Calendar of Events

Join us as we kick off the Grow Your Garden series! Participants will learn about growing a fruits and vegetables this spring and discuss what to plant, when to plant it, and how to grow a spring edible garden. Pre-registered participants will take home seeds and starter plants provided by CAC Green Thumbs and the Center for Urban Agriculture.

Choose the time and location that works best for your schedule:
9:00 am on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum
12:00 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
5:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at SEEED Knox

Registration at http://knoxgarden.org/classes-events/growyourgarden/

The Grow Your Garden series is offered through the Center for Urban Agriculture as a partnership between the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, and SEEED Knox in an effort to help people grow food for themselves and others. Your registrations go toward growing the community gardening programs offered at each of these non-profit organizations.

Thank you to Elder’s Ace Hardware and Lowe’s Home Improvement for providing seeds for this series!

Questions? Email cua@knoxgarden.org for more information.

Part of the 2016-2017 Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre season!

CHICAGO, which opened to rave reviews on November 14, 1996, is now in its 20th year on Broadway and is one of the longest running American musicals, showing no sign of ever slowing down! Chicago is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording. Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.

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

Following last week's release of their jaw-dropping new album St. Paul and the Broken Bones just announced their upcoming tour including a stop in Knoxville! Sea Of Noise lifts this Alabama eight-piece from its spot as the nation's best young party band into headier and more exciting territory, where insights matter more than mere imitation. If its 2014 debut album Half The City proved that the group had the chops to refresh bar-band revivalism, this new release stands firmly in the present while exploring jazz-funk, orchestral pop and country-soul.

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: http://themillandmine.com/

Since the mid 80’s, Kirk Hanser has performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan as a soloist and ensemble member. In concert and on recordings these days, he is mainly heard with John McClellan as the internationally acclaimed Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo. Their most recent recording, ”La Vida Breve”, was called “…passionate, beautiful…guitar playing at its highest order” by Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine (U.S.), while Classical Guitar Magazine in the U.K. delighted in the duo’s “…sheer swagger & verve.”

Tickets: $20 adults/$5 students 12 to 18/Children under 12 free with adult admissions. At Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 North Cedar Bluff Road, Knoxville, TN 37923. Information: http://knoxvilleguitar.org/

Local favorite Erick Baker returns for another intimate evening at the Bijou on Valentine's Day Weekend!

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

Free and open to the public! Live performances by Kelle Jolly, Dre Hilton, and Circle Modern Dance. Air brush demonstration by artist Brandon Donahue. Art activities, door prizes, face painting, magic show, and food for purchase!

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

The Knoxville Literary Exchange, a free, monthly poetry and prose writing workshop open to high school age students, will meet Saturday, February 18, 2017 at
11:30am to 1:30pm. The workshop will focus on giving students the opportunity to engage in writing, share their writing, and receive encouraging feedback--all in a supportive, safe space. The Knoxville Literary Exchange meets every third Saturday in the fall (September, October, November, and December) and spring (February, March, April, May) at The Central Collective, 923 N Central St, Knoxville, TN. For further information, please contact organizer Liam Hysjulien at KnoxLitExchange@gmail.com.

Pamela Schoenewaldt, novelist, short story writer, and experienced teacher, will lead a writing workshop on point of view Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. until noon, at Central United Methodist Church, 201 East Third Avenue. Registration required to attend: http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/events/story-your-point-view

She will help you find, define, and empower the all-important point of view that makes (or breaks) your story. This workshop is valuable for writers at all stages, in genres as diverse as poetry, long and short fiction, and memoir. The workshop will look at how point of view drives character, plot and setting. You will discuss classic options: first, second, and many variations of third person, outlining strengths and challenges for each. A few short, fun exercises let you discover how the “right” point of view can dramatically unstick problem pieces and reveal new depth and possibilities in your work.

Pamela Schoenewaldt’s prize winning short stories have been published internationally. Her first three novels were with HarperCollins, including a USAToday Bestseller. She has taught fiction writing for many years and has given many popular KWG workshops. Please bring something to write with and on, some story ideas if you have them (not required), and be ready to amaze yourself. Questions? Contact Pamela Schoenewaldt at p.schoene@comcast.net

Dads and daughters: why not plan some quality time together this winter and do it outdoors? Come out to the University of Tennessee Arboretum for a fun, short trail hike (1 to 1.5 hours) on Saturday, February 18. This is a great winter occasion to spend some quality time outdoors with your daughter or dad.

This hike will be held outdoors and will be led by Jeff Holt, a local forester. Come to the UT Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge at 9:00 a.m. for refreshments before the hike. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather and boots or good shoes for outdoor walking.

This is a free program offered by the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society.

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

The Knoxville Literary Exchange is a free, monthly poetry and prose writing workshop open to high school age students. The workshop will focus on giving students the opportunity to engage in writing, share their writing, and receive encouraging feedback--all in a supportive, safe space. The Knoxville Literary Exchange meets every third Saturday in the fall (September, October, November, and December) and spring (February, March, April, May). For further information, please contact organizer Liam Hysjulien at KnoxLitExchange@gmail.com

The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

Blossoming Lotuses: Art and Yoga for Kids with Meghan Henley at The Glowing Body, 711 Irwin St, Knoxville, TN 37917, Saturday, February 18th, 1:00-3:00pm.

Yoga and Art are the foundation of this fun and creative workshop designed to stimulate your child's growing curiosity. Our time together will include:
A journaling art project where we will sketch our own yoga poses to then take home and practice from, yoga games, mindful breathing exercises, and dynamic movement to fun energetic music, a mindful healthy snack where we will use our senses to learn something new about what we eat.

For more information and to register please visit http://www.glowingbody.net/calendar/blossoming-lotuses-summer-om-work-for-kids-with-meghan-henley/.

The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge will present entertainment, crafts and cuisines from cultures around the world at its annual International Festival.

Frank Murphy, who hosts an afternoon show on 93.1 WNOX radio, will broadcast live from the International Festival. Comedy Improv, a comedy troupe that Murphy performs with, will close the festival with its improvisational comedy. Children will be invited to make and take crafts at craft stations during the festival. Children will learn origami at a Japanese booth, as well as other crafts at several International Bazaar booths. The Knoxville Area Model Railroaders will operate model trains at the World of Trains exhibit during the festival, and the Train Garden will be open, weather permitting. Royal Magic Events will offer Face Painting and balloon animals for a small fee.

Admission to the International Festival is $12 for adults, $11 for seniors, $10 for children 3-18 and $1 off each category for museum members. Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information: 865-482-1074, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org