Calendar of Events

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; at the Carousel Theatre. This Tony Award winning musical comedy that's a hit with critics and audiences alike! Six lovable nerds, in the throes of puberty, battle for a spelling championship that is a perfect evening of musical F-U-N. Who knows? YOU may find yourself Season Ticketson stage!

Clarence Brown Theatre 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee plays October 27 through November 13 in the Carousel Theatre. This delightful new musical is a real time event where ten finalists compete for the chance to go to the national spelling bee in Washington DC. Through the course of the bee we get up close and personal with all the contestants and learn of their dreams and challenges. As participants gradually are eliminated we see the trials and tribulations of adolescence in high comic relief.

The Tony award winning musical was based upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original improvisational play created by Rebecca Feldman and performed by The Farm, a New York-based improvisational comedy troupe. It opened on Broadway in 2005 and ran until January 2008. The musical is now produced in theatres across the country to rave reviews!

OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 13 Carousel Theatre.

“A WRINKLE IN TIME” PLAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER 5. CTK will present a special Halloween event: “A Wrinkle In Time,” a time-warping and space-bending play based on the Newberry Award-winning novel by MadelineL‘Engle, on weekends through November 5. Meg Murry has always felt like a misfit, especially since her father disappeared five years ago, while working on a top secret project for NASA. Her only friend is herbrother Charles Wallace, a six-year-old prodigy who hidesa secret of strange psychic powers. In one breath taking week, however, Meg meets three mysterious time-traveling ladies, battles a mysterious force called The Black Thing, travels to another galaxy, battles The Man With Red Eyes, comes face-to-face with a horrible entity called IT, and then meets the cutest and smartest boy ever! “A Wrinkle In Time” is a special family-friendly Halloween event, with just the right mix of creepiness, humor, and thought-provoking entertainment for the Halloween season. THE COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE is: Thursday, October 27 at 7 PM, Friday, October 28 at 7 PM, Saturday, October 29 at 1 PM and 5 PM Thursday, November 3 at 7 PM, Friday, November 4 at 7 PM, Saturday, November 5 at 1 PM and 5 PM. Reservations are strongly recommended for all CTK performances. To reserve tickets for the production, e-mail the number of adult and child tickets needed, along with your requested performance date and time, to tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com at any time. Or you may call us at (865) 599-5284 between the hours of10 AM and 5 PM. Tickets are $12 per person. CTK is continuing our special Adult & Child Combination rate for this production: If an adult and a child enter together, these two may be admitted for $10 each.The play is being performed at CTK’s theatre in downtown Knoxville, located at 800 Tyson Street.

A rock, country and folk group described as “Hank Williams on speed,” The Jayhawks will be in Knoxville playing from their new album Mockingbird, as well as from over two decades worth of rootsy honest material. Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt will open the show.

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

The popular Music Concert Series hosted by Pellissippi State Community College will present 10 performances for 2011-12. The third in the series features:

Fall Choral Concert

All performances are offered at no charge. However, donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship fund. During the 2010-11 academic year, the Foundation awarded more than 100 music-related scholarships to more than 80 Pellissippi State students.

Concerts take place in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road . Plenty of free parking is available, and the community is encouraged to attend.

United States Air Force (Atlanta) Woodwind Quintet will perform music from Renaissance to Contemporary Music.

Performance Hall 21, AMB

A SHOWCASE WITH HARPER AUDI, JAGUAR, PORSCHE, BACCARAT, THE SEDUCTIVE HOME BOOK SIGNING BY MOLL ANDERSON,
& JULIA BAKER CHOCOLATES
October 27th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

V I S I T G G - I N T E R I O R S . C O M F O R E V E N T D E T A I L S & R S V P
865-212-5639
CHEROKEE PLAZA, BEARDEN
5508 KINGSTON PIKE . KNOXVILLE, TN 37919

Church St., UMC 7:00 PM

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are FREE and open to the public. Most concerts/events will be in one of the three performance halls in the Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

United States Air Force (Atlanta) Woodwind Quintet will perform music from Renaissance to Contemporary. 32 Alumni Memorial Building, 8:00 PM UT

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are FREE and open to the public. Most concerts/events will be in one of the three performance halls in the Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Relish Expo and Cooking Show presented by the Daily Times.
October 27, 2011
Expo: William Baxter Lee Grand Foyer 4:00-7:00 pm
Cooking Show: Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre 7:00-9:00 pm
Tickets on sale at the Daily Times; 307 Harper Ave. in Maryville
Tickets:
Adults: $12 (includes Expo and Cooking Show)
VIP: $25 (includes Expo, Cooking Show, backstage party with gourmet food and private meet and greet with Relish Team)
Children 12 and under Free

On Thursday, October 27 at 7:30PM, artist Sanford Wumfeld will give a lecture in conjunction with his exhibition at the Ewing Gallery, Immersed in Color: E-Cyclorama.
Titled, "Getting to the E-Cyclorama," Wurmfeld will address the evolution of his own work, art historical influences, and the aesthetic principles and ideas behind the E-Cyclorama.
October 27th is also the final day of Immersed in Color. The Ewing Gallery will be open after the lecture if you would like to see the exhibition one final time. Light refreshments will be served.

room 109, Art and Architecture Building 1715 Volunteer Boulevard

For additional information on this lecture, please call the Ewing Gallery at 865.974.3200 or visit us online at http://ewing-gallery.utk.edu

James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:30AM-5PM (April – December, excluding home football Saturdays); Monday-Friday, 10AM-4PM (January - March). For information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org