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**Private Aerial Instruction Available!
If you are curious about Aerial, Angela is now taking new students!
She has been working on special “Over 40” aerial group instruction.
Please contact her for more information at 865-525-7381 or by email angela@urbhana.com
** Since Angela has been working with the director of the Fort Loudoun Lake Association, FLLA the is already finding financial success! Businesses should contact Angela for coaching and advising.
** Angela has been added to marketing committee for the CBID (Central Business Improvement District. The CBID was created in 1993 to undertake programs and services the government is unable to provide. They steer central business tax to continue to promote and develop Downtown Knoxville.
Knoxville First Fridays
The First Friday, of every month, URBhana joins Downtown Knoxville in celebration of art, music and culture. We host a First Friday event with a new artist and performer each month. The artist’s work stays up for the month and is available for viewing and purchase. Please join us and, explore URBhana and the Downtown community. Admission is always free.
April First Friday
April 1st Friday with the 100 block and Art On The Block was a huge success!
First Friday, April 6th 6-9pm
This April 6th, URBhana is participating along with the 100 Block Association, in First Friday and in conjunction with The Dogwood Art Festival opening. URBhana will be showing the work of local artist, Lauren Karnitz, and will have musical performance from Nashville musician, Steff Mahan
As a special note; Tune in, or go on down to the Visitor’s Center and WDVX, at Noon, for the Blue Plate Special to hear Steff Mahan perform live.
As part of the Dogwood Arts Festival opening night, URBhana and the 100 Block Association, has also helped to coordinate live performers in the Summit Hill park, at the corner of Summit Hill and Gay Street. Aerialists will be performing from 6-730, And there will be drummers, hoopers, fire spinners, live music and, live art being created!
Local artists, Cyntha Markert and Brian Parker will be painting on the street right next to URBhana!
URBhana’s founder, Angela Howard has been working hard, as a board member/events committee member, to promote the 100 block as Arts and Cultural district of Knoxville.
April 28th
Raising of the Water with the Fort Loudoun Lake Association
April 28th, there will be a Native american blessing of the water at 3:30pm at The Concord Marina. The afternoon and evening will also include 4-6 boat cruises on the river.
From 6-1030pm there will be great food, music, and an auction to benefit the FLLA.
For more information click here.
Angela has been working with the Executive Director for the FLLA’s 2012, “Play Clean” Campaign. Fort Loudoun Lake is a beautiful recreational resource and important to maintain and to keep clean for future generations.
March First Friday
First Friday, March 2nd 6-9pm
URBhana, has partnered with the Fort Loudoun Lake Association
(www.fllake.org) for a fundraiser featuring local artist, Cynthia
Markert’s (www.cynthiamarkert.com), paintings at URBhana for March’s First Friday!
Proceeds from the sales of Cynthia’s artwork will go to support this essential local organization, The Fort Loudoun Lake Association.
The FLLA monitors trash and debris along the 360 miles
of shoreline of the lake that our great city is built on. They help
reduce and clean storm water coming into Ft Loudoun Lake. Their work
does not just clean the lake and shoreline, it also “through
education, membership and teamwork the Fort Loudon Lake Association continues to make a measurable difference”
Please come join us at URBhana at 115 South Gay St, for
wine and snacks, and learn about this great local Organization and
their fundraiser for “Raising Of The Water” event coming in April.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information please
call 865-525-7381 or go to www.urbhana.com.
New News!
URBhana is stripping for the Holidays with the Naked Executive!
One of URBhana’s life-coaching clients and now collaborators, Kelly Morton Davies, has joined the URBhana team to amplify our life coaching and personal development programs, and add more success stories like hers.
Click the image above to learn more about Kelly and to follow The Naked Executive
January First Friday
6pm-9pm.First Friday, January 6th
January First Friday
at URBhana – 115 S. Gay Street.
Kristi Jones Photography
December First Friday
First Friday, December 2nd.
6pm-9pm.
at URBhana – 115 S. Gay Street.
New Paintings by Beth Meadows
and
performance previews by Circle Modern Dance,
of their Modern Dance Primitive Light 2011
A series of pieces based on their moto
“Every body has the right to dance.”
performances by Circle Modern Dance will be promptly
at
7pm and 8pm
*read below for more about
Beth Meadows and Circle Modern Dance
Wine, Art, Music!
Artwork for sale and the exhibit is open to the public.
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Beth Meadows is an artist living and working in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her primary medium is acrylic on canvas. Her paintings are typically narrative, depicting imaginative and grand scenes with figures in them. They are set at nighttime and cover a range of themes inspired by fashion, architecture, literature, and film in conjunction with personal experience.
