Calendar of Events

March 12-13 - Hosted at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens Dogwood Building

The Knoxville Bonsai Society will be putting on their spring show featuring local artist trees and vendors. Space for 10 people for the deciduous workshop (Japenese maple, trident, oak, elm, etc.). Cost for Knoxville Bonsai Society members is $35.

Find out more at www.knoxvillebonsaisociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/KnoxvilleBonsaiSociety/

Knoxville News Sentinel Pops Series
Revolution: Music of the Beatles. A Symphonic Experience.

Saturday, March 12th, 8:00pm

VENUE
Knoxville Civic Auditorium

Enjoy 25 of the Beatles’ greatest hits, including “Ticket to Ride,” “Penny Lane,” “Get Back” and “Hey Jude” as never experienced before! The performance features orchestrations restored from the original Abbey Road recording sessions by six talented singers and the KSO with video and animation from the Beatles’ official fan magazine projected on a big screen.

865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com

3/12/2022 • 7:30pm

This show is 80 minutes of unadulterated entertainment that combines high energy dance, live music and foot stomping choreography with the incredible talent of 9 ordinary guys who perform everything from sing-along classics to classic rock.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

“May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow.”

Over the years, the celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day have spread nationwide, allowing all Americans to be Irish for a day. Recognizing the need for this type of celebration and wanting to acknowledge the role Irish immigrants and their families played in Knoxville’s history, Chandle Turbyville, Josh Turbyville, and Christy Watkins have brought the St. Patrick’s parade back to Knoxville. Proceeds from the parade go to CCETN. For more than forty years, CCETN has put into action its mission to assist the most vulnerable in our area, regardless of religious affiliation, age, race, or income. With eleven programs throughout the East Tennessee region, the social services agency delivers a variety of services to thousands of people each year.

Businesses, school groups and teams, marching bands, dancers, clubs and more are welcome to join us in the parade. Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! So grab your green and join the fun!

The Knox St. Patrick’s Day Parade will trip lightly down Gay Street on Saturday, March 12. Participating groups will set up at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium, closing eastbound lanes of Howard Baker Jr. Avenue between Hill Avenue and Hall of Fame Drive between 11 a.m. and approximately 1 p.m. The parade begins from that location at 12:45 p.m. and proceeds west to Gay Street, turns north onto Gay Street and continues to the intersection of W. Jackson Avenue, where the parade will turn into the Old City and conclude under the viaduct at E. Jackson and Willow avenues. Roads along the parade route will be closed 12 - 3 p.m.

https://knoxstpatricksparade.com/

Chamber Concert
Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 7:30 PM with pre-concert talk at 7:00 PM.
At First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge

Founded in 2013, the Cumberland Piano Trio has enjoyed performing for audiences throughout Middle and East Tennessee since that time. The members – violinist Karen Kartal, cellist Dan Allcott and pianist Emi Kagawa – are well-known performers and teachers in the state and have additionally served as core performers in international performances of the Isotone New Music Group. The concert is part of our Penny4Arts programming offering FREE attendance for youths 18 and under.

PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Ghost" Trio
Arthur Foote: "Tranquillo" from Piano Trio in B-flat, op. 65
Clara Schumann: Trio in g minor

Purchase online at https://orcma.org or call 865-483-5569.

Ancient Lore Village is pleased to welcome comedian + magician Danny Whitson for an evening of laughs and illusion.
$49.00 per person

5:30 pm: Gates Open + View the Village
6:00 pm: Buffet dinner served
6:45 pm: Show starts
7:45 pm: Show ends
8:00 pm: Bonfire time
8:30 pm: Event ends

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
Perfectly cooked chicken and savory sauce served with wild rice and fresh spring vegetables.
Dessert: chocolate panna cotta with fresh berries
Cash bar available (cash + credit card accepted)

Ancient Lore Village
7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920
Tel: 865-200-2434
Email: info@ancientlorevillage.com
Website: https://ancientlorevillage.com/

Comedian + Magician, Danny Whitson
March 12 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$49.00

We are so excited to announce that we will be welcoming comedian + magician, Danny Whitson, for an evening of laughs and illusion at our magical Village on Saturday, March 12th! Get ready to laugh the night away! Dinner included with ticket.

Ancient Lore Village, 7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920. 865-200-2434, info@ancientlorevillage.com, https://ancientlorevillage.com

Jubilee Community Arts presents the 53rd Jubilee Festival on March 11 and 12 on Facebook & Youtube.

https://www.facebook.com/LaurelTheater
https://www.youtube.com/user/LaurelTheater

For over a half century we have showcased old-time music, ballads, blues, shape-note singing and other area music in this annual event. The 53rd Jubilee Festival will again be online due to ongoing concerns about the pandemic.

