Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform for thousands of elementary school students at this Fall’s annual Young People’s Concerts. KSO Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum will produce and conduct the concert entitled Once Upon A Time. Performances, sponsored by Covenant Health, will be held at 9:30 AM and 10:45 AM on October 26 and 27 and at 9:30 AM only on October 28. These performances are open to the public for $6 a person, tickets can be purchased at the door.

Performed at the Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Junior Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

311 is a hip hop/reggae/rock fusion band with a huge following across the nation, many of whom will visit our fair city for the show!

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Leslie Gay, Jr. will offer a combination of film and music in his talk on “Danish Modernity, rytmisk musik, and the film Danmark.” He will spotlight Danish composer Bernhard Christensen’s African American jazz works and his collaboration with filmmaker Poul Henningsen from which Danmark (1935) was produced.
University Center Executive Dining Room, $8.50. Reservations: Joan Murray 974-8177.
www.music.utk.edu/events

The second performance in the Athens Area Council for the Arts’ Big Time/Small Town Performance season is the National Dance Company of Ireland’s RHYTHM OF THE DANCE at the Athens Junior High School Auditorium in Athens. The Athens Junior High School is located at 200 Keith Lane in Athens. The two hour dance and music extravaganza features a 25-member cast of Irish dancers, musicians and three Irish tenors. The show is an inspiring epic, reliving the journey of the Irish culture throughout history. Using modern art forms of dance and music, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient combining traditional dance and music with the most up to date stage technology. Rhythm of the Dance is a thousand year old journey executed with all the advantages of the modern day stage show. It has heralded a new era in Irish entertainment and is internationally rated as one of the most popular and busiest Irish step dance shows in the world.

Tickets for Rhythm of the Dance are $20 for adults and $10 for students in advance, and $22 and $12 on the day of the show. They may be purchased by phone at (423) 745-8781, at www.athensartscouncil.org, at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, and at the door as available. Season tickets will also be available at $50 for an individual ticket, $90 for a couple, and $125 for a family (immediate only).

The remaining dates in Big Time/Small Town Performance Season are It’s A Wonderful Life Radio Play on December 16, The Piano Men starring Jim Witter on January 10, 2011 and Franc D’Ambrosio’s Broadway on March 10, 2011.

Making a cello and guitar create music you’ve never heard from them before, from folk to rock to classical. A thrilling fusion of new and old.

Tickets are $30 and $25 for Seniors and Students. Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Sweetwater Valley Citizens for the Arts: 423-337-5976, www.sweetwaterartscelebration.com

The Sweetwater Valley Citizens for the Arts is sponsoring a special one-night performance of “Out of the Mist..a Dragon” presented by nationally awarded Wood and Strings Puppet Theatre. This special public performance will be held in the auditorium at Brown Intermediate School in Sweetwater. The event is open to the public and free of charge for persons of all ages.

“We received for a grant for this program”, explained McGuire. “This allows us the opportunity to bring Wood and Strings to Brown Intermediate for a performance and workshop with 6th grade students where they learn the art of puppetry and actually make their own puppets, the evening performance is wonderful for all ages. We encourage families to bring their children and grandchildren for an evening of mystical entertainment. After the performance the audience will have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew”, said McGuire. “This is a wonderful presentation.”

The Wood and Strings Puppet Theatre is a professional touring company that has been captivating audiences throughout the country with the magic of their high quality theatrical production for many years. Using elegant re-productions of the classic Bunraker puppets of Japan, a romantic drama unfolds that reaches into the world of myth and legend to portray a young man’s journey of self discovery.

To learn more about the Wood and Strings Puppet Theatre, visit www.woodandstrings.net or call the SVCA office at (423) 337-5976.

Come and join the spirits for a tour of Downtown Knoxville’s scariest landmarks. The tours which last approximately one and a half hours each, will visit the sites of some of Knoxville’s best kept secrets. Stories for this year include; the legend of Knoxville’s own Frankenstein, Knoxville’s first mass murderer, John Roberts, and the Spirits of the Bijou Theatre. This year’s tour will also include stories of Knoxville’s Market Square and will be about one and a half miles in length. All tours began and end at James White’s Fort located at the intersection of Hill Avenue and Hall of Fame Drive. Ample free parking is available for tour participants at the Fort. Tours will depart at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Each tour will end with a marshmallow roast around the fires at the Fort. Admission for Adults 16 and over will be $8.00 and $6.00 for children ages 6 – 15. Reservations are requested for large groups of 12 or more and may be made by calling the Fort at 525 – 6514.

205 East Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Regular tour schedule: Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (April - December); Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (January - March). Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitesfort.org, jameswhitefort@aol.com

Monday-Thursday, 6, 7, 8 PM
Friday & Saturday, 7, 8, 9 PM

Tickets are $6 and $8. Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

By Lerner & Lowe. The magic and beauty of the Scottish Highlands form a backdrop for the enchanting story of a magical village that only appears for one day every hundred years.

Crossville, TN. Information: 931-484-5000; www.ccplayhouse.com

Interested in learning what role Jewish community members Sam and Virginia Morrison played in Elvis Presley’s career? (Hint: It happened on Market Square.) Ever wonder what Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” would have been called if one of Knoxville’s Jewish community leaders, Max Friedman, had not spoken up? Curious about what distinguishes the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge as unique in American history?

The story of Jewish immigration to Tennessee and how those who came here embraced the culture they found is the subject of this touring exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum. It follows the Tennessee Jewish experience from the 1770s, when the first Jews immigrated to upper East Tennessee to escape religious persecution in Europe. The exhibition then guides visitors through more than 200 years of history by way of compelling stories and images that illustrate the development of Jewish communities across the state; in East Tennessee, congregations located in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Chattanooga, and Blountville are featured. The exhibition also explores how Jews were able to preserve their religious and cultural heritage while at the same time embracing and supporting the culture found in Tennessee.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. For information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Celebrating the Human Form. In the Sandra J. Blain Galleries. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org