Calendar of Events
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Knoxville Museum of Art: Second Sunday Art Activity & Docent Tour
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Free event, Kids, family, Lecture, panel and Meetup
Second Sunday Art Activity, 1-4 PM. Drop-in for hands-on art activity taught by a certified art teacher on the second Sunday of every month.
Second Sunday Docent Tour, 2-3 PM. Join us for a Docent Guided Tour. KMA visitors can follow a trained docent educator through the galleries to learn more about the KMA collection and temporary exhibitions. Tours are 60 minutes; visitors can meet at the front desk at 1:55 pm to join the tour.
Free and open to the public!
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.
Knox County Public Library: Author Talk: Dr. James Grymes on "Violins of Hope"
Category: History, heritage, Lecture, panel and Music
Sunday, March 9 | 2:00 | East Tennessee History Center| Free
Join us for this stirring testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of music as Dr. James Grymes discusses his book, Violins of Hope: Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind's Darkest Hour. In it, he recounts the extraordinary journeys of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust—and of the Israeli violinmaker devoted to restoring these cherished instruments. Once silenced, these violins will once again sing, carrying with them the voices of those who played them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtJsw67Re3Y
Dr. James A. Grymes, an internationally respected musicologist and critically acclaimed author, was awarded the National Jewish Book Award for Violins of Hope.
This event is part of a larger, community-wide program that includes an exhibition, school visits, and concerts by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Many thanks to Wanda and John Sobieski for their generous support of this author talk.
https://violinsofhopeknox.com/
