Calendar of Events

Old Gray Cemetery will hold its annual Lantern and Carriage Tour, including carriage rides, refreshments, and re-enactors sharing tales about the lives of several of the cemetery's permanent residents. From ministers to soldiers to society belles, their experiences were nothing like you might expect.

Old Gray Cemetery, 543 North Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917. Open daily during daylight hours. For information: 865-522-1424, www.discoveret.org/oldgray

Details TBA

Information: 865-521-4213, www.frenchbroadpres.org

Identification of rocks, fossils, bones, and Indian artifacts.
Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN
Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

The University of Tennessee Orchestra Program begins the year with a celebration of the centennial memorial anniversary of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) with his Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan.

James R. Cox Auditorium, AMB

MOVEMENT FOR YOUNG ACTORS is a 3-hour workshop consisting of games and acting exercises designed to guide the young actor to a more accurate, expressive and precise command of their physical life on stage. This workshop is open to up to 12 students, grades 7-12 and is a companion to the The Young Actor's Voice workshop.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
10AM-1PM

THE YOUNG ACTOR'S VOICE is a 3-hour workshop of games and exercises designed to help the young actor begin to free and articulate the voice for the stage. This is not a vocal singing workshop. The workshop is open to up to 12 students, grades 7-12 and is a companion to the Movement For Young Actor workshop.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
10AM-1PM

Each workshop will be taught by professional actor and lecturer Steve Fitchpatrick.

Cost $35 per workshop. Students may take either or both classes.

Alison Kraus & Union Station comprised of Jerry Douglas (Dobro, lap steel, vocals), Dan Tyminski (guitar, mandolin, lead vocal), Ron Block (banjo, guitar) and Barry Bales (bass, vocals), with Krauss on lead vocal and fiddle - are five distinct personalities who come together to form something truly unique as a band. Each band mate has his own bustling career, but when these singular musicians come together, they’re an airtight unit devoted to the process of making music together.

$64.50 and $49.50 plus applicable service fees
Tickets on sale now at All Tickets Unlimited Locations and The Tennessee Theatre Box Office
Doors open at 7:00 pm

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

This annual celebration features local arts and crafts vendors showcasing their wares, music, food, Living History Demonstrators and more!

Marble Springs: 1220 West Gov. John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: 865-573-5508, www.marblesprings.net

Join the Beaver Ridge MISSIONaires for their 10th annual murder mystery production which promises to be an event of who-dun-it fun. In Murder in the Old Growth Forest, a billionaire land owner hosts a secluded weekend camping outing of colorful characters each vying for ownership of his land. Ulterior motives abound as the unlikely group individually lobbies the billionaire to transfer ownership for their own purposes. Accusations fly when one of the campers turns up dead, leaving the remaining to determine who-dun-it before the land sale can go through. Join in the fun as you become a detective and follow the clues to draw your own conclusions. Prizes for the winning table!

Tickets are on sale for:

- September 24 (Saturday) 6:30 p.m. @ $20 each and include dinner catered by Carrabba's.
- September 25 (Sunday) 2:00 p.m. @ $14 each and include a gourmet dessert.

Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church is located at the Karns red-light, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway , Knoxville , TN 37931 .

All funds from the event will be used to further Beaver Ridge’s outreach work, examples include: Local Food Pantry, Appalachia Service Project, Tornado Relief in Cleveland , TN , Food Buckets for Liberia , Mittens for Morgan Scott, School Supply Collection, and many more projects.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (865) 323-9321.

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten on September 23–October 1, 2011 in the Sue E. Trotter Theater at The Arts Center in Athens. The five cast members are Pam Thigpen, Sarah Maynard, Karen Siklosi, Kay Simmons, and Melonie Carideo, who portray five Southern women over two acts at four points in their lives - from their mid forties to mid seventies. Their friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, and they have set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. The Dixie Swim Club focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. Sheree, the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and "perfect" life, and continues to be the group's leader. Dinah, the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Lexie, pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married—over and over and over again. The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette, acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, has decided to just give in and embrace the chaos. And sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal experiences a late entry into motherhood that takes them all by surprise. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them. And when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of "teamwork," rally 'round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. The Dixie Swim Club is the story of these five unforgettable women—a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever.
The Dixie Swim Club opens with dinner theater on September 23rd – all seats $25.00 by reservation. Doors open at 6:00 PM with cash bar, dinner at 6:30, and show time at 7:30 PM. Other performances at 7:30 PM are September 24, 29, 30, and Oct. 1. There is one matinee on Sunday, September 25 at 2PM. Tickets for all performances are $12 for adults, $8 for students except for “BFF” NIGHT, Thursday, September 29, when best friends who purchase at least two tickets will be admitted for $10 each. Tickets are available by phone at (423)745-8781, at The Arts Center, 320 North White St., at www.athensartscouncil.org, and at the door as available. For more information, call The Arts Center at 745-8781.

The UT Knoxville School of Art is pleased to announce that that Krzysztof
Baginski and Anna Kosarevska, printmaking students from the Academy of Fine
Art, Wrocław (Poland) will present an exhibition of their work at Gallery
1010 from September 24-25, 2011. Baginski and Kosarevska are
artists-in-residence during the month of September as part of a linkage with
the Academy of Fine Art, Wrocław. Baginski works primarily in screenprint
while Kosarevska works mostly with intaglio techniques.

A reception will be held for the artists on Friday September 23 from 6-9 P.M. Gallery 1010 is open Thursday through Saturdays from noon to 4pm, and is located at 113
South Gay Street in Knoxville. Support for the exchange program has been
provided by The Marek Maria Pienkowski Foundation and the Betsy Worden
Printmaking Endowment. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the
public.

The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents the 2011 Artscapes auction in two parts: a Preview and Silent Auction Opening Tuesday, September 20 6-9pm, and Live Auction and Gala Dinner Friday, September 30 6:30pm-9:30pm.

Approximately 75 works of art will be on view at the KMA beginning September 20. Silent or live auction bids may be submitted in person or by phone in the museum gift shop until 5pm Friday, September 30. Throughout the run of the Silent Auction, visitors can pay a "buy it now" price if they want to acquire any work immediately.

Art can be viewed at the KMA website www.knoxart.org and at the Artscapes 2011 Facebook page, beginning in September. The auctions offer selected glass, painting, photography, sculpture, and ceramic. A wearable art section highlights the art of jewelry.

Tickets for the Preview and Silent Auction Opening on September 20 are $25 per person with food and wine presented by Chez Liberty. Tickets for the Live Auction and Gala Dinner on September 30 are $150 per person with food presented by the Northshore Brasserie. For reservations, email rsvp@knoxart.org or visit www.knoxart.org.

The Oak Ridge Art Center announces their annual juried, mixed media exhibition. The exhibition is intended to showcase exceptional work produced throughout our region.

The opening reception is September 17 at 7 PM. A gallery talk will precede the opening at 6:30. Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday-Monday, 1-4PM. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org