Calendar of Events

Please join us for the opening of a new art presentation from the private collection of Marek Pienkowski

West Knox Plaza, 7417 Kingston, Knoxville, TN 37919

5:30 p.m.
Wine, Cheese & Hors d'oeuvres
https://www.pienkowskimd.com/

Knoxville Film Festival presents the award winning documentary 'Dosed".
Movie Showtime in Knoxville: September 13th, Friday, 1:30pm
Regal Cinemas Downtown West, 1640 Downtown W Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37919,
Tickets: https://www.knoxfilmfest.com/tickets/film-block-2-theatre-2

Come early to meet with members of the psychedelic community and receive a care package from Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and Nashville Psychedelic Society. There'll be an audience Q&A after the movie and the panel will include community leaders talking about therapeutic and medical uses for psychedelics:
Stephy Jean Moore
Danny McCracken

Check out the Trailer for DOSED: https://www.facebook.com/DosedMovie/videos/363976790993813/

After many years of prescription medications failed her a suicidal woman turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga.

www.DOSEDMOVIE.com

New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion will give the keynote address at this year's James Agee Conference for Literature and Arts at Pellissippi State. An annual literature and arts conference at Pellissippi State Community College now includes editing and publishing presentations, in response to interest from local writers.

The fourth annual James Agee Conference for Literature and Arts will be held noon-7:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in the Goins Building Auditorium on the college's Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

The event is free and open to the public. There is no pre-registration. Check-in will be held 11-11:50 a.m. on site the day of the conference.

Thomas Alas Holmes of East Tennessee State University will lead the editing discussion 12-12:30 p.m., while Beto and Bob Cumming of Iris Press will lead the publishing discussion 12:30-1 p.m.

The rest of the afternoon will feature master classes in Nature Writing with Kim Trevathan, an associate professor of writing/communications at Maryville College who is writing his latest book about canoeing the Tennessee River from Paducah, Kentucky, to Knoxville last year; Songwriting with Tiffany Williams, an Eastern Kentucky native who released her debut EP, "When You Go," earlier this year; and Fiction Writing with Caleb Johnson, author of the novel "Treeborne," an honorable mention for the 2019 Southern Book Prize.

Leigh Anne Henion, author of "Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World," will take the stage at 6 p.m. for the conference's keynote presentation. Henion, who has had stories noted in three editions of "The Best American Travel Writing," penned her memoir after becoming a mother and questioning whether "experiencing earth's most dazzling natural phenomena" could reawaken a sense of wonder in herself similar to the one she witnessed daily in her child, who would marvel over simple things in nature.

The conference will wrap up with a signing with all the authors, and Union Avenue Books will be on site with books available for purchase.

For the entire schedule of this year's James Agee Conference, visit www.pstcc.edu/events/ageeconference.

Join us this Friday at 7PM for a shared concert with Will Boyd at the Emporium on 100 South Gay St. in Knoxville.

At 7PM Domino Ensemble will present a selection of trio repertoire of originals and music by Alexandre Tansman, Kenji Bunch and Astor Piazzolla. Featuring Hillary Herndon (viola), Jorge Variego (clarinets) and Jon Hamar (double bass). Guest Anna Dye (viola) will premiere Modular tango.

At 8PM Will Boyd will offer a selection of original compositions and arrangements from his albums Live at the Red Piano Lounge and Freedom, Soul, Jazz. Featuring David Becher (bass) and Kevin Krapf (drums).

Don’t miss it, invite your friends and come support local artists! You can get your tickets online or at the door - $10.

Students free with ID.
https://www.facebook.com/events/646362975804172/

Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 9 AM to 4PM, Friday 9 AM to noon
6500 Northshore Drive, 865-584-3957 or www.wpcknox.org

Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.
TICKET PRICES: Thu & Sun $22 (or $10 for students with ID); Fri & Sat $24 (or $10 for students with ID).
Get your tickets now! https://www.ticketpeak.com/res/FlyingAnvil or you can call our box office at 865-357-1309.

