Calendar of Events

Beginning Monday, Feb. 7, The Arts at Pellissippi State presents Muriel Condon: Fabric Print and Quilt in the Bagwell Center for Media Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.

Condon, a printmaker who is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee, curated a fabric quilt print exchange with fellow printmakers from across the United States in 2021. Each printmaker, including Knoxville’s own Jake Ingram, contributed works on 12-inch by 12-inch fabric quilt squares, which Condon then pieced together.

“The overall installation touches on the tension between collaborative and individual art, two-dimensional vs. three-dimensional art, fine art vs. craft and objects that we use,” said Pellissippi State Professor Herb Rieth.

Condon received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montana State University in Printmaking and Painting in 2016 and has studied and served at Frogman’s Print Workshops in Omaha, Nebraska; the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia; and Whiteaker Printmakers in Eugene, Oregon. Before moving to Knoxville, she also participated in the Print Arts Northwest’s Emerging Printmaker residency and was an instructional assistant for screen printing at Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon.

Muriel Condon: Fabric Print and Quilt will be on display until Friday, March 4. The Bagwell Gallery is on Pellissippi State’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville.

Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

AUDITIONS
I Hate Hamlet

Paul Rudnick
Director: Courtney Woolard

NOTICE
Out of caution we are asking that actors auditioning be vaccinated.

AUDITION TIMES
• Monday, February 7th 2022 @ 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, February 8th 2022 @ 6:30 pm

REHEARSAL START DATE
February 15th

SUMMARY
Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew’s series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew’s agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew’s apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew’s life is no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor’s destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew’s deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, Barrymore, his sword, and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park.

“…fast-mouthed and funny…It has the old-fashioned Broadway virtues of brightness without pretensions and sentimentality without morals.” —Village Voice.
“…unapologetically silly and at times hilarious…affectionately amusing about the theatre…” —NY Times.

AVAILABLE ROLES- 3m, 3f

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
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 for the next 3 months.
Be ahead of the game and fill out your audition form and upload your headshot and resume ahead of time at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeoi0eJDqRfETYTep-aZ0K8LY0BQ-iTqkB8wM2CusVXd8Z3A/viewform

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

Join Bike Walk Knoxville's qualified instructors for a training targeted towards drivers about how to safely share the road with cyclists and pedestrians! The training will take place on February 7 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in the Community Room of the Public Works Service Center (3131 Morris Avenue). Our program will help to explain things like why cyclists "take the lane" and how you as a driver can best react in that situation, how to pass cyclists and pedestrians safely, and what different active transportation infrastructure around our community means. We will also discuss the most common collisions in Knoxville and how everyone on our roadways can contribute to making our streets safer. This program is free and open to the public, courtesy of a grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. We hope to see you there!

Registration is limited and will close at 8:30 am the morning of the event, so reserve your ticket today!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bicyclepedestrian-friendly-driver-training-public-class-registration-187647929007

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 | 12PM • FREE EVENT!

We are pleased to welcome you back to the Theatre to enjoy a LIVE concert featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Tennessee Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer. He will be joined on stage by The Fountain City Ramblers, a fun-loving’ acoustic group that mixes up musical instruments, who sings which song, and even musical genres in a constantly evolving set list. The group plays a wide range of reimagined acoustic songs - covering everything from bluegrass to the Beatles - and they’ve also written several original tunes that they plan to record this year. The group started in 2018 and have been actively playing venues throughout Knoxville and Maryville music scenes ever since.

Today the group features the sweet vocal harmonies of lead singer/guitarist Lauren Wilson and her sister, Tracy Dye, backed up by mandolin/guitarist (and local Sports Talk Broadcaster) Tony Basillio and lead guitarist/singer Lance McCluskey. The Ramblers are beyond honored and thrilled to play on the historic Tennessee Theatre stage, a place where they have witnessed so many of their musical heroes perform over the years.

