Calendar of Events

April 11-13, 9:00-4:30

We are excited to share our artwork reflecting the Spring season. Sixteen artists will be displaying their fiber arts, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, and woodworking. Demonstrations are planned for each day so you can explore our techniques and, maybe, answer questions about some of your own pursuits.

Meet the artists, enjoy unique locally created arts, and find gifts for yourself, friends and family.

The Gallery will also be open and the original work of forty artists will be displayed. The work will include fine art, fine craft and gifts of drawings, fiber arts, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, pottery, stained and fused glass, and woodworking.

Join us at the Townsend Visitor Center, 7906 East Lamar Alexander, and at the Townsend Art Center, 7719 East Lamar Alexander in Townsend. https://www.tnvacation.com/local/townsend-smoky-mountains-visitor-center-townsend

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s 57th Spring Plant Sale will take place on Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th. The public sale will be held on Saturday, April 12th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the UT Arboretum at 901 S. Illinois Ave. (Hwy. 62) in Oak Ridge. The Society’s “Members Only” sale will be on Friday evening, April 11th from 4-7 p.m.
Society memberships or membership renewals may be purchased on Friday evening for this “early bird” shopping opportunity. By joining UTAS on Friday night, people can enjoy the membership benefit of having the first pick of our beautiful selection of plants, some of which sell out that evening. Checks, cash and credit cards will be accepted. You may also join UTAS online before the sale.

The three vendors for the sale are Tennessee Naturescapes from Clinton, Riverdale Nursery from Knoxville, and East Fork Nursery from Sevierville. Tennessee Naturescapes is an all-native plant nursery and will be offering a varied selection of all native shrubs, small trees, grasses, and perennials. Riverdale Nursery will feature a variety of harder to find shrubs and small trees for landscaping, perennials, annuals, and vines as well as culinary herbs, vegetable starts, berries and brambles. East Fork Nursery of Sevierville, one of the premier native azalea growers in the country, will be bringing a wide selection of those azaleas and also offers an array of unusual conifers. These three vendors offer something for everyone!
UT Arboretum Society members will be on hand to help answer questions. Red wagons will be available to help load plants.
The UT Arboretum Society celebrates its 60 anniversary in 2025. To learn more about the UT Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org.

The Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2024. It is one of the ten University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout Tennessee. The Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction, research and public service through the UT Herbert College of Agriculture, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch and UT Extension offices, with locations in every county in the state.

Comedian Trae Crowder: Just Me and Y'all! at the Bijou Theatre, Friday, April 11, 2025 at 8:00PM.

Tickets at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006110A2BB66B2
Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, https://knoxbijou.org/

BORED TEACHERS: THE STRUGGLE IS REAL COMEDY TOUR, Friday, April 11, 7:30 PM at the Tennessee Theatre.

Bored Teachers are BACK with all new material on their "The Struggle is
Real!" Comedy Tour. For years, Bored Teachers Studios has brought a
sense of humor to teachers around the world to ease their daily struggle in
the classroom. They've amassed over a billion views on their viral videos
on social media, over 10 million followers, and the #1 ranked teacher-
comedy podcast -- #6 of all Stand Up Comedy shows on Apple Podcasts.
Since 2022, Bored Teachers has been selling out comedy clubs and major
theatres across 49 states, bringing laughter to over 150,000 teachers
throughout the school year and has become the main event to attend in all
of teacher world. Even non-teacher fans have reviewed it as one of the
funniest stand up shows they've ever seen! The Bored Teachers Show is a
comedy powerhouse that anyone who's ever been in a classroom can
relate to.
Please note that PG-13 language is used during some sets.

Tickets at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006164AAE01EE4

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

Blount Mansion is proud to present Keeley Wade, who will speak on The Suffrage Movement in Tennessee at 5pm. Tennessee’s ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in the summer of 1920 came as a shock to many; suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt confided that she did not believe there was even “a ghost of a chance” that Tennessee would become the thirty-sixth and final state needed to ratify the amendment. What happened to change this seemingly unlikely turn of events…to find out you will need to attend!

Keeley Wade is a senior at the University of Tennessee, studying Legal and Social History. The special speaking event will be at Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN 37902.
Limited free parking onsite. $5 Donation suggested at the door. Cash and card accepted.
RSVP to Rose@BlountMansion.org
www.blountmansion.org

Thursday, April 10 at 7pm
Friday, April 11 at 7pm
Saturday, April 12 at 7pm
Sunday, April 13 at 2pm

One of the most important American theatrical experiences of the 20th century, this is the Pulitzer prize winning first part of Tony Kushner’s gay fantasia on national dilemmas. Angels in America follows the intersecting stories of eight people set in the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980’s in New York City. Confronting politics, spirituality, and sexuality with sharp humor and a sage observational eye, this great American epic shows us how community and connection can be forged in even the darkest of times. This production contains strong language, explicit content, viewer discretion for children under the age of 13 is advised.

Tickets: General Admission $15.00 plus fees and tax
Seniors and Students $10.00 plus fees and tax
Maryville College Students, Faculty and Staff are free but must obtain at ticket at the CCA Box Office

https://claytonartscenter.com/event/angels-in-america/

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

The showing is a painting installation by Maxwell Edmonds.

He built many shaped canvases which will suspend from the ceiling for the audience to take in the double sided oil paintings.

