Calendar of Events

A reception will take place on Friday, March 1, from 5:00-9:00 PM as part of First Friday activities.

Yvonne Hosey is an artist who works in several mediums: glasspaint, acrylic, watercolor and scratchboard. She is inspired by her travels and blogs about them. This is her third exhibition at the Emporium, with the inaugural Glasslike Surfaces debuting in August 2016. She continues to explore glasspaint as a medium as well as portraiture using friends and people seen on the subway during a fall trip to New York City.

Like most artists, Yvonne Hosey’s journey has been a winding one. Discouraged as a young woman from pursuing a career in art, Hosey opted instead for a career in nursing. Marriage and family followed. The creativity refused to stay buried as she became an avid cook, decorator, and collector. Her travels always included trips to art museums and exhibitions. When her son started high school, they moved to a house with a sunny back porch. “One day I discovered a pack of old oil pastels, bought a few sheets of paper, and commandeered the porch,” says Yvonne Hosey. “I haven’t looked back since.” For more information, visit www.roosterscrowart.com.

On display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Information: (865) 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com.

THE TENNESSEAN Personal Luxury Hotel will feature works from local photographer Richard Jansen in its Drawing Room lounge starting March 1 and throughout the month.

Jansen is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel originally from Kansas, but has called Knoxville home for more than two decades. His work is largely in color and the works on display in The Drawing Room lounge will feature colorful downtown Knoxville cityscapes.

Jansen has been published in many magazines and calendars and in Hallmark greeting cards and has been honing his craft since the day he received his first Kodak Brownie camera in 1954. His photography is about subject, light, composition and moments in time and is inspired by his study of Galen Rowell, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Eliot Porter, Philip Hyde and David Muench.

While there, enjoy The Drawing Room’s fine spirits, handcrafted cocktails and fresh, seasonal small plates and sweet bites.

The Drawing Room is open for breakfast service from 7-10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 7-11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Evening service is from 3-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 3-10 p.m. on Sunday. Located at 531 Henley St, Knoxville, TN 37902.

BAD WATER is an artist-run space in Knoxville, TN.

Hours: opening receptions & by appointment.

writetobadwater@gmail.com
@bad__water

Located at 320 E Churchwell Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917

Opening Friday, March 1, 2019 at 5 PM – 9 PM

In our fourth-annual collaboration with Knoxville microcinema masters Public Cinema, Big Ears 2019 will host free screenings of films by Beatrice Gibson, Wang Bing, Johann Lurf, and Jodie Mack in the UT Downtown Gallery starting March 1. From an engrossing nine-hour look at Chinese activists in exile to an enormous montage of shots of stars culled from across the history of cinema, it’s one of the most sharply curated blocks of film programming we’ve ever presented.

For more information about these films and their screening schedules, please visit The Public Cinema's website.
http://www.publiccinema.org/bigears2019/

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown or https://www.facebook.com/events/366804717207135/

Part of the 11th Anniversary Season of Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre

SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “Broadway’s big, fat hit!” (New York Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared!” (New York Magazine).

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

ArtXtravaganza Show Dates and Times

Friday, March 1st from 2:00-7:00 PM
Saturday, March 2nd from 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sunday, March 3rd from 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

ARTXTRAVAGANZA is Webb School’s annual art sale that features original artworks by nearly 70 acclaimed artists and offers affordable works for everyone – from fine art, handcrafted jewelry and pottery to glass art, sculptures and metal art.

This three-day event is held on the Webb School of Knoxville campus, 9800 Webb School Drive, in West Knoxville. Now in its 19th year, ArtXtravaganza has rapidly grown to become one of the premier art shows in the Southeast, and has helped to further the careers of prominent artists. ArtXtravaganza showcases the amazing range and diversity of artistic talent in the region and beyond, and helps establish Knoxville as a community aligned with the arts. Also on exhibit are works by Webb Lower, Middle and Upper School students. Each year, ArtXtravaganza hosts a featured artist.

