Calendar of Events

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of works by clients of Open Arms Care’s Flying Brushes program entitled “Obstacle Luminance”. The exhibition includes paintings and will be displayed in the Balcony of the Emporium Center. A public reception will take place on Friday, November 15, from 5:00-7:00 PM.

Art therapy is often the only way out of a marginalized life in which barriers of intellectual and physical disabilities are compounded by institutional and social stigma; a stigma that further confines already hampered personalities, making them seem beyond connection, almost infantile, vegetative, lost. Inside a limited set of mind/body connections are unlimited possibilities.

One painting will take anywhere from two to eight hours to complete, sometimes spanning numerous days. The result is absolutely breathtaking. This artwork proves that men, women and children whose physical or intellectual spectrum is narrower than most exude their own luminance just the same. Or better.

“Obstacle Luminance”. is on display November 8-26, 2013 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Beginning on November 1st, the gallery at the Plateau Creative Arts Center (PCAC) will feature art in the theme of City Scapes. The public is invited to the PCAC gallery to view original artwork in the form of oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, colored pencil, photography, mixed media, pottery, sculpture, and jewelry, created by Art Guild members.
In addition to viewing this fine art work, visitors also learn about the many art classes available during the month, and depending on the day and time, may view a class in session, or watch the open painting, beading, or figure drawing sessions that take place in the studio. The gallery is also the perfect place to shop for a reasonably priced gift of art.
The PCAC is open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Located at 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine), the gallery is handicapped accessible. The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a not-for-profit organization and an equal opportunity

RECEPTION Friday, Nov. 1, 5-9PM
LECTURE Friday, November 1, 12:15PM - 1:15PM | room 111 of Art + Architecture Bldg.

AAA 75TH ANNIVERSARY PRINT PORTFOLIO
Daniel G. Hill, Assistant Professor of Studio Methods, School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons in New York, will be giving a lecture on digital printmaking in conjunction with the American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio on display at the UT Downtown Gallery. Mr. Hill is was also the project director for this portfolio. The 75th anniversary portfolio is the first digitally printed portfolio released by the AAA.

The UT Downtown Gallery is please to present the 75th Anniversary American Abstract Artists Print Portfolio, a exhibition consisting of 48 archival digital prints. AAA published its first portfolio in 1937. It consisted of 30 lithographs and, in lieu of a catalog, accompanied the group's first exhibition, which was held at the Squibb Gallery in New York City. In addition to that first portfolio and this 75th Anniversary portfolio, only two others have been published—one commemorating the organization's 50th anniversary, and one for the 60th. All prints are 9.75" x 12.75"

The School of Art at the University of Tennessee takes great pride in the excellence of its printmaking program, so we are excited to host this portfolio, which breaks new ground with its technical production. Printed digitally instead of using a more time-honored method of printmaking, the 75th Anniversary Portfolio seeks to move not only its members, but also printmaking and contemporary art forward into this era of rapid technological change.

This is the first digitally produced portfolio published by American Abstract Artists. All past portfolios–1937, 1987, 1997–were produced using various forms of lithography and means of transferring image to plate. Unlike traditional printmaking, the digital inkjet process does not involve a physical matrix from which ink is transferred to paper. This marks both a technical and a conceptual shift in printmaking. Our choice of the medium situates this portfolio squarely in the current century and is an indication of the group's forward momentum.

The artists were asked to provide a digital file meeting predetermined specifications, yet no restrictions were placed on how the file could be created. The digital process enabled a wide variety of approaches that include abstract and documentary photography, scanning of flat-work made expressly for the project, digital compositing and image manipulation, as well as the use of vector-based software and hand-coded algorithms. The results are as varied as the artists' individual sensibilities.

Please join us for this opening reception. All events are free and open to the public. UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

“The Robber Bridegroom” is a rousing, bawdy Southern fairy tale set in 18th-century Mississippi. The play tells the story of Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the county, and her courting by rascally robber Jamie Lockhart. Affairs go awry by way of an unconventional case of double-mistaken identity, compounded by the machinations of an evil stepmother intent on Rosamund’s demise, a pea-brained henchman and a hostile talking head in a trunk. The play includes one of the first genuine bluegrass scores ever heard in a Broadway musical, giving this unusual tale a distinctive sound reminiscent of the Natchez Trace Band. “The Robber Bridegroom” book and lyrics are by Alfred Uhry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Driving Miss Daisy.” The story is based on a 1942 novella of the same name by Eudora Welty.

Pellissippi State presents “The Royal Bridegroom” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 1-2 and 8-9. Additional performances are set for 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 3 and 10. For more information, call (865) 694-6400.

The East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and the Arts & Culture Alliance present the 17th Master Woodworkers Show, November 1-3, at the Emporium Center. This biennial juried show highlights the handcrafted works of 33 craftspeople and artists of East Tennessee and the surrounding region and features many types of woodwork, from traditional to whimsical, including fine furniture, cabinetry, turning, sculpture and marquetry. The Emporium gallery provides an ideal environment in which to view the work and meet the artists.