This show centers fictional subjects based in the unsettling nature of America’s highways and the feelings the artist has experienced as a driver and passenger. Maxwell Edmonds is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Two Dimensional Arts with a Painting and Drawing concentration. He aims to unsettle and delight with all of his work.

Gallery 1010 is a contemporary art exhibition space located at 100 S. Gay Street in Suite 114 of the Emporium Center of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. As one of three University of Tennessee School of Art galleries, Gallery 1010 is the only fully student-run, non-profit, off-campus exhibition space in the state of Tennessee. The mission of Gallery 1010 is to provide space for the School of Art students of the University of Tennessee to experiment and develop new ideas while gaining educational gallery experience in professional standards and practices.

In partial fulfillment of their graduation requirements, students pursuing the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree are required to mount a solo exhibition of work. Due to the number of graduate students enrolled in the UT School of Art, these exhibitions generally take the form of small groups of students presenting concurrent solo exhibitions in the gallery space.

Reception: April 11, 5-7pm

Kaitlyn Anderson - Tethered
In Tethered, Kaitlyn Anderson considers the inherent tension of gendered issues within the religious spaces of southern Appalachia. Through animal forms, the installation draws attention to the duality of resilience and shame; highlighting how this disproportionately impacts marginalized groups.

Kyle Cottier - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
In Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Kyle Cottier’s sculptures form an intricate lattice of interwoven wood and collaged photographs, exploring systems of mending, containment, and loss. Their fluid, permeable structures dwell in the tension between ruin and repair, where repetitive gestures oscillate between care and control, shaping both material and environment.

Hannah Langer - Dispersal: The Choice of Rediscovery
On December 8th, 1998, I was abandoned in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Changfeng County, Anhui Province, China; eleven months later, I was adopted by a Caucasian couple from Beverly, Massachusetts. As a transracial adoptee, I have felt that a portion of myself was left in China, resulting in a lifelong struggle to understand a sense of home, culture, and race. Through the exhibition Dispersal: The Choice of Rediscovery, I explore the loss of relating to my own origin.

Ruchi Singh - Multiplied by Infinity
A space transforming the ordinary into extraordinary - Ruchi Singh's time-based installations are inspired by everyday life, childlike wonder, Indian philosophy and its relation to science. These artworks represent the story of discovering the bigger truths of life, while making the intangible tangible.

https://ewing-gallery.utk.edu/upcoming-exhibitions/

MAIN GALLERY
A solo show, Injury: Thirteen Studies, featuring recent work by artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi (Johannesburg, South Africa)

PROJECT SPACE
From Dark To Blue by Meg White (Milwaukee, WI)

Tri-Star Arts at Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-5. Information: https://tristararts.org/visit

UT Big Band Concert
Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall

Woodwind Chamber Music Spring Showcase
Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall

Chamber Orchestra Concert
Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall

String Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m.
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall

UT Bands Concert
Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium

UT Opera: Dialogues of Carmelites
Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27
Bijou Theatre

UT Small Jazz Ensembles Concert
Monday, April 28 at 6:00 p.m.
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall

UT Appalachian Strings
Friday, May 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Laurel Theatre

Rhythm & Blues Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall

UT College of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. In-person events that take place in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall or the James R. Cox Auditorium also have livestream options: https://music.utk.edu/news-events/#calendar. Venues: Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center located at 1741 Volunteer Boulevard; James R. Cox Auditorium and Performance Hall 32, both in the Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive. Information: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

Friday, April 4 from 6-8 Awaken Coffee will host an opening reception for Emily McTyre

Emily McTyre is a photographer, filmmaker, and mixed media artist from East Tennessee. Her photography is often inspired by travel, evoking a sense of place for the viewer.

More about this collection: Emily enjoys working with black and white film as it emphasizes light and shadow, texture and pattern. Photos in this collection were taken around the world: England, Germany, Georgia, and Tennessee. Whether it be our own backyard or many miles away, we can capture moments and symbols of familiarity that tie us together.

Please join us for some amazing art and of course great coffee!

Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Open daily. Information: 865-951-0427, www.instagram.com/awaken_coffee or www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/

First Friday Reception: April 4th, 5:30 - 9 pm
April Featured Artists

Carol Quinn, Mixed Media
Carol has painted and exhibted since the late 1980’s, mostly in the Southeast. She has also been in exhibitions in
NYC through World Fine Art Gallery, Ariel Gallery, and Abney Gallery. Carol is inspired by nature and the local beauty of her local area, as well as the psychological processes that create this inspiration. She has been a member of Art Market Gallery since 2018. In the last few years Carol has participated in many solo and group shows in the Knoxville area. Carol was educated at the University of Tennessee (BS, MS, and PhD.) in Human Ecology. She began painting in the early 80’s as a watercolorist painting mostly nature, and rapidly moved into various mixed media, larger creations, and more abstraction in design. Her work consists of self-exploration and experimentation with different mediums, and the passion of exploring color and textures.

Patrick Deason, Sculpture
Patrick's art in metal grew out of other interests. His skills are self-taught and many of the tools he uses to shape metal were made by him. Patrick spent a large part of his career on the coastal waters of Georgia and Florida, hence the many marine related pieces. His whimsical works are intended to bring smiles and curiosity. Patrick's studio is in a house in the woods he shares with his wife, two dogs, and a very talkative parrot.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net, www.Facebook.com/ArtMarketGallery