Calendar of Events

Real Flower Paintings by Brigid KO
At Good Golly Tamale, 112 S Central St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
As well as paintings, I will have real flower jewelry and belt buckles available!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1585955134801730
https://www.facebook.com/BrigidKOjewelry/

Country Music star Craig Morgan is a former member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Join him as he headlines the Bijou Theatre for concert in celebration of the United States Armed Forces on October 6th.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Join us for a free event! This First Friday Celebration will be held at Crafty Bastard Brewery near downtown Knoxville! Our friends at Crafty will donate $1 to WUOT for every pint sold. At 5:30, learn more about WUOT and public radio in a round-robin discussion that culminates in an audience Q&A moderated by Assistant Director, Greg Hill, and featuring Todd Steed, Brandon Hollingsworth, and Victor Agreda, as well as other WUOT personalities.

After the panel discussion, enjoy a beverage with the WUOT staff while listening to live music provided by the Suns of WUOT, featuring Randy Fishman and other surprise guests. Food trucks, beverages, and live music will continue at Crafty Bastard Brewery throughout the night, so stick around and enjoy this special First Friday Celebration of public radio!

6 Emory Pl, Knoxville, TN 37917
Phone: (865) 755-2358

WDVX invites you to join us for a parking lot CD Sale on First Friday, October 6. It’s time to clean out the CD stash… so help us make room for new music in our collection, while adding something new to yours…. hundreds of CD’s available for $5 & under… It’s the WDVX parking lot CD Sale on First Friday, October 6 outside the Knoxville Visitor Center, plus inside catch First Friday Live with Eli Fox at 7…thanks for listening to and supporting, East Tennessee’s Own, WDVX!

Phone: 865-544-1029, http://wdvx.com

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold its Fall Porch Sale starting on Thursday, October 5, and will continue 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 The Porch Sale, held each spring features outdated stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Center.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 with a mission to support arts and crafts in Appalachia through education, sales, and community involvement. The Center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61, Clinton, TN, one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit https://appalachianarts.net/.

Read and discuss Emily St. John Mandel's bestselling novel Station Eleven with the entire community

When a community reads a book together, neighbors are inspired to be more empathetic, more aware, and more engaged. We are pleased to partner with more than 20 community agenices to share Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel with you. Join us for dozens of programs that explore Station Eleven and its themes.

Take the Station Eleven creative response challenge. Read the book, imagine you were there, and respond with a creation of your own—be it a poem, a painting or a video. You could win a prize, but you're guaranteed the satisfaction of trying.

Most events are free and open to the public, but a few require reservations (link is external). http://www.knoxlib.org/calendar-programs/programs-and-partnerships/big-read-2017

Celebrating the writing of Anton Chekho throughout October 2017
Featuring Plays, Stories, and Discussions

Three Sisters - September 28 to October 15 at Clarence Brown Theater
Stupid F#*%ing Bird -Oct. 20-22, 27-29 7:30 PM (2 PM Sundays) at Presented by the Pellissippi State Theatre Program

Keynote Lecture: "Not Just Dogs: The Question of the Animal in Chekhov"
Thursday, October 12, 4 PM, McClung Tower, Room 1210
Radislav Lapushin, Associate Professor of Russian, UNC-Chapel Hill

Wednesday, October 11, 7 PM
Relix Theatre: An Evening with Chekhov
The Bear and other performances by UT theatre faculty and students
The Harmfulness of Smoking Tobacco
Presented by River and Rail Theatre Company

Friday, October 13, 12 PM
Greer Room, UT Library: Reconsidering Chekhov
Panel discussion and presentations

October 3 and 10 at 6:30 PM
Lawson-McGhee Library Meeting Room
Chekhov discussion group and book club
UT Professor Natalia Pervukhin, moderator

For more information, contact Stephen Blackwell, sblackwe@utk.edu. Information: http://mfll.utk.edu/chekhov/

"Full Circle"
Recent Work by Jennifer Brickey
Solo Exhibition
Hosted by Jennifer Brickey, Artist
www.jenniferbrickey.com

CLOSING RECEPTION: Friday, October 27, 6-8 PM

Blackberry Farms Gallery, Maryville College, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804

The work of Asheville artist, Kathryn Gunn is a vibrant collection of color, light and reflection that comes from an intuitive place where music and mindfulness mingle with canvas, acrylic, and curiosity. Gunn only recently started painting – in fact, until last year, she thought that she couldn’t: “I have always been a lover of art and when I was younger I pursued a career in Art history, but never believed that I could be an artist.”

