Calendar of Events

WordPlayers to produce Lauren Gunderson’s masterful and illuminating work, Silent Sky. Show dates of October 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7:30pm, and October 8 and 15 at 2:30pm, in the auditorium of Erin Presbyterian Church, located at 200 Lockett Rd. Knoxville.

Though it is not a “church activity,” the WordPlayers will use the lovely, intimate auditorium of Erin Presbyterian Church in Bearden to produce an evening of theatrical magic with Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky .Tickets on sale now at www.wordplayers.org, and available at the door while seats last.

The true story of 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and the earth.

“…sheer magic [is] in Lauren Gunderson’s SILENT SKY. …Gunderson [writes] economically and with bursts of smart, infectious humor."-San Francisco Chronicle

“Lauren Gunderson’s luminously beautiful play SILENT SKY is an intellectual epic told on an intimate scale.Bottom line: Heavenly.”-Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The WordPlayers, 865-539-2490
Website: wordplayers.org
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BRANDY CLARK & LORI MCKENNA
THURSDAY, OCT 5 | 7:30PM

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

Fall 2023 Concert Series - All concerts start at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center. All concerts are FREE and open to the public.

Thursday, October 5: Faculty Recital
Tuesday, October 24. Fall Choral Concert
Thursday, November 9: Fall Bluegrass Concert
Tuesday, November 14: Fall Instrumental Concert
Tuesday, Nov 21: Fall Jazz Concert
Thursday, November 30: Holiday Spectacular

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Thursday, Oct. 5, 7 PM
(UT English/Cinema Studies): “The Reparative Remake in Contemporary American Cinema“
Where: via Zoom
Register at tiny.utk.edu/CC-Palis

Reparations and reparative justice become increasingly common buzz words in American public life. These ideas extend from law, legal proceedings, and theories of justice to education, public memory, and literary theory. They also build on a much longer history of Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and other minoritized intellectuals’ advocacy and activism. When it comes to contemporary American media, how might reparations or reparative justice manifest on-screen? In this talk, cinema studies expert Eleni Palis discusses how film remakes—films that reboot or re-imagine a preexisting film—offer “re-visions” of film history, using Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (2021) as an example of a recent “reparative remake.”

About the Speaker:
Eleni Palis is an assistant professor of English and Cinema Studies at the University of Tennessee. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of the book Classical Projections: The Practice and Politics of Film Quotation (Oxford University Press, 2022). Her work has also appeared in Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies, Screen, The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies (Cinema Journal), and [in]Transition: Journal of Videographic Film and Moving Image Studies. An article on Jordan Peele’s film authorship is forthcoming from Film Quarterly.

About the Series:
Conversations & Cocktails is a free public lecture series hosted by the UT Humanities Center, which showcases the original research of our distinguished University of Tennessee arts and humanities faculty. Our monthly talks give you the opportunity to hear about fascinating and groundbreaking work in the arts and in fields such as philosophy, history, and literary studies. Presentations are 30-40 minutes long and are designed for the general public. A spirited question-and-answer discussion follows each presentation.

865.974.4222, https://humanitiescenter.utk.edu/ or Social: @UThumanitiesctr

The Latino Awards is our biggest fundraiser of the year, when we celebrate not only our exceptional winners, but also diversity and resilience. This year, we are also celebrating 18 years of work in this community, meaning it’s official—Centro is all grown up! We are so excited to dance, eat wonderful food, and honor the amazing people that make our work possible.

4:30 PM cocktails, 6 PM dinner at Mill & Mine

At Centro Hispano, we serve as a trusted stakeholder that helps bridge the gap between the Latino community, Knoxville, and East Tennessee. To do this, we:

Connect people to the healthcare, legal, and financial resources they need.
Translate and distribute critical information in Spanish and Indigenous languages.
Design and facilitate programs that educate and empower individuals and families.
Your support is vital to the work we do in the communities we serve! Click "Give Now" to contribute, and join us as we take one step closer to achieving our vision: every Latino and Latina in East Tennessee thriving culturally, educationally, and economically.

https://latinoawards.swell.gives/

The Authors Guild of Tennessee (AGT) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Faith Lutheran Church in Farragut. Social time and book exchange begins at 10:30. Published authors are invited to attend. AGT is now accepting applications for associate membership from authors who have written a book but are not yet published. Serious authors only. In the event of inclement weather, check the AGT Website for updates and information: www.authorsguildoftn.org

Join the Historic House Museums of Knoxville at Blount Mansion's Craighead-Jackson House on October 5th from 5-7 p.m. for Founder's Day; a celebration in honor of our great city's 232nd birthday! Drop in anytime between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm, no RSVP required.