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Circle Modern Dance proudly presents the 20th annual production of Modern Dance Primitive Light, December 15, 16, and 17, 2011.
Modern Dance Primitive Light (MDPL) has become an anticipated solstice celebration of movement and creativity in Knoxville. Year after year, this unique event provides audiences with an intimate connection with dancers, performance artists, and live musicians while being immersed in the warm ambiance of the Laurel Theater. CMD strives to showcase the talent and creativity found here in Knoxville. Performers new and expert combine their efforts and their hearts to create a dance experience that is one of a kind.
This performance is appropriate for all ages. Audience members are encouraged to bring pillows as seating is limited. For any additional information, please contact Nathan Barrett, MDPL Director, Circle Modern Dance, 865-309-5309 or visit us at circlemoderndance@gmail.com or on Facebook. Tickets, if available, will be $15 and $10 at the door.
Modern Dance Primitive Light 2011 is made possible with grants and support of The East Tennessee Foundation, Tennessee Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, and The Arts & Culture Alliance.
This performance helps further the mission of Circle Modern Dance to provide opportunities to area dancers, musicians, and performance artists to showcase their work. It is Circle’s philosophy that everyone is a dancer and every body has the right to danc
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November First Friday!
November, 4th, 2011
Photography by Ashley Overton
Come out for First Friday. Wine, Music, and Art from 6:00pm – 9:00pm
“Make Haste Slowly”, is an experimentation in natural light and the way it manipulates an image. I took these photos on the roof of my building as the sun went down. I find a lot of beauty in a naturally lit image. The way the sun can change the color of hair or skin or a garment, and the way light can affect the contrast of a black and white photograph.”
The Songbirds will be performing, and will be a beautiful accompaniment to the work
October First Friday – October 7th!
Photographer Molly Harrell invites you to join her for First Friday, at URBhana, 115 Gay St, Knoxville, TN, to attend her photography show opening “The Nudes”. This recent collection of nudes, photographed over a period of several months, will be on display thru October 31. A graduate of The University of Tennessee 1986, and The Art Institute of Atlanta 2002, Molly currently resides in Columbia, SC, as a commercial photographer specializing in portraits. Her fascination with the beauty of the human body has led to a continued love of photographing people in the nude.
For this show, Molly works primarily with black and white images. A mix of framed works, images printed on canvas, and mixed media will be featured.
October 16th, 2011 - Dr Sketchy’s Knoxville
Go to www.drsketchyknox.com for tickets and more details. See you there!
OKAY Art Monkeys – the OCTOBER SESSION is COMING UP FAST!
SUNDAY, 10/16/11 AT 3:00 PM…
Bring your favorite medium, whether it be pastels, pencils, or sharpies and prepare for a day of drinking, drawing, and debauchery!
So how does this work?
With the help of our hostess, the Silly Spitfire, Nipsy Tussle and Emcee, The Sweet Little Psycho, Kisa von Teasa, we will bring you performances by students from Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio the amazing:
David Stewart and Kristina Mynatt
then there’s a surprise teaser performance of the UPCOMING November Session with a special EXCLUSIVE SNACK that you can really wrap your mouth around.
You’ll also get to come face to face with a few of the cringe-worthy crew of Frightworks!
In between acts, get your pencils ready because these same performers will be modeling in a series of poses just for you to get to draw them! There will be a number of ridiculous drawing contests involved where you could get to take home some really sweet swag!
Not much of an artist?
That’s okay! Only about half of the people who come to Dr. Sketchy’s are actually professional artists. Lots of people who have never drawn before attend Dr. Sketchy’s. We’re a fun, non-judgmental environment to try your hand at drawing.
Plus we are also featuring some light entertainment for non-sketchers starting this month…ooh lah and lah!
So, you ready to be an art monkey?
You know you wanna. Here are the details:
$8.00 Admission for anyone who will be drawing if you BUY YOUR PASS IN ADVANCE through www.drsketchyknox.com; SEATING may be limited so bring a folding chair in your car just in case.
$10.00 Admission at the door for anyone who will be drawing.
$5.00 Admission for non-drawers if you want to join us, hang out and enjoy the atmosphere (we call it the voyeur fee/perv seating – you best not be sketchin’).
Doors are opening PROMPTLY at 2:45 pm and the sketching will be from 3 to 6 pm. Light SNACKS will b e provided and you are free to BYOB!
September 16th, 2011 - The Naked Executive Book Release Party!
Angela’s coaching client Kelly Davies is reaping the benefits of coaching by celebrating the publishing of her book and movement: “The Naked Executive, How telling the truth can change your life.” Please join us Friday, September, 16th for her book signing and media blitz 5-8pm at URBhana.
