Self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar will visit UT this month. Fryar, an African American man in his mid-60s who began creating a three-acre topiary garden in 1984 in an effort to win Yard of the Month for his home, has become an international phenomenon and is the subject of an award-winning film. The film, A … Continued
Writers in the Library continues its spring line-up of authors with readings by local authors Julie Auer and Stephen Dupree on February 25. Readings begin at 7 pm in the Hodges Library auditorium. Julie Auer is a Knoxville lawyer and freelance writer of fiction and nonfiction. Previously inspired by her work as a public defender … Continued
The UT Graduate Student Senate continues their tradition of raising funds for the UT Libraries with the 16th annual “Love Your Libraries” Fun Run, Saturday, February 23. The 5K run through the heart of the UT campus will start at Circle Park at 8:30 am, and the one-mile fun walk will follow. The registration table … Continued
Author MariJo Moore will read at Writers in the Library on Monday, February 11, at 7 pm in the Hodges Library auditorium. Moore wears several literary hats — author, editor, publisher. A North Carolina resident of Cherokee, Irish and Dutch ancestry, she channels the voices of her Native American ancestors through several genres — fiction, … Continued
Playwright Linda Parris-Bailey, executive artistic director and principal writer-in-residence for Knoxville’s internationally celebrated Carpetbag Theatre, will be reading scenes from her new commissioned work, “Giants of Lehigh Valley,” in the Commons, second floor of Hodges Library, Saturday, February 2, 1:00-4:00 p.m. The play, commissioned by Touchstone Theatre and featuring the music by Ysaye Barnwell of … Continued
John McManus, visiting writer in the UT Creative Writing Program this spring, will read at Writers in the Library, Monday, January 28, 7 pm, in the Hodges Library auditorium. John McManus is the author of a novel, Bitter Milk, and two collections of short fiction, Born on a Train and Stop Breakin Down, which made … Continued
Singer and songwriter Scott Miller opens the spring semester slate of Writers in the Library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on January 14. Writers in the Library is sponsored by the University of Tennessee Libraries and the Creative Writing Program in the UT Department of English. The series brings various writers to campus throughout … Continued
The Spring 2008 Student Art in the Library Juried Exhibition is now on view in the Hodges Library reference room. The contest was open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Student Art in the Library Committee made its selections from over 70 submissions. Congratulations to our … Continued
The Native American Student Association will screen the film Wind Talkers at 6:30 pm Tuesday Dec. 4 in Hodges Library room 253. Contact nwelch1@utk.edu for more information.
All enrolled students are welcome to apply. Great prizes! Deadline extended to November 26, 2007. What government documents helped shape America? The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights … What government documents reflect our ingenuity and spirit? The patent applications for the cotton gin and electric light bulb, the Homestead Act, the … Continued