Please note that we will not be serving lunch, but concessions will be available for purchase.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 AT 6:30 PM – 8 PM
www.sfcknox.org/become-a-member

Aaron Ogle will be teaching about keeping bees on the first Monday of each month. If there is interest we can also zoom the class. Class is free to members.
We will be using the book: The Beekeeper's Handbook
https://www.amazon.com/Beekeepers-Handbook-Diana-Sammataro/dp/1501752618
Fourth or Fifth edition ok.
For questions about the class contact Aaron at: ‭(865) 850-3143‬ or Aaron@smokymountainmeadery.com

For questions about membership or facilities contact David at (865) 603-0520.
We will resume our weekly bee checks when it warms up.
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Reception Friday, February 11, 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Artists’ talks at 6:30 pm.

What: REFLECTED NARRATIVES
Works by graduate students, faculty and staff from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Printmaking Program. Free and open to the public!

This exhibition presents prints and related works by graduate students, staff and faculty from the University of Tennessee Printmaking Program. The Printmaking Program in the UT School of Art has been ranked among the top graduate programs by US News and World Report for more than 20 years. Courses included intaglio, lithography, relief, monotype, book arts, and screen print. The program encourages students to work with the entire printmaking toolbox, from traditional to digital processes. Emphasize is placed on the importance of making work with processes and materials that inform and develop conceptual ideas.

Our program is enriched by the diversity of backgrounds and educational experiences as reflected in the listing below:
Zoe Brester-Pennings, 2nd Year Graduate Student (BFA, Sonoma State University)
Danqi Cai, 2nd Year Graduate Student, (BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art)
Gino Castellanos, 1st Year Graduate Student (BFA, Florida Atlantic University)
Muriel Condon, 3rd Year Graduate Student (BFA, Montana State University)
Anthony Huang, 1st Year Graduate Student (MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design)
Noah Lagle, 2nd Year Graduate Student (BFA, University of Vermont)
Beauvais Lyons, Professor of Art (MFA, Arizona State University)
Elysia Mann, Printshop Technician (MFA, University of Tennessee)
Althea Murphy-Price, Professor of Art (MFA, Temple University)
Haley Takahashi, 2nd Year Graduate Student (BFA, University of Colorado, Boulder)
Chloe Wack, 1st Year Graduate Student, (BFA, Towson University)
Koichi Yamamoto, Professor of Art (MFA, University of Alberta)

More information about the artists in this exhibition may be found on the UT School of Art website (https://art.utk.edu).

Gallery hours: 10-4 Monday, 10-3 Tuesday and Wednesday. Ring doorbell to enter. Masks required.
Where: Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

The WordPlayers of Knoxville will tour an original production, The Ends We Seek, to schools, community colleges, and churches during February. This one-act play with music by Ethan Norman, is a work of historical fiction, which moves between actual events in the 19th and 20th centuries. The play vividly and powerfully illustrates how major historical events -- Lincoln's election and Emancipation Proclamation, as well as the movement for civil rights inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- impacted the lives of ordinary individuals and families. With sharp dialogue, inspired by true stories, and with captivating musical interludes, The Ends We Seek personalizes and humanizes the experience of ordinary people swept up in the events of history.

Supported by an Arts Builds Communities Grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission through the Arts and Culture Alliance, The WordPlayers' 15th Annual Black History Show Tour will have 14 performances in 12 different venues across 8 TN counties.

Schedule of Free, Public Performances:

Feb. 6, One Life Church, 2900 Knoxville Center Dr., Knoxville, 4:00 PM
Feb. 8, Roane State – Harriman, O’Brien Theatre, 276 Patton Ln., Harriman, TN, 11:00 AM
Feb. 9, Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Dr., Knoxville, 6:00 PM
Feb. 16, Walters State – Claiborne County, Auditorium, 1325 Claiborne St., Tazewell, TN, 2:00 PM
Feb. 17, Walters State – Morristown, Lyceum, 500 S. Davy Crockett Pkwy., Morristown, TN, 6:10 PM
Feb. 19, Oak Valley Baptist, 194 Hampton Rd., Oak Ridge, 4:00 PM
Feb. 20, Fifth Avenue Baptist, 2500 E. 5th Avenue, Knoxville, 4:00 PM
Feb. 21, Walters State – Greeneville, Lyceum, 221 N. College St., Greeneville, TN, 6:10 PM
Feb. 22, Walters State – Sevier County, CAPE 104, 1720 Old Newport Hwy., Sevierville, TN, 4:00 PM

Info: www.wordplayers.org, call 865-539-2490 or email wordplayers@comcast.net.

