Theatre, Music, and Opera
UT Symphony Orchestra: Concertos and Classics
This concert will feature the winners of the annual SOM Concerto Competition.
Livestream information can be found at https://music.utk.edu/events/live.php.
Sunday, March 6 at 4:00pm
Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium
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Opening in the Lab Theatre of the Clarence Brown Theatre on Friday evening, March 4, is Dominique Morisseau’s Blood at the Root.
“A Black high school student sits under a tree seemingly reserved for whites. The next day, three nooses appear on the tree. A few weeks later, a fight erupts. The Black students are charged with attempted murder. Inspired by the true story of the Jena 6, racial double standards and inequality in the criminal justice system are explored in this contemporary drama from the playwright of Detroit ’67.”
Runs through Sunday, March 13. Performance schedule and Tickets
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Knoxville Opera presents Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele, the 1868 work based on Goethe’s Faust. Check out the Arts Knoxville preview here.
Two performances at the Tennessee Theatre: Friday evening, March 4, at 7:30 PM and Sunday afternoon, March 6, at 2:30 PM Tickets and Information
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UT Contemporary Music Festival: Final Concert
The final concert of the UT Contemporary Music Festival features new music from guest composers Evan Williams, Alex Temple, Manuel Soza, Baljinder Sekhon, and Skye van Duuren, as well as UTK master’s composition student Mikeila McQueston.
Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
FREE
Most UTKSOM concerts and recitals are streamed as well as live: https://music.utk.edu/events/live.php
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Exhibition Openings and Continuing Shows
The Emporium Center presents its March exhibition openings with First Friday receptions.
Receptions: Friday, March 4, 5:00-9:00 PM
Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM; and Friday, March 25, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
• Robert Felker: Patron Saints of Rock
This exhibition comprises a series of mixed-media collages portraying icons of the music world.
• Jessica Burleson: Don’t Touch
Jessica Burleson is a Panamanian-American artist and recent Knoxville transplant. This collection of acrylic paintings is created from acrylic skins and impasto cake decorating techniques to form a painterly collage of textures and control.
• Stephen Brayfield: Pawtraits and Mewsings
Animal portraits
• CAW: Coral and Amos Works
CAW is an idea that Coral and Amos fabricated more than ten years ago and is finally coming to fruition. This exhibition will be their first step toward collaborating together.
• Bruce Bunting: New Works in Paper
For this exhibition, Bunting plans to showcase 36 new works in paper.
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Knoxville Museum of Art will be closed through March 6 for fundraising events. But don’t forget about their current show that runs through April 24.
Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive, Downtown Knoxville
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Art Market Gallery: Patrick Deason and Jack Retterer
First Friday Reception: March 4, 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net, www.Facebook.com/ArtMarketGallery
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Awaken Coffee: Featuring Kimberlee Rose Smith
Opening reception for artist Kimberlee Rose Smith Friday, Mar 4, from 6-8 pm.
Kimberlee is a landscape painter living in Knoxville, TN.
Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Avenue
Info: 865-951-0427 or https://www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/
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Broadway Studios and Gallery: The BSG Spring Roll
The BSG Spring Roll” features new works by the 13 BSG artists: Chloe Melton, Vincent Drake, Lauren Kelley, Brandon Woods, Mandy Lynn Carris, Jeremy Logan, Jessica Gregory, Sam Stapleton, Katie Carrillo, Pat O’Neil, Nancy Rowland-Engle, Anne Freels, Larry Blount
Opening First Friday March 4th 5:00 – 9:00
Open every Tues & Wed. 4:00 – 7:00 Friday 12:00-4:00 Sunday 12:00-6:00
Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-556-8676, www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com and https://www.facebook.com/broadwaystudiosandgallery/
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UT Downtown Gallery: BIG EARS Film Screenings
Big Ears Festival is collaborating with The Public Cinema for screenings of four exemplary films about female artists: Peter Glushanok’s 1957 A Dancer’s World documents modern dance pioneer Martha Graham; Chantal Akerman’s documentary One Day Pina Asked … focuses on the wildly inventive German choreographer Pina Bausch; Claire Denis’ documentary Towards Mathilde follows French choreographer Mathilde Monnier into the studio for collaborations with philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy and musician P.J. Harvey; and Amram Nowak and Meredith Monk’s Quarry is the newly restored film version of Monk’s 1976 Obie-winning performance of the same name.
Each of these films will show daily at the UT Downtown Gallery (106 S. Gay St.) starting on March 4 and running through the festival.
Friday, March 4, 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Downtown Gallery
106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902
