First Friday Downtown Heats Up Downtown

Date: 03/05/2010

Make plans to come downtown for First Friday on March 5. The weather is finally beautiful and it’s the perfect evening to come downtown and enjoy your favorite shops, restaurants, and galleries. Take a look at some of these events happening downtown tonight. (Thanks to MSDA for the listing below.)

Art Market Gallery - Featured Artist Reception

March 2-March 28, the Art Market Gallery of Knoxville will spotlight the work of two member artists, Lisa Kurtz, clay and Diana Scott-Auger, paintings.

The Gallery will host a First Friday Reception for the featured artists on Friday, March 5 from 5:30-9p.m. with light refreshments and music by Webford Brown & the Town.

The Art Market Gallery is located at 422 S. Gay St. in downtown Knoxville.  Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11a.m. - 6p.m. & Sunday 1-5p.m.  For more information, call 865-525-5265, visit http://www.artmarketgallery.net or on facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Bliss Home - Artist Reception

Urban Landscapes, a photographic study of human surroundings by Jacob Long, will be on view at Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, during the month of March.  A reception will be held for the artist during First Friday, March 5 from 5-9p.m.

For more information, please contact the artist at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Coffee & Chocolate - Featuring Work by Starr Cline

Starr Cline is a college instructor living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The primary focus of her work is simplicity and peace. Her work has been shown in the Knoxville area since she moved here five years ago. She primarily creates acrylic paintings, but also has displayed lenticular prints, hand embroidery, and other textile arts. 

The focus of her work for this spring is fruit and flowers. Sometimes going back to simple, traditional subjects is very rewarding, allowing the artist to take a new look at familiar objects. Spring is a time for rebirth, a time for seeing the fruits of one’s labor; so it seems only logical to direct focus in that direction as the days become longer and warmer. A body of work featuring flowers and fruit can be seen at Coffee and Chocolate through the month of March.

Emporium Center - Opening Reception

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present an exhibition featuring new works by Gay Bryant and Amy Campbell entitled “Sunny Side Up!”  Bryant and Campbell created whimsical paintings, prints, collages, and works from recycled items to lift the spirits during these last grey days of winter.  The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from March 5-26, 2010, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday on March 5 from 5-9 p.m.

Morelock Music

Morelock Music will be open on First Friday with a broad selection of musical instruments, music accessories, hats, vinyl, and more.  They will be preparing for their move to 411 Gay Street in April…a double-sized store with more than twice the services!  Check http://www.morelockmusic.com for updates and information.

Oodles - Opening Reception

Re: ||, new work by Jessie Van der Laan, will be on view through the month of March. Stop by between 5 and 6p.m. on First Friday to greet the artist and come back for music by the Melvins at 9:30p.m.

Preservation Pub - Performances

Join Preservation Pub during happy hour for music by Daniel Lawrence Walker.  Stick around for the Vibraslaps at 10p.m. Can’t make it down to the Pub?  Watch the show from the comfort of your home with live streaming provided by Knox ivi.

The Square Room - Benefit Concert

Hear Haiti: A Benefit Concert featuring Erick Baker, Maggie Longmire, Angel Snow & Megan McCormick, $10
Doors at 7, show at 8p.m.
All ticket proceeds go to the Haiti Disaster Relief.

Trio Cafe - Birthday Celebration

Trio turns 3 years old the weekend of March 5-7th!  Join in the celebration!
Trio will hold a drawing for a $50.00 gift card. No purchase required. Come into the store and fill out the drawing from March 5-7th.  Winner will be contacted on the 8th via the phone number/email they provide and also be announced on the boards inside the restaurant. Also, get a coupon for a $5 cheeseburger and fries when you purchase an entree as a thank you for attending the birthday weekend.  The coupon for the discounted burger will be valid 8-31st of March.

URBhana - Performances

Join URBhana from 5-9 p.m. for an intriguing evening of entertainment from circus arts! These acts will include juggling, stilts, unicycle, and aerial dance performances. This will surely be an extremely interesting evening for all ages!

Swing by to take a look at these unique performances while mingling and chilling out with a free glass of wine.

UT Downtown Gallery - Artist Reception

Join the UT Downtown Gallery for an opening reception for Deliquesence and Other Transformations, works by Robert Creamer.  In his recent series of photographic studies of botanical subjects, Maryland artist Robert Creamer blends his interests in technology and the aging process. These photographic images, captured using a digital flatbed scanner, began as an investigation into the revelatory power of technology. Although the scanner is a tool that enhances Creamer’s ability to observe, it is not the apparatus, perse, that interests him most. Moreover, these images are about time, transformation and transitions.  Creamer will give two talks, one at 6:30 and one at 8:30p.m., during the First Friday Opening Reception March 5, 5-9p.m.

Vagabondia - Hat Trunk Show

Got Hattitude?  From 5:30-8:30p.m., join Vagabondia for a trunk show with Patricia Frankum.  Spring will be here before we know it, and with it comes Vagabondia’s 5th annual Spring Hat Trunk Show. Once again Rossini Festival regular Patricia Frankum will be here with her wonderful hand-made hats, each an individual work of art. Mark your calendars, grab some friends and come to this Must-Not-Miss event!

Visitor Center - Performance and Trunk Show

Enjoy Ferd’s First Friday with live, on-air performances from top secret special guests from 6:30-8p.m.!
Ammi Knight will also be sharing her artistic talents featured in the Knoxville Visitor Center, Morelock Music, Lox Salon, and Earth to Old City from 6-8p.m.

Yee-Haw Industries - Old Time Music

Stop by Yee-Haw for some old time fiddle & clawhammer banjo with Brian Vollmer & Brent Feito & friends at Yee-Haw after their WDVX First Friday on-air tunes. They will be playing for tips so be generous & please BYOB. Yee-Haw will be open for First Friday from 6-10p.m.

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