Calendar of Events

A traveling exhibition to discover the science of dinosaurs and their ecosystems as you walk in their footsteps, hunt, eat, hide and survive by using computer simulation and interactive exhibits. AMSE Second Level.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

We have decided to work on a new approach to our readings of Shakespeare’s plays at the library downtown and we have a new format that I think will be a lot of fun.

We are going to read quarterly rather than monthly, and we are going to look for people to direct each reading. So we’ll ask that they do a cutting and at least some casting ahead of time which we will then fill out with people who come and want to read on the day of. Reading quarterly rather than monthly will mean that directors will have more time to prepare their scripts and put some actors together. So, if you have an interest please contact me so we can set it up.

Our next reading is planned for December and we are looking to do “Twelfth Night” which we know was performed as a Christmas piece by Shakespeare’s company and for which we have a good cut on hand.

If you are interested in Directing please get in touch.
Tom Parkhill tennesseestage@comcast.net

Saturday 9/29
Don de Leaumont

Monday 10/1
Kelli Johnson

Tuesday 10/2
West Side Daredevils
Nancy Beaudette

Wednesday 10/3
Bill Mize
Mountain Laurel
I Draw Slow

Thursday 10/4
Kim and Reggie Harris
Ramsay Midwood

Friday 10/5
Tumbleweed Company
Jordan Hull

Saturday 10/6
The Empty Bottle Stringband

12:00 Noon, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 South Gay Street, 37902

The Last Friday Art Walk is a recurring event to celebrate the arts on the last Friday of every month in Downtown Maryville. What's unique about it is that it's not just galleries participating. It's also businesses like bars, retail stores, restaurants, theaters, and coffee shops. Each participating business hosts a "featured artist," this includes all disciplines of art; visual arts, performance artists, actors, writers, dancers, musicians, etc. New artists and new art are required each month, which gives the community a new experience each time they come.

Presented by the Maryville Arts Coalition. Information: http://www.maryvilleartwalk.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maryville-Last-Friday-ArtWalk/101193813269860

Join the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum staff 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!

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

MetroFest 2012
A night of music benefitting the Joy of Music School!
Knoxville’s annual MetroFest is right around the corner – and we’d love for you to join us for this unique night of boisterous fun that truly highlights the spirit of our city!

On Friday, September 28, more than 25 bands will be rocking out at numerous venues Downtown, on Market Square and in the Old City. The purchase of a wristband for just ten dollars gives you access to each venue. Mark your calendar and plan to dance the night away with us!

For questions or more information on how you can volunteer for this event and help keep the music going, contact Marlee Harris at cmarleeharris@gmail.com.

Jubilee Community Arts presents The Ebony Hillbillies Old-time String Band,
Friday, September 28 at 8 pm at the Laurel Theater.

As one of the few performing black string bands in the country and the only one currently based in New York City, the Ebony Hillbillies keep an important legacy alive with a rootsy, homegrown style that was a key element in the genesis of many modern music forms including jazz, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock and roll and country. The band is led by Henrique Prince on fiddle and vocals and Norris Bennett on banjo, dulcimer, guitar, and vocals; and includes William"Salty Bill" Salter on acoustic bass and vocals; Newman Taylor Baker on washboard, percussion and vocals; and Gloria Thomas Gassaway on bones and vocals. They are in Tennessee for the Louie Bluie Festival at Cove Lake State Park in Campbell County on September 29. The festival celebrates the life and traditions of East Tennessee native Howard Armstrong who led an African-American string band in the Knoxville area during the late 1920s and 1930s, performing at the Laurel in 2000. Once widespread, Black string bands had almost disappeared by then, with fiddler Joe Thompson the last of the old generation to play at the Laurel in 2005.

