Calendar of Events

News Sentinel Pops Series - Singin’ in the Rain – the greatest musical of all time according to the American Film Institute, with a legendary cast including Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. Experience it as never before, projected on the big screen with live orchestral accompaniment.

At the Civic Auditorium. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Details TBA
http://marilynkallet.com/

Knoxville Children's Theater, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue. Contact: Dennis Perkins, info@knoxvillechildrenstheater.org.

The best way to give somebody a love and appreciation of their culture is to start ‘em out when they’re young. Hosted by Sean McCollough, Kidstuff on WDVX is a show full of great music that kids and kids at heart will love.

Tune in or join us. 89.9 | 102.9 | 93.9 | wdvx.com

Featuring WILL CARTER

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh! Happy New Year! Come on out to celebrate the New Year with the Knoxville Irish Society!

The Knoxville Irish Society is hosting the New Year 2020 Céilí dance this Second Saturday January 11, 2020, from 3pm-5pm!

Admission is FREE for KIS members, $5 for non-members (excl. $1.94 Eventbrite processing fee), and FREE for children ages 12 & under. We encourage you to bring your families! Admission is determined based on KIS membership status prior to the event. Membership benefits for those registering during the céilí will go into effect the following day. If you do not already have KIS membership please join us at http://www.knoxvilleirish.com/join.html

At the Second Saturday, we will enjoy refreshments, socialize and offer registration for Irish language classes and KIS membership. KIS tee shirts will be available for purchase in sizes S, M, L, XL & XXL ($15 KIS members & $20 non-members).

Although there is a water fountain on premises, remember to bring your own water to stay hydrated during the dancing.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2459126067688221/

Stark Alchemy Presents: The 80's Edition
Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST
Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center
Tickets · $15 - $20

Come cure the post holiday blues with a sizzling live dancing girls pole show complete with a special private VIP preshow tribute to the one and only Starry Delight! Tickets are limited. We want to keep this experience a bit more intimate. We have performance artist from all over the region coming to entertain you with their 80's best! Dress in your festive 80's throwback favorites so you can enjoy extras like our special Polaroid station where guests can take fun photos with our models and props! We want to see cheap sunglasses, band t-shirts, geometric prints the whole bit. Come get Hot for Teacher with us and start your new year right! Doors at 730pm VIP Show starts promptly at 8pm. Main show starts 8:45pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/557829125000671/

Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST
At Birdhouse Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

Not Sorry Productions is proud to invite you to our first show of 2020! Join us for a night of fun & laughter at the historic Knoxville Birdhouse. Our killer lineup to kick off the New Year features local favorites & talent from all over the southeast including Nashville, Chattanooga & Louisville, Kentucky!

Featuring
Emaleigh Kierstin
Rowan Young
Saint Thomas Ledoux
Allison Summers
Natasha Ferrier
Dan Alten
Hosted by Keith Marcell

BYOB WITH ID $7
DOORS 8/SHOW 8:30
https://www.facebook.com/events/467648657269895/

SHOW TIMES: Thu: 8:00 pm, Fri: 8:00 pm, Sat: 8:00 pm, Sun: 3:00 pm

By Arthur Miller
Winner of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play

The story revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a failing salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through a series of tragic soul-searching revelations of the life he has lived with his wife, his sons, and his business associates, we discover how his quest for the “American Dream” kept him blind to the people who truly loved him.

A thrilling work of deep and revealing beauty that remains one of the most profound classic dramas of the American theatre.

WARNING: Contains offensive language

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

Opening reception: 5-7:30pm, Thursday, January 9th

The Ewing Gallery is pleased to present, Unsustainable: A Planet in Crisis – a group exhibition featuring artwork ranging in material, discipline, and execution that addresses the theme of planetary crises – climate change, the rise of disease and superbugs, world conflict and national instability, plastics in the ocean, gun violence, pollution of the waterways from mining, air pollution from use of fossil fuels, the opioid crisis, and species extinction.

Participating artists are:

Michele Banks https://www.artologica.net/
Brandon Ballengee, PhD https://brandonballengee.com/
Scott Chimileski, PhD + Roberto Kolter, PhD https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-beautiful-intelligence-of-bacteria-and-other-microbes-20171113/
Brandon Donahue https://brandonjaquezdonahue.com/home.html
Lorrie Fredette http://lorriefredette.com/
Yeon Jin Kim http://www.domesticmuseology.com/yeon-jin-kim
Pam Longobardi https://driftersproject.net/about/
Dan Mills http://abacus.bates.edu/~dmills/
John Sabraw http://www.johnsabraw.com/
Karen Shaw https://karenshaw100.com/

In conjunction with Unsustainable, artist and educator Pam Longobardi will be giving a public lecture on Thursday, January 23rd at 7:30pm on her work. Longobardi's lecture will be in McCarty Auditorium, room 109 of the Art + Architecture Building. A reception with the artist will follow in the gallery.

