Calendar of Events

Historic Crescent Bend House & Gardens will be closed for maintenance and repairs from September 9th thru September 18th.

We will resume normal tour operation on September 19th on the following schedule:
Wednesday thru Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm and Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm.

For more information on Crescent Bend you may call 865-637-3163.

Monthly shape note singing from The New Harp of Columbia at the Laurel Theater in Knoxville. No experience needed and loaner books provided.
Sept. 9, 6:30 -8:00 PM
For more information: Tina Becker, loudsinger@gmail.com

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society has announced the 2012 line up for the Star of Knoxville Riverboat Blues Cruise Series. Mark your calendar now for the best entertainment value anywhere around. The Summer line-up is:

September 9th-Blue Mother Tupelo
October 7th-VooDoo Bone
October 28th-Fall Colors Cruise –Slow Blind Hill

Except for the two sunset cruises, loading starts at 2, boat sails from 3-6. The Sunset cruises begin loading at 5 and boats sail from 6-9. Tickets are $13 in advance and $18 day of cruise. Call the Riverboat Company at 865-525-7827 or 800-509-2628 or www.tnriverboat.com for ticket information. The boat sails rain or shine and is a relaxing way to take a mini vacation. Traveling by paddle boat on the river, while listening to a style of music with roots almost as old as the river, promises a nostalgic escape. Food and drinks are available on the boat.

Smoky Mountain Blues Society is a 501 3 C that support a Veteran's outreach and 'Blues in the School' programs that focuses on inner city children. Information: 865-919-1788 or pdoka@comcast.net

The Knoxville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Tennessee Valley Fair need your help to fight breast cancer in East Tennessee. The 3rd annual Paint the Fair Pink Day will be held on Sunday, September 9. This special one-day event features innovative exhibits, family entertainment and fundraising events that benefit Komen Knoxville. East Tennesseans are encouraged to participate in Pink Day’s fundraising activities:

Bedazzle Your Bra Contest - Show us your fun, creative side by designing a bejeweled bra in one of 4 categories: Pretty n’ Pink, Down on the Farm, Fair Food and Wild Safari. Bras will be judged on September 9 at 1:00 p.m. and displayed throughout all 10 days of the Fair. Participants must register by August 16. Entry fee is $5.00.

Caps for the Cure Contest – New in 2012! Perfect for younger participants, decorate a baseball cap with one of the following theme: Pretty In Pink, Down on the Farm, Fair Food & Wild Safari. Youth and adult divisions available. Participants must register by August 16. Entry fee is $5.00.

Pink Day Hoe Down – New in 2012! Line dance to help stomp out breast cancer! Rock your best cowgirl/cowboy couture and boot scoot with the Texas Roadhouse line dance team! Donation requested to participate. No sign-up required, just show up at 3:00 PM and boot scoot for a great cause. All participants will receive a keepsake pink bandana.

Paint the Fair Pink Day seeks to highlight the Komen mission: to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. For more information, please visit TNValleyFair.org (click Contests) or call (865) 215-1480. Please note the August 16 registration deadline.

Fairgoers are also invited to wear pink on September 9 and receive $2 off each adult admission to the fair. The 93rd annual Tennessee Valley Fair is scheduled for September 7-16, 2012.

On Sunday, September 9, Ijams will host the 27th Annual Symphony in the Park, an elegant and enchanting outdoor fundraiser for the nature center. The twilight concert by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Lucas Richman is a highlight of Knoxville's fall social calendar.

This year's special guest artist is Kelle Jolly. The Ijams Spirit Award, given out annually at the event, will be presented to Doug Bataille, Director of Knox County Parks and Recreation, and Joe Walsh, Director of Knoxville City Parks and Recreation.

Dress is casual. Carpooling is encouraged.
Cocktails and Silent Auction Begin at 5 p.m.

All proceeds benefit Ijams' quality environmental education programs, 275-acre wildlife sanctuary and care of our non-releasable animals.
For more information please call Mary Thom Adams at (865) 577-4717 ext. 117 or email: mtadams@ijams.org

Knox County children are admitted for one penny with a paying adult. Each child admitted for a penny must have a paying adult accompanying them. Cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount. Ticket sales close at 5:00 PM.

Contact: Becky Witherspoon, 865-637-5331, x300, e-mail
3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville TN 37914
www.knoxville-zoo.org
Advance reservations required? NO

Join us for entertaining, informative 45 minute presentations featuring all-stars of the academic gridiron.

September 8--Georgia State.
“Supreme Synergy on Stage: Presenting Sweeney Todd”
Cal MacLean, Professor and Head, Department of Theatre, and Producing Artistic
Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre.
(A collaboration with Clarence Brown Theatre and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra; co-presented by Lucas Richman, music director, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

September 15--Florida
“Exploring Asteroids with the Dawn Spacecraft”
Hap McSween, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

September 22--Akron
“The Politics of Income Inequality in the United States”
Nathan Kelly, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

October 20--Alabama
“The Tales Bones Tell”
Dawnie Steadman, Professor, Department of Anthropology, and Director of the
Forensic Anthropology Center.

November 3, Homecoming--Troy
“The Authority of Citizens: Its Nature and Limits”
David Reidy, Professor and Head, Department of Philosophy.

November 10--Missouri
“Protecting Our Water Resources: A Microbiologist’s Perspective”
Steven Wilhelm, Professor, Department of Microbiology.

November 24--Kentucky
“Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse”
Jay Rubenstein, Professor, Department of History.

2 hours before kickoff in the University Center Ballroom (Room 213).
Free and open to the public.
Reception for our guests following the program.

