Calendar of Events
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Pellissippi State: Spring Faculty Recital
Category: Free event and Music
All music performances are in the Clayton Performing Arts Center and are free and open to the public.
Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts
UT School of Music: Justin Stowe; Tuba
Category: Free event and Music
Guest artist recital; Justin Stowe of the United States Army Bands Program presents a program of solo tuba ranging from baroque to modern music.
Tuesday, February 11 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
1741 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996
UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events
Shop for Good with Kendra Scott to Benefit United Way
Category: Fundraisers
Please join us on February 11 for sips, sweets, and jewels! Kendra Scott is hosting us for a Shop for Good event wherein 20% of proceeds will benefit United Way of Greater Knoxville. Come have a drink, have some fun, and do some Valentine's Day shopping, all for a good cause!
February 11, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kendra Scott, 5350 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shop-for-good-with-kendra-scott-tickets-89590406317.
The Maker City: Etsy Sellers Meetup
Category: Festivals, special events and Free event
Etsy sellers, unite!
Meet other local makers who sell on Etsy, an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade. Swap tips and best practices, network together, and make new friends!
This meetup is for sellers who have participated in Etsy classes hosted by the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center and all local Etsy sellers. We'll be joined by Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship Program instructor + local successful seller Alaina Smith of Cold Gold. She was recently featured on the Etsy Success Instagram and blog!
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
17 Market Square, Suite 101
Knoxville, TN 37902
The Maker City is the greater Knoxville-area community of makers, artists, creatives, and small-scale manufacturers and supporting entities. Led by the Mayor’s Maker Council, we create collaborative partnerships, programming, and opportunities in support of Knoxville’s maker community. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/etsy-sellers-meetup-tickets-92264123477
Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture: Michael W. Twitty - "The Cooking Gene"
Category: Culinary arts, food, Free event and Literature, spoken word, writing
Hosted by UT Libraries
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
At The Press Room, 730 North Broadway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
The Cooking Gene
A Journey Through African-American Culinary History in the Old South
Winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best Food Writing and Book of the Year, renowned culinary historian Michael W. Twitty offers a fresh perspective on one of our most divisive cultural issues, race. His illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom.
Oak Ridge Art Center: Ebony Imagery XVII and John Allen: Beautiful Marks
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
In the Galleries
February 8 through March 22, 2020
Artists Reception: Saturday, February 8, from 7 to 9 PM
Gallery Talk: 6:30 PM
The event is free and open to the public.
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
Art Market Gallery: Members Show - Red Unleashed
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
First Friday Reception: February 7, 5:30 – 9 p.m.
Step out for love and paint the town crimson. Come and discover gift ideas various members of The Art Market Gallery created in wild and glorious red.
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
Awaken Coffee: Exhibition by Peyton Tolleson
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Awaken Coffee will host Peyton Tolleson on February 7 from 6-9. Payton is a self-taught, local artist. She works primarily with acrylic paint and enjoys the challenge of painting reflective and translucent subjects with bold contrasts and bright colors. Her Bar Series will be on display for the month of February.
Come join us for some light refreshments, exciting art, and great coffee.
Awaken Coffee is a live music venue, espresso bar, craft beer & wine bar and organic restaurant in the heart of downtown.
Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: M-R 7 AM - 9 PM, F 7 AM - 10 PM, Sat 8 AM - 10 PM, Sun 2-8 PM. https://www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/
C for Courtside: Infinity / Infinity / Perfect Vision
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
C for Courtside is pleased to present a two person show featuring the work of Taylor Baldwin and Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, curated by Eleanor Aldrich
The show opens Friday, February 7th at 7:00pm, and is free and open to the public.
Taylor Baldwin is a contemporary American sculptor, who also uses installation and video. He explores the space between visual legibility and cognition in his multi-media works. Taylor is on faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels is a native of Knoxville and a contemporary site-specific sculptor who disrupts and transforms existing architectural spaces. Her work creates mystery in mundane or known spaces, questioning the border between the physical and imagined. Her solo show Beauty Surplus is on view at the Kohler Arts Center through May 2020.
Courtside is located at 513 Cooper Street, Knoxville, TN., 37917 below the Second Creek Bridge. For inquiries and to make an appointment to view - cforcourtside@gmail.com
www.cforcourtside.com
Follow the gallery on Instagram: @cforcourtside
Broadway Studios and Gallery: Gwyn Pevonka and Pam Hamilton
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Exhibition opens Friday February 7, 5:00-9:00.
Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: Fri-Sat, 10-6, by appointment, or when the "open" sign is illuminated. Information: 865-556-8676, www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com
Phoenix Pharmacy Hallway Gallery: Exhibition by Tony Long
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Exhibition opens Friday February 7, 5:00-9:00.
A day with my son and his passion for steam engines; a view from the train, documenting the ride and the sites passing by.
Phoenix Pharmacy: 418 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902
Tony Long <tony.tweek@gmail.com>
Art Guild at Fairfield Glade: Exhibition by Julie and Kay Ness
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Kay and Julie Ness are the Featured Artists for February 7, 2020, at the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade. They will be honored at the complimentary Fun and Wine Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Plateau Creative Arts Center (PCAC) in Fairfield Glade (451 Lakeview Drive). Beverages and appetizers will be provided by Guild members.
Originally from Northern Ohio, Kay’s profession was nursing. Yet she often searched for art classes that fulfilled her creative spirit. Pastels, watercolors, acrylics and graphite drawing workshops piqued her interests and enlivened her senses. Her repertoire also included classes in wood carving and paper and wood collage making.
Forty-two years ago, Julie was given a Kodak Instamatic camera and began capturing images of her goofy friends. With her second camera, a Pentax, she focused on photos of nature for the next 20 years. With her Canon digital camera, Julie now concentrates on macro flower photography: shooting the objects up close. The variety of shapes, colors and patterns of flowers are revealed and highlighted, changing them into abstract art.
This dynamic mother-daughter duo has used each other’s art mediums as inspiration. Kay has drawn and painted Julie’s photographic images. Julie has photographed Kay’s creations. Recently, Kay and Julie have collaborated on a children’s book. The phrase, “together is better”, is an apt description of Kay and Julie Ness.
Join us on Friday, February 7, to meet Kay and Julie Ness and to view their art. The gallery filled with unique artwork by the Art Guild members will also be on display: drawings, paintings, cards, jewelry, stained glass creations and ceramic and wood items await your visit! All artwork on display is available for purchase. The winter hours of the PCAC are 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The building is handicapped accessible.
Art Guild at Fairfield Glade at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Information: 931-707-7249, www.artguildfairfieldglade.net