Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Choral Society presents ~ “Choral Music for Brass, Percussion and Organ”. This concert explores the power and majesty achieved by the combination of the Knoxville Choral Society, accompanist Danny Brian on the 22 rank Randall Dyer Pipe Organ, and some of the finest brass and percussion instrumentalists of the area. Selections will include works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, Mack Wilberg, and Z. Randall Stroope. It will be an evening of enjoyable and inspirational music that will dispel the notion that classical choral music is stuffy and boring.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students and are available at Rush’s Music, from any choral society member and at the door.

At West Hills Baptist Church, 409 N Winston Rd, Knoxville, TN 37909. Knoxville Choral Society: 865-312-2440, www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org

Join us for free a free Family Fun Day featuring activities, crafts, tours, and more.

In collaboration with the Arab-American Club of Knoxville, the museum will feature its spring exhibition Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt in an event celebrating Arab culture through dance, music, and crafts.

All materials will be provided. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not necessary.

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

When Advertising is good, it sells. When it's totally rad, it gets recognized.

For 52 Years, the AAF has been celebrating amazing creative in Knoxville. Join us and our awesome guest emcee, Dino Cartwright of WVLT, as he hosts this year's American Advertising Awards.

Crowne Plaza - Downtown Knoxville
February 25, 2017

6:00 pm Reception & Gallery
7:30 pm Plated Meal & Awards Presentation
Attire: Formal / 80's chic

$65/seat - $600/table of 10
Please purchase tickets and RSVP by February 20th
knoxraddys.com

Slow Food of the Tennessee Valley hosting an evening to enjoy community and experience food education on Sunday, February 25th, at Ijams Nature Center,
2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920, . From 5:00-8:00pm, join fellow food lovers for a potluck and a screening of Just Eat It. The documentary film explores both food waste and food rescue, following a couple who, after learning about the billions of dollars in food thrown out every year, vow to stop grocery shopping completely and to live only on discarded food. Visit here for a preview.

The evening includes a pre-film discussion on food waste and the screening of the film. Entrance fee is a dish that includes at least one local ingredient to share, or $5/person. This is a no-waste event; please bring your own table setting (plate, bowl, silverware, cup, and napkin). For more information or to RSVP please visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/1801582496770586/.

Come join us for a class on pine needle basketry. Local artisan Tonya Dockery will be teaching a class on pine needle basketry at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore on Saturday, February 25, from 10-3 (class may run a little bit longer). The cost of the class is $15.00 and includes materials.

Tonya Dockery is of Cherokee descent and a life-long resident of Tellico Plains, TN. She uses a unique presentation by implementing traditional stories, crafts, lecture and living history to educate about the Cherokee people. She is very talented and uses traditional crafts in teaching how to make pine needle baskets, corn shuck dolls, beadwork, and finger weaving. She and her family also portray the lifestyle of the Cherokee families between the time period of the late 1700’s-early 1800’s, which is pre-removal era before the Trail of Tears. Tonya has been studying Cherokee for a number of years.

Call the museum at 423-884-6246 or stop by to register. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks are available for purchase at the museum.

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 HWY 360, Vonore, TN 37885. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 12-5PM. Information: 423-884-6246, www.sequoyahmuseum.org

Join Moon Taxi for an exclusive Meet & Greet brunch at Scruffy City Hall Friday, February 25th! The band will be on hand to share stories over mimosas and help you get rejuvenated and ready to go for night two. Scruffy City Hall will have a special brunch menu (details coming soon) as well as a full bar of refreshments available for purchase. Patrons will also recieve a signed poster from the band.

Tickets/information: http://themillandmine.com/

Bare.thred will be hosting a pop-up clothing shop featuring clothes for all ages, as well as their own chapstick brand, Mackiki. There will be light snacks.

Bare.thred is a secondhand shop dedicated to turning people's excess into outlets for creativity and style. We are not simply a retail store. We honor the original creator as well as the customer and partner. We redesign pieces into value and speak truth into identity. Bare.thred is space curated to facilitate beautiful culture, encourage community, and impact the city through artfulness and truth.

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

Hosted by Bluegill Productions at Relix Variety Theatre, 1208 N Central St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

Four wild women - Jenna Jefferson, Kelle Jolly, Jeanine Fuller, and Chelsea Samples - will be singing!
And six wild men, Matt Coker & The Wild Man Band, will be backing them up!
Musical Director, Matt Coker - piano & organ
Taylor Coker - bass
Hunter Deacon - drums
Barry "Po" Hannah - guitar
Chuck Mullican - saxophones
Joe Jordan - trumpet

Admission: $15-general; $12-KMA/SMBS/KSDA members. All tickets sold at the door. Food will be available from M&J Catering. https://www.facebook.com/events/183501608799448/

Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM

The play is a live onstage version of the smash Broadway musical adapted from the classic animated film, especially written for ages 4 and older. Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. The classic story entwines Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, with the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

The play is performed by 25 talented young actors, from ages 9 to 16.

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

A celebration of traditional music! JCA showcases some of the finest practitioners of mountain music across the generations, home grown in our own back yard. Friday and Saturday night we will have old time string bands and song and plenty of jamming in the basement. The festival concludes with Old Harp Singing on Sunday. This year’s performers include the John Alvis, David Lovett, the Tennessee Stifflegs, Leah Gardner and Peggy Hambright, the Knox County Jug Stompers, Y’uns, Pickett State Ramblers, Kelle Jolly, Roy Harper, Bill and The Belles, Mike and Marcia Bryant and the Mumbillies.

The Jubilee Festival is part of the Penny4Arts Program — with the advance purchase of one adult ticket through our regular ticket outlets up to three children’s tickets may be purchased for a penny each. Penny tickets are limited and must be reserved in advance through the JCA office at 522-5851.

Fri & Sat Each Evening: $12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance • $15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under • (Sunday Free)

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/1118485, 800-838-3006 ext 1, by mail, and at the door. At the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

The Primary Players Children’s Theatre Group (www.PrimaryPlayers.com) brings Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, the Genie and all their friends to the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre February 24 – 26. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on the 24th and 25th and 2 p.m. on the 25th and 26th. Forty young actors sing and dance their way through this Disney classic. Aladdin JR is directed by John Cherry with music direction by Susan Daves. The Choreographer is Susie Smith with Lisa Blair stage managing.

Aladdin JR is presented through special arrangement with MTI of NY, NY. The Primary Players is a 501C(3) non-profit organization. Primary Players is a resident children’s theatre group of the Clayton Center for the Arts.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Two nights! The members of Moon Taxi are no strangers to the stage. Hailing from Nashville, the five-piece formed in 2006 and set out to conquer the Southeast with their unforgettable live set. Nine years later, they’ve amassed over one thousand shows and released two albums, Cabaret (2012) and Mountains Beaches Cities (2013). The latter landed the band their first National late-night television appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman and Conan as well as multiple commercial and TV placements including BMW, Nashville, MLB, NFL and HBO Sports to name a few. With a rabid fan base under their belts, they’ve upped the ante this year to become a festival favorite with recent performances at Bonnaroo, Governor’s Ball, Wakarusa, Houston Free Press.

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