Calendar of Events

June 10-11 Peggy Whitted - Weaver
June 12-13 Andrea Wilson - Print Maker
June 19-20 John Dickens - Wood Carver
June 20 Kathy Seely - Beaded Jewelry
June 26-28 Marlo Gates - Broom Maker

July 8-9 Peggy Whitted - Weaving
July 10-11 Andrea Wilson - Print Maker
July 17-18 George McCullom - Basket Maker
July 25 Kathy Seely - Beaded Jewelry

August 7-9 Andrea Wilson-Print Making

They are all members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. They will be inside our store demonstrating their craft. They usually bring some of their products to sell as well. They usually are here between 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Arrowcraft Shop, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-4604, www.southernhighlandguild.org/pages/guild-shops/arrowcraft.php or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arrowcraft/103152889888976

The Clayton Center 2014-2015 season is finally here! Join us for all 12 performances, or choose a special 6. Full Season prices begin at $201 for 12 shows and 6 Show Season begins at $105.

“The Song of Eva Perón” is a Tango dance and music presentation inspired by the life of Eva Perón. Location: Ronald And Lynda Nutt Theatre.

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

The Black Box Concert Series takes place at the Sue E. Trotter Black Box Theater at The Arts Center, 320 North White St. in downtown Athens, Tennessee.

With her special blend of urban folk and jazz, KJ Denhert closes the series on Friday, March 20, 2015. Consistently praised for her pathos, originality and impeccable musicianship, KJ is a one-of-a-kind songwriter, guitarist and performer, not to be missed.

Tickets for KJ Denhert are $15/adult and $8/student and are on sale online at www.athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, and at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee 37303. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony for the High School Art Show at The Arts Center at 5:30pm on Friday, March 20, 2015.

Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

Historic Westwood – 3425 Kingston Pike. Parking is free and is available in the Laurel Church of Christ. A free lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at 12:00 p.m. Space is limited and advance reservations are required. To make reservations, call Hollie Cook at 865-523-8008 or email hcook@knoxheritage.org

1300 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

Those who had the pleasure to see the fabled Freight Hoppers perform from 1992 to the band’s lay-up will certainly know what a sight and sound it is to witness the fiddle and banjo combination driven by David Bass and Frank Lee. The Freights were one of the hottest bands on the old-time circuit back in the mid 90s. The current line-up is Micah Spence on fiddle, Frank Lee on banjo, Isaac Deal on guitar and Bradley Adams on string Bass. Their latest album Mile Marker was released in 2010.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$14 General Day of Show • $6 Children 12 & under

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus. For additional information, call (865) 522-5851, e-mail concerts@jubileearts.org, or visit www.jubileearts.org.

The Athens Area Council for the Arts presents KJ Denhert on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 7:30 pm. KJ Denhert is the final performance in the 2014-2015 Black Box Concert Series at The Arts Center at 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee. All Black Box Concert Series events are sponsored by Tennessee Wesleyan College. All AACA programs are supported by the Tennessee Arts Commission.
KJ Denhert’s special blend of urban folk and jazz moves audiences to dance, laugh, and even cry. Her distinct sound and compelling songwriting have earned her four Independent Music Award nominations, a John Lennon Songwriting Grand Prize, and the title of “top female vocalist” on Jazz.com’s list.

Consistently praised for her pathos, originality, and impeccable musicianship, KJ is a one-of-a-kind songwriter, guitarist, and performer, not to be missed.

Tickets for KJ Denhert are $15/adult and $8/student and are on sale online at www.athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, and at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee 37303. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony for the High School Art Show at The Arts Center at 5:30pm on Friday, March 20, 2015.

World Class Bluegrass with Marty Raybon
And Featuring Irene Kelley, and Mae Beth Harris
Friday, March 20 at the Bijou Theatre

Tickets are on sale NOW for World Class Bluegrass #11 featuring Marty Raybon, Irene Kelley, and Knoxville's own Mae Beth Harris. Get your tickets now at all Ticket Master locations, online at knoxbjiou.com, and at the WDVX studios during business hours.

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

Join us at ETTAC for Appy Hour on March 20th from 4 to 5:30, and then again every third Friday of the month. Everyone is invited to share and learn about the newest apps that will help seniors and people with disabilities! ETTAC will be demonstrating the "Be My Eyes" app. You can register for this event by calling ETTAC before March 19th. Please assist us in scheduling the next event by completing this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PZYGKNN

East Tennessee Technology Access Center. Phone: 865-219-0130, ettacmain@gmail.com, www.ettac.org

Miss Firecracker Contest by Beth Henley is a comedy set in the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, a few days before the Fourth of July. Carnelle Scott (known locally as "Miss Hot Tamale") is rehearsing furiously for the Miss Firecracker Contest — hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow her to leave town in a blaze of glory. The unexpected arrival of her cousin Elain, a former Miss Firecracker winner, (who has walked out on her rich but boring husband and her two small children) complicates matters a bit, as does the repeated threat of Elain's eccentric brother, Delmount, (recently released from a mental institution) to sell the family homestead and decamp for New Orleans. But, aided by a touchingly awkward seamstress named Popeye (who is hopelessly smitten by Delmount) and several other cheerfully nutty characters, Carnelle perseveres — leading to a denouement of unparalleled hilarity, compassion and moving lyricism as all concerned finally escape their unhappy pasts and turn hopefully toward what must surely be a better future. Will be presented at the Clayton Center for the Arts. Details TBA.

Foothills Community Players: P.O. Box 5645, Maryville, TN 37802, 865-712-6428, http://www.foothillscommunityplayers.com/

March 19-22, 2015
Foothills Community Players present The Miss Firecracker Contest
Dubbed “a torrential downpour of humor,” by the New York Times, “The Miss Firecracker Contest” by Beth Henley, concerns the comic misadventures of Carnelle Scott, a young woman in Brookhaven, Mississippi, who believes that if she can just win the local Miss Firecracker Contest, then she can repair her bad reputation and leave the town in a “blaze of glory.

At the 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

Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (SERTEC)
Workshops, lectures, master classes and performances
More information/fees/registration: www.iteaonline.org/conferences/regionals_2015/SERTEC/
Thursday-Saturday, March 19-21, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

UT School of Music: Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. (The James R. Cox Auditorium is located in the Alumni Memorial Building.) The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus.
*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

2014-2015 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Season
James Feddeck, guest conductor
Conrad Tao, piano

In March, the KSO welcomes guest conductor James Feddeck for Mozart & Mendelssohn. This concert begins with Rossini’s William Tell Overture, followed by Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 featuring guest artist Conrad Tao. The concert concludes with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, known as the Scottish Symphony.

Maestro James Feddeck recently concluded his tenure as Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. He was previously the Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a pianist, composer, and violinist. Born in Urbana, Illinois, he gave his first piano recital at age 4, and four years later made his concerto debut performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414. Conrad currently attends the Columbia University/Juilliard School joint degree program studying piano and composition.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com