Expect hard-hitting original work by this ensemble of actors dedicated to illuminating issues in our community, led by Artistic Director John Ferguson and playwright Linda Parsons.

As Flying Anvil Theatre’s social justice wing, The Hammer Ensemble uses theatre to generate awareness and insight concerning complex issues facing our society, including equality, social justice, health, communication, and the environment. Nearly six million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and, in its wake, social services and healthcare systems in communities, especially in-home caregivers, are increasingly stretched and stressed. In response to this epidemic that seems to touch everyone (including most of our ensemble and our playwright), and as a natural fit for the Hammer’s mission, we created Light Years: A Journey with Alzheimer's, a play of a family in crisis coming to terms with a family member’s decline into Alzheimer’s/dementia.

Knoxville’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s occurs a week after our play, on September 21. Light Years will tie into this event in a cross-pollination of education, entertainment, and action in the community.

Flying Anvil Theatre, 1300 Rocky Hill Road, Knoxville. Information: 865-357-1309, www.flyinganviltheatre.com

Red Summer comes to the Bijou Theatre as part of Carpetbag Theatre's 50th Anniversary Celebration

WWI ended in 1919. Black men who served felt they deserved the full rights of citizenship and higher social status in return for their patriotic service. Meanwhile, lynch mobs murdered 78 African-Americans, ten of whom were veterans. East Tennessee was a place where a trade group proclaimed: "There are no Ku Klux Klan outrages here. We are a distinct and peculiar people." Red Summer, directed by Leilani Chan, is a drama based on events that occurred right here in Knoxville, TN during the racially charged Summer of 1919. It tells the story of a model African American community unable to escape the horrors of mob violence. "In the early hours of Saturday morning, August 30, 1919, a young white woman, Bertie Lindsay, was shot and killed in the bedroom of her home. Before dawn, a black man had been arrested and charged with the crime. Join the longest running Black Theater in the U.S. as they tell this incredibly important story.

• Thursday, September 12th, we'll have a catered reception and talkback with the cast immediately following the performance in the theater. Here's your chance to ask questions to directly to the actors and director!
• Friday, September 13th, we'll be hosting a meet and greet in the Bijou Theatre's gallery with light snacks and refreshments immediately following the performance. Come get to know the performers!
• Saturday, September 14th, we will be hosting a digital story showing just before the performance in the Bijou Theatre's gallery. Come learn what digital storytelling is all about and see a few stories of other locals similar to that of Red Summer!
• Sunday, September 15th, come celebrate the finale of our 50th Anniversary series at the Jackson Terminal immediately following the performance with snacks, libations, and Afro-Caribbean beats brought to you by Grand Hustle Records' own, DJ PrymeTime!

At the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Thu-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sun at 4 PM. Tickets $25, purchase tickets: http://www.carpetbagtheatre.org/events

Our exciting 2019-2020 season will feature three staged productions, including the US premiere of City of Ashes by Evan Fein & Emily Anderson

Starring
April Martin as “Lili”
Aubrey Odle as “Lotte”
Brent Hetherington as “Owen”

Directed by: Marya Barry
Cost: $30
Duration: One Act, Approximately 1 hour

*US Premiere* In the waning days of the Second World War, Lotte and Lili find themselves stranded in the devastated capital of the former Third Reich. Faced with their own guilt and unspeakable atrocities committed by the occupying Russian forces, the two women discover the price of survival and find a new strength in abandoning hope.

Tickets: https://CityofAshes.BrownPaperTickets.com
FB Event: https://www.Facebook.com/Events/704043373377969/
Organization: www.MarbleCityOpera.com

At The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 800 S Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919

A unique exhibition by HoLa Hora Latina member artists celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month - one exhibition, two venues!

