Calendar of Events

Sunday, May 2, 6:30 p.m.
Online, Virtual Event

Register for the School of Music Gala
There's still time to join us on Vol Voyager Tours for the School of Music Gala! This is a virtual event that you don't want to miss out on! You can support School of Music scholarships through the silent auction, donate directly to the School of Music, enjoy performances from our talented students, and much more. Get your tickets now!

If you can't virtually attend on May 2, you can still create a Handbid account and bid on the silent auction items and performances. The silent auction opens for bidding on Monday, April 26, and will close on Sunday, May 2, at 10:00 p.m.

Please read the descriptions and fine print on all silent auction items. All sales are final, and no refunds or exchanges will be given.

Click HERE to visit the School of Music Gala event page, buy your tickets, and register with Handbid.
https://events.handbid.com/auctions/ut-school-of-music-gala-2021

If you purchase tickets for the gala, you will have access to the video, which includes 5 wonderful performances by our students. Please see below for instructions on how to access the video through Handbid.

Accessing Gala Video Through Handbid
1. Visit the School of Music Handbid Event Page.
2. Login to Handbid using your login information
3. Click on "Browse Items"
4. Click on "LiveStream"
5. The video will begin at 6:30.
Thank you for your continued support of the School of Music!

117 Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996
Main Office: 865-974-3241
Concert Line: 865-974-5678
Email: music@utk.edu

May 2, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Knoxville Opera Guild is hosting “Not Quite Opera,” an interactive virtual event on May 2 at 2pm. The one-hour event will feature opera singers showcasing their non-operatic musical talents, from acoustic guitar to folk songs. Attendees can expect performances from some of Knoxville Opera’s favorite artists, including Scott Bearden, Kirk Dougherty, and Brittany Renee.

“Not Quite Opera” single tickets are on sale for $25 online. Tickets and information: https://www.knoxvilleopera.com/event/not-quite-opera/

(Adults with children ages 10+) Spring is officially here! If you enjoy spring wildflowers and want to learn more about them, this hike is for you! Join wildflower enthusiasts Lynne and Bob Davis on a walk to learn more about these ephemeral beauties Sunday, May 2, from 2-4 p.m.

Learn More and Register: https://www.ijams.org/calendar-of-events

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920

At Morris Self Defense on Clinton Highway

UFC legend and Hall of Famer Dan “The Beast” Severn will host two seminars on Sunday, May 2. The first seminar is at 5 pm and the second is 7 pm. Price of admission for non-members is $70 for the first seminar and $105 for both.

www.morrisselfdefense.com or 865-234-0858
6920 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37921

Herbs, Hog & Cocktails, a weekend of foodie education.
Saturday, May 1, 2021 through Sunday morning, May 2. at Ancient Lore Village

Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast
Relaxation & Leisure Activities
Pig Roast & Fire Spinning Show
Lecture by Meg of Flora Wellness
Learn how to craft your own herb infused cocktails.

https://ancientlorevillage.com/herbalist-mixology-and-pig-roast/
reservations at 865.200.2434
info@ancientlorevillage.com
7107 Sevierville Pike
Knoxville TN, 37920

Streaming May 1-2
Free Event (Donations accepted)

“God of Carnage,” written by Yasmina Reza, won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play. It follows two sets of parents, the Novaks and the Raleighs, as they meet to discuss a playground altercation between their 11-year-old sons. When they begin attempting to parent the other couple’s child, tensions rise, alcohol flows and hilarity ensues. Over the course of the evening, they each revert to their 11-year-old self when faced with a bully in front of them.

Register to View
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6391341/god-of-carnage-online-event--maryville-the-clayton-center-for-the-arts-ronald-and-lynda-nutt-theatre

(All Ages) Help the Greater Knoxville Area win this year’s City Nature Challenge! From April 30-May 3, Knox and 10 other counties will join together to compete against cities all over the world to see which can see the most wildlife! Documenting nature helps scientists, government, land managers and citizens understand what lives where, how this changes over time and what we all can do to protect wildlife. The challenge, which is done through the free iNaturalist app, is hosted locally by Zoo Knoxville and Tennessee Butterfly Monitoring Network. Learn More: https://www.zooknoxville.org/experience/monarch-tagging

April 30 thru May 2
Sierra Hull and Justin Moses

WDVX is keeping the Real Live Music going from wherever you are with WDVX Live From Home and our Spring Series. Each ticket purchased issues an email that gives you the link to the concert.
+ If you have a smart TV where you can open your email, you can bring the concert up this way to your TV.
+ Open the email on a device that can “cast” its signal to your TV for HD viewing.
+ Use an HDMI cord to join your computer to your TV. Enjoy!

