Calendar of Events

IT’S TIME TO PREPARE YOUR YARD FOR SPRING (REALLY!)
We invite you to a workshop that will introduce you to a healthier way of landscaping!
You will learn ways to amend your soil to create lush gardens, addressing turf landscape design essentials & curb appeal tips, Innovative techniques for managing rainwater – rain gardens, rain barrels, and tips to reduce your landscaping bill!
You will receive a workbook, $20 in certified soil test vouchers, rain gauge & more.

$35 per person or $50 per couple
ADVANCED REGISTRATION required
To register, call Knox Co. Extension at 215-2340

LOCATION:
UT Agriculture Campus
Center for Renewable Carbon Bldg
2506 Jacob Drive, Knoxville 37919

Reception Nov. 11, 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

Fountain City Art Guild Annual Fall Show and Sale at the Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37918.

November 11 - January 7
Opening reception: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday, Nov. 11.
No admission charged, all are welcome

(865)357-ARTS, fcartcenter@knology.net, www.fountaincityartctr.org

A Fine Art Exhibition

The best local artists will bring their combined perspectives, skills, and original works of art to Trillium Cove in Townsend, TN. From functional to decorative, these one-of-a-kind and limited edition art works form a collection that can only be seen here.

In addition to fine art, enjoy sales and specials in the shops of Trillium Cove, live music, gourmet sandwiches and desserts, fine wines, beer and cold drinks.

Southern Fried Gallery 161 Painted Trillium Way, Townsend, TN 37882-4232
Phone: (865) 738-3341
http://www.southernfriedgallery.blogspot.com/

"The Medium" by Gian Carlo Menotti & "Suor Angelica" by Giacomo Puccini
Friday November 11 at 8:00 PM
Saturday November 12, at 8:00 PM
Sunday November 13, at 2:30 & 7:30 PM
Bijou Theatre, 803 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

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

The entire weekend will be chock full of activities presenting a broad range of Tennessee Williams’ material, both theatrical and non-theatrical, in various locations.
Fri., Nov. 11: Three one-act plays, The Lady Of Larkspur Lotion; Lord Byron’s Love Letter; Talk to Me like the Rain and Let Me Listen, at Remedy Coffee Shop, 125 W. Jackson Ave., 8:00 p.m., All tickets $12.00 available at the door or by phone, (865) 546-4280.

Sat., Nov. 12: A reading of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church St., 2:00 p.m., Admission free.

Sat., Nov. 12: A special Stage Door party at the Lunchbox Cedar Bluff, 9050 Cross Park Dr., 6:30 p.m. All tickets $30 available by phone (865) 546-4280 or by PayPal at www.tennesseestage.com. The event features a special Tennessee Williams performance; silent auction; food and drink. Have a great time while supporting the Tennessee Stage Company.

Sun., Nov. 13: Two on-site readings from Tennessee Williams’ non-theatrical material – excerpts from prose, fiction, non-fiction, poems and letters. All admission is free.
2:00 p.m., James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave. The site where Williams’ ancestors first arrived in Knoxville.
4:00 p.m., Old Grey Cemetery, 543 N. Broadway. The site where many of Williams’ family members are buried.

UT Opera Theatre’s gifted graduate and undergraduate singers in a fully-staged opera performance. 2011 is Menotti's Centennial.
Friday, November 11, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Bijou Theatre, 803 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902

Tierra Madre, an eclectic group of female artists working in clay, invites you to a Holiday Show and Sale.

Reception Friday, Nov. 11, 5:30 - 8:00 PM. Sale continues Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at 6512 Deane HIll Drive at the offices of The Lewis Group.

Join Knoxville Square Dance with Allison Williams and Friends in our third month of traditonaal squares and circles, waltzes, two steps and other social dances. No special training or equipment required - all dances will be taught and called.
Thursday, Noov. 10 and Thursday Dec. 8.
$5 JCA members, $7 general admission. Laurel Theater at 16th and Laurel.
8:00 PM, beginners lessons at 7:30.
www.jubileearts.org

Bearden High School’s musical theater department presents Pippin, Nov. 10 - 13. This will be the 15th show under BHS’s musical theater teacher, Leann Dickson.
“Pippin is coming-of-age story about the heir to the throne of Charlemagne,” says Dickson. “It follows the life of the young prince, as he searches for meaning and significance in the world. The Leading Player and troupe of actors lead the audience through Pippin’s life journey.”
Music and lyrics from Pippin are by Stephen Schwartz, who also composed Wicked and Godspell.

Show times for Pippin are at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12 and 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. Tickets are on sale at the school during the week of the show, or can be purchased at the door. Prices are $10 for adults and $8 for students.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will host Military Appreciation Days at the Center in Townsend. Active members of the military, veterans, and immediate family members with military I.D. will receive free admission to the Center on these dates. Admission includes the movie “Peace of Ground” and self-guided tours of two galleries and 12 historic outbuildings. Of special note this year are the Proffitt’s Exhibit, located in the main gallery, and an exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum, Common People in Uncommon Times: The Civil War in Tennessee, on display in the Transportation Gallery.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

An exhibit featuring the paintings of Sally Ham Govan and Hannah Holder will be on display at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

November 6, 2011 through January 6, 2012
Opening reception Friday, November 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists' talks at 7 p.m.
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918
Free and open to the public