Calendar of Events

Historic Rugby will premiere an original drama written and directed by Brandon Daughtry Slocum and featuring: Wanda Huttner, Mark McGinley, Charlie & Jeanette Stevens, and Yvonne Fields. Only an hour and a half from Knoxville, you can drive up for the show and return home that evening. However, for the full experience of this amazing Victorian village, we suggest you make reservations and make a weekend of it! Rugby has some of the most unique and beautiful lodging you will ever see. But, space is limited and will fill up fast, so make your reservations early. We look forward to spending the weekend with you in wonderful Historic Rugby! For information and reservations, go to www.historicrugby.org.

Stroll through Union and Confederate encampments as re-enactors make history come alive with period equipment, gear, artillery, medical supplies, food, and clothing. Battle reenactments each day. Admission $5 per person. Please check our website at www.ramseyhouse.org for updates on battle times, demonstrations, and other activities.

Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open year around (except Mondays & Holidays). For information: 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org

Historic Rugby has commissioned Tennessee playwright Brandon Daughtry Slocum to research and write a full-length drama based on the Hughes family at Uffington House (1881-1887) and to produce the play at Rugby's Rebecca Johnson Theatre.
Information: 888-214-3400, rugbylegacy@highland.net, www.historicrugby.org

Mabry-Hazen House Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located on 6 acres and situated on the highest hill east of downtown, the Mabry-Hazen House offers a panoramic view of Knoxville unlike no other. While one of the Foundation’s most well attended functions has been their Boomsday, Bluegrass, and BBQ event, there are many others to choose from that are sure to peak your interest.

For more information: 865-522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com

The Annual Cityview Top Chefs Event of Knoxville has become a new East Tennessee Tradition. This fabulous soiree celebrates the fine cuisine of Knoxville’s best chefs and benefits East Tennessee Children’s Hospitals Camp Cure. This event promises to be a fun celebration of food, drink, music, and most importantly...CHARITY!

This year’s gala will be held at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. For more information please contact Kim Olen at 865-585-1130 or kim@cityviewmag.com.

Buy your tickets online HERE - http://cityviewmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=468

How can you tell if your neighborhood creek is healthy? Get to know your watershed and help reduce the negative impacts to your community. Join educator Peg Beute. Program is free, please call 577-4717 ext. 10 to register.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Visitor Center: Monday: by appointment only for tour groups and school trips; Tuesday-Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday: 1-5PM (March 1 - November 30). For information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Celebrate spring! Join us for this month's show and tell and get a sampling of the educational opportunities we offer. We'll have three different learning sessions throughout the day. The offering varies, but generally includes a live animal presentation, plus an outside activity. Free to all!

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Visitor Center: Monday: by appointment only for tour groups and school trips; Tuesday-Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday: 1-5PM (March 1 - November 30). For information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Cost: $20 per member family; $25 per non-member family. Celebrate Father's Day in the Garden! We will take a close-up look at plants growing in the garden, and then return to the classroom to create a special garden art piece to display in your own garden. This program is designed for father/child teams. Please, no more than two children per adult. All materials included.

Please contact Emily Smith, education coordinator, at 974-7151, or e-mail esmith27@utk.edu to register.
UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. http://utgardens.tennessee.edu

Cost: $30 per member family; $35 per non-member family. Sniff ... sniff ... ahhh ... The nose knows! Join Emily Smith, UT Gardens education and special events coordinator, to explore the fragrant world of flowers in this hands-on, family workshop. Each family will create a fresh, fragrant flower arrangement. This class is designed for children ages 5 to 12 and one accompanying adult. Please, no more than two children per adult. All materials included.

Please contact Emily Smith, education coordinator, at 974-7151, or e-mail esmith27@utk.edu to register.
UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. http://utgardens.tennessee.edu

For one $15 tasting ticket, sample drinks from 8 downtown bars made with a local ingredient from the Market Square Farmers' Market and vote for your favorite. The June ingredient is mixed berries, including blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Market Mixers are every 3rd Saturday. Tickets are available at the Market Square Farmers' Market and at the participating businesses the day of the event. Proceeds benefit the Market Square Farmers' Market.

Market Square District Association, Market Square. Information: 865-405-3135. knoxvillemarketsquare@gmail.com, www.marketsquarefarmersmarket.org

June 18-20, June 25-27. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m.

The East Tennessee Premier of “Curtains”, the 2007 Tony award-winning musical by Kander and Ebb. Musical direction is by Dr. Angela Batey with stage direction by Edmund Bolt and choreography by Amanda Roberts. With a talented cast of 40 singers and dancers,Tennessee Valley Players proudly presents the East Tennessee premier performance of “Curtains”, the new Broadway musical by the famous team of Kander and Ebb (“Cabaret”and “Chicago”). The musical is a backstage murder mystery and “show within a show” with old fashioned big show numbers enhanced by witty lyrics and dialogue for the large cast of comedic characters to cheerily entertain the audience. Before the mystery is solved, the entire cast become “suspects” in the murder cases that occur in the 2 days , while they frantically attempt to “fix” the show before it goes to Broadway.

At the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College on Hardin Valley Road. Tickets are $15 per person and are available at the box office 30 minutes prior to each performance. For more information or large group ticket orders: 865-584-8173, www.tennesseevalleyplayers.org

Dramatized by Joseph Robinette
June 18, 24, 25, 26 @ 7:30 pm and June 19, 23, 26 @ 2:30 pm
All the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery's enduring classic is captured
in this dramatization. From Anne's first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen's Academy, the play faithfully recreates the memorable events and characters from the brilliant novel. Whether the playgoer is an "old friend" of Anne's or meeting her for the first time, this play will solidify a lasting friendship between the audience and one of literature's most unforgettable characters.

Adults - $10, Students/Seniors - $8, Children Under 12 yrs. - $5, Groups of 10 or more $6 (children under 12 in a group $4) Thursday Tickets: PAY WHAT YOU CAN. Tickets available at the door with cash or check.

Performed at The WordPlayers' Theatre at Middlebrook Christian Ministries, 1540 Robinson Rd. at Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923. For information: 865-539-2490, www.wordplayers.org