Maryville College

Community Canvas: Group Art Exhibition
2025-09-04 10:00 - 2025-10-26 16:00 (America/New_York) | CCA – DENSO Gallery, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, United States
Community Canvas is a group exhibition curated by the Clayton Center that celebrates the creativity and talent of local East Tennessee artists, including members of the Arts & Culture Alliance. Bringing together a wide range of styles and mediums, the show highlights the perspectives that make up our artistic community.
Join us for the Artists’ Reception on Thursday, October 16 at 5:30PM before the CCA Season performance of Improvised Shakespeare Company at 7:30pm as part of Downtown Maryville’s 3rd Thursday to gather as a community and enjoy the arts!

Galleries open Monday-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm and during events.

Scottie Scavenger Hunt
2025-09-18 - 2025-10-11 | Downtown Maryville, Tennessee, 200 E. Broadway, Maryville, 37804, United States
It’s time to Spot the Scottie throughout Downtown Maryville!
In honor of Maryville College’s Homecoming weekend & in partnership with the Downtown Maryville Alliance, local kids, families, community members, and MC students are invited to join the fun.
Beginning Thursday, September 18 through Saturday, October 11, pick up your game card at our partner locations (listed below) and Spot the Scottie at 4 participating locations listed on the game card, earning a paw print stamp at each location. Turn in your completed card at a partner location to get a prize, learn more about Maryville College Homecoming weekend, and sign up to join our Little Scotties Kids Area at SCOT-LAND on Saturday, October 11, from 10 am – 1 pm. All completed entries will also be entered in a raffle for fun Maryville College themed prizes.
Pick up/Drop off Locations:

Vienna Coffee at Maryville College (Clayton Center for the Arts, Building B)
J. Danforth Mercantile (123 W. Broadway Ave.)
Neighborly Books (106 E. Broadway Ave.)

Printable game card

Dr. Carl Gombert Art Exhibit
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-26 | CCA – Blackberry Farm Gallery and William “Ed” Harmon Galleries
Now professor emeritus, Dr. Carl Gombert returns to Maryville College with a new September art gallery exhibit Aug. 26 – Sept. 26, 2025. Open weekdays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m..
When beloved Maryville College Art Professor Dr. Carl Gombert announced his retirement in the spring of 2024, a collective wail of lamentation could be heard ringing out over College Hill.
As it turns out, Scots nation needn’t have fretted. Gombert, now sporting the title professor emeritus, taught a course per semester during the 2024-25 academic year, audited an additional course each semester, and turned up for numerous theatrical productions, athletic events and other activities that made it feel as if he hadn’t left at all.
I always had a lot of freedom at the College, so (retirement) doesn’t seem all that different,” Gombert said. “Maybe less hectic at times, but I am still looking forward to sitting in on classes and attending music, theater, and sporting events.”
Now, starting Aug. 29, he’s bringing a collection of works to the Blackberry Farm and William “Ed” Harmon galleries of the Clayton Center for the Arts as one of the inaugural exhibits of the 2025-26 academic year. He’s still the same resident “weird, old dude lurking about,” as he self-deprecatingly described himself in announcing his retirement — just not in a creepy way. And certainly not in a non-productive way.
“I also had the opportunity to teach a week-long residential class at Arrowmont (School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee), and I did a big mural for the Knoxville Museum of Art,” he said. “I also have done some traveling, and I am reading more than ever, including proofreading for friends with works in progress. I am playing in three different bands, painting a lot, writing a bit, and so on. I also do a lot of farting around.”
A native of Ohio, Gombert paid for art lessons as a child by delivering newspapers, eventually earning a bachelor’s in drawing from the University of Akron, a master’s in painting from Kent State University, and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary fine arts at Texas Tech University. He taught at Maryville College for 31 years before retirement, but like so many successful academics who are considered Scots even though they hold no degree from MC, his influence reached far beyond the classroom.
From sitting in with the Maryville College Pep Band to volunteering to help Biology Professor Dr. Drew Crain pick apples from the Maryville College orchards (which he did last week), Gombert was and remains an active member of the MC community. Returning to campus to show some off the works he’s created in retirement, along with a few older pieces, is a nice way of reconnecting with that community.
The exhibit opens Aug. 29, and normal gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, with extended hours during Clayton Center evening events. “Retro Spectacles” runs through Friday, Sept. 26, when a closing reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. The receptions, he added, are always a pleasant time to “meet some of the new students, see friends and colleagues, and eat Peanut M&Ms.”
“One new piece called ‘Farush Dreams of Freedom,’ is a return to the kinds of big hyper-realist heads I was doing years ago, and I have included it with a few others,” he said, adding that he’ll most likely title the exhibit “Retro Spectacles. “I also am doing a lot of drawing from life these days, so I am intending to show a variety of things done from direct observation of live models over the years. I am also thinking about juxtaposing a bunch of smaller quilt-like paintings into a large multi-piece installation on one of the gallery walls.”
“It’s good to get the work out of the studio and to see it in a gallery and to have a chance to see how people react, although this often becomes an opportunity to learn what isn’t good about the piece and what needs to be done to make the piece stronger,” he said.

