Calendar of Events

Tennessee Theatre: Yonder Mountain String Band on Saturday, February 25.
Check out concertwire.com for more details as well as ticketing links to these and other shows.

10 am WEE ONES: What Big Eyes You Have!
(Ages 2-3) Join us as we explore the world of animal senses. Who sees well in the dark? Who has the best sense of smell? Come find out! Free to members, $15 for non-members.

10 am PUBLIC PROGRAM: Junior Birding
(Ages 8 and up) Birding can be a family adventure and this program will help get the younger members of the family excited about their feathered friends. We'll practice finding birds with binoculars and learning about birds in field guides. Free to members, $5 for non-members.

1 pm PUBLIC PROGRAM: Winter Journaling
Come learn more about the nature around us through creative writing activities. You'll see the world with new eyes and gain appreciation for beauty in the small things. Free to members, $5 for non-members.

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.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Mountain Soul’s eclectic arrangements and honest songwriting have meshed to become an exciting new sound in Americana music.

Mountain Soul is a part of the Clayton Center’s Cozy Winter Nights Series. They will be performing in the Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall at 8pm. Tickets are $10.

The Hellgrammites Concert and Square Dance with Old-Time Music
Saturday, February 25, 8 pm at at the Laurel Theater with a buckdance/flatfoot workshop at 7:30 to 8 followed by a concert and square dance called by Bobby Fulcher.

Saturday, February 25, 7:30 pm at the Laurel Theater

Tickets: $12 (discounts apply to advance purchase, JCA members, students & seniors)
Tickets are available through KnoxTix at http://www.knoxtix.com, (865) 523-7521, and at the door.

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus.

February 24 – March 23, 2012

Join us for the opening of Fountain City Art Center's open entry theme exhibit, "Connections."
At the opening reception, Friday, February 24, 6:30 – 8:00 PM, we will have candle light to greet you. Our brand new lighting will be switched on at 6:45 PM! The reception will take place from 6:30 – 8:00 PM, with awards announced at 7 PM.

by Alan Ayckbourn
Trevor and Susannah, whose marriage is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest, three couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best. Taking place sequentially in the three beleaguered couples' bedrooms during one endless Saturday night of co-dependence and dysfunction, beds, tempers and domestic order are ruffled, leading all the players to a hilariously touching epiphany. A long-running hit in London and New York.

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday; $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday. For information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

Children’s Theatre of Knoxville will present a live stage adaptation of the spooky fairy tale “Rapunzel,”for 13 performances, Thursdays through Sundays from February 24 through March 10.

Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 PM
Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 PM
Thursday, Mar. 1 at 7 PM
Friday, Mar. 2 at 7 PM
Saturday, Mar. 3 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, Mar. 4 at 3 PM
Thursday, Mar. 8 at 7 PM
Friday, Mar. 9 at 7 PM
and Saturday, Mar. 10 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 of 1 PM and 5 PM.

The play is being performed at CTK’s theatre in downtown Knoxville, located at 800 Tyson Street.

• Pre-College Cello Competitions #1 and #2
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Performance Hall 32, Alumni Memorial Bldg.

• Pre-College Cello Final Recital, Performance #3
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.

• Final Cello Ensemble Recital, Performance #4
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.

website: www.music.utk.edu • concertline: 865-974-5678

Identified as an “On The Verge” artist by Relix Magazine, The Dirty Guv’nahs are exploding onto the national music scene. The grungy guitar, intoxicating rhythms, and unique harmonies continue to hook new listeners, building a momentum that is spreading their vintage sound to new ears. Don’t miss your chance to see them rock two nights in a row!

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

By Frank Higgins; at the CBT Mainstage. A search for lost African-American folk music leads Susannah, an ambitious "song collector" for the Library of Congress, to Pearl, a woman with a soulful voice, a steely spirit and a dramatic story. Over twenty folk songs and spirituals create an American musical tapestry that unites these two different women, as they journey toward their way out of the shadows and into the light of personal freedom.

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

Thursday 2/23
Old North State, Jordan Eastman

Friday 2/24
Jonathan Edwards, Chuck Brodsky

Saturday 2/25
Fifth on the Floor, Eric Congdon

Monday 2/27
The Steel Wheels, Christopher Bell

Tuesday 2/28
Orbo and the Long Shots, Carey Murdock

Wednesday 2/29
Sara Tindley, Eric Jennings

Thursday 3/1
Chuck Mead, Big Daddy Love

Friday 3/2
Robert Anderson, Jack Wilburn

Saturday 3/3
The Skip Cherryholmes Quintet, Just Us Bluegrass Band

Monday 3/5
The Mumbles

Tuesday 3/6
Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers, The Afterwhile Band

Wednesday 3/7
The Royal Hounds, The MacDaddies

Thursday 3/8
The City Lights, Y'uns

Friday 3/9
Grace Adele, Jimmy Bowskill

Saturday 3/10
Hooves

Knoxville's West High School's Drama Department presents the musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" February 23 through February 25 at 7:00 PM.

Admission is $7 for students and $9 for adults.
3300 Sutherland Avenue,Knoxville,TN. (865) 594-4477