Calendar of Events

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold a sale featuring unique turquoise and yellow glazed pottery by York Haverkamp and other Craft Center potters from Thursday, March 1 through Thursday, March 15, at the center. The center’s annual Spring Porch Sale featuring outdated stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work will run from Friday, March 16 through the end of the month. The Porch Sale is a great way to get deals on handmade arts and crafts. The center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, Tenn., one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or see www.appalachianarts.net. Regular hours starting in March are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Clay Thurston: Artist Statement
"A wildlife and nature photographer for over 35 years, I've been lucky to travel the world recording wildlife and nature in their natural habitats. Sharing these experiences through workshops, programs and exhibitions makes me want to photograph even more. I enjoy recording the personalities of the animals that I photograph...nature has provided me with many hours of entertainment and amazement. I feel fortunate to be able to witness things that others will never see in person. I truly enjoy what I do and photography is as much therapy as it is work! I do all of my own printing, matting and framing...using only archival inks, papers, mats and framing techniques. My photographs will be around for many years to come. I have been honored to present m work to the North Amerian Nature Photographers Associaiton and to many other fine photography and civic organizations. "

Bobbie Crews: Fine Art
Bobbie Crews is originally from Northwest Ohio, but has called Knoxville home since 1990. Her studio is in the Emporium Center for the Arts, at 100 Gay St. Murals, portraits and design have been her livelihood since 1993. She holds a BFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee, and is called on regularly to critique and give presentations. Crews’ portraits, other fine art and murals are included in private and corporate collections nationally, in Bermuda and Africa. Her favorite mediums are oils and watercolors, and her paintings are displayed in Federal and city buildings locally, the UT Vet School, restaurants, churches, schools, homes and businesses. She works as a courtroom sketch artist, teaches workshops and gives individual instruction and critiques in painting and drawing. Crews oversees a weekly life drawing session for other professional artists at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Her artwork addressing domestic violence contributes to the awareness of the same and is exhibited as a learning tool in the Knoxville Family Justice Center. Her most recent body of work is focused on intimate portraits of classic cars much like human portraiture, capturing the character and narrative of that particular automobile, its history, and past lives. She is an intuitive painter, bringing forth the human element in her subjects.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

The popular Music Concert Series hosted by Pellissippi State Community College will present 10 performances for 2011-12. On March 1:

Student Honors Recital

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.

Soulful, southern and undoubtably popular NEEDTOBREATHE is a Knoxville favorite. In the past 12 years the group has truly come into its own, seamlessly blending ambient, arena-ready soundscapes with a decidedly Southern sensibility. During previous visits to Knoxville, NEEDTOBREATHE has sold out shows at the The Square Room, on the U.S. Cellular Stage at the Bijou Theatre and at our very own Tennessee Theatre - meaning you should get your tickets soon. Tickets for the March 1 performance are available now via the Tennessee Theatre box office, all Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online.

Part of the 2011-12 Music Concert Series at Pellissippi State Community College. Performances are offered at no charge. However, donations are always accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship fund. Plenty of free parking is available. Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu

Dot Kelly, active member of the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable and Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, will lead a Civil War Lecture on Thursday, March 1. Kelly will discuss Confederate General Longstreet's East Tennessee campaign in the fall of 1863.
Refreshments: 6:00 PM, Presentation: 6:30 PM
Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive (across from the Farragut Branch Post Office)
The Civil War Lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Museum Coordinator Julia Jones-Barham, at julia.jones@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

Christopher Hebert, author of “The Boiling Season” (Harper Collins, 2012), will speak on the challenges of writing about a very different culture and the complexities of juggling fact and fiction at the Thursday, March 1 meeting of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild.

The event, which will be open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Streets (in Fort Sanders). A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave.

Additional information about the Knoxville Writers’ Guild can be found at www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

Slated for March 1, the annual Student Showcase Honors Recital at Pellissippi State Community College features only the best student performers taking private instruction in voice or instrument.

Each of 16 selected musicians will perform one piece, with musical styles ranging from bluegrass to classical. Selection by a panel of Pellissippi State faculty members is based on the talent and skill level of the students, as well as their academic achievements in traditional courses.

“Our goal is to showcase students who are excelling in every aspect of their educational experience,” said Bill Brewer, Pellissippi State’s Music program coordinator.

Like all events in Pellissippi State’s music series, admission to the Student Showcase Honors Recital is free. However, donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship Fund. For the 2010-11 academic year, the Foundation awarded more than 100 music-related scholarships to more than 80 Pellissippi State students.

The 7 p.m. performance takes place in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Parking is convenient and free.

For additional information, call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Art Market Galley of Knoxville is pleased to present an exhibit of recent works by Kristine Taylor and Jonathan Howe, both of Knoxville. Artist Kristine Taylor creates unique, one-of-a-kind and limited edition art jewelry using a blend of polymer clay and traditional jewelry materials including stones, pearls, glass, metals and fibers. She is a member of several regional craft guilds and has participated in many regional art shows. Painter of Jonathan Howe is an award-wining landscape, still-life and portrait artist. His passion lies in the intimate details that form a true likeness in oil portraits and the subtle lighting of rolling landscapes. In addition to painting, Howe works in many other fields of art including drawing, photography, graphic design and carving.

A First Friday Reception for the exhibit is planned for March 2 from 5:30-9 pm with complimentary refreshments and live music.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

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.