Calendar of Events

The District Gallery presents:
Ebb and Flow: New Work by Nancy Lloyd-Hooker and Cal Breed

May 31 - June 29, 2013
Opening: Friday, May 31, 5:30-8 p.m.

The District Gallery is pleased to present Ebb and Flow: New Work by Nancy Lloyd-Hooker and Cal Breed. This exhibit brings together the work of two artists, both greatly influenced by the landscape around them. Oil painter Nancy Lloyd-Hooker and glass artist Cal Breed constantly visit the past in their works, evolve them into something new and experimental, and revisit the past again. It is this ebb and flow--in the ideas behind the works and in the creative process itself--that drives the aesthetic vision of these artists.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 31 from 5:30-8 p.m. The show continues through June 29.
Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. & Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The District Gallery & Framery | 5113 Kingston Pike | Knoxville | TN | 37919
865.200.4452 | www.thedistrictgallery.com

The theme is “Spring in East Tennessee”. Showcasing approximately 20 works by artists who live in East Tennessee. Juried by Annamaria Gundlach.
Opens at 6:00 PM on May 31 during the Last Friday ArtWalk.

Displayed at Fine Arts Blount's ArtSpace Gallery, 106 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. Hours: Tu-Wed 11AM-6PM; Thurs 11AM-4PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-3PM. Information: 865-607-4473, www.fineartsblount.org

By Jones, Hope & Wooten

In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career, divorce and love, local veteran Theatre Knoxville actors return to the stage. Mark Palmer is the suspicious husband with a career driven wife played by real life spouse, Windie Wilson. Tony Mendez and Freddi Birdwell play the divorced best friends. Cheri Compton plays the title role of Beth whose motives may be suspect. The cast is rounded out by Garry Mullins in a surprise role. Directed by Theatre Knoxville Board member, Courtney Woolard, this comedy is as fast paced as any French farce.

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday performances and $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday performances. Theatre Knoxville Downtown has open seating. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets and claim your seats. TKD reserves the right to seat walk-in patrons during the final 15 minutes prior to showtime. For more information on the show, please call Theatre Knoxville Downtown at (865) 544-1999, e-mail info@theatreknoxville.com, or visit www.theatreknoxville.com.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY is a smash-hit musical comedy that brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and, of course, Lurch to spooky and spectacular life. "A visually satisfying, rib-tickling, lunatic musical that will entertain you to death!" according to Toronto Post City. Come meet the family. We’ll leave the lights off for you.

Shows: Friday, May 31 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 1 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Knoxville-based senior theatre troupe, The Silver Stage Players, will host the Darnell Players from Atlanta, GA. The two senior-centered troupes will perform together for three performances of "The Soundtrack of Our Lives: original biographical stories illustrated with music and pictures.” Performances will take place Friday, May 31 at 1:00 PM at the John T. O'Connor Senior Center on Winona St. and 7:00 PM at the Beck Cultural Center, and also Saturday, June 1 at 7:00 PM at the Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (BAPA). A meet-&-greet reception with light refreshments will follow the performances at O'Connor and BAPA.

The Silver Stagers first met The Darnell Players at the bi-annual Senior Theatre USA Festival in Baltimore in 2008. They met again in 2012 at a New Orleans festival and began a collaboration based on their shared experience in storytelling performance. “The Soundtrack of Our Lives” is the result of months of work that became the first collaboration between the two seniors-only troupes.

Admission for all performances is free, with $5 suggested donation. All proceeds from Friday evening's performance will go towards the Beck Cultural Center. All other funds raised will go to pay the Darnell Players' travel expenses. For more information or to reserve seating, call 865-325-9877 or email director@wildthymeplayers.org. www.wildthymeplayers.org

Jesse Gregory and Faultline are a new, but noteworthy band that is definitely worth the listen. They bring new sounds to bluegrass as well as keeping the tradition alive! Faultline includes Ryan Blevins, Jesse Allison, Haley Stiltner, and Meade Richter. They also won 2nd place at the SPBGMA competition! Tickets $13 in Advanced and $ 15 at the Door. For Tickets call 865-310-1972.

