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Art Market Gallery featuring Lindsay and Sabo works in July
KNOXVILLE -- Recent works by jeweler Jennifer Lindsay and photographer Dennis Sabo will be featured during the month of July at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.
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 “East Meets West” by Eun-Sook Kim to exhibit at The Emporium
KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance will present a new exhibition entitled “East Meets West” featuring ceramics, Chinese watercolor paintings, and woodblock prints by Oak Ridge artist Eun-Sook Kim. The exhibition will be on display in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from July 5-26, 2013, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on July 5 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
“Although my primary medium is ceramics, I consider myself a painter first,” says Eun-Sook Kim. “Through brushwork, I feel in harmony with nature. Like a speck in the landscape of a classical Chinese painting, I am infinitely small, yet essential in nature. Interweaving different strands from different cultures and countries, my art reflects the multicolored pattern of my life.”
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First annual Knoxville Photo 2013 set for July 5-26, 2013
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NOXVILLE, TN – The Arts & Culture Alliance is presenting the first annual Knoxville Photo 2013, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 36 artists throughout the Southeast region, including 14 artists from Knoxville. The exhibition encompasses photographs depicting all subjects and genres, including streetscapes, cityscapes, landscapes, environmental portraiture, abstracts, and more. They will be displayed in the Emporium Center from July 5-26, 2013.
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Regina Renee Turner's “Love & Peace” artwork on display at the Emporium Center
KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance is presenting a new exhibition featuring over 40 colorful clay paintings by Knoxville artist Regina Renee Turner entitled “Love & Peace: Expressions of the Bible”. To create her clay paintings, Turner drips the paint onto canvas, rarely using any tools in the process. The cracked clay paints lend a feeling of antiquity, and the vibrant colors draw the viewer. The exhibition will be on display in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from June 7-28, 2013.
Regina Renee Turner received her first Merit of Art Award at the age of 17 from the Tennessee Artist Association. At that time, she was also accepted to Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts. She received an AA degree in Art from Roane State Community College and completed additional art studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is now fluent in over 20 mediums. Turner is inspired by artists such as Chagall, Rouault, da Vinci, Jamali, Dr. He Qi, Alieta Andre, and Pollock.
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 Art Market Gallery featuring Delashmit and Dagnan works in June
KNOXVILLE – Recent works by fiber artist Pat Delashmit and painter Gary Dagnan will be featured during the month of June at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.
“I cannot remember a time in my life without fiber,” says Pat Delashmit of Maryville, who has been weaving for more than 25 years and sees endless possibilities with this medium.
Her inspiration comes from East Tennessee’s landscape, a love of the ocean and seashore, and seasonal changes, weather, even the light of day. Tapestry and mixed media are her focus, but experimenting with new techniques and fibers has resulted in the silk vessel, offering a new surface on which to express images, colors and textures. Before being shaped, the vessel begins as a sheet of silk fibers arranged to be a colorful backdrop to her original drawing, which then is thread-painted by free-motion embroidery.
Gary Dagnan has been a landscape painter for more than 40 years. He has won numerous awards and his art is represented in many private, corporate and public collections, among them the TVA, Ruby Tuesday and the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga. The body of work to be displayed in this exhibit is a series of recent paintings entitled “Woodlands.” They depict the solitude and beauty of the abundant forests of the East Tennessee area.
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Local Jeep club to ride out for Helen Ross McNabb Center
KNOXVILLE -- Jeep Talk is hosting a benefit ride for the Helen Ross McNabb Center on Saturday, July 20. All proceeds will benefit the 17,000 children, adults and families served by the Center each year.
Riders will meet at the Knoxville Expo Center and take a relaxing ride by Douglas Lake and into Chestnut Hill, stopping at the Bush Visitor Center and Museum for a picnic lunch. Following lunch, riders will head into Pigeon Forge and up through Wears Valley to Jeepism, a new jeep accessory store located in Townsend, TN at the corner of Wears Valley Road and Hwy 321.
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Chattanooga artists to exhibit work in downtown Knoxville
KNOXVILLE -- Over 20 professional and emerging artists from Chattanooga, TN will present their original art at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from June 7-29, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on June 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary chocolate fondue provided by The Melting Pot.
Art will include painting, etching, mixed media, sculpture, drawing, photography, and more, all selections from the Association for Visual Arts’ Juried Members Exhibition (AVA) in Chattanooga.
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Big BBQ Bash cook-off helps Helen Ross McNabb Center
MARYVILLE, TN -- The 7th annual Big BBQ Bash is set for June 21-22 in the Greenbelt parking lot in downtown Maryville, TN. The event is an amateur barbecue cook-off and fundraiser for the Helen Ross McNabb Center, created by the Leadership Blount Class of 2007.
Amateur BBQ teams are invited to “smoke up or shut up” by cooking their best plates of barbecue. This year brisket will be introduced as a category for the first time. Categories will include pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and “anything butt.” Prize money totaling $7,000 will be awarded including a trophy and, of course, bragging rights for the top three teams in each category. The current grand champion team is the Firehouse Smokers from Seymour, TN.
