Calendar of Events

Recent works by painter Diana Dee Sarkar of Knoxville and ceramic artist Eun-Sook Kim of Oak Ridge will be on display at the Art Market Gallery. An opening reception for the featured artists will be held during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk beginning at 5:30 p.m., July 3. There will be complimentary refreshments, and Matt Tillery will perform eclectic blues/rock music from the 1960s to the 2000s as well as original pieces on acoustic guitar.

During 34 years as a physician with a busy practice, Diana Dee Sarkar’s creative outlet, besides playing violin in symphony and competitive ballroom dancing, was painting portraits and landscapes of people and places she encountered while doing volunteer medicine in Third World countries. In 2005, the self taught artist decided to obtain an art education. She studied oil painting at Woodstock School of Art and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. The Wichita, KS, native earned an MFA in figure painting at the Academy of Art University, where she has continued to study pastel landscape painting with such notables as Gil Dellinger and Susan Ogilvie. Enjoying plein-air painting in several countries, Diana Dee will show pastels featuring varied landscapes of East Tennessee and Georgia.

Eun-Sook Kim received a B.A. in English literature from Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, Korea. Accepted into a graduate program at University of Tennessee, she moved to Knoxville, married, and resumed her studies after raising her children, earning an M.F.A. in ceramics in the 1990s. Her award-winning work has been in juried shows nationally and internationally, and shown in area solo exhibitions.. She founded and, for many years, directed both the Corner Gallery and the Upstairs Gallery in Oak Ridge. Kim, who also does Chinese brushstroke painting, leads workshops, teaches, and lectures. She belongs to the National Council for Educators of Ceramic Art, the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, and Foothills Craft Guild. Her work has appeared in ceramics magazines published globally.

Owned and operated by 62 professional regional artists! Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Join the Sevier County Shape Note Singers for a monthly sing from the New Harp of Columbia.
No experience necessary. All are welcome to participate or listen and loaner books are available.

Tuesday, July 21, at 7:00PM.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church
1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
www.oldharp.org or 865 428 0874

In a Brown Bag lecture on July 22, Jack Neely will discuss the Knoxville History Project, a fledgling nonprofit focused on researching and promoting the history and culture of the city of Knoxville. Jack Neely, its executive director, will talk about the need for the new organization, how it folds in with other local historical organizations, and its significant role in launching an extraordinarily unusual new newspaper project called the Knoxville Mercury. Neely is a longtime journalist perhaps best known for the long-running Metro Pulse column “Secret History,” and author of several books, most recently the comprehensive 2015 history, "The Tennessee Theatre: A Grand Entertainment Palace."

The program is sponsored by 21st Mortgage and is free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available.

For more information on the lecture, exhibitions, or museum hours, call 865-215-8824 or visit the website at www.EastTNHistory.org.

Jewelry Television® (JTV), one of the country’s largest retailers of fine jewelry and gemstones, is hosting a one-day Jewelry Showcase on July 22. This event will feature guest speakers, jewelry collections available for purchase, and opportunities to meet with jewelry designers including Daniel Mason of Mason Kay, Lisa Nikfarjam of Lisa Nik and Sonny Aiya of PiYaro. Featured jewelry collections include Indiri, Alisa, Cydonia & Co., Kir, Mason Kay, Lisa Nik, PiYaro and more!

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At Embassy Suites, Knoxville West, 9621 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922

Schedule of Events:
9 a.m. - Doors open to main ballroom
11 a.m. - Guest speaker: Cynthia Unninayar of Trends & Colours Magazine
1 p.m. - Guest speaker: Jewelry designer, Rémy Rotiner
2 p.m. - Guest speaker: Brent Adleman from Bellarri International Fine Jewelry
4 p.m. - Jewelry Showcase closes

This is a group show by local artists who are members of the Tennessee Artists Association featuring a variety of works in pastels, watercolors, oils, acrylics and mixed media.

Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 4PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church's Schilling Gallery, 6500 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Info: (865) 584-3957

Tennessee Artists Association: www.tnartists.org

Rose Center Presents Their First Outdoor Production: The Hobbit the Musical! Join the area's most talented youth as they lead you through Middle Earth!

This enchanting musical begins with a song by the greatest of all witches: Gandalf (Rachel Bass). And as she sings, we hear the spirited marching song of the dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (David Keck), who pour down the hills surrounding the theater and onto the stage, singing bravely as they come. The reluctant Hobbit hero Bilbo Baggins (Carson Grimes) is asked to join the band, for they can hardly hope to succeed as an unlucky thirteen. Bilbo finally agrees to the adventure! They encounter the dangerous trolls (Brooke Boring, Lindsey Talley, Dean Griffey), then escape into Goblin country where Bilbo finds a gold ring with magical power protected by the infamous Gollum (Britney Newman). Bilbo is cautious and thoughtful but saves them in every crisis, even in the climactic scene with the dragon Smaug (Brooke Boring).

