ARTS & EXHIBITS CALENDAR

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Events/Performances

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“Vanities,” a comedy by Jack Heifner
July 25-26
Maryville College’s Alumni Gymnasium
765-3609

Morristown Theatre Guild presents "Guys and Dolls"
July 25-27
Morristown West High School
423-586-9260

The WordPlayers present "The Secret Garden"
July 23-26
The WordPlayers’ Theatre @ MCM (Middlebrook Christian Ministries)
1540 Robinson Rd. at Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville
539-2490

Noonday Organ Recital: Richard Sidey, organist
July 21 at 12:05 p.m.
St. John's Cathedral, downtown Knoxville
525-7347

Theatre Knoxville Downtown presents "Cactus Flower"
August 1 – 24
Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Sunday @ 3:00 pm
544-1999

Oak Ridge Community Band Summer Concert
August 3, 7:00 p.m.
A.K. Bissell Park located behind the Oak Ridge Civic Center
482-3568

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EXHIBITS

Art Gallery of Knoxville, 317 N Gay St.
COPYSHOP projects with SUPERFLEX
Projects and events thru the coming year
595-4401

Art Market Gallery, 422 S Gay Streeet, Knoxville
Mary Ellen Bohm, watercolor paintings and Hugh Bailey, ceramic sculpture
Thru July 27
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Carol La Budde, painting and Morgan Fitch, metal sculpture
July 29-August 30
First Friday Reception on August 1
525-5265

Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
2008 Tennessee Watercolor Society Exhibit
Thru July 25
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“Legacy: The Quilts of Georgia Bailey”
A reception and silent auction held on Friday, August 1, from 5-9 PM
August 1-29
523-7543

East Tennessee Foundation, 625 Market Street, Suite 1400
Regional Art Exposition: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
permanent collection
524-1223

Ewing Gallery, Art and Architecture Bldg., U.T.
Staff In•flux•ion: works of past and present UTK staff
preview reception on Sunday, July 20, 2-4 PM
Thru August 24
974-3200

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park
Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s Bend Quilts and Beyond
Thru September 21, 2008
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Size Matters: XS – Recent Small-Scale Paintings
thru August 24
525-6101

McClung Museum, Circle Park Drive, U.T. campus
Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands
Thru Aug. 3
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Civil War in Knoxville: The Battle of Ft. Sanders
permanent exhibit
974-2144

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, 2931 Kingston Pike
Photography exhibit: David Habercom and Tracy Warren
Thru September 5
Opening Reception: July 18, 6 to 8 p.m.
281-2435

Three Flights Up, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St.
Features local artists - exhibits change monthly
256-8361

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville
"Reflections of the Other” - the Judaic art of Arnold Schwarzbart
July 30-August 16
First Friday reception for the artist on August 1st, from 5–9pm
673-0802

William King Regional Art Center, 415 Academy Drive , Abingdon, Virginia
"A century of Furniture: The Rose Cabinet Shop"
July 25 - January 4, 2009
276-628-5005

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Ongoing Events/Meetings

"FIRST FRIDAY" - first Friday of every month, 5- 9 p.m. in the Market Square District & other downtown areas - artist receptions, gallery openings, special food and drink offerings and more.
256-2469 for further details.

Poet's Roundtable, workshop and critical discussion
Every Sunday
6 pm Java Old City
deeshla@hotmail.com

Knoxville Writers’ Guild
First Thursday of each month
7 pm Laurel Theatre, Laurel Ave. and 16th St.
974-6959

The Greater Knoxville Recorder Society
Second Saturday of the month from September through May
10 a.m. Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike
577-6537

Knox Heritage Preservation Network
Second Saturday of every month
10 a.m. at the Time Warp Tea Room, 1209 N. Central
523-8008

Thursdays Music for Dancing
6:30 – 8:30 pm Knoxville Musicians Association, Local 546
Porch next to 11th Street Espresso House, Victorian Houses
546-3003

Poetry Night
Every Thursday night, 7-9 p.m.
11th St. Espresso House
Info at EleventhStPoetry@cs.com

Green Drinks
First Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Upstairs at Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria in the Old City
info at GreenDrinks.org

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Other on-line calendars:

UNIVERSITY EVENTS CALENDAR - a comprehensive listing of official university events being held on and off campus
ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE - published by the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville