Calendar of Events

The Athens Community Theater will present the comedy, THE NERD by Larry Shue in the Sue E. Trotter Theater.

THE NERD is directed by Athens Community Theater veteran Bob Roseberry. The show opens with dinner theater on April 14th. Dinner theater doors open at 6:00 PM with a cash bar and all seats are $25 in advance. Other performances at 7:30 PM are on April 15,16,21,22, and 23. There is one matinee on Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 PM. Tickets for all except the dinner performance are $12 for adults and $8 for students. Thursday, April 21 is student night and all students are admitted for $5. Tickets are available by phone at 423-745-8781, on line at www.athensartscouncil.org and at The Arts Center, 320 North White St. in downtown Athens.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra celebrates 75 years of music during the 2010-2011 season! In April Maestro Richman will complete the cycle of Beethoven symphonies with the long awaited Symphony No. 9, featuring the Knoxville Choral Society. Joining the orchestra and choral society will be mezzo-soprano Katherine Altobello, alto Emily Douglass, tenor Jonathon Subìa and bass Benjamin LeClaire. The orchestra and chorus will also perform the Tennessee premiere of Bolcom’s Choral Fantasy with Jeffrey Biegel on piano. This piece was commissioned by a global consortium of ten orchestras, including the KSO, led by Biegel. 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.

A special emphasis on healthy living. Emmy Award winner Farmer Jason is tentatively scheduled to appear, and outdoor activities in the new garden are being planned!
Info: 865-482-1074, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org

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

Toad the Wet Sprocket

with Carbon Leaf

Thursday, April 14, 8 p.m.

Named in honor of a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe, this 4-piece band of Santa Barbara, CA high school cronies came to be known as Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. To this day, their mellow, melodic folk-pop sound made them one of the most successful alternative rock bands of the early 1990s. The group has continued to hone their skills over the years playing in area bars. Now they’re playing to enthusiastic crowds of all ages across the country, proving that great music truly is timeless.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Bring a sandwich & we’ll provide the drinks & dessert!

“What Is That?” A workshop to help identify 18th and 19th century British and American ceramics with renowned archeologist Dr. Charles Faulkner. $8; $6 members. Participants will listen and see the various styles and colors that identify a specific ceramic piece. Feel free to bring that old plate or pitcher from Great Aunt Martha’s home and find out what it really is!

Ramsey House Plantation is a 1797 historic home located at 2617 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914; 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org

The Communication Graphics Technology Student Design Showcase is a spring semester rite of passage for Pellissippi State Community College graphic design students.

28 Pellissippi State students display their latest work at this year’s CGT Student Design Showcase. The free event is in the Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the Pellissippi Campus.

Learn more about the showcase at www.pstcc.edu/cgt_showcase.
Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu

Reception April 14, 2011. Central High School is opening their National Art Honor Society Chapter with a reception and show.

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

In partial fulfillment of their graduation requirements, students pursuing the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree are required to mount a solo exhibition of work, and to defend their work during an oral examination in front of a faculty committee.
Due to the number of graduate students enrolled in the UT Department of Art, these exhibitions generally take the form of small groups of students presenting concurrent solo exhibitions in the gallery space. At this time, the Ewing Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibitions of three MFA candidates, Ren Cummings, Kate Faulkner, and Jason Shoemaker.
RECEPTION: April 8th, 6PM - 9PM

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

by Jim Leonard, Jr
In a small farm community during the depression where water and faith are in short supply, a charismatic but back-sliding preacher drifts into town and meets a gentle but misunderstood boy with the gift of divining or water-witching. These two outcasts find a common bond and help each other divine for truth, faith and hope. Earthy, funny, poignant and profoundly tragic this play echoes Steinbeck’s classic depression era work with characters who are simple but good people searching for hope and something to believe in. RSCC Playmakers, Roane State Theatre, Harriman. ($7/10 Student/General Admission)
April 7-9, 14-16 at 7 pm
April 10 & 17 at 2 pm (matinee)

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

Enjoy the beauty of East Tennessee in spring. Walk, bike, ro drive over 60 miles of trails, open gardens, camera sites, and historic homes. View breathtaking residential landscaping, rainbow-hued flowers and blossoming trees. Lakemoore Hills (Loudon Lake) is the 2011 featured trail.

This unique art exhibit will be on display in the Farragut Town Hall Rotunda. Local artists Gerry Moll and Katie Walberg use non-traditional sculptural materials to create surprising public artwork in order to promote environmental activism within our community. Learn more at trashcollective.org.

The Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information, visit townoffarragut.org or call 966-7057.