Calendar of Events

Celebrate with us as "East Tennessee's Own" WDVX turns 20! The evening will feature the debut of a new book about the history of WDVX with panel discussion by book editors Wayne Bledsoe and Jay Clark, along with station founder Tony Lawson, and WDVX hosts. Books will be available for sale and signing. Guests can also view an accompanying exhibit about WDVX history in the History Center lobby. A reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:00. Free and open to the public. Presented in partnership with WDVX.

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

Matthew Israel will be showing a project that he put together over the last six years while living downtown called “The 706”; panoramic photos out his window from his loft in Sterchi on Gay Street looking south. "The view is amazing and quite different from anything I’ve ever seen," says the artist. He'll also be showing photos that he transferred to small 4”x4” travertine stones...Some are single shots, and others are longer panoramic shots on multiple stones. Finally, he will show some paintings as well, mostly abstract.

For more information: www.MyAttemptsatArt.com, 865-386-9090, matthew.israel@MyAttemptsatArt.com

The White Dog Gallery: 514 West Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee
@whitedoggalleryKnoxville
Call (865) 455-9748 or thewhitedoggalleryknoxville@gmail.com

Printmaking graduate student Ashlee Mays will be serving limited edition printed images of hot dogs, with your choice of freshly screen-printed condiments. As an artist responding to the parallels between printmaking and manufactured commodification, Mays sells her wares at a competitive market price (one penny cheaper than the nearest actual hot dog vendor). The Hot Dog Cart accepts cash, checks, cards, and additional forms of traded currency.
This street cart will be outside the gallery for two hours only, so try not to miss it.
http://art.utk.edu/ashlee-mays-hotdog-cart-at-ut-downrown-gallery-for-first-friday-november-3-2017/

You can follow the Hotdog Cart on Instagram, @hotdogcart_official
www.ashlee-mays.com
At UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville

First Friday Art Show with Josh Shorey and Jessica Stewart

Friday, November 3 at 6 PM - 10 PM

Mighty Mud, 127 Jennings Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: Tu-F 11-6, Sat 9-5. Open studio time on Thu 6-9. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

We have a fun celebration planned for November's First Friday! We will have crafts from Magui Garza and Hector Saldivar on display and for sale, as well as Día de los Muertos altars by Magui Garza and winners of the UT altar contest. And if you're hungry...we'll also have tamales for sale!

Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

The Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

Join us Friday Nov 3 in welcoming our featured artist, Daje! Daje will be performing throughout the evening. We will serve light refreshments and offer coloring stations for both adults and kiddos! The event is FREE, but tips/donations are welcome!

Daje Morris is a singer-songwriter and poet who is often found toeing the lines between introversion, extroversion, and shamelessness. She is deeply devoted to exposing beauty in all of its messy and inarticulate forms. In the Spring of 2016, she released her first EP, "The Bloom Project", which granted her a placement in Knoxville Music Warehouses' "Knoxville's Top 16 Album/EP Releases of 2016" as well as Knoxville BLANK Newspaper's 2016 "Newcomer of the Year" award. Her style is a subtly soulful approach to Americana and Folk. Her influences include Regina Spektor, The Weepies, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Billie Holiday. Her music can be found on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Google Play.

As a spoken-word poet, she has performed with 5th Woman, a team of poets who write, teach and speak on the souls of women and their diverse expressions in culture (2016 - 2017). She is now working alongside the 5th Woman as a creative director, writer, contributor, and sometimes mentor to younger poets in the Greater Knoxville area. She will release her first printed and bound collection of poems, "On Becoming Gold" in June of 2017. Her poetic influences include Nayyirah Waheed, Warsan Shire, Donte Collins, and Sarah Kay.

https://www.facebook.com/events/129772791015858

Tennessee Stage Company's eighth Timeless Works benefit production of Phillip Barry’s classic comedy, The Philadelphia Story at the Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 West Depot Avenue.

8:00 pm Thursday – Saturday,
3:00 pm Sunday matinees

The Tennessee Stage Company, known to Knoxville audiences for Shakespeare On The Square and the New Play Festival returns to our Timeless Works series this autumn with the Phillip Barry’s classic comedy, The Philadelphia Story, a romantic comedy about a society wedding gone hilariously wrong in the hours leading up to the event.

