Calendar of Events

We are hosting the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange to instruct a two-day "Tools for Health" workshop January 28th and 29th so we can learn how to integrate art and movement into healthcare and education. We are excited about the opportunity to do wonderful, healing movement work in our community with these tools. The workshop is open to the public if you would like to attend. Pre-registration is required. (see the events page on our website for details) www.momentumdancelab.com

An impressive roster of female comics in the nation, it’s where the “New South”, the “Old South” and the “Deep South” come together for an evening of clean, clever fun for every generation. As seen on Country Music Television, Southern Fried Chicks is smokin’!

In the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre at Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

The Secret Garden, an original Missoula Children’s Theatre rendition, is a joyful retelling of a story of hope and celebration and all good things in life. Mistress Mary Quite Contrary embarks on a journey from Indiato her uncle’s home in England. Along the way she makes friends with the hilarious Canadian Geese and the colorful Giant Bugs that Rock! In time she learns to appreciate everything around her, including the Moor Animals and the helpful Fireflies. Add to that a good healthy dose of caring, and what happens? Colin, Martha, Archibald – well the whole household – begin to enjoy the return of health and happiness in a garden carefully tended…until it blossoms once more. Featuring a cast of 60 local children! www.mctinc.org

At Hiwassee College, Madisonville. Adults: $10; Students: $5 All tickets available at the box office. Monroe Area Council for the Arts: 423-442-3210, www.monroearts.com

RILEY BAUGUS: Old-time fiddle and banjo

North Carolina native Riley Baugus began singing and playing music at an early age. Raised in a household where recordings of old-time music were often played, he developed a love and appreciation for traditional, Southern Appalachian music. He and his family attended the Regular Baptist church, where unaccompanied singing was the tradition. Riley began honing his musical skills with close friend and neighbor, fiddler Kirk Sutphin, by visiting elder traditional musicians in and around Grayson County, Virginia and Surry County, North Carolina. He often visited, played with, and learned from fiddlers Tommy Jarrell and Robert Sykes and from banjo player Dix Freeman. During these visits he also met and learned from many other traditional musicians of the area including former Camp Creek Boys Verlin Clifton and Paul Sutphin.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$14 General Day of Show • $7 Children 12 and under

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

Got seeds? 18th annual Seed Swap is January 28
Ijams Nature Center held its first Seed Swap in 1995. On a Saturday in April we invited members, friends and visitors to bring their favorite seeds, cuttings or bulbs to share with others. We discovered it was a chance to share not only plants, but gardening lore, growing experiences and family stories. New and old gardeners bring in seeds, cuttings, bulbs and sprouts-anything they have that they want to share.

This year the Ijams Seed Swap will be held Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Ijams Nature Center.

LAUREL DALE CEMETERY LANTERN TOUR ON STAGE
Saturday, January 28th
Do not miss this stage adaptation of the popular Laurel Dale Cemetery Lantern Tour. Perfect for a winter afternoon! Join us in the Rebecca Johnson Theatre as the characters of Rugby’s past come alive to tell their stories. Begins at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
www.historicrugby.org

We have the cure for the Winter Blues. Beginning January 28, 2012, on Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM in the Harold and Jean Lamber Recital Hall, we have music to beat the blues! Silver Spoon Express will open at 5:00 pm on Cozy Winter Nights.
Start your Cozy Night with hearty soups and warm beverages from the Silver Spoon Express sure to keep you toasty through the concert.

January 28: Jonathan Maness His versatile guitar playing, tasteful mandolin licks and his smooth baritone voice, come in a musical package that is sure to surprise, impress and touch you.

For Tickets or Information for Events
Call 865-981-8590 or
www.claytonartscenter.com

Liquid Light: Watercolors from the KMA Collection, January 27-April 15, 2012, celebrates the KMA’s growing watercolor collection and presents an exciting range of approaches to the medium. Many of the works featured in Liquid Light were acquired recently through gift or purchase and have not been previously exhibited.

The Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates the art and artists of East Tennessee, presents new art and new ideas, serves and educates diverse audiences, and enhances Knoxville’s quality of life. The museum is located in downtown Knoxville at 1050 World’s Fair Park and is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 10 am–5 pm, and Sunday 1 pm-5 pm. Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact Angela Thomas at 865.934.2034 or visit www.knoxart.org.