The Palace Theater, 113 West Broadway, Maryville TN 37801. Information: 865-983-3330, www.palacetheater.com

Family event featuring giant gymnastics obstacle course, bounce houses, train rides, magic shows, face painting, hip hop dance lessons, vendors and more!
Information: Sally Green, 865-660-1253
In the historic Market Square in downtown Knoxville.

Statehood Day Party in the Blount Mansion Gardens; food, drink and merriment commemorating the creation of the state of Tennessee at the Blount Mansion in 1796. Celebrating the pioneers who settled and transformed the southwest territory into the vibrant state of Tennessee, the Blount Mansion Association will be hosting its second annual Statehood Day at the Blount Mansion colonial revival garden, which is maintained by the Knoxville Garden Club.

A cocktail dinner will be served by Holly’s Eventful Catering, and there will be an open bar available. Music by The Tennessee Sheiks will provide musical entertainment for guests. This night of entertainment and mingling to celebrate our illustrious state of Tennessee is not to be missed.

Knox County’s only historic landmark and oldest house museum, the Blount Mansion is considered the birthplace of Tennessee, and it was built by William Blount who came to Knoxville to be Governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio. Under Blount’s leadership efforts were made to organize the Territory into the 16th state of the United States in 1796, and the state Constitution was drafted in the Governor’s office on the historic Blount Mansion property. It is owned and operated by the Blount Mansion Association, Inc., a nonprofit, educational organization.

Tickets are $100 per person. Food, drinks, and valet parking will be provided. Reservations can be made by phone at (865) 525-2375, by emailing director@blountmanison.org, or online at www.blountmansion.org. Proceeds will go toward supporting the mission and education activities of the Association.

Blue Star Museum admission program to AMSE begins Memorial Day, May 30, 2013 through Labor Day, September 2, 2013. Free AMSE Admission available to active-duty military ID holder and five immediate family members. Active duty military include Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, active duty National Guard and active duty Reserve members. Must show active duty military ID for free admission.

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

Paid chorus positions with Knoxville Opera are available for the 2013-2014 opera season. Auditions dates for new choristers are May 30 & 31.

Knoxville Opera Chorus auditions are open to interested singers on Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Knoxville Opera, 612 E. Depot Avenue, near the intersection of Hall of Fame Drive and East Magnolia. Knoxville Opera presently has open positions in all voice categories. Tenors and basses are especially encouraged to audition. All persons auditioning should bring two pieces of their choosing in Italian and/or French and a resume of their musical training and performance history. An accompanist will be provided.

The Knoxville Opera Chorus will present three productions at the Tennessee Theatre during the 2013-2014 season:
Tales of Hoffman by Offenbach in October 2013, The Elixir of Love by Donizetti in February 2014, and Norma by Bellini in April 2014. Choristers are engaged one opera at a time and are not required to sing in all productions.

To schedule an audition on May 30 or 31, and/or to receive further information about paid chorus positions, please contact Knoxville Opera Chorusmaster, Don Townsend, at dtownsend@knoxvilleopera.com or call 865-599-7961.

Kuumba Watoto Urban Youth Institute has been a seasonal program since AAAA's inception. Every year we hold a Drum and Dance camp for kids from 5 to 18 years old lasting 4 weeks. At the end of the camp the kids will be able to showcase what they learned at the Kuumba Festival. If you are interested in signing your kids up please go to website and go to the Kuumba Kamp tab to fill out the application.

Kuumba Kamp Community Sign-ups & Parent Appreciation Day will be on Sunday, May 26, 2013 from 2pm-5pm in-front of Austin-East Magnet High School on Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue. Kuumba Kamp will be held Tuesday, May 28th through Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 from 8am- 3pm. The camp will be held at Vine Middle School (1807 M.L.K. Jr, Ave.), entrance is on Bertrand Street.

For more information: 865-217-6786 or www.kuumbafestival.com.

Original paintings, sculptures, and graphics by artists from the world over celebrate the timeless appeal of birds through fresh, artistic interpretations.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu