Calendar of Events

The Tennessee Stage Company presents its 33rd Shakespeare Festival, now renamed Knoxville Shakespeare and performing at Ijams Nature Center where there is room for the audience to spread out and observe proper social distancing while being able to enjoy the outdoor performances which will feature a season of comedies, Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew and the outrageous comedy of The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged).

The performances will be held in the open field in front of the Visitors Center of Ijams Nature Center, located at 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920, just a short drive from downtown. There is an indoor space at Ijams Nature Center where performances will move in case of rain and where the matinees will be performed. Reservations and in-person ticket cost will be $15 with a four pack for families offering a 15% discount. Tickets are on sale now at www.Ijams.org/shakespeare

TAMING OF THE SHREW
July 20 22, 28, 30, Aug. 3, 5, 11, 13
7:30 pm nightly outdoors at Ijams Nature Center
Sunday, July 30, 2:00 pm

Suitors are lined up to court the young and beautiful Bianca – daughter of Baptista Minola of Padua. However, Baptista is determined that her older sister, Katherina, known as “Kate the Cursed” for her wild temper must be married first. No man is Padua is willing to court the willful Katherine, until Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona in search of a suitable wife, arrives and sets out to woo her with a vengeance – and does. In this, the original comedic battle of the sexes, beauty and brawn vie for love in a true war of wills, wits and words: Come on and kiss me Kate!”

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Abridged)
July 21, 23, 27. 29. August 4, 6, 10, 12
Sunday, August 6, 2:00pm

Three actors, Thirty Six Plays, 90 minutes. Don’t try this at home!

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

Bring your kids, lawn chairs, blankets, pets, and friends to enjoy outdoor Knoxville nights, live music, food, fun, and community in Market Square. The City of Knoxville provides these free Concerts on the Square all summer long. No Tickets. It's Free!

Variety Thursdays – Every 3rd Thursday at 7 pm

Features a broad spectrum of musical genres.

July 20 - 7 Bridges: The Ultimate EAGLES Experience
Aug. 17 - Candela
Sept. 21 - Square Dancing on the Square

To stay updated on bands and any cancellations due to weather, visit the City of Knoxville Special Events Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.

https://www.downtownknoxville.org/featured/concerts/

MODELFACE COMEDY PRESENTS BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT
WITH ROWAN YOUNG, GOOD COP/RAD COP
THURSDAY, JULY 20 | 7:30PM

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

Scruffy City Sings, July 20th at Pretentious Beer, 131 S Central St, Knoxville, TN.

Scruffy City Sings is a fundraiser the only way First Take knows how: giving y’all a great evening of entertainment, building towards providing bigger and better paid artist opportunities.

https://firsttakeco.com/

French Boogie-Woogie Pianist Philippe LeJeune In Concert.
Thursday, July 20, 6:00pm at Bill Jones Music, 10412 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922.
$10 admission
Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philippe-lejeune-french-boogie-woogie-pianist-tickets

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

French pianist Philippe LeJeune is a perfect example of the mixture of jazz and blues which was especially an important strain in the jazz tradition. The young pianist attended in 1968 a concert in Reims (France) by master boogie woogie and blues pianist singer Memphis Slim, and immediately put an end to his classical efforts and began teaching himself piano blues, scouring local record shops fort LP's by boogie woogie greats. In 1980 he was invited by Memphis Slim himself - who had been a Parisian citizen since 1962 - to cut an album titled "Dialog In Boogie" as a piano duet.

The Town of Farragut Parks & Recreation Department and Visit Farragut are teaming up to present Party in the Park from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at Founders Park at Campbell Station (405 N. Campbell Station Road). This special evening of free, family-friendly fun will feature songwriter Sean McCullough and magician Michael Messing.

Crafts, yard games and food trucks are also part of the festivities. Don’t forget a chair or blanket to enjoy the show!

with Bill Hardwig and Wes Morgan
Thursday, July 20 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom

The Knoxville-raised author of Suttree, Blood Meridian, The Orchard Keeper, No Country for Old Men, The Road, and The Passenger died last month, just a few weeks before he would have turned 90--on July 20, the date of our monthly program. Like few men his age, he was still very much in the news, with not one but two new novels out, both eliciting international interest, as well as rumors of another major movie deal concerning one of his most memorable novels. We’ll welcome two experts on the subject, both of whom have taught at Cormac’s alma mater: UT English professor and author Bill Hardwig, who has an upcoming book about the author’s prose style, and retired UT psychology professor Wes Morgan, who is the leading authority of what’s real in McCarthy’s East Tennessee books. For this wide-ranging discussion of McCarthy’s legacy, we’ll include some slides, including some historical images we’ve never shown in public before, of real Knoxville places McCarthy described, paired with his actual descriptions in novels.

Free program with food and beverages available for purchase.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sde6trzkvGtXU031tll5Gznhys12T2Qxw#/registration

Join us on Thursday, July 20 from 4:30PM-5:30PM to meet the artist, Nancy Shedden, Handspinning. Ask questions, look at her beautiful handspun yarns, and enjoy light refreshments.

A little about Nancy:
"I owe my interest in beautiful wool yarns (and needle-felting) to my two beautiful farm girls, Abby and Magen, who fell in love with the Knox County 4-H Sheep Project. Who would have ever have thought Knoxville and the surrounding area had so many shepherds. We joined the sheep project in February 1999. and from that time, with one little lamb, my youngest daughter found her passion in life. As time went on and our flock increased yearly, I knew something had to be done with the wool. I started out with needle-felting which was fun and always drew a crowd at the sheep shows and fairs. In 2007 I joined the Tennessee Valley Hand Spinners and found my real passion – creating beautiful yarns. Most of the fibers I use come from fiber fairs held throughout the year; some come from my own Cotswold ewe. It is fun to pick beautiful, blended fibers and see what spinning will produce. I use various fibers such as wools, alpaca, llama, silk, angora (rabbit), mohair (Angora goat), seacell (seaweed), and then the fun stuff like Angelina, firestar, and glitz or beads which add some pizazz. I am a juried member of the Appalachian Arts Craft Center and the Foothills Craft Guild. I am proud of my craft and hope you enjoy knitting or crocheting with my yarns."

Free and open to the public! Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

“Dance of the Mythmakers” is the third and final exhibition in the 2023 Summer Alumni Exhibition Series in Pellissippi State Community College’s Bagwell Center for Media and Art Gallery. The show features work by Kevin Krieps and Jana Ghezawi. Krieps earned a certificate for Visual Communication Graphic Design from Pellissippi State in summer 2016, while Ghezawi graduated from Pellissippi State in Spring 2019 with an Associate of Arts in Foreign Language. Both went on to finish their studies at the University of Tennessee.

“Krieps’ and Ghezawi’s work is a combination of traditional pop-influenced painting along with installation,” said Professor Herb Rieth, who curated the exhibit. “There is a strong component of goofy, noodley fun, mystery and, as stated in the title, Mythmaking.”

“Dance of the Mythmakers” will be on display through Friday, Aug. 11, with a closing reception with the artists tentatively planned for 4 p.m. Thursday, July 27.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and all exhibits are free and open to the public.
Pellissippi State | 865.694.6638 | marketing@pstcc.edu | www.pstcc.edu
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933

Upcoming Sales

Hi-Wire Brewing: July 19-24, Business Hours
Howard Pinkston: Saturday, July 29, 10-5
Powell Branch: August 26, 10-5
Karns Branch: September 7,9; 10-5
https://www.knoxfriends.org/book-sales/

AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS includes eight performances from July 18-23, 2023. AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” AIN’T TOO PROUD tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com

Show off your music-themed drawings, paintings, & collages this summer! Art must be submitted on 9” x 12” tag board provided by the library at registration. Space is limited. Visit one of the following participating location to register.

Participating Libraries: Lawson McGhee | Bearden | Carter | Cedar Bluff | Farragut | Fountain City | Halls | Howard Pinkston | Karns | Sequoyah | South Knoxville

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