Calendar of Events

Red carpet photos, beer & wine, summer cocktails, sumptuous buffet, celebrity bartenders! Cigar Bar by Park City Cigars; Whiskey Tasting by Stanton Webster; Punchbowl by Craft Accommodations. Music by Frog & Toad's Dixie Quartet - short live auction of local art and special experience. All proceeds benefit Positively Living.

At Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Info/tickets: 865-525-1540 or https://positively-living.org/

At McFee Park, 917 McFee Road (new location this year). Cost: Free. Kids have the opportunity to see, touch and climb on trucks and equipment used by the Town of Farragut and local emergency and rescue organizations! I.D. kits and snacks will be provided. Cool off in the McFee Park splash pad afterward! For more information, contact Special Event and Program Coordinator Lauren Cox at 218-3372 or lcox@townoffarragut.org.

Join us as we celebrate Dale's Fried Pies' 5 year anniversary, Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 1:00-4:00PM. Central Collective co-owner Dale Mackey started Dale's Fried Pies in August of 2012 as a creative side-project, not knowing that fried pies would eventually take over her life (but she doesn't mind). Help DFP celebrate the past five years with live music, giveaways, and plenty of pie.

What to expect:
Music by Adeem the Artist, Liz & Tim and Graham Marema,
Free fried pies and Dale's Pale Ale to first 40 guests,
Newly minted DFP swag, Giveaways, Games

Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 1:00-4:00PM.
The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

Join the East Tennessee Historical Society on Saturday, August 19, for an one-of-a-kind celebration of our region's history! Participants representing the people, places, and events that shaped our past spill out of the East Tennessee History Center and fill downtown Knoxville, making history truly come alive!

Walk the East Tennessee Timeline, replete with re-enactors interpreting time periods from early settlement to the Vietnam War. Participate in hands-on activities that keep cherished crafts alive. Board a bus and tour Knoxville's historic homes. Sit a spell in front of the Main Stage, listening to traditional music that has long been the soundtrack to our lives. All for FREE!

Information: 865-215-8824, http://www.easttnhistory.org/historyfair

In preparation for the total solar eclipse that’s occurring on Aug. 21, AMSE will host a variety of related activities. Hands-on "Explore Science: Earth & Space" activities will allow visitors to explore the eclipse phenomenon. The activities were developed and distributed nationwide by the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net) and used in over 250 museums during the spring and summer of 2017.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) also will be on site selling Total Eclipse of the Sun postage stamps and marking stamped envelopes with a one-day-only “Secret City Total Solar Eclipse” cancellation bearing the image of an atom. The Total Eclipse of the Sun stamp is the first U.S. stamp to use thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon. The image reverts to the black disc once it cools. The back of the stamp pane shows a map of the eclipse path.

At 1 p.m., former astronaut Roger Crouch will share stories and answer questions regarding his experience as a payload specialist aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in 1997. Crouch is originally from Jamestown, Tenn.

Solar eclipse viewing glasses will be available in the AMSE gift shop, while supplies last.

In cooperation with the Manhattan Project National Historical Park a “moon rock” lunar sample from the 1972 Apollo 15 mission will be on display in AMSE’s lobby from Aug. 12 – 29.

Finally, on the day of the eclipse – Monday, Aug. 21 – the Manhattan Project National Historical Park will host a viewing at AMSE beginning at 11 a.m. The eclipse will begin around 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m., with totality occurring around 2:30 p.m.

All activities are included with admission into the museum. Adults, $5; seniors age 65+, $4; Children ages 6-17, $3; children 5 and younger, free.
300 S. Tulane Ave. in Oak Ridge; Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information on AMSE admission, exhibits, programs and classes, go to www.amse.org. To schedule a group visit, call AMSE at 865-576-3200.

Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center will offer an evening of eclectic live music at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church at 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.

82-year old internet sensation and guitar virtuoso, Bob Wood will share original and favorite tunes. Bard College Conservatory of Music student pianist and composer, Luke Nickle Haaksma will share original piano compositions, and Knoxville's own The Emancipators, winner of the 2016 OREPA Peacemaker Award, will perform a set of original and popular tunes for peace & freedom.

A $10 donation is suggested to celebrate Narrow Ridge's 25th anniversary and strengthen its work providing Earth-based, experiential education for a more just, peaceable, & sustainable world. For more information call 865-497-2753, email us at community@narrowridge.org, or check out our webpage at http://narrowridge.org/

Opening reception on Fri Sep 15 to announce calendar winners, 6:30-8:00 PM. Free and open to the public.

Featuring FCAC members. Also showing: Judy Brater’s FCAC clay students’ latest works.

Exhibit viewing hours: Tu, Th 9-5; W, F 10-5; Sat 9-1. Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

The live stage play will be performed:
Fri., Aug. 18 at 7 PM, Sat., Aug. 19 at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sun., Aug. 19 at 3 PM
Thurs., Aug. 24 at 7 PM, Fri., Aug. 25 at 7 PM, Sat., Aug. 26 at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sun., Aug. 19 at 3 PM, Thurs., Aug. 31 at 7 PM, Fri., Sept. 1 at 7 PM, Sat., Sept. 2 at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sun., Sept. 3 at 3 PM.

The prospects of the five unmarried Bennet sisters are looking up when Mr. Bingley, a wealthy young bachelor moves into the neighborhood. Young Jane Bennet catches his eye, but her sister Elizabeth clashes with his best friend, Mr. Darcy. Both sisters will have to dodge a wife-hunting Reverend, a soldier with elopement and revenge on his mind, and a Lady who disapproves of them all. Jane Austen’s timeless novel is a delightful coming-of-age comedy for all generations.

The play is performed by 18 talented young actors, from ages 12 to 18. Charlotte Stark plays the unconventional Elizabeth Bennet, and Noah Seaman plays her sparring partner, Mr. Darcy.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1KJLScEqwM&t=2s

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

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