Calendar of Events

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

We would love to have you attend our 3rd annual fundraising gala dance
party on FRIDAY, APRIL 27th at 7PM at the Foundry on the Fair Site. Cost is
$50 per person or $90 per couple. A table of 10 tickets is only $400!
Please RSVP at http://www.indiegogo.com/mdl?c=home The event will feature
dinner, dancing, a great DJ, a live performance from MDL and a silent
auction! This years "Dance Party" theme will be fun - we hope to see you
on the dance floor!

Sheep Shearing Day, April 27, 2012
Demonstrators will “show and tell” how pioneers harvested and used wool. Visitors and schoolchildren can hand‐crank the shears and view spinning, weaving, quilting, or plowing demonstrations.
Call Jessica Boyd at the Museum to schedule student field trips.
Museum of Appalachia
Norris, TN 37828
865-494-7680
museum@museumofappalachia.org
www.museumofappalachia.org

Join the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum staff on Friday, April 27th at 1:00pm for a walk through the KBGA grounds We will cover over a mile of ground and venture off the beaten path so dress appropriately. Garden walks are free but donations are always welcome. These events are also held rain or shine, so pack your rain boots just in case! Call Dana @ 865-862-8717 with questions.

The internationally renowned Takezawa-Sischka piano duo will make its American premiere at the University of Tennessee’s Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building. In addition to the Friday concert, the public is invited to attend a piano masterclass Saturday morning, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Melrose Hall, Room A100.

The famed duo has performed throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East, won five duo competitions, released 11 CD recordings, cited on the “Year’s Best List” of the Neue Musikzeitung and recommended in the Piano News, Fono Forum, and Stereoplay magazines. Known for the revival of lost-or-forgotten classical works that feature concertante four-hand playing, Eriko Takeszwa and Christoph Sisckka also introduce works with six, eight, and more hands. Sischka's arrangement for 12 pianists at one piano was mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records 2002.

Both events are free and open to the public. For more information about UT School of Music concerts and to view the Takezawa-Sischka concert program, visit www.music.utk.edu/events and click on the concert title. The Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive next to Neyland stadium. Melrose Hall, A100 is located at 1701 Andy Holt Avenue.
website: www.music.utk.edu • concertline: 865-974-5678

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

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 .