Calendar of Events

Marble Springs State Historic Site is proud to present the 2nd Season of ‘Shopping at the Farm’ – the Marble Springs Farmer’s Market for our South Knoxville community.
The market will be held Thursdays from 3-6pm. All vendors must grow, make or produce the products they sell.

Marble Springs: 1220 West Gov. John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: 865-573-5508, www.marblesprings.net

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

Friday 4/27
Pellissippi State Bluegrass Ensemble, Kelsey Waldon

Saturday 4/28
Cory Bishop

Monday 4/30
Glenn Spayth, Julia Haltigan & Freddie Stevenson

Tuesday 5/1
Jack Rentfro's Apocalypto Quartet

Wednesday 5/2
Husky Burnette, Ukesphere

Thursday 5/3
Grant Farm, Stephen Chandler

Friday 5/4
The Tillers, Roy Schneider

An ING Framed by: VIIIC KEER OSSTTAPPPH

DATES: April 26 - 28, 2012
PERFORMANCE: April 27, 6:30 - 8:30pm

University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery, 106 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery hours are Monday- Friday, 11am-6pm, Saturday 10am-3pm. Free admission. Information: 865.673.0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

The popular Music Concert Series hosted by Pellissippi State Community College will present 10 performances for 2011-12. On April 26:

Spring Choral 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.

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

What happens when God decides to use a man to spread his message of hope in movie theaters and that man says “yes?” -- Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Courageous. Alex Kendrick has written, directed, produced, and starred in 4 major motion pictures.

Spend an evening with Alex learning about his journey from local Christian DJ to making an internationally recognized movie that challenges men to be courageous dads. His greatest desire is to motivate the hearts of movie goers, especially the younger generation, to seek a real relationship with God.

The proceeds from this event benefit the Maryville Christian School Scholarship Fund. Each year Maryville Christian School presents “Bella Sera,” the only fundraiser for student scholarships. This year’s Bella Sera, with Alex Kendrick, promises to be a “Beautiful Evening.”
$50 for Premium Seating - $35 for Standard - Group of 15 or more $45 for Premium and $30 for Standard

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Mighty Mud's pottery club meets once a month on the fourth Thursday of the month. It is a great way to work on projects, learn new tips and techniques, and socialize with other artists.

April 26: Handbuilt Masks
May 24: Raku firing (for masks created in April)

Mighty Mud, 2444 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11-6PM. For information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

Join Ijams volunteer Lynn Keffer as she reads And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street. First published in 1937, it was the first of 46 children's books written by Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. Plus there will be an age appropriate craft. Free, but a donation would be nice. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

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

On April 26 join us as we open a 21st century informational and technological window into our 19th century experience. Preview the Civil War Downtown Walking Tour of locations, people and events that make up our traumatic past from 1861-1865. Newly created maps, brochures and graphics will also be introduced.

Located on the corner of Gay St. and Hill Ave, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM and hosted by the Knox Area Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Communication and Information's School of Advertising and Public Relations will host Social Media Week, April 25-26, in the Communications Building on campus.

The two-day event, cosponsored by Dell Inc., will feature presentations, panel discussions and open forums with social media experts from Dell, Scripps Networks Interactive, Cox Enterprises and McCormick & Company, Inc., as well as Knoxville-area advertising, marketing and public relations agencies.

The event concludes on April 26 with presentations from students in the school's social media class to a number of Dell executives including Adam Brown, executive director of social media for Dell and a 1994 UT advertising graduate.The two-day event is scheduled as a lead-in to Social Slam 2012, set for Friday, April 27, at the Knoxville Convention Center. Social Slam is Knoxville's yearly one-day social media conference, drawing nationally acclaimed speakers and experts in all aspects of social media. For more information on Social Slam 2012, visit soslam.com.

For more information on UT Social Media Week, including the full schedule of events, visit cci.utk.edu/socialmediaweek.

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