Calendar of Events

Make Plans to join us in celebration of Black History Month!

Beck Cultural Exchange Center at the Bijou Theatre, Monday at 6:30p. Come celebrate Black History Month with Beck!

Make plans to join Beck at the Bijou Theatre as we host our annual Black History Month Program with music, dance, drama, art & culture with host Mr. Robert Booker.

You do not want to miss this showcase of talent!

https://beckcenter.networkforgood.com/events/53399-beck-black-history-month-program-the-dream

Doors Open at 5:30P, Show Starts at 6:30P
Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, https://knoxbijou.org/

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

4:30-8 PM
Prepare a one-minute monologue in the style of the show, and possibly read a side from the play.

Register: https://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/register-for-an-audition
Tips: https://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/audition-tips/

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com

Artist Trading Cards are an interesting and imaginative way for people to create small scale artwork, collect, share with others, and have their work seen and appreciated.

If you're an artist, join us on the fourth Monday of each month. No experience is necessary to participate. Bring some examples of the work you are willing to trade with others and come prepared to wow and be wowed! Call to register or for more info: 865-523-1135.

Refreshments will be available in this informal and relaxed atmosphere.

John T. O'Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, Knoxville, TN 37917

Pianist/composer Amy Williams will perform John Cage’s masterwork for prepared piano: The Sonatas and Interludes (1946-48). Last just over one hour, there are dozens of objects (screws, bolts, erasers, pieces of rubber and plastic) that are inserted into the strings of the piano to create sounds that are reminiscent of percussion instruments from around the world.

February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Room 133 (Percussion Room)
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. Venues: Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Boulevard; James R. Cox Auditorium and Performance Hall 32, Alumni Memorial Building, 1408 Middle Drive. Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

Join us for another engaging evening of music with the UT Concert & Symphonic Bands!

February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
James R. Cox Auditorium
Alumni Memorial Building

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. Venues: Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Boulevard; James R. Cox Auditorium and Performance Hall 32, Alumni Memorial Building, 1408 Middle Drive. Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

An Eternal Pitch: Bishop G. E. Patterson's Broadcast Religion

This talk attends to the musical afterlife of the late Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, a Pentecostal minister who, at the time of his death, served as presiding bishop of the largest African American Pentecostal denomination, the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). In it, I theorize the nexus of faith, media, and sound that lifted Bishop Patterson to the heights of ecclesial power during his lifetime, while laying the groundwork for a pervasive posthumous presence: broadcast religion. Placing Patterson’s life-long preoccupation with various modes of technical mediation in conversation with his extremely musical approach to preaching, I will show that Bishop Patterson’s technophilic Pentecostalism takes an enchanted view of devices like microphones, radios, televisions, and cameras, understanding each as a channel through which spiritual power can flow. As Patterson’s voice and broadcasting infrastructure produce intimacy with countless scriptural scenes, they cultivate an enduring immediacy that I refer to as Afterliveness. Transcending any single homiletic event, Afterliveness depends on sermonic sound reproduction, effected by Patterson through both the practice of recording and through ecstatic acts of musical repetition, a set of recurring musical procedures that endow the bishop’s ministry with an eternal pitch.

February 27 at 4:15 p.m.
Room 25
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. Venues: Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Boulevard; James R. Cox Auditorium and Performance Hall 32, Alumni Memorial Building, 1408 Middle Drive. Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

Presented by Solomia Soroka. Ukraine’s geopolitical history is probably one of the world’s most dramatic and tragic, as is its history of music. This lecture offers an insight into the Ukrainian classical musical scene starting with the 17th century and proceeding into modern times. The audience will be introduced to the music of four most important composers of Ukraine: Mykola Lysenko, Vasyl Barvinsky, Myroslav Skoryk, and Yevhen Stankovych, and discuss various musical and political factors that influenced life and their creative output. Light refreshments will be served.

February 27, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mary Greer Room
John C. Hodges Library

Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

Come out and support the wonderfully talented young musicians of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association as they present their winter concert on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Tennessee Theatre (604 S. Gay Street)! On this performance, the KSYOA is very excited to feature the 2023 Concerto Competition winner, Allison Rogers, as she performs the 3rd movement of Weber's famous Bassoon Concerto with the youth orchestra!

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online until 5:00 pm on Friday, Feb 24. Tickets may also be purchased at the door for $5 (NO CASH – card or check ONLY). Students K-12 are free. Guests who purchased tickets online will check in at the lobby. https://knoxvillesymphony.com/concert/ksyoa-winter-concert/

The Tennessee Stage Company holds auditions for our 2023 Shakespeare Season on Saturday, February 25, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm and Monday, February 27, from 7:00 – 9:00 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. For appointments please contact the Tennessee Stage Company by calling (865) 546-4280 or by e-mail at
TennesseeStage@comcast.net.

The shows to be performed this summer are Richard II, May 4 – 14, at the Mabry-Hazen House Historic Home and The Taming Of The Shrew and The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Ijams Nature Center, July 20 – August 13 at Ijams Nature Center.

For further information please contact the Tennessee Stage Company at 865-546-4280.
https://tennesseestage.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TNStageCo

Thursday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m.
Monday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m.

“Where did the hillbilly archetype come from and why has it endured on-screen for more than a hundred years? How does it relate to the exploitation of the land and people who live there? How do Appalachian and rural people view themselves as a result of these negative portrayals…?” [www.hillbillymovie.com]

In Hillbilly, two documentary filmmakers confront stereotypical depictions of Appalachian people and attempt to introduce their audience to a more nuanced, authentic understanding of the region.

Venue Details: John C. Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 1st floor
To attend the screening, RSVP to hodgessociety@utk.edu

Silas Reynolds is a self-taught artist from Morristown, TN, known for his bold and vibrant abstract paintings. He currently resides in Knoxville, TN, where he continues to create his energetic works of art. As a second-generation artist, Silas had a passion for creativity from a very young age and began drawing as a child. It wasn't until his mid-twenties that Silas commenced painting, and he quickly became captivated by the freedom of abstract expressionism, which allowed him to express himself in a unique way. He uses bold colors and shapes over multiple layers to create depth and texture, using acrylic and spray paint as his primary mediums. He draws inspiration from nature, fashion, and design and is influenced by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Alex Brewer. Silas believes that art is open to interpretation and encourages viewers to explore their own personal meanings and connections within his pieces.

Silas will be opening his show in our Guest Gallery this Saturday from 2 to 5pm. Come see his incredible work and hear his story of his work.

Hours: Friday through Sunday 11am to 5pm

Pivot Point Gallery, 15 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-248-0050, www.pivotpointgallery.com

February 17 - March 5: THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall

What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. thinking about as he sat on his stiff, polyester-covered bed at the Lorraine Motel on his last night alive? Did he have any idea what was about to happen? What would he have wanted people to know about him? Katori Hall takes a stunning look at all of these questions and fills them in with brilliant imagination in her play THE MOUNTAINTOP. A speech, a storm, a visitation, a vision: how does a hero's journey end?

Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-mountaintop-by-katori-hall-tickets-116042

River & Rail Theatre, 111 State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-407-0727, www.riverandrailtheatre.com