Calendar of Events

One of the most popular outdoor events in Knoxville, Sundown in the City presented by Regal Entertainment Group, returns to Market Square! For five Thursdays this spring music lovers can enjoy a variety of exciting live musical performances in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Sundown in the City is absolutely free, open to the public and a great way to get your weekend started early.

2011 Headliners:
April 21 — Randy Houser with JC and The Dirty Smokers
May 12 — Better Than Ezra with Johnny Astro & The Big Bang
May 19 — Umphrey's McGee with Zach Deputy
June 2 — Jonny Lang with Megan McCormick
June 16 — Warren Haynes Band with The Black Cadillacs

Free parking is available after 6 p.m. at the Locust Street, Market Square and State Street garages.

Visit SundownintheCity.com or Concertwire.com for more information.
AC Entertainment: 507 S. Gay St, #1100, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-523-2665,

“The Music Man” follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying musical instruments and uniforms for a boy’s band he vows to organize – despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef! His plan to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the town librarian, with chaos ensuing as the townsfolk get wind of his scheme.

Preview for “The Music Man” is Thursday, April 21, followed by Opening Night Friday, April 22, 2011.
UT faculty/staff, senior citizens, children and students receive discounts. For tickets, call the Clarence Brown Theatre box office at 865-974-5161, Tickets
Unlimited at 865-656-4444 or online at www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

April 27-29, May 4-6, May 11-13, Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 PM - These performances are part of the Penny Performance program for Knox County students ages 5-18. Visit www.penny4arts.com for more information.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-6011, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Mighty Mud's pottery club meets once a month on the third Thursday of the month. It is a great way to work on projects, learn new tips and techniques, and socialize with other artists. 2011 Mighty Mud Pottery Club Schedule:
April 21: Creating a piece of pottery to Raku fire
May 19: Raku Firing (with piece(s) created in April)
June 16: Handmade Tiles
July 21: Creating a Mosaic (with tiles created in June)

Mighty Mud, 2444 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919. For information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

MOVIES @ CASA HOLA

HoLa Hora Latina: 865-690-8660, www.holafestival.org
Location: 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 109, Knoxville, TN 37902

It wasn’t just any husband and wife team working together to redo their kitchen—it was a pair of two nationally known poets peeling off old wallpaper and painting.

Later, Pamela Uschuk wrote a poem about the experience. “Peeling the Kitchen” is part of her latest book, a collection of poems titled, “Crazy Love.” Her fifth full-length volume of poems, described by the poetry magazine “Rattle” as “an exploration of the theme of love and the inherent difficulty at its center,” garnered the 2010 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.

Uschuk will be at Pellissippi State Community College for a live interview and readings from her work. The community is invited to the free event, part of this year’s Faculty Lecture Series, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Goins Building Auditorium at the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

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.

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, Kelly Hider, Sara Marie Miller, and Stephanie Untz.

UT Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture - A+A Bldg. 1715 Volunteer Blvd.,
Knoxville, TN 37996.
ph: 865.974.3200 - email: ewing@utk.edu - web: www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

The American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement exhibition, curated by Dr. Jennifer E. Brooks, examines the 1950 strike at the American Enka plant in Hamblen County. The plant provided much-needed jobs to the rural workforce of Hamblen and surrounding counties, including Jefferson, Greene, Cocke, and Grainger. The strike began in March 1950, when workers at the at the rayon plant walked out on strike. Before long, the company advertised for replacement workers. Tension built as people from local and surrounding communities appeared at the Enka gates to apply for the jobs to replace the striking workers. In the violence that followed, shots were fired, cars damaged, and a home dynamited. Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning dispatched National Guard troops to restore order. Before its end, the strike became national front-page news and was later the subject of onsite congressional hearings held in Morristown and led by Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic majority.

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

At the Krutch Park Extension in downtown Knoxville.

For information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

Loggia Gallery. Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 20, 5:30 - 7:00 pm

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

A hilarious fantasy based on the book by Astrid Lindgren, which was named by Time Magazine as "one of the 100 most influential books of all time." Pippi's story is about the joy of being unique, which is lucky considering that she lives with a monkey, has super-human strength, and has a mysterious suitcase full of gold.

THE COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE is:
Friday, April 15 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 16 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, April 17 at 3 PM
Thursday, April 21 at 7 PM
Friday, April 22 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 23 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Thursday, April 28 at 7 PM
Friday, April 29 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 30 at 1 PM and 5 PM
and Sunday, May 1 at 3 PM.

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

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.

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