Pam Longobardi is an American contemporary eco artist and activist, currently living and working in Atlanta, Georgia. She is known internationally for sculptural works and installations created from plastic debris, primarily from marine and coastal environments, as a primary material. She is also a Professor of Drawing and Painting at Georgia State University. Longobardi's lecture is part of the University of Tennessee School of Art's Programming Committee Lecture Series.

Unsustainable - a Planet in Crisis was developed as part of the programming for UT's Apocalypse Semester and as a partner exhibition to Visions of the End at the McClung Museum.

The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture at the University of Tennessee, 1715 Volunteer Boulevard
Art and Architecture Building, Knoxville, TN 37996. https://ewing-gallery.utk.edu/

First Friday Reception: January 3, 5:30 – 9 p.m.

Robert Conliffe, Photographer
After 30 years in the auto industry, Robert relocated from Michigan to Knoxville, Tennessee and began a career in art. His interests have always been in exploring new methods in photography and the advent of digital imaging has presented new opportunities. His art has evolved from traditional photographic work to using digital elements and techniques in the transformation of the image. Like many photographers he has sought methods to change an image giving a personal interpretation. Starting with a photo and using techniques such as digital brush work, color manipulation, filters and many other methods to create a completely new image. Most works are built from layers with a variety of colors, patterns and images. Each layer can be displayed at a different intensity level that will project to the surface. Much of his work reflects the style of Robert Mapplethorpe’s isolated flowers. He has recently started to work with the process of “Double Exposure” this is the process of layering several photos or images together similar to collage. In general his work might be called “Enhanced Photography”. His work can be seen locally at The Art Market Gallery and The Knoxville Museum of Art. He has taken classes at Pellissippi State Community College and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Most of his training has been self-directed and he has been inspired by the works of many artists.

Patrick Deason, Metal Artist, has been doing metal art since 2002. He says “ I am totally self-taught and many of my tools are made or improvised by me, as are some techniques for shaping steel. While I often repurpose scrap parts for sculptures like many metal artists, much of my work revolves around heating, hammering, and shaping steel into organic forms. Most of my work in the past has concentrated on coastal wildlife in steel, but I'll occasionally incorporate other mediums into my work or delve into kinetic sculpture.” He has won several awards at art shows, was named the Coastal Georgia Artist of the Year and featured at the Goodyear Cottage on Jekyll Island, Ga., and have had groupings of my work in galleries in North Florida and coastal Georgia.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

The UT Downtown Gallery is pleased to present recent work by Knoxville artist and gallery owner, David Wolff.

David was born in San Francisco, CA and received his BFA from University of Tennessee. He founded Fluorescent Gallery in 2005, and he has exhibited work all across the country including the Knoxville Museum of Art. His work deals with surreal gestural subtractions created from methodically pulling oil paint across paper.

Join us January 3rd from 5-9pm at the UT Downtown Gallery for a reception with the artist.

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

In this season full of holidays, family and remembrance, our collection serves to connect our current Art Center family and those who worked to sustain and preserve our program in the past. Among them are artists, collectors, and family and friends of both. Selections from the Permanent Collection will represent individuals who created, those who collected, and those who contributed to our ability to share the amazing variety and diversity of art with our regional community. Each group represents many memories—funny, fond, and maybe a few not-so-fond—of the individuals who helped make the Art Center a community asset and keep it viable for us to enjoy today.

We are assembling a group work that represents all three of these groups of people—artists, collectors and contributors. Many of the artists represented have been or were members of the Art Center, or have been associated with our program. Others have been, or were, instructors at the Art Center and/or have shown with us in their careers.

We will have a wealth of wonderful pieces to represent the collectors in our midst. Lovingly collected by members and individuals from around the region the pieces were later donated to the Art Center to leave a lasting impact on the cultural tenor of our region. Work included in this group are both regional and international in scope. Sharing these works with our visitors and their delight in viewing work of this caliber in our area is very special. This promises to be a delightful walk down memory lane with some of our favorite people and their memories.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gallery hours: M-R 8:30-5, Fri 8:30-4, Saturdays call ahead. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org