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.
Monday, June 12
7:00 PM
Staged reading of The Explorers Club by Nell Benjamin
Presented by The WordPlayers
Square Room, 4 Market Square in downtown Knoxville.
Admission is free and no reservations are necessary. For more information, call 865-539-2490.
THE STORY: London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen and the occasional airship.
The WordPlayers is a 501(c)3 theatre company based in Knoxville, TN. Upcoming productions include ITALICS Footloose ITALICS at the Bijou Theatre, July 14-16. Brad Croisdale, of Realty Executives, sponsors the Staged Reading Series. For more information, see www.wordplayers.org or call 865-539-2490.
Tuesday, June 20
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Tennessee Artists Association meeting
Westminster Presbyterian Church
6500 Northshore Dr.
This meeting is free and open to anyone interested in the arts in East Tennessee. Refreshments will be served. The program will feature Pat K. Thomas. Pat is a full- time studio artist from Sevierville, TN. She is a surface design, marbling, paper and fabric artist who is also co-owner of the historic Cliff Dwellers Gallery in Gatlinburg, TN. Located in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community, Cliff Dwellers Gallery is a showplace for contemporary and traditional fine crafts and art. The Gallery carries the work of over 60 other area artists who have been invited to be a part of the cooperative. Pat teaches private lessons, conducts workshops, and instructs classes at locations including Arrowmont and the John C. Campbell Folk School. Her work is represented and collected internationally. More information about Pat K. Thomas can be found on the gallery website.
Monthly programs of TAA include practical art demonstrations, discussions, and opportunities for individual artists to get involved in learning, community and shows. More on the Tennessee Artist’s Association can be found on the web at tnartists.org, on Instagram at @tn_artists, and on Facebook at TNArtistsAssociation.
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