Calendar of Events

The Synergy Exhibitions feature the creative work of gifted art students from elementary, middle and high schools alongside their educators representing the public schools and private academies of East Tennessee. Student Art Exhibition curated by Amanda Galbraith.

Opening: Thursday, April 7 from 5:00-9:00pm and Awards Presentation: 7:00pm

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-6:00pm. Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

"Word by Word," is the theme of the Tennessee Mountain Writers' 28th Annual Conference, scheduled Thursday through Saturday, April 7-9, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge.

Conference workshop presenters will include Sonja Livingston, Nonfiction; Michael Knight, Fiction and General Session speaker; Jesse Graves, Poetry; Courtney Stevens, Writing for Young People; Denton Loving, Editing. Special sessions will be conducted by Beverly Connor, Keeping Series Books Fresh; Robert Gipe, Oral History Projects; Saundra Kelley, Storytelling; Bob Mayer, Self-publishing; Judy DiGregorio and Cathy Kodra, From Preparation to Publication. Keynote speaker at the awards banquet, the concluding event of the conference, will be award winning writer Sonja Livingston.

Early registration fees before March 24 are $185 for full conference ; $150 for all day sessions Friday and Saturday; single sessions are $30 each; banquet only, $35. Prices after March 24 are $200 for full conference; other prices remain the same. Students (high school and full time college) may attend full conference for $50. Additional information and a conference registration form can be found on the Tennessee Mountain Writers' web site, www.tmwi.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

Featuring over 50 quilts, including contemporary quilts by The Merry Crow Hop Quilters and treasured quilts from family collections, at the Cora Veal Senior Center on College Street in downtown Madisonville

Opening Reception: Monday, April 4, 5 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday - Thursday, April 5 - 7, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Lunch available for purchase on Saturday - Free and Open to the Public
Monroe Area Council for the Arts: 423-442-3210, www.monroearts.com

A world-class visual arts exhibition of large-scale outdoor sculpture which enliven downtown Knoxville, the McGhee Tyson Airport and Oak Ridge. Sculpture artist Isaac Duncan III, a Brooklyn, New York native who currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee served as the Juror for the 2016-2017 exhibition. #AIPP

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

Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) invites you to Scruffy ‘Scapes and Sonnets, an art and poetry exhibit featuring two-dimensional art depicting the scruffy city of Knoxville, TN and the sonnets that were written with the pieces of art in mind.

SAFTA introduces this exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. in Preservation Pub’s second floor Speakeasy. This event will feature a reception with the artists as well as a reading from the featured poets. Please join us as we celebrate the tremendous amount of talent that Knoxville holds!

The show itself runs from April 1 through May 5, 2016 and features photography by Michelle Jephcott, Jessica Hanneken, Anita Koester, Keith Norris, and Shae Hacker, paintings by Starr Cline and Dawn Hawkins, and sonnets by nationally-acclaimed poets Kristi Maxwell, Chris Petruccelli, Ben McClendon, Keri Withington, Erin Elizabeth Smith, and more!

Sundress Academy for the Arts: (865) 560-6106, safta@sundresspublications.com, http://www.sundresspublications.com

Broadway Studios and Gallery presents an evening with artist Owen Weston. The work is retrospective of decades of work while teaching art at West High School in Knoxville.

Opening reception is held from 5-9 on First Friday April 1 and exhibit runs through the end of the month. Free parking is on premises and light refreshments will be served.

Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Regular business hours are 11-7 Thursday-Saturday. Information: www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com

A celebration of the artwork of Susanne C. Barrie (née Susan Jenkins). Selected drawings and prints will be on exhibit from April 1-30th. The exhibit’s opening reception is on April 8th from 6-9 pm.

Susanne earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Arizona State University. Susanne traveled the world honing her skills as an artist/printmaker, with extensive travel and work in Mexico, Europe, and Japan. Susanne moved to Knoxville in the early 1980s where she has been a long-time, active member of the local arts community.

Cafe hours 10-2 every Friday. The gallery is often accessible, but one would need to check the website for a complete schedule of when the Birdhouse is open and the gallery is accessible to the public. The Birdhouse Bird Feeder Gallery, 800 N 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: http://birdhouseknoxville.com, birdhouseknoxvillegallery@gmail.com

ART OPENING & Show
PODS, Sculpted by Nature, recent double exposure photography
by Darrell Cecil Belcher, a University of Tennessee graduate, living in New York City.

Show opens First Friday April, 1, come by for a reception for the artist from 6-9pm.
The show will be on display & pieces for sale April 1 - April 30. Free
Hours per the Pioneer House web site.
413 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
865-200-8084
http://www.pioneer-house.com/events/

First Friday Opening Reception at Casa HoLa. Whimsical and Reflective: oil paintings and drawings by Stephanie Robertson. April 1, from 5:00-9:00PM.

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

April 1st - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Henley Street Bridge - Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser at Mimi's Cafe
April 9th - 4:00 - 7:00 PM - Tennessee Love at Saw Works Brewing Co.
April 12th - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Mountain Irises at Quaker Steak and Lube - Sevierville
April 18th - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Red Barn at Gibby's Dining & Drinks
April 21st - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Day and Night (Two 12"x12" canvases) at Blue Coast Grill
April 22nd - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Blue Zen at Le Noir Restaurant - Lenoir City.
April 25th - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Starry Night Wine Glasses at Barley's - Maryville
April 27th - 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Late Spring at Carolina Ale House

Classes are $35 unless otherwise noted. Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, http://www.wineandcanvas.com/knoxville-tn.html

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present Annie, Jr., a version of the classic Broadway show “Annie,” specifically adapted for children and families. The play will be performed April 1 - 17, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM.

The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved, award-winning musicals. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

The script is based on the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” from the Tribune Media group. The original Broadway production was produced by Mike Nichols, from a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. The play is produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.