Calendar of Events

By Sarah Ruhl; at the Lab Theatre. A cell phone rings in a quiet café, without the owner around to answer. A woman at the next table impulsively answers it. So begins Dead Man's Cell Phone, an odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own moral assumptions, and her own need for human connection in a technological world.

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 3/29
Kelley McRae, Laura Thurston

Friday 3/30
Pontiac BlueNow You See Them

Saturday 3/31
Sandy Ray and the Cold Shoulders

Monday 4/2
Whiskey Bent Valley Boys, Dana Rogers

Tuesday 4/3
Green Carpet Players, Ben Bassister

Wednesday 4/4
Bill Mize, Andrew Malo

Thursday 4/5
Phoebe Hunt, The Driftwood Singers

Friday 4/6
Jessica Stiles, Steff Mahan

Saturday 4/7
Stetson and Cia, Tumbledown House

The popular Music Concert Series hosted by Pellissippi State Community College will present 10 performances for 2011-12. On March 29:

Jazz Band and Bluegrass Concert

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.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Moulin Rouge - The Ballet) -- UT Cultural Attractions
Facility: Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN

Men's and Women's Chorales with VOLume, and reVOLution and Four O'Clock Shadow
At the James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.
website: www.music.utk.edu • concertline: 865-974-5678

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

Dogwood After Dark
March 29: It’s time to celebrate the Festival! Join us for an evening of fine food, entertainment, and company this enchanted spring evening at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Ticket required.
For more information, including a complete Festival Calendar of Events and ticket information, visit dogwoodarts.com.

NEW Construction Homeownership Opportunities
You’re invited!
REQUIREMENTS* INCLUDE:
2-year work history or social security/retirement income history
No official credit necessary with 12 month rent history, utility bills, etc.
Low down-payment programs available
WHAT TO EXPECT:
No charge and no obligations – this is about education!
You’ll hear from real estate, mortgage, insurance, home inspector and closing professionals on what to expect during the process.
Free Credit Analysis and pre-qualification
Childcare* available
WHO: Anyone who wants to learn more about buying a home.
WHERE: New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1933 Texas Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37921. To register: RSVP is helpful, but walk-ins are welcome. Call 386-5427.

Another year brings another fantastic opportunity to hear the Knoxville Symphony Quartet perform a concert at the Blount County Public Library on Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m.
As in past years, a member of the quartet will read a story related to this year’s community concert series.

Free and open to the public, the program is at the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.

For further information about library programs or services, call the library at 982-0981 or visit the Web site at www.blountlibrary.org . To sign up to receive a monthly calendar by email, type in your email address under “Programs and Events” on the Home Page. Also check out Facebook at “Blount County Public Library” and Twitter at “Blount_Library”.

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.