Roller Derby! And one for the ladies.

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Updating My Knoxville Software

Was back in K-town for the better part of a week for the New Year. Names I haven't used in years spark neurons and new paths are forged in my cortex, connecting dusty faces and phrases. Had my breakfast at Vic-n-Bills. Same afternoon-shift guy behind the counter. I got to see the Christmas-light trees on the buildings. Got to see all my old people and play records for 'em. And a bunch of Yankees, too. Had a session with Fluid Engineers. Omar finally moved out of his folks house and has his studio set up in the tiniest efficiency on Central. Kicked the hacky sack with Steve. His sister Molly dates Omar now. Laurel dates Mesko. Janice finally got rid of Dennis, ("That man followed me around for 2 years!") and she's gonna close down her store, Legacy, which is too damn bad; but it was always too hip for Knoxville, so go figure. My sign is still painted on her glass, though. My first piece as WISE is still running in Fourth and Gill, in all its busted, disproportionate, faded glory. Gay St. is torn-the-fuck-up north of Jackson, and likely will remain so for a while. After all, the tax base there has little clout demanding any expedience. Kept staring at that yellow Torino parked in front of the Sterchi Lofts like I expected Matt Hall to walk up to it at any moment. Had dinner at Tomato Head and for the first time 1) I wasn't on a name basis with 3/4 of the staff, and 2) it was full to capacity with families with small children. Smiled to myself when I saw Kepner's name on the menu. Because of him and Denny, I saw the Slackers give one of the best performances ever just behind where I sat. Last time I ate there it was early evening, September eleventh, 2001, just drifting through the day. Saw an ice rink in Market Square, and they moved the stage about 35 yards north for some reason. Fort Sanders is steadily disappearing. I knew that already, though. How much longer until my entire Knoxville has disappeared?

Me Live at the KMA this Sunday

In conjunction with KMA’s current exhibition, Quantizing Effects: The Liminal Art of Jim Campbell, a panel discussion will be held in the museum’s Auditorium on Sunday, February 5, 2pm. Free with museum admission.

Panelists with interests and experiences in the sciences, mathematics, electrical engineering, and the visual arts, will share their insights and reflections about new media in the visual arts in general, and specifically relative to the custom electronic sculptures and installations on view. The intellectual and emotional concepts explored and examined by the artists, the entryways into understanding and interpreting their works, and the criteria for evaluation of these works will be compared and contrasted with strategies employed by more traditional art forms.

Panelists will include:

Victor Agreda Jr
Graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Attended Watkins Film School, Nashville, TN
Multimedia and game design instructor at ITT Technical Institute, Knoxville.

Brian Hingerty
Retired scientist from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Life Sciences Division and has worked extensively in computational modeling of biochemical structures using computer graphics

Joe Babb
Electronics engineer for 35 years working in both analog and digital circuitry

Denise Stewart-Sanabria
Oil painter of large scale and life size portraits and installations on plywood

Rick Whitehead
Graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Current work is inspired by aboriginal art and incorporates ideas of geometry, space, and time.


The Knoxville Museum of Art
The Knoxville Museum of Art serves Knoxville and surrounding counties as the premiere visual arts resource of East Tennessee. In addition to its program of exhibitions, the museum provides an array of educational and public programs. The museum is located in downtown Knoxville at 1050 World’s Fair Park and is open to the public Tuesday and Wednesday noon–8 p.m., Thursday and Friday noon–9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission prices are $5 for adults and seniors and free to members and children 17 and under. Admission is free on Tuesdays 5–8 p.m. For more information contact Del Baker-Robertson at (865)934-2034, delbaker@kmaonline.org or visit www.knoxart.org.