Your tickets to the show will show up as an email within two hours of the show. Thanks in advance for your support of these artists and WDVX. Tickets on sale: https://wdvx.com/watch/

Portraits were the “social media posts” of the American colonial and antebellum periods. Today, social media allows users to not only visually document and share life’s moments but also curate how others see themselves. Early Tennessee portraits afforded the sitter the same duality. “They are,” as one art historian puts it, “the rhetoric–not the record–of self-representation.” As viewers two centuries removed, how are we to understand early portraiture in East Tennessee? Is it history, fiction, or perhaps a bit of both? This exhibition of works by Samuel M. Shaver, East Tennessee’s first native-born artist, provides interesting examples for discussion.

About Samuel M. Shaver (1816-1878)
Samuel Moore Shaver was the youngest or next to youngest child born to David and Catherine Barringer Shaver on Reedy Creek (near present-day Kingsport) in 1816. Little is known about his formative years. He may have studied at Jefferson Academy in Blountville; a Leonidas Shaver is listed as a teacher there, and his older brother David, Jr., operated a tavern nearby. In 1833, William Harrison Scarborough (1812-1871), a traveling portrait painter from Middle Tennessee, visited Sullivan County. What impact did Scarborough’s stay have on 17-year-old Shaver? Did he watch Scarborough paint the portraits of his neighbors? Or did he simply benefit by imitating the works Scarborough left behind? Whether by native talent, with formal instruction, or both, Shaver possessed the skill set to begin producing competently done portraits by the late 1830s.

Shaver: An Artist of Rare Merit traces the artist's maturation through the 19 portraits held by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library. The exhibition is organized on the occasion of three recent Shaver acquisitions, making the East Tennessee History Center the largest repository of the artist's works.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

For the past twelve years, the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) have partnered to present a biannual exhibition entitled “Arts in the Airport”. This juried exhibition was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be displayed through October 18, 2021. View works at https://www.knoxalliance.store/product-category/airport-24/.

Exhibiting artists include: Gabrielle Barnhart, Lynda Best, Meredith Boatman, Orel Brodt, Jan Burleson, Nancy S. Campbell, Tina Curry, Barbara Enloe, Casey Field, Brian Horais, David Johnson, Judy Kelley Jorden, Anne Kinggard, Judy Lavoie, Peggy Kretchmar Leland, Ilana Lilienthal, Bill Long, Ling Lu, Siobhan McAuley, Steven McQuilkin, Brian Melton, Amalia Fotini Mermingas, Allen Monsarrat, Chico Osten, Amber Patty, Carrie Pendergrass, Mera Ragsdale, Ted Richards, Adam Rowe, Mary Ruden, Pamela Salyer, Gayla D. Seale, Renee C. Suich, W. James Taylor, Marilyn Avery Turner, Gena Tussey, Rick Whitehead, Carl Whitten, Marcy Wielfaert, Anne Wilkerson, and Marianne Woodside.

We’ve opened our new Clayton Family Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Campus.

We Dare You to Enter! The new, state-of-the-art Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus is ready for you! Come explore 12,000 square feet of rare, venomous, beautiful and mysterious snakes, tortoises, frogs, and Cuban crocs. You might see Joe the sloth overhead, too!

The ARC is our commitment to animal conservation, where we will protect 85 species—38 of which are endangered. We can’t wait for you to experience this and help our mission of saving animals from extinction.

Tickets: https://store.zooknoxville.org/WebStore/Shop/ViewItems.aspx

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.zooknoxville.org

Small groups of 35 people or less may make a reservation for an unguided group visit during museum hours - admission is always free.

Current hours: Wed-Sun 1-5 PM
Special arrangements may be made for school groups between 10 AM - 12:30 PM

Ask for one chaperone for every 15 students. More info: https://knoxart.org/kma_events/museum-tours/