Calendar of Events
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Knoxville History Project: The Story of Knoxville College with Dasha Lundy
Category: Free event, History, heritage and Lecture, panel
Tuesday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. at Maple Hall, 414 S. Gay Street
At Maple Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 11, our KHP board member Dasha Lundy will tell some of the complicated story of Knoxville College, the historically Black college founded here in 1875 that has dwindled in recent decades, emptying most of its old hilltop buildings, but never given up the ghost. (It recently lost one of its largest old buildings, Elnathan Hall, to fire.) Lundy, a former Knox County Commissioner who has a doctorate in physical therapy, has made a sideline of local history, especially that of Knoxville College, of which she’s a former board member.
Free program. Food and drinks available for purchase.
Knoxville History Project: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org
UTK Department of Classics: Shopping for Artists’ Materials in Ancient Rome
Category: Free event, History, heritage and Lecture, panel
Lecture - "Shopping for Artists’ Materials in Ancient Rome: Pigment shops, pigments, and product choice"
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 6pm
AIA/East Tennessee Society and McClung Museum are pleased to present the next program in the 52nd Annual Series, 2024-2025. The lecture will feature Hilary Becker, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Binghamton University. This is the UTK Department of Classics Haines-Morris and AIA’s Robert J. Braidwood Lecture.
Lecture Summary: The discovery of the only known pigment shop in ancient Rome revealed an array of colors in their raw, mineral form waiting to be sold to wall painters. Ancient pigments provide a surprising opportunity to understand how science can be used in archaeology, revealing what pigments were present in the shop and, potentially, the source from which they originated, as well as exploring the supply-side economy of Roman painting and the steps by which these pigments went from the mine, to a shop, to the walls of a Roman house. This lecture also explores the economy of the Roman pigment trade, looking at the prices of pigments as well as the potential for their adulteration.
At Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, Knoxville, TN 37996
865-974-2416 or https://calendar.utk.edu/event/hilary-becker
Beck Cultural Exchange Center: Black History Month Events
Category: Festivals, special events, History, heritage, Lecture, panel and Meetup
Celebrate with us!
FRIDAY, FEB. 7 @ BECK - The Indelible Appalachians
5:30PM
Dinner, Documentary & Discussion in partnership with UTK
RSVP at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2RNYUX1x3UWeypqhnAnW-doMsPbB2jpLgxTPHLA9EBJUQzJQTlo0TUNIOFA3NjlBMDRUV0g0QllUWCQlQCN0PWcu
Sat Feb 8, 15, 22, 10 AM - 2 PM @ Beck
Tell Your Story - Record Your Oral History
Feb 13 - Nat'l Assoc of Real Estate Brokers
Panel Discussion & snacks at 5:30 PM
Feb 18 at 6 PM at Beck
Hip Hop Forum = Can We Kick It?
Feb 24 at 6:30 PM at Bijou - Leaving Legacy - Living Legacy
Black History Month Feature Program
Feb 26, 5:30 PM at Beck
The Black Church - Sacred Legacy
Feb 27, 10 AM - AARP Black Veterans Scam Jam
Panel discussion with Lunch
For More Information Call Us Today at 865-524-8461 or Visit http://www.beckcenter.net
