Calendar of Events

Reception: Friday, May 6, 2022, 5 - 9 p.m.

Come see the many entertaining artistic interpretations of our theme: Wild Life! From 6-8pm, DJ Catty Swamp Puss & Friends
will be playing music & any time they play a song with "Wild" in the title, we all dance in the gallery!

An A1LabArts Members' Show: https://www.a1labarts.com

Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. From May 7 - May 25, BSG is open at various times. Please knock or call to arrange an appointment or to inquire about purchasing artwork. Information: 865-556-8676, www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com and www.facebook.com/broadwaystudiosandgallery/

Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-9pm

This is an exhibition of the work of art teachers and art interns in the Knox County School System. For more than a decade, Art Source, the exhibition dedicated solely to Knox County art educators, has given these same teachers an opportunity to nourish and showcase their own artistic talents.

All UT Downtown Gallery events are free and open to the public. Masking is strongly encouraged. UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: W-F 11-6, Sa 10-3. Information: 865-673-0802, https://downtown.utk.edu

When Daisy Werthan, an elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta, crashes her new car into the neighbor's garage, her son, Boolie, forces her to take on a chauffeur. Stubborn and determined to maintain her independence, her relationship with her new African-American driver, Hoke, gets off to a rocky start. But they gradually form a close friendship over the next 25 years that transcends racial prejudices and social conventions.

SUITABLE FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES
Seating is socially distanced. Masks are required for audience members.

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

Bearden Branch Library 10 AM - 5 PM
Proceeds benefit Knox County Public Library
www.knoxfriends.org

COLLECT MFA: Sculptures from University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2022 3D Area Graduates
Works by Amalia Mermingas, Gary White and Tasha Lewis will be available for purchase
Open May 6, 5-9pm / May 7, 10am - 1pm & By appointment

Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 114, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: https://gallery1010.utk.edu/

On the Border - The Ultimate Eagles Tribute pulls it off as well as ANY great Tribute can, treating fans to an authentic concert experience while journeying through The Eagles songbook. The band covers every big hit, from ballads such as “Desperado” and “Lyin’ Eyes” to rockin’ hits such as “Life in the Fast Lane” and “Heartache Tonight” with such accuracy, that listeners may permanently confuse “On the Border” with the real Eagles! It’s truly a masterful sound to witness for yourself. Hitting major concert venues, casinos & festivals around the country, they created so much of a buzz, that in 2015 AXSTV’s hit show, “The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” came calling for them to perform Live on TV at the famous “Whisky a Go Go” in LA.

What sets this EAGLES Tribute apart from ANY other, is they were hand selected to emulate both the sound and overall feel each Eagles member. They perform that particular Eagles member’s vocals & musical parts. Their passion, showmanship and precise attention to replicating the details of the Eagles music, has earned them critical acclaim, name recognition and a very loyal following. Together, they reproduce the recordings of the Eagles catalog with stunning guitar work, multi lead vocalists and the 6 part harmonies have been said to capture the feeling of being at an actual Eagles concert!

Fri, May 6, 2022
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend, TN 37882
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-border-the-ultimate-eagles-tribute-tickets-224011603737

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

Elaine McMillion Sheldon, assistant professor of cinema studies in the UT School of Art, will present King Coal: A Documentary Film Using Narrative Storytelling, Friday, May 6 at 12 p.m. via Zoom.

King Coal, the latest feature-length documentary from Sheldon, weaves observations of contemporary coal culture, with a magically real tale of a girl who gets a glimpse of our beyond-coal future. Bored and disillusioned by her own reality, Violet’s daydreams carry her away from her home in the modern-day coalfields of Appalachia to a mythical land where she observes the ways people live with one another, the land, and natural resources in a world where King Coal never reigned. McMillion Sheldon will discuss her process of documenting realities on the ground, while also bringing to life imagined futures for the region through cinematic storytelling.

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

May 6 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join Able Trade for the monthly First Friday Gallery Event this time featuring the ceramic works of Sam Chumley! Sam sees pottery as a medium that is familiar and approachable cross culturally, and therefore provides a solid platform to express ideas to an audience. The imagery he utilizes references the stylistic elements of traditional tattoos.

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

Open First Friday, May 6, 5-9 PM!
Details TBA

The Arrowmont Gallery in Knoxville, 110 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org/

Author Adriana Trigiani will appear at the East Tennessee History Center on Friday, May 6, at 7pm. The free event is co-sponsored by Friends of the Knox County Public Library and Union Avenue Books.

“Adriana Trigiani never fails to sweep you away with her richly transportive prose. The Good Left Undone takes you through time and across the globe from the Italian coast to the Scottish Highlands as long-held secrets of the Cabrelli family come to light. An emotional and beautiful tale of family, love, and loss.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six

With The Good Left Undone, Trigiani returns to her Italian roots in what she calls the most passionate storytelling of her career. Alternating between the present day and the first half of the 20th century, on the picturesque shores of Viareggio, Italy and the wide pastures of Glasgow, The Good Left Undone brings readers into multiple generations of the Cabrelli family. Matelda, the family’s matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to leave no stone unturned, including her own mother’s revelation about her two great loves—her childhood friend, Silvio, and proud Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew.

Adriana Trigiani is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books of fiction and non-fiction, which have been published in thirty-eight languages around the world. She is an award-winning playwright, television writer/producer and filmmaker. She wrote and directed the film version of her debut novel Big Stone Gap, and adapted her novel Very Valentine for television. Adriana grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where she co-founded the Origin Project, an in-school, year-round writing program that serves more than 2,500 students grades 1-12. Adriana is proud to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts. She lives in Greenwich Village with her family.

Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScML7aOc0Fb3aPTcVTshcLg48-xrl8Qq-Fz3krva6vmKRZ5ZQ/viewform

Fri May 6
Join us for live jazz and the artwork of a featured visual artist at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center!
Taj Davis, hosted by Brian Clay
$30, includes hors d'oeuvres; wine available for purchase
www.jazzatthebeck.weebly.com

Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Hours: Tu-F 10-2. Information: 865-524-8461, www.beckcenter.net

A First Friday Art Exhibit at the Neighborhood Center (aka Birdhouse)
Featuring the work of Knoxville’s own Donna Johnson/Asa McEwan as well as other artists from the 4th & Gill Community.
Friday, May 6, 6-8 PM

Fourth and Gill Neighborhood Center, 800 N 4th Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/shopper-news/north-knox/2022/04/19/fourth-and-gill-neighborhood-center-former-birdhouse-reopens/7304929001/