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March 2006Showcasing Local Arts to 50 New Executives in Knoxville Liza Zenni helped represent Knoxville's wide-ranging arts community last night for a group of 50 executives and spouses who have recently relocated to Knoxville. These executives are part of the Introduction to Knoxville program that is sponsored by Leadership Knoxville. Five organizations and one visual artist showcased their media during the dinner reception at the East Tennessee Historical Society; they included: Knoxville Opera Company, The Carpetbag Theatre, Circle Modern Dance, JoAnn Parsley, Wood, Wind, and Wire, and Tennessee Schmaltz. The evening served as the final of five classes for Introduction to Knoxville.
Knoxville Opera
Angela Hill of Circle Modern Dance
JoAnn Parsley sketches Sandy Garber.
The Carpetbag Theatre present a scene from "Red Summer".
Karen & Daryl Yearwood of Wood, Wind, and Wire
Tennessee Schmaltz [updated 03/17/06]
Tennessee Association of Museums: Reception at Emporium, March 15 The Arts & Culture Alliance hosted a reception for more than 120 attendees of the Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Conference (March 15-17). Attendees enjoyed meeting with representatives from several of Knoxville and East Tennessee's museums, historic homes, and galleries, including: Crescent Bend (Armstrong-Lockett House), Daisy's Place Girl Scout Museum, Ewing Gallery, Farragut Folklife Museum, Ijams Nature Center, James White's Fort, Old Gray Cemetery, and Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. Thank you to Carlos Jones for use of his images. Visit his website: www.photographsofyou.com.
Malcolm Shell of Farragut Folklife Museum
[updated 03/16/06]
Arts Advocacy Day: March 7 in Nashville This year, we were joined by eleven legislators! Many thanks to all who traveled to Nashville for this important day: Actors Co-op, Appalachian Ballet Company, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Arts & Culture Alliance, The Carpetbag Theatre, Circle Modern Dance, Community School of the Arts, East Tennessee Technology Access Center, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville Opera, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Oak Ridge Art Center, and Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble.
Senator Tim Burchett & Liza Zenni
Senator Jamie Woodson & Representative Stacey Campfield
Representative Bill Dunn
Representative Jim Hackworth
Senator Randy McNally
Representative Park Strader
A visitor from Representative Les Winningham's office and Representative William Baird
Tennessee Arts Commissioner Donna Chase
Representative Frank Niceley
Representative Doug Overbey
Lovely ladies waiting to return to Knoxville! [updated 03/08/06]
Kuumba Watoto Drum & Dance Company
Linda Parris-Bailey & Marquez Rhyne of The Carpetbag Theatre
Bobbie Crews and visitors
Seth Hopper of Keep Knoxville Beautiful
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Arts & Culture Alliance Presents 1919: Knoxville’s Red Summer The general public is invited to view 1919: Knoxville’s Red Summer, beginning with an opening reception on Friday, March 3, 5-9pm with a performance by Kuumba Watoto Drum & Dance Company. The Arts & Culture Alliance will feature photographs from the archives of Beck Cultural Exchange Center highlighting the lively personalities and businesses of Knoxville’s African-American community circa 1900-1922. The exhibit is sponsored by Beck Cultural Exchange Center, The Arts & Culture Alliance, The Carpetbag Theatre, and African-American Appalachian Arts and continues through March 31 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville.
The exhibit is presented in cooperation with Carpetbag Theatre’s production of Red Summer, March 23-25, 7pm. This original work highlights a transformative event in Knoxville’s history: In the summer of 1919, mob violence exploded in a number of communities throughout the North and South. Red Summer, adapted by Steve Kent from a play by Mayta Haley, depicts the impact of the night Maurice Mays, a prominent African-American business man and ex-deputy sheriff, was accused of murdering a white woman in Knoxville. Red Summer tells the story of a black community that could not escape the horrors of racial conflict in the post-WWI era. The Carpetbag Theatre’s mission is to give artistic voice to the underserved, particularly in the communities of place, tradition, and spirit that constitute their audience. For tickets and information, please call (865) 544-0447. The opening reception on Friday, March 3, from 5-9pm, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres are served. 1919: Knoxville’s Red Summer is on exhibit from March 3 – 31 at the Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9-5, and Saturday, 11-3. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance, (865) 523-7543, or visit our website at www.knoxalliance.com. [updated 02/21/06]
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