Planning for our first festival started in the fall of 1969 with the implementation of an Appalachian Craft Festival in the spring of 1970 that included a music stage. In the next few years the traditional music component grew and the event came to be known as Jubilee Festival which Jubilee Community Arts has continued to produce each year. Our 50th Jubilee Festival was held during a historic flood, but still filled the Laurel for three days with old and new friends. Though the current pandemic forces us to cancel live events, we cannot let a year go by without the Jubilee Festival.

Friday, March 11
6:30 Epworth Old Harp Singers (from our archives) - shape note singing from the New Harp of Columbia
7:00 John Alvis Band with Tim Harbin, Jodi Harbin, Austin Stovall, Dave Startup and Juanita Johnson - old-time string band
7:30 Knox County Jug Stompers - with Drew Fisher, April Hamilton, Chris Bratta, Adam Cavendar, Buck Hoffman, Stirling Walsh, and Ken Bronson - jug band, country blues and old-time
8:00 Seth Webster - old-time fiddle
8:30 Greg Horne - songwriting and old-time music
9:00 Mojo Tweed with Steve Michel, Paul Mcquade, Nicole Robinette, Frank Sewell, Bill Johnson & John Mahaffy - blues

Saturday, March 12
7:00 Matt Morelock and Frank Bronson - old-time banjo and fiddle
7:30 Kelle Jolly - jazz singer
8:00 Dan Gammon - traditional song
8:15 Y'uns with Steve Horton, Dan Gammon & J.P. Reddick - old-time and novelty songs
9:00 Spring Lizards with Frank Bronson, John Mahaffy, Nate Black, Ken Bronson and Tom Cook - old-time string band
9:30 Mumbillies (archival) - old-time string band

(Schedule subject to change)

Visit the Ijams Hallway Gallery in March to experience the work of Todd Eldridge Photography! According to Todd, “Capturing life in a single frame and reliving that moment forever is magic. Beauty is everywhere and sometimes it just takes freezing it in place to see it. Loved ones, special times, new journeys, favorite places, visions and shapes.” https://toddethridgephotography.com/

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

A detailed look into watercolor!
$75
2-Part Workshop
Thursdays, March 10 and March 17
5:30pm- 8:30pm
Instructor: Hannah Hancock
Registration Deadline: March 7th
This is a comprehensive two-day workshop where we will look at the material of watercolor, how it's made, what all those symbols on the package mean, and the difference between a staining, transparent, and granulating watercolor. Participants will also take a look at the science of watercolor to provide a solid foundation to beginners. We will also take a detailed look at the basic techniques of watercolor as a medium.

Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway Suite B, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-523-1401, www.knoxvilletn.gov/kafcc

Join Mabry-Hazen House for a titillating new tour series, Rated R for Risqué: Courtship, Romance, and Intimacy in the Hazen Household on Thursday - Saturday, March 10-12, 2022!

Preserving the stories of three generations of women and their experiences in and out of love, Mabry-Hazen House will explore romantic conventions, behaviors, etiquettes, beliefs, and taboos at the turn of the 20th century. Learn how each generation thought about romance and how it changed over the generations, so we can share what it tells us about our past and present experiences in finding and maintaining relationships. With much of the original furniture and decor owned by the family on display, visitors will see exactly where romantic interactions and exchanges occurred. Beyond the original artifacts, the story of Evelyn Hazen, her ill-fated fifteen year engagement to Ralph Scharringhaus, and the subsequent breach of promise and seduction lawsuit gives an intimate glimpse into the thoughts and actions of a couple falling into and out of love in the 1920s. With these provocative resources, Rated R for Risqué will flirt with a history of romance and love in the Hazen Household!

Tours on Thursday, March, 10th and Friday, March 11th occur from 5pm–9pm with tours starting at 5pm, 6:30pm, and 8pm. Tours on Saturday, March 12th will occur from 11am-3pm with tours starting at 11am, 12:30pm, and 2pm. Tickets are $15 per person and required. Each tour time is limited to fifteen visitors per tour. Visitors must be 18 or older and/or 16 or older with a guardian older than 21 years. This program will discuss topics such as sexual trauma and harassment and could be triggering for those sensitive to such issues. To purchase tickets and more information, please visit www.mabryhazen.com/events/ratedrisqe

Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37915. Information: 865-522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com

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/