Calendar of Events

Featured performers include Coyote Run, Brandon Beavers and Kukuly Uriarte, Tenpenny Rappers Sword Dancers, Chinese dancers, and classical Indian folk dancers.
Info: 865-482-1074, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org

Community radio station, WDVX, will host its 4th annual Hillbilly Ball gala at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Hosts for the evening will include WDVX radio personalities Freddy Smith, Red Hickey, Grace Leach, and Tony Lawson. Live entertainment will be provided by local band Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere. A silent auction will carry music themed items and experiences such as handwritten song lyrics by artists including the Avett Brothers, Fred Eaglesmith, and Cristabel and the Jons, along with a dinner concert featuring the Greencards at the Square Room. Also included in the silent auction will be vineyard tours, a signed Derek Dooley football, custom artwork, autographed albums, show tickets; and many more other interesting items. Dinner is being provided by The Parlor with desserts from Magpies. Cash bar and silent auction opens at 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00, and music starting at 7:30. Tickets to this FUNdraisin' event for your favorite station are only $75 each and can be purchased now! For information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

The Knoxville Writers' Guild is sponsoring the workshop "Social Media for Writers" at the Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave. Taught by Dale Mackey of Community Television, the workshop costs $15 for Guild members; $20 for nonmembers. Mackey will introduce writers to accessible tools for maintaining an online presence and will explore the use of social media to enlarge one's readership.

"It's going to be casual and laid back," Mackey said. "We're going to be covering a lot of information, so it will be a general overview of different online tools for outreach that workshop attendees can choose to further investigate, based on their needs and goals." Topics will include self-branding, creating a personal website, maintaining a mailing list, blogging, Facebook, Twitter and integrating media.

"I'm going to go over some easy ways to capture video and images of readings and other events authors might want to share - and ways to share them, including Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo and other sites," Mackey added.

An Illinois native, Mackey receive a degree in Women's Literary Studies at Iowa's Grinnell College. In addition to serving as Youth Program Coordinator for CTV, she has worked as Outreach Coordinator for Appalshop Art and Media Center in Whitesburg, Ky, and has taught creative writing classes at a women's prison. She co-founded Artistic License, an organization dedicated to fostering creative collaborations in the Knoxville community. An upcoming project will pair visual artists with Alzheimer's patients to create pieces of art based on the patient's memories. To sign up, go to www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/orderpaypal or send your check to KWG Workshops, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville TN 37939-0326. For further information, call Terry Shaw at 865.963.7633.

Steve Kaufman (Three Time National Guitar Champion) with Rusty Holloway in concert at the Palace Theater. Tickets $13 in advance and $15 at the Door. Tickets are all Plus Tax. The Palace Theater is located at 113 West Broadway, Maryville, TN. For advance tickets: 865-983-3330 with Visa or MC or from Murlin’s Music World 429 West Broadway, Maryville, TN. www.palacetheater.com

The event will feature Dr. Charles Faulkner discussing archaeology of Blount Mansion’s workyard, a themed self-guided tour of the Mansion, lunch provided by Chandler’s Deli, Dr. Bobby Lovett discussing “An African American History of Slaves, Free Negroes, and their Civil War in Tennessee: 1795-1865,” and a musical presentation by the Kelsey Hicks Ensemble. The event will cost $10, which includes lunch. Proceeds will support Blount Mansion Association’s educational programming. Reservations must be made by February 15 to attend.

Blount Mansion was the home of William Blount, a signer of the Constitution for North Carolina, governor of the Southwest Territory, and one of Tennessee’s first Senators. Blount Mansion is the only National Historic Landmark in Knoxville, Tennessee. Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org

An Elegant Dining Event at Red Line Gallery. The cost is $60/person (to benefit the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra). For more information & to make reservations, please visit the Knoxville Symphony League website at: www.knoxvillesymphonyleague.org

Paul Hassell will be the Guest Speaker for the event & his photography will be showing through February.

Red Line Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM. For information: 865-288-0277, www.redlinegallery.net

Part farce, part comedy of manners, this classic is given a new twist in a re-set from the foibles and hypocrisy of the Victorian era to the foibles and hypocrisy of the mid 20th century. Replete with witty dialog, fictitious identities, and unwelcome social obligations, it has proved Wilde most enduringly popular play. Suitable for 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

In the Painting Studio. Opening Reception: Friday, February 18, 6:00-8:00 pm

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

18 Feb 2011 at 8:00 pm
19 Feb 2011 at 2:00PM
19 Feb 2011 at 8:00PM
20 Feb 2011 at 2:00PM
20 Feb 2011 at 7:30PM

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

by RB Morris. The Playmakers are proud to present RB MORRIS, a recording artist, a published poet, and the author and actor of the one-man play, "The Man Who Lives Here is Looney" about the life of Knoxville author James Agee. Strongly inspired by the Beat poets and a range of musical influences and genres, RB has defined the underside of Knoxville culture in the course of thirty year career. RSCC Playmakers, Roane State Theatre, Harriman. ($7/10 Student/General Admission)

February 17-19, 24-26 at 7 pm
February 20 & 27 at 2 pm (matinee)

http://www.roanestate.edu/theatre; (865) 354-3000

The Athens Community Theater will present ANNIE, book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, and Lyrics by Martin Charnin, in the Sue E. Trotter Theater at The Arts Center. The musical tells the story of Annie, the spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents who abandoned her years earlier on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. The large cast of 33 singers, dancers, actors, and tumblers will bring to life all of the familiar and show stopping numbers from the musical, including Hard Knock Life, Fully Dressed, Tomorrow, Maybe, Easy Street and more.

Tickets for ANNIE are on sale now at $14 for adults, $8 for students. Show dates and times are February 17-19, 24-26 at 7:00 PM and February 20 & 27 at 2:00 PM. Seating is limited, so early purchase is encouraged. Thursday, February 24th is Student Night when all students will be admitted for $5.00. Tickets are available by phone at (423)745-8781, on line at www.athensartscouncil.org, or at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street in downtown Athens.

by Michael Brayne
Called the funniest farce ever written, NOISES OFF presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called NOTHING'S ON. Doors slamming, on- and backstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. . RSCC Playmakers, Roane State Theatre, Harriman. ($7/10 Student/General Admission)
February 17-19, 24-26 at 7 pm
February 20 & 27 at 2 pm (matinee)

Roane State Community College, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748. Information: 865-354-3000, www.roanestate.edu