Calendar of Events

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Cann Plays Rachmaninoff

Category: Music

Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee Theatre

Program
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3
PAUL HINDEMITH: Symphony: Matthias the Painter
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2
featuring Michelle Cann, piano

Featuring
Michelle Cann, piano
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor
865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com/

Clayton Center for the Arts: Balsam Range & The Atlanta Pops Orchestra

Category: Music

Mountain Overture is the best of award-winning bluegrass group Balsam Range’s hit songs produced and recorded with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble. As they take the show on the road the feel of the mountains of Western North Carolina are ever-present and enhanced by the wash of the orchestra creating a cocktail of sound that let’s the audience immerse themselves in an atmosphere layered with vocal harmonies, subtle strings and when called for driving rhythms. The music of Balsam Range is storytelling at its finest and enhancing their finest is a unique pairing that evokes the music of the mountains with the age-old genre of orchestral music.

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

Bijou Theatre: Doug Stanhope

Category: Music

DOUG STANHOPE

Thursday, October 13 | 7:30PM

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

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

Jubilee Community Arts: The Laurel Old-Time Jam

Category: Free event and Music

Thursday, Oct 13, 7-9 p.m. & 2nd Thursdays thereafter

We are scheduling a new old-time jam night at the Laurel Theater. Every month on the 2nd Thursday. FREE

Jubilee Community Arts at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. Tickets and information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org

Knoxville History Project: Knoxville: A Literary Walking Guide

Category: Free event, History, heritage and Literature, spoken word, writing

Thursday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m. at Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue

As it happens, that gunfight is mentioned in our latest print release, “Knoxville: A Literary Walking Guide.” The free 32-page booklet, a guide to sites associated with both Knoxville resident authors, including James Agee, Cormac McCarthy, Nikki Giovanni, and Frances Hodgson Burnett, is trickling out to several outlets and sponsors this week, but we’ll host the release event at Union Ave Books on Oct. 13 at 6:00. Thanks to an assemblage of grants from Humanities Tennessee and others, it’s free!

An online version of the guide is now available at https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/knoxville-literary-guide/

Knoxville History Project: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org

UT School of Art: Artist Lecture with Printmaker Wuon-Gean Ho

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Lecture, panel

Wuon-Gean Ho, editor of the IMPACT Printmaking Journal, published by the Centre for Print Research, University of the West of England, UK, will present a public lecture on Thursday October 13 at 5:30pm in the McCarty Auditorium, room 109 of the Art and Architecture Building.

The title of her lecture is “Talking of Time and Tide,” and she will speak to how we have experienced time in recent years; how static images such as prints may fold elements of duration and tempo; and how the moving image might address embodiment and tactility. Her lecture is free and open to the public.

https://art.utk.edu/printmaker-wuon-gean-ho-public-lecture/

TVUUC: Works by the Knoxville Watercolor Society

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

Art Exhibit at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church - Free and open to the public
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918

Reception Friday, October 14, 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
Artists’ talks at 6:30 pm.

Gallery hours: 9:30-4:30 Monday through Thursday and 9:00-1:00 Sunday

In 1963 a group of Knoxville artists was invited by the late Kermit (Buck) Ewing, Head of the University of TN Art Department, to participate in an exhibition of watercolor paintings at the University’s McClung Museum. During the opening reception Mr. Ewing noted the Knoxville area did not have an organization for artists to share the common interest of painting in aqueous media. He suggested that those artists exhibiting in the McClung show could be the nucleus for such an association. Thus, was the formation of the Knoxville Watercolor Society with Laura Bagwell serving as the first President.

