Calendar of Events

2013-2014 KSO Chamber Classics Season
In March the Chamber Orchestra will open with Handel’s Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5 in D Major followed by Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major. The program continues with Vivaldi’s Concerto in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11, followed by Albinoni’s Adagio and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D. Major. James Fellenbaum, conductor.

At the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Experience living regional history during Jubilee Community Arts Jubilee Festival and sing from East Tennessee's own shape note book. Enjoy a traditional dinner on the grounds at noon.
No experience necessary; loaner books provided. Please bring covered dish to share.

10:00AM-3:00PM.
Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916.
www.oldharp.org

The East Tennessee Historical Society will present a sneak-preview screening event for Civil War: The Untold Story, a visually stunning new five-part documentary series narrated by Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) and produced for public television by Great Divide Pictures. The event will also include a Q&A with the filmmaker following the screening. James Ogden, the historian for Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will briefly discuss the important roles that Knoxville and East Tennessee played in determining the final outcome of the war.

Premiering nationally beginning April 1, 2014 (check local listings), the series breaks new ground by examining the war through the lens of the Western Theater—including the critical, yet lesser-known battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Atlanta. Filmed with sweeping cinematic style on the very grounds where these epic battles were fought, the series recreates authentic scenes and features interviews with top historians to provide new insights on one of the bloodiest and most defining eras in our nation’s history. Looking at our nation’s seminal event through the lens of this untold story tells us not only who we were then, but who we are now.

Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET
Bilo Nelson Auditorium of the East Tennessee History Center
601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Free and open to the public. First come, first served.
MORE DETAILS: Please visit www.eastTNhistory.org or call 865-215-8824.

On the first Sunday of each month, the American Museum of Science and Energy will open its doors to Knox County students for $0.01*. Tour AMSE’s permanent exhibit galleries; The Story of Oak Ridge, Exploration Station, The World of the Atom,Y-12 and National Defense, Earth Energy Resources, and The Flattop, explore its temporary exhibits, experience the hair raising demonstration Atoms & Atom Smashers, and more. *All children ages 5-15 must be accompanied by a paying adult (age 18 and older) in a ratio not to exceed three children per one adult. Proof of Knox County residency (driver's license) will be required for each adult accompanying children ages 5-15. Contact: Glenda Bingham, 865-576-3200. 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 | www.amse.org

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, located just off Highway 411 on Highway 360 in Vonore, is the state’s only tribally-owned historical site. It was built to honor the Cherokee Sequoyah, who in 1821 created a Syllabary, or way of reading and writing the Cherokee language. Throughout the year, the museum hosts various special events. This spring, a free lecture series delves into a variety of Cherokee topics.

On Sunday, March 2, from 2 to 3 p.m., Tribal Historic Preservation Specialist, Tyler Howe will be lecturing on the “Cherokee Americanization Program”. Tyler Howe earned a MA from Western Carolina University in U.S. History / Cherokee Studies Track. He has been the Tribal Historic Preservation Specialist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the Tribal Historic Preservation Office since 2005. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology, specifically Cultural Anthropology, from the University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology. His research interests are Cherokee culture and history, indigenous rights, identity, self-determination, displacement (internally and externally), human rights, legal repression, vulnerability, community formation.

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 HWY 360, Vonore, TN 37885. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 12-5PM. Information: 423-884-6246, www.sequoyahmuseum.org

"Atomic Energy: A Life Magazine exhibition prepared in consultation with the United States Atomic Energy Commission" is a 1948 panel exhibition prepared by Life magazine for distribution, and was announced in National Committee on Atomic Energy newsletter 66 years ago. The vintage photographic panel exhibit portrays the constructive uses of atomic energy, and the need for international control. Artifacts included are the panel display shipping crate, an exhibition pamphlet stamped American Museum of Atomic Energy, and at least one book mentioned in the pamphlet will be displayed. This exhibit was donated to AMSE in 2013 by the Samuel P. Hayes Research Library at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. AMSE Lobby.