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 Farmers Markets in Knoxville and surrounding counties open for the season
By Jeaneane Payne
Knoxville and surrounding counties are rich in produce farms. Farmers from Grainger County, Loudon County, Sevier County, and Blount County are bringing their produce to open-air farmers markets in our area.
Farmers markets provide a place where people can buy local, family-farmed foods, grown in a manner that sustains the land and our health.
The hottest farmers market item is Grainger County tomatoes.
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 Hiking, biking and horseback riding provide springtime mountain exploration opportunities in the Smokies
BLOUNT COUNTY, TN — Visitors by the millions vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains each year to experience the great outdoors, see the national park’s natural attractions and enjoy the beautiful mountain vistas.
“The Smokies natural beauty is so vast, and when the flowers begin to blossom throughout the area, it makes you feel like you’re standing in the middle of a timeless watercolor painting,” said Tami Vater, director of Tourism for the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority. “With so many outdoor activities to choose from in the area, visitors have an array of options when it comes to discovering the Smokies in the springtime.”
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Call for Entries: 17th Master Woodworkers Show
KNOXVILLE – Woodworkers will have an opportunity to showcase and sell their crafts at the 17th Master Woodworkers Show November 1-3, 2013. The East Tennessee Woodworker’s Guild and the Arts & Culture Alliance announce a call for entries.
The Master Woodworkers Show has quietly gained a reputation as a premiere woodworking event in the Southeast, with attendance more than doubling over the last three shows and receiving great reviews from both makers and the public. This three-day event is held every other year in downtown Knoxville. The goal of this biennial show is to highlight the work of craftspeople and artists in East Tennessee and the surrounding region.
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 Concert harpists from around the world to gather in Rabun Gap, Georgia
RABUN GAP, GA -- For the twelfth consecutive year, talented young harpists from around the world will travel to the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School for the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar and Competition at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school. They will experience two weeks of intensive practice, coaching sessions with renowned instructors, workshops, harp ensemble, and concert performances. Harpists from around the world come to Rabun Gap, Ga., for the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar and Competition at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school; harpists will perform in concerts on July 6, 7, 12, and 13, 2013.
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Case Antiques to hold appraisal fair for East Tennessee PBS
Top appraisers will be on hand at the East Tennessee PBS appraisal fair to determine the value of your treasures or yard sale finds. The event will be conducted by Knoxville-based Case Antiques, a leading art gallery for investment quality art and antiques.
You will be able to find out how valuable your treasures are.
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Antiques Roadshow hitting Knoxville Convention Center in July
The popular "Antiques Roadshow" will make it first trip to Knoxville in July, 2013. Public Broadcasting System's highest rated series will be on hand July 13 to help you determine if your keepsake is junk or treasure.
The "Roadshow" features 70 expert appraisers specializing in 20 categories to assess guests' items. Each ticketholder must bring one item for appraisal, but can bring up to two antiques. Guests are encouraged to bring family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and items long-hidden in attics and basements to the show in hopes of turning old junk into treasure.
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Library of Congress "Books That Shaped America" available on Amazon
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Library of Congress, the world's largest repository of knowledge and information, has announced that Amazon will offer a special collection of "Books That Shaped America," based on the Library's recent selection of books by American authors that provoked thought, controversy and change throughout American history.
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Canoeing the Holston River named in Top Outdoor Adventures via public transportation
Outsideonline.com has named Canoeing the Holston River in its Top Outdoor Adventures via public transportation list.
An adventure from Holston River Park right into downtown Knoxville, the canoe trips offer a great recreation option. Coast along Knoxville's waterways, the Holston and Tennessee Rivers.
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Blount County is Showcasing Appalachian History, Culture, and Traditions in 2013
Blount County, Tennessee, located between Knoxville and Gatlinburg, is home to a rich history of traditional Native American and Appalachian culture, heritage, and traditions dating back thousands of years. With an abundance of outdoor activities, accommodations, shops, restaurants and seasonal festivals, the community hosts numerous events that draw thousands of visitors every year, entertaining and educating locals and visitors alike.
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TVA features new web post on 137 miles of public trails
KNOXVILLE -- At the height of the fall outdoor recreation season, the Tennessee Valley Authority has posted a new web page listing dozens of trails for hiking, biking and other activities across the region.
The TVA Trails website provides information about more than 137 miles of public trails along TVA reservoirs and on TVA-owned land in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
New Knoxville-based web site offers information and resources for teens
Teens spend an average of 1.5 hours a day texting. Now teens can get health information and updates texted directly to their phones simply by texting the word BAware to 99000. That's just one of the resources found at Knox Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative's (KAPPI) new website. The site also has information for parents, teens of both sexes and teen parents.
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Honor Roll Created for Knoxville Seniors
Being a senior citizen isn't what it used to be. Just ask Cal Knoke, who has volunteered over 5,000 hours with Habitat for Humanity since becoming a senior citizen. Ask John Smartt, who is still participating in local 5K races at the age of 93.
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