served with the help of the Eschelon Bike Shop and proper ID is required.

This event is FREE to the public and organizers are hoping to make this an annual family friendly event.

SCHEDULE of BANDS
4:00 Terra Plane Drifters
5:00 James Seaton Quartet
6:00 CrawDaddy Jones
7:00 Mystic Rhythm Tribe
8:30 Few Miles On
9:45 Finale' Jam – "Mystic Miles"

www.farragutbusiness.com

Enjoy an afternoon tea in our newly renovated Event Center!

Bring your mothers, daughters, sisters and friends to this fun event that will feature an afternoon tea, complete with tea sandwiches, desserts, other light refreshments, and, of course, tea! The Revolutionary War and post War fashions will be presented by area Daughters of the Revolution members and the East Tennesseans for Living History group, and the back story of each garment will be told. Games and crafts will be available for children. A complementary favor bag and tour of the Ramsey House is also included in your admission. This is a great way to see the fashions of our founding Mothers and Daughters and enjoy the genteel inspiration of a Tea, all while supporting the ongoing preservation efforts of the Historic Ramsey House.

Reservations are $20 per person and available by calling 865-546-0745. 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914. www.ramseyhouse.org

Join us for the first Saturday in July to open our Summertime themed gallery exhibit!

We'll have a hands on activity to get you in the Darkroom, and will provide light snacks and beverages. This event is open to the public and free of charge, but we gladly accept donations as a non-profit organization.

Please plan to join us and celebrate Knoxville's photographic art community!
The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 5117 Homberg Drive, Knoxville, TN. www.theknoxvillecommunitydarkroom.org

There's something about a good book and ice cream that make the summer a whole lot sweeter. Knox County Public Library, Blount Mansion and the Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain are partnering to encourage kids to keep turning pages with the help of summer's sweetest confection. Children registered in the Summer Library Club are invited to an old-fashioned ice cream social at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 at Blount Mansion, with ice cream provided courtesy of the Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain. Along with free ice cream, children can participate in fun crafts and activities, as well as tour the home of the first capital of Tennessee.

Blount Mansion is one of the stops on the Summer Library Club's Passport Program. By touring the mansion, also known as the "house with many eyes", readers can earn credit toward their reading goals.

Admission to the ice cream social is free with an active Knox County Public Library summer reading log or, if a child has reached their reading goal, their certificate of completion. Children must show proof of registration, but it's not too late to get started. Register online at knoxlib.org or at any Knox County Library location.

For more information on the Library's summer reading programs, visit www.knoxlib.org. Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

The public is invited to an Art Opening and Reception featuring photographs by Knoxville photographer Emily Brewer. The event will be held on First Friday, July 7 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the newly named White Oak Gallery located inside Magpies Bakery at 846 North Central Street. The event is free, artwork and prints will be for sale, and refreshments will be served.

Knoxville Based photographer Emily Brewer practices portraiture and printmaking as a way to relate to her surroundings and relationships. Her film photographs will be on display through August 29 and will include platinum prints, silver gelatin prints, optical color prints, and Polaroid emulsion transfers. All work is for sale.

White Oak Gallery, located inside Magpies Bakery, is generously made available by owner Peg Hambright and managed by Knoxville artist Beth Meadows of With Bear Hands. Meadows' artwork is always on display, and a different Knoxville artist is featured every other month. The public is invited to visit the gallery any time during Magpies' business hours and to consider buying artwork and/or cupcakes while there.

MON. 10-4, TUES.-FRI. 10-5:30, SAT. 10-4 | SUN. CLOSED
For more information, visit withbearhands.com/gallery or contact beth@bethmeadows.com.

First Friday reception from 6-9 PM

Harry Underwood is a self taught painter living in Nashville Tennessee. He began painting pictures fifteen years ago while working as a flooring installer in Nashville. He was born during 1969 in Miami Florida, and raised in the rural "Redlands" farming area near Homestead. His father was a Carpenter and his mother worked at a Supermarket. He has one sister. With his family he attended the Church of God pentecostal church until 1982. As a teenager he cleaned swimming pools at many of the Motels in the area and bussed tables at the Capri Italian Restaurant in Florida City. Uprooted by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 he lived in New Orleans and Austin, eventually settling in Nashville where he worked in the construction industry until 2005. His artwork has been shown by galleries in United States, France and England. http://artbyharry.weebly.com/

RALA, 112 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com/

Broadway Studios And Gallery present three artists for their July Exhibit entitled Trois Extraordinaires. Lennie Robertson (Knoxville), photographs man made objects and natural curiosities while practicing mindfulness; Mallory Bertrand (Knoxville) will showcase a part of her series entitled "I am...". Her portraits capture the personal struggles which the subjects normally keep hidden from society; and Natalie Ricker (Knoxville) is presenting work made from a rekindling of her love of art. She paints moody, impressionistic landscapes.

Opening reception is held on "First" Friday, July 7th from 5pm-9pm. Parking is on premises.

Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: Thurs-Sat, 10-6. Information: 865-556-8676, www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com

Showtimes:
July 7, 8, 14 & 15 at 8pm
July 9 & 16 at 2pm

Venue: Union Heights Elementary School, 3366 Tornado Trail, Morristown TN
Information and tickets: 423.586.9260 or www.theatreguildinc.org