Calendar of Events

The Irish Curse by Martin Casella, directed by Zack Allen
Runs: Aug 29-Sep 14, 2014
Audition Times: Saturday, July 19, 3:00-5:00 pm and Sunday, July 20, 3:00-5:00 pm

Available Roles: Seeking 5 men. This comic play utilizes very bawdy language and concerns the provocative and sensitive topic of penis size and its relation to self-esteem.
Synopsis: What "The Irish Curse" is - and how it manifests itself - is the raw centerpiece of this wicked, rollicking and very funny new play. From its blistering language to its brutally honest look at sex and body image, The Irish Curse is a revealing portrait of how men, and society, define masculinity. In doing so, it dares to pose the fundamental question that has been on the minds of men since the beginning of time: "Do I measure up to the next guy?"

Auditions will held at the theatre, 319 N. Gay Street, Knoxville 37917. Please bring a headshot or recent photo, if possible. Resumes are helpful but not required. No prepared monologue is needed; auditions will be cold readings from the script. For more information, email info@theatreknoxville.com.

Bring your Family and Friends to Splash Jam!
Bigger, Better, Splashier!
July 19, 2014 at The Cove at Concord Park.
Paddleboard races! TeamSUPSquatch Races! Kids Zone! Live Music!
Call River Sports Outfitters to sign-up 865-523-0066

The cooking of Helen, the magnificent, again with great joy—This dinner in tribute to Helen McNabb, featuring dishes she prepared for Summer Suppers over the years, will be held at the home of Megan and Caesar Stair, a charming George Barber house in Old North Knoxville. 24 guests, $250.00 per person. Location: Old North Knoxville, 131 E. Scott Ave.

Knox Heritage’s popular series of fundraising dinners, Summer Suppers, takes place annually in some of the region’s most spectacular historic places. The suppers are organized by host committees of volunteers who work together to plan every detail.

Knox Heritage: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

The wait is over for Knoxville Zoo’s new experience, designed to inspire preschool and elementary-aged visitors to take an imagination-fueled adventure! Wee Play Adventure, the zoo’s much-anticipated indoor creative play area that features the zoo’s Komodo dragons in one of the best giant lizard habitats in the country, opens July 19th and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Located in the Pilot Flying J building at Knoxville Zoo, Wee Play Adventure involved extensive construction to create a jungle island that gives kids the chance to immerse themselves in an exotic expedition, just like real animal researchers in the field. Visitors of all ages can get an intimate view of the zoo’s female Komodo dragon, Khaleesi, in a new 1,000 square-foot indoor/outdoor habitat and zoo’s juvenile male Komodo dragon, Drogo, in his new home where he has plenty of room to grow.

Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.knoxville-zoo.org

Workshop Series with Abandon Art. Details TBA.

A1LabArts @ the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: www.a1labarts.org

Knox Heritage continues its series of educational events with the workshop, Traditional Stenciling Techniques for Interior Design. Guest presenter will be Derick Tickle.

The workshop will be held at the new office for Knox Heritage, Historic Westwood – 3425 Kingston Pike. Parking is free and is available in the Laurel Church of Christ parking lot next door – 3457 Kingston Pike. Cost for the workshop is $75.00, you will learn how to create your own custom stencil design and learn the step by step process from a master. You will learn about adapting a design from fabric or tiles, cutting methods, placement of ties and registration marks, application tools, and suitable paint media.

Space is very limited and advance reservations are required. To make reservations, call Hollie Cook at 865-523-8008 or email her at hcook@knoxheritage.org

Derick Tickle relocated from England to Asheville, North Carolina in the 1989 to work on Biltmore House, the mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt II and start a decorative restoration program at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Tickle is also one of the authors of, “Painting and Decorating: An Information Manual,” a textbook that is published in five languages. Growing up in England, Tickle began working in the industry at age 15, completing a six year apprenticeship and starting his own business by the time he was in his mid-twenties. After teaching in New Zealand, Tickle was invited to start a program in Asheville, North Carolina for the Biltmore House, Tickle taught the program for sixteen years. Tickle continues to consult on a part-time basis on decorative projects all over the USA.

