Calendar of Events

Bennett is proud to present our March Ceramics and Sculpture Show, featuring the work of Josh Copus, Sally Brogden, Marga Hayes McBride, Johan Hagaman, and Kat West. The Ceramics and Sculpture exhibition focuses on 3-D work by new and existing sculptors and ceramicists in Bennett’s catalogue.

Josh Copus is a Floyd, Virginia native working out of Asheville, North Carolina. Josh’s vessels show a high knowledge of ceramics, as he experiments with firing times, vessel size, and glaze reactions. Josh’s work references historical forms and processes while remaining relevant to the contemporary art world of our age.

Sally Brogden is currently a professor of art at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Sally was an invited Speaker at the 7th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, S. Korea; an invited Presenter at the Shui-Li International Ceramic Symposium, Shui-Li, Taiwan. Sally had been included in many exclusive exhibitions across the world. Sally is an active member of the National Council for Education in The Ceramic Arts (NCECA) for which she founded the long running Graduate Student Image Forum. This is her first show with Bennett.

Johan Hagaman is a Nashville-based sculptor who focuses on themes of nature and femininity. She is inspired by patterns in nature, poetic words, and current events. She uses birds, vines and clover as metaphors for paying attention– how what we are paying attention to determines how we shape ourselves and our world, how we are shaped by it, and what seeks to emerge. Johan has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States and has work in public and private collections–including the Tennessee State Museum and the Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences. She has lived and worked in Nashville since 1977.

Marga Hayes McBride is a Knoxville-based artist who has exhibited with Bennett many times before. Her mediums include painting, drawing, ceramic sculpture, and bronze sculpture. Marga studied painting, printmaking and graphic design at the University of Tennessee and drawing and painting at the Mesa Community College in Arizona. She was taught how to work with clay through a friend and colleague and combined the two mediums to create her work. Marga’s work is “a reflection of both my art background and my spiritual studies”.

Kat West is a ceramicist based in Newport Beach, California. The themes present in her work reflect her Philippine heritage and her role as an immigrant in the United States. Kat was based in Brooklyn, New York for several years before moving to Newport Beach and beginning ceramics classes as a new creative outlet. Kat’s ceramic pieces are both sculptural and functional with each piece displaying its own unique presence. Her inspiration comes from the connection to humanity Kat feels, along with her personal experiences as an immigrant, a mother, and a creator. Themes of tradition and heritage drive Kat’s vision for her pieces, as well as finding ways to reduce the environmental impact of creating art. This is Kat’s first show with Bennett.

Bennett, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30. Information: 865-584-6791, https://bennetthome.com/

Learn the basics!
$200
4-Week Class
Saturday, March 5-26
2:00pm- 6:00pm
Instructor: Madilynn Eldridge
Registration Deadline: February 26th

In this comprehensive 4-week class, Madi will start and the beginning and discuss the history of woodburning, the styles of woodburning and all of the basics. Students will learn the elements of Art and joined together with their wood burning skills, create and execute a project from start to finish. Beginners welcome. A materials list will be provided.

https://registration.knoxvilletn.gov/ViewCourseActivityDetails.aspx?id=C13274

The Tennessee Stage Company holds auditions for the 2022 Shakespeare Season on Saturday, March 5, Sunday, March 6, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 620 State Street.

Auditionees are requested to prepare two contrasting monologues, at least one classical, of no more than one minute each. Please bring two copies of a resume and a standard theatrical headshot. All auditions are by appointment only. For appointments please contact the Tennessee Stage Company by calling (865) 546-4280 or by e-mail at
TennesseeStage@comcast.net.

The two shows to be performed this summer are As You Like It and Measure For Measure. Our season opens of July 21, and rehearsals will begin in mid June. For more information contact Tennessee Stage Company or visit www.TennesseeStage.com.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will once again be celebrating their annual “Haiti Fest” on March 5-6 with a drive-through fundraiser 5-7 pm Saturday, March 5 and 1-2 pm March 6. The event is to support St. Francis Xavier School in Fond des Blancs, Haiti and features delicious homemade Caribbean cuisine - ribs, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, kreyol chicken, cakes, and more! Food will be available from the safety and convenience of your car at 414 W. Vine Ave, Downtown Knoxville.

More info and ordering at https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/30503/bulletins/20220213.pdf

Cost: $15 per person or $50 for family of 4 or more

Menu Options: (All come with cake)
- Ribs, Haitian red beans & rice, veggie medley
- Chicken Creole, Haitian red beans & rice, veggie medley
- Gumbo with white rice, veggie medley
- Vegan Gumbo with white rice, veggie medley

Ways to order:
E-mail Carol & Gerry O’Farrell: carolgerry@bellsouth.net
Reserve & pay in advance online at:
https://icknoxville.weshareonline.org/HaitiFestFundraiser-Saturday
https://icknoxville.weshareonline.org/HaitiFestFundraiser-Sunday

Check out www.facebook.com/KnoxvilleHaitifest

Observe the opportunity for children to launch their very own startup business!

Kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace.

We will host 36 booths at the 1st annual event at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, March 5th, 2022 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

This event is sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, and the generous support of our donors and volunteers. We all believe that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation.

Whether an entrepreneur is famous like Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey or they are one of the thousands of unsung business owners across this country, these are the people who make sacrifices to innovate, create jobs and serve their communities.

We will host 36 booths at the 1st annual event at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.

Saturday, March 5th, 2022 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://www.childrensbusinessfair.org/knoxville-tennessee-acton

The Shamrock Ball, a father-daughter dance, will return to the Farragut Community Center on Saturday, March 5! This year there are two time slots to choose from: 2-4 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. There will be music, light refreshments, a craft, and a photo.

Tickets are $20 for a couple and $30 for a family; A family is defined as children, stepchildren, parents or legal guardians. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.townoffarragut.org/register, by phone at 865-218-3376 or in person at the Farragut Community Center. There will be no ticket sales at the door this year. Ticket sales start Tuesday, Jan. 18, and close at noon on Friday, Feb. 25. Proceeds benefit the Kiwanis Teen Driving Rodeo, Kiwanis Fresh Air Camp and Farragut school organizations.

Visit www.farragutparksandrec.org and follow us on social media for more information about the Shamrock Ball.

WELLRED COMEDY TOUR
with Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester, and Drew Morgan
SATURDAY, MARCH 5

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022
Time: 8:30am - 4pm
Cost: $100 Garden member/ $115 non-member

Does late winter find you itching to garden? If so, then this is the symposium for you. Join the UT Gardens for a day of inspirational speakers sharing their unique perspectives and love of gardening.

We will be joined by critically acclaimed garden author, Jessica Walliser, who will speak on her latest book--Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. As well as retired UT Extension horticulture expert Carol Reese, garden author Kelly Smith Trimble, UT Plant Sciences faculty member Dr. Andy Pulte and UT Plant Sciences’ Sustainable Landscape Design and School of Landscape Architecture faculty member Mike Ross, SITES AP, ASLA. Topics will range from biodiversity in the garden to landscaping with perennials. There will be something for everyone. A light breakfast and a box lunch will be included in the cost of your registration, which is limited to 60 people, so register today!

A schedule and other important details for the day of the event will be provided after your registration. Please allow 5-7 business days for this information to be sent.
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Young-Williams Animal Center invites you to our 15th Annual Mardi Growl Pet Parade & Festival on March 5, 2022!

Your favorite pet pawty is back and better than ever! Join us at 11 a.m. on March 5th to parade through downtown Knoxville, check out the best of the best in pet costumes and end at our Pet Festival at World’s Fair Park!

Get registered, see the parade route, check out our pet show contest categories, or take a peek at the amazing vendors who will be participating in the pet festival.

More details coming soon! Follow Young-Williams Animal Center on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for the latest updates.

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
https://www.mardigrowl.org/

Weed Wrangle Knoxville is part of a national volunteer effort to help rescue public parks and green spaces from invasive species through hands-on removal of especially harmful trees, vines, and flowering plants. Weed Wrangle Knoxville is part of a national volunteer effort to help rescue public parks and green spaces from invasive species through hands-on removal of especially harmful trees, vines, and flowering plants brought to us by Ijams.

This year, Ijams has chosen a Trees Knoxville site on Goose Creek in Mary Vestal Park to prepare for a larger Trees Knoxville riparian restoration project and planting that will take place later in March.

Since we are working along the creek, volunteers may need to enter the creek to remove some of the hard to reach plants. Trees Knoxville will have several pairs of waders, but if you have waders, please bring them.

If you are interested in volunteering, please register at Ijams website.
Please Register Here
https://www.ijams.org/event-details/weed-wrangle-knoxville-volunteer-workday-at-mary-vestal-park-3-5-22
www.treesknoxville.org

GENRE: Gypsy Jazz
Date of show: Saturday, March 5, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Venue: 8502 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Entrance: Free

Manouche seven-piece swing band –live at Open Chord stage. Nice wood dance floor for you to go on a tear. Come for dinner or drinks. Great menu, cool club –bring your friends and make new ones! Free admission.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVYUmHjqsek
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/367288538155169

Wrangle some weeds and make a difference at the 2022 Weed Wrangle Knoxville next Saturday, March 5, from 9:30 a.m.-noon! Volunteers are needed at Mary Vestal Park, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, and Citizens Cemetery. This event is part of a national volunteer effort to rescue native plants and trees.

Learn More and Register for Mary Vestal Park
https://www.ijams.org/event-details/weed-wrangle-knoxville-mary-vestal-park

Learn More and Register for Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum
https://www.ijams.org/event-details/weed-wrangle-knoxville-knoxville-botanical-garden-and-arboretum

Learn More and Register for Citizens Cemetery
https://www.ijams.org/event-details/weed-wrangle-knoxville-citizens-cemetery

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.