Calendar of Events

The Center will be conducting the annual plant sale in May - just in time for Mother's Day!

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

Sat May 8, 2-4 PM: Cost: $45 UT Garden member/ $55 nonmember. Have you ever seen an unusual planter like succulents in a sink or daisies in a drawer? Our sister garden in Jackson showcases fun planters like these regularly, and they have inspired us to share some of that fun with you! We will use shoes as containers for plants. We will teach you how to make them ready to hold water and how to choose the best materials for the plants as well. Join us for this quirky planting as we give our plants a boot! https://secure.touchnet.com/C21610_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2150&SINGLESTORE=true

10 am- 4 pm
Come See (and Shop!) the Region's Finest Pottery

The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is pleased to host the 5th Annual Tennessee Pottery Festival. Featuring a selection of the region's finest potters, this festival offers the opportunity to view and purchase different styles of pottery and other clay goods. Clay Art connoisseurs and novices are invited to enjoy the pieces displayed onsite at the Heritage Center. This is a perfect time to learn from and discuss different styles and forms of pottery with the expert potters. The Tennessee Pottery Festival is a unique opportunity to find the right piece of custom clay art for your home. Whether it is for decoration or function, this festival will have something for everyone at a wide range of prices.

Emily Burgess is this year's featured artist. A native of Maryville, Emily has a love for bright colors and botanical themes. You will enjoy talking with Emily to learn more about her inspiration and the specific work she has produced.

This event is free to all visitors of the Heritage Center! However, the standard museum admission rate will apply to those who wish to tour the galleries and the historic village. There is no admission fee for annual members of GSMHC. https://www.tennesseepotteryfestival.com/

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

$385

Get ready to be taken away by the sounds of singer-songwriter, Joey English! An evening of craft cocktails, amazing food, and entertainment!

3:00pm: The Village gates open for arrival
5:00pm: Happy Hour in Yeti Cave with Beer & Roasted Peanuts
6:00pm: Family-style dinner in Pavilion
7:30pm: Concert by Joey English by the Fire Pit
Package includes Full Bar, Hot Beverage Bar, Smores & Bite-Sized Desserts during the concert

Sat, May 8, 2021
3:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-of-music-with-joey-english-tickets-147281963317

(Ages 11+) A journal is an invaluable tool when trying to identify a bird. Learn how to start your own bird journal at the next Beginning to Bird program on Saturday, May 8, from 9-11 a.m. Learn More and Register
https://www.ijams.org/calendar-of-events

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

May 8th 7PM

Jorge Variego (saxophone and compositions)
Jon Hamar (double bass)
Keith Brown (drums)

Video on demand available post-stream until May 10 at 11:59 PM

Suggested price: $10
https://www.shapeshifterlab.com/livestream/domino-ensemble/

Join us Saturday, May 8th for our Spring Open House featuring jewelry by Carolyn Morris Bach plus parking lot vendors (flowers by The Pink Petal Pusher & pizza by Wood Oven Eats from 11–2) and plenty of Mother’s Day Gifts.

Bennett, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5027
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5:30pm | 865-584-6791
http://www.bennettgalleries.com/

UPDATED 5-4-21 - this event was mistakenly posted as taking place at "Blount Mansion"

Join the fun while experiencing America’s game as it was played in 1864. The Knoxville Holstons take on the Emmett's Machinists, May 8, 2:00 PM! Don't forget your lawn chair and umbrella for shade! This free public event is enjoying its 8th season and Historic Ramsey House is proud to be a part of this historic reenactment. The players play by 1864 rules, wear period uniforms and our local Knoxville teams bear the names of actual teams that existed in Knoxville during that time. The Knoxville Holstons and Emmett’s Machinists play other vintage league teams from around the state. The league has been in existence for 7 years and has grown from two teams to 12! For more information on the Tennessee Vintage Base Ball Association, visit http://tennesseevintagebaseball.com

New This Year! On each game day, we will have a themed kids craft and game area available! Crafts will be only $5 per child, and the game area is free! This week’s theme is Mother’s Day! Kids will be able to paint a clay pot and plant a beautiful flower for their special Mother or Grandmother! For this year's Vintage Base Ball season, we are hosting food trucks as well. Knox Wurst will be on site to provide delicious eats!

Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org

May - June: The traveling Birds of Seven Islands Photo Exhibit – now showing at Tomato Head restaurant downtown on Market Square through May. The exhibit, featuring images from noted photographers Clay Thurston and Ken Jenkins, will move to Tomato Head restaurant in West Knoxville at the Gallery Center for the month of June.

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

https://www.friendsofsevenislands.com/

Featured Artists are Tom and Sally Neckvatal; Special Exhibit includes Artwork of Crossville’s Graduating High School Seniors

Tom and Sally Neckvatal are the Art Guild’s Featured Artists for May. They will be honored at the Fun and Wine Reception on Friday, May 7, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., at the Plateau Creative Arts Center located at 451 Lakeview Drive in Fairfield Glade. Attendees should wear masks and practice social distancing. Wine will be served. This event is free & open to the public.

In addition, the artwork from Crossville graduating high school seniors will be on display in the gallery. This exhibit was featured at the Art Circle Library during the months of March and April, and the public had the opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork. The winning entries will be on display at the Art Center during the month of May, and the artists will be honored during the reception.

Hours: Mon-Sat 9 AM - 4 PM. 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

First Friday Meet the Artist Reception, May 7, 5-8 pm

Nelson Ziegler, Wood Turning
Nelson Ziegler, of Sevierville, Tennessee in the Smoky Mountains, is a graduate of The Art Institute of Boston and Northwestern Academy of Watercolor. He has won many awards for both his painting and woodturning, both regionally and nationally. Among them, Gold Medal for watercolor at the American Artists Professional League, Honorable Mention-The Artist’s Magazine annual competition. He was chosen the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage artist of the year in 2016. He has participated in numerous juried exhibitions in New York, including Allied Artists, American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, Knickerbocker National Watercolor Exhibition, Faces of America, Academic Artists Association, Springfield Arts League, Springfield, MA, Guild of Boston Artists, Copley Society, Moston, MA, North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA, Tennessee Watercolor Society and Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts.

Dennis Sabo, Photography
Dennis Sabo lives in Loudon, Tennessee and specializes in contemporary abstract, landscape, and seascape photography. His photographic fine art can be found in many private collections as well as those within the healthcare and corporate industries. His photographic artwork is available in open, limited and original edition series. Dennis’s photography has been included in solo and group art gallery exhibitions and commercial installations throughout the world. Recently one of his Photographic Metal Prints that sold at the Art Market Gallery went to its new home in Brazil. In 2020, he received the Healing Power of Art excellence award from Manhattan Art International, New York, New York. Continuing his New York accolades, Dennis’s work was recently included in the 2020 William Vale, Brooklyn, New York- August 2020 permanent art collection.

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, www.Facebook.com/ArtMarketGallery

Awaken Coffee will host an opening reception for Michaelanne Collins Friday, May 7 from 6-8 pm.

Collins is a local artist specializing in floral and angler art. Her love of fly fishing and exploring the Smokies inspires most of her work.

“I hope you can find something inspiring among my collection of hand-made paper collages, original acrylics, palette knife, and fluid art canvases, watercolor, pen and ink sketches, and framed prints.”

Please join us for some amazing art, light refreshments, and of course great coffee.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3831356336914160

Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Info: 865-951-0427 or https://www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/