Calendar of Events

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Come on out to purchase fun greeting cards, matted prints or posters! 50% of profit will go to each Knox County School Music Dept. Schools that are well off are encouraged to choose a “donor school” to represent. Non-specified and corporate donations will be given to the Music Department Admin to use where most needed. At this time, $1,000 has been donated. Violettes by Becky (Chaffee) creates witty whimsical music-themed cards and prints great for music teacher’s walls, dorm, music or children’s rooms. Purchase early Christmas gifts. Hand written greetings are a lost art! Many of the prints are based on serious and humorous music practice tips for instruments, voice, playing in a band or orchestra… Others are just fun prints. Over 100 designs to choose from. Random drawings of art supply giveaways donated by Office Depot. Free Krispy Crème donuts for buyers at each location while they last.

Three SATURDAY dates and locations to choose from: August 12, 9 AM – 12 PM, Farragut Farmers Market, 12740 Kingston Pike; August 19, 12-5 PM at Knoxville Soap, Candle & Gifts - 5201 Kingston Pike (Bearden); and August 26, 9 AM – 5 PM at 17 Market Square - Entrepreneur Center (near Tupelo Honey across from Tomato Head).

Violettes by Becky will donate 20% of other sales - jewelry, purses, T-shirts. Large prints of any of the designs are available. http://www.violettesbybecky.com/other-music-gifts/note-cards-gifts-for-music-lovers.html

WDVX Kidstuff Live’s 6th On-Air Anniversary hosted Sean McCollough with Chibi Kodama, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Chibi Kodama joins us for Kidstuff Live. Grab your adult & join the fun! This day is a celebration of Kidstuff Live’s 6th on-air anniversary! To celebrate there will be a merry-go-round for after the show & ice cream!

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

Since the early eighties, “1964”…The Tribute has been thrilling audiences around the globe by taking them on journey through a quintessential moment in music history that will live forever. Over twenty years of researching and performing have made “1964” masters of their craft. They are hailed by critics and fans alike as THE most authentic and endearing Beatles tribute….which has earned them the distinction from Rolling Stone magazine as the “Best Beatles Tribute on Earth”. “1964” recreates an early ‘60s live Beatle concert with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles, and onstage banter with an accuracy that is unmatched.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Mark Your Calendars for Knoxville’s Irish Event of the Summer!

Live Irish Music, Irish Food & Beer, Irish Dancers, Celtic Goods, Irish Desserts, Silent Auction

The event is held at 414 W. Vine Ave next to the Crowne Plaza Downtown and admission is $5 for adults. Children 12 and under are free. (865) 522-1508

Shane Pierce is hosting an art exhibiton series at Swifty's Atomic Bar and Grill, which will revolve around the Atomic Age. All local artists are encouraged to submit their work. Free admission!

At Swifty's Atomic Bar and Grill, 119 S. Illinois Ave, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
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Free Admission! There will be plenty of activities for the entire family along with great food, and we are assembling a great line-up of entertainers. The Voice 2017 Winner CHRIS BLUE will be the special Entertainment guest! Make Plans to Join Us as we celebrate the freedom jubilee and as we welcome to the stage Chris Blue in a performance in honor of our beloved community.

Park opens at 1 PM

At Chilhowee Park in Knoxville. Information: 865-524-8461, www.beckcenter.net.

R&M Tribute Entertainment presents the 40th Anniversary Elvis Tribute Concert: The Legend Continues. A tribute show celebrating and paying tribute to the King of Rock N’ Roll at the historical Grove Theater located at 123 Randolph Road, Oak Ridge on Saturday, August 12 at 7:30 PM. The show will consist of three Elvis tribute artists performing tributes through the years with concert style performances. At the conclusion of the show a reception and a meet & greet with the entertainers.

Reserved admission is $20 and general admission is $15.00. Visa/MC/Debit option is available for advanced purchased tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. For more information and/or to purchase tickets contact Missy at (865) 684-6082 or tribute.entertainment@yahoo.com.

Three Elvis Tribute Artists will be providing tributes to the King of Rock N’ Roll. Each Elvis Tribute Artist will be performing a full stage concert style performance.

Ronnie Miller is from Maryville, TN. He is a multi-award winning, country and gospel entertainer, singer, and performer with over 15 years of experience in the music business. Ronnie has won several local and national singing awards in Country and Gospel music. He has been performing as an Elvis Tribute Artists for the past 15 years.

DJ Phillips is from Knoxville, TN. DJ has been an Elvis Tribute Artist since the young age of 16 years old. He performs in Pigeon Forge at the Grand Majestic and performed on the Carnival cruise ship.

Brandon E is from Athens, TN. Brandon grew up surrounded by all of the music Elvis loved so much; blues, country, rock and gospel. Brandon developed a love for Elvis and his music at an early age. He has performed Elvis tributes in many venues all over the Southeast. Brandon recently placed in the Smokey Mountain Elvis Contest.

How to design a new home in a timeless style. Raise your awareness of important design elements, discover resources available to guide the process, and understand what historic preservation can teach us about design today.

