Calendar of Events

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

Bob Weir’s highly anticipated sold out show has been reschedule for April 24! If you missed your chance to see this sold out show the first time, here’s your second chance!

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

April 24: An inspiring celebration where children with mental and physical challenges celebrate the arts.

Most of the Festival’s wide range of arts events, performances, and exhibitions are offered to the public free of charge. For more information, including a complete Festival Calendar of Events and ticket information, visit dogwoodarts.com.

This Saturday, April 14, is our next Shakespeare Out Loud reading at the
Lawson McGhee Library downtown. We'll be reading "Titus Andronicus" which
ought to be a good time!

We'll read at 2:00 pm. I hope you will bring a script and read along with
us, either out loud with us at the table or silently in the audience. We
have been having a good time with these readings and we'd love to have you
join us this week.

Mental health has been an ongoing topic in student Jeanmarie Willson’s writing projects at Pellissippi State Community College.

Willson, the mother of two grown children, is schizophrenic. She has been forthcoming about her illness, making it a topic of essays and poems in her English classes. Now, with the help of her English professor, Ed Francisco, Pellissippi State’s writer-in-residence, she has organized a panel discussion about mental health. The event is free and open to the community.

“A Beautiful Conversation” is April 24, 12:25-1:30 p.m., in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Hardin Valley Campus. A panel of Pellissippi State students and mental health professionals will discuss mental health issues and resources. Francisco moderates.

For more information, call (865) 694-6400 or contact the English Department at (865) 694-6708.

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

Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike, Knoxville will be presenting another in it’s series of “Back to Basic” classes on April 24th, 2012 from 10am-12pm.
UNDERSTANDING THE QUILT MAKING PROCESS with Laura Metz is a class for anyone who would like to make a quilt but doesn’t know where to start. This class will take you from the very beginning of the process through to completion with a brief touch on each step along the way. You will learn how to make your own patterns and templates, how to choose color, fabrics and what tools you will need. You will see demonstrations on piecing, pressing, sashing and borders. Also you will see how to layer, quilt and finish with a binding.
There are no materials or equipment needed. Ramsey House will provide tea, coffee, and light snacks. So come join us for a morning of learning and fun.
Please call Historic Ramsey House at 865-546-0745 to reserve your spot or for additional information. The charge for the class is $20.00 per person.

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

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

The Athens Community Theater will present their spring comedy, Duck Hunter Shoots Angel by Mitch Albom in the Sue E. Trotter Theater at The Arts Center on April 19-28, 2012. It is directed by veteran ACT actor, Dave Siklosi.

DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL is the uproarious story of two bumbling Alabama brothers who have never shot a duck but think they shot an angel. As they lament their fates in a murky swamp, they are chased by a cynical tabloid journalist and his reluctant photographer, who don’t believe any of it – until feathers, wings and a tiara are discovered along the way. The play hysterically interweaves a love story, sibling rivalry, tawdry media, race relations and cultural stereotypes as the chase to find the angel builds to a crescendo in the swamp. Ultimately a sweet allegory about redemption, DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL has been hailed by audiences as a rare comedy with a surprisingly heartfelt lesson.

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel opens with dinner theater by reservation only on Thursday, April 19th for $25 per person. The evening features a full meal and cash bar, beginning at 6:00 PM with show time at 7:30 PM. Other evening performances at 7:30 PM are April 20,21,26,27,28 and a Sunday matinee is offered on April 22 at 2PM. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students. Duck hunters with permits will be admitted for half price on Thursday, April 26. For more information or to order tickets, go to www.athensartscouncil.org, call 423-745-8781, or visit The Arts Center at 320 North White Street in downtown Athens.

Thursday 4/19
Jodie Manross

Friday 4/20
Jamie Purnell, Katie Powderly & Josh Oliver

Saturday 4/21
Westwend

Monday 4/23
Yarn, The Kernal

Tuesday 4/24
Kelly McFarling, Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons

Wednesday 4/25
Tim O'Brien, Todd Burge

Thursday 4/26
Hellfire Revival, Eric Wells and Mark Keller

Friday 4/27
Pellissippi State Bluegrass Ensemble, Kelsey Waldon

Saturday 4/28
Cory Bishop

“Bursting with Spring” is the title for the annual spring art show at the Plateau Creative Arts Center (PCAC). The show will be bursting with outstanding original art created by the members of the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade. Art Guild members will exhibit some of their best artwork, hoping to win one of the show’s coveted award ribbons. One ribbon will be awarded for each of the following six categories: landscape, people and animals, floral and still life, abstract, 3¬–D, and showcase item.
Those who attend the Bursting with Spring show will enjoy the opportunity to both view and judge, choosing their favorite entry in each award category. Ribbons will be awarded according to popular vote.
Voting will begin during the show’s opening reception on Friday, April 13, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. Both Art Guild members and the general public are invited to attend the reception. Voting will continue through Thursday, April 26. Ribbons will be placed next to the winning entries on Friday, April 27 and will remain until the show’s closing on Friday, May 4.
View the Bursting with Spring show at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine Road). For more information about the spring show or any of the fine art classes held at the PCAC, call 931-707-7249. Website:www.artguildfairfieldglade.net .

Reception on Friday, April 13, 5-7 PM; free and open to public

Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-2375, www.blountmansion.org