Calendar of Events

AMSE Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th (must be 10 years old by June 1, 2014), 6th and 7th graders at two identical one-week sessions June 9 – 13 and June 16 – 20 at Freels Bend Cabin in Oak Ridge. The AMSE Science Explorer Camp, sponsored by the American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation, costs $150 for AMSE members and $175 for non-members. Each camp session runs from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Monday through Friday. The camp session also includes a tour Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the American Museum of Science and Energy.

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

June 16th - 20th. Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. Tickets are $20 per concert or $85 for a weekly pass.

Monday June 16, 2014
Mitch Corbin – National Flatpicking and National Mandolin Champion
Steve Smith – Mandolin Guru
Eddie Collins – Bluegrass Banjo Master and Author
Barry Mitterhoff – Mandolin Maestro
Kate Campbell – Singer/songwriter
Becky Buller – National touring Bluegrass Fiddler and vocalist

Tuesday June 17, 2014
Doug Yeomans – Flatpicking and Fingerstyle Guitarist
Bruce Graybill – Mandolin Maestro
Gary Davis – Four Time National Banjo Champion
Jimmy Heffernan – Dobro Great
Annie Savage – Touring Fiddler/Singer
David Keenan – All Instruments – Rock-a-billy
Rusty Holloway – Jazz Bass Great

Wednesday June 18, 2014
Radim Zenkl – Mandolin Maestro
Wayne Taylor – Bluegrass Star – Flatpicking
Murphy Henry – Bluegrass Banjo, Creator of the Murphy Method of Teaching
Josh Goforth – Fiddle and Guitar Great
Steve Roy – Acoustic Bass Virtuoso
Mike Dowling – Jazz Guitar Great

Thursday June 19, 2014
Stacy Phillips – Grammy Winning Dobro and Fiddle Player
Chris Newman – World Touring Celtic, Swing, Traditional Guitarist
Mark Cosgrove – Flatpicking Champ
Roland White – Mandolin Legend
Annie Staninec – National Touring Fiddle player
Missy Raines – Multi Award Winning Acoustic Bass Player
Don Rigsby – International Bluegrass Star Vocalist/Mandolin

Friday June 20, 2014
Keith’s Klass
Chris and Sally Jones with Ned Luberecki – World Class Bluegrass
Carlo Aonzo – Italiano Maestro of the Mandolin
Kamp Kompanions Koncert
Steve Kaufman

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Monday, June 16, 7 p.m., “History of the Gallup Poll” will be presented by Allison Gallup, daughter of George Gallup, Jr. and granddaughter of George Gallup, Sr. Gallup, Sr., developed the survey methodology for the opinion poll, and Gallup, Jr., ran the Gallup Poll surveys as a business for many years until he sold the entity when he retired. Allison will discuss the history of the poll, its significance in politics and other studies and the impact on citizens. She will also talk about her family and share anecdotes of life as the daughter/granddaughter of the George Gallup, Sr. & Jr. The presentation will be in the Sharon Lawson Room of the library.

Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville, TN. Information: 865-982-0981, www.blountlibrary.org

June 16: Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line + Wordplay guest poet RB Morris

Nashville-based band Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line returns to the Tennessee Shines stage to reprise their exuberant performance of original Americana songs influenced by old-school country, folk, and blues.

Tennessee Shines is a weekly radio show performed live for an in-studio audience at the Knoxville Visitor Center Mondays at 7pm and broadcast live on WDVX FM and WDVX.com. Hosts are Bob Deck and Paige Travis. Tickets are $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Tickets are available in advance at the WDVX Blue Plate Special, noon weekdays and Saturdays at the Knoxville Visitor Center, or at the door beginning at 6 p.m. on the night of the show. For more information, visit WDVX.com.

Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com, http://www.tennesseeshines.com

The June Stroller Tour will feature Food and Cooking from the "Archaeology & Native Peoples of Tennessee" exhibit. Participants are asked to register for Stroller Tours at the Eventbrite website (free).

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

St. John’s Cathedral, Cumberland and Walnut, presents a Noonday Vocal Recital. Performing will be Daniel Judge, bass, accompanied by pianist Richard Sidey. Daniel will sing works by Brahms and Dvorak. Lunch ($5) is available following the recital.

St. John's Cathedral: 413 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, (865) 525-7347, www.stjohnscathedral.org.

FACET is excited to introduce an allergy-friendly children’s play group. FACET Lil’ Champs is a group dedicated to the social development of children managing food allergies and other special dietary restrictions. This first event is supported by Signed With Love, a local small business fostering the use of American Sign Language to promote early communication with all children. Join the fun of an allergy-friendly, food-free signing story time followed by free play. Children will have the opportunity to meet other kids with food allergies. Parents will be able to meet other parents raising children with food allergies. All friends of the food allergy community are welcome!

Location: Cedar Bluff Branch Library Children's Room.

If you have any questions, please contact joinfacet@yahoo.com or melissa_facet@yahoo.com

Join author George Ella Lyon for the grand opening of this unique exhibit on June 15 from 2-5 at the East Tennessee History Center.

More than 50 books are available to touch, read, and explore. The exhibit also includes representative clothes and toys from Appalachia, music, and hands on activities that bring the subject to life for kids of all ages. Exhibit runs June 16 - September 14.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM, Saturday: 10AM-4PM, Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM, Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM, Saturday: 9AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

The McClung Museum is the University of Tennessee’s museum, and in that sense, has been the recipient of the varied objects that alumni have gifted to the University. Among those gifts is a significant grouping of American and European art, representative of major artistic movements from impressionism, to modernism, to neo-plasticism. Indeed, the studied taste of a handful of collectors has not only helped form the backbone of the McClung Museum’s art collection, but has also shaped the history of the museum itself. This exhibit—which features around fifty paintings, sculptures, and works on paper—explores the work of American and European artists, and the influence that art patrons and collectors have had on the McClung Museum.

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

June 14, 2014 through August 31, 2014!

Like many university museums, the McClung Museum has been gifted a wide variety of art since it opened its doors fifty years ago. From Matisse to East Tennensee artists, and from nineteenth century society portraits to twentieth century abstract art, these approximately 50 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper reflect collector’s tastes, and how history has shaped culture and art over time.
The McClung Museum is open to the public and admission is free.

The McClung Museum is located at 1327 Circle Park Drive on the UT campus.
Monday through Saturday: 9:00 a.m.­–5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00–5:00 p.m.

“Nikon Small World” is a traveling exhibit of 20 award winning photomicrographs featuring science subjects on the nano scale. See the unseen. 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

“Clinton Engineer Works (CEW) Real Estate Maps” detail the property boundaries before acquisition by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The exhibit consists of 13 maps, one index map, and maps of segments A-K and O. An indexed listing of landowners associated with the properties is also available. 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