Calendar of Events

Murder mayhem…and Mother's Day? You bet. Instead of treating your mother to the typical dinner, take her to enjoy laughs, food and accommodations at a 1940s murder mystery, playing at the Knoxville Hilton. The murder mystery is set in 1943 and will appeal to Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y and everyone in between. Audience memb ers are encouraged to dress up and play along in their best 1940s attire. Two murder mystery evening shows will take place: one on both Friday night and Saturday night, and both include a four-course dinner, the hilarious, interactive murder mystery performance and a night at the Knoxville Hilton - all for just $198 per person based on double occupancy. For more information and to book your reservation, please visit www.murdermysteryvacations.com and click on Mystery Weekends, or call 888-361-5708.

For more information, contact Sarah Malak at the KTSC at 865-523-7263 or smalak@knoxville.org.

With SEABIRD.

Jars of Clay were the breakout band of the so-called alternative CCM movement of the '90s, scoring an enormous mainstream hit with their debut single, "Flood." The group's lyrics may have been exclusively Christian, but their mostly acoustic music fit perfectly into the folky jangle pop wing of alternative rock radio. Today they continue to fuse spiritual themes with mainstream alternative rock sounds. Jars of Clay is working on their ninth studio album scheduled to be released on April 21, entitled The Long Fall Back to Earth.

803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com

At Marble Slab Creamery in Market Square. Information: 865-523-5684?

On December 22, 2008, a retaining wall at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston coal-fired power plant collapsed, causing a fly ash spill of unprecedented size—2.6 million cubic yards of the wet gray sludge buried about 400 acres six feet deep. Despite TVA's massive cleanup effort, environmentalists and residents are concerned about the possible health hazards posed by the ash at the accident site and miles downstream.

Art from the Ashes includes a selection of objects by concerned artists and other individuals from across the country who learned of this accident and wanted to help affected families. This exhibition features a variety of works ranging from original paintings and sculptures to photographic reproductions, prints, and other items. The works on display will be auctioned on Sunday, June 28 with all proceeds going to the United Mountain Defense (UMD), a local environmental advocacy group whose mission includes raising funds to provide medical assistance for residents affected by the ash spill. For more information about UMD, please visit www.unitedmountaindefense.org.

KMA Community Gallery, 1050 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918. 865-525-6101. www.knoxart.org

Please join us for our Volunteer Work Days on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Activities will include brush removal, weeding, and light gardening. Please provide own gloves. Tools will be available.

Dates: May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17

2743 Wimpole Avenue, Knoxville, TN. 865-540-8690, www.knoxgarden.com

Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday @ 8:00 pm
Tickets: Thu & Sun: $10 / Fri & Sat: $15

Directed by Jayne Morgan!
Musical direction by Vickie Masters!
Theatre Knoxville Downtown's outrageous take on all things Knoxville. A little song ... a little dance ... a little seltzer down your pants. Who knows what the night will bring? Join us for skits, sketches, parody songs, and other amusements as we poke fun at everything we can think of. Politicians, personalities, current events, local color: it's all fair game. Don't miss it! www.theatreknoxville.com or 865-522-5851

60 original contemporary works by painters and sculptors hailing from around the world. Organized annually and providing a wonderful comparison to 18th- and 19th-century bird art by Catesby, Wilson, and Audobon in the concurrent exhibition "Birds of the Smokies".

1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9-5 and Sunday, 1-5. FREE. For more information: (865) 974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Drawn from the rich archive at the John Kobal Foundation in London, this exhibition focuses on the stars, the sets, and the scenes created by the film industry and memorialized by the most important photographers who worked in Hollywood from 1920 to 1960. Featuring more than 90 vintage prints, Made in Hollywood offers a glimpse into the world of fantasy, glamour, and perfection that the image makers produced. Kobal (1940-1991) was a leading Hollywood historian who collected prints by some of most important photographers working in Hollywood during its golden era: Ernest Bachrach, Margaret Bourke-White, Nikolas Muray, Clarence Sinclair Bull, Eugene Richee, George Hurrell, and many others. Their subjects are drawn from the pantheon of the greatest stars produced during the golden age of Hollywood: Garbo, Dietrich, Swanson, Cooper, Harlow, Gable, Hepburn, Bogart, and many others.

1050 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. FREE admission. For more information: (865) 525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, University of Tennessee, 1715 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996. Gallery Hours: Monday and Thursday, 10-8; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10-5; and Sunday, 1-4. More information: 865.974.3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Footprint by Randy Arnold and "A New Creation" by Jonathan Howe

The opening reception will take place on Friday evening, May 8, 6-8 pm

2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9-5, Sunday, 9-12 noon. For more information: 865-523-4176 or www.tvuuc.org

Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM and Wednesdays from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Local Produce, Live Plants, Baked Goods, Herbs, Free Range Meat, Artisan Crafts, & More.
(865)405-3135, www.knoxvillemarketsquare.com

Two and three-dimensional selections from the Art Center's Permanent Collection.

201 Badger Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9-5; Saturday-Monday, 1-4. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 482-1441.