Calendar of Events

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Matt Harris, associate professor of economics at Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, UT Haslam College of Business, will present “The Hazards of Unwinding the Opioid Epidemic: Evidence from child abuse,” Friday, March 4 at 12 p.m. via Zoom.

https://calendar.utk.edu/event/the_hazards_of_unwinding_the_opioid_epidemic_evidence_from_child_abuse

Celebrate the First Friday of every month with free live music from 6:00pm-7:00pm at WDVX's studio inside the Knoxville Visitor Center. Performances are hosted by Evie Andrus and include artists from around the region as well as nationally touring acts. Play your part in this live radio show or listen to the broadcast on 89.9, 102.9 or 93.9 in East Tennessee or on the wdvx.com live stream.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

March 4, 7:00 PM
Location: Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN

Oak Ridge Chorus presents The Journey

The journey is different for each of us as humans, but there are common themes. Hear the Oak Ridge Chorus sing about our journeys in this uplifting concert. A special commissioned piece by local composer Jorge Variego will be performed. Numerous additional pieces on the program feature composers of color and women composers.

FREE attendance for youths 18 and under. General admission seating. Adult $15. Young Adult (19-29) $5. Free admission for chaperones of youth groups of 5 or more. Chaperones must call or email to reserve by 3:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the concert. Tickets for Youths and Adults are available at the door, by phone at (865) 483-5569, or at www.ORCMA.org. Masks and social distancing are required.

Continuing the UT Contemporary Festival is this special concert featuring "New Music from el Rio de la Plata." Mr. Pedrana's particiipation is in part possible with the support of a Catalyst Grant awarded by the UT Office of Research and Engagement.

March 4 at 4 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. In-person events that take place in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, or the James R. Cox Auditorium, also have livestream options. So if you're not able to be with us in-person for those events, you can still join: https://music.utk.edu/events/live.php

*For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

The final concert of the UT Contemporary Music Festival features new music from guest composers Evan Williams, Alex Temple, Manuel Soza, Baljinder Sekhon, and Skye van Duuren, as well as UTK master's composition student Mikeila McQueston.

March 4 at 7 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. In-person events that take place in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, or the James R. Cox Auditorium, also have livestream options. So if you're not able to be with us in-person for those events, you can still join: https://music.utk.edu/events/live.php

*For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

(Ages 6+) Join Ijams for a fun First Friday Night Hike on March 4 from 6:30-8 p.m. You'll explore how to use your senses differently at night, search for nocturnal animals and more! Grab your flashlight and join the creatures of the night! Learn More and Register

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org/ijams-river-rescue.

Join us for the monthly First Friday Gallery Night at Able Trade! This month we have the very talented team of Tara & Tyler who specialize in wooden sculptures, vessels, and bowls. Come see these beauties in person as well as many new Able Trade members work.

Vagabond Spun specializes in hand tied brooms of all shapes and sizes.

Located in Downtown Knoxville's Jackson Terminal, Able Trade is a fully-equipped maker co-working space focused on woodwork, metalwork, and industrial craftsmanship. Meet the makers and see their projects during First Friday from 5-8 pm.

Able Trade, 203 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. https://weareabletrade.com/

FRIDAY AT 4 PM
Serving our pressed sammies and hotdogs for the community!

https://www.facebook.com/events/685049172935693/

2004 East Magnolia Avenue Knoxville, TN 37917
Real Good Kitchen is a shared commercial kitchen in Knoxville.
http://therealgoodkitchen.com/
(865) 249-7237

Join us at Dogwood Arts on the #FirstFriday in March for live music featuring Ben McLaughlin and Cecilia Wright
5-8PM at 123 W Jackson Avenue

Ben McLaughlin is an Americana artist, producer, and engineer from Omaha, NE. A musical lovechild of Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, and Blake Mills, McLaughlin serves tender melodies, poetic lyrics, heartfelt stories, and tasteful guitar playing. Currently based out of Knoxville, TN, he is over a decade into his cosmic sonic journey and recording his first full-length LP, due Spring of 2022.

Cecilia Wright (she/her) is a board-certified music therapist, musician, and cello instructor based in Knoxville, Tennessee. She earned a BA in Music at the University of Tennessee and a MM in Music Therapy at the University of Kentucky. She has performed/toured with the Lonetones, Senora May, Warren Byrom, Trampled by Turtles, RB Morris, cellist Peter Gregson at Big Ears, 10 Years, and toured with Lucette nationally in support of Sturgill Simpson. She recorded cello for Tyler Childers' grammy nominated record Long Violent History, and has also written and recorded cello parts for Senora May, David Olney, and Little Red Lung, among others. Recently, she released her first solo album, entitled Another Human.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Synergy showcases gifted K-12 art students alongside their teachers and current art interns/student-teachers from East Tennessee. See the results of the artistic student-teacher synergy that happens every day in our schools! Awards and scholarships are presented to encourage further development of these art students’ artistic aptitude.

A Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held at the Clayton Center for the Arts (502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804) on Wednesday, March 23rd from 5:30-7:30 PM. All artists, families, and friends are encouraged to attend this wonderful celebration. Artwork will be available for pick-up at the end of the reception.

Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Charlotte Rollman Artist Statement
All of these paintings are plein-air (painted outside and on-site). You may notice all of the seasons are represented here, as I try to paint all year long. The two largest paintings are from my backyard and all of the work is from East Tennessee. I paint often, and particularly enjoy my weekly meet-up with the Tuesday Painters group. We are a lucky bunch. We mostly share our work, painting ideas, studio tips and discuss art events, and over lunch we share our lives outside of painting. We discuss abstract things like color, contrast, value, reflections and the weather. The wind joins us too and is not usually my friend, but it does chase away the bugs. I like to paint in the early morning light but I am not always the first person to our destination for the day. Sometimes I am distracted driving to our painting destination on Tuesday mornings and see other places I would like to stop and paint, but I don’t because I would miss the others if I did.

Debbie Whelan Artist Statement
I’m a dancer who makes pots. The human body and the clay body both have form and shape, both seek to fill the space with dynamic design, movement and meaning, and the color on the pot is like the music to the dance. The dancer informs the potter, and the potter informs the dancer, culminating in a lovely duet!

Westminister Presbyterian Church, 6500 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: M-R 9-4 and Sundays. Info: (865) 584-3957 or www.wpcknox.org

Quilting is an important part of our heritage. Our purpose is to promote and encourage the unique art of quilt making and to instill an appreciation and pride in preserving our heritage. We build individual skills through fellowship with other quilters.

https://www.smokymountains.org/events/foothills-quilt-guild-exhibit-12724/