Calendar of Events

(Ages 6+) Brood X has arrived at Ijams, and periodical cicadas are EVERYWHERE! They appear every 17 years and their calls delight our ears, but what do you really know about them? Join an Ijams naturalist on a walk and talk to catch and observe these fantastic insects. You'll learn to ID the three species and more! These informative programs will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about cicadas. Learn more and register

Wed., June 2, at 11 a.m.
Thurs., June 3, at 1 p.m.
Fri., June 4, at 11 a.m.
Sat., June 5, at 4 p.m.

https://www.ijams.org/calendar-of-events

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

Start date: June 1, 2021
End date: June 30, 2021

Summer

This June we’re opening a brand new pop-up museum experience outside! Muse Pop will feature exhibits, workshops, performances and more within a world of colorful tents.
Exploring the Power of Play outside. Coming June 2021.
Special Events & Performances
Permanent & Weekly Exhibits
Way Late Play Date
Camps & Teacher PDs

https://www.themuseknoxville.org/muse-pop

TUESDAY, JUNE 1
Smorgasbord Class: “Petit Mixed Media,” with Twyla Marti, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Cost is $20 for both members and guests. Number of students: Minimum is 4, and maximum is 8.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8
Paint Along with Sam Hill, watercolor demonstration class, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Cost is $20 for AG members or $25 for guests. Students should bring their own watercolor supplies. Number of students: minimum is 4, maximum is 9.

FRIDAY, JUNE 11
Web Review & IT Tech Training, with John Hufford, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Members only.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15
Monthly Members Meeting: 9:30 a.m. In-person attendance will be limited due to social distancing.
Also, browse through “Endless Possibilities,” the AG’s fine arts and craft shop. Attendees should practice social distancing, including wearing face masks. New Member Orientation: 11:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
Project Discussion, a bi-monthly artwork review session. Assess the artwork of participants and/or selected artwork in the gallery. The facilitator is John Anderson. 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. FREE and open to the public. Bring your artwork or just observe the session.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17
“Chain Maille Jewelry: Glory Bracelet,” with George Gallant. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Registration and materials cost (including a $25 materials fee) is $55 for members or $60 for guests. Number of students: minimum is 2, maximum is 6.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25
Jungue Journal with Louise Goodman. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Registration and materials cost (including $10 materials fee) is $40 for members or $45 for guests. Number of students: minimum is 3, and maximum is 8.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25
Wine & Paint Class “Live to Inspire, with Barb Pelak. 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. All art materials (acrylic paint, brushes, canvas) are provided, participants need only to bring their favorite wine and wine glass! Cost is $30 for members or $35 for guests. Maximum number of students is 8.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Life Drawing, with Dena Whitener, 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. A live model will be available for artists to sketch. Bring your sketch pad, media of choice, and camera to capture the pose. Cost is $5 model fee.

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

Knox Pride is officially hosting virtual events during the month of June — join us for live entertainment, music, and performances. We will release a calendar of events on our Facebook page in the coming weeks. More information to come.

Amid the muck of the pandemic, we decided to host a virtual event this year. No, it’s not the same as our standard festival, but we’re sure trying our best.

www.knoxpride.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/723069695156089/

In April, the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art held a virtual Studio Visit with Knoxville stone sculptor Jeanne Kidd. Kidd is an internationally recognized master stone sculptor whose works honor family legacy, emotional healing, and a passion for the material.

This virtual visit consists of two prerecorded videos: an interview with the artist and a demonstration of her stone sculpting techniques.

Click here for Video One: https://youtu.be/6zQmCKCBoZ8

Click here for Video Two: https://youtu.be/6zQmCKCBoZ8

The Guild raises funds for the KMA and encourages participation in and support for the museum. For more information about becoming part of the KMA Guild and enjoying more activities like this please visit https://knoxart.org/memberships/

https://knoxart.org/kma_events/artist-studio-visit-2021-with-jeanne-kidd/

*All events are free and open to the public!
Details on all of these events at www.tnstatehood.com

Saturday, May 29:
Open houses at Blount Mansion, James White’s Fort, Historic Ramsey House, Mabry-Hazen House, and Marble Springs State Historic Site. Hours vary; check www.hhknoxvile.org for details

Tuesday, June 1:
TN 225th March and Celebration
Blount Mansion (200 W. Hill Ave.), 1:30-3pm (march participants gather at James White’s Fort at 1:00 pm)
Join Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, musicians, historical reenactors, and local students for a march from James White’s Fort (where Knoxville began) to Blount Mansion (where Tennessee was born), followed by a short ceremony, refreshments, and an opportunity to sign your name with a quill pen atop the 1796 Tennessee Statehood Desk in Gov. William Blount’s Office. Blount Mansion will be open free of charge following the ceremony. Event co-sponsored by Blount Mansion, City of Knoxville, and Historic House Museums of Knoxville.

