Calendar of Events | There’s More to Knoxville (2024)

co*cktails at the Emporium, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville
Sunday, June 23rd, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tickets: $75
Ticket includes intimate performances by Ignite! Dance Powered by Dancers Studio
co*cktails featuring Uncle Nearest Whiskey, Hors d’oeuvres, and Desserts

Honoring the dedication to modern dance and young people in Knoxville, TN, Dancers Studio and Ignite! powered by Dancers Studio are proud to host the first annual Silver Gala for the renowned Irena Linn, and the World Premiere of the Irena Linn documentary. A special performance by the dynamic pre-professional youth company Ignite! powered by Dancers Studio comes on the heels of their premiere spring concert that ended with a standing ovation. This performance is sure to be spectacular! A live auction featuring never before seen artwork by local artist, Beauford Delaney, works by Joseph Delaney, Dr. Dorothy Floyd, various experiential packages, baskets.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.dancersstudioknox.com or in person at Dancers Studio, 4216 Sutherland Avenue. For more information, contact cheri@dancersstudioknox.com, (865) 584-9636

Celebrating 20 years in music ministry - presented by Anointed Praise Ministries
4 PM at First AME Zion Church, 1900 McCalla Ave

Minister Renee Kesler, Mistress of Ceremonies
Special guests: Knoxville District Dance Ministry and The 3 Julias

Join us for a magical evening of enchantment and wonder at our International Fairy Day Celebration! This whimsical event is perfect for fairy enthusiasts of all ages. Whether you’re young or simply young at heart, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Come dressed in your most enchanting fairy attire and immerse yourself in a world of magic! EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Photo Ops with the Fairies: Capture the magic! Meet and take pictures with our enchanting fairies throughout the Village gardens. A perfect keepsake to remember this special day.

Wand Making: Get creative at our wand-making station. We’ll provide all the materials you need to craft your very own magical wand. Let your imagination soar!

Coloring Contest: Showcase your artistic skills in our fairy-themed coloring contest. Prizes will be awarded for the best coloring page in each age bracket.

Book Reading: Gather around for a captivating fairy tale reading of The Fairies of Ancient Lore Village that will transport you to a fairy land of wonder and imagination.

Fairy Parade: Join the fairy parade and show off your dazzling costumes. Let your fairy wings flutter as we parade through the Village.

Costume Contest: Dress in your finest fairy costume for a chance to win a prize. Categories for all ages!

Reception Friday, June 14, 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Artists’ talks at 6:30 pm.
Free and open to the public

Gallery hours: 9:30-4:30 Monday through Thursday, 9:00-1:00 Sunday
Art Exhibit at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918

Shakey Graves, Tuesday, June 25, 8:00PM at The Mill & Mine.

Tickets at https://www.ticketweb.com/event/shakey-graves-the-mill-mine-tickets

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: 865-343-6000 or https://themillandmine.com

Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22 and 29, 9-10 AM
Start your June Saturdays off with an hour of slow flow power yoga, led by Jessica Tezak. Classes will take place outdoors weather permitting. An indoor backup location will be available. Email Jessica to sign up and learn more. Classes are $10 per week with a portion of the proceeds going to support the Garden. Meet at the Visitor Center parking lot.

https://www.knoxgarden.org/events

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from sunrise to sunset. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

The Station is once again proud to have music journalist, author and Daily Times entertainment editor Lee Zimmerman's "Songs & Stories" event twice a month on Wednesday night at 7pm. It will be a RSVP (via registration link) festival seating event, with a suggested $15 per person donation at the door. It features a fun interactive show and interview with notable artists (much like the Actor's Studio TV show).

•Wed 6/26 Songs & Stories ft. Thomm Jutz & Eric Brace

WHAT TO BRING: Cash for artist merch, BYOB or drink of choice with small cooler is fine if you're over 21.

4206 Miser Station Road, Louisville TN 37777

Sat Jun 8, 15 and 22
https://tnstateparks.com/parks/events/seven-islands

2809 Kelly Lane, Kodak, TN 37764
Price: $10
Time: 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM

Firefly season is here and we want to share this spectacular night light show experience with park visitors. This will be an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the fireflies and experience the park after hours from the Bobwhite ADA Trail. Visitors will be allowed to bring blankets and chairs to setup along the paved Bobwhite ADA Trail and view the fireflies and gaze at the night sky. Park staff will be stationed along the trail to answer any questions that visitors may have during the viewing experience. Participants MUST stay on the Bobwhite ADA Trail for the entire duration of the viewing experience. All of the other trails in the park will be off-limits. There will be a short slideshow presentation playing inside the Bluebird Barn to provide some cool firefly facts and shed some light on the fascinating flashing that visitors will be viewing. There will also be kids activities starting at 8:30 until it gets dark.

Flashlight use should be kept to a minimum so as to not interfere with other visitors' vision in dark conditions. It is recommended that you have a red light/filter on your flashlight if possible to reduce the light disturbance to the fireflies and other park visitors.

The cost of this program is $10.00 per person (ages 3+). We encourage participants to bring water, sturdy hiking shoes, and flashlights. The video and kids activities will begin at 8:30. Sunset is around 9:00. Please check-in with event volunteers and park staff at the Bluebird Barn by the main entrance parking lot no later than 9:00pm. The open viewing experience will end at 11:00pm. Please plan to be out of the parking lot at 11:00pm. Please note that this program is outside of the park's normal operating hours. Anyone caught in the park after sunset that is not registered for the program will be considered trespassing and subject to park rule violation citations and penalty fines.

A two-person show, Outta Time, featuring recent works by artists Joshua Bienko (Knoxville, TN) and Lester Merriweather (Memphis, TN). Curator: Brian R. Jobe.