The purpose of this organization is to educate the members as well as the community to the understanding of watercolor as a significant art form. Active membership is juried by the members and consists of Knoxville area artists who are currently active in the serious pursuit of aqueous painting. Annually, the organization provides a scholarship for the University of Tennessee student who is majoring in watercolor painting, donates to the University Ewing Gallery and maintains a membership in the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville. Additionally, grants have been made to the Arts Council of Greater Knoxville, the Knoxville Museum of Art, The Tennessee Resource Center, The Tennessee Art Association High School Scholarship Program.

http://www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com/

Tennessee Stage Company: Measure for Measure

Category: Theatre

Oct 8-23, Thu-Sun at 7 PM (and Sun Oct 16, 2 PM)
At Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Avenue Knoxville, TN 37920

Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is the story of what happens when a man, new in his power and deep in his religion, forces a city to its knees and a woman to the end of her faith. Angelo sentences Claudio to death for impregnating his longtime sweetheart. When Isabella, Claudio’s sister and a soon-to-be Nun, begs for Angelo to change his mind, he offers her a choice: Claudio can die, or she can give up her chastity to Angelo in exchange for Claudio’s life.
“[W]ith an outstretched throat, I’ll tell the world aloud what man thou art.” “Who will believe thee, Isabel?”
Guests should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets so they will have room to spread out and observe proper social distancing while enjoying the outdoor performances.

For more information, please contact: Caitlin Corbitt, caitlin@tennesseestage.com
https://tennesseestage.com

Info: (865) 546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

Fountain City Art Center: Open Show - The Way We Were

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event

Featuring all media – including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, sculpture in any medium, jewelry, collage, printmaking, photography and digital media.

Friday, October 7: Reception will be from 6:30pm – 8:00pm (masks required) with awards announced at 7 PM.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu 9:30-3:30, W-R 9:30-4:30 or by appointment. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

A1LabArts: Member Exhibition - IGNITE

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

A1LabArts is pleased to announce its Fall Member Exhibit: IGNITE.

This compelling show is full of thought provoking, creative interpretations about what ignites us personally, as a nation, and as a global community, with themes ranging from pop culture to current events.

Please join us during our First Friday Opening Reception on October 7, from 5pm-9pm, at Broadway Studios & Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN.

There will be ample free parking, refreshments, and a bit of outdoor seating available to make visiting with friends more comfortable. Any art purchased may be taken home the same day it is bought.

This show runs through November 3. The gallery is open every Friday from noon - 4 pm.

After October 7, you can view the IGNITE show at: http://www.facebook.com/A1LabArts.
For more information, please email us at: contacta1labarts@gmail.com.

Awaken Coffee: Featuring Chloe Melton

  • October 7, 2022 — October 30, 2022

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

Awaken Coffee will host an opening reception for artist Chloe Melton Friday, October 7, from 6-8 pm.

"I love that I can use art to inspire others. It allows me to show viewers a perspective they may not have otherwise considered. In a world where everyone is seeking change, I believe the pivotal role of the artist is to be a messenger of the many perspectives around us."- Chloe Melton

Please join us for some amazing art, light refreshments, and of course great coffee!

Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Open daily. Information: 865-951-0427, www.instagram.com/awaken_coffee or www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/

The Emporium Center: Vazeen’s Expressions

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Technology

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from October 7-29, 2022. A celebration with the artists will take place on Friday, October 7, from 5:00-9:00 PM and features live music inside the Emporium by Nicholas Horner, Stranger May, and Shayla McDaniel. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or the online shop at www.knoxalliance.store.

Years ago, I got bumped into the art world by accident, and being able to express myself through arts has been a superb experience since that time. Because of my technical background and my deep interest in technology and science, the use of technology as a tool of creation has been a dominant component of my creative work. For a long time, I explored the deep etching of my designs into metals where the etched pieces became the base for further manual, photographic and color manipulations. The driving force behind my work has always been the desire to experiment; I consider all my work as ongoing experiments. Because of 3D printers, model-making of structures is less challenging, and I have shifted my concentration to artistic structures. While people are normally attracted to the structure’s appearance, structures may also be an art of engineering when observed from a technical viewpoint. I plan to develop the small and unrefined structural models in this exhibition by infusing practical usefulness, enhancing the quality and creating much larger models.

Jon “Rooz” Vazeen loves to connect with people and organizations that have an interest in creating structures in much larger dimensions. An easy and quick way to create huge, segmented 3D-printed structures is to have a large group of people each contributing one or more segments.

http://www.vazeen.com/

Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Hours: M-F 9-5 and Sat 10-1. Info: 865-523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com

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