The Show hours are: Friday, November 1, 4:00-9:00 PM; Saturday, November 2, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and Sunday, November 3, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Admission is free. A public reception takes place on Friday, November 1, from 5:00-9:00 PM as part of First Friday activities in downtown Knoxville. Other demonstrations and talks are as follows:

Saturday, November 2
11:00 AM - Brian Horais of Knoxville, TN - Off Axis Turning
12:00 PM - Tim Hintz of Smithville, TN - Chair Making
1:00 PM - Alf Sharp of Woodbury, TN - Guided walk through the Show; Bowtie Carving
3:00 PM - Sabiha Mujtaba of Clarkston, GA - Design Process
4:00 PM - Yann Giguere of Salem, VA - Japanese Hand Planes

Sunday, November 3
12:00 PM - Brian Boggs of Asheville, NC - The Soul of a Chair
1:00 PM - East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild presents Show Awards
2:00 PM - Chris Hedges of Knoxville, TN - Hand Cut Dovetails
3:00 PM - Ronald Young of Chattanooga, TN - String Inlay

“We’ve got a great show for 2013,” says Scott DeWaard, Show Director. “Since it only happens every other year, we are adding talks and demonstrations from the makers. If you love fine handmade furniture and want to know more about what sets it apart, this is the show for you.”

For interviews or more information, contact Scott DeWaard, Show Director, at (865) 681-4798 or etwgmws@gmail.com.

The 17th Master Woodworkers Show will be displayed at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street (corner of Gay/Jackson) in downtown Knoxville. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com. To join an information e-mail list, visit www.masterwoodworkers.org.

Community Television of Knoxville (CTV), in partnership with the Arts & Culture Alliance, is proud to present Live! from First Friday, a live remote broadcast during First Friday receptions in downtown Knoxville. For the first time, CTV has the ability to do extended live shoots, so they are using this new opportunity to focus on local non-profit galleries (including the Emporium Center, the University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery, and Art Market Gallery). Live! from First Friday will include preview of the exhibitions and artwork, music from the jazz jam sessions in the Black Box at the Emporium, interviews with artists, musicians, and gallery preparators, and patrons enjoying the receptions. Following a successful pilot run during the August receptions, CTV will broadcast on subsequent First Fridays: November 1, and December 6. The public may view a live stream on First Fridays at www.ctvknox.org, and it is also available on iPhones and iPads. The program is re-aired on the following Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM.

CTV aims to keep the citizens informed of events and activities around Knoxville. Since 1975, CTV has provided media production facilities to the residents of Knoxville & Knox County for non-commercial use. Accessible to more than 100,000 cable TV subscribers throughout Knoxville & Knox County (and millions more throughout the world via the Internet), the channel serves a wide constituency, including community residents, local government agencies, nonprofit organizations and other community groups. For more information, visit www.ctvknox.org.

Join WDVX every First Friday at the Knoxville Visitor Center for a live broadcast!

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

In a little more than a decade together, Blackberry Smoke has perfected their rockin’ good-times-for-all take on rock ’n’ roll. Mixing elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul and more than a touch of outlaw country, Blackberry Smoke has earned a passionate fanbase that continues to grow as the band itself evolves. The band is as blue collar as the bandanas its members wear.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

During the 1970s, a new brand of pop music was born ’ one that was steeped in African and African-American styles ’ particularly jazz and R&B but appealed to a broader cross-section of the listening public. As founder and leader of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White not only embraced but also helped bring about this evolution of pop, which bridged the gap that has often separated the musical tastes of black and white America. It certainly was successful, as EWF combined high-caliber musicianship, wide-ranging musical genre eclecticism, and ’70s multicultural spiritualism.

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

Kevin Abernathy to perform in his hometown of Madisonville for the first time!
Friday, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m Kevin Abernathy will perform in a benefit for MACA & Hiwassee Auditorium.
Doors open at 7:00PM. Adults $20, Students $10.
For Event & Ticket Info: www.monroearts.com
Hiwassee College, 225 Hiwassee College Drive, Madisonville, TN 37354

Songs and Stories - Legendary performer John McCutcheon is known for his interpretation on banjo and hammer dulcimer of Appalachian standards as well as for original songs such as the historical ballad “Christmas in the Trenches,” topical songs and children’s material. Early in his musical career he was active in exploring the folklore of East Tennessee, bringing traditional fiddlers, ballad singers, dancers and Old Harp singers to the Laurel Theater and associated venues as the first music director of Jubilee Community Arts. John contributed a chapter to the iconic Cumberland Avenue Revisited anthology edited by Jack Rentfro.

Tickets, if available, will be for sale at the door for $20.

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus. For additional information, call (865) 522-5851, e-mail concerts@jubileearts.org, or visit www.jubileearts.org.

6:00 PM - live performance by Chet Atkins-style picker Larry Oldham and display of East Tennessee Music and Television Icons by local artist Amy Campbell
7:00 PM - live performance by Kountry Kings with Kathy Hill, Jim "Little Jimmy" Hartsook, Ray Rose, David West, and Stoney Stonecipher
7:30 PM - Screening of vintage television clips, 1953-1973, including local commercials, news footage, Cas Walker's Farm & Home Hour, Jim Walter's Jubilee with Bonnie Lou and Buster, Jim Clayton's Startime, Little Jimmy Hartsook Show, and John Cazana's Wide World of Wrestling

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org