A preview reception will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024 from 5:00—8:00 pm. Additionally, there will be an artists’ reception on Friday, July 19, 2024 from 5:00—8:00 pm (artists in attendance). There will be an artist talk by Bienko and Merriweather beforehand on July 19 at 3:30pm.

Joshua Bienko (b. 1978, NY) received his MFA from the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in 2008, and his BFA from the University of Buffalo in 2000. He has exhibited at NADA (NY), Dallas Contemporary (TX), Artpace (TX), Labor Ebertplatz (Köln), Vox Populi (PA), Big Medium (TX), OUTERSPACE (Facebook) and the Guggenheim Museum (in collaboration with YouTube Play Biennial). Most recently he has shown in New York, Portland, Baltimore, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. He has also curated shows in Brooklyn, Queens, Seattle, and Gainesville and is one of the founding members of the artist-run space Ortega y Gasset Projects in Gowanus, and C for Courtside in Knoxville. He is a 2009 Tanne Foundation recipient, and a Hambidge Residency and V.C.C.A Fellow. Bienko is an Associate Professor in the School of Art at the University of Tennessee, where he teaches Drawing and Painting. “Who’s the G.O.A.T.? Jordan! Or maybe J.M.W. Turner. Yeah, Either Jordan or Turner.”

Lester Julian Merriweather (b. 1978) is a Memphis-based visual artist. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. He holds an MFA from Memphis College of Art and a BA from Jackson State University. Merriweather has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. at various venues such as the Studio Museum (New York, NY), CAM (St. Louis, MO), TOPS Gallery, Crosstown Arts, and Powerhouse (Memphis, TN), Diverseworks (Houston, TX), Stella Jones Gallery (New Orleans, LA), and Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA). He has also exhibited internationally at the Zacheta National Gallery (Warsaw, Poland). Merriweather served as the first Curatorial Director of the Jones Gallery & the Martha & Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art at the University of Memphis from 2010-2016. He worked on the Board of Directors for Number, Inc. independent journal where he created the Art of the South exhibition series. He is a founding member of the ArtsMemphis Artist Advisory Council and the artsAccelerator Grant Panel. He served as the Curatorial Consultant for the PPF Contemporary Art Collection (Memphis, TN). He is Emeritus for the Advisory Panel of TONE Memphis. Merriweather is participating in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage. Originating at The Frist Art Museum (Nashville, TN), the exhibition travels to The Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, TX) and The Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.).

Tri-Star Arts at Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-5. Information: https://tristararts.org/visit

This show is located within the unique architectural space of a narrow wooden stairwell.

A preview reception will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024 from 5:00—8:00 pm. Additionally, there will be another reception on Friday, July 19, 2024 from 5:00—8:00 pm (artist in attendance).

Michael Giles is a Venezuelan-American artist working primarily in painting and drawing. He has exhibited nationally including SITE: Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY), Core New Art Space (Denver, CO), Channel To Channel (Nashville, TN), William King Museum (Abingdon, VA), Crosstown Arts (Memphis, TN), Walters State Community College, Carson Newman University, and Fluorescent Gallery (Knoxville, TN). Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, at the age of five he immigrated with his family to Baltimore, OH. He studied as part of the Reciprocal Exchange Program at Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia, 1996) and received a BFA from The Ohio State University in 2000, and an MFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. He lives and works in Knoxville, TN, with his wife and son and various furry animals.

Tri-Star Arts at Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-5. Information: https://tristararts.org/visit

Join us on Friday, June 7th for the Opening Reception of 'Menagerie: A Solo Exhibition by Gared Luquet' from 5-8PM. Enjoy live music from SPNCE from 6-8PM. Free & open to the public, a cash bar will be available.
Gallery Hours: M-F 10AM-5PM

This exhibition, Menagerie, transcends the traditional portrayal of wildlife, mirroring the similarities in emotional expressions shared between human beings and animals in the modern world. Through this anthropomorphic lens, Luquet presents a playful nod to traditional portraiture, where surrealism interlaces with classic compositions, often with a subtle undertone of irony.

Gared Luquet is a Knoxville-based artist and muralist. His large-scale acrylic paintings transcend the traditional portrayal of wildlife, mirroring the similarities in emotional expressions shared between human beings and animals in the modern world. Through this anthropomorphic lens, Luquet presents a playful nod to traditional portraiture, where surrealism interlaces with classic compositions, often with a subtle undertone of irony. Additionally, his paintings contrast the interplay of man-made elements, such as the use of classic neon signs as backgrounds, in place of the animal's natural biome. Gared is a graduate of Pepperdine University where he majored in studio art with an emphasis in painting.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

A world premiere! A romantic comedy by Tom Eubanks
At St. Gregory the Great Auditorium, Knoxville Catholic High, 9245 Fox Lonas Rd
Thu-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM

Thespis Thinks looks at theater politics and the relationships that evolve and sometimes simmer in the theater soup. When two small California theater companies vie for the same arts foundation grant, Board members and production staffs go on the offensive. A smear-merchant subverts the narrative about Coastline Theater Company to affect the decision of the Foundation. Coastline’s newly-appointed Artistic Director, widower and Georgia transplant Davis Cotton, struggles to transform this traditional theater company. His associate, Hillary Hampshire, stands in the way of Davis's vision. Hillary is so entrenched in the theater life, she has left herself no room for experiencing love—until Davis Cotton plucks her heartstrings, one string at a time. But is the song he’s playing real? Narrator of this contemporary theater chaos is pundit, play-by-play color commentator and ancient Greek actor, Thespis of Icara.

Tickets are available for the play at www.theater23.org/tickets. For more information contact info@theater23.org or 865-257-9493.

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