Calendar of Events

For the 27th year in a row, dozens of regional dry cleaners are coming together to support job training in their community through Goodwill’s Project Wear and Share. This annual clothing drive, a collaboration between Goodwill Industries-Knoxville and participating dry cleaning establishments, is designed to raise awareness about Goodwill’s vocational services while providing dozens of new opportunities to donate unneeded clothes and linens.

Donations will be sold at Goodwill’s 28 regional thrift stores; proceeds will benefit Goodwill’s vocational training and employment opportunities for individuals with barriers to employment. Training programs range from computer literacy to certified nurse assistant courses, career assessment and planning to job placement services. In 2016, Goodwill Industries-Knoxville served over 3,750 individuals in their 15-county East Tennessee service area.

Participating dry cleaners are located in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Farragut, Maryville, Alcoa, Seymour, Sevierville, and Morristown. Donations can be made at any participating cleaner during their regular business hours. Helpful donations include gently used clothing, shoes and linens. Find a list of participating dry cleaners at www.goodwillknoxville.org or contact the Goodwill Marketing Team at 865.588.8567.

West Coast garage rockers The Growlers evoke the psych pop sound of 1960s California with their signature blend of reverb-laden surf rock, country-folk, and classic rock. The self-described "Beach Goth" outfit are headed our way this spring in promotion of their latest album City Club produced by Julian Casablancas of the Strokes.

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

THE SMOOTH SOUNDS OF JAZZ GUITAR WITH CHAD VOLKERS AND FRIENDS
Join guitarist Chad Volkers and friends as they explore the smoother side of the guitar in jazz. Artists whose work will be featured include Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Joe Pass, with compositions by Donald Fagen, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bob James and Stevie Wonder. Jason Thompson (saxophones), Justin Haynes (piano), Taylor Coker (bass), Martin Whitaker (drums), and David Knight (percussion) will join Volkers for this special performance.

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

1st Wednesday of each month - $15 admission includes lunch.

THE SMOOTH SOUNDS OF JAZZ GUITAR WITH CHAD VOLKERS AND FRIENDS
Join guitarist Chad Volkers and friends as they explore the smoother side of the guitar in jazz. Artists whose work will be featured include Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Joe Pass, with compositions by Donald Fagen, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bob James and Stevie Wonder.

Chad Volkers - guitar
Jason Thompson - saxophones
Justin Haynes - piano
Taylor Coker - bass
Martin Whitaker - drums
David Knight - percussion

4 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902. Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: 865-573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org

“Clinton High School and the Immortal Twelve” - A Brown Bag Lecture with Jerry Shattuck

In 1956, twelve courageous young students made history when they walked into Clinton High School, making it the first state-supported public high school in the Southeast to desegregate. The community’s initially constructive approach was marred by the violence and strife incited by outside agitators, a storm quelled only by the calling of the National Guard. In a Brown Bag Lecture on Wednesday, March 1, Jerry Shattuck, then president of the Clinton High School student council and captain of the football team, will discuss the inspiring story of how the black and white communities and religious leaders came together to foster a successful transition, a story commemorated today at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center and Museum.

The program is sponsored by the Harriet Z. Albers Memorial and is free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at noon. Guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Recent works by artist Marjorie Horne and clay works created by 11 Art Market Gallery artists will open with a reception at 5:30 p.m., March 3, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments, and music performed by Carl Gombert.

Marjorie Horne’s transparent and reflective surfaces have been recurrent themes in her colored pencil drawings and watercolors. More recently she has included landscapes, cityscapes, nature studies, figures, and portraits in her work. Originally from Richmond, Indiana, Marjorie is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. One of her pieces is included in CPSA’s The Best of Colored Pencil V. Always, art is a form of meditation for her. It feeds her soul and brings wholeness to her life.

