Calendar of Events

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964
Also: Gente Not Numbers and Border Monster sculptures by Angel Luna

Opening reception Sunday April 19, 1:30pm

This exhibit, created by the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Service and presented by Humanities Tennessee, highlights the historical program which imported Latin American agricultural workers to the United States. For a full list of events and exhibits for this celebration, visit www.rosecenter.org. Rose Center has received a generous grant from Humanities Tennessee to support these events.

The Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Information: 423-581-4330

Ready for the World: East Asia will introduce works by leading East Asian composers for small chamber ensembles. Our guest artists will include some of the most prominent scholars and artists to champion the exotic and illustrative world of East Asian chamber music.

Special guest artists: Sharon Cheng, Soprano; Chih-Long Hu, Piano
12:30pm - Exhibits of artistic and cultural artifacts and reception – Lobby of the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
2:00pm - Musical presentation and short lecture – Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Co-Sponsors: UT Confucius Institute
Dr. Chih-Long Hu, Coordinator

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

JOHANNES BRAHMS' A GERMAN REQUIEM
April 19, 2015
Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville

Knoxville Choral Society: 865-579-6292, www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org

War Horses and More
Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center
Saddle Up as we ride into the Wild West.

The Oak Ridge Wind Ensemble/The Oak Ridge Community Band: P. O. Box 6980, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6980, 865-483-3044, www.orcb.org

Save the date!

April 19th, 2015 @ 12:00 pm @ Market Square Stage - Dogwoods Arts Festival - Featuring Marble City Opera

Marble City Opera: 548 Lost Tree Ln, Knoxville, TN 37934, www.facebook.com/marblecityopera & @marblecityopera

Spring Small Jazz Ensembles Concert
Sunday April 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.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

Comedian Bill Burr has an uncanny ability to simultaneously discuss uncomfortable topics while leaving his audience in stitches. With a style described as "uninformed logic" he's become a regular on the late night circuit. See him here when The Billy Bible Belt Tour storms the Tennessee!

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Here are the basics first:
What: Cannabaret - A Lesson in Pot Culture
When: Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Kristtopher's - 4928 Homburg Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919
How much: $8 advance purchase, $10 at the door

The first of it's kind in Knoxville, this cannabis themed cabaret will serve a double purpose to educate the community on the scientifically proven medicinal benefits of cannabis, and for these amazing performers to entertain us excellently!!

Raffle Prizes
Audience Participation Games

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1388000

Featuring talents of-
LadyDoo Moi
Siren Santina
Queen April
Jezabelle von Jane
Delinda d'Rabbit
Foxey Sarcasmm
Anne Ato Mic
Carnee Biscuitt and Candi Sour
Cami Oh
Ivana Rocket
The Katharine Slowburn Experience
Cookie Flir Tini
Starry DeLight
And special Emcee all the way from the Twin Cities - Foxy Tann

Tower
Directed by Kazik Radwanski

2013 • Canada • 78 minutes

April 19, 2015

Knoxville Museum of Art
2:00 p.m. | Free Admission

“One of the year’s most jarring and accomplished debuts.” – Cinema Scope

Despite the film’s lofty title, the man at the centre of Tower lives life in the mundane. Derek is a balding, 30-something loner living with his parents who works part time and pours himself into an animation project. Keeping the world at arm’s length, Derek languidly makes his way through the offbeat channels that make up an existence from which he seems almost disconnected. The feature-length debut from Kazik Radwanski, this off-kilter and slyly funny character study retains a humanness despite its awkward protagonist. Tower asks what role happiness plays in our lives and how social pressure or its absence can sculpt who we are. — Melbourne International Film Festival description

http://www.publiccinema.org/tower/

Bring a drum or share one of ours. All ages and levels are welcome. Free! Call Ijams @ 865-577-4717 ex 110

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

Portraits of the Past - A Poetry Reading

Old Gray Cemetery Board of Directors and the Frank and Virginia Rogers Foundation invite you to join us for: Portraits of the Past - A Poetry Reading. In celebration of National Poetry Month, winners of Old Gray's fifth annual poetry contest will be reading their poems along with contest judge. Come enjoy this event on the grounds of the cemetery among the oaks and dogwoods in their spring splendor!

Parking on the grounds of the Cemetery. Refreshments will be served. Rain or Shine!

Old Gray Cemetery, 543 North Broadway, Knoxville. 865-522-1424 or www.oldgraycemetery.org

Conversation with Dr. De Ann Pendry and others
April 19, 2:00pm - free but registration required (please call or e-mail beccy@rosecenter.org)
May 3, 2:00pm - Spanish Life on the Fence conversation

The Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Information: 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org