Calendar of Events

Like all events in the Pellissippi State music series, admission is free. However, donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship fund. The college provides plenty of convenient, free parking.

In the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. For additional information, contact Bill Brewer, Pellissippi State’s Music program coordinator, at 865-694-6701, www.pstcc.edu; lwbrewer@pstcc.edu

Presented by the John F. Kennedy Center, Young Audience performances. Based on the Caldecott-Honor winning book by Mo Willems. “Knuffle Bunny” is chock full of adventure, songs and gigantic dancing laundry. For ages 4 and up.

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

Merikay Waldvogel will show and discuss the true stories and distinctive traits of fourteen quilts and one quilt top from the ETHS collection. Space is limited and reservations are required: $25 includes program and boxed lunch.

601 S. Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902. RESERVATIONS: Please email belleman@eastTNhistory.org or call 865-215-8824 for reservations.

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

Cutline: Ángel Bracho’s “The Dictatorship is Stopped” is one of several pieces on display in Pellissippi State’s “Historia de México” exhibit, Feb. 21-March 4.

Pellissippi State Community College is one of only two venues in the state to host a traveling historical art exhibit from Mexico. Slated for display Feb. 21-March 4, “Historia de México” features engravings that celebrate Mexico’s 1810 independence from Spain and its 1910 revolution.

The artwork depicts various stages of Mexican history as seen from the point of view of the artists. The pieces include technical descriptions and brief commentaries on the historical significance of each work.

The Tennessee Consortium for International Studies, whose headquarters are at Pellissippi State, and the Ministry of Culture of Michoacán, a Mexican state, are sponsoring the exhibit.

Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday, 9-noon. The exhibit is in Pellissippi State’s Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery, on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

To learn more about the exhibit or to schedule a group tour, contact Theresa Castillo, TnCIS coordinator, at (865) 539-7280 or tcastillo@pstcc.edu. To request accommodations for a disability, contact Ann Satkowiak at (865) 539-7153 or asatkowiak@pstcc.edu.

Additional information about TnCIS is available at www.tncis.org. More can be learned about Pellissippi State at www.pstcc.edu.

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

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.

From local talk radio host Hallerin Hilton Hill to “Hoola-Hoop Leadership” author and San Francisco resident Ron Hickey, the speakers slated for the “Living Life Beyond Limits” series at Pellissippi State Community College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus promise to bring interactive motivational discussions to the community. Pellissippi State and the Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center, located at the Magnolia Avenue Campus, will host four seminars designed to motivate attendees. All sessions are free and open to the public. In the “Living Life Beyond Limits” series, attendees have the opportunity to listen to presentations by experienced motivational speakers. They also have a chance to engage with the speakers in question-and-answer sessions. The seminars are meant to be highly interactive. The “Living Life Beyond Limits” series includes the following sessions:
· February 15—“Who’s Holding Your Ladder?”
Presenter: Terry Schofield, Heart of Knoxville career specialist and co-author of “The Measures of a Complete Life”
· February 22—“The Hoola-Hoop Paradigm”
Presenter: Ron Hickey, author of “The Hoola-Hoop Leadership Paradigm” and co-author of “The Measures of a Complete Life”
· March 1—Living Above the Below”
Presenter: Alvin Nance, president and CEO of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation
· March 15—“Who Are You?”
Presenter: Hallerin Hilton Hill, host of “The Hallerin Hilton Hill Morning Show,” News Talk 98.7 radio

Presentations are in the Community Room at the Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. For additional information, contact Schofield at (865) 329-3166 or teschofield1@pstcc.edu. www.pstcc.edu

Sarkisian explores the spatial and perspective possibilities of video, film, and sculpture through multi-media works that challenge perceptions of reality and illusion. This retrospective exhibition features signature works and conveys how the artist has considered and resolved various approaches to integrating video into temporal and spatial experiences.

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: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Roald Dahl’s splendid allegory of family, friendship, solidarity, and sacrifice (author of "Charlie And the Chocolate Factory" and "James And the Giant Peach").

THE COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE is:
Fridays, Feb. 11, 18, 25 at 7 PM
Saturdays, Feb. 12, 19, 26 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sundays, Feb. 13, 20 at 3 PM
Thursdays, Feb. 17, 24 at 7 PM

Located at 800 Tyson Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com, info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring oils, acrylics, pastels, photography, fiber, and more by the visual artists of the Emporium Center. The exhibition will be on display February 11-25, 2011 in the main gallery at the Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

The artists featured in the exhibition include:
Mike C. Berry – Oil, pastel – www.mikecberry.com
Bobbie Crews – Mixed media – www.bobbiecrews.com
Judi Gaston – Fiber, hand-woven garments
Bob Leggett – Watercolor, pastel
Pam Radford – Oil, watercolor
Alex Smith – Oil landscapes and portraiture – www.alexsmithstudios.com
Ray Snyder – Weaving
Kurt Weiss – Photography – www.weissphotography.com
Sandy White – Oil, watercolor

For more information on the exhibition, please call (865) 523-7543 or visit www.theemporiumcenter.com