Calendar of Events

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FRIDAY AUGUST 5, BECK LAWN
Evelyn Jack & The Summer Soul Whitty Band Concert

SATURDAY AUGUST 6, Lonsdale
Lonsdale Homecoming Parade with Beck Emancipation Tribute

SUNDAY AUGUST 7, Freedmen's Mission Historic Cemetery, Knoxville College
Libation Ceremony

MONDAY AUGUST 8, Historic Tennessee Theatre
“After Selma,” by Emmy-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland.
The march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday galvanized a nation and forced the country to create the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Now, everyone could vote. What has happened since and what tactics are being used today to suppress voting rights? The fight for the right to vote continues.

Featuring Special Guest Jo Ann Bland
Featuring Special Guest Loki Mulholland

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

On Friday nights, movies about some of the best bands of all time will be featured for the Summer of Sound series. Popular Picks will be a staple for Saturday nights. Matinees on Sunday will be all about Family Fun and feature movies that everyone can enjoy. Friday and Saturday night showings will begin at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. Doors open one hour prior to each movie’s start time at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. The full schedule of the Summer Movie Magic series includes:

Summer of Sound
• A Hard Day’s Night – Friday, Aug. 5
• The Song Remains the Same – Friday, Aug. 19

Popular Picks
• The Big Chill – Saturday, Aug. 6
• Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Saturday, Aug. 20

Family Fun
• Mary Poppins – Sunday, Aug. 7
• The Princess Bride – Sunday, Aug. 21

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children under 12 as well as seniors 65 and older. Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com

Show Dates:
Friday, August 5, 9am – 5pm
Saturday, August 6, 9am – 4pm

Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN
 15 Categories
 13 Special Awards

For information: www.smokymtnquilters.com, info@smokymtnquilters.com or 865-382-5976

Presented by Bluegill Productions - Friday nights include

August 5 - Stacy Mitchhart Band
August 12 - "Pardi Gras!" with Roux Du Bayou Cajun Band

Doors open for these summer shows at 5:30PM, and the shows start at 6:30. Limited seating available.

F.A.T.S. BBQ will be serving food. Tickets for all shows except August 5 are $13.20 in Advance (including service fee) and $15 at the Door. Tickets for Stacy Mitchhart Band on August 5 are $17.44 (including service fee) in Advance and $20 at the Door. For Advance tickets - www.concourseknox.com

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ School Mania is an annual event for all Knox County Students from preschool through 12th grade to receive free school supplies.

School Mania will take place on Friday, August 5th 2022 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Parking Lot of the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Dr, Knoxville, TN 37914. The drive up event is FREE & OPEN to the public. School Mania is open to all school aged students in Knox County, the student must be present to receive their school supplies or proof of registration must be provided in order to obtain the supplies.

https://www.knoxcounty.org/schoolmania/
For additional questions please contact Rhonda Smithson at rhonda.smithson@knoxcounty.org or 865-215-2005.

First Friday Food | August 5th
Featured Artists: Hexagon Brewing Co. + Pizza Hoss

Join The Kitchen LinK, Hexagon Brewing, and Pizza Hoss at First Friday Food held at the KEC office on Friday, August 5th from 5-7 PM. Free samples, prizes, and swag will be available to guests.
https://www.joinkitchenlink.com/

Ceramic art show by Artist in Residence Jordan Butzine
6-9 PM
Instagram @butzinepottery

Mighty Mud, 126 Jennings Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

August 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

This day we will be joined by Lubbock singer-songwriter Daniel Fluitt in a special solo performance. Daniel is lead vocalist of Thrift Store Cowboys.

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

August 5 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Joining us for August’s First Friday Gallery Night is Kyle Cottier is a sculptor. His interdisciplinary practice blends traditional textile and woodworking techniques spanning sculpture, installation, photography, painting, illustration, writing and performance. Kyle creates work informed by the convergence of the natural and made world, exploring the synthesis of personal and social transformations.

Kelsey Dillow runs a photography darkroom at Whistlepig Farms where she practices handmade photographic processes, specifically wet plate collodion, AKA Tintypes. She also runs a mobile tintype photobooth available for events of all kinds, as well as portrait sessions, artwork documentation and more. In her personal work, Dillow’s studio practice explores connecting and dividing lines between religion, folklore, mythmaking and Appalachian identity. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Appalachian region.

And as always our First Friday Gallery Night has snacks, beer, and the latest and greatest from all our Able Trade members!

Able Trade, 203 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: https://weareabletrade.com/ or www.instagram.com/abletradeknox/

Future Book Sales:

• Karns Branch: August 4 and 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Powell Branch: September 9-10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Farragut Branch: September 16-17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Fall Sale at Central United Methodist: September 29-October 1 (Members-Only Day September 29), 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

https://www.knoxfriends.org/

JERRY DROWN WOOD STUDIO GALLERY | AUGUST 2 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Currently on display in the Jerry Drown Wood Gallery is Cell Full/Filled, work by members of the Enamelist Society highlighting the diversity of the cloisonné enameling technique.

