Calendar of Events

We are delighted to announce that the annual Valentine’s Day Harp Ensemble Concert by William Lovelace students will be back again, so mark your calendar!

Saturday, February 14, 2 p.m., “Valentine’s Harp Ensemble Concert,” by William Lovelace students, in the Reading Rotunda of the library. Plan to attend the concert with your favorite date and then have dinner to celebrate the day.

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

Love Song Night - February 14th

“Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs...”
Time: All Night!
Why: Share your night with all those that love you on StreetJelly. Get ready for mushy love songs!

Open to all musicians and lovers.

www.streetjelly.com

Need a Valentine for that special someone? Make your very own from beautiful materials that come from nature. We provide the natural materials, you provide the creativity. Join us at Ijams Nature Center to create something truly unique for your loved ones. The fee for this program is $5 for members and $8 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Located at the Knoxville Visitor Center, Kidstuff is a show for kids and the kid at heart. On most Saturdays, host Sean McCollough delivers an eclectic mix of children's music. But on the second Saturday of every month, he hosts a special free live show in the Knoxville Visitor Center with great musical acts.

Emerging Knoxville stringband The Tennessee Turkeys will perform on February's Kidstuff Live.

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

The Rose Center Council for the Arts is pleased to present Wallace Coleman’s Annual Valentine’s Day Concert. The concert will be held on February 14th at 8:00 PM in the Rose Center Prater Hall. Ticket prices are only $20. This blues concert has been a community favorite for the past twenty odd years.

To guarantee your seat, make your reservation today by contacting the Rose Center at 423.581.4330 or at info@rosecenter.org. For more information on Wallace Coleman, visit his website at www.wallacecoleman.com.

February 13-March 1, 2015
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change by Joe DiPietro, Music by Jimmy Roberts

The second-longest running Off Broadway musical. Nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award as Outstanding Off-Broadway musical in 1997. This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as 'the relationship.' Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, 'Say, what are you doing Saturday night?'

"Hilarious! The most entertaining show on or off Broadway!" – Gannett Newspapers
"If this show were a blind date, you'd feel relieved, grateful and pleasantly surprised." – Newsday
"So smartly conceived...catchy tunes and witty lyrics." – Variety

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 North Gay Street, Knoxville
865 544 1999 or email: info@theatreknoxville.com / www.theatreknoxville.com

Feel the heat of the legendary - CARMEN by Bizet. A sensuous Habanera; A fiery Flamenco dance; Spain’s hot-blooded Toreador!

Passionate music tells the story of a dazzling gypsy seductress and the Spanish soldier she bewitches into a life of crime. Drawn magnetically to this femme fatale and mistaking her flirtation for true love, he forsakes all. Carmen's fickle heart and his obsessive jealousy ultimately seal her fate!

Starring Audrey Babcock, one of America's leading Carmens, and Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez, who won the hearts of Knoxville audiences in Romeo and Juliette. February 13, 2015, 8:00 PM, February 15, 2015, 2:30 PM at the Tennessee Theatre. Performed in French with projected English translations. Opera preview hosted by Maestro Salesky begins 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Tickets start at $18. Knoxville Opera: 865-524-0795, http://www.knoxvilleopera.com/schedule/carmen/

Save the date! February 13-15, 2015: House & Garden Show at the Knoxville Convention Center.
– HGTV and DIY Network personalities are heading this way for the 2015 House & Garden Show! Jason Cameron, star of DIY Network’s Sledgehammer and Chris Lambton of DIY Network’s Yard Crashers are coming to Knoxville to share their expertise on house renovation and landscaping at the 37th annual House & Garden Show!

Lambton, the professional landscaper who first caught America’s eye on The Bachelorette, brings his expertise DIY Network’s Yard Crashers. In each episode, Chris and his wife, The Bachelor alum Peyton Wright, transform neglected backyards into amazing outdoor spaces that are perfect for entertaining and relaxing. Chris has also hosted Going Yard, HGTV Yard Takeover, Rose Parade 2013, and RV 2014.

Handyman Cameron puts his extensive hands-on expertise to work for DIY Network building, landscaping, hardscaping, and more. Catch Cameron putting all his tools to work on DIY Network’s Desperate Landscapes, Man Caves, and Sledgehammer. Cameron developed a passion for carpentry and construction at an early age and worked as a construction worker after college to make ends meet. He gutted his own home and completely revamped the backyard.

The Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show runs February 13 – 15 at the Knoxville Convention Center in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. More information regarding the full entertainment schedule will be coming soon. Visit www.dogwoodhouseandgarden.com as details unfold.

About the House & Garden Show
The Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show celebrates its 37th year as the largest annual fundraiser for Dogwood Arts. For more information on the House & Garden Show, including how to be a part of the action, visit www.dogwoodhouseandgarden.com

Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Celebrate Valentine's Day weekend with the Farragut Folklife Museum as it hosts the "Quilt Show 2015: The Love of Quilts" on Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Farragut Town Hall.

The quilt show dates and times are as follows: Friday, Feb. 13, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 15, 1 to 4 p.m. An opening reception in honor of the quilt owners will be held Friday, Feb. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature a presentation on the history of quilting by local quilter Linda Wallace at 5:30 p.m.

"Wearable Art" is the theme for the show's special exhibit, which will include quilted accessories and clothing items. The show will feature nearly 50 vintage, new and unique quilts ranging in age from over a century old to modern day. Information about each quilt will be included in a special booklet given to attendees.

The show and reception are free and open to the public; the Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive across from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information, visit www.townoffarragut.org/quiltshow or contact Special Events and Program Coordinator Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

The Folklife Museum Committee displays vintage, new and unique quilts. "Wearable Art" is the theme for the show's special exhibit, which will include quilted accessories and clothing items.

The quilt show dates and times are as follows: Friday, Feb. 13, 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 15, 1 - 4 p.m. A reception for the quilt owners will be held Friday, Feb. 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

The show will be free and open to the public; the Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive across from the Farragut Branch Post Office.

For more information: lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org, 865-966-7057, www.townoffarragut.org/quiltshow

Drew Holcomb is a Tennessee-born, University of Tennessee grad, bourbon drinking, first-edition book-collecting, golf-playing Eagle Scout with a Masters degree in Divinity from Scotland’s University of St. Andrews. He’s also a captivating songwriter and musician that uses personal life experiences to relate to his audience. We are pleased to announce that Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors will be joining us at the theater on February 13th, 2015 and a Valentine’s Day performance on February 14th, 2015.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Elissa Graff, Recent Work
February 9-27
Elissa Graff’s work in enamel draws on nature in both functional and spiritual ways. For each enamel piece, Graff’s art is drawn twice with wire—first fused into fired silica and then drawn as an abstraction of the enamel image for the pendant setting. Each piece is then set like a stone into a related metal and hung from chains, and each encapsulates a moment and memory forever within glass.

Bagwell Center for Media and Art
Pellissippi State Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville 37933
www.pstcc.edu/arts