Ashley Addair  | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

A collection of 22 paintings by Knoxville artist Ashley Addair will be on display through Jan. 31. A reception will be held in the gallery on Fri., Jan. 25 from 6 until 8 p.m. For more information about Addair’s work, please visit http://noroomforhipsters.com or http://www.etsy.com/shop/ashleyaddair.

Alan Heilman: Botanical Prints  | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, DENSO Community Gallery

Film Screening: "Connected" | Community Conversations Lecture Series

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

“Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology,” a documentary byTiffany Shlain, “explores the visible and invisible connections linking major issues of our time – the environment, consumption, population growth, technology, human rights, the global economy – while searching for her place in the world during a transformative time in her life,” according to the film’s website. Dr. Chad Schrock, MC associate professor of psychology, will introduce the film and moderate questions after the film. For more information about the film, visit http://connectedthefilm.com/.

Community Movie Night: "Red Tails"  | Blount County MLK Celebration

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

The thrilling true story of the Tuskegee Airmen buzzes to the big screen in this epic war adventure from executive producer George Lucas and first-time feature director Anthony Hemingway. In the fire and chaos of World War II, the U.S. military recruits a fearless group of African-American fighter pilots to help reclaim the skies over Europe. Discriminated against both as citizens and as soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen take flight in planes distinguished by distinctive red tails, and fight to defeat the tyranny of the Axis powers. As a result of their bravery, the pilots emerge as true heroes, and prove that all men are truly created equal. Free event.

"We Shall Overcome"  | Blount County MLK Celebration

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

“We Shall Overcome” is a 90-minute musical presentation that addresses current issues of apathy and misinformation regarding the Civil Rights Movement. The story follows a classroom of multicultural youth who have little appreciation for the sacrifices and tireless work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the many unsung heroes of the struggle for equality.  They find themselves whisked back in time to places not so distant to experience sit-ins, marches and riots. These transformative encounters give context for the celebration of life, liberty and non-violent protest.
Tickets are $22 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students. To purchase tickets, visit the Clayton Center website.

2013 Maryville College and Community MLK Celebration Program | Blount County MLK Celebration

Clayton Center for the Arts

At 10:30 a.m., the public is invited to Maryville College's MLK Celebration Program in the Clayton Center for the Arts' Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall. The keynote speaker is Judge Roy King.

The Annual MLK Community March will begin at 12:30 p.m. Participants are asked to assemble at the MLK Community Center in Alcoa to walk to the Clayton Center for the Arts.

The MLK Community Celebration Program will begin at 2 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts' Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. 

All events are free and open to the public. For more information about the celebration, visit http://www.mlkblount.org/

3rd Annual Financial Aid Virtual Town Hall

Online event

Maryville College is inviting prospective student families to discover the College without ever leaving home. The College is again maximizing its efforts to reach the largest number of people by holding the live virtual town hall meeting and inviting families across the nation to join the online event. Families can participate in the live Internet video broadcast and submit questions in real time on the web page.

The digital platform showcases what the four-year, private, liberal arts college has to offer using a College panel and moderated by WBIR-TV News Anchor John Becker.

More information: http://livestreamvideo.tv/community/maryville-college-financial-aid-virtual-town-hall/

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on holidays.

James Grubola and John Whitesell | Art Exhibit       

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

Alan Heilman: Botanical Prints | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, DENSO Community Gallery 

An Evening of Opera Scenes | Opera Performance

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Students in Maryville College’s J-Term Opera Scenes course will perform scenes from the following operas: “Don Giovanni,” “The Elixir of Love,” “Die Fledermaus,” “The Mikado,” “The Marriage of Figaro,” “The Pirates of Penzance” and “The Secret Marriage.”

Meet Maryville | Admissions Event

Maryville College

This is not your traditional open house! All students and families interested in MC are invited to attend and learn more about our programs and life on campus. Call 865-981-8092 to get more information.  