2025 Graduate School and Continuing Education Fair
2025-09-24 11:00 - 14:00 | Clayton Center for the Arts
The Maryville College Career Center hosts the 2025 Graduate School and Continuing Education Fair at the Clayton Center for the Arts.
Students can find out more about this event by visiting our Handshake site.
Participating programs are required to preregister for the event. For more information please visit: maryvillecollege.edu/career/events

Camp - 4
2025-09-24 16:00 - 18:30
Open tower, music, and fun at Crawford House

Women's Soccer
2025-09-24 17:00 - 19:00 | MC Soccer Complex
Maryville College Women’s Soccer vs Berry
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508811

Blount County College Fair
2025-09-24 17:30 - 19:00
Representatives from more than 50 colleges, universities, technical schools and art schools are expected at the annual Blount County College Fair, which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25. Area high school students, their parents and other persons involved in a college search are invited to attend the fair from 5:30 – 7:00pm.

Immediately following the conclusion of the fair, families are invited to attend a Financial Aid Night presented by Maryville College Financial Aid Staff. Registration link will be emailed to qualifying students.. College reps will be sent a separate registration link.

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Cooper Athletic Center
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball vs Covenant
Streaming Video: Watch

Men's Soccer
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | MC Soccer Complex
Maryville College Men’s Soccer vs Berea
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508883

MC3 Band Rehearsal
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | CCA – Massey Family Rehearsal Hall
The Maryville College Community Band is led by Jay Romines and will have weekly rehearsals on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm—9:00 pm in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Massey Family Rehearsal Hall.
For more information about joining the MC3 Band, visit: https://www.maryvillecollege.edu/academics/divisions/fine-arts/mc3band/

Habit Dogs
2025-09-25 12:00 - 12:45 | Pearsons Hall

SGA
2025-09-25 12:30 - 13:00 | Thaw Hall 216
Open weekly for all students and employees

Jam Session
2025-09-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Maryville College, Maryville, 37804, United States

Welcome Table
2025-09-25 16:30 - 18:30 | New Providence Presbyterian Church

Faculty Recital: Dr. Jessica Piso
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 | CCA – Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, United States
Dr. Jessica Piso, Adjunct Instructor of Music, Flute, will present a faculty recital at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall. Kate Wogoman will serve as the collaborative pianist.
The event is free and open to the public.

Free Food & Fellowship
2025-09-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Broadway United Methodist Church (309 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804, United States)
Salvation Army
Sign up BEFORE: https://volunteeretn.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=974643

Bible Study
2025-09-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Maryville College, Maryville, 37804, United States

Art Reception for Dr. Carl Gombert
2025-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | CCA – Blackberry Farm Gallery, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, United States
An artist reception for Dr. Carl Gombert will be held in the galleries on Friday, September 26th from 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The One-Act Play that Goes Wrong
2025-09-26 19:00 - 2025-09-27 21:00 | CCA – Haslam Family Flexible Theatre, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, United States
Get ready to laugh until it hurts with The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong, a side-splitting comedy where everything that can go wrong… does! Presented by Maryville Christian School, performances will be held in the Haslam Family Flexible Theater on Friday, September 26 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, September 27 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 plus sales tax. Don’t miss this fast-paced, gut-busting night of theater mishaps, mayhem, and pure fun—get your seats before they sell out!

Men's Golf
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-27
Maryville College Men’s Golf at Stateline Shootout – Miami Whitewater Golf Course

Meet Maryville #1
2025-09-27 10:00 - 14:00 | CCA – William Baxter Lee Grand Foyer
Calling all high school students from first-year to seniors and transfer students! Take a tour, meet our faculty and students, and discover where you could spend the best years of your life. You and your parents are invited to attend and learn more about the Maryville College experience. Visit our “Meet Maryville” page or call 865-981-8092 for more information.

Women's XC
2025-09-27 10:30 - 13:30 | Wilmore, KY
Maryville College Women’s Cross Country at Asbury XC Invitational
Streaming Video: https://www.asburysportsdigitalnetwork.com/?B=2483969

Men's XC
2025-09-27 11:15 - 14:15
Maryville College Men’s Cross Country at Asbury XC Invitational
Streaming Video: https://www.asburysportsdigitalnetwork.com/?B=2483969

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Cooper Athletic Center
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball vs Belhaven
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2509122

Women's Soccer - Senior Day
2025-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 | MC Soccer Complex
Maryville College Women’s Soccer vs Huntingdon – Senior Day
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508812

Football
2025-09-27 13:00 - 16:00
Maryville College Football vs Pikeville
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508898

Men's Soccer - Senior Day
2025-09-27 15:30 - 17:30 | MC Soccer Complex
Maryville College Men’s Soccer vs Piedmont – Senior Day
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508884

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Cooper Athletic Center
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball vs Piedmont
Streaming Video: Watch

Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadowcast
2025-09-27 20:00 - 2025-09-28 02:00 | CCA – Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, United States
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Join us for our annual kickoff to the spooky season with APO’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadow cast! Our talented cast of MC actors will recreate the cult classic movie in celebration of its 50th anniversary! Performances will be at 8 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Lambert Recital Hall. Doors will open half an hour before the show starts. Performances are general admission with limited seating, so first come, first serve!
This event is open to all MC students, faculty, staff, and 18+ community members. In the event of reaching seating capacity, priority will be given to MC students. You may be asked to show an MC ID or state issued ID at the door. Feel free to dress up in your best Transylvanian attire!!!

Women's Tennis
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28
Maryville College Women’s Tennis at Pfeiffer Invitational