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

Ijams Hike-a-Thon is an annual fundraising event for Ijams. Hikers collect pledges from family and friends and then spend the month of March 2014 hiking Ijams Nature Center and the Urban Wilderness Trail. Registration for the event begins February 3, 2014. The Ijams Hike-a-Thon is a super fun way to benefit Ijams Nature Center. The Hike-a-Thon gives you the opportunity to help preserve and protect the environment and provide educational opportunities while hiking and earning great prizes from generous Ijams Hike-a-Thon sponsors. You register for the event online and then create your own Ijams Hike-a-Thon fundraising webpage. It’s easy! By collecting flat or per-mile pledges from your friends and family, your efforts will add up fast! You’ll even get a webpage link that you can e-mail to your friends and family asking for their pledge. It’s that easy!
http://ijams.org/hike-a-thon-frequently-asked-questions/

Two days of masterclasses given by a distinguished panel of guest artists covering all aspects of collaborative performance and audition for the vocal artist. Workshop is free and registration recommended. More information (when available): www.music.utk.edu/newtriad

• Saturday March 1, 2014,10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building
• Sunday March 2, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Room 32 Recital Hall, Alumni Memorial Building

Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events. View additional UT Music concerts and events including all student recitals on the website.

Jubilee Community Arts presents its signature celebration of traditional mountain music featuring Tennessee artists recognized as accomplished masters of old styles of fiddle, banjo, string bands, sacred music and early country and historical ballads, culminating in the annual Epworth Old Harp Singing. We welcome and anticipate basement sessions all evening Friday and Saturday. Evening concerts begin 7 pm Friday and Saturday, Old Harp Singing and potluck at 10 am Sunday. Friday and Saturday night we will have old time string bands and song and plenty of jamming in the basement. The festival concludes with Old Harp Singing and potluck on Sunday. This year’s artists include Roy Harper, Tom McCarroll & Tammie McCarroll-Burroughs, John Alvis & friends, Mike & Marcia Bryant, Leah Gardner, Gladson Family Band, Frank Bronson & Thomas McNair, Paul McQuade & Buck Hoffman, Anne Hartman and Scott Prouty, Y’uns and the Mumbillies.

The Jubilee Festival is part of the Penny4Arts Program — with the advance purchase of one adult ticket through our regular ticket outlets up to three children’s tickets may be purchased for a penny each. Penny tickets are limited and must be reserved in advance through the JCA office at 522-5851. Fri & Sat Evening: Tickets, if available, will be for sale at the door for $12. Sunday: FREE

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

We are so excited to have Angela Hill leading a workshop choreography so that artists of all levels and disciplines can learn the ins and outs of creating a dance. Included for free will be a series of roundtables where members of the dance community can come together to discuss creating work as well as sharing work that was created over the weekend (or something that is already a work-in-progress). This should be an extra special weekend and with several upcoming opportunities for artists to share work in Knoxville, this is a great way to test the waters of creation or start working on a potential dance for a show. For more information on the event, visit our website where you will soon be able to register online. You can also learn more about Angela by reading her bio found on our Core Dancers page on the website.

Craft of Choreography: March 1st 12-3pm
(learn the basics of how to make a great dance)

Choreographic Process & Creative Inquiry: March 2nd 2-5pm
(for experienced artists or those who attend Saturday to go deeper)
$30 per workshop or $50 for both
Early Bird rate if paid by 2/21/14 = $25 for one or $40 both

Choreographer's Roundtable Part 1: February 28th 6-8:30pm
(a discussion of challenges,strategies and ideas for making work)

Choreographer’s Roundtable Part 2: March 2nd 6-8:30pm
(a showing of works in progress for artists & invited guests)

Roundtables are FREE and open to the dance community!

Location: the Emporium Annex - 100 S. Gay Street
Visit us at www.circlemoderndance.com
contact us at circlemoderndance@gmail.com or call 865-255-3834

An 85th Birthday Celebration in Honor of the Legendary Pianist Byron Janis; five days of master classes, lectures, video presentations, book discussions and music with Byron Janis. Event is free but registration is required. For more information and to register: www.music.utk.edu/janis

Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events. View additional UT Music concerts and events including all student recitals on the website.

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