Calendar of Events

Each Second Sunday of the month at 2pm, docents offer free guided tours of Higher Ground, Currents, and traveling exhibitions to the public. In order to reach a broader audience the KMA offers Spanish speaking tours once a month at 3pm.

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

Each Second Sunday of the month, the KMA will host FREE drop-in art activities for families. A local artist will be on-site to lead hands-on art activities between 1pm and 4pm on the second Sunday of each month.

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

Join McClung Museum's Joan Markel for a fascinating ride around the Union line and hear the powerful talk of the bloody Battle of Fort Sanders. Sunday, April 10, from 2:00-4:00PM.

Tickets are $40 members, and $60 non-members (which includes a one year membership to the McClung Museum). Ticket fee includes keepsake wine tumbler, wine and snacks.

Tickets are limited. RSVP to 865 974 2143 or spalado@utk.edu by April 1. For more details, visit tiny.utk.edu/cwbustour.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Join us for the Children’s Hospital Courtyard Fountain Dedication honoring our donors and artist Marga Hayes McBride.

Sunday, April 10
2-4 p.m.
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
2018 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee
Call Taylor Crosby with questions 865-541-8723

WHAT IS IT? The most fun you will have in rented shoes!

It’s not about the bowling…it’s about the kids! Bowl for Kids’ Sake is Big Brothers Big Sisters of East TN’s largest annual fundraiser bringing together more than 900 community members to major bowling parties to raise funds for a great cause. Bowl For Kids’ Sake is the perfect way for individuals to make an impact on our community – it only takes a little bit of effort to raise the money that is vital to our program’s success. As a “thank you” for your support and enthusiasm, Big Brothers Big Sisters of East TN hosts a celebratory party at your local bowling center. No bowling expertise is required, only the willingness to share in our heartfelt and sincere thanks for helping us transform our community.

April 9, 10:00AM-2:00PM at the Oak Ridge Bowling Center.
April 16, 11:00AM-2:00PM, Maryville, Crest Lanes
April 22, 4:00-9:00PM, Strike and Spare, Western Avenue, Knoxville
April 23, 10:00AM-4:00PM, Strike and Spare, Western Avenue, Knoxville

For registration and more information please visit http://www.tennesseebig.org/bowlforkidstoday or contact adamas@tennesseebig.org or Alli Damas at 865-523-9455.

Bikes & Blooms riders will enjoy the colorful displays of our native dogwood tress from your bicycle seat! North and Southbound 8-mile guided rides, led by and leaving from Tennessee Valley Bicycles, allow riders to enjoy Knoxville’s natural beauty the lean, green way.

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

With the stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Old City, Rhythm N’ Blooms showcases the best of roots music plus the hottest up-and-coming acts ranging from your favorite indie rockers to iconic Americana acts to soul and hip-hop. *Ticket Required. #RnBKnox Tickets are available on at www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com

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

Workshops, lectures, master classes, and performances
N.H.M.C./ 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 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

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

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

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