Calendar of Events

Reception: Nov 09, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
At The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917

Artist Statement: "In my paintings, I delve into the profound connection between Black women and the healing elements exuded by the Southern Black Garden and memorial waters. Using oil, glitter, and familial fabric, I create a revitalized perspective on what it means to exist in historical southern regions charged with painful remembrance. By situating Black femmes amidst vivid florals and racialized landscapes, I expose life that is not predetermined by the framed perspectives of the social world."

Chase Williamson is an MFA candidate in Painting + Drawing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She centers the interconnection of Blackness, womanhood, & marginalized identity through her painted compositions. Born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, her southern living experience is a major propeller for her work. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Art degree from University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in 2022, where she studied Studio Art & Psychology. Chase is fiercely passionate about creating mirrored representation; during undergrad, she painted the cover and interior artwork for the children’s book, “Creative God, Colorful Us”.
https://www.instagram.com/chasewilliamsonart/

RSVP here: https://www.thebottomknox.com/events-1/liquid-blackness-exhibition-reception

Visit Knoxville announces today that the Sunsphere Welcome Center will open to the public on November 20, 2024, as part of Phase II of the plan to update and enhance the iconic structure. The Sunsphere Observation Deck will close to the public for final renovations November 4 through November 19, 2024 and will reopen on November 20, 2024.

The public is invited to join the Welcome Center opening with press conference and ribbon-cutting on November 20 at 10 AM and a celebration of “coffee and Clydesdales.” The famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be on-site from 9–11 AM for photo ops along with coffee from Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck for purchase and complimentary Sunsphere cookies to commemorate the event.

visitknoxville.com

Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00pm at 126. S. Gay Street

If you haven’t visited, there’s a great bookstore, specializing in rarities and first editions, on Gay Street, just across the street from KHP’s subterranean headquarters. To celebrate the freshly printed second edition of our (free) booklet, “Knoxville: A Literary Guide,” Jack Neely will be talking about Knoxville’s unique literary heritage that can somehow combine both Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, and Cormac McCarthy, author of Blood Meridian, along with James Agee, Nikki Giovanni, and several others who seem to have nothing in common but the city where they lived and worked. $5.00 admission.

Knoxville History Project: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org

I Ought to Be in Pictures by Neil Simon at the Morristown Campus Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex Theatre, November 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 8:00 PM,
November 10 and 17 at 2:00 PM.

A Neil Simon classic, I Ought to Be in Pictures is a comedy about a film screenwriter in Los Angeles who has abandoned his family. His daughter arrives at his home, wanting to become a part of his life, while seeking help in becoming an actress.

Pricing
$15 General Admission
$12 Senior Citizens (55+)
$10 Students

For reservations call 423-585-6922 or 423-585-6947. Tickets will also be on sale at the box office 1 hour prior to start time. Seating is first come/first served.

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ADAPTED BY EDWARD MORGAN AND JOSEPH HANREDDY; MUSIC BY JOHN TANNER

Knoxville’s Most Beloved Family Tradition! For more than three decades, Knoxvillians have returned year-after-year to experience this timeless story of hope and redemption. This season, make 'A Christmas Carol' part of your holiday tradition. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll create a wonderful memory… and you will leave the theater with a warm heart and renewed spirit!

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com

Thursday, November 21
All concerts are FREE and open to the public.

Hardin Valley Campus
865-694-6400 or https://www.pstcc.edu/arts/

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 | 7:30PM

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

Join us for Real Good Gathering, Real Good Kitchen Foundation's inaugural celebration of Knoxville's food community! November 21, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, Dogwood Building.

This will be an evening of delicious samplings from Real Good Kitchen Foundation’s Incubator Program participants (and other guest chefs!), live entertainment, cash bar, the debut of our video from Loch & Key, and more.

Your support and attendance will help Real Good Kitchen Foundation realize its vision of a better food system for everyone, including food entrepreneurs, those who are food insecure, and those who appreciate and seek out a good meal.

Together we can build a more equitable food system for everyone.

Tickets at: https://www.realgoodfoundation.org/real-good-gathering/#tickets

Art Guild of Tellico Village November 21 Meeting: Jerry's Artarama.
The meeting will be held at the Yacht Club, 100 Sequoyah Rd., Loudon, TN, top floor at 10 AM; Coffee at 9:45.

Members and guests love this opportunity to learn about new art products, see demonstrations, get free samples and a coupon from the best art store in Knoxville, TN.

Art Guild of Tellico Village, 128 Saligugi Way, Loudon, TN 37774. Info: agtv.president@gmail.com or www.tellicoartguild.com

Fountain City Art Center Open Show with artists sharing their vision of “holiday dreams”, be it a vacation or an idea of a simple celebration. Show opens Nov 22, 6:3-8 PM and will be on display through Jan 24, 2025. www.fountaincityartcenter.com

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

Opening November 22 from 5-8pm

The Big Tiny Show will include works from established and emerging artists, in a variety of subject matter, media, and expression. The focus of the Big Tiny Show is to celebrate the power of delightfully tiny original art. Each authentic work of art has a unique story that we’re excited to share with our clients. It is our aim to make these tiny, but mighty, original works accessible to anyone and everyone.

The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: M-F 10-5:30, Sa 10-4. Information: 865-200-4452, www.TheDistrictGallery.com

Join us as UT Opera Theatre presents Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage), sung in Italian. Performances will be held at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville.

Jealousy, lust, greed, and secrets fuel the hilarious plot of Domenico Cimarosa and Giovanni Bertati’s sparkling farce, Il Matrimonio Segreto (The Secret Marriage). Geronimo seeks an arranged marriage between his eldest daughter, Elisetta and the wealthy Count Robinson. When the Count arrives to accept the dowry, he is instead infatuated with Geronimo’s youngest daughter, Carolina, and proposes to accept half the dowry amount if Geronimo agrees to offer Carolina’s hand in marriage instead of the supposed promised bride, her elder sister, Elisetta. Unaware that Carolina is already secretly married to one of his employees, Paolino, Geronimo is tempted to accept the Count’s renegotiated offer. Paolino and Carolina were hopeful to finally reveal their big secret once Elisetta would marry the Count. Unaware that Carolina and Elisetta’s Aunt, Fidalma is herself in lust with Paolino, he attempts to enlist Fidalma’s help. Mistaking his entreaties for amorous advances, Fidalma and Elisetta plot to have Carolina sent away to a convent so that Fidalma may marry Paolino and Elisetta may marry the Count. Paolino and Carolina plan to flee under the cover of darkness, but their escape is foiled and many secrets revealed!

Friday, November 22, 2024 7:30pm
Saturday, November 23, 2024 2:30pm
Saturday, November 23, 2024 7:30pm
Sunday, November 24, 2024 2:30pm

Bijou Theatre, 803 S Gay Street. Tickets: https://knoxbijou.org/events/
https://music.utk.edu/events/