Calendar of Events

“Mark Twain At-Large” is Jewell’s full-length one-man theatrical tour de force that seemingly channels the 70-plus-year-old Clemens (a.ka. Twain) one stormy night from his home in Connecticutcalled Stormfield. Racing in from the thunderous rains Clemens invites the audience, his imaginary captured guests, into his private study for an intimate face-to-face conversation filled with stories and anecdotes taken directly from the literary pages. Jewell’s performance is personable and touching, and delivered as if the humorist is telling the tall tales and yarns for the first time. As quickly as the rains came, they stop, and his guests are finally given an opportunity to escape as the charismatic philosopher sends them out into the night. http://hyperion-productions.com

Buy Tickets: $12/adult; $5/students. Come and check out the new Broad St. School auditorium at 401 Broad St. in Sweetwater! Monroe Area Council for the Arts: 423-442-3210, www.monroearts.com

Chamber Singers and Concert Choir
At the James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.
website: www.music.utk.edu • concertline: 865-974-5678

The eleventh annual fashion show fund raiser, “Spring Forward with Style”’ to benefit Historic Ramsey House will be held at Cherokee Country Club at 5138 Lyons View Pike in Knoxville. Guest may enjoy a morning of shopping from 10:30 AM until Noon. A variety if merchandise including jewelry, clothing and accessories, other fashion items of interest, as well as, accessories for the home will be available from several area vendors. During the luncheon and fashion show beginning at 12 Noon, an array of spring fashions will be presented by five stores. A number of door prizes will be presented at the end of the show.

The cost for the luncheon and fashion show is $45 per person. Reservations can be made with a check payable and mailed to Historic Ramsey House at 2614 Thorngrove Pike Knoxville, TN 37914 by March 21st. For further information please call 865-675-2008 or Historic Ramsey House at 865-546-0745; www.ramseyhouse.org

CTK has incorporated an academy approach to our popular classes in creative dramatics, allowing us to offer a broader scope of curriculum, provide more
individualized instruction with smaller classes, and involve as many creative children as possible.

Classes are structured into 3 levels of activity, with each level being a pre-requisite to the following level.

Each class meets for a 6-week term. The cost of the 6-week term is $180. 50% of the term fee is due upon registration, wth the balance due on the first day of class.
All classes now take place at our classroom space at 15 EMORY PLACE.

Pre-registration is REQUIRED for all classes. To begin the registration process, e-mail Caroline King at caroline@childrenstheatreknoxville.com . Or call her (865) 712-8626.

CREATIVE IMAGINATION (LEVEL 1):
“From Page to Stage”
For 5 to 7 year olds.
Wednesdays, 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Mar. 28 – May 2.

ACTING (LEVEL 3): “Advanced Acting Ensemble”
Admission based on performance resume.
Tuesdays, 4:30 to 6:00 PM. Mar. 27 – May 1.

ACTING (LEVEL 1): “Basic Acting”
For ages 8 to 11.
Thursdays, 4:30PM to 5:30 PM. Mar. 29 – May 3.

ACTING (LEVEL 1): “Audition Workshop”
For ages 8 to 11.
Saturdays, 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Mar. 31 – May 5.

For ages 12 to 17.
Saturdays, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Mar. 31 – May 5.

ACTING (LEVEL 2): “Musical Theatre”
For ages 9 to 15.
Mondays, 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Mar. 26 – Apr. 30

ACTING (LEVEL 2): “Intermediate Acting”
For ages 8 to 11.
Fridays, 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Mar. 30 – May 4.

Slated for March 26 through April 12, the Annual Student Art Show at Pellissippi State Community College showcases the best work of students at all levels of art studies. The juried exhibit gives students not only the opportunity to share their art with the community but also the chance to be awarded prizes for their creations.

This year’s exhibit offers a diverse selection of art, including drawings, paintings, watercolors, sculptures, ceramics and blacksmithing pieces, as well as 2D and 3D designs. Awards include the Pellissippi State Community College Purchase Award.

The Annual Student Art Show, which is free and open to the public, is at the Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays or by appointment.

A closing reception and award ceremony, also free and open to the public, takes place in the gallery on April 12, 3-5 p.m.

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.

March 23 will mark the opening night of another world premiere by regional playwright Lisa Soland. This time she also sits in the director’s chair, directing Pellissippi State students alongside other local actors in her new series of one-acts called The Ladder Plays, in which the playwright explores the ups and downs of being human.

Lisa Soland’s world premiere of The Ladder Plays is a collection of short comedies and dramas that all take place on or around ladders. Included are stories of eloping, a suicide off the letter “H” in the Hollywood sign, and even a one-act called “Spatial Disorientation” – about the last moments in the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren as they wait to take off in inclement weather to fly to Martha’s Vineyard.

The Ladder Plays opens at the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Hardin Valley on the campus of Pellissippi State College, March 23 and plays Friday and Saturdays at 8 pm through March 31, with a Sunday performance on April 1 at 2 pm. Call 865-694-6684 for more information or visit the website at www.pstcc.edu/theatre/news. Tickets are available at the Pellissippi State Theatre Box office, in the lobby of the Clayton Performing Arts Center.

Open Monday - Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

This musical follows the woodland adventures of two amphibious friends, a worrywart toad and a perky frog, with their assorted colorful hopping, crawling and flying companions, over the course of a year. This is a great show for kids. RSCC Theatre, Harriman, General Admission $10, Students $7.

March 22-24, 29-31 at 7 pm
www.roanestate.edu/theatre

Matinee performance March 25 & April 1 at 2 pm

Thursday 3/22
Toy Soldiers, Justin Stens and the Get Real Gang

Friday 3/23
Drunken Prayer

Saturday 3/24
Jack of Hearts, Amy Hart

Monday 3/26
Dave Gleason

Tuesday 3/27
Ganasita

Wednesday 3/28
Mary Gauthier, Bart and the End Times, Spasm Band

Thursday 3/29
Kelley McRae, Laura Thurston

Friday 3/30
Pontiac BlueNow You See Them

Saturday 3/31
Sandy Ray and the Cold Shoulders

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday-Monday, 1-4PM. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Several Silences March 16-May 20, 2012.
Several Silences presents installations, videos, sculptures, and drawings by a diverse selection of contemporary artists from around the world who approach the theme of silence in distinctly individual ways. This group exhibition explores various kinds of silence—meditative, ambient, memorial, etc.—and calls attention to the rarity of the absence of sound in our growing “culture of distraction.”

There will be an opening reception Thursday, March 15 from 5:30-7:30pm at the KMA. Free and open to the public. Cash bar.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101,

A Creative Continuum - Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Anniversary Exhibition
Reception: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Open Monday - Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org