Calendar of Events

March 24 | 6-10pm

Join Girls Inc. for an evening of celebration and support as they raise funds to expand their mission for girls in Knox County! The evening will be hosted by WATE 6 Reporter Veronica Ogbe and will feature a performance by Knoxville Poet Laureate Rhea Carmon.

For more than 40 years, Girls Inc. of the Tennessee Valley has offered life-changing programs that inspire girls ages 5 to 18 to be strong, smart, and bold. We serve more than 1,100 girls annually in Anderson, Knox, and Blount County, equipping them to excel academically, cultivate healthy and physically active lives, and navigate a rapidly changing world. To learn more about Girls Inc. of the Tennessee Valley and ways to get involved, visit our website at www.girlsinctnv.org.

At the Old City PAC, 111 State St, Knoxville. Tickets: https://givebutter.com/VpyuoQ

With their tight harmonies, flawless note for note renditions of Beatles hits, custom–tailored costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian dialect and precise attention to every detail, Abbey Road has honed their show to become one of the most musically and visually satisfying Beatles tribute acts in the world.

The show starts at 8:00 PM, and the Doors open at 7:00. Tickets are $35 at the Door and $30 in Advance (tax and fees on top of ticket price).

The Concourse, 4328 N. Broadway Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 851-7818 or www.concourseknox.com

Art à la Carte, the Art Center’s brown bag luncheon and learning series, meets the fourth Friday in each month at 12 noon. While programs in the series may include artist or gallery talks, primarily we use films. Films typically focus on art history, museum collections, interviews with and/or demonstrations by various artists, and the creative muse or spirit. Programs are free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and a friend to lunch while you learn! The Art Center will provide coffee and/or tea.

In March and April we will continue showing films from the Exhibition on Screen series with a look at one of the most loved art movements of all times, the Impressionists. The film, Degas: Passion for Perfection, features exclusive viewings of some of the rare works by the artist. According to the film jacket, “The film uncovers the fascinating story of Degas’ obsessive pursuit for perfection through both experimentation with new techniques and lessons learnt from studying the past masters. Never fully satisfied, many of Degas’ drawings and sculptures were kept in private during his lifetime but now, through close examination, they can be seen as some of the most beautifully detailed and expressive works in the modern era.” The film will be shown in two parts on March 24 and April 28th at noon. For those who miss the first showing and wish to catch up, we can begin the film just before 11:30 AM on April 28th.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Friday, March 24th, 8pm-10:30pm

Let Her Speak is teaming up with Free Women Waltzing Club to present the second annual Women's History Month Jam to highlight Knoxville's incredibly talented and diverse music scene. Join us for a STAR STUDDED night of music! The Jam Family Band, led by Kelsi Walker, features Haley Labelle, Lauryl Brisson, Shayla McDaniel and Ash Baker. The concert will feature 15 local artists who will be performing songs written by the women who inspired them to play music in the first place.

Get Tickets! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-history-month-jam-let-her-speak-free-women-waltzing-club-tickets-568484952797

DREW & ELLIE HOLCOMB
THE RESIDENCY TOUR

MARCH 23-25 | 8PM

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

Mark your calendar for our Spring Used Book Sale, March 23-25 at Central United Methodist Church, 201 Third Avenue in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood. Members of Friends can shop during Members Preview Day on the 23rd from 3-7 pm. The sale will open to the public on March 24, with March 25 designated as half-price day. Sale hours on the 24th and 25th will be from 10 am-5 pm.

Friends of the Knox County Public Library: 865-215-8775 or www.knoxfriends.org/

Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series
Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee Theatre

Program
AARON COPLAND: Appalachian Spring: Suite
RACHEL GRIMES: The Way Forth
featuring Knoxville Choral Society

Featuring
Rachel Grimes
Aram Demirjian, conductor
865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com/

Special Tour Series
Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24, 2023 from 7pm-8:30pm

A heart doesn't play by rules, but romantic love has its own rules and demands! The who, what, when, and how are molded by context and complexities of time and place and are always subject to change. Join Mabry-Hazen House for "Rated R for Risqué: Courtship, Romance, and Intimacy in the Hazen Household" to learn about the act and attitudes around love at the historic house museum.

Wine and light refreshments will be available. Tour starts at 7:00pm and will last about 85 minutes. Tickets are $15 per person and pre-purchasing is encouraged as tickets at the door are not guaranteed. Space is limited to seventeen visitors. Visitors must be 18 or older and/or 16 or older with a parent or 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.