Founded on October 3, 1791, the city of Knoxville has transformed from a rough frontier settlement to the grand mountain metropolis you see today! Come meet and mingle with your local historians and museums including Blount Mansion, Mabry Hazen House, Historic Westwood, Historic Ramsey House, Marble Springs State Historic Site, James White Fort, and Crescent Bend. The party will be located in the beautiful Craighead-Jackson House (adjacent to Blount Mansion. Help us wish Knoxville a happy birthday with charcuterie, desserts, wine, and beer! This event is FREE, and donations are happily accepted with all proceeds benefiting Historic House Museums of Knoxville! Event attendees can also purchase PastPorts - Your Key to Knoxville History, organizational memberships, and more during this event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/832485761854126/

Merchant & Gould Concertmaster Series
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
At Knoxville Museum of Art

The opening Merchant & Gould Concertmaster & Friends Series concert kicks off with the dreamy title track “Somewhere in Time” from the 1980’s romantic film Somewhere in Time, which pairs perfectly with Paul Frucht’s “What a Time,” a passionate and lyrical duet for violin and piano.

William Shaub, violin
Kevin Class, piano
Paul Frucht, guest artist

HENRI WIENIAWSKI: Polonaise in D Major
JOHN BARRY: Somewhere in Time from Somewhere in Time
TRAD. (arr. GRAINGER): Danny Boy
PAUL FRUCHT: What a Time
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor

Information/tickets: 865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com

Cherokee basketry and Southern Appalachian basket styles are on display now at Pellissippi State Community College’s Strawberry Plains Campus. The “All the Eggs in One Basket” exhibit curated by Art Professor Jeffrey Lockett is free and open to the public through the college’s Appalachian Heritage Project, which is housed in the Strawberry Plains Campus Library. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Appalachian Heritage Project serves as a repository for regional literature, history and folklore and includes programming including exhibits, lectures and workshops. “Abundant river cane in the Southern Appalachians contributes to its widespread use in weaving and basketry,” Lockett said. “The known works of the 17th century Cherokee Indians introduced the unique combination of materials and weave patterns using this cane.”

In the 18th and 19th centuries, storage baskets were used for daily needs such as harvesting, transportation and food preparation, Lockett added. However, as mountain tourism and markets for mountain crafts grew into the 20th century, Cherokee basket makers responded by producing baskets for the tourist trade. Most baskets on display in the "All the Eggs in One Basket” exhibit were made by Jimmy Lawrence of Clinton, Tennessee. Lawrence, born in 1937 in Abington, Virginia, is a Virginia Tech-educated mechanical engineer with a lifelong fascination with Appalachian crafts. He and his wife, Gail, have a regionally known collection of Southern folk art, crafts and utilitarian ware at their home.

“Jimmy says his curiosity for Southern crafts together with his engineering background has allowed him to approach basketmaking and weaving as an artform as well as an achievement in engineering,” said Lockett, who named the exhibit in honor of the variety of Lawrence’s traditional egg baskets that are on display. "Jimmy takes traditional Appalachian styles as well as Cherokee weaving traditions and varies the materials to include slippery elm bark, native cane and white oak.” All works in the exhibit are from the collections of Lawrence or Lockett. The Strawberry Plains Campus Library is open 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday.

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The Tennessee Artist’s Association is holding its Annual Members Juried Art Show at the Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Rd., Knoxville, 37918. A gala reception will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, and refreshments will be available. Fountain City Art Center regular hours are Tuesday- Thursday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

More than 40 artists and over 100 pieces of artwork will be represented at the show. Prizes include Best of Show, 1st Place, 2nd Place, & 3rd Place in various categories, including Portraiture, Figurative & Animals; Abstract, including 3-D & Collage; Landscapes, including Seascapes & Streetscapes; Flowers & Still Life; and Emerging Artists will be featured.

Juror is Michael C. Berry, a working artist and professor of art at UT. Berry is known for his dynamic urban compositions that bend and twist the cityscapes that have become his unique style. Berry was the 2007 Dogwood Arts Festival Limited Edition Print Artist and has earned various awards and recognitions over the years.

TAA is celebrating 51 years as the area’s oldest member supported arts organization. TAA members work in many different genres of art and types of media and at various levels of ability. TAA seeks to be inclusive of all members and encourages active participation in shows and events.

Tennessee Artists Association meets monthly at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville. TAA - A place to learn and grow as an artist. Monthly programs of TAA include practical art demonstrations, discussions, and opportunities for individual artists to get involved in learning, community and shows More on the Tennessee Artist’s Association can be found on the web at https://tnartists.org, on Instagram at @tn_artists, and on Facebook at TNArtistsAssociation.

Faith Yared is an artist and undergraduate student who uses acrylic and water-based mediums to make narratives of worlds with people in their everyday lives. For this exhibition, Faith planned to really challenge herself by making a set of paintings that related to each other, forming together to make one complete narrative. She truly wanted to embrace the complexity of storytelling in her rendition of these paintings.

The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: thebottomknox@gmail.com, 865-444-5915 or www.thebottomknox.com/

New Work by Beth Meadows and Mike Berry
at The Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, TN
Opening Reception Thursday, October 5, 5-8 pm
Show runs September 30- December 10, 2023

The Richness of Life is a joint exhibition of new paintings and cutouts.

Gallery is open 24/7, however...
• Sometimes the Maker Exchange holds events in the gallery space. Call ahead to check for any events that would affect normal hours (865) 522-2800 ext. 7
• On the night of the opening, artists I will have smaller items for sale

https://bethmeadows.com/
http://www.mikecberry.com/
https://www.makerexchangeknox.com/