Calendar of Events

by Matthew Barber. You're going to fall in love all over again when you see this funny, romantic and heart-warming Broadway hit that charmed the New York critics, winning the Outer Critics Circle Playwrighting award and a Tony nomination for best play.

We travel to Italy—land of love, hope, enchantment and rejuvenation. In this romantic journey, two lonely married women rent an Italian villa for a month. They share the rent with a crusty Englishwoman and a lonely aristocrat. What could be better than sun, rest and relaxation? When the men in their lives make a surprise visit, their relaxing vacation turns into an unexpected amore!

Performances: Thu/Fri/Sat @ 8:00 pm, Sun @ 3:00 pm. Tickets: Thu/Sun - $10, Fri/Sat - $15
319 N. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. More information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

Free summer concert series in Market Square. Free parking after 6 p.m. at the Locust Street, Market Square and State Street parking garages.

April 9 - Arrested Development with special guest
April 16 - Cowboy Mouth with Phil Pollard & Band of Humans
April 23 - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe with Brent Thompson & His Wandering
April 30 - Big Head Todd & the Monsters with Joan Jones
May 7 - Local night featuring Royal Bangs, Same As It Ever Was, and Tenderhooks
May 14 - Gavin Rossdale with Vertigo
May 21 - Grupo Fantasma and The Belleville Outfit
May 28 - Dave Barnes with Jonathan Sexton & The Big Love Choir
June 4 - Shooter Jennings with 1220
June 11 - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals with special guest
June 18 - The Wailers with special guest Toubab Krewe
June 25 - Jamey Johnson with Brendon James Wright & The Wrongs

Offered in her studio (Suite 107 in the Emporium, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37901) on Tuesday afternoons beginning on April 7 for six weeks. The cost is $90. Interested participants should contact Bobbie at bccreate@hotmail.com or (865) 591-0831.

The Sound of a Train at Night: Paintings and prints by Beth Meadows at Tomato Head Restaurant.
April 4 - May 2 in downtown Knoxville; May 3 - June 7 in Maryville.

For more information, e-mail aemeadows @ gmail.com

A world-class collection of large-scale outdoor sculpture in downtown Knoxville.

More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

A1LabArts and Big Ears Productions presents a concert series of innovative composers and sound artists. All concerts will be in the ArtSpace of A1LabArts, located in the Fireproof Building at 201 Randolph and Magnolia. These evenings, billed as a "True 21st Century Music Series" will cover distinctive genres which have arisen since the atomic expansion of abstract art in the 1950's. Shock value and "difficult music" are tired cliches; nuanced forms have evolved, influencing movie scores, pop stars, and children's toys. Each evening concert will focus on one nuanced genre, including Laptop, Musique Concrete, Vintage Analog, Ambient, Acoustic, and Net-based.

April 3, Laptop Music by Johnny Newman
April 17, Traditional Musique Concrete by Seva
April 24, Acoustic/Physical Music by Bill Henderson
May 8, Ambient/Space Music by Ampient
May 22, Analog Music by Morbius
June 5, Networked Music by Paul Wise, j-12, Max Neuhaus/Network

For More Information Contact: nmagden@utk.edu, sevatooth@gmail.com

Enjoy the work of gifted art students from elementary, middle, and high schools at the Knoxville Convention Center and First Tennessee Banks.

More information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Children of all ages are invited to join musicians and storytellers Sean McCollough and Georgi Schmidt for a musical adventure through history. Hear stories about famous people overcoming great odds; stories about the Civil Rights and Disability Rights Movements -- all working to accomplish amazing changes for freedom in the world. Then learn to tell your own special story of freedom through song or musical instruments. Each workshop will last approx. 2 hours and is open to all ages. For more information contact Alice Wershing at ETTAC, 219-0130.

MAR 26 Murphy Branch 4-6:00 p.m.
APR 02 Burlington Branch 3-5:00 p.m.
APR 04 Carter Branch 11-1:00 p.m.
APR 09 Burlington Branch 3-5:00 p.m.
APR 30 Murphy Branch 4-6:00 p.m.
MAY 2 Carter Branch 11-1:00 p.m.

Tours every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from March-December. Bleak House, an antebellum mansion of fifteen spacious rooms and wide halls, stands well back on an eminence among lovely trees and elaborately landscaped grounds. There is a charge for the tour.

3148 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. For more information: (865) 522-2371, www.knoxvillecmh.org

Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte

More than 150 gold objects, circa AD 700-1100, as well as ceramics and objects of precious and semi-precious stone, ivory, and bone.

1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3200. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9-5 and Sunday, 1-5. FREE. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 974-2144.

The last Wednesday of every month, this live radio show features music from the Appalachian foothills to the Mississippi delta and beyond, by nationally recognized artists as well as up-and-coming artists who reflect our region's varied artistic culture. Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, featuring a house band led by Dave Nichols, and broadcast live on WDVX and WDVX.com. Tickets are $10 advance, $15 night of the show, available at the Tennessee Theatre box office, the online gift shop at TennesseeTheatre.com and at the WDVX Blue Plate Special concerts weekdays at noon at the Knoxville Visitors Center.

803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For more information, please visit the Web site or call (865) 522-0832.

Scottish Country Dancing is a sociable dance form with roots stretching back for centuries. There are approximately 13,000 dances in existence. Dancers are grouped into sets, typically of 3, 4, or 5 pairs arranged either in two lines (men facing ladies) or in a square, and work together to dance a sequence of formations. While dances are danced with a partner, you do not need to arrive with a partner; it's social dancing. New dancers are always welcome. Please feel free to drop by any meeting to join in the dancing or observe and learn more.

2009 Meeting Dates are January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, and December 6. At Erin Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall. More information: (423) 747-6474, knox_scd @ hotmail.com