Tennessee Begins
6:00-7:00 p.m., Maple Hall Bowling Alley (414 S. Gay Street), upstairs bar
Presentation by Jack Neely of Knoxville History Project about the events in Knoxville in 1796 which led to the creation of the state of Tennessee in 1796. For more information and to register, visit https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/events/

Wednesday, June 2:
In Conversation: The Objects that Define Tennessee History at 225 Years
(Virtual Event) June 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m. Central
Blount Mansion is partnering with the Tennessee State Museum for this virtual program, which brings experts from both museums together to highlight priceless objects in both of our collections which relate to William Blount, John Sevier, and the beginning of Tennessee statehood in 1796. The registration link for this virtual program will be available soon.

Thursday, June 3:
Knoxville: The Crossroads of America
Joint Hybrid (in-person & virtual) presentation of Blount and Knoxville History Project at 6pm
Blount Mansion Visitors Center (200 W. Hill Ave., downtown Knoxville, TN)
Dr. Chris Magra, professor of early American history at the University of Tennessee, will explore how conflict and compromise brought different people together and made it possible for Tennessee to become the sixteenth state in the Union in 1796. We will stream the lecture on Zoom with up to 25 participants attending in person at Blount Mansion Visitors Center. In-person attendees must register in advance by email info@blountmansion. Please give us your name and the number of individuals in your party. If you would prefer to attend the event virtually, please visit https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/events/ to register and receive the Zoom link from Knoxville History Project.

A View of the City features more than 20 paintings and works on paper of Knoxville and vicinity by artists from East Tennessee and beyond representing the city and outlying areas during and after the 1940s. This diverse selection offers a complex and compelling portrait of our area over the course of a vital period in its development.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Information: 865-525-6101, https://knoxart.org/exhibitions/a-view-of-the-city-knoxville/

More than 20 paintings and works on paper representing the exciting growth in the KMA’s contemporary collection through museum purchases and donations from artists and collectors far and wide.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Information: 865-525-6101, https://knoxart.org/exhibitions/undercurrents-recent-acquisitions-of-contemporary-art/

Tri-Star Arts is pleased to announce the next exhibition in their gallery at the historic Candoro Marble Building. A two-person show, Elements & Dreams, featuring works by artist Raymond Padrón (Chattanooga, TN) and Sarah Shebaro (Knoxville, TN) will open on Tuesday, May 18, and run through Saturday, July 10, 2021.

Public receptions will be held on Friday, May 21 from 5:00- 8:00 pm and Friday, July 2 from 5:00- 8:00 pm. An in-person artist talk will be held on Friday, July 2 at 3:30 pm.

This exhibition will be open to the public, alongside iconic spaces within the Candoro Marble Building, regularly from Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am until 5:00 pm going forward. Masks and social distancing (6 feet apart) are required. The gallery occupancy is limited to a maximum of 10 persons at a time.

Raymond Padrón is a sculptor and performance-based artist, working in a broad diversity of processes and materials. He uses traditional craft and its relationship to improvisation to explore how we form our identity and beliefs. Born in 1983, he grew up in the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC. In 2005 after receiving his B.A. in sculpture and graphic design from Messiah College in Grantham, PA, he moved south to the city of Chattanooga, TN. In 2011 he received his M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has since returned to Chattanooga where he now makes art, exhibits nationally, and teaches.

Sarah Shebaro is a multidisciplinary artist, printmaking instructor, and designer residing in Knoxville, TN. She’s currently a printer and co-owner of Striped Light, a letterpress studio and cultural space that opened in January of 2015. The center of her artistic practice relies on working and teaching in communal creative spaces. She has previously taught at the Pratt Institute (NYC), Manhattan Graphics Center, Southern Oregon University, and the Penland School of Craft.

Tri-Star Arts at Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: https://tristararts.org/
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A one gallery show that asks artists to select a favorite line or lines of poetry and create a work that illustrates or evokes the same idea or feeling. From well-known poems to those penned by the artist or friends, this exhibition is a treat for the eyes and soul. Poems will be displayed with works!

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

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/

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