Calendar of Events

Solo show by Margaret Scanlan in the gallery, opens Fri Mar 1
Champagne Saturday from 11 AM - 4 PM, meet the artist from 1-3 PM

Bennett, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30. Information: 865-584-6791, https://bennetthome.com

Dubbed “the assembly-line Picasso” by Time magazine, Steve Keene’s vibrant and engaging paintings emerge from a punk-rock ethos that upends the usual conventions of the art world. Working from his Brooklyn studio, Keene creates 50+ paintings each day, producing over 300,000 pieces during a career that now spans more than 30 years.

The revolutionary Steve Keene will join the Big Ears Festival (Mar 21-24) with a live, experiential painting performance. Keene will have a pop-up studio, RED Gallery in Knoxville’s historic Old City, for people to watch him create dozens of pieces at a time, with his iconic process, usually painted in series of four- or six-of-a-kind. He utilizes quick-drying acrylic paints and a screen-printing technique of moving from broad swaths of color and gradually moving to the more detailed work.

As a prelude to Steve Keene’s live painting appearance at Big Ears, the festival is presenting the debut of The Hirschhorn Collection's “Paintings by Steve Keene.” This expansive exhibition of some of his rarer works will open on March 1 and continue through March 29 in at the RED Gallery, located on Jackson Ave in Knoxville’s Old City.

Make sure to visit the gallery during your stay to watch him work!

RED Gallery, 130 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-524-0146 or https://www.facebook.com/REDgalleryKNOX/

Bearden Middle School chorus presents Aladdin Jr, the Musical!

March 1st at 7pm
March 2nd at 7pm
March 3rd at 3pm
*Tickets purchased online will be available at the Will Call at the selected performance.

Join us as Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his will and his moral character. With expanded characters, new songs, and more thrills, this new adaptation of the beloved story will open up “a whole new world” for young performers!

https://app.memberhub.gives/aladdinjr2024/Campaign/Details
Bearden Middle School, 1000 Francis Road, Knoxville, TN 37909
865-539-7839

ARTXTRAVAGANZA is Webb School’s annual art sale that showcases original artworks by nearly 65 acclaimed artists and offers affordable works for everyone – from fine art, handcrafted jewelry, and pottery to glassworks, sculptures, and metal art.

This three-day event is held on the Webb School of Knoxville campus in West Knoxville. Now in its 22nd year, ArtXtravaganza has become one of the premier art shows in the Southeast, and has helped to further the careers of prominent artists.

ArtXtravaganza showcases the amazing range and diversity of artistic talent in the region and beyond, and helps establish Knoxville as a community aligned with the arts. Also on exhibit are works by Webb Lower, Middle, and Upper School students.

Each year, ArtXtravaganza hosts a featured artist. This year’s featured artists are Jessica Ramsey, artist and owner of Jessica Ramsey Art & Murals in Knoxville, and Nashville-based jewelry designer Tony Perrin, founder of Lock & Key Design.

Friday, March 1: 2 p.m.-7 p.m., plus Kickoff Reception, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (open to all)
Saturday, March 2: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, March 3: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Follow the signs to the Lee Athletic Center on the Webb School of Knoxville campus. https://www.webbschool.org/artxtravaganza

Akima Cabaret 2024: 80's MIXTAPE, March 1 and 2, 2024, at the Mill & Mine,
227 West Depot Avenue.

March 1, 7:00 pm --- show, dinner, dancing and silent auction. $175 per ticket

March 2, 2:00 pm --- matinee performance only, $75 per ticket

March 2, 7:00 pm --- show, dinner, dancing and silent auction. $175 per ticket

Akim Cabaret 2024: 80's MIXTAPE will be presented by Akima members and associates. This professionally written and staged production will feature lots of 1980s big hair, neon and bold antics as well as music and dance. Proceeds from the event will go to the Akima Grants program which provides funding to area non-profit agencies covering programs for Arts, Culture and Science; Children and Youth; Medical and Social Services; Senior Assistance and a variety of other fields. Over $180,000 was awarded from Cabaret 2022 receipts during 2022 and 2023.

Go to AkimaClub.org for more information and tickets.

The Monroe Area Council for the Arts celebrates
25 years of Missoula Children's Theater with performances of The Secret Garden
Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 2 at 3p.m. at Hiwassee Bruderhof,
225 Hiwassee Community Drive, Madisonville, TN.

