Calendar of Events
Saturday, August 7, 2021
West Fifth Studios: Field Trip!
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
The collective of artists at West Fifth is pleased to bring you “Field Trip!”
Opening reception will be August 6th from 5-9 at @red.gallery.knox but the show will run through the month of August. See you so soon!
Red Gallery, 132 W. Jackson Avenue
https://www.instagram.com/westfifthstudios/
214 Magnolia: Exhibition by Tracye Burnett Sowders
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Opening reception Friday August 6th, 5-8. Show will be up the month of August.
https://www.facebook.com/tracye.sowders
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/
Blackberry Farm Gallery: Alyssa Coffin: Nature of Time
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Closing reception Aug 27, 5-9 PM
One day every week during the exhibition, the artist will be present working in the gallery.
Blackberry Farm Gallery at Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville College: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com
Denso Gallery: Carl Gombert: Old and New: A Retrospective of Sorts
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
At the Denso Gallery at Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville College: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com
Tennessee Theater: Summer Movie Magic - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Category: Film and Kids, family
Summer Movie Magic presented by Denark Construction is a long-standing tradition celebrating our legacy as a movie palace. Moviegoers will travel back in time and see these classics, as they should be: in a historic theater originally built as a movie palace surrounded by other movie-lovers, enjoying some popcorn and a cold drink. This year, we are pulling out all the stops with a lineup of blockbuster hits! And true to tradition, hear the Mighty Wurlitzer organ fill the auditorium with magnificent music prior to the movie. Experience some of your favorite classics on the big screen!
Aug 6, 8 PM and Aug 8, 3 PM: Breakfast at Tiffany's
Based on Truman Capote's novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building. He is with an older woman who is very wealthy, but he wants to be a writer. She is working as an expensive escort and searching for a rich, older man to marry. (Rotten Tomatoes) This film is 1 hour 55 mins and is rated G.
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/tickets/movies-at-the-tennessee/
Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness: Vaudeville in the Old City
Category: Dance, movement
Event by Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness w/ Natasha Fine
Join us for Vaudeville in the Old City, August 6th and 7th!! Submerge yourself in the Vaudeville era, where theatrical genres fuse for a spectacular entertainment experience. An evening of captivating artists and characters, performing their unique flairs, gifts, and strengths.
Presented by Knoxville's premiere Pole Dance Studio, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness: Owned, Directed, and Operated by the illustrious Natasha Fine. In partnership with Liz Brooks.
Doors Open @7:00 - BYOB
Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness
121 West Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaudeville-in-the-old-city-tickets-162043575697
Ijams Hallway Gallery Presents: Ame Houston
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Science, nature
Ame Houston is a painter/maker from East Tennessee. Come see her art throughout August in the Ijams Hallway Gallery. Visit Instagram to see more of her fun, fabulous work!
https://www.instagram.com/junedogart/
2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920. 865-577-4717 or www.ijams.org
Ijams Nature Center: Art of Oliver Guerguis
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Science, nature
Oliver Guerguis is an 11-year-old illustrator, doodler and sketcher from Knoxville. This multi-talented, young artist is passionate about helping children with special needs, especially children with autism. You'll find his artwork in the Visitor Center lobby. A portion of the sales from his art will help children with special needs.
2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920. 865-577-4717 or www.ijams.org
Art Guild at Fairfield Glade: August Classes & Workshops
Category: Classes, workshops, Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Kids, family
Aug 3-31: Art Guild at Fairfield Glade: Classes & Workshops
Tue Aug 3, 10-12: Smorgasbord Class: “Little Marquise Earrings,” with Michalanne Sloan, $30
Tue Aug 10 & 24, 9-12: “Heart of the Sketch” with special guest instructor, Bill Quillen, $80
Fri Aug 13, 1-4: “Digital Painting – The Mystery Solved” with special guest instructor, Dale Turner, $75
Tue Aug 17, 9:30: Monthly Members Meeting
Wed Aug 18, 12-2: Project Discussion, a bi-monthly artwork review session
Thu Aug 19, 1-4: Chain Maille Jewelry “Harvest Bracelet,” with George Gallant, $70
Wed Aug 25, 12-2: Life Drawing, with Dena Whitener, $5
Fri Aug 27, 9-12: “Let’s Make Art Felt” with Cindy Stroud, $70
Tue Aug 31, 9-12: “Drawing Conclusions” with special guest instructor, Bill Quillen, $40
Located at 451 Lakeview Drive in Fairfield Glade (off Peavine Road). 931-707-7249 or www.artguildfairfieldglade.net
Fountain City Art Guild: Exhibition at Tomato Head
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Members of the Fountain City Art Guild will be exhibiting at Market Square Tomato Head through the month of August.
The mission of the Guild is to create an atmosphere that promotes, encourages, guides, supports, and informs artists in our guild. The Fountain City Art Guild began in 1979 as a group of women who met in the “Art Cellar,” the basement of Chloe Harrington’s home. Most of the Guild members were watercolor artists. For several decades, they were known as the Fountain City Watercolor Guild, and they met in various churches and homes in the community, holding exhibitions in local businesses. In 2000, the Guild voted to allow other 2-D media in their exhibits, and in 2015 members voted to allow nonfunctional 3-D work as well. In 2004, the Guild was instrumental in helping open the Fountain City Art Center at 213 Hotel Avenue, the location of the old Fountain City Library. They welcome creative, committed artists who will bring fresh ideas, energy, and enthusiasm to join the Guild.
Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com
Oak Ridge Playhouse: Nunsense
Category: Theatre
NUNSENSE
by Dan Goggin
What happens when a convent cook (Sister Julia, Child of God) accidentally poisons fifty-two nuns and the order can’t afford to bury the last four? The surviving Sisters raise the money by putting on a show! Their God-given talents are put to the test as they sing, dance, and joke their way through an outrageous evening of hilariously hysterical fun and frolic in our return to live performances! Guaranteed to lift your spirits, you don’t have to be Catholic to love the inspired madness of Nunsense!
Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com
Fountain City Art Center: Member's Show
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
Our members show is coming up: July 30 – September 15.
Our RECEPTION and show opening will be Sunday, August 1st from 2pm – 4pm! Awards will be announced at 2:30pm.
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