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

ZOE BRESTER-PENNINGS, SARAH BERNSTEIN, HALEY TAKAHASHI
Reception: Friday, March 24, 5-7pm

In partial fulfillment of their graduation requirements, students pursuing the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree are required to mount a solo exhibition of work, and to defend their work during an oral examination in front of a faculty committee. Due to the number of graduate students enrolled in the UT School of Art, these exhibitions generally take the form of small groups of students presenting concurrent solo exhibitions in the gallery space.

Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture: A+A 115
1715 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996
http://ewing-gallery.utk.edu
865-974-3200

At West Jackson Armature

Sunday, March 19th~2-6pm: Giant Flag Making
Monday, March 20th~4-7pm: Parade Art Workday
Sunday, March 26th~2-6pm: Kids & Family Make n’ Take
Monday, March 27th~4-7pm: Parade Art Workday

We’ll be hosting maker space at the Cattywampus Clubhouse during the days leading up to the Big Ears Festival for community members to help us work on big puppets for the parade, as well as make their own art to carry. We’ll have cardboard, paint, and some additional supplies available for making giant cardboard flats, flags, and noisemakers. Feel free to bring your own projects already in process. All ages are welcome! Masks are encouraged.

https://www.facebook.com/events/167712759391765/167712772725097/

Opening Reception SUNDAY MARCH 19, 2:30 PM – 4 PM

During this reception, Ric Kasini Kadour will present a Curator's Talk. In addition to any artists in attendance, we will be joined by artists in the Folklore & Collage Residency taking place that week at the museum. If you plan to attend the opening event, please RSVP to Christopher Byrne at info@kolajinstitute.org. After the opening, we invite you to join us and the residency artists at Marble City Market for dinner and/or drinks at 6pm.

Kolaj Magazine is a quarterly, printed, art magazine reviewing and surveying contemporary collage with an international perspective. The publication explores collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century art movement. Critical reviews and essays are cut and pasted with artist profiles, event highlights, and articles on techniques and materials. Kolaj is published in Montreal, Quebec by Maison Kasini.
http://kolajmagazine.com/content/

ABOUT "MYTHICAL LANDSCAPE: SECRETS OF THE VALE"—
“The peaceful valley,” wrote William Wilson in 1904, “appears to have had a peculiar attraction for beings supernatural; and for generations its bosky glens and leafy braes have been the reputed haunt of ghosts, fairies, witches, and other beings of an uncanny kind. This sweet, pastoral vale in its nine miles course can boast of scenery unequaled in its quiet beauty, possessing in its woods and waters, its hazelly glens and green-clad hills, everything that can contribute to the making of the finest landscape, while to increase the charm it abounds in the most romantic tales of byegone days.” Sanquhar is a village on the River Nith, up from Dumfries, down from Glasgow, a former Royal Burgh, home to the world’s oldest working post office and the oldest curling society. The Crichton Family ruled the land from the time of Robert the Bruce until they threw such a lavish party for James VI and I in 1617 that they went bankrupt. A monument in town is dedicated to Covenanters who fought against government interference in religious affairs. A forge on Crawick Water made shovels and other tools. A carpet factory boasted fifty-four working looms at the height of production. Saint Bride’s Church, the Tolbooth, sheep grazing the fields, the castle ruins, rabbits in Queensberry Square. What stories does this mythical landscape hold? “Mythical Landscape: Secrets of the Vale” is an exhibition by an international group of artists, all of whom traveled to Sanquhar to investigate a sense of place and make artwork that speaks to the rich history and folklore of the region. Artworks reference stories from the past (true or otherwise) and consider the history of the region. Many of the works were shown at MERZ Gallery during Sanquhar’s Festival of Folklore, 22-25 September 2022. The artwork will be the subject of a film by David Rushton and used to illustrate a forthcoming, abridged version of William Wilson’s 1904 book, Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

In the CBT Lab Theatre

No men. No boats. All adventure! In this true(ish) retelling of the 1869 Grand Canyon expedition, a one-armed captain and a crew of loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.

Behind the Scenes Sunday will take place following the March 19 following the matinee. A Talk Back will take place Sunday, March 26th following the matinee. The Open Captioned performance is Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm.

Ashlee Latimer (Director) is a writer, producer, and director focused on creating work that supports and celebrates young people of all ages.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, https://clarencebrowntheatre.com/plays/men-on-boats/