Calendar of Events

In 1980, Evelyn Miller, pianist, devoted teacher, and visionary, realized her dream to establish a concert series for young (under 35) international artists – the YOUNG PIANIST SERIES. Since its beginning, more than 80 concert pianists from all over the world have performed in this unique series.

Featuring Jiayan Sun
Praised by the Toronto Star for his “technically flawless, poetically inspired and immensely assured playing,” Jiayan Sun has performed extensively in North America and China and has concertized at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Severance Hall in Cleveland, National Concert Hall in Dublin. His performances have been broadcast on BBC, RTÉ, China Central Television, and Toronto Classical Music Radio Station. He has won many major prizes, including third in Leeds International Piano Competition, fourth and audience prizes in Cleveland International Piano Competition, second in Dublin International Piano Competition, and first in the inaugural CCC Toronto International Piano Competition.

Ticket Prices
Adult series subscriptions: $40 each / individual performance tickets: $15 each
Student series subscriptions: $12 each / individual performance tickets: $5 each

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Info: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Featuring UT Music faculty in performance. Reception and refreshments immediately following concert

At the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 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.

The McClung Museum’s 4th annual Civil War Lecture series will be held on the last Sunday of each month, January – April 2014 at 2 pm in the McClung Museum Auditorium. This month’s lecture, will be given by Joan Markel, PhD, Civil War Curator, McClung Museum. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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

We are hosting a FREE Community Open House at the West Side Family YMCA on Sunday March 30th from 2-6pm. We will have an art booth promoting art activities for kids. Also, our Summer Day Camp theme for the Y is “Readers, Dreamers, Believers”, and we always encourage creativity and imagination at all ages. The Y is much more than a gym, and we want an opportunity for our Knoxville community to see all sides of the Y. The open house will include the following:
Class Demos for Zumba, Ultimate Fit, LeBarre and more
Music, snacks, and an inflatable for kids
Community vendors for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility
Facility Tours
YMCA membership and program information, including information on Summer Day Camp
Open swim time for families

ymcaknoxville.org

PAULK + CO is proud to host a one night only event: POP UP FOOD TOUR

Presented by Knoxville Food Tours, this one night only event features EAT ME TWO, works of culinary drama by Denise Stewart-Sanabria. Denise will be joining us to discuss her work and to enjoy this delectable event. Sample a variety of delicious dishes from some of Knoxville Food Tours favorite restaurants! Menu offerings are designed to compliment the EAT ME TWO exhibit.

Piano & Flute Stylings by Dr. Douglas H. Manley, Carla Brown & Bethany Brown
A portion of proceeds will benefit Peninsula Recovery Education Center.

$30 per person. Reservations required.
PAULK + CO, 510 Williams Street, Knoxville, TN 37917, 865.335.3334
Free, covered parking is available adjacent to Paulk + Co. in the City lot under the bridge.

Church of the Ascension, 800 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-588-0589, www.knoxvilleascension.org

Alive with colorful characters and action-filled scenes, this play for young audiences reveals Huck as a clever, lovable boy who is baffled by the greed, hypocrisy and absurdity of society. His conscience troubles him about what is wrong and what is right, and on his long journey down the Mississippi, He embarkes on an adventurous tale of excitement and suspense that is delightfully sprinkled with Mark Twains’s home-spun humor.

Saturday, March 29 at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM
Sunday, March 30 at 2:00 PM
http://www.orplayhouse.com/

Reception: Friday, March 28, 5:30-9 p.m.
The District Gallery is pleased to present Terra Madre: Women in Clay, a group show featuring the work of more than twenty female artists with diverse approaches to clay. Terra Madre was formed in 2000 by a small group of artists from East Tennessee. The group’s members are as distinct as their creative work. Each woman comes to the group with her own artistic experience and unique expressive style. “Our mission is to support one another in our clay work, to advance the appreciation of ceramics in East Tennessee, and to encourage each other in the pursuit of our dreams as artists and as women,” said Jackie Mirzadeh, a functional potter and teacher at the Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center. President Patricia Herzog says, “We all need encouragement at times, and I find that talking to women with similar interests and experiences helps me to continue my artistic endeavors with renewed energy.”

