Calendar of Events

Get ready for an exciting kickoff to the 2024 season of the New Harvest Farmers Market! Join us on Thursday, April 25th, from 3-6 PM at New Harvest Park for a fantastic event packed with fun activities and fresh, local goods! Here's what's in store for you:
FARMERS MARKET: Explore a diverse array of local produce, baked goods, meat, eggs, crafts, and more at our vibrant market stalls!
NOURISH MOVES: Lace up your sneakers and join us for the launch of the 2024 season of Nourish Moves! Learn more about how you can turn your steps into Produce Bucks by visiting nourishknoxville.org/nourish-moves/
SNAP & SNAP DOUBLING: shoppers with SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) are able to swipe their EBT cards at the info booth for tokens to spend on groceries at the market! Plus Nourish Knoxville will be doubling those dollars, up to $20/day, in Double Up Food Bucks tokens to spend on fresh fruits & vegetables! Learn more about this program at nourishknoxville.org/programs/snap/

Thursdays from 3 pm – 6 pm
New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane, Knoxville, TN 37918

https://www.nourishknoxville.org/new-harvest/

The Burn Vote is a world premiere original musical about the true story of Tennessee’s role in the ratification of the 19th amendment. No one expected that the final step in securing women’s voting rights would come down to the state of Tennessee, much less to the tie-breaking vote of a 24-year-old junior legislator, Harry T. Burn.

In the heat of a second round of voting, after voting against ratification previously, Representative Burn turned to a letter he had received from his mother, Febb Burn, in which she ever-so-gently urged him to vote for suffrage. This tiny nudge turned into a tipping vote that swayed national momentum and changed history.

Through Americana folk music, ensemble-driven storytelling, and a whopping dose of humor, The Burn Vote reminds us that the work of justice is almost never grand and sweeping but small and seemingly insignificant. Seventy long years of protests and advocacy, imprisonment and violence, can come down to a few words exchanged between a mother and son.

Directed by Amelia Peterson
Music and Lyrics by Don and Lori Chaffer
Book by Chris Craigin Day

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

The Knox County Public Library is taking a close look at how news and information has changed in the last decade, with artificial intelligence, deep fakes and online influencers adding to the confusion. A free series of discussions and film screenings will be held April 25-28 in its Truth and Consequences Symposium 2024.

This month’s programs will assemble media experts to address the topics. Additionally, with the decline of investment in investigative journalism, what happens to government and corporate oversight? Brittany Tarwater's documentary, A Tennessee Waltz: Ray Blanton's Last Dance, will be screened, as well as Marie, a film about whistle-blower Marie Ragghianti who helped uncover the pardon and parole corruption under Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton.

Here’s the schedule of events:

SCREENING & DISCUSSION: A Tennessee Waltz: Ray Blanton’s Last Dance.
Thursday, April 24, 7-9pm, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street.
With WVLT’s Brittany Tarwater

AI, Deep Fakes, Online Influencers & Political Communication – panel discussion
Friday, April 25, 9:00 – 10:30am, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street.
Presenters: Ben Horne, PhD; Mike Kotowski, PhD; Martin Riedl, PhD; Catherine Luther, PhD; Mariea Hoy, PhD; CCI Information Integrity Institute, UTK

First Amendment, Social Media, and Democracy
Friday, April 25, 10:45 – noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street.
Glenn Reynolds, UT Law/Institute of American Civics and Jesse Mayshark, Compass

Screening: Marie (1985)
Sunday, April 28, 3:30–5:30
Central Cinema, 1205 N Central St. Free
Sissy Spacek stars as whistle-blower Marie Ragghianti in this dramatized story of the federal investigation of the pardon and parole corruption under Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton. PG-13

For more information please visit: https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/truth-and-consequences

Knox County Public Library: 500 West Church Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-215-8750, www.knoxcountylibrary.org/

Nickel Creek at the Tennessee Theatre
April 25, 7:30 PM and April 26, 2024, 8:00PM.

Tennessee Theatre, https://www.tennesseetheatre.com, 604 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: (865) 684-1200

By Chloe Wack
Collected memories from the last three years together

Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 114, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Reception Fri 5-7 PM, Sat 10 AM – 1 PM, or by appointment. Information: https://gallery1010.utk.edu/

COLTON DIXON & JORDAN FELIZ, Thursday, April 25, at 7:00 PM at the Bijou Theatre.

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

Thursday, April 25
When: 7:00 PM ET
Where: via Zoom
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/CC-Wood

This talk will explore the development of the athletic arts in Renaissance Italy as they responded to intellectual, courtly, and civic revivals of antiquity as well as to an unprecedented expansion of artisanal and professional work related to leisure. In the sixteenth century exercises which emphasized agility over brute strength increasingly gained prominence as venues for the maintenance of physique and the performance of aristocratic masculine virtue during social and political conduct. A rhetorical slippage between sport and war frequently ascribed the virtues of virility to aristocratic athletes. The rising need for a professional class of athletes paid to perform on the street and as salaried members of courts—experts who also wrote about and taught their athletic arts—alongside the rising need for craftsmen to produce and manage equipment and spaces, proved a complication to the maintenance and perception of social hierarchies. Sports were a central tool in literally and imaginatively shaping the bodies of early modern men and women within intersecting systems of bodily signification, political performance, and social decorum.

