Calendar of Events

Oak Ridge Playhouse is seeks a cast of 20-25 Singer/Actors who move well/dance and have strong comic skills.
Saturday, February 20 at 2:00 PM & Monday February 22 at 6:30 PM.

Bring sheet music for 16 bars of a prepared Broadway-style song. Please dress or bring change of clothes for movement. Cold reading from script. Please bring recent photo or headshot. Be prepared to provide schedule conflicts March 7 - May 8

Please enter at the Green Room door at the rear of the building off the parking lot on Tennessee Avenue.

Performances are April 22 - May 8 and rehearsals begin March 7 (There will be rehearsals during Spring Break.)

This funny show with the funny name is a hilarious side-splitting take on greed, love, revolution - and musicals! Set in a time when water is worth its weight in gold, a Gotham-like city is facing a 20-year drought that leads to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. As a result, the citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. But those who fail to pay are sentenced to a dreaded penal colony. A hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! An irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny.

http://www.orplayhouse.com/auditions
Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.comhttp://www.orplayhouse.com/auditions

The Oak Ridge String Quartet returns by popular demand to the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s Chamber Music Series. The Quartet includes Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra musicians Karen Kartal and Susan Eddlemon on violin, Sara Matayoshi on viola and Stacy Nickell Miller on cello. The program will feature string quartets by Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Grieg.

Adults: $25; Young Adults (19-29): $10; Youth (18 & under): $10

At the Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Info: (865) 483-5569 or www.ORCMA.org

These two iconic instrumentalists have explored their craft in a unique variety of ways resulting in endless, one-of-a-kind possibilities, and their next adventure is taking them to the Bijou Theatre this February!

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

Don Williams’ show at the Tennessee Theatre on Saturday, February 20 has been rescheduled to Sunday, September 25. All tickets for the February 20 show will be honored at the door on September 25.

Country music icon and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame Don Williams is coming to say farewell to Knoxville. Don't miss it!

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

OUTspoken is a third-year program from the Sundress Academy of the Arts (SAFTA) that will take place in June 2016. Our goal is to create a platform for the LGBTQ community of Knoxville, Tennessee, and its surrounding areas to record and perform the experiences of sex- and gender-diverse individuals in the South.

OUTspoken begins with a series of writing workshops taking place on January 23rd, February 20th, and March 26th. During these workshops, on-site participants will create, edit, and produce a piece of art to be performed during the summer OUTspoken events. These workshops will give attendees the opportunity to work with professionals in performance, prose, and poetry in order to create art that expresses their story in their own way.

The workshops run from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Sundress Academy of the Arts. Prices of workshops are as follows: $25 for one workshop, $45 for two, or $60 for all three workshops offered. Participants must attend at least two workshops to be eligible to perform at OUTspoken events. Scholarships are available; the brief application may be found at our website. Additionally, you can sponsor a participant by donating to SAFTA through the online store.

Info: 865-560-6106, www.sundresspublications.com/outspoken

Celebrate with the Knoxville Museum of Art during the winter Family Fun Day Saturday, February 20 from 11am to 3pm. This FREE family event will focus on art activities and projects related to the Knoxville 7 exhibition. The day is packed with art-making stations, artist demonstrations, face painting, continuous entertainment on stage, magic shows, gallery tours, and live music.

Snacks will be available for purchase from the Soup Kitchen. Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd will be performing musical hits throughout the day, and Ajeet Khalsa of Dancing Spider Yoga will lead the children in a sing-a-long yoga session. Family Fun Day is free and open to the public.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

A WORLD PREMIERE EVENT "Tanasi 1796," a docudrama through the lives of
Captain Joseph Black and Cherokee Chief Attakullakulla at the Clayton Center for the Performing Arts Saturday February 20, 2016, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.
TANASI 1796 is a story of Joseph Black and Cherokee Chief Attakullakulla. Captain Black was one of many early pioneers who sought life and freedom west of the Appalachian mountains.

This is a story of Captain Black and Attakullakulla from the time period 1756 with the construction of Fort Loudon during the French and Indian War through the adoption of the Constitution for the prospective entry of Tennessee as the 16th State of the United States.

The Story will be augmented by period music from the Cherokee flutist, Randy McGinnis,and by early fiddle and dulcimer renditions by the Scot Irish heritage of Blount County. Living history performance by Robert Rambo as Attakullakulla, Chief of the Cherokee and featuring the exquisite period art of acclaimed artist David Wright.
Prior to the performance, 6:00-7:00 pm, there will be Music, Drama and Art in the Grand Foyer.

Gen Admission-$10, Buy 4-$35, Reserved Seating-$25, Buy 4-$75
Clayton Center for the Arts
502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Maryville, TN 37804
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
FOR TICKETS CALL:
Clayton Center
865-981-8590
All proceeds benefit the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.

Liz and Tim sing Americana, Folk and traditional Appalachian Music at a coffee house concert, Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7:00 PM.
Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN
This concert is free and open to the public, plus we’ll be joined by the fabulous Kathleen McGregor Williams on bass. The ORUUC youth group will be selling refreshments as a fundraiser for a service trip. CDs will also be for sale.
http://lizandtim.com/tour/

2016 Winter Concert - "The People’s Concert" - Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Clayton Foundation, Rush’s Music and WUOT 91.9 FM. Featuring many well-known and fresh arrangements of folk songs and spirituals.

At West Hills Baptist Church sanctuary, 409 N. Winston Road, Knoxville. Tickets: Adults: $15; Students: $10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from any Knoxville Choral Society member. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org.

Are you looking for an opportunity to spend some father-daughter quality time outdoors? Come out to the University of Tennessee Arboretum for a fun, short trail hike (1 to 1.5 hours) on Saturday, February 20.

This is a great winter occasion to get some outdoor exercise with your daughters or granddaughters of any age. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather and boots or good shoes for outdoor walking.

The hike will be led by forester Jeff Holt. The hike is sponsored by the UT Arboretum Society. Come to the UT Arboretum parking lot, 901 S. Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge at 9:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served before the hike.
This is a free event and we welcome donations to help support the UT Arboretum Society and its programs.

Celebrating 51 years in 2016, this walk is one of many lectures and activities that will be offered this year by the UT Arboretum Society. The program is cosponsored by the UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center.

To learn more about the Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org. For more information on the program, call 483-3571.

Tickets are currently sold out, but you can watch the live stream for free at TEDxUTK.com.

Talks for TEDxUTK 2016 will be held in the main auditorium at the Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture. The event will be broadcast live for free on TEDxUTK.com and videos of each talk will be published online in the days following the event.

Attendees who need parking are encouraged to use the free Volunteer Hall Parking Garage (G15) on Clinch Avenue. Please be aware that it is a 10-15 minute walk from G15 to the museum.

We are featuring two sessions of talks, morning and afternoon. We encourage everyone attending a talk to stay for the entire session. Light snacks and refreshments will be available.

Check in for the morning session starts at 9:15am and talks will begin at 10:00am. Check in for the afternoon session opens at 12:45pm and talks will begin at 1:30pm.

An off-Broadway hit comedy-drama by Jack Heifner. The story follows three young girls as they journey from high school in the 1960s to college days and beyond in this sharply sad and funny play. Tickets: 423-586-9260.

Performed at Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. www.rosecenter.org