The exhibit will include both functional and sculptural ceramics as well as jewelry. Participants are: Elaine Barnes, Gray Bearden, Judy Brater, Jane Cartwright, June Crowe, Tina Curry, Valerie Eiler, Annamaria Gundlach, Candy Finley-Brooks, Amy Hand, Janet Harper, Patricia Herzog, Liz Howell, Lisa Kurtz, Karyn Kyte, Stephanie Levy, LeAnn Lewis, Patty Lewis, Jane Longendorfer, Wendie Love, Sandra McEntire, Jackie Mirzadeh, Shauna Stevens, Linda Sullivan and Belinda Woodiel-Bril.

The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 10-4. Information: 865-200-4452, www.TheDistrictGallery.com

Based on the gripping science-fiction thriller by Lois Lowry. The play will be presented March 28 through April 13, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM & 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.

The Giver won the 1994 Newbery-Medal for the Best Children's Novel, and the book has sold more than 5.3 million copies. In the not-too-distant future, Jonas is nervous about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve, in which every person in The Community is assigned a lifelong occupation. Jonas is singled out to become The Receiver of Memories, an Elder position who alone holds memories of the world's past... memories of all that humans have experienced, no matter how pleasant or painful. At the ceremony of Twelve, Jonas will receive the Truth. And there will be no turning back.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Reservations: tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com

The Creative Arts Co-op is proud to present the 8th annual high school level musical... 'CHICAGO!'

Fifteen high school students representing four high schools and the home school community will take the stage this season. Represented schools include: Harriman High School, Oliver Springs High School, Rockwood High School, Roane County High School, and the home school community. The annual events offers local students the opportunity to participate in a musical production - a daunting endeavor for smaller high schools.

Join us at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center, 426 Ruritan Road, Harriman on March 28, 29, April 4, 11 & 12, 2014 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $10.00 at the door.

Need more information? Call the Co-op at 865/765-1129 or visit www.creativeartsco-op.com.

Come see why the '20's Roared...!

Mark those calendars -- Big Ears returns March 28-30, 2014!

Stay tuned to bigearsfestival.com, Facebook & Twitter for more info.

Anne V. McGravie’s semi-autobiographical story about Navy servicewomen during World War II will play in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre March 27-April 13, 2014. The corporate sponsor for this production is Stowers Machinery. Due to popularity, seating is extremely limited. A first-come-first served waiting list will begin forty-five minutes prior to curtain for sold out performances. Should seating become available through ticket donations, release of house seats, or other means, these seats will be released to patrons based on the order of the waiting list.

McGravie said that the thought of “going away and being on my own” was the main draw of joining the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS). “It was a different life in every way and opened my mind and the whole world to me. I enjoyed everything about it, and when the war was over I didn’t know what to do with myself,” she said.

Tracey Copeland Halter (Director) will make her directorial debut with this production. She received her MFA in Theatre from New York University and served on the UT Theatre faculty from 2005-2013. Her CBT acting credits include: “Black Pearl Sings!”, “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” “Charley’s Aunt,” The Who’s Tommy,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Intimate Apparel,” “Fences,” and “A Christmas Carol.” She also has performed on Broadway, at the NY Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, the Alliance Theatre, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, and others.

“There are so many universal themes for women in this play. Who am I? What role do I play in history? What's my legacy? What happens to a life that has been compartmentalized (inside and out) in such a small space for so many years?” Copeland-Halter said about the production. The cast is comprised on graduate and undergraduate Theatre actors.

Ticket prices range from $5 to $15. As a participating member of the Blue Star Theater family, the CBT welcomes U.S. military personnel, spouses and children as well as U.S. veterans and offers discounted tickets to active-duty military and immediate families, as well as returning veterans for our productions. Tickets are limited to two per household and are based on availability.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com