Calendar of Events

Taryn Williams, Guen Montgomery, Amy Hand
Opening Reception: TBA

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

UT Opera Theatre’s gifted graduate and undergraduate singers in a fully-staged opera performance. The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart's only opera about Elvis. Special Guest appearances will include Elvis Presley, Jacki Onassis, and Liberace. Pre-event concert will include music by Rockabily/ Ska band, Demon Waffle. Come prepared to live, laugh, love and dance.
Friday, April 20 at 8pm
Saturday, April 21 at 8pm
Sunday, April 22 at 2pm & 8pm
Tickets: Clarence Brown Box Office: 865-974-5161 (no handling fees); Central Ticket Office at the University Center or Thompson Bowling Ticket Office 865-646-4444; Online at www.knoxvilletickets.com
University of Tennessee Carousel Theatre
1714 Andy Holt Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916
website: www.music.utk.edu • concertline: 865-974-5678

April 20-22: Experience East Tennessee’s historical and present role in American Roots music with performances by a who’s who of locally and nationally-renowned musicians. Pass required.

For more information, including a complete Festival Calendar of Events and ticket information, visit dogwoodarts.com

Music by RICHARD RODGERS / Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
* Friday & Saturday 6pm Dinner, 7:30pm Show *
* Sunday 1pm Dinner, 2:30pm Show. *
Norris Community Building, 20 Chestnut Drive, Norris, TN 37828

Tickets: $25 are pre-sale only and can be purchased at:
* Norris City Office, 20 Chestnut Drive, Norris, TN 37828. (865) 494-7645
* Hensley Happenings, 15 West Norris Road, Norris, TN 37828. (865) 230-8506
* Seating is limited and subject to availability. Limited “show only” tickets available as well.

More Info: norrislittletheatre@gmail.com
Conceived by WALTER BOBBIE
Musical Arrangements by FRED WELLS
Orchestration by, MICHAEL GIBSON and JONATHAN TUNICK
Originally produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City, in 1993.

Live Glass Blowing Demonstration by local glass artisan, Cody Nicely

Cody Nicely one of Knoxville’s hottest emerging artists is bringing his mobile glass blowing workshop to Knoxville. This free and open to the public event is a rare opportunity to witness this exciting process.

Friday and Saturday, April 20 - 21, 2012
Glass blowing demonstration 10am-5pm

Rain or Shine (Under tent, seating and refreshments available)
Liz-Beth & Co., 9211 Park West Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37923

Make Your own glass ornament with local glass artisan, Cody Nicely
Simply choose your two color combination and Cody will guide you every step of the way from molten glass to completed ornament!
Must be at least 16 years old.
Participants for the Ornament Blow will receive instructions and safety information the day of the event.
Friday and Saturday, April 20 - 21, 2012
Reserve today for only $25.00
(Call today and purchase your Ornament Experience Tickets 865-691-8129)
$30.00 day of the event.

Liz-Beth & Co., 9211 Park West Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37923

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The Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiderer's Guild of America (EGA) will host an exhibit on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Farragut Town Hall. The Town of Farragut is a co-sponsor of the event.

The exhibit will feature techniques including beading, canvas, counted thread, surface embroidery, hardanger, pulled thread, free style and more. In addition, the exhibit will highlight the EGA's Master Craftsman Program, and EGA members will be present to answer questions.

The EGA exhibit is free and open to the public. The Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, across from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information, contact Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

The Creative Performance Ensemble Presents a Multi-Media Experience - Exhortations by the Sins, Starring:
MELONCHOLY by Nourah Alrashid
WRATH by Shelly O'Barr
LUST by Justin Clay
ENVY by Mitchell Williamson
PRIDE by Kellt Porter
GLUTTONY by Cierra Reppert
GREED by Meghan Terry
SLOTH by Neil Ward

23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville.
For additional information: 865-604-5691 or www.a1labarts.org

The Heritage Center kicks off a weekend of traditional music sponsored by Great Smoky Mountains Association & celebrated by the park’s gateway communities – Townsend (Friday night concert), Sugarlands/Gatlinburg (Saturday concerts) & Cosby (Sunday concerts). Friday night’s concert is by the popular Celtic group, The Good Thymes Ceilidh Band.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

PUBLIC PROGRAM: Nature Fun Station
Join us for this terrific new program at Ijams Nature Center! Look for the Nature Fun Station sign to find a fun outdoor learning activity. Whether, we are catching bugs in the meadow or planting flowers in the garden, visitors can join us for a variety of outdoor discoveries. Follow the sign to fun! FREE. No registration required.

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

Family Fun! Storytelling! Bring your whole family, your church group, your neighborhood, aunts, uncles, and cousins, to enjoy Professional Performance Artists! Kathleen Mavournin, Susan Fulbright, Jeanette Stevens, Janice Brooks-Headrick! At the Riverside Theater, 3769 Old Knoxville Hwy, Rockford, TN. (Hwy 33) Between Maryville and Knoxville. $5 admission. Call 970-3000 for group discount reservations, or RiversideTN@gmail.com FREE PARKING

Kathleen Mavournin, Knoxville, TN
Enchanted by fairy tales since childhood, Kathleen tells tales from around the world to everyone from kids to seniors and especially to her grandchildren. www.kathleenmavournin.org

Susan Fulbright, Kodak, TN
Having earned a Masters degree from ETSU in storytelling, Susan tells folktales, fables, horror tales, holiday tales, and family tales that test the line of truth and fiction.

Jeanette Stevens, Powell, TN
Jeanette is teaches ballroom dancing, writes, directs and acts in theater with the Wild Thyme Players, Silver Stage Players, in Knoxville, Baltimore, Asheville and will be performing in New Orleans.

Janice Brooks-Headrick, Sevierville, TN
Janice shares ghost stories, traditional, and personal tales to teach and entertain through stories. Since 1986 she has performed from Jonesborough to New York.

All Storytellers are members of National Storytelling Network, Jonesborough, TN, Tennessee Storytelling Association, Nashville, TN, Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance, and Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association, Knoxville, TN. All are non-profit Corporations. For more information about storytellers, contact cuznjan@juno.com or call 865-429-1783. or www.smokymountaintellers.org

Book by Bella & Sam Spewack; Lyrics & Music by Cole Porter; Originally Staged by John D. Wilson; at the CBT Mainstage. Start with Shakespeare, add the timeless songs of Cole Porter, and you get a multiple Tony Award winning musical!

This play-within-a-play recounts the onstage and offstage romantic battles of a touring production of The Taming of the Shrew. Featuring songs like "Brush Up Your Shakespeare", "Another Op'nin', Another Show" and "Why Can't You Behave?"

“Kiss Me, Kate” runs from April 19 – May 6, 2012. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For tickets, please call the CBT box office at 865-974-5161, Tickets Unlimited at 865-656-4444 or click clarencebrowntheatre.com