Calendar of Events

Work by Marcia Goldenstein, Tom Reising, Katarina Reising, and Peter Reising

Artists' reception: Sunday, November 19, 2-4pm

The Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org

www.primusville.com

”There’s no earthly way of knowing, which direction we are going” by Benjy Eisen In the summer of 1971, Primus’ Les Claypool was a couple months shy of his eighth birthday when David L. Wolper’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory debuted in movie theaters; based on the Roald Dahl book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Like many people of a certain age and temperament, the movie became a perennial favorite that Claypool would come back to repeatedly, throughout different stages of his life, taking something different away from it each time. So it seemed equal parts genius and obvious when he decided to throw a Willy Wonka-themed Primus show on New Year’s Eve last year. During the second set, Primus performed the soundtrack in its entirety. “Of the 23 or so New Years shows, I don’t think we’ve ever had a better combination of elements,” Claypool reflects, seven months later. “It felt good. It felt like we needed to be doing this.” It felt so good, in fact, that he decided to take Primus into the studio to prepare the soundtrack for an album release.

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

Free and open to the public in the Clayton Performing Arts Center! Pellissippi State's Variations Ensemble will perform at this annual favorite concert.

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

"American badass vol. 2”
How does one destroy a myth? Jackson Pollock was a legend who shattered previous assumptions about painting. Associate Professor Jennifer Brickey shows how a new cool-school of female post-modern painters is competing with abstract expressionism in a way that is full of controversy, vulgarity and, of course, renegade attitude.

Free and open to the public in the Goins Building Auditorium. Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Join us as we welcome Jeff Wischkaemper!

Printing Digital Images: Why does it look like this on my screen and that on the paper? Digital photography has fundamentally altered the way most photographers interact with their images, particularly the process of printing photographs. When shooting film, the printed image was often the only interaction a photographer had with their work, and photographers typically received a print of every image. Today, printing images is reserved for “special” occasions, typically when a particular image is desired for display, whether on a refrigerator or in a gallery. When printing images, photographers – both beginners and professionals alike – are often disappointed, expecting the final product to faithfully resemble the image on their screen.

This presentation explores common areas where the transition from digital image to printed photograph can go wrong. Topics will include basic overviews of color spaces and color management, monitor calibration, and tips for printing images with online labs. Additionally, the presentation will feature side-by-side prints from multiple labs (both local and online) that participants can interact with. The presentation is $5 for members of the Arts & Culture Alliance and $8 for non-members. Please register in advance! http://www.knoxalliance.com/seminar-11-07-17/

Arts & Culture Alliance at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 865-523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com

Ensemble concert

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, and the Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Maire Ni Chathasa and Chris Newman in concert, Tuesday November 7 at 7:00PM.
Conception Catholic Church, 414 W. Vine Ave in downtown Knoxville. $15 suggested donation accepted at door.

Come to the UT Arboretum Auditorium on Tuesday, November 7th, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. to learn about the lives, thoughts and major written works of seven prominent American naturalists.
Randy K. Hammer, a certified naturalist and senior minister at Chapel on the Hill Church will conduct the presentation. He will introduce the audience to William Bartram, John James Audubon, Henry David Thoreau, John Burroughs, Aldo Leopold, John Muir and Rachel Carson. He will discuss the naturalists’ contributions to American natural history studies as well as conservation and environmental movements.

The PowerPoint and lecture program will cover brief biographical sketches of these naturalists, famous quotations from their works, and ways they influenced each other. Hammer will also discuss the establishment of America’s national park system.

The author of “Woodpecker and Moon: Nature Poems” and “Dancing in the Dark: Facing Life’s Challenges with Courage and Creativity,” Hammer will sign and sell these books for $8. He can accept cash or checks.

The UT Arboretum is located at 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge. This free event is open to the public and is sponsored by the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society. A donation basket will be available for those who would like to support future programming. For more information on this program or the UT Arboretum Society, call 865-483-7277.

Modeling an Architectural Proving Ground - An exhibition by SMOUT ALLEN

Liquid Kingdom is a speculative design proposal for an environmental 'proving ground' of landscape and architectural installations, sited on the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. The project responds to the Isle's unique character, 'shaped by separation, a sense of independence and abrupt contact with nature', and prepares it for the future demands of society and climate change.

Mark Smout — Professor of Architecture and Landscape Futures, and Laura Allen — Professor of Architecture and Augmented Landscapes are based at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Our work takes two routes, architectural competitions, where the particular rigor of the competition brief, site and program provide the basis for new investigations and, conceptual design projects which test out the agenda and methodology of the design research practice. We focus on the dynamic relationship between the natural and the man made and how this can be revealed to enhance the experience of the architectural landscape.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Carl Gombert is a Professor of Art at Maryville College. He is displaying 24 self portraits portraying 24 different ethnicities. "Is my identity a function of the choices I make and the signals I send, or is it determined by others and their interpretation of those shifting signals?"

Westminster Presbyterian Church's Schilling Gallery
6500 Northshore Drive
(865-584-3957)
www.wpcknox.org
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM

The American South gave the world biscuits, jazz, and literature that stands among the best of the 20th century. Knox County Public Library is pleased to present "Reading Close to Home" a reading/discussion series focusing on the short fiction of three Southern giants of American Literature. Edward Francisco, Professor of English at Pellissippi State Community College, will lead the discussions. "Reading Close to Home: William Faulkner" is sponsored by Friends of Knox County Public Library. Future programs in the series will focus on Alice Walker and Eudora Welty. Schedule:

Sunday, November 5, 2:00 PM - Introduction to Faulkner's life and work with film screenings of Barn Burning and A Rose for Emily

Tuesday, November 7, 6:30 PM - Discussion of "A Rose for Emily"

Tuesday, November 14, 6:30 PM - Discussion of "Barn Burning"

Tuesday, November 21, 6:30 PM - Discussion of "Dry September"

Knox County Public Library | (865) 215-8700 | www.knoxlib.org

The American South gave the world biscuits, jazz, and a literature that stands among the best of the 20th century. Knox County Public Library is pleased to present “Reading Close to Home,” a reading/discussion series that focuses on the short fiction of three Southern giants of American Literature. The series starts with William Faulkner at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 5 at Lawson McGhee Library. Future programs in the series will focus on Alice Walker and Eudora Welty. Edward Francisco, Professor of English at Pellissippi State College, will lead the discussions. Admission is free.

Edward Francisco is Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Pellissippi State College. He is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright and scholar. His poetry and fiction have appeared in more than seventy magazines and journals and a half dozen anthologies. He is the author of two novels and was the principal editor of The South in Perspective, an anthology of Southern literature, published by Prentice-Hall. Professor Francisco is also a member of the Oxford Roundtable at the University of Oxford, England.

Schedule:
Sunday, November 5, 2:00 pm
Introduction to Faulkner’s life and work with film screenings of Barn Burning and A Rose for Emily

Tuesday, November 7, 6:30 pm
Discussion of “A Rose for Emily”

Tuesday, November 14, 6:30 pm
Discussion of “Barn Burning”

Tuesday, November 21, 6:30 pm
Discussion of “Dry September”

“Reading Close to Home: William Faulkner” is sponsored by Friends of Knox County Public Library.

For more information about the series, email nhill@knoxlib.org or call 215-8729
Knox County Public Library: 500 West Church Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-215-8750, www.knoxlib.org