There are 30 transgender, ordained ministers in the United States; six are in North Carolina. Dawn Flynn, Mykal Shannon, Liam Hooper, and Debra Hopkins are battling narrow-mindedness within the religious community, their families, and NC natives. In order to live their authentic selves, some have thrown their loved ones into personal identity crises. They are bravely preaching from a pulpit despite the danger they face not only as a transgender person living in the South but also as transgender ministers navigating their way through local, state, and national governing bodies who decide what it means to be a human being.

February 6-9, 2022: Online screening followed by a conversation with the filmmaker(s).
Screening Partner: Clayton Center for the Arts - Maryville
https://www.southarts.org/events/proper-pronouns-2022-02-06

The Ebony Imagery Series began in 1984 with the showing of a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian service which carried the same title. It was curated by David Driscoll, noted Art and Art History Professor at the University of Maryland, who came to the Art Center to speak about the art and artists during the original showing. Along with the Smithsonian exhibition, the Art Center mounted a collection of work by local African American Artists which by all accounts was as compelling as those from the national art scene. We reprised the exhibition in 1989 and held it annually for a few years before settling on a biennial exhibition.

The 2022 exhibition is the nineteenth in the Series. During that time we have seen many wonderful artists whose work moved us. Some are still with the exhibition today, some have passed away and their voices are sorely missed, and new artists to the series add new perspectives. We expect wide range of both two and three dimensional media that will include some traditional forms like drawing on paper, clay sculpture, and oil on canvas to more contemporary media that utilizes new products or traditional products in new ways. Regardless of the technique, sometimes in spite of the technique, these artists bring us fresh, emotionally charged perspectives that move us.

We hope to host a closing reception March 19th from 2 to 4 PM and hope to see you there.

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

Opening reception Friday Feb 4th, 5-8
Show will be up till March 12th

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/

The Plateau Creative Arts Center invites the public to come and enjoy the Art Guild members’ Fiber Arts Exhibit. The exhibit will be featured at the February 2022 Fun and Wine Reception on Friday, February 4 from 5:00-7:00 pm. The display will showcase a variety of pieces from the Art Guild members and will run through March 3, 2022.

We are thrilled to offer this opportunity to both artisans and attendees, to encourage interest and acceptance of many varieties of Fiber Arts as Fine Arts. This medium is non-utilitarian work that consists primarily of natural or synthetic fiber or yarn. It focuses on the design, materials and artistic labor as basics for the works’ significance that prioritizes aesthetic over utilitarian values.

The term Fiber Arts originated shortly after World War II, defining work by craft artists incorporating fabric into their works. The 50’s gave more recognition to Fiber Arts as Fine Arts, and by the 60’s and 70’s, Fiber Arts was embraced worldwide, with a growing number of artists creating 2 and 3-dimensional fiber works in a variety of genres. Fiber Arts continues to thrive and evolve, and the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is thrilled to share a variety of Fiber Arts for public viewing.

Located at 451 Lakeview Drive in Fairfield Glade (off Peavine Road). 931-707-7249 or www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

Please join us for the show opening on Feb 4 from 6 to 8pm.

We are excited to have Paris Woodhull as our featured artist for the months of February and March! Her show The Paris Party features large figurative paintings, in her unique and recognizable style. All paintings are one of a kind originals, and would make for very special Valentine's gifts!

Paris Woodhull is a born and raised Knoxvillian, and received her BFA in 2D art with a concentration in Painting & Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She loves bold color, pattern, pop culture, portraiture, fashion, and is fueled by copious amounts of coffee.

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