Proceeds from ArtXtravaganza support Webb School of Knoxville’s visual and performing arts programs and a portion of the proceeds from ArtXtravaganza help support a local arts integrated school. https://www.artxtravaganza.com/page/2019-artists

Central Filling Station, 900 N. Central Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

On Friday, March 1 @ 11AM, Knoxville's favorite full-service food truck park will officially re-open for the 2019 season! What exactly does this mean? We hope you'll come out and help us celebrate the near-end of a very long winter! We've made some fun improvements to our space that you don't want to miss! PLUS we've got an incredible line-up of food trucks ALL. WEEKEND. LONG. (Full schedule @ https://www.knoxfoodpark.com/.)

You know what to do. Tell your friends, bring your pups & come have a beer (or several) with us!
https://www.facebook.com/events/372852553551310

L.A. Theatre Works, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director presents Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling

Steel Magnolias remains one of the great stories of female empowerment and resilience. The L.A. Theatre Works national tour features a diverse cast of six extraordinary women. Within the walls of Truvy’s beauty shop, set in the deep Bayou of Louisiana, are six strong women whose lives increasingly hinge on the existence of one another. Together, they absorb the passing seasons, just like the weathered wooden structure of the salon “home” that they share.

Under the leadership of Producing Director, Susan Albert Loewenberg, L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) has been the foremost radio theater company in the United States for four decades.

On the road, LATW has delighted audiences with its unique live radio theater style performances. An L.A. Theatre Works performance is immediate, spontaneous, and features a first-rate cast, live sound effects, and a connection to the audience.

A unique experience where the actors direct their dialogue to the audience, with costumes, sound effects and small sets, this is an intimate theatre experience not to be missed.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Play performances at 6:30, 7:30 & 9 PM
Cost: FREE (donations gladly accepted)

The Moving Theatre presents its fourth First Friday gallery exhibition – centered around MAN.KIND by Don X. Nguyen, a 15-minute play performing three times throughout the evening.

The exhibition features art by Neranza Noel Blount and Herbert Rieth, sculpture by John Malcolm McRae, fashion by Klutch Queen Collections, woodwork by the Gnarly Gnome, metal art by Lou Van Kooten, jewelry by Laith Keilany, and living art by Mandy Lynn Carris in addition live percussion by Nate Barrett! Plus carnivore and herbivore options by Natural Born Grillers.

Gallery admission is free, with tax-deductible donations gladly accepted.
At Bird on the Wire Studios, 1300 McCalla Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915
https://www.facebook.com/MovingTheatreKnoxville

Hosted by Gwyn Pevonka
Friday at 5:30 PM – 9 PM
Culture Hair Studio, 115 South Gay St., Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

I'm launching my 2019 Spring Collection!
"Girls with Flowers" 2019 Collection will be on Preview at Culture for the Month of March.
50+ pieces. (in all sizes)

New Abstracts in simple palettes; Navy, Creams and Coppers.
New Animals: Flamingos, Sloths, Otters, and Bears to name a few.
New Earrings: Studs and Dangle Earrings will be available

Mini Sketches will be done on site, Flower Bouquets will be our prop, of course! Pose to become a painting!

See you March 1st 5:30-9pm. Make us a stop for First Friday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/539328709922500/

TV's biggest dance show returns on tour this upcoming Spring with "Dancing with the Stars: Live!" featuring fan favorite professional and troupe dancers in a brand-new production showcasing every type of dance style as seen on ABC's hit show Dancing with the Stars, ranging from ballroom and jazz to modern and hip-hop. Fans of the show have the opportunity to see the best ballroom dancers in the business perform live at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium on Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information:

By Dominique Morisseau. Carousel Theatre

Summer, 1967. When the 12th Street riots erupt after a raid on an unlicensed after-hours bar, the fate of the once booming blue collar town takes a turn for the worse on five young Detroiters. Set to a Motown beat, this Edward M. Kennedy Drama Prize winner explores an explosive and decisive moment in an American city.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com