"Blount County Women's PAC - Power, Authority and Consensus in Creating Change" | Community Conversations Lecture Series

Fayerweather Hall, Lawson Auditorium

In this panel discussion, Nina Gregg, Sharon Hannum and Wendy Pitts Reeves, three women who are active in different ways in Blount County, will discuss how they make change in their various positions in the community. Each of the panel members will share stories in which they use the dynamics of power, authority and consensus to find their own balance in creating change, to describe the challenges they face, their leadership style and what they are learning in the process. Their wisdom will help us learn how to continually work toward creating a community that is welcoming to all. Sherry Brewer, member of the Community Conversations committee at Maryville College, will moderate the panel discussion. Free and open to the public.

Faculty Recital: Dr. Bill Swann | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Dr. Bill Swann, associate professor of music and chair of the Division of Fine Arts at Maryville College, will present a faculty recital. Free and open to the public.

High School Choir Invitational | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

The spring Invitational Choir Festival will feature MC choirs, as well as choirs from area community colleges and high schools. The festival is an all-day event, and the concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m.

February Meetings

Maryville College campus

Held annually at the College since 1877, February Meetings have offered the College and local community an opportunity to come together to consider questions of faith and responsible living in the world. In years past, guest speakers and special music have been highlights of the condensed lecture series, which is open to all members of the College community, people in the area and visitors, including the College’s Board of Church Visitors. Dr. Randal Jelks, associate professor of American studies with a joint appointment in African and African-American studies at the University of Kansas, will be the 2013 leader.

Guest Faculty Recital: Dr. Miroslav Hristov & Dr. Chih-long Hu | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Violinist Dr. Miroslav Hristov, assistant professor of violin at the University of Tennessee School of Music, and pianist Dr. Chih-long Hu, who teaches at East Tennessee State University, will perform.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on holidays.

Mark Soppeland  | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

Mark Soppeland is this year’s artist-in-residence at Maryville College. While on campus March 25-29, he will teach workshops, participate in individual critiques with students and give a presentation about his work.

A collection of his recent work, titled “The House of the Mystery Cult,” will be on display in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Blackberry Farm Gallery through March 29. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

A reception will be held on Mon., March 25 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Soppeland will give a presentation about his work in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall at 7 p.m. 

Knoxville Watercolor Society | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, DENSO Community Gallery

Orchestra at Maryville College "Showcase of Area Artists" | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Conductor Bill Robinson will lead the Orchestra and talented area soloists Sarah McMichen, Wes Charlton, Chae-young Son, Preston Light, John Cherry, Mayuki Miyashita, Seth Tinsley and Isaiah Pennington in a performance of concerto works for piano, cello, violin, clarinet and tuba. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office and are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (age 60 and older) and $5 for non-MC students. Tickets are free to MC faculty, staff and students with ID (although a printed ticket is required for admission).  

Lane Hall | Community Conversations Lecture Series

Fayerweather Hall, Lawson Auditorium

Lane Hall is a multi-media artist, writer and professor in the Department of English at UW-Milwaukee. He has been active in the recent labor struggles in Wisconsin, and has written extensively about pragmatic activism. He was a founding member of the Playground Legends PAC which focused on voter enfranchisement in some of Milwaukee's African American neighborhoods, and has more recently co-founded the Overpass Light Brigade (OLB) which is a direct action group aimed at DIY political messaging, visibility, and the creation of community through the power of play.  His art installations have been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, The Milwaukee Art Museum, the California Academy of Sciences, the Shanghai World Expo, the Field Museum, The Science Gallery in Dublin,  and - most recently - Eyebeam in NYC. OLB images and videos have been widely, and at times, virally, disseminated throughout the web and represented on a wide variety of media outlets, including The Rachel Maddow Show, The Ed Show, The New York Times, CNN, Time Magazine, The BBC and The Hindustani Times. The event is free and open to the public.

Student Repertoire Recital | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

MC Concert Choir Homecoming Concert | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts,
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

The choir’s annual Homecoming Concert is scheduled for Tues., March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public.

Last Friday Art Walk | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, All Galleries

The Last Friday Art Walk, organized by the Maryville Arts Coalition, is an event that celebrates the arts on the last Friday of every month in Historic Downtown Maryville. This month’s exhibitions include Clay Thurston and Bobbie Crews in the Denso Community Gallery.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on holidays.