The Hobbit the Musical marks Summer Player's 24th annual summer production. Join us at the Cherokee Park Amphitheatre, July 23-25th at 6PM and July 25 & 26th at 2PM. Cost of admission is only $7 per guest.  Bring your own fold-up chairs or blankets for the performance! Directed by Nathan McGhee. Stage Managed by Candace Moore. Musical Directors are Dean Griffey and Lauren Holt.  Choreographed by Sophia Cardone. Special thanks to Hamblen County, United Away, Tennessee Arts Commission, WCRK, and the Knoxville Children’s Theatre.

Reserve your tickets today by calling 423.581.4330 or visiting www.rosecenter.org. 

From Hitchcock to Spielberg there's something for everyone in the 17th Annual Summer Movie Magic lineup. Movie-goers will travel back in time and see these American classics as they should be: in a historical theater, with a bag of popcorn in their lap, and a cold drink in their hand. This season is the first season all films will be shown with a digital projector! Come experience some of your favorite classics in a completely unique way.

MARY POPPINS
Friday, July 24 • 8 PM and Sunday, July 26 • 2 PM

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

With Devan Jones and The Uptown Stomp

Alive After Five is a unique live music series presented on twenty-eight Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The programs take place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, free parking, and a licensed therapeutic masseuse available. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries.

Admission to the Spring series premier of Alive After Five is $10 for general admission and $5 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free. Alive After Five is sponsored by Cherokee Distributing Company, Knoxville Mercury, and WDVX-89.9FM. For more information about the Alive After Five series, please contact Michael Gill, Alive After Five Coordinator, at (865) 934-2039.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade has one major fundraiser every July that we have organized and offered to our community for over 15 years with great success! Details TBA.

Art Guild at Fairfield Glade at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Hours: M-Sa 9AM-4PM. Information: 931-707-7249, www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

You won’t want to miss this Premiere Event to benefit our Annual Campaign!
Join friends of the Y on Friday evening, July 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Enjoy a night out under the stars in the beautiful Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum.

Tickets are available for $50 per person (21 years and up only) and includes admission to An Evening in the Garden, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Musical entertainment provided by JD Cable. We will also have a Silent Auction with wonderful packages to bid on.
Friday evening, July 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is located at 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914, just minutes from downtown.
Tickets are on sale now at all Knoxville Y Branch Locations and On-Line.
https://ymcaknoxville.org/lindsay-young-downtown/youre-invited-to-an-evening-in-the-garden/

This summer marks the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end. The CCC will be acknowledging this milestone with three programs of film entertainment from the wartime era. Our salute begins on Friday, July 24 (see attached program). That evening, at 7:30 PM, we’ll be presenting a diverse bill. It will be highlighted by our feature, Hotel Berlin (1945), a powerful drama set in a declining Nazi Germany.

Our July movie reveals the intriguing – and often explosive – goings-on at the ornate Hotel Berlin. The locale is a depressed but bustling one, populated by a motley group of characters. Included among them are a famed stage actress, a Gestapo official, a hunted Resistance member, a disillusioned scientist, and a defecting Nazi general (known as the “Butcher of Kharkov”). Enacting these and other fascinating roles is a large international cast, headed by Andrea King, Henry Daniell, Helmut Dantine, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massey, Faye Emerson, George Coulouris, Kurt Kruger, Alan Hale and Steven Geray. Produced by Warner Brothers, Hotel Berlin is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Vicki Baum; a German Jew who had years earlier risen to literary heights with Grand Hotel.

Hotel Berlin will be preceded by two shorts, far more lighthearted in nature. CCC favorite Vera Vague will take center stage first, starring in the 1944 two-reeler, Strife of the Party – an exercise in inanity, presenting Vera at her wackiest. Ms. Vague and her party will be followed by Hop, Skip and Jump, a 1942 Soundie in which Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra swing the heck out of a super-swell song.

July 24 at 7:30PM
Our location: The spacious clubhouse of the Windover Apartments. The journey there will take you to Cheshire Drive (off Kingston Pike, near the Olive Garden); going down Cheshire, turn right at the Windover Apartments sign, then go to the third parking lot on your right, next to the pool. There, the building that houses the clubhouse and offices of the Windover will be just a few steps away!

Friday, July 24th at 6 pm
Book signing with former Knoxvillian Jim McKairnes reading from his book The Sheep is What Makes it Funny: From Philadelphia to CBS, How I Found Myself in Television

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com