Calendar of Events

June 29, 2:00 p.m. - North Knoxville Branch Library
July 13, 2:00 p.m. - Norwood Branch Library
July 27, 10:00 a.m. - Sequoyah Branch Library

Registration required at www.knoxlib.org/summer

JUNE 29, 2021 JAWS: LUNCH & LEARN
12PM-1PM

JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is the world’s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC. You’ll be able to navigate the Internet, write a document, read an email and create presentations from your office, remote desktop, or from home.

Bring your lunch to learn about JAWS from certified instructor Nancy Carter.

Come to Spark and learn about an essential tool for businesses and personal use for people with vision loss.
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116 Childress Street Knoxville, TN 37920
RSVP: Jsublett@sparktn.org by June 22nd
Space is limited, we hope to see you!
https://files.constantcontact.com/cc77f3bb001/d32fe4b0-31c2-4546-bcc5-a93b603ca152.pdf

You’ve got talent! We just know it! You're wanting to get out a little more, and this is just the thing! Glide that brush over the canvas and make art happen!

Join artists Barry Jenkins and Scott Brantley on a fun, delicious journey to paint town! They’ll lead the group in creating a masterpiece.

It’s all happening at Painting with a Twist, 11000 Kingston Pk, Knoxville, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/knoxville/event/2653201

Benefit a GREAT cause! Your cause! Release your inner Renoir! Eat, drink, paint, and be merry with friends in an evening of relaxed, playful creativity. Win some very nice door prizes! All proceeds benefit your Joy of Music School. Bring your talent! Or bring a talented friend! Or bring a bottle of wine and don’t worry about talent! (Wine is included, by the way.)

Donate: https://www.joyofmusicschool.org/index.php/donate-now/

Happy Birthday, USA! Join us in celebrating our country's 245th birthday on Tuesday, June 29 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at New Harvest Park.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will host patriotic kids' trivia, with prizes for top finishers!
We'll also have pizza and sweet treats for purchase, plus take-home crafts and a special #FourthOfJuly edition of our Story Trails!

Register now at https://kcpl.wufoo.com/forms/pzhk0d01fnwarc/

June 28th - 30th and July 1st 2021
Do you LOVE photography and want to learn how to take your skills to the next level? Join us for this immersive and fun photography experience, where you will sharpen your photography skills while capturing gallery worthy images at the most beautiful locations in Knoxville! Our Teen Photography Lab is a three or four day program taught by Abigail Malone in partnership with the University of Tennessee.

Visit the website for more details: www.abigailmalone.com/teen-photo-lab

AUDITIONS
The Odd Couple (female version)

Performances:
Aug. 20 – Sep. 12 (Fri/Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 3pm) plus Thu, Aug 26 @ 8pm

Summary:
Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constazuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same. This show will be set in 1985.

Audition Times:
• Monday, June 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
• Tuesday, June 29, 6:30-8:30 pm
Possible Call Backs on Wednesday, June 30 at 7:00 pm

Rehearsals begin July 1.

No monologue is necessary. The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. A headshot and resume are recommended but not required. Please bring a detailed list of conflicts from July 1 - September 12. Social distancing will be encouraged during the audition process. Masks are optional. OPTIONAL: Save time and paper by filling out your audition form and uploading your headshot and/or resume ahead of time here: https://forms.gle/qF2QBbjeMXgKC6VB6

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

The WDVX Blue Plate Special® is a live performance radio show held at noon, with your host Red Hickey, Monday through Thursday at the Knoxville Visitor Center. On Fridays WDVX takes the Blue Plate Special to Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria for “The Big Plate”, then back to the Visitor Center on Saturday with your host Evie Andrus.

It’s always free to join in, so please don’t be shy. Make yourself at home as part of the WDVX family. From blues to bluegrass, country to Celtic, folk to funk, rockabilly to hillbilly, local to international, it all part of the live music experience on the WDVX Blue Plate Special. You’re welcome to bring your lunch.

Just like at your favorite meat n’ three, the WDVX Blue Plate Special® is served up piping hot. This fresh and free daily helping of live music during the lunchtime hour that features performers from all over the world and right here in Knoxville has put WDVX on the map as East Tennessee’s Own community supported radio.