The Art Market Gallery’s clay artists and sculptors have gathered together this month to reveal a wide variety of style, vision, and technique. The clay artists include Hugh Bailey, Gray Bearden, Bob Concliffe, Ann Dally, Larry Gabbard, Patricia Herzog, Eun-Sook Kim, Lisa Kurtz, Karen Kyte, Amber Anne Palo, and Linda Sullivan.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net or www.Facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

Sponsored by Gage Models & Talent Agency, Star 102.1, Hushh Magazine, Go Knox, and Hard Rock Café Pigeon Forge. KFW is an art and fashion event with the ultimate goal of creating buzz and giving a relevant outlet to fashion houses, buyers, and culture enthusiasts. KFW connects consumers with products and services that relate to fashion, beauty and luxury while showcasing incredible Knoxville talent and highlighting the rich fashion community that is thriving in Knoxville. Events include:

The Kickoff Event – Tuesday, February 28: 6-8pm Celebrating our Design Community, the Fashion Arts in Knoxville, and Fashion for a Cause
Hard Rock Café, 2050 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

The Emerging Model Runway – Wednesday, March 1: 6-9pm
Doors open at 6pm and runway starts at 7pm
Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, Knoxville TN 37902

Couture Hair & Special Effects Makeup on the Runway – Thursday, March 2: 6-9pm
Doors open at 6pm and runway show starts at 7pm
Relix, 1208 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917

Swimwear, Couture & The Men’s Show – Friday, March 3 : 7-10pm
Doors open at 7pm for cocktail hour, runway starts at 8pm
Relix, 1208 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917

The Grand Finale Runway Event – Saturday, March 4
The Mill & Mine, 227 W Depot Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917

Tickets & information: http://knoxvillefashionweek.com/schedule-tickets/

FEBRUARY 28 & MARCH 1 • 7:30PM
Enter the gates to a lost civilization...

Join us this winter for fascinating stories from 5,000 years of Chinese culture! Shen Yun features vivid and athletic classical Chinese dance, a groundbreaking East-West orchestra, and grand animated backdrops that immerse you in the action! Shen Yun sends you home with a strong message of hope. Every performance overflows with positive energy and is packed with action, courage, beauty, and humor. Experience the all-new 2017 program—it embodies the wisdom of ancient China and the values we all treasure. Tickets on sale now!

ShenYun’s Biggest Season & Tenth Birthday!

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

Enjoy the visual delights of photography and a myriad of fascinating and beautiful images from the portfolios of Pellissippi State photography students. Enjoy the broad range of photographic styles -- and have a chance to meet the artists -- at the opening reception from 3-6 p.m., Feb. 28.

The exhibit is free. Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Reception Feb 27, 6-8 PM with awards at 7 PM.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

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Liz-Beth & Co.: 7240 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-691-8129, www.liz-beth.com

A witty and fast-paced farce packed with memorable characters! In this hilarious restoration comedy, a young woman, her handsome lover, and their friends plot to escape a controlling guardian. Will a nosey nobleman ruin the plan or save the day? The play was written by Susanna Centlivre in 1709, with adaptations by UT Faculty Misty Anderson and John Sipes.

According to Restoration scholar Anderson, Centlivre’s comedy was the most popular play written by a woman in the eighteenth century and among the 10 most popular plays of the entire period. Audiences in Charleston, Williamsburg, Baltimore, New York, and other colonial theatre towns in the early days of America flocked to it. It even played in Havana and Kingston, Jamaica! The play’s pace calls for the kind of physical comedy one might have seen on “The Carol Burnett Show.” “The Busy Body” gives us a window into the world of marriage at a time when women’s roles were just beginning to change, and playwrights like Centlivre were beginning to see women as equals to men. Manners and codes of conduct required curtsies, bows, and polite forms of address, but marriage contracts were also big business. The two heroines struggle against arrangements that would turn them into mere goods traded between men using secret identities, tricks, messages in code, and helpful waiting maids. The results are hilarious and surprisingly modern; the young women are frank, spunky, and unstoppable, and their lovers seem to love them all the more for it.

A Pay What You Wish Preview performance, where patrons can name their own price, will be held Wednesday, February 22 from Noon to 7 pm at the theatre. A Talk Back with the actors will take place Sunday, March 5 following the matinee. A panel discussion in association with the Commission for Women will take place on March 9 at 3:30 pm in the Carousel Theatre. The Open Captioned performance is Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 pm.

Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com