Calendar of Events

Join us for an opening reception on Friday, August 3 at 5 PM - 9 PM

The UT Downtown Gallery will be showing works from the Ewing Gallery permanent collection. The Ewing Gallery has many works by former undergraduate and graduate students. This exhibition features a selection of works from every department in the School of Art created from the 1970s - present day.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: W-F 11-6, Sa 10-3. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

221st Century Artists, Inc. has been presenting its ABBA tribute show throughout North America for well over a decade, known as ABBA The Music, ABBA The Concert, and ABBA The Hits. The audience and press all agree – “This is the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get.” ABBA The Concert brings one of the greatest pop phenomena back to life…

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

The Streamliners Swing Orchestra

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

FINDING JOY: August First Friday Show with Shea Goitia.

Find joy on First Friday, August 3, 2018, 6:00-10:00pm, at Smart & Becker, 1154 McCalla Avenue Knoxville, TN, 37915.

Finding Joy is a collection of abstract embroidery work by artist Shea Goitia. These pieces chronicle the experience with a medium that often has a connotation with spinsterdom, but has been reclaimed in the form of embracing singleness and the self-awareness it produces.

www.smartandbeckercreative.com

First Friday, August 3, at Rala, 112 W. Jackson Ave.
Jon Pemberton is a Special Education teacher, and during the summers he creates his pop-art paintings. He went to art school in Denver, where he first felt free to explore his love of materials,process, and color. He claims, "Making his work allows him to display his truth as a 30-something nerd who loves hip hop." Please join us for the show openings and to meet the artist!

Also, we will continue to feature the work of our featured artist from last month, Sarah Moore.

112 W. Jackson Ave
Knoxville, TN 37902
PH: (865) 525-7888
Instagram: @ShopRala

With guest exhibition by Lynne Ghenov

Opening First Friday August 3, 6-9pm
Closing August 31, 6-9pm

A1LabArts @ the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: www.a1labarts.org

We’re so eager to show the place off (and are also a little dumb/crazy) we’ll be hosting a First Friday Open House this Friday, August 3! Want a firsthand look at a nearly-finished movie theater? Want to get to know us? Want to check out all these finished custom armrests? Stop on by between 5pm and 8pm to take it all in!

Of course, there’s plenty of you who just want to watch a movie... and if you’re a Central Cinema Member or part of our Preview Club, you’re in luck! Following the open house event we’ll be inviting our VIPs to stick around and break in our auditorium with a special members-only test screening. (Space may be limited, so be sure to come to the open house for details and to claim your spot!)

1205 N Central, Knoxville, TN
Call (865) 951-2447
centralcinemaknox@gmail.com
https://www.centralcinemaknox.com
https://www.gofundme.com/centralcinemaknox

Hosted by St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville
1101 N Broadway NE, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

A fun evening with music from Broadway shows and more!
Solos, Duets, Choral Music, Handbells!
FREE ADMISSION!
https://www.facebook.com/events/866113570244117/

Dogwood Arts is excited to host a First Friday Open Mic Night showcasing Knoxville’s budding musical talent from 6-8:30PM on Friday, August 3rd.

Our doors will be propped wide open on with attentive ears and an open microphone. For anyone who can work up the courage, a stage awaits.

Ready to showcase your newest songs? Register online at https://goo.gl/forms/0wTu29kW1nMjJ5MV2 and reserve a slot in advance. Each slot will be given 2 songs or 10 minutes, whichever comes first. The open mic night is available for music talents of all levels. Come out and support your friends and hear the new music of our great city!

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Come join us this First Friday on August 6th for the opening reception of Steadfast Lookin, an exhibition of artworks by local artist Brandon McBath. Brandon will be sharing with his large scale, multi-layered drawings influenced by the art within television, anime, and video games, as well as his Christian faith. Brandon McBath graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2016 with a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Drawing and a minor in Art History. He was born and raised in East Tennessee, lives in Knoxville, and teaches art at Concord Christian School in Farragut.

Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
https://www.facebook.com/events/2106117356097309/

Stop by to see Kathy Thacker's colorful, textural paintings this August! Her work, which also includes murals and illustrations for children's books, explores everything from still life and portraits to whimsical depictions of animals and food.

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

"Newer Things" will view at the downtown Knoxville Tomato Head on Market Square thru August 5th. He will then exhibit from the West Knoxville Gallery Tomato Head from August 7th thru September 3rd.

Carl Gombert is the featured artist, and while you probably won’t catch him there to share his personal magic, the works in his exhibit have a magic all their own. The exhibit consists of rubber stamped decorative pieces that have been Gombert’s focus for the last five years...

Read his bio from a previous TH show here: http://thetomatohead.com/carl-gombert/

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