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

Arts links of interest at The University of Tennessee:

Clarence Brown Theatre  
Cultural Attractions Committee
Ewing Gallery
McClung Museum
UT Music Department  

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Links to other area arts organizations and venues:

Actors Co-op
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
The Art Gallery of Knoxville
Arts & Culture Alliance / Emporium Center
Bijou Theatre
Barter Theatre
Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

Cumberland County Playhouse
Encore Theatrical Company
Jubilee Community Arts
Knoxville Choral Society
Knoxville Community Recreation Band
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Knoxville Museum of Art
Knoxville Opera Company
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Knoxville Wind Symphony
Knoxville Writers’ Guild
Maryville College
Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association
Oak Ridge Civic Music Association
Oak Ridge Playhouse 
The Palace Theater
Performing Arts & Lecture Series
Ready for the World at the University of Tennessee
Symphony of the Mountains
Tennessee Theatre
Tennessee Valley Theatre
The Theatre Guild, Inc. of Morristown
Theatre Knoxville Downtown
Three Flights Up
Wild Thyme Players
The Word Players

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