Calendar of Events

Known for blending contemporary ballet and modern dance with daring athleticism that appeals to audience far beyond the devoted dancegoer, GO! will premiere The Search for Persephone, February 22, 8PM and February 23, 3PM at the Bijou Theatre. The Search for Persephone travels to mythological times of goddesses and nymphs in an original ballet where Artemis, Pandora and Aphrotite search for the goddess Persephone, kidnapped by Hades and taken into the underworld. Audiences will be intrigued with a forest filled with flowers, caterpillars and swinging vines as well as dancing pearls, flipping dolphins and an aerial dance with spinning starfish as the goddesses search for and rescue Persephone from her captor.

Ticket prices are $22 for adults, $17 for children, students and seniors. $27 and $22 at the door. All seats reserved.
Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902.
Go! Contemporary Dance Works: 865-539-2475, www.gocontemporarydance.com

Free live music show! Join WDVX & your host Sean McCollough for Kidstuff Live at the Knoxville Visitors Center. So grab your adult and come to Kidstuff Live! It's a lot of fun for the kid in everyone!

Guests Four Leaf Peat

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Since forming in Atlanta over a decade ago, instrumental electronic rock band STS9 has experienced a meteoric rise to the forefront of the electronic-rock music scene. Pushing boundaries is all in a day's work for STS9. XLR8R Magazine's noted that STS9 is "one of the country's most intriguing, innovative outfits around." STS9 truly does it all!

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

Irish Music
Knoxville-based Irish band Red-Haired Mary delivers traditional and contemporary Irish and Celtic songs and tunes, sometimes in Irish and often in three-part harmony. Members of the band include Jill Bartine, flute, tin whistle and vocals; Alycia Petrone, fiddle; Terry Schomer, bouzouki, guitar, bodhran and bones; Margaret Scanlan, keyboards and vocals; and Tom Scanlan, bass, bodhran and vocals. Tickets, if available, will be for sale at the door for $12.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will host a free Family Fun Day. Join us for free activities, crafts, tours, and more centered around our temporary exhibit, Ancient Glass of the Mediterranean. All materials will be provided. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not necessary.

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

Open Hearth Cooking Workshop
Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 at James White’s Fort
10:00am-2:00pm

Cooking on the hearth does not need to be limited to the plain and boring. Using these few simple to learn and use techniques you can create all kinds of fine foods on your own hearth or campfire. In this workshop we will make:
• Pork-U-Pine Roast
• Asparagus Ragout (Pronounced rag-oo)
• Cornbread
• Fresh churned butter
• Cobbler
We will use authentic 18th Century recipes and create a meal like they would have in the early days of our country.
Once we have prepared this fine meal participants will enjoy the feast.
Cost is only $20 and all proceeds help preserve this important historic landmark.

Space is limited so call today for your reservations:
(865)525-6514
205 Hill Ave SE, Knoxville, TN 37915
www.jameswhitesfort.org

Horace Smith III as Paul Robeson, African-American singer and actor
Adults- $10; Students 6-18 - $5

Prater Hall at Rose Center, 442 W Second N Street, Morristown, TN 37814
Info: info@rosecenter.org, 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org, www.facebook/rosecenter

Open mic, live poetry, soulful music, great food, full bar. $8 cover.
This Month's theme is simply "Love & Equality" in honor of both Black History Month & Valentine's Day! Any poem by your favorite poet, song writer, or lyricist are more than welcome to be shared, and OF COURSE -- ORIGINAL PIECES! The feature line up is still TBA in the next few days, for more info see the event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/592032300889794/

At Big Fatty's, 5005 Kingston Pike in Knoxville.

Teachers are invited to learn and share ideas about how to improve teaching history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s 33rd Workshop for Teachers of Social Studies. The workshop, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the East Tennessee Historical Society, will offer lectures on historical topics that are of special interest to teachers. After a four-year hiatus for the workshop due to the economic downturn, UT’s History Department is glad to see its revival.

The workshop includes four sessions by UT history professors and a luncheon with keynote speaker Patrick Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory University. Allitt will discuss the history of environmental reforms in his lecture “The Environmental Puzzle.” In addition to teaching at Emory, Allitt is a regular contributor to the Teaching Company’s recorded lectures. UT history faculty who will be speaking include:
· Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Lindsay Young Professor of History and director of the Center for the Study of War and Society, presenting “Three Spies in East Tennessee: Teaching History Through Espionage”
· Tore Olsson, assistant professor, presenting “Teaching American and World History Through Food”
· Monica Black, professor, presenting “Globalizing History: Teaching the 20th Century through Germany’s Experience”
· Lynn Sacco, associate professor, presenting “Hollywood Movies as Historical Sources: Teaching Visual Literacy”

Registration for the workshop is $20. This workshop is one of many events created through an ongoing partnership between UT’s Department of History and the East Tennessee Historical Society that provide support for area history teachers. The East Tennessee Historical Society is located at 601 S. Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. To register or to get more information, contact Mary Beckley at mcopela8@utk.edu.

Leader: Robert Hodge, Director of the Center for Urban Agriculture
Location: ECO Garden Outdoor Classroom
Come join the KBGA staff and learn how to start your own vegetable garden. In this hands-on class, we will cover the basics of garden planning, soil nourishment, plant types, and year-round growing. You will leave with a packet of gardening guides, simple steps for improving the soil in your yar, and the knowledge and wisdom for growing in your own backyard or balcony. We will spend some of our time outdoors, so please dress appropriately. Cost: Free for Members, $10.00 for NonMembers.

Registration is Required, Space is Limited. Please call 865-862-8717 to register or email info@knoxgarden.org.

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

Opening Reception February 21, 6:30-8:00 PM - everyone welcome!
Theme: Illumination

FCAC's 3rd Annual Theme Show, "Illumination," was open to all artists in both 2-D and 3-D media. The show has 88 stunning pieces in oils, watercolors, pastels, photography, and mixed media. The public is encouraged to view the show through March 22. On that final evening at 7 PM, the Fountain City Art Center and LeGrand Music Studio will be sponsoring "The Brazilian Quartet" with Richard Miller.
The judge for "Illumination" was well known area artist Ann Birdwell who had the task of choosing the ten works which best illustrated the theme. Awards went to: Lee Edge for a watercolor, Best of Show; Clark Miller for a photo, 1st Place; Kate McCullough for a watercolor, 2nd Place; Yvonne Bartholomew-Thomas for an oil, 3rd place. Six Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Genie Even, Aurora H. Bull, Charles E. Williams, Jr., Denise Retallack, Judy Sells, and Betty Fortenberry.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

Based on the beloved novel by E.B. White. Charlotte’s Web is one of the top 100 best-selling books of all time and the best-selling children’s paperback book ever. The New York Times called it “just about perfect, and just about magical in the way it is done.” Tony-winning playwright Joseph Robinette’s touching and faithful stage version will make audiences believe this beloved book is coming to life on the KCT stage. In rural Maine, Wilbur, a young orphan pig, is loved by his owner, Fern Arable. But the pig is destined to be slaughtered for food, and as soon as he is old enough, the Arables send the pig to his fate on the Zuckerman family farm. A lonely, childless spider named Charlotte, who lives in a dark corner of the Zuckerman’s barn, takes pity on the pitiful little pig and decides to do what she can to save his life. Wilbur is grateful for this mysterious mother figure, but the act of true motherhood will come at a costly price for the tiny spider. The play is performed by 21 talented young actors, from ages 9 to 17. Kayla June Nobbe, a KCT veteran performer who was last seen in Disney’s Mulan, plays the part of the motherly spider Charlotte. Madison Austin, one of KCT’s most experienced actors, performs the role of Wilbur. Kena Holmes will play the part of Fern Arable, and Cody Chaffins and Roxanne Abernathy play the Zuckermans. Four actors are making their KCT debuts: Cade Brown, Bonnie Claire Fultz, Emma Lesniewski, and Greyson VanWinkle.The rest of the cast includes many KCT veteran performers: Catherine Blevins, Jaden Lily Branson, Alexandria Carter, Clare Carter, Abigayle DeBusk, Andrew Fetterolf, Jake Green, Caroline Hunse, Bethany Moon, Boone Sommers, Levi Vinsant, and Derrick Washington, Jr. The play is directed by Jennie Cunic, a senior at Farragut High School. Jennie made her KCT debut as an actor in Charlotte’s Web, when KCT produced the play in 2009. Since then, Jennie has completed a year-long KCT internship and become an accomplished director, having helmed last season’s Sleeping Beauty. Liel Kirk is the Production Manager. Kiernan Bensey and Brooke Cunningham provide the scenic design, and Rose Bolton will design and build the costumes. The play’s lighting designer and stage manager is Wheeler Moon.

Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.
Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Reservations: tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com