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. From 1-4pm there will also be art activities for all ages!

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

Come sing shape note music from East Tennessee's own seven shape song book "The New Harp of Columbia."
Free, all are welcome, no experience required and loaner books are available.
Sunday, March 12, 6:30-8:00PM at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916.
Please visit www.oldharp.org for more information or call Claudia Dean at 865 673 5822.

The Art Gallery at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church will present work by Oak Ridge artist Eun-Sook Kim from March 10 through early May. The exhibition will also feature work by the artist’s students: Betsy Smith, Will Doran, Cathleen Cottrell, and Peggy Teague. A gallery opening talk and reception will be hosted at the church on Sunday, March 12, at 12:15 p.m. The public is invited.

Although my primary medium is ceramics, I consider myself a painter first. Through brushwork, I feel harmony with nature. Like a speck in the landscape of a classic Chinese painting, I am infinitely small, yet essential in nature. Interweaving different strands from different cultures and countries, my art reflects the multicolored pattern of my life,” said Kim.

ORUUC is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Free and open to the public, Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday, 9 am to 3 pm. and Sunday 9:30 am to 1 pm. For more information call (865)483-6761.

The Tennessee Stage Company is preparing another World Premiere for our 2017 New Play Festival. It is a farce called The Nearly Final Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister by Florida Playwright Kris Bauske, author of the Christmas Perennial A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas. Directed by Leigh Monet & Tom Parkhill; Stage Managed by Tyler Gregory.

A backstage comedy of relatively deathly dimensions. Thursday thru Saturday at 8pm & Sunday matinees at 3pm.

The show runs at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 317 N. Gay Street, Knoxville. Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

Neil Simon’s most popular and enduring comedy comes to the Playhouse for the first time in nearly 50 years. Felix Unger, recently separated from his wife, shows up on the doorstep of fellow divorcee, Oscar Madison. Feeling sympathy for his depressed (and possibly suicidal) friend, Oscar takes Felix in and they ultimately become roommates. It does not take long, however, for the inevitable clash between the neurotic neat-freak and the slovenly grouch to result in a hilariously strained battle of wills.

Showtimes
Fri Mar 10, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sat Mar 11, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sun Mar 12, 2017 | 2:00PM
Thu Mar 16, 2017 | 8:00PM
Fri Mar 17, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sat Mar 18, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sun Mar 19, 2017 | 2:00PM

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, www.orplayhouse.com

Maryville College Alpha Psi Omega presents Fake It ‘Til You Make It. This one man show depicts the struggles of a college student dealing with depression. The subconscious recollection of events relating to family and friends exposes the audience to the pain and hope an individual can harbor.”Fake It” is to masquerade. The viewer is educated to the excruciating anxiety and hopelessness one feels in not being heard or properly diagnosed and treated. It can have devastating results when no change can be foreseen within. Revealing oneself from behind the mask to finally “Make It”. The show is written and directed by MC senior Trevor York as part of his senior thesis.

Ticket Prices: Adults $10.00, Seniors, students $7.00
Maryville College students, faculty, and staff Free

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

Friday and Saturday March 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday March 11 and 12 at 2 p.m.

The 6th Annual Circus Extravaganza is under construction now -- in the midst of holiday celebrations and the shortening of days. But while the dark rises, we are busy imagining "The Adventures of Neverland" -- a retelling of the Peter Pan story where the Darling children are transported (by flying OF COURSE) to a circus called Neverland. There will be pirates, lost girls, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinkerbell. The show is once again part of the Pellissippi Community College's performing arts series.

The circus is a fundraiser for Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio's Community Outreach Circus classes. Over the past five years, Dragonfly’s circus programs have reached hundreds of local at-risk youth, giving them opportunities to do things they never imagined possible! Experience has shown that circus arts help instill self-confidence, trust, teamwork and cooperation, increase self-esteem, and provide a sense of accomplishment.

Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Kids and Seniors, $8 Pellissippi Students. At Pelissippi Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Rd Knoxville, TN 37933. More Info www.dragonflyaerialartsstudio.com

The purpose of the festival is to uncover the stories of women in all aspects of the jazz genre, throughout the jazz community. Knox County students are encouraged to attend workshops and performances. Schedule (subject to change, check the website for updates):

Friday, March 10, 6pm - Alive After Five Concert - Women in Jazz Jam Festival BAND
At the Knoxville Museum of Art. For more information, call 865-934-2039 or e-mail mgill@knoxart.org.

Saturday, March 11, 5:30pm - Women in Jazz Jam Festival Concert
5:30pm Katy Free (www.katyfree.com)
6:30pm Shayla McDaniel (www.shaylamcdaniel.com) an The 5th Woman (https://the5thwoman.wordpress.com/)
7:30pm Liz Brasher (www.lizbrasher.com)
Advance tickets at www.KnoxTIX.com; at the door for $20. At Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902

Sunday, March 12, 3pm - Laura Theodore “The Jazzy Vegetarian”
Laura Theodore is an award-winning television personality and actor, radio host, author, and award-winning jazz singer. Laura is the on-camera host of the highly successful, award-winning Jazzy Vegetarian lifestyle series seen each season by 20 million viewers on public television, and now entering into its sixth season. Ms. Theodore hosts the weekly podcast radio show, Jazzy Vegetarian Radio, now in it’s eighth year. Advance tickets at www.KnoxTIX.com; at the door for $15. At the Red Piano Lounge, 4620 Kingston Pike #2, Knoxville, TN 37919

Information: 865-622-7174 or womeninjazzjamfestival@gmail.com; http://womeninjazzjamfestival.com/

Artist’s Reception: Monday, March 20th 4PM to 8PM

At Burlington Library 4614 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: alan.jones@tys.org

Rala: Regional and Local Artisans

During First Friday on March 3rd, Rala will be celebrating their Grand "Re-Opening" at 112 W. Jackson Ave in the Old City. Featured artist for March is local artist Sarah Moore. Moore is a painter who creates nostalgic landscapes. Her paintings feature places that "evoke both nostalgia and sense of longing for spans of stolen delight." Be sure to stop by from 6-9 pm to meet the artist and see Rala's new location! http://smoorestudio.com/

RALA, 112 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com/

The exhibit is called Bambina Americana - A photography exhibition by Casey Perfetto.

Opening reception March 3 from 6-10 pm
At The Village, 133c South Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902. Information: gdg821@vols.utk.edu.

PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release
Contact: Drew Ogle, Managing Director
423-318-8331 or info@etcplays.org

This new musical, based on the best-selling novel and hit movie, will open Friday, March 3 at Walters State Community College in Morristown and play for two weekends. When “The Bridges of Madison County” debuted in New York in 2014, audiences were swept away by the lush and romantic score, that told the story of two star crossed lovers through Americana music from across the heartland. Encore’s production includes a live orchestra onstage performing the country and folk inspired music. The storyline follows the Italian-American wife and mother Francesca, who lives a dutiful life on a quiet Iowa farm, and looks forward to a rare four days alone while her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When a charismatic photographer pulls into her driveway seeking directions, Francesca’s passion for life is reignited. What happens within the next four days leaves Francesca with the most difficult choice of her life. Either way, her world will never be the same. The production is directed by Micah-Shane Brewer, musical direction by Sheryl Lawrence Howard, and stage managed by Debra Williams.

Performances are March 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 8:00 p.m. and March 5, 11 and 12 at 2:00 p.m. There will also be a “Pay What You Can” preview performance on Thursday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m. Performances will be held at the Walters State Community College Inman Humanities Theatre located on the Morristown campus. Tickets are on sale at www.etcplays.org or by calling 423-318-8331.