Apr 25 Thursday
New Food Pantry now available to neighborhood and surrounding areas twice a month. Every 2nd Thursday of each month we will be giving away non-perishable goods and personal care items. On the 4th Thursday of each month we will be serving a hot meal.
Where: via Zoom
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/CC-Wood
About the Talk:
This talk will explore the development of the athletic arts in Renaissance Italy as they responded to intellectual, courtly, and civic revivals of antiquity as well as to an unprecedented expansion of artisanal and professional work related to leisure. In the sixteenth century exercises which emphasized agility over brute strength increasingly gained prominence as venues for the maintenance of physique and the performance of aristocratic masculine virtue during social and political conduct. A rhetorical slippage between sport and war frequently ascribed the virtues of virility to aristocratic athletes. The rising need for a professional class of athletes paid to perform on the street and as salaried members of courts—experts who also wrote about and taught their athletic arts—alongside the rising need for craftsmen to produce and manage equipment and spaces, proved a complication to the maintenance and perception of social hierarchies. Sports were a central tool in literally and imaginatively shaping the bodies of early modern men and women within intersecting systems of bodily signification, political performance, and social decorum.
About the Speaker:
Kelli Wood, Dale G. Cleaver Asst. Professor in the School of Art, is an interdisciplinary researcher, writer, and curator whose work combines methods from fields such as art history, game studies, sports science, and museology. Dr. Wood’s research on the visual and material culture of games and sports spanning from Renaissance board games to contemporary video games has been published in journals such as Art History, Renaissance Studies, ArLis, and in edited volumes and art magazines. Her first book based on her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, The Art of Play in Early Modern Italy, is under contract with Amsterdam University Press. In 2021-2022 Wood undertook an NEH-Mellon Fellowship in Digital Publication for her project on digitizing board games from the Renaissance as playable video games. Her new scholarly projects also turn toward sixteenth and seventeenth-century Goa, India as a port city including recently as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to India in 2022-2023. Wood’s research has also been generously supported by the Fulbright Italy, a Kress fellowship at the National Gallery of Art, the Michigan Society of Fellows, and the Renaissance Society of America. Wood curated a permanent wing of the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, A Global History of Sport, which opened in 2022 in anticipation of the FIFA World Cup.
About the Series:
Conversations & Cocktails is a free public lecture series hosted by the UT Humanities Center, showcasing the original research of our distinguished University of Tennessee arts and humanities faculty. Our monthly online talks give you the opportunity to hear about fascinating and groundbreaking work in the arts and in fields such as philosophy, history, and literary studies. Presentations are 30-40 minutes long and are designed for the general public. A spirited question-and-answer discussion follows each presentation.
Apr 27 Saturday
The 4th Annual Knox Rox Benefit Concert is an outdoor concert to support the Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation and The Daily Living Center. There will be a live musical performance by Lavonda & the 865 Bandits. The event will also include Food Trucks, Buff City Soap, Sun Tan City, Axe Throwing and so much more.
This is FUN for the entire family, including our furry friends. Music with a MISSION! Join us ro support seniors and our community.
See you Saturday, April 27th!
The Recital Series of Kingston presents VOX GRATA in Concert Saturday, April 27 at 5 p.m. in the historic sanctuary of Bethel Presbyterian Church at 203 S. Kentucky Street in Kingston. A reception follows the concert, which is free and open to the public. This concert is a benefit concert for the charity Family Promise of Roane County. We welcome you to give as you can. All proceeds received will go to that specified charity. Thank you in advance for gracing us with your presence at this concert. We so look forward to seeing you there.
Watch episodes of classic cartoon "Jem and the Holograms" with the truly outrageous actor behind Jem! Samantha Newark will be here for Q&A and live commentary. VIP access doors open at 5:30, and general admission doors open at 6:00. Tickets required in advance!
May 02 Thursday
May 03 Friday
Bring your whole family to enjoy the delightful ‘Cendrillon’ by Pauline Viardot at the Bijou Theatre. This enchanting take on the Cinderella story is full of fun, laughter, and captivating music that will charm audiences of all ages. Each scene is filled with magical moments and light-hearted humor, providing the perfect backdrop for a whimsical adventure. Don’t miss this opportunity for a memorable family outing – it’s a fairy tale come to life on stage that you and your loved ones will treasure.
May 04 Saturday
Flash Book Sale. All paperbacks $0.25; all hardbacks $0.50