About the Speaker:
Kelli Wood, Dale G. Cleaver Asst. Professor in the School of Art, is an interdisciplinary researcher, writer, and curator whose work combines methods from fields such as art history, game studies, sports science, and museology. Dr. Wood’s research on the visual and material culture of games and sports spanning from Renaissance board games to contemporary video games has been published in journals such as Art History, Renaissance Studies, ArLis, and in edited volumes and art magazines. Her first book based on her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, The Art of Play in Early Modern Italy, is under contract with Amsterdam University Press. In 2021-2022 Wood undertook an NEH-Mellon Fellowship in Digital Publication for her project on digitizing board games from the Renaissance as playable video games. Her new scholarly projects also turn toward sixteenth and seventeenth-century Goa, India as a port city including recently as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to India in 2022-2023. Wood’s research has also been generously supported by the Fulbright Italy, a Kress fellowship at the National Gallery of Art, the Michigan Society of Fellows, and the Renaissance Society of America. Wood curated a permanent wing of the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, A Global History of Sport, which opened in 2022 in anticipation of the FIFA World Cup.

About the Series:
Conversations & Cocktails is a free public lecture series hosted by the UT Humanities Center, showcasing the original research of our distinguished University of Tennessee arts and humanities faculty. Our monthly online 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.

Futurebirds at the Mill & Mine, Thursday, Apr 25, 8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM).

Ages 18+

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

Due to the Upcoming Rain Forecast,

Dusk in the Dogwoods is Rescheduled
for Thursday, April 25th

Thank You for Your Understanding and Support!

Mabry-Hazen House will host Dusk in the Dogwoods on Mabry’s Hill next to downtown Knoxville. We will have a silent auction, open bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, swing dancing, historic house tours, and more!

We are dedicated to raising $15,000 to undertake the continuing restoration of:
The original kitchen, enslaved persons' quarters, and the butler’s pantry and office. We seek to interpret and exhibit the spaces inhabited by enslaved or domestic servants of the Mabry and Hazen families.

The plaster of the historic house interior walls. Over the years, the house has settled and shifted, and the walls need attention from a plaster specialist.

Tickets at: https://www.simpletix.com/e/dusk-in-the-dogwoods-tickets

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

UT Humanities Center, Conversations & Cocktails: “Renaissance Sport: An Athletic Art” with Kelli Wood, Thursday, April 25 at 7:00pm to 8:00pm, a virtual event.

This talk will explore the development of the athletic arts in Renaissance Italy as they responded to intellectual, courtly, and civic revivals of antiquity as well as to an unprecedented expansion of artisanal and professional work related to leisure. In the sixteenth century exercises which emphasized agility over brute strength increasingly gained prominence as venues for the maintenance of physique and the performance of aristocratic masculine virtue during social and political conduct.

Kelli Wood, Dale G. Cleaver Asst. Professor in the School of Art, is an interdisciplinary researcher, writer, and curator whose work combines methods from fields such as art history, game studies, sports science, and museology. Dr. Wood’s research on the visual and material culture of games and sports spanning from Renaissance board games to contemporary video games has been published in journals such as Art History, Renaissance Studies, ArLis, and in edited volumes and art magazines.

Register for the Zoom link at tiny.utk.edu/CC-Wood

https://humanitiescenter.utk.edu/

Get ready for an exclusive after-hours experience at the McClung Museum! Join us for an exclusive guided tour of the temporary exhibition, Coming Into View, with museum staff, then create your own painting! Following the tour, we'll roll up our sleeves and join Curator Katy Malone for a step-by-step painting session. Katy will guide guests through the activity, providing all the materials necessary to craft your own masterpiece to take home.

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE:
$30 with promo code for Museum Members*
$40 for non-members

Your ticket includes:
- Exclusive guided tour of Coming Into View exhibition
- Step-by-step instruction to create your own painting
- All painting supplies (canvas, brushes, paints)
- Two drink tickets for wine, beer, or a specialty mocktail

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-2144. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 12–4 p.m. https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Thursday, April 25, 2024 7:00 PM
Token Game Tavern is teaming up with Brickhouse Collectibles for a special FAMILY FUN BUILD NIGHT with LEGO Event!

213 N SEVEN OAKS DR - KNOXVILLE, TN 37922

$22 per ticket, includes
A new in box Lego Set to build your creation! (approx. $20)
10 Arcade and Game Tokens ($2.5 value)
$1 Donation to Extra Life

Token Game Tavern is ALL-AGES. This is a family friendly event. Guests will be provided with a new-in-box Lego Set ($20 value) from Brickhouse Collectibles and 8 arcade gaming tokens! OPTIONAL CONTEST -- There will be an optional contest that guest may choose to participate in for a chance to win prizes! Details and rules for the contest will be announced during the event! Arcade tokens can be used to play any of the arcade and pinball machines inside Token Game Tavern. $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to Extra Life.

https://resy.com/cities/knoxville-tn/venues/token-game-tavern/events/family-fun-build-night-with-lego-2024-04-25