The Last Friday Art Walk is a recurring event to celebrate the arts on the last Friday of every month in Downtown Maryville.

Maryville Arts Coalition is proud to present the second annual Last Friday Art Walk Tribute to Music event! August 28, 2009. 5-9pm. Artists and Musicians will be lining the streets of Downtown Maryville. The theme? Paint the Music!

Note from the Little River Watershed Association:

Keep Blount Beautiful needs your help to prevent Cigarette Litter in Downtown Maryville... the Friday Night Art Walk and KBB is looking for 24 volunteers to help hand out free pocket ashtrays at the event for one hour... Please contact Jillian Atchley at 681-4809, email intern@keepblountbeautiful.org to volunteer, please specify a time you are interested in.

Fine Arts Blount is hosting their first Kite Festival at Pearson Springs Park in Maryville, TN.

Bring your own kite or simple kites will be available on-site. There will be kite building, demonstrations, kite flying, and prizes.

What better way to celebrate spring than by coloring the skies with festive kites powered by the wind?

The 2009 Maryville Farmers' Market opens Saturday, May 2.

It is open from 9AM until the farmers' sell out.

The Market is located in downtown Maryvile, on Church Ave, next to the CBBC bank.

Mission of the Maryville Farmers' Market:
To promote the sale of local farm products;
To improve the freshness, taste, and nutritional value of produce available;
To encourage more social contact between consumer and farmer;
To educate the public as to the agricultural traditions of East Tennessee;
And to celebrate and help preserve family farms.

Once again, Blackberry Farm receives kudos for delivering excellence.

As a resident of Blount County, I say thanks to Blackberry Farm and the Bealls.

The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville is the other Tennessee hotel to make the list.

Celebrate the lighting of the City of Alcoa Christmas Tree in the Upper Fields area of Springbrook Park where the trails will be lit with luminaria. Following the ceremony, there will be special music, refreshments, visits with Santa Claus, and train rides for the children.

Event is free.

Date: December 1
Rain Date: Dec. 2
Time: 6:15 PM

According to Parks & Rec, it's on. No rain/snow delay.

Take a walk in downtown Maryville today, Friday the 26th, from 5:30PM to 8:30PM -, and visit local businesses with displays from local artists (paintings, sculptures, glass blower, photographer, ceramics, and wood block prints).

Live music, Stringliners Big Band, at Capitol Theater and The Traveling Stones at the Pistol Creek Gallery.

The Last Friday Art Walk was founded by Fine Arts Blount.

Join Fine Arts Blount for:

Art in the Park

Saturday, August 9th, from 10 AM to 3 PM.

There will be workshops on printmaking, sculpting birds and bugs, water color painting, foil relief art, and more.

Art from local artists will be on display. Any artist can enter their work, if it is done August 4, 5, 6, or 7. The work should depict scenes in the parks or streets of Maryville/Alcoa which can include people, etc. All types of work- representational, abstract, fantasy, etc. is acceptable. Check out the info here for details.

Support the arts!

Knoxville News Sentinel

Rock great Leon Russell will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the Shed in Maryville.

Russell's album "Carney" was one of the best-selling discs of the 1970s and he has remained one of rock's enigmatic figures. Tickets are $25, advance, and $30, day of the show, and are on sale at Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444, or at Link.... Blue Mother Tupelo will open the show.

Can't wait! Seen him seven or eight times, mostly intimate venues. Not to be missed.

They are trying to come up with a replacement for Willie Nelson.

Please vote for the Allman Bros. here.

I've seen them 3 or 4 times and it was a great show every time. Good ole band from the South.

MDT

Country music icon Willie Nelson has canceled his performance at the 2008 Foothills Fall Festival, leaving the festival at least temporarily without a closing headliner.

UPDATE: So, did they not have a signed contract when they announced? From the article, it sounds like Mike Hammond and WIVK are promoting the event. What's their experience in promoting something this big? And what's the deal with letting people vote on who they'd like to see as headliner? That seems kind of strange.

Anyway, if they're in a jam, I bet AC Entertainment could help them line up a blockbuster headline closing act. We have one of the premier concert promoters in America right next door. Might be a good idea to reach out and take advantage of the best resources available.

Foothills Fall Festival, October 10-12, Maryville TN, with headline act Willie Nelson!

Three-day tickets go on sale July 18th for $35 (limited time pricing). Tickets will be available at Maryville Municipal Center, Blount County branches of First Tennessee and GreenBank, and Tickets Unlimited. Charge by phone (865) 656-4444 or order online at knoxvilletickets.com.

More info in the attached press release and at the Foothills Fall Festival website.

Big news from the Foothills Fall Festival (Oct. 10-12): Willie Nelson booked as the headliner! Oh, yeah. And Foreigner. And Billy Ray Cyrus. Among others.

Mayor Joe Swann said, "This year's entertainment line up is sure to be a winner with everyone. Where can you get so many great headliner entertainers, free weekend -long activities for kids, great food, and lots of fun for the entire family at such a reasonable price? I suggest that people don't wait, but buy their tickets as soon as they go on sale this year since last year’s sellout surprised many."

Three-day tickets go on sale July 18th for $35 (limited time pricing). Tickets will be available at Maryville Municipal Center, Blount County branches of First Tennessee and GreenBank, and Tickets Unlimited. Charge by phone (865) 656-4444 or order online at knoxvilletickets.com.

More info in the attached press release and at the Foothills Fall Festival website.

Until 10:00PM

The City of Alcoa knows how to put on a show.

Freedom Fest at Springbrook Park, Springbrook Pool, and the Duck Pond at Springbrook.

There will be activities for children (rock climbing wall, moonwalk, turbo slide, obstacle walk, and much more) and teens (laser tag, water wars, mechanical bull, and more).

There will be craft vendors, lots of food, and music, music, music (Crista Lynn, Pistol Creek Catch of the Day, Pair of Jacks, and Smooth Groove).

The finale is the fantastic fireworks display.

Check out the details.

Springbrook Park is off Hunt Road in the City of Alcoa, off of Alcoa Highway.

Come join us for good BBQ and music.

Saturday - Noon until 10 PM.

Springbrook Corporate Center, Alcoa, TN (Directions)

The tradition continues and is growing.

Arts, entertainment, food in downtown Maryville.

Live music later in the evening at Tomato Head.

Maps of participating businesses are available at Fine Arts Blount ArtSpace Gallery, 301 Church St. E, in downtown Maryville (865-982-0898).

Check it out!