Calendar of Events

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

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

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/

214 magnolia may show: ‘It’s about time’ by Sarah Shebaro

Opening reception Friday may 7th 5-8, runs the whole month of may

214 Magnolia, 214 W. Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Friday 5-8, Saturday 12-5, and by appointment, via IG button, during the week: https://www.instagram.com/214magnolia/. 865-337-7106 or https://www.214magnolia.com/