Calendar of Events

Join Ijams naturalists as they search the trails of Ijams for barred and screech-owls. There will be a short indoor program before our outdoor rambling. Free to members and $5 for non-members. To register call Sheila at 577-4717, ext. 10.

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

Bob Ross Is Naked!
627 N Central St, Knoxville TN
865.386.8848

In the Ronald and Lynn Nutt Theatre at the Clayton Center for the Arts. The show features five Broadway veterans, all of whom have played leads in Broadway musicals. They will perform (sing and act) some of the greatest numbers in the last hundred years of the American musical. For ticket information or reservations, call 865-981-8590 or www.claytonartscenter.com where you can also order tickets and learn more about the ensemble and see samples of their performances.

University of Tennesee, Knoxville, School of Art graduates Bill FitzGibbons (BFA, sculpture, '72) and Creighton Michael (BFA, painting, '71) are featured in this joint exhibition at the UT Ewing Gallery. Included are paintings from Michael's MOTIF series, FitzGibbons' new Fire Drawings, and a collaborative video and dimensional drawing piece by both artists. A correlative lighting installation by FitzGibbons will also be on display at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

A catalog of the exhibition will be available from the Ewing Gallery. Please join us for a public lecture by FitzGibbons and Michael at 7PM, Thursday, September 16, followed by the exhibition opening reception next door at the Ewing Gallery. Light refreshments will be served.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday: 10AM-8PM; Tuesday-Friday: 10AM-5PM; and Sunday: 1-4PM. For information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

At the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Friday, 10AM-8PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. For information: www.knoxart.org; 865-335-3358, holahoralatina@yahoo.com, www.holafestival.org

An exhibition of art and fine crafts created by leading national and regional artists, followed by an auction of the work on September 24. Join your friends for an evening filled with original art, fantastic food, and loads of fun. Art Auctions & Cocktail Buffet, Party Attire.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Friday, 10AM-8PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. For information: 865-934-2036, www.knoxart.org

Free and open to the public
Opening reception Friday, September 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists' talks at 7 p.m.

This exhibit features the art work of Bobbie Crews and photographs of Clay Thurston. Bobbie Crews has been painting professionally since 1993. She earned her BFA in studio art from the UT School of Art, graduating Suma Cum Laude in 2007. Her artwork is widely collected in the U.S. and overseas. Locally her work is exhibited in schools, government buildings, churches, businesses, and private homes. Bobbie teaches art, speaks on art and is a courtroom sketch artist. She is also an activist for women in the form of artwork for education and awareness of domestic violence. A retired physical education teacher with the Oak Ridge schools, Clay Thurston now pursues photography full time. He has traveled extensively in the continental U.S. and Alaska and across the globe photographing the beauty and diversity of the land, its wildlife, and its people. Clay has been an award-winning nature and wildlife photographer for about 35 years. Inspired by his wife and best friend, Bobbie Crews, he now seeks to find the art in an even wider range of subject matter.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

The Knox County Library is once again hosting their popular outdoor movie series Movies on Market Square. All movies are family friendly offerings, rated PG-13 or less. The series will run for six Friday nights, and the movies begin at dusk (around 8:30 p.m.).

September 10: Iron Man (PG-13) featuring cupcakes from Magpies
September 17: Charlotte's Web (G) presented by Comcast
September 24: Cats and Dogs (PG) a fido-friendly film presented by PetSafe
October 1: Pretty in Pink (PG-13) Breast Cancer Awareness
October 8: The Spy Next Door (PG)
October 15: Hitchcock's North by Northwest (not rated)

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In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronz school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with a student. A gripping story of suspicion that is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. Suitable for mature teens and older.

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway in Historic Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. For information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

by Jones, Hope & Wooten. Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned day spa where this group of friends gathers every Friday afternoon. After the loss of a dear friend, the women realize time is precious and if they're going to change their lives and achieve their dreams they have to get on it now! But Sugar Lee, their high-spirited, determined leader, has her hands full keeping the women motivated. Carlene's given up on romance, having buried three husbands. Nita's a nervous wreck from running interference between her problematic son and his probation officer. Mavis' marriage is so stagnant she's wondering how she can fake her own death to get out of it. And sweet, simple Crystal entertains them all, singing Christmas carols with her own, hilarious lyrics.

The comic tension mounts when a sexy, ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, a marriage proposal comes from an unlikely suitor and Sugar Lee's arch rival vows she'll stop at nothing to steal the spa away from her. By the time the women rally together to overcome these obstacles and launch their new, improved lives, you've got a side-splitting, joyful comedy that will make you laugh out loud and shout "Hallelujah!"

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday; $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday. For information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

More details to come!

The Tennessee Valley Fair we know today was born in 1916; however, we can trace its origins back to the earliest years of this century. It began as an idea in the minds of a group of progressive and in some way idealistic Knoxvillians. These men dreamed of making their city the shinning centerpieces of a prosperous and modernized Appalachian. Lead by the regions most enterprising citizens - businessmen, publishers, educators, and others, they conceived the idea of bringing to their city a great exposition, which would serve as a showcase for Knoxville and all of southern Appalachia, drawing national attention to the city's promising start in commerce and industry and to the region's bountiful (but as yet undeveloped) natural and human resources. Thus was born the Appalachian Exposition of 1910. A great deal remains unchanged; however the Midway today offers much of the same of thrills and oddities as it did ninety years earlier, and the Fair's nightly fireworks seem never to lose their appeal to Fair-goers of all ages. Most importantly, whatever the effects of social, economic, and technological change in the world around it, the Fair remains for all East Tennesseans a place to learn, to compete, to have fun, and most of all to build memories.

Tennessee Valley Fair: 865-215-1471, www.tnvalleyfair.org

More than a decade following the joint production of Hamlet, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Clarence Brown Theatre will join forces once again to present Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus at the Clarence Brown Theatre! Astounded by Mozart’s beautiful music, yet consumed by envy and insecurity, court composer Salieri sets out to destroy the prodigy’s life and career. In a rare and exciting collaboration between the CBT and the KSO, in association with Schaad Companies, this production will be directed by Producing Artistic Director Calvin MacLean and will feature the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Lucas Richman. “What a wonderful collaboration! The musicianship of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the theatricality of the Clarence Brown Theatre bring to life a great play about music and theatre. It will be a thrilling celebration of the KSO's anniversary, with the CBT, for the entire Knoxville community,” says CBT Producing Artistic Director Calvin MacLean. Tickets for this joint production will be available as an add-on to KSO and CBT subscriptions for a special subscriber price of $45 for Opening Night and weekend shows and $35 for weeknight shows. Show dates and times are September 8-10, 14-17 and 19 at 7:30 PM and September 12 and 19 at 2:00 PM. 2010-2011 KSO and CBT subscribers can purchase tickets by calling 865-291-3310 (KSO Box Office) or 865-974-5161 (CBT Box Office). Additional information and tickets: www.knoxvillesymphony.com or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com