ARTS & EXHIBITS CALENDAR

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Events/Performances

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

KMA's Alive After Five presents Y'uns and RB Morris & band
August 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Knoxville Museum of Art
525-6101

The Boys of County Nashville
August 9 at 7:45 p.m. EDT
Johnson Theatre, Historic Rugby, TN
423-628-2441 or 1-888-214-3400

Hot Summer Nights Concerts at the Blount County Library presents “The Pair Family”
August 14 at 7 p.m.
Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
982-0981

KMA's Alive After Five presents The Accidentals with Groove Therapy
August 15 at 5:30 p.m.
Knoxville Museum of Art
525-6101

Performing Arts Alliance of Rural Tennessee presents jazz vocalist Debbie Cunningham
August 16 at 7 pm CDT
Palace Theatre, Crossville TN
931-261-8016

Hot Summer Nights Concerts at the Blount County Library presents Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
August 21 at 7 p.m.
Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
982-0981

KMA's Alive After Five presents "Summertime Blues Fest" featuring Li'l Dave Thompson with Lost and Found and the Terraplane Drifters
August 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Knoxville Museum of Art
525-6101

Momentum Dance Lab presents "Motion: In Theory"
August 23 at 7:30 PM and August 24 at 2:00 and 7:30 PM.
UT Clarence Brown Lab Theatre
670-2748

Hot Summer Nights Concerts at the Blount County Library presents Christabel and the Jons
August 28 at 7 p.m.
Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
982-0981

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EXHIBITS

A1LabArts, Fireproof Storage Bldg., 201 Randolph St.
“After The Storm”, an exhibition of Hallah John Paul Boltik paintings rescued from New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Sept. 5-19
opening reception on September 5 from 6 to 10 PM

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
Carol La Budde, painting and Morgan Fitch, metal sculpture
Thru August 30
First Friday Reception on August 1
525-5265

Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
“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
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New York Rises - photographs by Eugene de Salignac
September 2 - October 1
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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Works from the Morristown Art Association
thru September 15
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Size Matters: XS – Recent Small-Scale Paintings
thru August 24
525-6101

McClung Museum, Circle Park Drive, U.T. campus
Napoleon in Egypt and Egyptomania in Tennessee
Sept 6- Jan. 18, 2009
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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
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
673-0802

William King Regional Art Center, 415 Academy Drive , Abingdon, Virginia
"A century of Furniture: The Rose Cabinet Shop"
Thru 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