Day 512: Joseph!

Fabulous! Energetic! Awesome!

We loved West High School's performance of Joseph. The star-studded cast included Molly and Faith!

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Day 260 Updated: Brad's wedding present

While checking out the Arts Emporium website, I saw the site for my favorite local artist, Mike Berry, who is one of their artistst in residence. That made me realized, I never told you about Brad's wedding gift. It was a collection of work from that artist, Mike Berry. He recreated the picture above, a portrait of our church. It was a little different angle and it has made it's home in our den. Also in the den are 5 other pictures I got for him, print that are also of Knoxville and the surrounding area, highlighting places we love.



The Torchbearer, His Collegiate Home



Big Ed's, Our Favorite Pizza




Neyland, Our Team's Stadium




Market Square, site of Our Engagement

Check out more at mikecberry.com or the Postcards from Knoxville series (source)->

Day 408: The Word Players

Friday night 2nd Pres will host the Word Players! Their traveling performance of the Diary of Adam and Eve will make it's way to our stage.

This organization features year round productions for every type of audience. The Word Player's vision "is a community uplifted by excellent, Christ-centered art, where artists are freed to develop and use their God-given talents in a positive environment founded on Christian principles and values."

So excited about the Word Players at 2nd.

Click here to see their 2010-2011 season->

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And how cool to tag this "Christ" and "Arts"!

Day 193: Dogwood Arts on Market Square

Saturday was full of fun! One highlight was the Dogwood Arts Festival's Market Square Art Fair. Sure, it was not as exciting as 1985, when I had my picture taken and ended up on the front page of the Sunday paper! But still, it was a great time!

One of Dogwood Arts Festival's most cherished traditions, the Market Square Art Fair, transforms downtown Knoxville into a lively street fair with high-quality arts and crafts booths, demonstrations, entertainment and festive food. It's an event the whole family will enjoy. For arts and crafts enthusiasts, this juried event showcases the original work of artisans from Tennessee and several other states, which are on hand to share their wares with the community. Live entertainment lies in wait around every corner, from street performers to a children's stage to an all-day lineup of bands on the Market Square stage. In addition to Market Square's own selection of unique cafes and eateries, Art Fair- goers will have their pick of a wide variety of food vendors. Market Square, located in the center of downtown Knoxville, was the site of the city's original marketplace, established in 1854. With the Art Fair, Market Square's identity as the city's communal centerpiece carries on into the 21st century. - www.dogwoodarts.com/market_square.html

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Day 190: The Dogwood Arts Festival

East Tennessee is in Bloom and I am so, so excited!

"Just when pink and white blossoms announce spring's arrival, the Dogwood Arts Festival returns to East Tennessee celebrating the natural and cultural beauty of our area. In its 50th year, the Festival is partnering with Knoxville's fine cultural institutions to showcase the region's best performing and visual artists in a blue jean to black tie festival that has something for everyone! An exciting mix of fine art, dance, theater, crafts, historic tours and Americana music at its best offer stimulating experiences at our finest venues." - Dogwoodarts.com

Check back - there are sure to be many more posts related to the Dogwood Arts Festival!

Photo and Quote Credit - Visit the Festival Online

2010 Dogwood Arts Commemorative Print

Day 172: Farragut High School Drama

They aren't the "Invisiple Players" anymore, but the Drama Department at Farragut High School, now under the direction of Zach Best, is still producing amazing work. As an alumn of the drama department, it is exciting to see the tradition continue.

Click here for more information on APAC, as well as show times and information->

What people are saying. From the Press Enterprise:
Farragut High School will present “Oliver!” a musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel “Oliver Twist,” March 18-21.

“Oliver!” features one of FHS’ largest musical casts and a full student orchestra, and was jointly directed by FHS drama director Zachary Best and choral director Kenton Deitch.

“Altogether, it’s almost 70 students participating,” Best said, including the student musical and acting cast, orchestra and backstage operators.

“It’s extracurricular, so the whole school is invited to audition or participate,” Best said.

The musical cast includes Will Stone as Fagin, Garrison Stallings and Molly Morgan as Oliver, Paul Gary as the Artful Dodger and Robert Wrinkle as Bill Sykes.

“Oliver!” follows the title character of the same name, an orphan, as he escapes abusive caretakers and joins a gang of pickpockets, led by Fagin.

Oliver “is arrested for pick-pocketing … and the gang becomes concerned that Oliver may reveal their location.

“So they set out to recapture Oliver into the pick-pocketing gang, and eventually, his long-lost grandfather finds him,” Best said.

Sophomore Garrison Stallings said he enjoyed the musical aspect of his character more than the acting.

“My favorite thing would probably be the musical numbers, mainly because I’m a singer, not really an actor that much.

“[The songs] have really worked my falsetto range, because I sing tenor in my choir, but this is the part of an 11-year-old boy, so I get to sing soprano,” Stallings said.

Calls to Molly Morgan, who also plays Oliver, were not returned by press deadline.

“Oliver!” is an adaptation of Dickens’ classic novel, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. That includes such well-known songs as “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,” “Consider Yourself” and “Oom-Pah-Pah.”

“I would say ‘Food, Glorious Food’ would probably be one of the most recognizable songs, and then ‘Oliver,’” Deitch said.

Deitch said there are six lead solos in the musical, but most of the songs are group-led.

The musical debuted in London in 1960 and was later made into a film, which won six Academy Awards.

During the show’s four days of production, FHS will collect school supplies for Holston Home for Children’s Beacon School in Greeneville, Tenn.

Anyone who brings school supplies to a showing will receive a free popcorn.

To see a list of the needed school supplies, visit www.fhsapac.com

Tickets, which can be purchased at the door, are $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.

Show times are at 7:30 p.m., March 18-20, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 21.

Sponsors of “Oliver!” include farragutpress, WFIV, Charter Media, Alphagraphics and Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace. The production is being produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

Day 61: The Rockettes

Tonight! Tonight! Going to see the National Tour of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes! Tonight!

Day 37: Gay Street

"Early Green Leatherback", Jen Hamilton (above)

"New Zealand #24: Macrocarpa Tree, Oamaru Gardens", Kathy Holland (above)

The Downtown Brewery+Tennessee Homecoming Weekend Events+Good Pizza+First Friday+Really funny friends+Local Art+Lots more=Gay Street
It was a great Friday night in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Gay Street has totally changed since I was in High School. There was so much to explore, we didn't see half of it. There's also the Mast General Store, the Tennessee Theatre, the East Tennessee Historical Society, amazing downtown lofts and a dozen fun restaurants. And on every "First Friday" arts are highlighted at the Arts Partnerships' Building and smaller venues up and down the street. We hit the Art Market and the pictures above are some of the featured pieces.

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Day 15: Knoxville Museum of Art

Today I was at the Knoxville Museum of Art. I can't wait to go back. Here are the Top 10 reason why:

1. Higher Ground, the standing exhibition celebrating work of Knoxville and East Tennessee. This was my favorite.
2. They also always have an exhibit featuring different, contemporary, local artist.
3. One of the new local artists was doing the coolest things with light.
4. I was there are a meeting. The space is so easy, open, beautiful and adaptable. A cool, creative space.
5. Alive After Five! I can’t wait to go back for this!
6. It’s free. Wow.
7. Their Director David Butler kept saying – We really have first class art – right here in Knoxville! I believe it.
8. After leaving the Hub-Bub of Spartanburg, it is wonderful to be stepping into another city committed to the arts.
9. They are getting an Ansel Adams!
10. So many memories. I grew up on the great museums of East Tennessee. It is so, so exciting to be back in one of them!