Calendar of Events

Stop by Ijams' Hallway Gallery to see May's photography exhibit by Chuck Cooper! His beautiful shots of historic Knoxville and wildlife will inspire you to get outside to see these sights for yourself.

More events at http://ijams.org/events/. Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

David Underwood: Image/Text

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

Cirque Italia is coming to Knoxville with the state of the art water show you DON'T WANT TO MISS!!! Now for 2018, a brand-new performance has been created.

This new performance will feature an ultra-modern water curtain that controls every droplet of water meticulously. Audience members can expect to see words and beautiful patterns as the water falls to the 'lagoon' below. Cirque Italia is ready to provide a breathtaking experience. This new stage by itself is enough to amaze the most demanding audience, and synchronized with the most creative display of superhuman talent - the result is simply out of this world!

The latest trends of the industry are challenged with every Cirque Italia appearance. A careful casting selection has united the best artists from all over the world. This production will feature acts all the way from Russia to Mexico. Cirque Italia believes in multi-culturalism as one of our strongest assets.

Packed full of incredible acts, there is no room for boredom. The variety presented is exceptional. For those who enjoy whimsy, we have an Avatar. There is almost no bodily limit for our contortionist, Ricardo, as he bends in ways you never would have imagined. Our incredible wheel of death performance features a front summersault flip, something you will be hard-pressed to see anywhere else. If that doesn't get your head spinning, perhaps our 5 roller skaters and their incredible tricks and turns will. And although Cirque Italia does not use animals in our performances, this year we will be featuring amazing lifelike elephant puppets. They are so well made, you might just think they are real. Whether it's a futuristic laser act or mesmerizing aerial performances, the show has something for all tastes and expectations. One thing Cirque Italia sets out to accomplish is to create a type of world-class entertainment suitable for all age groups.

Cirque Italia follows a strict animal-free policy that makes the Water Circus stand out from other circus entertainment shows.

Don't miss the opportunity to be amazed and transported to a fantastic realm where your deepest dreams can -and will- come true.

For more information visit www.cirqueitalia.com and make sure to check all our social media accounts. Tickets can be purchased now starting at $10.00-$50.00 depending on availability. Cirque Italia offers one free child admission with every full priced paying adult ticket in levels 2 or 3. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or deals. Please call 941-704-8572 to find out the promo code for this location.

May 10-13
7600 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919, West Town Mall near The Cheesecake Factory and under the stunning White & Blue Big Top Tent.

May 10 – Thursday: 7:30pm
May 11 – Friday: 7:30pm
May 12 – Saturday: 1:30pm, 4:30pm,& 7:30pm
May 13 – Sunday: 1:30pm, 4:30pm,& 7:30pm

The box office opens on-site on Tuesday, the week of the show,
non-show days: 10am – 6pm and show days: 10am – 9pm.

You can purchase tickets through our website (cirqueitalia.com/tickets) or by phone: (941) 704-8572. We also respond to text messages.

Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento
Directed by James Marvel & Conducted by Peter Leonard

Dominick Argento’s “Postcard from Morocco” (with libretto by John Donahue) is an opera that has more in common plot-wise with the surrealist plays of Samuel Beckett than it does with most other works in the operatic canon. The chamber opera centers on seven travelers, waiting inside of a train station. Each of the unnamed travelers carries with them a piece of luggage that not only defines their character but also reveals something about their personality. By detailing what they carry in arias scattered throughout the show, each character anchors a vignette that both answers a question about their “reason d’etre” and causes the audience to ask, often uncomfortable, questions of themselves. Motivated by a quirky libretto and masterfully scored, the piece explores themes of control and the great lengths that people will go to to protect what they hold dear.

Featuring:
Mr. Owen – Brandon Evans
Lady with a Cake Box – Ryan Colbert
Foreign Singer – Jennifer Barsamian
Lady with a Hand Mirror – Cat Richmond
Man with Old Luggage – Ryan Ford
Shoe Salesman – Collin Levin
Man with a Cornet Case/Puppet Maker - Daniel Berry

Cost: $25 Adults/$15 Students
Ticket Link: www.PostcardfromMorocco.Brownpapertickets.com
FB Event Link: www.facebook.com/events/935207366642419/

At Jackson Terminal, 213 W Jackson Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902. Marble City Opera: 646-217-1580, www.marblecityopera.com

The University of Tennessee's Graphic Design Senior Show 2018, Catch Us On the Flip Side, will be Thursday, May 10, 6:00-9:00pm, at The Standard, 416 W Jackson Avenue, Knoxville.

catchusontheflipside.com
art.utk.edu/graphicdesign
UT School of Art: 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, http://art.utk.edu/

Music of Pergolesi, Schumann, Ravel, Gliere, Prokofiev & Britten
Featuring Diana Salesky, Miroslav Hristov, Abigail Santos-Villalobos and Chih-Long Hu

General Admission: Free!
VIP Reserved Seating: $20
To reserve VIP seats at $20, please email AmadeusChamberEnsemble@gmail.com and provide your name and number of tickets requested. You will receive a confirmation email.