Presenter: Todd Morgan, Director of Preservation Field Services for Knox Heritage

This is a free event. Please RSVP to Hollie Cook at 865-523-8008 or hcook@knoxheritage.org. At HISTORIC WESTWOOD | 3425 KINGSTON PIKE. www.knoxheritage.org

Drawn from the extensive collection of the Reading Public Museum, this vibrant exhibition examines the key role played by artists’ colonies in the development of American Impressionism. It features more than 50 paintings and works on paper by Frank W. Benson, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Ernest Lawson, William Paxton, Robert Reid, Chauncey Ryder, John Twachtman, Julian Alden Weir, and many others.

Many of the nationally prominent artists represented in this exhibition have ties to East Tennessee and the KMA’s ongoing display Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee. More than a dozen participated in large art exhibitions held in conjunction with Knoxville’s 1910 and 1911 Appalachian Expositions, and the 1913 National Conservation Exposition. Their paintings appeared alongside those of several East Tennessee artists represented in Higher Ground, such as Catherine Wiley, Lloyd Branson, Adelia Lutz, Charles Krutch, and Hugh Tyler, to name a few. These sprawling and ambitious exhibitions were designed with the goal of bringing the “best contemporary art in America” to people of the region. The displays highlighted art currents of the day, and allowed East Tennessee artists to demonstrate their proficiency in a national context.

Among other ties, John F. Carlson served as a juror for the 1913 Expo art exhibition along with Knoxville impressionist painter Catherine Wiley. Robert Reid was one of Wiley’s art instructors during her studies in New York, and Mary Cassatt’s intimate domestic scenes inspired Wiley’s career-long interest in depicting women and children. As a result of these and other connections, this exhibition offers a broader national lens through which viewers can assess the work of Wiley, Branson, Lutz, Krutch, Tyler and other Higher Ground artists who also experimented with Impressionism.

Organized by the Reading Public Museum, Pennsylvania. The museum is holding an opening reception Thursday, August 10 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.

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

Who's ready for Back to School? We are! Find great deals on stylish clothes for the students in your family at Goodwill!

Now, looking great is even more affordable than ever! Show your college ID August 11-27 for a 25% student discount! Don't wait for tax-free weekend! Clothes at Goodwill are tax-free year-round!

Goodwill Industries-Knoxville: 865-588-8567, www.gwiktn.org

The Knoxville Watercolor Society will be exhibiting recent artwork from its members at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The museum and show are free and open to the public.

The public is invited to attend the Knoxville Watercolor Society's opening reception at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Sunday, August 20th, from 2 pm. until 4 pm. Meet the artists and enjoy complementary refreshments.

The Knoxville Watercolor Society is an active, juried membership group of regional artists. Additional information on membership is available online at www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.

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

Stories in Stitches: Quilts from the East Tennessee Historical Society’s Permanent Collection

East Tennessee families treasure quilts made by their ancestors. Besides warming and decorating the bed, quilts also serve as reminders of important events—births, weddings, service to our country, the death of loved ones. Often, these memories are preserved in notes attached to the quilts or through stories handed down to younger generations. Sometimes notes are lost and memories fade, leaving families with a "mystery quilt." Did Grandma Jones or Granny Smith make this quilt? Or, was it Aunt Jane? When did she make it? Why did she choose this pattern? What caused this stain or that tear? These are some of the mysteries that quilt historians try to address through genealogical research and technical analysis.

From histories handed down to mysteries that remain, the new feature exhibition at the Museum of East Tennessee History provides visitors the opportunity to learn the "stories in stitches" from the quilts that have been entrusted to the East Tennessee Historical Society. Stories in Stitches features more than two dozen quilts with dates ranging from c. 1820 to 2001. The exhibition will be on display in the Rogers-Claussen Feature Gallery of the East Tennessee History Center from August 7, 2017 - January 2, 2018. Stories in Stitches is dedicated to Linda Claussen and Ginny Rogers for their years of service and support of the East Tennessee Historical Society’s quilt collection.

When the East Tennessee Historical Society was founded in 1834, early collection efforts focused on books and manuscripts. In more recent decades, objects began to be added, and the idea of displaying them in a museum grew. The ETHS Permanent Collection acquired its first quilt in 1992, one year before the Museum of East Tennessee History opened on the first floor of the renovated Customs House. Now a part of the expanded East Tennessee History Center, the museum and its collection includes more than 100 quilts. The ETHS Permanent Collection focuses on quilts made or used in one of East Tennessee’s 35 counties. An acquisitions committee reviews potential additions, evaluating the quilt’s history, condition, and importance to the collection as a whole. Some quilts are displayed in the museum’s signature exhibition, Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee. Others are cared for in climate-controlled storage and are brought out for special events or exhibitions like this one. The exhibition highlights more than two dozen quilts in a variety of fabrics, and patterns, and highlights some of the families who have made and cherished them. Patterns include everything from Rose of Sharon and “Knoxville Crazy Quilt” to a Civil War memory quilt and one pieced together out of clothing labels. The quilters range from John Sevier’s wife Bonny Kate to the Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee.

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