Knox Heritage: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

R&M Tribute Entertainment and TCB Shows return to Oak Ridge to present Legendary Tributes “Country, Gospel and Rock N’ Roll.” The entertainment will be held at High Places Community Church – The Grove Theater located at 123 Randolph Street, Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM. Admission is $15.00 per person. The show features multi award winning entertainers Ronnie Miller and Terry Turner with special guest, Brian Neal from Oak Ridge, TN. A portion of the show proceeds will be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and High Places Community Church.

Contact Missy Miller to purchase advance reserved seats at (865) 684-6082/tribute.entertainment.com or Carole Polk at (205) 567-2556/ carole@tcbshows.com. Credit/debit cards are accepted. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

The Knox Heritage Salvage Room is hosting a sale of architectural salvage on July 19, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 745 Shipley Lane in Lenoir City. Items will feature doors and large windows from The Keller House, formerly located on Cumberland Avenue where the Howard Baker Center now stands. Other items for sale will include door and window trim, various assorted wood, new doors, a stove, and more. Most items will be priced to move.

Hot pink signs will direct sale-goers from the corner of Kingston Pike and Shipley Lane to the sale and also where to park.

The Salvage Room is a program of the non-profit Knox Heritage which accepts donations of architectural salvage to prevent these valuable items from going to the landfill. Proceeds from sales benefit Knox Heritage, which advocates for historic preservation in East Tennessee. For more information, visit www.knoxheritage.org.

Saturday, July 19th 2-4 pm.
Book signing and reading with Knoxvillian Clay Gilbert author of science fiction novels, “Eternity” and “Dark Road to Paradise.”

Union Avenue Books
517 Union Ave - Knoxville, TN 37902 - 865.951.2180
www.unionavebooks.com

R&M Tribute Entertainment and TCB Shows return to the historical Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, TN on Saturday, July 19 at 7:00 PM to present Legendary Tributes “Country, Gospel and Rock N’ Roll.” The Grove Theater is located at 123 Randolph Street, Oak Ridge. Admission is $15.00 per person.

The show features multi award winning entertainers Ronnie Miller and Terry Turner with special guest, Brian Neal from Oak Ridge, TN. A portion of the show proceeds will be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and High Places Community Church.

To purchase advance reserved seats contact Missy Miller at (865) 684-6082 or Carole Polk at (205) 567-2556 (Credit/debit cards are accepted). General admission tickets may also be purchased at the door. Doors will open at 6:15 PM.

Did you miss the movie, Frozen, while it was at the theatres, and your children—and you--still yearn to see it? Well, you’re in luck!
There will be a showing of the movie, Frozen, at the Blount County Public Library on Saturday, July 19, at 11 a.m.
This Disney movie pits the optimism of Anna teamed with rugged mountain man, Kristoff, against the uncontrolled spell of Anna’s sister, Elsa, who has unintentionally frozen their entire kingdom of Arendelle while a hilarious snowman named Olaf aids in confronting the Everest-like conditions.
Bring the whole family to enjoy this movie at the library.
Free and open to the public, the program is sponsored by the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.
For further information about library programs or services, call the library at 982-0981 or visit the Web site at www.blountlibrary.org .

TITUS ANDRONICUS Directed by Julianna Sanderson
July 18, 20, 24, 26, Aug. 1, 3, 7, 9, 15, 17
7:00 pm nightly outdoors on Market Square
2:00 pm indoors at the Square Room, July __

One of Shakespeare’s earliest tragedies, and far and away his darkest, most bloody play , “Titus Andronicus, is like an Elizabethan horror movie. Interestingly, it was also Shakespeare’s most popular play during his lifetime. The story rests on a struggle for control of the Roman Empire but the play is awash in blood – beheadings, mutilations and horrible crimes against humanity. This play is not for the faint of heart. “These words are razors to my wounded heart.”

Tennessee Stage Company P.O. Box 1186 Knoxville, TN 37901 546-4280 www.tennesseestage.com