The Philadelphia Story is a collaboration with the Historic Southern Railway Station, operated as an event space by Blueslip Winery. This beautiful structure makes a perfect backdrop for the simplicity and whimsy of our Timeless Works productions.

Timeless Works was conceived by the Stage Company as a benefit series to help raise funds for our other programs: Shakespeare On The Square, the New Play Festival and our Education and Outreach programs. All the artists donate their time and talents and all funds raised go directly back into the work of the Company.

Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

Performances: 8 PM Thursday – Saturday, and 3 PM Sunday matinees

The Tennessee Stage Company, known to Knoxville audiences for Shakespeare On The Square and the New Play Festival, returns to our Timeless Works series this autumn with the Phillip Barry’s classic comedy, The Philadelphia Story. This romantic comedy is the story of a society wedding gone extremely wrong in the 24 hours leading up to the event. The Philadelphia Story is a collaboration with the Historic Southern Railway Station newly renovated and now being operated as an event space by the Blueslip Winery. This beautiful structure makes a perfect backdrop for the simplicity and whimsy of our Timeless Works productions.

Timeless Works was conceived by the Stage Company as a benefit series to help raise funds for our other programs, Shakespeare On The Square, the New Play Festival and our Education and Outreach programs. All the artists donate their time and talents and all funds raised go directly back into the work of the Company.

Tickets on sale now: limited availability. Call (865) 546-4280 for reservations or go online to purchase tickets through Paypal at www.tennesseestage.com. General Admission: $15. This is a benefit production for the Tennessee Stage Company. At The Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 West Depot Avenue, Knoxville.

Help us celebrate Southern Market's 21st annual Holiday Open House in style this holiday season! Shop decorative home décor, stylish gifts, and boutique fashions from the more than 40 local merchants and 50 local Etsy artists located within Southern Market. Join us as our merchants host interior design presentations, artist demonstrations, make and take workshops, and trunk shows. Enjoy a catered box lunch Thursday or Friday with a reservation and fee. Listen to live music and free gourmet food samples. Follow us on social media for complete details. Invite your friends to join you and shop local with Southern Market this holiday season!

The Southern Market
5400 Homberg Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919
https://www.facebook.com/events/1066565573479155

McClung Museum Store will proudly partner with the U.S Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program as a Toy Drop-Off site this holiday season. From November 1–30, university and local community members are encouraged to help a child in need by donating a new, unwrapped gift for children up to 14 years old, or purchasing a new toy from the Museum Store for donation.

The Museum Store will also have appropriate gifts for purchase for Toys for Tots, including games, stuffed animals, stocking stuffers, kids’ books, adult coloring books and pencils, jewelry, and more. Need guidance? See the Toys for Tots FAQ for more information. Donations will be accepted in the Museum Store during museum hours. All Toys for Tots donors will receive a free gift.

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

A reception will be held in the galleries on Fri., Nov. 17 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Tamie Beldue | Art Exhibit
Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery & William "Ed" Harmon Gallery
An exhibit featuring the art of Tamie Beldue, an associate professor of art at UNC-Asheville who focuses on mixed media drawings. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Nate Rogers | Art Exhibit
Clayton Center for the Arts, DENSO Gallery
An exhibit featuring the paintings of Nate Rogers.

Gallery hours: M-F 10 am - 5 pm at Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

The Arts Council of Roane County is honored to present our Sixth Annual Open Show at the Rockwood Visitor Center and Museum, 241 Rockwood Street, Rockwood TN 37854.

The Arts Council is committed to promoting art and artists to the community and this event showcases some of the best art from around the region. Awards will be given for Best of Show, First, Second, and Third places in the adult category and for First, Second and Third places in the student category.

The reception will be Thursday, November 2 from 5:00 till 9:00 PM at the Rockwood Visitor Center and Museum. Tickets are available from ACRC members, the website and at the door for $10, children under 10 get in free. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, and soft drinks will be served. All money earned will help fund future activities of the Arts Council.

The show will run Tuesday, October 31 through November 3 from 10 AM till 3 PM and Saturday, November 4 from 10 AM till 2 PM. Arts Council of Roane County: www.artscouncilrc.com