Calendar of Events

The Tennessee Valley Opera (formerly the Monroe Area Opera) will be presenting Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operetta “Iolanthe” for 3 performances only (April 30, May 1 and May 7.) The Saturday April 30th performance will be at 7:30 pm at the Athens Arts Center, 320 North White Street in Athens. There will be performances on Sunday May 1 at 3:00pm and Saturday May 7th at 7:30 pm at the new state-of-the-art theater at the Sweetwater Elementary School, 301 Broad Street in Sweetwater.

Monroe Area School for the Performing Arts / Monroe Area Opera: 423-351-9013, www.masparts.org

Chalk Walk features large sidewalk paintings created by professional and student artists on the sidewalk areas of Krutch Park and Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Thought to have originated in Italy in the 16th century, street painting is a growing event at many community festivals. The Dogwood Arts continues to bring this event to Knoxville as a way to teach and promote the history of this lost art to all ages and levels of artists. For more information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

You are cordially invited to join us for this one-day Workshop and Concert for Flute
At Central United Methodist Church, Knoxville, TN
Free Public Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Featuring performances by The Dogwood Flute Festival Orchestra and Special Guests Jan Vinci and Gail Bowlin
UTK Flute Ensemble and Grace Notes Flute Choir

http://www.gracenotesflutechoir.org/

Flowers. Trees. Shrubs. Herbs. Do you need a little more color and greenery in your yard? Then our spring plant sale is the place to start. We’ll have native plants from many local nurseries. There will be hard to find plants and plenty of “green thumbs” on hand to answer your gardening questions.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Visitor Center: Monday: by appointment only for tour groups and school trips; Tuesday-Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday: 1-5PM (March 1 - November 30). For information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Maggie Longmire from LaFollete, Tennessee is a folk singer, blues rocker (member in good standing of the legendary Lonesome Coyotes) and roots music writer of songs with evoking lyrics and haunting melodies. Her performance of Granddaughters, An Americana Opera, a project of original songs co-written with her brother John, was a sellout at the Laurel in 2008. Her first solo project Teachers and Travelers was awarded Best Album of the year by Metro Pulse. She will be joined by Doug Klein, Jay Manneschmidt and Daniel Kimbro.

¡Qué rico! Salsa, Merengue, Zumba, Flamenco, for children at the Cocoa Moon! Dance classes followed by a free-style dancing party! Instructors: Salsa Knox, Zumbatomic, Lucia Arte y Pasion Flamenca! Come to one or come to all!

HoLa Hora Latina, Waldo Solano Productions, and Cocoa Moon sponsor Knoxville’s First “Día del Niño” celebration! Part of HoLa’s Sabor y Salud initiative, using Latino art for healthier lifestyles. www.holaknoxville.org.

HoLa Hora Latina: 865-690-8660, www.holafestival.org

This is a Penny Performance.

The Dogwood Flute Festival Flute Orchestra with special guest artists Gail Bowlin
and Jan Vinci and guest ensembles Grace Notes Flute Choir and
UT Knoxville Flute Choir at the Central United Methodist Church in Knoxville, TN
Admission is FREE

Dogwood Arts Festival, 602 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Reception April 29, 6:30-8:30 PM

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

Exhibition featuring students from: South-Doyle H.S. South-Doyle Middle, Bonny Kate Elementary, Dogwood Elementary, Gap Creek Elementary, Mooreland Heights Elementary, Mt. Olive Elementary, New Hopewell Elementary, and South Knox Elementary.

Fountain City Art Center, 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

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have a fast-paced whodunit with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters, dizzyingly played by a cast of four. A man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a nationwide manhunt unfolds, climaxing in a death-defying finale. A winner of multiple Tony and Drama Desk Awards. 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

Celebration Singers sing medleys from Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim and other Broadway selections. Concert Choir sings TV Time, a medley of classic television themes and Glee, a medley of hits from season one of the popular television series. They are joined by the Roane State High School Honor Choir and dancers from the Arts in Motion dance studios. Roane State Theatre, Harriman. (Suggested $10 donation at door)
April 29, 7 pm
May 1, 3 pm

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