Calendar of Events

On May 18 from 1 pm until 8 pm and May 19 from 9 am until 3 pm artists will be drawing in chalk on Bruce street in downtown Sevierville during the Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass festival. This event is free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.In the event of rain, we will simply stop and resume activity when it dries out.
Official parking for Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass is at First Baptist Church and Citizens National Bank.

We are hoping for a successful event as we continue our mission of Bringing the Arts to Downtown!

Sevierville Commons Arts Council at Arts in Common Gallery, 129 Bruce Street, Sevierville, 37862. Information: 865-366-1475, commonsartscouncil@gmail.com or https://www.seviervillecommonsartscouncil.org/

The 5th Woman is returning to the Modern Studio,109 Anderson Ave, Friday and Saturday May 18 and 19 at 8pm. The 5thWoman production combines the power of music and the force that is spoken-word poetry to provide Knoxville with an opportunity to empower women and learn the struggles and oppression that women from all walks of life face.

It is the brainchild of Knoxville's own Rhea "RheaSunshine" Carmon. Carmon is an educator, mother, wife, and poet dedicated to changing the world and opening the eyes of those in her community to the path of womanness. Rhea is a slam champion, organizer of the 5th Woman workshop series, and director and producer of the show.

This year the 5th Woman Fellowship Cohort is the most diverse ever. Whitnie Williams, Ryan Andrews, Alyssa Molina, Joseph "Black Atticus" Woods, and Joey Jennings have participated in extensive work and research to tackle the love affair with Poetry. RheaSunshine will make a special appearance during the show as a celebration of 5 years of sharing the lives and stories of women. Tickets are available at http://thefifthwoman.com . Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-323-2425, www.modernstudio.org

Boys’ Night Out

Alive After Five is a unique live music series that takes place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, and free parking. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries. Admission is $15 for general and $10 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free.

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

University of Tennessee alumnus, Rusty Mowery, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award at the Clarence Brown Theatre’s annual Gala to be held at The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue in Knoxville, TN. Mowery is the associate choreographer of the TONY Award-winning musical “Kinky Boots.” He has set “Kinky Boots” all over the world with productions in London (Olivier Award winner for Best Musical and Best Choreography), Toronto (DORA Award winner for Best Musical), South Korea, US 1st National Tour, US Bus and Truck Tour, Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - Helpmann Award winner for Best Choreography), Tokyo, and Germany. His other Broadway credits include: “CATS,” “Ragtime,” “Seussical,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Hairspray,” and “Legally Blonde.” His next Broadway project with Jerry Mitchell is “Pretty Woman the Musical,” with music and lyrics by Bryan Adams. It will open on Broadway in August 2018.

The CBT Gala benefits the Clarence Brown Theatre Artists Endowment, which helps bring professional guest artists from across the United States to the CBT to engage and teach undergraduate and graduate students, all while creating the world-class, professional theatre experiences Greater Knoxville audiences have come to expect.

With the iconic red boots in mind, the 2018 CBT Gala is sure to be a showstopper. Attendees are in for a fun-filled evening with a cocktail hour, full-course dinner, and a few other surprises up our sleeves. Let’s just say you don’t want to miss this event.

Individual tickets go on sale April 2018. For more information, please contact Amanda Middleton at amiddle5@utk.edu or (865) 974-5654. Visit us online at clarencebrowntheatre.com/gala.

The 18th annual Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18.
Stop by Market Square, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.,on your two-wheeled way to work for coffee and a goodie from Cafe 4 and I Bike KNX!

You've got a lot of chances to win prizes for your pedalling! We'll be giving prizes to winners in each of these categories:
1. NEW - most rides taken on a Pace bike
2. most personal bike trips* logged via Smart Trips
3. most social/errand bike trips* recorded via the I Bike KNX app
4. longest bike commute via either Smart Trips or the I Bike KNX app
Log at least one bike trip* or commute during May for a chance to win one of two prizes on the Smart Trips or I Bike KNX app
* any trip that replaces a car trip – biking to the movies, store, friend's house, work, school, church, Farmers' Market, etc.

