Calendar of Events

Featuring works by David Denton and Max Robinson. Opening reception April 22, 6-7:30 PM with artists' talk at 6:30 PM.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: M-Th 9-5, Su 9-1. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

You’ve seen it in the park, at festivals, and on YouTube. Explore partner stretching, Thai massage, therapeutic flying, and inversions with acro instructor Rebeka Luhrs. She is a certified yoga instructor who is excited to offer weekly acro classes in Knoxville. No partner needed, beginner level workshop. Space limited, register today! Presented and hosted by Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio, 4504 Fennel Road in Knoxville. www.dfaas.com or www.rebekahluhrs.com

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 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

Studio recital; assisted by Dustin Lin-piano
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 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

Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris, TN is holding a Community Arts Festival fundraiser on Sunday, April 17 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Admission is free to the public and there will be live music by local musicians, book signing by local author Kathy Fearing, children's crafts, artist demonstrations, an art show highlighting artwork by students from area schools, and group activities. Bring the family for barbecue, hot dogs, nachos, and silent auction. Handmade crafts by regional artists will available for purchase. All proceeds will be used to support the Center's mission to promote the Appalachian artist through education and sales. Join the fun, take a tour of the Center, and learn the many ways the Center promotes arts in our community.

Sunday, April 17 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is located at one mile east of I-75, exit 122. For additional information, call 865-494-9854 or visit www.appalachianarts.net.

Come join the Smoky Mountain Blues Society as they present some of the best known regional Blues Music artists performing on specialty cruises on the Tennessee River. From April through October, blues lovers will convene to celebrate this truly American art-form during a 3 hour Sunday afternoon cruise on the Star of Knoxville Tennessee Riverboat. The Riverboat is located just one-half mile east of Neyland Stadium at 300 Neyland Drive next to Calhoun's. It starts boarding at 3pm for a 4-7pm cruise each month.

This year’s line-up is stellar and begins this month:
4/17 - The Romeo Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roger-Hay-The-Romeo-Kings/149845911796328/
http://www.reverbnation.com/theromeokings

Tickets are available through the Tennessee Riverboat Company’s website (http://tnriverboat.com/blues-cruises-2/) and by calling (865) 525-7827. Tickets are just $16 in advance and $20 at the door. Each voyage will also have a limited food menu and full bar available. More information at www.smokymountainblues.org.

Our P-51 Mustang "Red Nose", SBD Dauntless "Lady in Blue", and Corsair 530 will partecipate in the Smoky Mountain Air Show in Knoxville, TN. Rides will be available for purchase in the P-51 and SBD. The P-51 and Corsair will be performing in the airshow.

For updated air show information, please continue to visit www.SmokyMountainAirShow.com.

A two-day event where local artists welcome the public into their actual studio space to experience the working creative process as the artist demonstrates the making of a work of art. When it comes to art, the creative process can be just as interesting as the finished product. Dogwood Art DeTour provides an intimate look into local artists’ working studios. Visitors are invited to watch as the artists produce some of East Tennessee’s spectacular works of art. Take some time to enjoy a spring day with the arts. A variety of artistic media will be on display showcasing the diverse talents that are present in this area. All studios will have completed works of art for sale!

Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Roots-music ensemble Old Crow Medicine Show takes a two-night residency at the Tennessee this Spring!

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

Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris, TN is participating in the Dogwood Art DeTour on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 from 10 am to 5 pm each day at the Center. The DeTour is an event where local artists welcome the public into their studio space to experience the working creative process as the artist demonstrates the making of a work of art. Several artists will be at the Center demonstrating mixed media, painting, pottery, and more. In addition, there will be craft activities for kids. The event is free for all ages. The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is located at one mile east of I-75, exit 122. For additional information, call 865-494-9854 or visit www.appalachianarts.net.

Pioneer House & Camp Nevernice will have open studios during Dogwood Arts Art DeTour along with many other fine art studios around Knoxville this weekend. Come visit us. Take this rare opportunity to see where the magic happens behind the velvet curtain at Pioneer House & Camp Nevernice. Hand typesetting & presses rolling for 2 days so you can see what hot off the press looks like. Crank a print yourself to take home. Check out the Laura Baisden's reductive linocut work and Julie Belcher's beeswax fused encaustic process in addition to the letterpress printmaking studio.

http://www.pioneer-house.com/events/
http://campnevernice.com/

On display at Pioneer House Gallery during the month of April: PODS, Sculpted by Nature, recent photography by Darrell Cecil. 413 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-200-8084, www.pioneer-house.com

Special Public Opening: Friday, April 15, from 5:30-8:00 p.m.

In 1929 and again in 1930, Brunswick Records' Vocalion label set up a temporary recording studio at the St. James Hotel in downtown Knoxville and invited locals to come make records. These old-time, jazz, blues, and gospel recordings added Knoxville's voice to American popular music and inspired the next generation of country music stars. In an exciting new exhibition, the East Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound present a first-time look at the impact of these recordings and the region’s contributions to American popular music. The exhibition features an array of artifacts, videos, sound recordings, and photographs showcasing East Tennessee’s diverse musical heritage. Come to Make Records explores Knoxville’s growth in the early 20th century, the importance of fiddling contests in generating fans and driving record sales, the role of Sterchi Bros. in exposing local talent to a national audience, and examines why Knoxville was selected for the recordings. The exhibit offers a closer look at the St. James Hotel, the site of the Knoxville Sessions, an overview of the local talent that arose from the sessions, and a look at the next generation of artists, such as Chet Atkins and Roy Acuff. The exhibit includes a display demonstrating 130 years of recorded sound from the wax cylinder to the iPod, a re-creation of the St. James Hotel room where the Knoxville Sessions took place, Roy Acuff’s fiddle, Cal Davenport’s banjo, a Bairdola, and an assortment of other instruments. Other artifacts featured are original records from the Knoxville Sessions, a painting by Howard Armstrong, and Carl and Pearl Butler’s performance suits, designed by Nathan Turk. Special video presentations include a film produced by East Tennessee PBS on the Knoxville Sessions, a look at how 78 rpm discs are made, rare footage of Knoxville Sessions artists, and recordings of Roy Acuff, Uncle Dave Macon, and Carl and Pearl Butler.

Beginning at 6:00 p.m., Julie Belcher from the Pioneer House will display an art exhibition in the Bilo Nelson Auditorium of the East Tennessee History Center with music provided by saw player Robert Maddox. At 7:00 p.m. there will be a program with musical performances by local musicians, including Kelle Jolly, David Balle, saw player Robert Maddox, and the Tennessee Stiff Legs, of songs from the 1929 and 1930 Knoxville Sessions with remarks by Dr. Ted Olson, co-producer and co-author of The Knoxville Sessions box set book. The evening will conclude with a screening of rare film footage of Knoxville sessions artists Uncle Dave Macon, Willie Seivers, and Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong. Relatives and descendants of the musicians that recorded during the Knoxville Sessions will also be acknowledged during the program.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org