Calendar of Events

Bring your preschooler to Story Thyme in the Garden every Wednesday from April through October, 10:30-11:30! Story Thyme integrates education, nature, crafts and physical activity and is free to all preschool aged children and their parents or guardians. Questions? Call us at 865-862-8717.

Remember, Story Thyme is rain or shine in the EcoGarden! Hosted by UTIA Every Child Outdoors (ECO) & the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum. At 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org

This week's installment of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's Concertmaster Series, "Gabriel Lefkowitz and Friends," features the Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 as its ensemble work, a replacement for the Brahms sextet which was announced at the beginning of the season. The quartet will consist of Concertmaster Lefkowitz and associate Gordon Tsai (violins), Kathryn Gawne (viola), and Andy Bryenton (cello).

On the first half of the concert, Lefkowitz will be joined by pianist Kevin Class for several works for violin and piano: Caprice basque by Pablo de Sarasate, Rachmaninoff's Romance, the Souvenir in D major for violin and piano by František Drdla, and Tchaikovsky's Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op. 34.

At the Knoxville Museum of Art. Tickets are $20.00. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

NYC guitarist Mike Baggetta debuts a new project in Knoxville, playing reinterpretations of the hits made famous by Tennessee’s own Patsy Cline. Audience members can look forward to Country classics like Crazy and Walkin’ After Midnight, heard through the arrangements of Baggetta’s modern Jazz and Improvised music style, with hints of the styles of Ornette Coleman and Paul Motian throughout… Not to be missed!

Mike Baggetta is a guitarist and composer living in New York City. It has been said that he is “a guitarist of slippery proficiency” (The New York Times), that his performances are “totally compelling” (Jazz Journal, UK) and that "his melodic sense is truly beautiful” (JazzReview.com). The Mike Baggetta Quartet has recently released Thieves and Secrets, their third album of Baggetta’s original works on the Fresh Sound New Talent label. In addition to leading the Quartet, Baggetta co-leads Tin/Bag, a new music duo with California trumpeter Kris Tiner, a trio featuring Jerome Harris on acoustic bass guitar and Billy Mintz on Drums, as well as being involved in many varied projects as a sideman. Mike’s singular and very personal musical style seeks to blur the lines between composition and improvisation, while connecting a wide range of musical genres. He has earned accolades from the press that call this approach “…beguilingly atmospheric…”

1st Wednesday of each month. $15 admission includes lunch. At The Square Room, 4 Market Square, Knoxville, TN, 37902. Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

A Very Special Arts Festival is a no limits celebration of visual and performing arts by exceptional Knox County school-aged students. The event is not a competition, but an event that provides an opportunity for students with disabilities to share their talents, works of art, and accomplishments.

At West High School, 3300 Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville. Free to attend! Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Hip-hop and reflective lyricist, Andy Mineo is bringing his "Uncomfortable Tour" to the Bijou!

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

We are celebrating another successful year of providing quality vocational services and employment opportunities to individuals with barriers to employment throughout our 15 county service area. In 2015, Goodwill Industries-Knoxville served over 4,000 individuals and we look forward to celebrating these successes.
Support Goodwill's mission and your community by sponsoring and attending the Goodwill Awards Banquet. We encourage you to bring guests who may not be familiar with the numerous services we provide for individuals seeking employment opportunities and self-support in East Tennessee.

At Hilton Knoxville - 501 West Church Avenue Knoxville, TN 37902. Goodwill Industries: 865-588-8567, www.gwiktn.org

Please make plans to join us for the 2016 Tennessee Venture Challenge Finale! Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM at The Foundry On the Fair Site, 747 Worlds Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902.

The TVC is a competition that is open to anyone who would like to learn more about commercializing their business idea. Teams may have business ventures centered on ideas from any campus or institute in the UT System. Past TVC participant companies have ranged from rapid growth of turf grass to the treatment of cancer and heart disease and everything in between.

Participants will pitch their business ideas to a panel of seasoned industry investors, and the winning team will receive a cash prize of up to $25,000!

Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar provided.
Crowd favorite will win a $5,000 cash prize - come vote!
This year will feature an unprecedented number of UT graduate student participants.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM at The Foundry On the Fair Site, 747 Worlds Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902.
Questions? Please contact UTRF: utrf@tennessee.edu | 865-974-1882

This tea features a fashion show with models wearing the newest spring and summer Lilly Pulitzer dresses from the Palm Village Shop at Western Plaza. Each model will accessorize with a beautiful hat (suitable for Derby Day and other social occasions) provided by Crescent Bend. After the fashion show and a tea provided by Bradford Catered Events, you may enjoy the colorful gardens! There will be a boutique area where items may be purchased.

Come and enjoy the elegant pleasure of partaking in a formal High Tea and take the tour of the house museum and gardens where 25,000 tulips will be in bloom. Special entertainment will also be provided during tea time. Cost is $24.95 per adult & $15.00 per child. Price also includes the cost of admission to tour the house museum and gardens. For times and to make tea reservations please call Crescent Bend at 865-637-3163. (For groups of 30 or more, additional dates and tea times can be arranged at any time of the year.)

Crescent Bend House & Gardens, 2728 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-637-3163, www.crescentbend.com

Celebrate Architecture week 2016 April 1-April 16.

Design SLAM! Knoxville in Partnership with the USGBC.

Design SLAM! Knoxville is a live fast-paced architectural competition of design prowess and presentation. DSKv3 will pit teams from Knoxville’s architecture firms and university students against one another to solve a downtown design challenge. Teams will be given 1.5 –hours to come up with and present their solution to the audience and a panel of guest judges for both juried and a people’s choice favorites.
Come, grab a beer, and root for your favorite team.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
5:30pm to 7:30pm
@ The Square Room, 4 Market Square, Knoxville
Free and open to the public.

Find out more at archweek.aiaentn.org. Brought to you by the American Institutes of Architects, East Tennessee Chapter.

Lenten Concert Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.
featuring the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Dr. Jee Miller, conductor. Joe Miller is conductor of the world famous Westminster Choir and a former Church Street singer.

Requiem by Maurice Duruflé
• Church Street Parish Adult Choir
• Daniel Webb, Baritone

Laudate Pueri by Antonio Vivaldi
• Jami Rogers Anderson, soprano

Church Street United Methodist Church
900 Henley at Main, Knoxville, TN 37902
865.524.3048 www.churchstreetunc.org

Part of the 2015-2016 Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre season!

THE BOOK OF MORMON will anchor the season and play a limited eight-show engagement at the Tennessee Theatre. The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century,” while The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals. Entertainment Weekly raves, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time,” and Jon Stewart of The Daily Show calls it “a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry.” It's THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award® winner including Best Musical from the creators of South Park. Contains explicit language. For more information visit BookofMormonTheMusical.com.

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

At Westminister Presbyterian Church-Schilling Gallery, 6500 Northshore Drive, Knoxville

Free and open to the public, Monday thru Friday, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Information: 865-584-3957