Artists include:

Jeanne Abriel, Patricia Aiken, Martha Banyas, Susan Bergstrand, Teri Brudnak, Donna Buchwald, Harlan Butt, Mary Chuduk, Karen Cohen and Joe Clift, Marcia R. Cohen, Cynthia Eid, Lynn Floriano, Priscilla Frake, Orietta Awad Geha, Lara Ginzburg, Marianne Goodell, Lisa Gralnick, Cullen Hackler, Jan Harrell, Janet Harriman, Cindy Heineman, Mindy Herrin, Nicholas Hesson, Mana Hewitt, Helen Hosking, Lauralee Hutson, Linda Kaye-Moses, Sharron Kree, Faith Layard, Leslie Litt, Sarah Loch-Test, Amy Lyons, Vicki Mathieu, Gina Matthiesen, Sandra McEwen, Barbara McFadyen, Patricia Nelson, Kimberly Nogueira, Sarah Perkins, Leslie Perrino, Jeanie Pratt, Diane Rooke-Harris, Ana Rendón Sanders, Jo Dean Sarins, Richard Schafermeyer, Virginia Schneider, Roberta Smith, Mary Stafford, Laura Stamper, Toni Strassler, Joan Strott Alvini, Jean Tudor, Krisztina Vagenas, Jean Vormelker, Ursula Vourvoulis

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org

ALCHEMY 6: ENAMELIST SOCIETY EXHIBITION 2022
SANDRA J. BLAIN GALLERIES

“Alchemy,” a term that refers to a seemingly magical power of transmutation as well as the ancient chemical philosophy of turning base metal into gold or silver, can apply to enamel as it is magically transformed by heat. ALCHEMY6 is the 18th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition and the 14th International Juried Student Enamel Exhibition.

These Exhibitions highlight the best in contemporary enamels. The International Juried Exhibition showcases the work of enamelists that demonstrate aesthetic and technical expertise, while the Student Exhibition features the work of students throughout the world.

Participating artist include:

Mercedes Almagro, Belgium; Ruth Altman, USA; Martha Banyas, USA; Katy Bergman Cassell, USA; Harlan Butt, USA; Jessica Calderwood, USA; Maria Camera-Smith, USA; Sandi Carter, USA; Gabrielle Castonguay, Canada; Mary Chuduk, USA; Marcia R. Cohen, USA; Kat Cole, USA; Delia Dante, USA; Jennie DiBeneditto, USA; Susan Estler, USA; Pat Frese, USA; Terry Fromm, USA; Marsha Greene, USA; Charity Hall, USA; Michelle Hall, USA; Jan Harrell, USA; Anne Havel, USA; Adam Hawk, USA; Mindy Herrin, USA; Abigail Heuss, USA; Mana Hewitt, USA; Sha Sha Higby, USA; Mi-Sook Hur, USA; Janly Jaggard, USA; Vershali Jain, USA; Linda Kaye-Moses, USA; Mary Klein, USA; Faith Layard, Canada; Timothy Lazure, USA; Debbie Leh-Pargac, USA; Alisa Looney, USA; Mary Lucking, USA; William Luft, USA; Maya Madden, USA; Lori Magno, USA; Susan Mannion, Ireland; Tracy Mastro, USA; Barbara McFadyen, USA; Marcela McLean, USA; Patricia Nelson, USA; Kimberly Nogueira, USA; Kathryn Osgood, USA; Alison Pack, USA; Sarah Perkins, USA; Jeanie Pratt, USA;Carolina Reyes, USA; René Roberts, USA;Fay Rooke, Canada; Lea Alison Rosen, USA; Jessica Sawyer, USA; Virginia Schneider, USA; Julie Shaw, USA; Flying Flux: Patricia Aiken, Jane Beiser, and Roberta Smith, USA; Mary Stafford, USA; Judy Stone, USA; Joan Strott Alvini, USA; L. Sue Szabo, USA; Patricia Telesco, USA; Claire Townsend, Australia; Krisztina Vagenas, USA; Ursula Vourvoulis, USA; Elizabeth White-Pultz, USA; Kathleen Wilcox, USA; Kay Yee, USA

Xi Ao, California College of the Arts; Emily Booker, East Carolina University; Nicholas Hesson, East Carolina University; Sabrina ChiaChen Hsu, Gemological Inst. of America; Dawoon Jeong, SUNY New Paltz; Yifei Kong, SUNY New Paltz; L. Wyatt Nestor-Pasiczyk, Temple University; Elliot Papp, Mass Art; Tracy Saracino, SUNY New Paltz; Anna Sherman, Temple University; Aaron Sizemore, Indiana University Bloomington; Grant Turner, Bowling Green State University; Sishi Wang, Indiana University Bloomington

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org