But when she salvaged the remains of a children’s tempura paint set, Gunn’s artistic interest started her on a path that would lead to art shows and juried events across the southeast even though the beginning of the journey was a very, very private affair that included only one set of eyes: her own.

“I took [the children’s’ paints] home with me. I just loved mixing colors. I would hide in my basement and paint on cardboard so I could throw them away as soon as I was finished and no one would ever look at anything I did.” And even when a friend lured her to a live model drawing event with a promise that the event had “really chill music and you get to drink wine,” Gunn only agreed to attend when she was assured that no one would actually see what she had drawn. The event proved to be much more than a pleasant afternoon of wine and song because when her drawing turned out to actually look like the model Gunn was moved to continue to explore her artistic side. Her subsequent experiments with drawing led to more painting and more work with color and form.

Gunn’s approach remains intuitive – she adds color based on a sense of what’s missing and remains open in terms of style and subject style. “I’m not sure that I’ve found my niche, and maybe never will as I find the next style and go ‘I want to try that out!’”

But her work is certainly informed by nature – in landscapes and even in her abstract and “Flow” works, the colors might leap from the flowers and vistas of the Appalachian Mountains. But more than that, Gunn’s work reflects a peaceful beauty, one that’s attune to her creative process. When she works, Gunn is absorbed by the present, because, she says, “When I’m painting, I lose myself in the work, lose track of time, forget to eat, completely absorbed, I don’t even know that I am sore from standing for hours and hours until I am finished. There is really no separation between me and the painting.”

You can get lost in Gunn’s paintings, too at the downtown Market Square Tomato Head through October 1st. She will then hang at the West Knoxville Tomato Head from October 3rd through November 6th.

Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com

By: Anton Chekhov; New Version by Libby Appel

“If you are new to Chekhov, this version would be a marvelous introduction; for the repeat viewer, it may in some ways be a revelation.” The Five Points Star

Olga, Masha, and Irina struggle to let go of their past and to shape their future. A domineering sister-in-law, romance, soldiers, and money challenge the Prozorov family’s happiness and unity. With artful depiction of three very different women, Chekhov fascinates audiences with his deeply sensitive observations on life’s struggles.

Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Co-Presented with Tennessee Consortium for International Studies. Pellissippi State Community College will host an exhibit on the lives of Oskar and Emilie Schindler, who put their own lives at risk to save 1,200 people from concentration camps during World War II. The exhibit tells the story of the Schindlers' lives -- as made famous in the film "Schindler's List" -- using texts and photographs, many never published before.

Exhibit opening date delayed: The opening of the Schindler Exhibit at Pellissippi State has been delayed. The exhibit, which was intended to arrive from Germany to Miami International Airport, was initially delayed by Hurricane Irma and subsequently by the damage in and around Miami. The exhibit's opening date has been pushed back one week to Monday, September 25. The opening reception will be from 3-5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25. During the reception, history instructor Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson will be on hand to briefly discuss the historical impact of the Schindlers and their actions.

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

FINAL SALE UPDATE: The date of Sunday, Oct 22 has been changed to Friday, Oct 20, 10AM to 4PM.

Continuing our school fundraiser once a month on Sundays, 9 AM - 2:30 PM, outside the entrepreneur Center (center of Market Square between Wall St. and Union Streets). We will still have prize drawings for the next two months. Violettes by Becky is donating 50% of profit from Music Art greeting cards and large Prints sales to Public School Music Departments*, and 20% of sales from music purses, earings, "Pick Banjos, Not Fights" T-shirts. Whimsical paintings by Becky are mostly based on practice tips for instruments, for Voice, for playing in band and orchestra, excuses that students make, musical animal humor.

*Funds will go to school that purchaser wants to represent.Funds from any undesignated purchases will go Knox County Music Department (downtown office).

Over 100 note card and print designs to choose from!
Hand painted silk scarves to order.
Music themed earrings.
https://www.facebook.com/events/278043979377408