Calendar of Events

AUDITIONS FOR THE RIVER & RAIL 2021-2022 SEASON ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!

Actors please upload a ONE MINUTE contemporary monologue to YouTube as a private/unlisted video and submit your headshot/resume/information and video link no later than JULY 1st, 2021.

If you are auditioning for The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby please include 16 bars of a song in your audition video – you do not need to record a separate video – Deaf/deaf/HOH actors are especially encouraged to audition – audition material can be performed in ASL or your preferred language.

Stage Managers and Designers please attach your resumes/portfolios.

Should this submission process not meet your accessibility needs please contact chris@riverandrailtheatre.com and we will work with you to make accommodations

SEASON INFO/AVAILABLE ROLES and more info at https://riverandrailtheatre.com/our-season/

May 14 thru May 16
RB Morris

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/

The circus is coming to town, and you’re invited! Young and old alike will enjoy Knoxville’s Tenth Annual Circus Extravaganza, which benefits programming for Knoxville youth in the community. During the last nine years, over 10,000 audience members have gasped and cheered for Knoxville’s hometown circus--Dragonfly Aerial and Circus Arts Studio (DFACAS)--as local talent perform daring and entertaining acts in the air and on the ground.

“The shows are always fun,” says Lissa McLeod a board member and instructor at the studio, “Not only do we get to present high quality entertainment for families, but we also create opportunities for at-risk kids to experience circus through our scholarship fund.” According to McLeod, in the past 10 years, over 200 local children benefited from the funds raised.

The Extravaganza, sponsored by WIVK, Tomato Head Restaurant, Event Rentals by Rothchild, Three Rivers Market, East TN Foundation and the Tennessee Arts Commission, includes four performances at Dragonfly Aerial and Circus Arts Studio. CDC recommendations will be followed and seating will be in 2-6 person pods outside under a tent. You can catch a show at two different times across three days:
● Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m.
● Saturday, May 15 at 2:00 p.m.
● Saturday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.
● Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 p.m.

An online show will also be available on May 28th with extended viewing. Please see our website (www.dfaas.com) for additional information regarding online performances. Tickets are $12 per person. They are available for purchase at www.dfaas.com.

Dragonfly Aerial & Circus Arts Studio, 4504 Fennel Road, Knoxville, TN 37912. Information: 865-609-2012, http://www.dfaas.com

May 14, 2021
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Instructor: Ursula Hall
All ages and experience levels are welcome to participate in this event. This could be fun for the family, kids love the Raku process; or it could be a great “date night” event. The immediacy of Raku firings allow you to take home a beautiful piece of pottery for your home that night, but these decorative pieces are not food safe.
$40.00

Mighty Mud, 126 and 127 Jennings Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: Tu-F 11-6, Sat 9-5. Open studio time on Thu 6-9. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

Free · Online Event
Friday, May 14, 2021 at 3 PM

In this workshop, performing-songwriter Sean McCollough will discuss songwriting as both process and inspiration. He will talk about some of the nuts and bolts of songwriting such as constructing melody, chord progressions, rhythm, rhyme schemes, etc. But he also recognizes that much of songwriting is more intuitive than simply putting together the pieces, so he will also explore finding sources of inspiration and how to break free old habits and explore new ideas. He will share his own experiences, along with those of fellow songwriters, including his wife who has a very different process than his own. He asks that, if you are able, you bring a song that you are working on – even if it’s just lyrics, or just melody, or just a chord progression. This is not a requirement to attend the workshop, but there will be a little time in the middle to work on something of your own and get feedback from Sean. If there is time at the end, a few people may be able to share what they are working on.

REGISTRATION HERE: https://forms.gle/vmcuaLHCTtVahcX88
Questions: info@dominoensemble.com
Participants will receive a Zoom link the day before the event.

More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/353707242712414/

May 14, 2021 @ 7pm
2 Shows
John Cowan
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
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Limited to 200 tickets
$50

It is a new venture we felt we needed to embark on this summer to help support our bluegrass community recover from the drought they are experiencing. Proceeds from the sessions will go to the artists. Tickets will be limited so we can exercise social distance in our venue. Tickets are non-refundable.