The Pregame Showcase is sponsored by the UT Knoxville College of Arts & Sciences with support from the UT Knoxville Office of Alumni Affairs, WUOT 91.9 FM, and UT Athletics.
For more information, call 865-974-5332 or visit pregameshowcase.utk.edu

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally owned museum and Fort Loudoun State Historic Area are partnering for the Great Island Festival, slated for September 8-9, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day.

At the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to experience Native American food, arts and crafts demonstrations, music and dance. Special demonstrations and displays will include Cherokee life in 1762 and a Civil War encampment and battle re-enactment. This year’s theme is “The 250th Anniversary of Lt. Timberlake’s Visit to the Cherokee Overhill”. Visitors will experience the same sights, sounds, tastes and smells Lt. Henry Timberlake experienced when he discovered the region some 250 years ago. Dozens of craftsmen and demonstrators will be on hand recreating everything Timberlake documented on his first visit. Meet Miss Cherokee. Special entertainment will be provided by the Warrior Dancers of Ani-Kituhwa the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians official ambassadors, Cherokee flutist and Matt Toomey, a Cherokee Stickball game, Cherokee food demonstrations by Cherokee author Johnnie Sue Myers. On Saturday we will be featuring the Tennessee’s Wildlife Birds of Prey program and on Sunday a blowgun competition. Stop by the museum from 1-3 both days & meet Bill Landry from the Heartland Series. Bill will be doing a book signing for his book “Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures”.

Festival parking is at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum; located at 576 Highway 360 in Vonore, Tenn. Free shuttle buses will provide transportation for visitors from each site (approximately 1.5 miles). Adult tickets are $5.00 to the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum and $5.00 to the Trade Faire. Kids 12 and under are admitted free of charge. Advance tickets are on sale at both locations until September.

For more information about the Great Island Festival, contact the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum at (423) 884-6246 or Fort Loudoun State Historic Area at (423) 884-6217.

The second floor Gallery at the U.S. Cellular Stage of the Bijou Theatre is
proud to present an exhibit of fine art photographs of the majestic vistas
and stunning wildlife of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The
exhibit includes prize-winning photos by local photographers Jim Ryan and
Roger Lee.

The purpose of the exhibit is to celebrate the preservation of the Smokies
by showcasing the beauty and wonder of this unique region. The gallery is
open to patrons who attend programs at the Bijou and, during regular
business hours, the general public is invited to view the exhibit.

A special reception to honor these artists and their photography will be
held at the Gallery on Friday, September 7th 5:00 - 7:00PM. The
reception is open to the public.

Jim Ryan is a freelance photographer and graduate of the University of
Tennessee who, for years, has spent his spare time on the trails of the
Smokies collecting images and video of their unspoiled beauty. Roger Lee
has photographed America's national parks extensively and has been honored
with multiple awards for his nature photography. Both photographers make
their home in East Tennessee and are committed to the enhancement and
continued preservation of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, 37902

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by the Art Guild of Fairfield Glade featuring original oil, watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, acrylic, pottery, photography, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, and more by nearly 35 regional artists. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from September 7-28, 2012, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on September 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM.

Founded in 1978 by twelve artists, the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a volunteer not-for-profit organization formed to support and promote the arts. Membership is open to everyone interested in furthering art appreciation, personal growth in creative activities, and being part of a dynamic, growing organization. The Guild currently has about 130 members from the surrounding area.

Artwork by The Art Guild of Fairfield Glade will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, September 8, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of watercolor-based artwork entitled “Artwork Gone Wild” by animal artists from the Knoxville Zoo. The exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from September 7-28, 2012; an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on September 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM with video demonstrations of the animal artists at work. Artwork will be displayed as a preview to Knoxville Zoo’s Art Gone Wild! event presented by Fast Frames on Friday, September 21, from 6:00-8:30 PM, an after-hours art show at the zoo with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

Many animals at Knoxville Zoo are trained by their keepers to paint in the traditional sense, using brushes and/or fingers, including chimpanzees, gorillas, and elephants. Many more paint by walking over or stamping the canvas in a variety of colors. These paw painters include lions, tigers, meerkats, bears, Komodo dragon, penguins, and many other animals. All artwork is matted and ready for framing; most works include a photo of the artist, and all works include a certificate of authenticity with the artist’s name.

The proceeds from this product help support the enrichment program at Knoxville Zoo. For more information, visit www.knoxville-zoo.org.

“Artwork Gone Wild” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, September 8, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Please note, the exhibition will be removed from the Emporium September 20-24 for the Art Gone Wild event at the Zoo. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

About the Arts & Culture Alliance
The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions. The Alliance receives financial support from the Tennessee Arts Commission (www.tn.gov/arts) and First Tennessee Foundation (www.firsttennesseefoundation.com).

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of video interviews and photographs entitled “Looking at the Dark” by Knoxville artist Alex Merchant, opening Friday, September 7, at 5:00 PM on the north side of the Balcony at the Emporium Center in Knoxville.

Alex Merchant was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His work explores city spaces, urban systems, and the communities that live in these places. Merchant recently spent time in India interviewing artists who identify themselves as Dalit—the historically disenfranchised group of the Indian caste system. While caste-discrimination has been abolished for many years, it still resonates with most Indians. With an ever-growing middle class, the Dalit discussion has become more complex. Through a series of video interviews, artists and activists give a look into their art practices, their family life, and their communities. Merchant’s exhibition will feature video and photography captured in the artists’ communities.

“Looking at the Dark” will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from September 7-28, 2012. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on September 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, September 8, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.