Calendar of Events

The McClung Museum’s 6th annual Civil War Lecture series is titled “An All-American City Endures: Knoxvillians at War 1860-1865,” and will examine Knoxville families before, during, and after the upheaval of war.

This month’s lecture examines the war through the lens of service professions, and is titled “Clergy, Physicians, and Press: Ministering to the People.”

Our historic community, with a total population of less than 4,000 in 1861, will be examined through the standing and experiences of the ‘head of family’; how his war time decisions and actions influenced the multiple lives within his kinship web. A wealth of documentation from many diverse primary sources, including many photographic portraits, has been compiled to compare and contrast the choices made by the people of Knoxville. Loyalty, military service, whether to stay or to flee, service to the dominant government, determination and enforcement of the law, money management, the feeding and sheltering of resident armies, the protection of the infrastructure of a battered town, meeting the needs of suffering civilians, spiritual leadership of religious congregations, keeping the populace informed, the running of daily business concerns–in fact, all aspects of sustaining and surviving in a community were affected by the coming, staying and ending of war. This lecture series will look at the men and women forced to make life and death decisions in the midst of social turmoil.

The lectures will be held at 2pm one Sunday each month, January–April 2016 in the McClung Museum Auditorium. The lectures are free and open to the public.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

No. 2 - Ensemble concert at Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public.
The Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Sunday, January 24th at 2 pm Book signing and reading with Gordon Gibson author of Southern Witness: Unitarians and Universalists in the Civil Rights Era

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

We are gearing up for an exciting new season and are holding company auditions. Momentum Dance Lab is currently seeking professional level dancers age 16 and up. Previous training in Modern, Ballet, or Contemporary is required. Held at The Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts, 2906 Tazewell Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918.

Info: Momentum Dance Lab: 865-567-2131, www.momentumdancelab.com

Please join us for our annual potluck meeting and Emily's Auction where we catch up, find out what's coming up for the year, fill our bellies and have some fun.
IF YOU ARE NOT A CURRENT MEMBER YOU ARE ALSO INVITED!
Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville TN 37917

Bring a dish to share and please label it as to meat/no meat, dairy/no dairy, nuts/no nuts.
A1LabArts Board will provide beverages

Bring some extra moolah for Emily's Auction.... it will be full of good things you will want!
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL COSTS:
Single : $50
Family: $75 (includes 3, 12 and older)
Corporate: $150 (designate 4 members)
Student: $25 (high school or college)
* we can accept cash, check and card (card will include a $3 service fee)

*Membership includes access to 2 shows per year FOR FREE as well as access to use the Center for Creative Minds for Exhibitions & Workshops at EXTREMELY low prices and if you bring a NEW member with you to the meeting both you and they will receive $5 off membership.
Saturday, January 23, 5:00PM at the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville TN 37917
www.A1LabArts.org

Maya: Lords of Time explores the time-ordered universe through the Maya’s intricate calendar systems and investigates how their history and culture followed a rhythm set by the motion of heavenly bodies. Learn the story of how divine kings used their control over the calendar and its grand public rituals to assert their power.

With award-winning interactives, numerous full-sized monumental replicas, and many Central American artifacts, visitors can trace the rise and fall of the Maya kingdoms and follow how ideas of time and the calendar changed before and after the Spanish conquest.

This exhibition also explores how those long-standing beliefs can still be found in Mayan regions today.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, based on the heartwarming, rags-to-riches children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The play will be performed Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM.

Captain Crewe leaves his young daughter Sara at a school for girls, while he goes abroad to claim his fortune in jewels. The school is run by a strict head-mistress named Miss Minchin, who takes special care of her wealthy new student, until a stunning twist of fate changes the Fate of everyone in the school and throughout the neighborhood. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story remains one of the world’s most popular books for children, despite being written over 100 years ago. It is a timeless tale of rags-to-riches, and Sara Crewe has become a role model for grace-under-pressure and undefeatable hope.

The play is performed by 11 talented young actors, from ages 8 to 14. KCT is East Tennessee’s leading producer of stage plays for children. Sara Crewe: A Little Princess is the 73rd play to be produced by Knoxville Children’s Theatre. The play is directed by Zack Allen from a script by R. N. Sandberg, licensed by Dramatic Publishing Company.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

These works radiate warmth by their energy and vivid color. One thing that is noteworthy about the show is the lack of conventional landscapes, still lifes and florals. Most of the pieces are about people. They range from polished, formal oil portraits of comfortable well-to-do subjects by John Simms to spare sketchy oil pastel drawings by Gwen Johnson of people in African settings.

The Oak Ridge Art Center is open to the public seven days a week. Admission is free, but donations are very welcome.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Tennessee Stage Company kicks off its 26th annual New Play Festival with Staci Swedeen’s House Rules, directed by Tom Parkhill. The Knoxville-based writer’s play will premiere at the Historic Southern Railway Station. Swedeen’s play is the first of seven new plays appearing in this year’s festival. House Rules was selected from dozens of submissions for its outstanding writing. Swedeen’s play is about two brothers who confront the intertwined nature of hatred and love and learn that all truths kept silent become poisonous.

The New Play Festival presents un-published, un-produced plays for their worldwide premiere. Tennessee Stage Company accepts new play submissions throughout the year from all over the United States. In October, the company selects which plays it will produce from the submitted works.

Performances: Thu, Fri, Sat at 8 PM and Sun at 3 PM

Historic Southern Railway Station, 306 West Depot Street, Knoxville. Info: 865-546-4280 or www.tennesseestage.com

Cost - $10

Mondays & Wednesdays - Drum Classes (5:45-6:30 PM) and Dance Classes (6:45-7:45 PM)
Saturdays - Drum Classes (1:30-2:15 PM) and Dance Classes (2:30-3:45 PM)

At 748 N. 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Info: indigenousvibes15@gmail.com or ifaa2012@gmail.com

Beginning Jan. 18, the Farragut Museum will feature a new special exhibit - "The Farragut Farmers." This exhibit will be on display through May 27, 2016.

As late as the early seventies, the Farragut area was a sprawling rural community dotted with beautiful farmlands. This exhibit will feature artifacts related to farming in the area, photographs of barns and landmarks, and information about the Farragut Schools and their agricultural background. Specific artifacts on display include a barn door from the former Spencer Smith Farm off Smith Road (current site of Smithfield subdivision), a corn sheller with a large rotary handle, and a milk crate from the former Russell Dairy.

The Farragut Museum is committed to preserving the heritage of its East Tennessee community and features a remarkable collection of artifacts from the area, including an extensive collection of the personal belongings of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral of the U.S Navy and hero of the Civil War. Housed in the Farragut Town Hall located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, the museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offers free admission. For more information, visit www.townoffarragut.org/museum, like Farragut Museum on Facebook, or contact Museum Coordinator Julia Barham at jbarham@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

Mixed media in the voices of Fictional Characters Anna Grace Tollett and Pearlie Bean, by Ghost Artist - Anne Powers, author of "Smoke from Small Fires".

Anne Powers is a multimedia artist who resides on the Rockwood side of Watt's Bar Lake . In past adventures she was the head of Roane State's Computer Art and Design program and the RSCC Art Department, the recipient of national awards in watercolor and digital media, taught digital media for five summers at Stanford University, and authored a book on 3D animation which is used worldwide. Examples of her work in traditional and digital media can be seen on her website at www.ANNIEMEDIA.com.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org