Calendar of Events

Reception March 4, 6:30-8:30 PM

Also featuring Knox County Schools Student Art Exhibit: Farragut High, Middle, Intermediate, and Primary, West Valley Middle, and Hardin Valley Elem.

213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. For information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityart.org

By A. R. Gurney. A brilliantly conceived and richly humorous theatrical tour de force (and Off-Broadway success) in which six (or more) performers portray a wide array of diverse characters as they delineate the dying lifestyle of wealthy WASPdom, and the now neglected room which was once a vital center of family life.

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

Palace Movie Night, Casablanca, the great movie classic. Hosted by the Palace Theater Movie Club. Tickets $6.00 at the door. Located at 113 West Broadway, Maryville, TN. www.palacetheater.com

Louisiana Zydeco
Troy Carrier grew up in Church Point and Lawtell, Louisiana and learned his music playing with his father Roy Carrier and his brother Chubby. He later played with C.J. Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band. Today he has his own zydeco dance band, Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe, and they have been pleasing dance crowds from Maine to Florida. Dikki Du sings lead and plays accordion, joined by Neal Carrier on scrub board, Raymand Randall on guitar, Paul Newmanon bass and Greg Gordon on drums. Their most recent CD is Straighten It Out.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

This year the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble celebrates its 30th year as one of Knoxville’s leading cultural organizations. In honor of this special occasion, the Ensemble will hold a celebratory concert performance with modern dance, jazz, and ballet dances from throughout the 30-year history of the Ensemble, interspersed with a multimedia presentation featuring photos and films describing the fascinating history and development of the TCDE and of artists they’ve worked with, together with footage of their tours and of the Ensemble’s charismatic founder and inspiration, Dr. Dorothy Floyd. The Ensemble, a professional, nonprofit modern dance company of children between 8-17 years of age, is currently comprised of 20 girls. Over the last 30 years, the Ensemble has performed in Sri Lanka, Norway, Singapore, Canada, Indonesia, Great Britain and Taiwan, and in Texas and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. This year it is planning a tour to Kentucky and Charleston, South Carolina.

Clayton Center for the Arts, The Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. $15 for Maryville College students, all other tickets $22 each. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance at Dancers Studio, 4216 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville or at Tickets Unlimited. Info: 865-584-9636.

A fundraising event providing musical entertainment and delicious food and drinks in a beautiful cabaret setting in the “great hall” of St. John’s Cathedral, 413 W. Cumberland Ave., downtown Knoxville. Cost is $30 per person (tax-deductible donation). Call 584-8173 to reserve individual seats or to reserve your own table for 8 or more. www.tennesseevalleyplayers.com

The Knoxville Museum of Art presents a special "Alive After Five" called "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues" featuring the music of Jenna & Her Cool Friends, who will celebrate 9 decades of Blues music and the birthday of Ida Cox, who wrote the song "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues" and was known as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues" during The Jazz Era of the 1920s. F.A.T.S. BBQ will be serving food. 6 pm.

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

Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
Louisiana Zydeco Dance
Friday, February 25 8 pm
Dikki Du (Troy Carrier) was born in 1969 in Church Point, Louisiana and discovered his love for zydeco music at the tender age of nine. After school he would get together with his brother Chubby, sister Elaine and father Roy to play Zydeco music. At the age of twelve Troy moved to a little town called "Lawtell", where his father had owned the Offshore Lounge for over fifteen years. Troy played the washboard for Roy Carrier, his father, on local gigs; he then joined forces with the great C.J. Chenier for two years. Troy's brother Chubby Carrier then started a family band and offered Troy a job playing the drums. Troy toured with his brother from the late 80's until the 90's, when he returned home to pick up the accordion. It has now been eight years that Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe have been on the scene. Dikki Du has incorporated his musical heritage with unique experience to create one of the most innovative zydeco groups around. The krewe captures an audience with one of the best sets around. His original funky and hypnotic zydeco style announces that he has arrived, occupying a spot on par with the best. "Personally the triple row is the sound that I like the best". says Dikki Du. He takes songs from classic zydeco and turns the inside out with fresh and funky renditions driving it to the next level. The krewe's innovations revitalize zydeco charging it for years to come.
Friday, February 25, 8 P.M.

Tickets:
$12 General Audience at the door
$11 General Audience advance
$10 JCA members, students, seniors 65+
$ 6 Children 12 and under
Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

The Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble is pleased to present it's 30th Annual Spring Concert. This year's performance will be held in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre in the spacious new Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville. On this 30th anniversary, the concert will feature several favorite pieces brought out of the archives as well as newly choreographed dances. Several TCDE alumni will also be featured in the evening's performance. This is truly an event not to be missed!

The one night only performance will benefit the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble and will be held Friday, February 25th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $22 per person and may be purchased at Dancers Studio, 4216 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville. For more information on the performance or booking TCDE for future events, contact Irena Linn at 865.584.9636. Information and directions to the Clayton Performing Arts Center can be found below.

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

by William Shakespeare. Scheming Sir John Falstaff tries to swindle and seduce not one, but two married women. Mistress Page and Mistress Ford exact their revenge and feminine wisdom triumphs! Performances will take place on the mainstage in the CBT.

1714 Andy Holt Avenue on the UT Campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.org

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra celebrates 75 years of music during the 2010-2011 season! In February, pianist Orli Shaham will join the orchestra to perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, celebrating the composer’s 200th birth year. The orchestra will also perform Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Liszt’s Les Preludes. Under the direction of Maestro Lucas Richman. Performed at the Historic Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

This is a Penny Performance for Knox County students ages 5-18. Visit www.penny4arts.com for more information.

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.