Located in beautiful East Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Dollywood, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and only 22 mi. from downtown Knoxville. You can find us just off I-40 exit # 407
at 525 East Dumplin Valley Road, Kodak, TN 37764.

https://www.dumplinvalley-bluegrass.com/dumplin-valley-sessions

MATT MORELOCK’S LITTLE ANIMAL SHOW
FRI 5/14 • 8 O'CLOCK • FREE!
Come down early for Matt Morelock’s Little Animal Show

8 o’clock – Geezer Matinee Show
9:30 – Jon Whitlock, Jessica Watson, and Robert Richards
10:30ish till Midnight – Little Animal Party Set

TAGS: CIRCUS, NEAT!, QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS
http://barleysknoxville.com/events_items/matt-morelocks-little-animal-show/
200 East Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915

The 2021 An Evening of Dance is on and tickets are now available!
The dancers will be performing in the old Arnwine's Home Furnishings building at 6217 Kingston Pike on Bearden Hill.

This year, due to Covid, we will have limited tickets, so get your orders in soon! Ticket orders will be filled on a first received basis. Once filled, they will be ready for pick up at the studio within two days.

Evening of Dance:
Thursday, May 13 @ 6:45 pm
Friday, May 14 @ 6:45 pm
Friday, May 14 @ 8:45 pm
Saturday, May 15 @ 6:45 pm
Saturday, May 15 @ 8:45 pm

Tickets Prices:
Adult Tickets $20 each
Student Tickets $10 each (18 and Under)

Free Parking in front and behind Arnwine's is available. You may also use the Blue Cross Blue Shield lot after 6 pm.

If you have any questions, please email heidi@dancersstudioknox.com
https://www.dancersstudioknox.com/

Tour the award-winning campus of Loghaven Artist Residency

Loghaven Artist Residency has been a labor of love from its inception, born out of a desire to preserve an endangered place, to its culmination as a residency program that brings artists from around the country to Knoxville to make new work. These spring tours include both indoor and outdoor artist spaces, and we ask all guests to come wearing both comfortable walking shoes and a mask for indoor spaces.

Various dates running May 12 - Jun 9
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegNtGSqkzvY02CgSrP9UKEYNr6G1yCFXUnT80ImkOTIJd4fA/viewform with additional dates available at: https://loghavenspringtours.eventbrite.com

If you have any accessibility needs, please reach out to info@loghaven.org in advance so that we can assist you.
Contact: Info@Loghaven.org or (865) 617-0353

May 11th Class (Learning Series - The Camera) 6PM-8PM - The Camera will teach you all about analog shooting. Topics covered will be: selecting a camera, camera functions, operating in that mysterious "Manual" mode, metering your subject, lens selection, and more. Pricing for this individual class is $60.
This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 11th Class (Learning Series - The Camera) 6PM-8PM - The Camera will teach you all about analog shooting. Topics covered will be: selecting a camera, camera functions, operating in that mysterious "Manual" mode, metering your subject, lens selection, and more. Pricing for this individual class is $60.
This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 14th Workshop (Cyanotype Prints) 6PM-8PM - Learn one of the original photographic processes! Cyanotype is one of the oldest printing processes invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842. In this workshop, you will learn to make a unique one of a kind handmade print by coating various papers with Cyanotype chemicals and developing them in the sun. A materials fee of $60 is due at or before the event. This class is limited to 5* participants. Be sure to register for the event by Wednesday, May 10th to secure your spot! You can pay in person or online. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 18th Class (Learning Series - The Negative) 6PM-8PM - The Negative will take you inside The Darkroom where you will learn to load and process your film. Pricing for this individual class is $60. This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 19th (Learning Series - The Print) 2PM-4PM - The Print will take you inside The Darkroom where you will learn the basics of enlarger use, burning and dodging and developing finished prints. For this class, you must bring your developed film and B&W photo paper. We suggest buying film and paper locally from F32 near West Town Mall. Pricing for this individual class is $60. This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

http://www.theknoxvillecommunitydarkroom.org/workshops

https://www.arrowmont.org/visit/galleries/exhibition-schedule/

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