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Events:

Old-time Jam
The Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville
Every month on the 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.

Bring your instruments for old-time jam night. No charge.

Artists on Location promotes the museum’s connection to the local and regional art community by supporting artists, the profession of art, the appreciation of art, and the collection of art. This event will provide both new and seasoned collectors a rare opportunity to buy original paintings of Knoxville and East Tennessee.

From Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19, talented artists selected through a careful, juried process will be painting outdoors in and around the Knoxville area. The public is invited to watch AOL’s artists in action as they capture on canvas a wide variety of subject matter, from urban street scenes to pastoral garden settings. The artists’ specific locations will be published on the KMA website www.knoxart.org prior to the event and will be followed on the KMA Guild’s Instagram page @artistsonlocation.

Painting in open air or Plein air simply means painting outdoors. In the early19th century, artists of the French Impressionist movement began painting outside to capture the more ephemeral qualities of the environment. Impressionists were able to reflect the effects of natural light like never before through painting en Plein air.

Plein Air featured artist and event judge, Anne Blair Brown will announce awards the day of the show on April 20. Anne was born in Rhode Island but was raised in Nashville, Tennessee where she currently lives. Her work centers on both rural and urban landscapes. While she enjoys the quiet solitude of her studio, she delights in painting on location. Brown says, "Painting from life creates an intimacy with the subject that I just can't get from a photograph, and it heightens my sense of spontaneity. The energy is translated to the canvas in and out of the studio." Anne is a Master Member of the American Impressionist Society, a Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America and past president of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. She is also an active member of The Chestnut Group, a nonprofit group of artists dedicated to preserving endangered ecosystems, historic locales and aesthetically and environmentally significant places. More about Anne can be viewed at www.anneblairbrown.com.

Appetizers will be available as well as a cash bar. Proceeds of the sale will benefit both participating artists and the Knoxville Museum of Art. Artists on Location is organized by the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art.

April 26, May 3, May 10, 2024
Sheep Shearing Days
Museum of Appalachia
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sheep sharing at Museum of Appalachia; image courtesy of the museum

NORRIS, TN – The Museum of Appalachia will welcome the warmth and renewal of spring by trimming the winter’s heavy growth of wool from their flock of sheep. Visitors are invited to join the museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, in celebration of this beloved pioneer tradition on April 26, May 3, and May 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sheep Shearing Days will include demonstrations of shearing, herding, carding, spinning, and weaving the fleece into woven goods, plus many real-life examples of some of the many finished products derived from the freshly shorn wool. Family-friendly activities will also include live Appalachian music and historic demonstrations of quilting, soap making, rug hooking, pottery, beekeeping, blacksmithing, and much more.

Admission includes a tour of the Museum, which contains some three-dozen historic log structures, exhibit halls filled with thousands of Appalachian artifacts, working gardens, and farm animals.

Tickets are available for purchase at museumofappalachia.org. Admission rates for this event are $10 for both adults and children. The event is free for Museum members.

School groups, homeschool organizations and groups of 20 or more must reserve their spot by e-mailing bookings@museumofappalachia.org or calling 865-498-8271.

The museum is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, one mile east of I-75, at exit 122.

May 16 - July 31, 2024
Free City Events

With the official start of spring, Knoxville residents may be looking forward for ways to get outside and have fun in the coming months.

The City’s Office of Special Events works with multiple City departments and community organizations to produce events throughout the year that are free, family-friendly and open to the public. Here are some events to anticipate and dates to circle on your calendar.

Concerts on the Square is a free live music series presented by Comcast with support from Downtown Knoxville Alliance, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, B97.5 FM, Xfinity, and the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra.

Concerts on the Square – Jazz Tuesdays

Jazz on the Square (Tuesdays in May, June and September) will feature groups led by Taber Gable, Greg Tardy, Ken Brown, Margherita Fava, Sam Adams, Jon Hamar and many other performers from Knoxville’s amazingly talented jazz scene. Shows are 7-9 p.m. We’ll list specific performers at KnoxvilleTN.gov/concerts when they’re announced.


Concerts on the Square – Variety Thursdays

Every third Thursday starting in May means a variety of musical genres presented on the Market Square stage.

May 16 - 12 Eleven Band
June 20 - Jeanine Fuller & the True Funk SOULdiers Tribute Band
July 18 - Bicho Brothers
Aug. 15 - Liquid Velvet's Fleetwood Mac & Journey Tribute
Sept. 19 - Square on the Square

Kid A'Riffic Fun in the Park

Free activities and fun, including crafts, games and giveaways for children age 2-12 provided by City departments and community partners. Wednesdays in June & July, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the following locations:

June 5 – Baxter Avenue Park and Knoxville Fire Station No. 3
June 12 – Chilhowee Park, including a Touch-A-Truck with City vehicles
June 19 – no event
June 26 – Fort Kid
July 3 – no event
July 10 – Morningside Park
July 17 – Fountain City Park
July 24 – West Hills Park
July 31 – World’s Fair Park

For a full calendar and details about the performers, visit KnoxvilleTN.gov/Events. Stay informed of weather-related cancellations.

June 22
UNI-Tea at The Tennessean Hotel
1:00 p.m.
531 Henley Street Knoxville, TN 37902

In partnership with SoKno Pride, The Tennessean Hotel presents the inaugural UNI-Tea event. Celebrating the diversity of our community and perfectly timed during Pride Month, UNI-Tea is a fun twist on traditional tea service, including tea and champagne-infused cocktails paired with tiered courses of traditional tea sandwiches, scones and assorted pastries. Attendees “spill the tea” at the event, enjoying live music, learning more about SoKno Pride and celebrating Pride Month together. In addition, throughout the month of June, The Tennessean’s Drawing Room serves up ALL OUT SANGRIA with proceeds from each cocktail sold directly benefiting SoKno Pride and its fundraising efforts.
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