Opening Fri Sep 6, 5-9 PM at the Emporium

Then, on display at the Knoxville Museum of Art from Sep 18 - Oct 15. Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

Bout a Mile Up the Holler" - First Friday at Rala with Ryan Blair:
September 6th 6-9PM (Will be on display the entire month)

Join us in welcoming Ryan Blair as our September First Friday artist. Blair's current work consist of paintings and mixed media pieces based on his observations and experiences of living in the south. Come meet the artist and view all of the rad art he's been makin' and creatin'!
Rala
112 W. Jackson Ave
Knoxville, TN 37902
PH: (865) 525-7888
Instagram: @ShopRala

Opening Reception is Friday, September 6, 2019 5pm-7pm

Annie Rochelle is a practicing artist working and living in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Rochelle received a Bachelors of Fine Art in Painting and Art History at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland and studied Italian Renaissance Art History and Painting Conservation at the Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy. Her artistic interests are divided: between draftsmanship and experimental abstraction; the challenging marriage of Old Masters’ techniques and traditional subject matter with contemporary aesthetics and social sensibilities. Her new interest in botanical forms have opened a new investigation into the relationships among human, artificial, and natural aesthetics.
Follow Annie: Portfolio: aerochelle.com, Instagram: a.e.rochelle, Facebook: Studio of A. E. Rochelle

Colleen Thornbrugh is a teaching artist from Knoxville, TN who loves to create artwork and foster a love for art in her students. Colleen graduated from Huntington University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Animation, and her work in animation has been featured in multiple children’s film festivals. Colleen is an active painter and works daily to improve her craft. Colleen's paintings are mainly non-representational, meant to evoke the inner landscape. She has been teaching art and animation for over a decade, and one of her greatest joys in life is helping her students find their creative voices. As a teaching artist, Colleen has led art classes for hundreds of children in many different area elementary schools. She is the also coordinator for the Community School outreach programs at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

Mon: 9am-8:30pm
Tues: 9am-8:30pm
Wed: 9am-8pm
Thurs: 9am-6pm
Fri: 9am-2 pm
Sat: 9:30am-2 pm

Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway Suite B, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-523-1401, http://knoxvilletn.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=109562&pageId=15402751

September Featured Artists - First Friday Reception: September 6, 5:30 – 9 p.m.

Both painterly and emotionally charged, Debbis Sabo photographic artwork is reminiscent of how the impressionists recorded light. His fine art natural world abstracts and landscapes are often sought out by home decor and interior designers and has been included in solo and group art gallery exhibitions, commercial installations and private home collections throughout the United States and internationally. Says Dennis, “My September art exhibition covers our aqueous planet Earth from the marshes of Acadia National Park, Maine to the surf conditions in Tennessee and ends in Botswana, Africa. The art of photography is not taking a shot but transforming a composition into an emotional in-teraction with the viewer. My interest is in the natural details; how the environment on a particular day, in a par-ticular light, and at a particular moment in time correlates to my personal vision and interpretation of nature." www.dsabophoto.com

Johnny Glass began his glass career in Los Angeles, CA, where he was first introduced to glass at Santa Monica College. In 2008 he formed Glass by Glass LLC and began traveling the west coast art show markets. In 2012, Johnny decided to expand his market and finish his BFA; he returned to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he grew up, to open Glass by Glass’s east coast mobile Glassblowing studio. Johnny received a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in glass from Tennessee Technological University's, Appalachian Center for Crafts in 2016, Graduating Cum Laude. Glass by Glass studios is now a bi-coastal Mobile Glass Studio Extravaganza. Glass by Glass, has made it their mission to bring a new awareness and interest back to the art of glass. 2016 - 2017 were big years for Johnny and GbyG, performing thousands of live glass demos throughout the US. From craft fairs, public schools, music venues to museums, Glass by Glass Studios participated in over 30 plus live glass events in 6 states. In 2016 Johnny’s sculptures were selected to participate in the Tennessee crafts best of show, held at the Reese museum in Johnson City TN. In the Summer of 2017, Johnny ran the glass studio at Buck’s Rock summer camp in New Milford, NY continuing his love for teaching. Johnny Glass resides in New Orleans LA where he teaches glass sculpture at Tulane University while he is receiving his MFA. www.GlassbyGlass.com

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net