Calendar of Events

The Maryville College-Community Concert Band will present its annual free spring concert with a selection of tunes that are "Made In America" and express the musical thoughts of some American composers of ethnic and concert band music. The downbeat for this free concert will be in the College's Alumni Gymnasium. The concert will have a rousing beginning with America's most famous bandmaster/composer John Phillip Sousa's U.S. Marine Corps march "Semper Fidelis." This will be followed by Travis J. Weller's "American Visions," written to honor Mr. Weller's father, a veteran of the Vietnam War; "Variations on a Shaker Melody," excerpted from Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" and Joseph Wilcox Jenkin's "American Overture," by, composed in 1953 for the U.S. Army Field Band. Next will be bandmaster/concert band composer James Curnow's "Inventions" from the "Sacred Harp," which will feature cadenzas from several members of the band. The title, "Sacred Harp," refers to the human sacred harp…the voice. Then Mr. Curnow's "Appalachian Dances" in three parts "Haste to the Wedding," a jig, "Cherry Tree," an air and "Soldier's Joy," a breakdown or reel in the British Isles. A home-grown highlight of the program will be the performance of Van Morrison's "Moondance," arranged by the Maryville College-Community Concert Band's first chair trumpeter Mark Boring, and featuring the band's first chair trombonist, Jeff Jennings. The band will then perform "Duke Ellington in Concert," a collection of five of Mr. Ellington's more famous compositions, arranged for band by Paul Murtha. Concluding the concert will be the playing of Henry Fillmore's "The President's March," dedicated to the presidents of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla, and truly a spirited finale to the Maryville College-Community Concert Band's performance of some of the vast treasury of Music-Made in America by Americans.

More info: 865.981.8153; larry.smithee@maryvillecollege.edu

The Historic Fourth and Gill neighborhood presents the 2009 Tour of Homes. Tickets are $10 per person, and children under 12 are admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at Central United Methodist Church, 201 Third Avenue, during event hours. Tickets sales stop 30 minutes before tour ends. The Tour of Homes invites guests to stroll through one of Knoxville's premier historic districts and to step inside nine gracious homes from another era. The tour, a sanctioned event of the Dogwood Arts Festival, features century-old homes as well as new houses built to complement their historic neighbors. Guests also get a glimpse of Brownlow Lofts, a lovely old school taking on a new life as residential lofts, and the stately Central United Methodist Church, a beautiful example of Gothic Revival architecture. The Fourth and Gill neighborhood also hosts the Dogwood Arts Festival's only walking tour. Maps detailing the neighborhoods' notable trees and gardens as well as historical points of interest are available for the self-guided tour on the 1300 block of Luttrell Street, behind Brownlow School. Maps are located in a special event mailbox on the west side of the street. Located approximately two miles from downtown Knoxville, the Historic Fourth and Gill neighborhood features over 280 residential structures, including single family houses, duplexes, and apartment buildings. Many of the houses were designed by some of Knoxville's most notable architects, including George F. Barber and Joseph Bauman. For more information, visit the Fourth and Gill neighborhood web site at www.fourthandgill.org or call 865.919.1240

Learn how to conserve energy and water. Part of the malls' educational eco-friendly kids events
April 18, Knoxville Center Mall
April 25, West Town Mall

The 1st Annual Juried Outdoor ECO-Sculpture Exhibition & Competition. Artist reception and awards presentation during the Last Friday Art Walk on April 24 at the Davis Penthouse Loft at 7:00pm. This event is designed to coordinate with Earth Day on April 22 and Earth Round-UP on April 25. It's intended to help raise environmental awareness within our community through large-scale environmental installations and sculpture to be on public display at the Greenbelt Park in the center of Maryville. TN Senator Doug Overbey will be the guest speaker at the artist reception and a presentation about the importance of "environmental responsibility" and "recycled art" will also be given. Also part of this event will be a Community Collaborative Sculpture Project. During Last Friday Art Walk from 5 to 9 pm, the public will be encouraged to participate in a project where they add to an existing structure with provided materials, creating a "Community ECO Sculpture" by the end of the night. It will then remain on display all day on Sat. during Earth Round-UP.

For more information: (865) 740-1169, www.MaryvilleArtWalk.com

Spring Concert 2009 by Ballet Gloria' Dance Company
April 18 @ 7:30 pm & April 19 @ 3:00 pm

With original compositions by WENDEL WERNER and featuring live guest performances by ALEX CANTRELL, AMY DUNCAN, MOMENTUM DANCE LAB, ALAN ELEAZAR, MELISSA RAINES, and others. $14/Adults, $10/Seniors/Students/Children, Group Rates Available.

At the Pellissippi Performing Arts Center, (865) 689-8525, tcfa@comcast.net

Artists from across the United States apply annually for Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Artists-in-Residence (AIR) program, a coveted opportunity for five emerging artists. Marking the end of their 11-month artistic journey at Arrowmont is a final exhibition that showcases their recent works. On Saturday, April 18, the public is invited to meet the artists and learn more about their artwork and inspiration at a reception from 6:30-9:00 pm in the school's Main gallery.

The artists are Magda Gluszek, ceramic sculpture; Rachel Hunt, fiber, Damon McIntyre, wood; Lindsay Oesterritter, ceramics; and Susan S. Roberts, painting.

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, 556 Parkway, PO Box 567, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For more information: (865) 436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Andrea Wilson will have a solo exhibit of her botanical watercolors and copperplate etchings in the Loggia Gallery at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. Andrea won the Grand Prize in the 2008 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Art Competition and is the featured artist for this year's Pilgrimage promotional material. Opening reception for the solo exhibit is Wednesday, April 22nd from 5:30 to 7:00pm at Arrowmont.

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, 556 Parkway, PO Box 567, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For more information: 865-436-5860, www.AndreaWilsonArtist.com

A FORK IN THE ROAD, an M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition by Hillary Dana Williams at the UT Downtown Gallery. You are invited to come look, read, dig in, learn & share April 17-24. Please join us for a closing reception Friday, April 24, 6:00-9:00pm. There will also be an Earth Day Potluck with local farmers, Wednesday, April 22, 6:00-7:30pm. For more information please visit www.aforkintheroad.org.

106 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11-6, Saturday 10-3. FREE. For more information: (865) 673-0802, www.ewing-gallery.org

In Market Square, downtown Knoxville. More information: 865-637-4561, wwww.dogwoodarts.com

Pete Townshend's tale of a young boy's journey from darkness to light – an evening of electrifying theatre, visionary rock and roll, and "maximum R&B." Music and lyrics by Pete Townshend; Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff.

April 16-19, 22-26, 29-30, May 1-3. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:00 p.m. 1714 Andy Holt Avenue on the UT Campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information, call (865) 974-5161 or visit the Web site.

Music and lyrics By Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; Based on the works of Theodore Geisel
April 16-18 and 22-24 at 7:00 PM
April 19 & 25 at 2:00 PM

General Admission $10, Students $7

Roane State Community College Theater, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748. For more information, call Michael Golebiewski at 865-882-4589.

A lively street fair with high-quality arts and crafts booths, entertainment, children's hands-on art activities and festive food. More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com