Friday, September 28, 8 pm at the Laurel Theater
The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus.
Tickets: $14
(discounts apply to advance purchase, JCA members, students

18yrs or older parental advisory
Tickets $20 in advance and $25 at the door

The Palace Theater is located at 113 West Broadway, Maryville. TN. For advance tickets 865-983-3330 with Visa or MC or from Murlin’s Music World 429 West Broadway, Maryville, TN. The Palace Theater is conveniently located in Downtown Maryville just 17 miles south of Knoxville, TN. South from Knoxville: Travel 129 South past the airport. Take the right fork and turn left at the first light. Pass 4 or 5 lights and Take the first right onto Broadway. The Palace is will be on the right. Plenty of Free Parking in the many city municipal lots. www.palacetheater.com

Keep Knoxville Beautiful isn’t putting on any ordinary fundraiser. This year, the local organization is hosting the Rocky Top Pickin' Party, a night of great music and fun set in the rustic outdoors of Oakes Farm in Corryton. The event will feature live entertainment from string band Pistol Creek Catch of the Day, along with a Pickin’ Party. Musicians and singers will perform mini-concerts throughout the night. Guests are invited to bring an instrument and participate in the Pickin’ Party; however, instruments are not required to enjoy the festivities. Tickets at the event are $20 for adults, $10 for ages 7-15, and free for ages six and under. Tickets purchased online up until the day of the event before 5:00 p.m. are $15 for adults and $8 for ages 7-15. Attendees who bring a bluegrass instrument get a special admission rate of $5. Four drink tickets redeemable for sodas, water or beer (for adults with proper I.D.) are included in the admission price. No outside refreshments are allowed.
For more information about Keep Knoxville Beautiful, visit www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org.

Alive After Five is a unique live music series presented on thirty or more Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The programs take place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Great Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, free parking. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries. For more information about the Alive After Five series and admission prices, please contact Michael Gill at (865) 934-2039.

September 21 - Soul Connection
September 28 - Ian Thomas & The Band of Drifters
October 12 - Jenna & Her Cool Friends
October 26 - Boys' Night Out
November 9 - Atomic Horns
November 16 - Lance Owens CD Release with Donald Brown
November 30 - Hard Knox Blues All-Stars
December 14 - Holiday dance party with Streamliners
December 13 - Alive into 2013 with Jenna & Her Cool Friends

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, www.knoxart.org

Pellissippi State Community College marks National Hispanic Heritage Month with celebrations on Sept. 20 and Oct. 12 at the Hardin Valley Campus in West Knoxville.

The Sept. 20 presentation features dance groups performing in the Goins Building College Center. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. It includes the following scheduled performances:
5:15-6 p.m.—Knoxville Argentine Tango Society
6:15-7 p.m.—Academy Ballroom Latin Dance Ensemble
7:15-8:15 p.m.—Pablo Garzon and Serenatta, Romantic Latin Ensemble, of Nashville

On Oct. 12, the Core Ensemble performs its chamber music theatre work “Tres Vidas,” 7-8:30 p.m. at the Clayton Performing Arts Center. Chamber music theatre is a format developed by the Core Ensemble that blends theatrical narrative and chamber music performance.

“Tres Vidas” is a celebration of the life, times and work of three significant Latin American women: painter Frida Kahlo of Mexico, peasant activist Ruffina Amaya of El Salvador and poet Alfonsina Storni of Argentina.

This year’s National Hispanic Heritage Month events are sponsored by Pellissippi State’s Access and Diversity Office, Student Life and Recreation, and Liberal Arts Department. The Hardin Valley Campus is located at 10915 Hardin Valley Road. For more information, call (865) 539-7160.

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

He lived on the roof of a five-story apartment building in Mexico, and his room was so small that it contained little more than a bed, some canvases and his painting tools. It was from there, though, that African-American artist Harold Winslow created more than 1,300 pieces, securing a place in art history as a prolific chronicler of Mexican culture.

A collection of 50 of Winslow’s works will be shown at a special traveling art exhibit hosted by Pellissippi State Community College and the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies. The works have been on tour since August 2011 at selected Kentucky and Tennessee colleges and universities.

Slated for display at Pellissippi State Sept. 19-Oct. 3, “Una Visión de la Mexicanidad”—“Mexicanidad” refers to the Mexican national identity and culture—offers a record of one artist’s experience in two cultures. Winslow, who was born in 1918 in Dayton, Ohio, moved to Mexico in 1940 in the hopes of escaping racism. He remained there until his death in 2001, at the age of 83.

At the Bagwell Center Gallery. Hours: M-F 9-4. Hardin Valley Campus (10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933). Contact: 865-694-6400, www.pstcc.edu