Previous performing artists include Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The Avett Brothers, Old Crowe Medicine Show, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Jim Lauderdale, Marty Stuart, Nickel Creek, Red Stick Ramblers, Rodney Crowell, String Cheese Incident, The Del McCoury Band, Tim O’Brien, Yonder Mountain String Band, David Grisman, Claire Lynch Band, Brett Dennen, Tommy Emmanuel, Uncle Earl, The Infamous Stringdusters, the Jerry Douglas Band, Joan Osborne, John Oats, Mary Gauthier, Darrell Scott, and many many more! There’s plenty of great music to go around! http://wdvx.com/program/blue-plate-special/

Free 2-hour visitor parking located next door to the Knoxville Visitor Center. One Vision Plaza, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Info: 865-544-1029, http://www.wdvx.com

https://www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/

Summer Term at KCT’s Creative Dramatics Academy consists of 5 days of intensive sessions. Most classes will culminate in a showcase presentation for family and friends at the end of the term. The cost for the week varies by class. To reserve a spot in any class, or for more information use the online submission form at knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com. You will receive registration information, via e-mail, upon inquiry. 50% of the class fee must be received upon enrollment to guarantee admission.

AGES 4 – 5
Tiny Thespians: Presents the Crayon Book of Numbers

Ages 6 – 7
Page to Stage: Under the Sea
Page to Stage: How to Catch a Dinosaur
Page to Stage: Monster Academy

Ages 8 – 10
Introduction to Acting, Ages 8 & 9
Introduction to Acting: Life in Narnia Ages 8 to 10
Introduction to Acting, Wonderful World of Dahl Ages 8 to 10

Ages 10 & 11
Intro to Acting, Ages 10 & 11
Intro to Improv, Ages 10 & 11
Introduction to Acting, Into the Wardrobe, Ages 10 & 11

Ages 12 & up
Intro to Acting, Ages 12 & Up
Intro to Acting, Ages 12 & Up, Into the Wardrobe
Intro to Improv, Ages 12 & Up 6
Musical Theatre: Move, Sing, Act! 12 & Up

Technical Classes
Costume Design for Animal Characters
Advanced Audition – Self Taping and Online Auditions
Lighting for the Stage
Beyond Tie-Dye

For many of our classes, we require no experience for enrollment. Acting classes are kept small so the instructor is able to meet the student where they are and help guide them individually through personalized feedback. We try to clearly identify classes that require experience, such as some workshops and for our advanced classes.

Week 1: Monday, June 14 – Friday, June 18
Week 2: Monday, June 21 – Friday, June 25
Week 3: Monday, June 28 – Friday, July 2
NO CLASSES July 4 – July 11
Week 4: Monday, July 12 – Friday, July 16
Week 5: Monday, July 19 – Friday, July 23
Week 6: Monday, July 26 – Friday, July 30

Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Cost:$225 per week or $50 per day.

Dancers Studio is offering a day camp experience that is full of fun with dance, games, arts and crafts, snack time and much more! Give the kids something fun and constructive to do with their time off! Athletic attire recommended!

1. WEAR A MASK – Enter through the back door. During this time we will have no visitors.
2. BRING YOUR LUNCH – 2 snacks will be provided daily. No backpacks or luggage.
3. WASH YOUR HANDS – We will work throughout the day to disinfect different areas of the studio.

Call 865.584.9636 to reserve your spot!
https://www.dancersstudioknox.com/

June 11 - July 21, 2021

• Participants must have taken a class within the past year.
• A virtual tour of the show will be made available on June 11.
• Enjoy pieces from the instructors, too!

Awards:
• People’s Choice Awards will be voted on through the month of June and will be announced the beginning of July
• Vote for your three favorite pieces

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu-Th 9-5, or by appointment. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

Opens Friday June 11th, 5-8 PM
The show will be up the whole month of June.
The artist is Aaron Joseph Arroyave.

https://www.ajaartwork.com/about/

214 Magnolia, 214 W. Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Friday 5-8, Saturday 12-4, and by appointment, via IG button, during the week: https://www.instagram.com/214magnolia/. 865-337-7106 or https://www.214magnolia.com/

"Art Thru The Window #4" at Broadway Studios and Gallery.

Featuring our resident artists. Art Show through the glass.

1127 N. Broadway, Knoxville TN 37917. Open hours vary, call for appointment, inquiries and purchases: 865-556-8676