Calendar of Events

As one of the Dogwood Arts Festival’s feature exhibits, NEXUS, showcases national and international artists working in contemporary sculpture and 3-D media. Indoor sculptures comprising all styles and genres from emerging and established artists will be selected by internationally recognized juror, Allen Peterson, for exhibition at the University of Tennessee's Downtown Gallery. This year, the chair of the NEXUS exhibition committee is Brian R. Jobe.

University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery, 106 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Opening Reception, Friday, April 6 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm. The exhibition will run from April 2-14,. Gallery hours are Monday- Friday, 11am-6pm, Saturday 10am-3pm. Free admission.

he Town of Farragut presents the Farragut Intermediate School (FIS) Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art Show from Monday, April 2 to Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Farragut Town Hall. The art show will be on display during regular Town Hall hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Held in anticipation of the April 27 National Arbor Day, this art show is a poster contest with the theme "Our Treeless Future." A public reception will be held on Thursday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall, followed by the announcement of the Best of Show award at the 7 p.m. Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. Certificates will also be awarded for first, second and third place for each grade level.

The Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information, contact Special Event and Program Coordinator Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

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

Spring at the Fountain City Art Center kicks off with a reception open to the public, Friday, March 30, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. The reception marks the beginning of the Annual Fountain City Art Guild Spring Show and Sale. The show will be judged by Harriet Howell. Awards will be given out at 7:00 PM.

This show will be on exhibit through April 27, as always no admission fee for the viewing public. Also on exhibit through April 27, artwork by students from the Halls area!

We are also offering art related Field Trips, a new program this year! Link to our website through our FaceBook pages. Our hours are: Tu, Th 9-5; W, F 10-5; Sat, 9-1. We’re located in the old library building next to Fountain City Park at 213 Hotel Avenue 37918; 865.357.2787; fcartcenter@knology.net. The director and volunteer staff would be happy to show you around. We have a new exhibit about every 4 weeks, and we’re here to provide the public with a wide variety of visual art experiences. Pay us a visit!

Children’s Theatre of Knoxville will present a live stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic 1988 novel ”Matilda,” for 13 performances, Thursdays through Sundays from March 30 to April 15.
The COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE is:
Friday, March 30 at 7 PM
Saturday, March 31 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, April 1 at 3 PM
Thursday, April 5 at 7 PM
Friday, April 6 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 7 at 1 PM and 5 PM
*NO SHOW IN OBSERVANCE OF EASTER
Thursday, April 12 at 7 PM
Friday, April 13 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 14 at 1 PM and 5 PM
and Sunday, April 15 at 3 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.

TICKETS are $12 per person. CTK is continuing our special Adult & Child Combination rate for this production: If an adult and a child enter together, these two may be
admitted for $10 each.
The play is being performed at CTK’s theatre in downtown Knoxville, located at 800 Tyson Street.

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

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.

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

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