Thursday, January 26

10 am WEE ONES: What's That Animal Wearing?
(Ages 2-3) Join us as we explore wildlife wardrobes. Who wears fuzzy fur? Who prefers shiny scales? Come and find out! Free to members, $15 for non-members. To register, please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110. Leader: Sarah Brobst

Saturday, January 28

10 am WEE ONES: Animal Tracks and Signs
(Ages 2-3) Join us as we explore wildlife wardrobes. Who wears fuzzy fur? Who prefers shiny scales? Come and find out! Free to members, $15 for non-members. To register, please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110. Leader: Sarah Brobst

10 am - 2 pm PUBLIC PROGRAM: Seed Swap
Join us as Ijams Nature Center's annual seed swap. In addition to sharing seeds, participants often share tips, tricks and hints to improve gardening success. Please bring your excess seeds to share and trade. Free. To register, please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110. Leader: Peg Beute

2 pm PUBLIC PROGRAM: Animal Program
Join us every Saturday for a live animal encounter with one of our non-releasable education animals. Free to members, $2 for non-members. No registration required.

2 pm WALKABOUT: Water Birds along Volunteer Landing
Join us for a walk along the Tennessee River and Neyland Greenway in search of coots, grebes and other wintering waterfowl. Free to members, $5 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register. Leader: Stephen Lyn Bales

3 pm WALKABOUT: Singles Meet-up at Old City Java
Join us for a fun and informal gathering at Old City Java. We'll enjoy some social time and then do a brief walk, highlighting the history of Knoxville and the Old City. Free to members, $5 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register. Leader: Sabrina DeVault

The 1950 strike at the American Enka plant in Hamblen County is the subject of the exhibition, "American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement." Guest curated by Auburn University Associate Professor of History Jennifer E. Brooks, the exhibition examines the strike and the conditions that led to it in the context of the modern labor movement in the South following World War II.

The traveling exhibit is rich with period photographs that illustrate the story of the strikers and those who sought to replace them. Among the original items featured are artifacts from the American Enka plant in Hamblen County and a dress made from nylon produced at an American Enka plant.
“American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement” will be on display at the Rose Center in the Hal A. Noe Gallery, 442 West Second North Street in Morristown. Hours are Monday- Wednesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; and by appointment on Saturday. For more information visit www.rosecenter.org or call (423) 581-4307.

The Museum of East Tennessee History and its traveling exhibition program are coordinated by the East Tennessee Historical Society and is located in the East Tennessee History Center at 601 South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. For more information about the permanent or traveling exhibitions of the East Tennessee Historical Society, please contact Adam Alfrey at 865-215-8832 or by e-mail at aalfrey@knoxlib.org.

Wednesday 1/25, DI3 / 2-Bit Palamino

Thursday 1/26, Jim Hurst

Friday 1/27, Wise Old River

Saturday 1/28, Grassroots Gringos / Little Johnny Kantreed

Monday 1/30, TBA

Tuesday 1/31, Hogbear

Wednesday 2/1, Jesse Payne / Lydia Loveless

Thursday 2/2 Flint Blade / Nathan Griffin

Friday 2/3 Matt Flinner Trio

Knox County Public Library is pleased to host Tennessee Stage Company's 15th Annual New Play Festival. The public is invited to watch the creative process unfold as playwrights and actors read and refine new plays that could become tomorrow's great masterpieces. The New Play Festival is an exciting opportunity for playwright, cast, and audiences to come together in a creative collaboration. After each reading, the playwright will engage the cast and audience into a discussion of the play with an eye towards refinement. The Festival is composed of four new plays, eleven readings in four libraries over three weeks from January 14 - 29.
All readings are free to the public.

The new plays to be read this year:
STATIONS OF THE CROSS by Brandon Daughtry Slocum - A dark comedy about two sisters who haven't spoken in years as they cross a bridge built of resentment, family secrets, and divergent religious views.

GRACE and CHRISTMAS IN THE SUMMER by Paul Leeper - Two very off beat looks at true love. As everyone knows, love is not for the faint of heart.

TIC TOC by Gayle Green - Successful attorney, Debra Chambers has it all...money, a trendy loft, and an expensive car. Everything except what she truly longs for. Knoxville playwright, Gayle Greene's romantic comedy, Tic-Toc (My Biological Clock Won't Stop) lends a new twist to the old song "first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Debra with the baby carriage..."

SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 14, Carter Branch Library
11:00 am “Grace & Christmas” 2:00 pm “Tic Toc”

Bearden Branch Library
11:00 am “Tic Toc”, 1:30 pm “Grace & Christmas”

Fountain City Branch Library
2:00 pm “Stations Of The Cross”

Saturday, January 21
Fountain City Branch Library
12:00 pm “Tic Toc”, 2:00 pm “Grace & Christmas"

Carter Branch Library
2:00 pm “Stations Of The Cross”

Saturday, January 28
Lawson McGhee Library
11:00 am “Stations Of The Cross”, 2:00 pm “Grace & Christmas In Summer”

Sunday, January 29
Lawson McGhee Library
2:00 pm “Tic Toc”