For the Pace category, just download the app, take a lot of rides, and you're automatically entered. Use referral code IBIKEKNX prior to taking your first Pace ride for $10 in ride credit to help you get started!

www.knoxsmarttrips.org

The 2nd Annual Nine Lakes Wine Festival will be held at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge May 17-19, 2018.

East Tennessee has the best wines in our state! Join us for the second annual Nine Lakes Wine Festival at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 30 minutes from Knoxville in beautiful East Tennessee. We’ll have dozens of award-winning Tennessee wines to taste, great food, live music, chef demonstrations and more. Don’t miss Nine Lakes Wine Festival: A Taste of Tennessee Wines!
www.NineLakesWineFestival.com

Part of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's 2017-2018 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series, which marks the KSO’s 82nd season and features new Music Director Aram Demirjian.

The May Masterworks ends the season with an all-American program featuring Aaron Copland (Symphony No. 3 including Fanfare for the Common Man), Florence Price (Piano Concerto), George Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue) and Leonard Bernstein's Overture to the musical/operetta, Candide, which the KSO will perform in a full-scale collaborative production in fall 2018 with the Clarence Brown Theatre.

Pianist Michelle Cann will perform not one but TWO piano concerti--by Florence Price and George Gershwin, a spectacular season finale conducted by Maestro Aram Demirjian. Ms. Cann holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, after which she joined the Curtis staff as one of the new Collaborative Staff Pianists. Michelle is also on the faculty of the Luzerne Music Center as an instructor of piano and continues to perform with orchestras nationally.

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano

Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 PM at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Fabulous discounts available on assorted pottery, art glass, jewelry, and art prints while supplies last. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a great price on Phyllis Shipley, Cynthia Markert and Jim Gray art prints. Our contact information will remain the same, so give us a call for all your art and framing needs!

Liz-Beth & Co.: 7240 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-691-8129, www.liz-beth.com
https://www.facebook.com/LizBethArt/

Reception date TBA

In the Sandra J. Blain Gallery
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Fridays at 7 PM

May 11 - Early Bird Special
May 25 - Jodi & Tim Harbin - Simple, pure, honest Appalachian mountain music

As we continue to offer our Sunset Concert Series to you, please keep the following in mind when making your plans to attend:
All concerts begin at 7 pm – Rain or shine in the covered amphitheater.
Bring your own folding lawn chairs.
Coolers and alcohol of any kind are prohibited
Pets are not allowed (Except Service Animals w/ Proper Identification)
Smokin' Joe's BBQ available at the Concessions Stand until Intermission!

$10 per person, GSMHC Members and Children 5 and Under are FREE

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

This group painting show, titled By Candle Or By Bulb, features a trio of Knoxville-based painters including Eleanor Aldrich, Heather Hartman, and David Wolff. The show continues through May 25.

Fluorescent Gallery, 627 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: https://www.facebook.com/fluorescentknoxville/

By William Shakespeare

Join Seventy Thirty Creatives on their second annual summer Shakespeare exploration in As You Like It, Shakespeare's iconic comedy about love, poetry, and fools.

May 11, 18 on Market Square
May 12 at Krutch Park
May 13 (Mothers' Day Matinee), 19 at Ijams Nature Centre

Suggested donation for Market Square and Krutch Park shows are $12 bring a chair or blanket and enjoy! Pre-book tickets for Ijams performances ($12 single, $20 for two).

May 13 Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-event-seventy-thirty-creatives-present-as-you-like-it-tickets-45444775547
May 19 Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-event-seventy-thirty-creatives-present-as-you-like-it-tickets-45444808646

Email seventythirtycreatives@gmail.com for all other reservations. https://www.facebook.com/seventythirtycreatives/