Ossoli Circle 2511 Kingston Pike (Knoxville, TN). Amadeus Chamber Ensemble is a not-for-profit organization. Details coming soon!

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform a FREE, family-friendly concert on Market Square in downtown Knoxville.
Free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Blankets and lawn chairs encouraged.

Featured young artist: Renae Dishman, clarinet. Member of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra and graduating High School Senior. Renae's bio can be found here.

The KSO kicks off the City of Knoxville’s Concerts on the Square Series on May 10. Symphony on the Square is offered free of charge as part of the KSO Education & Community Partnerships initiative and sponsored by Home Federal Bank. By performing a free concert, the Knoxville Symphony provides the community exposure to classical music and showcases the talented musicians we have living in Knoxville.

Information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com, https://www.facebook.com/events/854537548083679/

OLD CITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - YOUR NEW DOWNTOWN HOME FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
WANT TO HELP US BUILD IT? Our friends and new neighbors in the Old City are excited for us to renovate this historic building. Together we’re hosting an event called “PAC the Old City.” By visiting the participating Old City shops and restaurants at any point on May 10th, you'll have a direct impact on the creation of the new Old City Performing Arts Center.

A portion of every dollar you spend at participating businesses will support the transformation of the former COR-TENN facility on State Street into a 450 capacity, multi-use performance space for theatre, music, dance and more.

Our new location at 111 State St. will be open to explore from 5-9PM. Come see our vision and help make it possible.
https://www.riverandrailtheatre.com/old-city-pac/

AN ART BENEFIT EVENT - LET’S HELP A LOCAL SCHOOL’S ART PROGRAM

Many schools don’t have the budget to spend on their art classrooms. AIGA Knoxville wants to change that. We would love if you could support Budding Creativity by visiting our event and purchasing art or by donating online!

This year’s event will be hosted at The Emporium in Downtown Knoxville on Thursday, May 10th from 6-9pm.

Email communications@knoxville.aiga.org if you have pieces you would like to submit.
100% OF ALL PROCEEDS GO TO A LOCAL ART PROGRAM
VISIT www.BUDDINGCREATIVITY.ORG

https://www.facebook.com/events/381897085624979/

BHS alum 2016, Best in Show winner at KMA and Dogwood Arts, will have her first solo art show and opening night reception at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive, on Thursday, May 10 from 5:30-7pm. Art sale and refreshments. RSVP to office@jewishknoxville.org.

Hello PechaKucha friends! Please join us for the next installment of our favorite event, PechaKucha Night Knoxville! We are proud to be delivering our 27th event!

At The Mill & Mine, 227 W Depot Ave
Doors open | 6:30 Presentations | 7:20

// Mill and Mine will have dining options available for purchase.
// Guest Poster Designer | Matt Lewis
// Donations appreciated.

LINEUP
Monika Miller, Joe Norskov , Emily Stevens, Marcus Hall, Molly Miketo, Katie Roach, Cameron King, Derek White, Leslie Wylie Bateman

Come out to support all the wonderful presenters. We hope to see you there!
http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/knoxville/events/5ab10c28fc57bd2a7ad5ffee

Jim Joyce takes a lot of pictures. He captures images of landscapes, flowers, big cats, all sorts of images from the great outdoors, but one subject that doesn’t catch his eye is people. At least not anymore.

Our featured artist in our Market Square location, Joyce spent a lot of his adult life trying to capture perfect moments of people interacting for PR shots and the like. But the challenges of blinking eyes, crooked smiles, funny faces, and even hair mussing gusts, finally got to him: “I got over the people pictures and so the only ones I take now are of my 7-year-old granddaughter.”

Although he didn’t include his family shots, Joyce did manage to bring a wide variety that includes dogwoods, tigers, flowers and more. For this exhibit Joyce selected some of his favorites from a large collection that now takes up considerable space in his home. He’s learned how to maximize every square inch of space from closest shelves to the space beneath beds in order to house his growing collection.

Joyce takes his camera along wherever he goes because, he says, “one morning I was walking my dog and there was a bald eagle right in the tree right above me. I didn’t have my camera on me so I took a picture with my cell phone. Of course, it was a minute detail on my camera screen, and it was a minute detail on my camera screen when I got back home to edit. I blew it up so I could show people. It was bigger than a speck, but you still couldn’t tell what it was. And I don’t think anybody believed me. Since then I take my camera with me everywhere.”

Joyce’s eye for the unexpected often gives his photography a fresh kind of realism, but the exhibit has more than a few shots that will make you stop for a second glance to check just what you saw. The striking color of a bird’s nest or the tendrils of a fern have an extra, alluring dimension, and the photo of a dance studio seems somehow slightly surreal. The dance studio shot is actually a photo of mural that he caught in some particularly serendipitous light, but even so, it captures the spirit of Joyce’s work – an eye for on the spot composition and a little bit of luck.

Jim Joyce’s photography will be on view at the downtown Knoxville Tomato Head on Market Square from May 7th thru June 3rd, 2018. Mr. Joyce will then display his work at the West Knoxville Gallery Tomato Head from June 4th thru July 2nd, 2018.

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