Calendar of Events

Bearden Branch: Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, 10-5

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

Yo-Yo Ma, in partnership with the Knoxville-based arts nonprofit Big Ears, has announced a unique, multi-faceted concert presentation, “Our Common Nature: An Appalachian Celebration,” for Friday, May 26, 2023, at World’s Fair Park in Knoxville, TN.

Conceived and curated by Yo-Yo Ma, the celebration will also include special musical guests Rhiannon Giddens, Chris Thile, and Edgar Meyer, along with other musicians, storytellers, and poets from throughout the Appalachian region. The festival grounds at World’s Fair Park will be a delightful celebration of its own, brimming with fabulous regional cuisines, arts & crafts, puppetry, storytelling, square dancing, and – of course – more music-making, in an exuberant celebration of rich and vibrant complexity of the Smoky Mountains and the many communities who call it home.

www.ourcommonnature.org

The Emo Night Tour at the Mill & Mine, Friday, May 26, at 7:00PM.

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: 865-343-6000 or https://themillandmine.com

Friday, May 26th at Pretentious Beer Co., 131 South Central Street Knoxville, TN 37902
Music starts at 7:30PM, doors open at 7:00PM.

Carver Commodore killed it at Sunset on Central last year, so we had to bring them back. This alt-rock outfit puts on an incredible show, and hometown homies High Heat will be kicking off the show. Gonna be a great Friday night on the Pretentious Patio!

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carver-commodore-and-high-heat-pretentious-beer-co-tickets

Learn more about these ceramic artists on their websites!

Eric Pardue
https://public.theclaystudio.org/public/shop/artist/18065/Eric%20Pardue

Patty Kochaver
https://www.pattykochaver.com/

Peter Karner
https://www.peterkarnerpottery.com/

Bennett, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30. Information: 865-584-6791, https://bennetthome.com/

This family-friendly event occurs at a rustic outdoor festival site located in Harriman, about 30 miles west of Turkey Creek. All are invited to escape to the pirate haven of Port Royal, Jamaica, circa 1674.

The Tennessee Pirate Fest is planned for May 20-21, 27-28-29, 2023, from 11a-6p ET, at 550 Fiske Road. The festival will include eight acres of outdoor family-friendly stage entertainment, interactive costumed street characters, quality vendors, and a variety of games and activities.

For more information, please visit the pirate and medieval website www.TMFAIRE.com and sign up for updates. Like and follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeMedievalFaire/ or contact DarkhorseLLC@comcast.net.

Featuring Kimberly Dummons (Murfreesboro, TN) and Tracy Treadwell (Memphis, TN) - MAIN GALLERY
Studies by Nichole Schappert (Knoxville, TN) - PROJECT SPACE

Tri-Star Arts is pleased to present the next exhibition in their Main Gallery at the historic Candoro Marble Building. A two-person show, Internal Logic, featuring recent mixed media works by artists Kimberly Dummons (Murfreesboro, TN, USA) and Tracy Treadwell (Memphis, TN, USA) opens Friday, May 19, 2023 and will run through Saturday, July 8, 2023. Curator: Brian R. Jobe.

Tri-Star Arts is pleased to present the next exhibition in their Golden Chain Gallery project space located at the historic Candoro Marble Building. Studies by Nichole Schappert (Knoxville, TN, USA) opens Friday, May 19, 2023 and will run through Saturday, July 8, 2023. This show is located within the unique architectural space of a steep wooden stairwell and elements will be added to it by the artist over the duration of the exhibition.

The Tri-Star Arts Gallery and Studios are located in the historic Candoro Marble Building, 5 minutes from downtown Knoxville at the corner of Maryville Pike and Candora Avenue. 4450 Candora Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-5. Information: https://tristararts.org/visit

Our ode to creativity, this exhibition reprises a challenge from a few years ago and asks artists to take items of
our choosing (we will provide the objects) and make an original composition including them!

At 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

When: May 8-June 4 (Downtown) | June 6-July 5 (West Knox)

Don’t miss a personal collection of Market Square Farmers’ Market photos featuring vendors, shoppers, happenings, and memories over the past 20 years, taken by local photographers Holly Rainey and Shawn Poynter.
https://www.instagram.com/holly__rainey/
http://www.poynterphotoco.com/

Enjoy a meal at Tomato Head to view and purchase these beautiful, framed prints - perfect for the MSFM super fan.

Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. https://thetomatohead.com/

May 8 – June 15, 2023 the Knoxville Museum of Art will be closed for gallery renovations. We will reopen June 16, 2023 with a projection-based sculptural installation by artist Courtney Egan, up through August 27. Followed by Jane Cassidy’s audio-visual installation Drink Up the Moon September 1-November 12, 2023.

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. Admission and parking are free.

CURATED BY ILANA LILIENTHAL, TALLYA BEN-SIRA & ANAT AHOUVI BARUCH

PRESENTING ARTWORKS BY GILI AVISSAR, GITTIT ALEXANDRA FRIDBERG, MARIA MERFELD, CARL GOMBERT, JOSEPH ASHMAN and OREL BRODT

Opening with a 5:30 PM Gallery Talk - wine and live entertainment.

23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN

Wednesday-Sunday, 12-6 pm or by Appointment
For sales inquires, please call or email. (865) 200-4401 or lilienthalgallery@gmail.com
IG @lilienthalgallery
www.lilienthalgallery.com

Knox County is bringing outdoor movies to parks across the county this summer. Starting this Friday, the county's Parks and Recreation Department will host nine free, family-friendly films through the end of August, one in each of the nine County Commission districts.

May 5: Scoob! at SportsPark
May 19: Super Pets at Carl Cowan Park
June 2: Space Jam at John Tarleton Park
June 16: Ghostbusters: Afterlife at Gibbs Ruritan Park
June 30: Lightyear at Hardin Valley Community Park
July 14: Spiderman: No Way Home at Carter Park
July 28: Encanto at French Memorial Park
Aug. 11: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile at Spring Place Park
Aug. 25: Super Mario Bros at Powell Station Park

“We are happy announce a new event series hosted by our Parks and Recreation department that is sure to be one of the biggest events of the summer,” County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said. “Folks from here and across the region love these events, and it’s a good chance to have a picnic, and check out our parks, which are some of the nicest places in the area.”

You can bring lawn chairs, blankets and food — but no alcohol is allowed. In case of bad weather, check the parks department's Facebook and Twitter pages for updates. https://www.facebook.com/knoxcountyparks/