There will also be an Alumni Reception March 1 6:00 to 6:45 - RSVP required.

More information and Tickets available by contacting: CarolAnn Johnson, caj3john@yahoo.com

Monroe Area Council for the Arts, https://monroearts.com/ 105 College St S, Madisonville, TN 37354, (423) 442-3210

Love and Torment
Curated works of art, poetry and prose from the most recent issue

Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 114, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Reception Fri 5-7 PM, Sat 10 AM – 1 PM, or by appointment. Information: https://gallery1010.utk.edu/

Akima Club of Knoxville will present Akima Cabaret 2024 80's MIXTAPE on Friday, March 1st & Saturday, March 2nd at The Mill & Mine. This professionally scripted and staged show performed by Akima members and associates will feature lots of 1980s big hair, neon accessories and unforgettable music and dance. Proceeds from the event will fund the Akima Grant program which provides financial aid to area non-profit agencies covering Arts, Culture and Science; Children and Youth; Medical and Social Services; Senior Assistance and a variety of other fields. Akima is a 501(c)(3) organization. Go to AkimaClub.org for tickets and more information.

Fri at 7 PM, Sat at 2 PM, tickets are $75. https://events.handbid.com/auctions/akima-auction-2024/tickets

GODSMACK: VIBEZ TOUR
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024, 7:00 PM at the Tennessee Theatre.

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

Friday, March 1, Singer Songwriter Showcase at Pretentious Beer Co., 131 South Central Street.

We're thrilled to have Bogues out of Nashville as well as Knoxville's own Nancy Ann, Lazarus Lake, and Joseph Barnum all taking the Pretentious Beer Co. stage in a special singer songwriter showcase! If you want to see some of the best up-and-coming songwriters in the area that you may or may not have heard of yet, you'll want to come down to check this show out.

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singer-songwriter-showcase-at-pretentious-beer-co-tickets

Jubilee Community Arts presents Blakeley Burger at the Laurel Theater, March 1, at
8:00 PM.

Blakeley Burger is a classically trained Louisville fiddler with roots in Lexington and Eastern Kentucky. She was a 2023 Berea College Media Archive Fellow, researching the musical techniques and lives of Kentucky fiddlers such as Doc Roberts, Ed Haley, Emma Lee Dickerson, Lella Todd, and Buddy Thomas through field recordings and oral histories. Blakeley performs nationally and in South America and has recorded on June Appal and Dolceola Recordings. She frequently performs with Kentucky Wild Horse and in a duo with banjo player/singer-songwriter Grace Rogers. Blakeley also teaches fiddle for the Happy Hollow Hootenanny, the Kentucky Arts Council, Louisville Country Dancers, and the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School. She has studied with mentors such as John Harrod, Daniel and Amy Carwile, and Jesse Wells. She will be joined by Lexington-based banjo player Nadia Ramlagan, a documentarian and member of the Possum Queens, and the Knoxville-based songwriter and member of Watchouse, Josh Oliver.

Jubilee Community Arts at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. Tickets: https://jubilee-community-arts.ticketleap.com. Information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org

On Friday, March 1, 2024, at Central Bearden Baptist Church, the Knoxville Choral Society, led by Dr. John R. Orr, will present a winter concert featuring Christopher Tin’s "The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy." Tin, a multi-Grammy award-winning composer of film and video-game soundtracks, is best known for his piece “Baba Yetu,” written for the video game Civilization IV, which was the first video game music ever to win a Grammy. "The Lost Birds" incorporates poetry by Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Sara Teasdale, serving as a musical memorial to bird species that have become extinct. Tin’s music is sweeping, pastoral, and romantic, celebrating beauty, hope, peace, and renewal. The Knoxville Choral Society will be joined by members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and the concert will feature solo performances from the 2023-2024 Knoxville Choral Society scholarship winners: Gracie Webb, Kevin Spooner, and Adrian Peña. This concert will be dedicated to longtime Knoxville Choral Society supporter and patron, Dr. Patsy Kylene Williams Boyce.

Central Bearden Baptist Church, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919
Tickets are $15. Available online at www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org and at the door.

The Knoxville Choral Society is an auditioned choir that has been bringing the joy and wonder of choral music to East Tennessee since 1951. They are dedicated to maintaining a rich tradition of choral excellence for both their members and audiences.