Mark Hall | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

Dogwood Arts Festival Student Art Competition| Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

Knoxville’s next generation of artists is on display, featuring the work of gifted art students from area schools. Awards and scholarships are presented to encourage further development of these art students’ artistic aptitude.

Student Repertoire Recital  | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Just for Juniors | Admissions Event

Maryville College campus

A day just for you ... Just for Juniors at Maryville College! Celebrate your final weeks as a junior in high school with the faculty and staff at Maryville College! Enjoy sweet treats, a tour that is actually fun, and take one more step towards making your college decision. Maryville College may JUST be the place for you! Contact your Admissions Counselor for more information or call (865) 981-8092.

Senior Recital: Eric Hill  | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Spring Keyboard Night | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Students of Rachel Acuff, Gina Milligan and Ashley Burell will perform.

MC-Community Concert Band Spring Concert  | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Musicians represent a mixture of ages. Adult members hail from Blount County and other surrounding communities, and are retired or engaged in a variety of professional endeavors, while student members are from Maryville College and several of the area’s other academic institutions. The MC-Community Concert Band is pleased to welcome Tom Delozier as its new director. The concert is free and open to the public.

Student Recital: Eric Kearney  | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

MC Jazz Band Spring Concert  | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Directed by Dr. Bill Swann, chair of the Division of Fine Arts at Maryville College, this year’s jazz ensemble will perform pieces from the standard jazz repertoire. Free and open to the public.

Student Recital: Seth Tinsley & Miranda Wright  | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Last Friday Art Walk | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, All Galleries

The Last Friday Art Walk, organized by the Maryville Arts Coalition, is an event that celebrates the arts on the last Friday of every month in Historic Downtown Maryville.

Orchestra at MC and MC Community Chorus Spring Concert  | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

The Orchestra at MC, under the direction of Maestro Bill Robinson, and the MC Community Chorus, under the direction of Alan Eleazer, will join forces to present a spring concert. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students. Tickets are free to MC faculty, staff and students (although a printed ticket is required for admission). For tickets, please contact the Clayton Center Box Office at 865.981.8590.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on holidays.

Group Senior Exhibition | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

Maryville College senior art majors will show their work.

Three Femmes | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, DENSO Community Gallery

Works by Elaine Barnes, Lauren Karnitz and Annamaria Gundlach will be showcased. Barnes’ work in clay and glass is influenced by the rural setting of her home in East Tennessee. She has won awards in juried shows, and her artwork can be seen in several galleries in Tennessee. 
Karnitz returned to her first love, painting, after several years teaching English. She opened the Three Flights Up Gallery in downtown Knoxville in 2004 and was founding partner and curator through 2009. Her work is in private collections around the country. Gundlach creates one-of-a-kind sculptures and uses numerous coats of oxides, engobes and paints to achieve her patinas and finishes. She has received several grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission to study sculpture in the United States and Italy, and her art can be seen in fine-arts exhibitions, museums and galleries. 

The MC Theatre Department presents Lisa Soland's "Waiting"  | Theatre Production

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

Ticket information:  Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission

The MC Theatre Department presents Lisa Soland's "Waiting"  | Theatre Production

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

Ticket information:  Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission

Maryville College Youth Choirs Spring Concert 

| Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Youth choirs include the Scottie Singers, a youth choir for students in grades two through five that is directed by Martha Robinson; the Scots Chorale, an ensemble of intermediate and middle school-aged singers that is directed by Martha Robinson; and the Highlander Chorale, an ensemble for high school singers that is directed by Jill Purvis. The concert is free and open to the public.

Smoky Mountain Highland Games

Clans Will Gather Again at Maryville College in 2013! More than 14,000 people have joined us the past two years for the Smoky Mountain Highland Games. Come back again in May 17-19, 2013, for this epic regional event full of Scottish music, heritage, food and of course the athletic games.  Keep checking our website for updates and information regarding Smoky Mountain Games 2013.  

Last Friday Art Walk | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, All Galleries

The Last Friday Art Walk, organized by the Maryville Arts Coalition, is an event that celebrates the arts on the last Friday of every month in Historic Downtown Maryville.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on holidays.