Calendar of Events

Art in Public Places Knoxville (AIPPK), now in its 10th year, is a featured presentation of Dogwood Arts. In partnership with the City of Knoxville, Art in Public Places Knoxville is a juried exhibition of large-scale sculptures created by exceptional local, regional and national artists. The 2017-2018 Exhibition will feature up to twenty sculptures in downtown Knoxville, the McGhee Tyson Airport, and Oak Ridge as juried by Knoxville-based sculpture artist John Douglas Powers.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Friends of the Knox County Public Library will hold its Annual Used Book Sale on Saturday-Tuesday, April 1-4, 2017, at the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park, Knoxville. April 1 is open to Friends members only (10a.m.-6 p.m.) April 2-4 is free and open to the public (Sunday and Monday 10a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.).

Thousands of carefully selected, quality used books will be for sale at amazingly low prices. Most books for adults will be $2 (hardcover) and $1 (paperback) or less. Children's books will run $1 (hardcover) and $.50 (paperback). The last day of the sale, Tuesday, April 4, is a $5 bag sale.

All proceeds from the used book sale go to support the Knox County Public Library system.
http://www.knoxfriends.org/book-sales/annual-used-book-sale/

Enjoy audience favorites from Sibelius and Smetana, and delightful music from Vaughan Williams’ The Wasps. Internationally renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine caps off our exciting season as soloist in Dvořák’s virtuoso violin concerto!

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Jean Sibelius: Ballade and March from Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Bedřich Smetana: The Moldau
Antonín Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

All children 18 & under may attend for free as part of Penny4Arts - please call for details.

Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Oak Ridge Civic Music Association: 865-483-5569, www.orcma.org

Something Old, Something New - Guest artists include Wendel Werner, Alan Eleazor, Julie Cox, Gwyn McClure Clemons, Emily Akopko, Teresa Babelay. The show, "Something Old, Something New" celebrates Ballet Gloria's 20th year. We are presenting old favorites, and some wonderful new pieces.

At the Fountain Head School of Technology. $15/Adults and $10/Students & Seniors. Tickets are available at The Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts or at the door. Call 865-689-8525 for more information or to purchase tickets, or you can email us at balletgloria@comcast.net. Info: www.balletgloria.org

Turning Sidewalks into Canvases!
The Chalk Walk remains one of the fan favorites among our visitors in April! The street painting festival, whose origination as a featured event of Dogwood Arts, drew inspiration from a 16th century Italian happening, turns Knoxville’s downtown sidewalks into a seemingly infinite canvas for the region’s most talented professional and student artists. Dogwood Arts brings this event to Knoxville once again to continue to educate visitors and artists, alike, of this lost art in hopes of keeping it alive for future generations.

Chalk Walk is our largest-community driven event, and is open to the public. Over 25,000 people attend this one-day event, and the winning artists are presented a ribbons and cash awards.

Chalk Walk will be held Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Krutch Park and Market Square. Artists begin working at 8:30 am and conclude by 4:30 pm.

Where: Market Square & Krutch Park
When: Saturday, April 1
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
How Much: Free

Join us for a Night in the Caribbean full of wonderful music, fine dining, and lively auctions! All contributions from this black tie event will fund scholarships to attract the very best young musicians to the University of Tennessee, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Pilot Flying J. The evening will feature entertainment by outstanding School of Music students and faculty. A cocktail reception with open bar, hors d'oeuvres, and silent auction begin at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. with entertainment throughout and live auction to follow.

Live Auction items include:
• Exclusive private concerts by School of Music artists at your home or event
• A fascinating week for two at an all-inclusive Bahia Principe Caribbean resort plus a $1500 travel budget
• A magical epicurean dining evening for four at Blackberry Farm
• A week at charming Bel Nor Cottage on Anna Maria Island near Sarasota
• Caribbean dinner for eight at Belvedere, home of Karen and Harvey White, featuring UT's Andy Bliss and Cafe Marimba

Cherokee Country Club, 5138 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
For more information please visit www.music.utk.edu/gala

Oak Ridge Playhouse invites you to its fundraising event MASKAPALOOZA! 2
A lively evening of dancing, mask contest and live auction on April 1.
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 W. Outer Drive from 6:30 to 11:00 PM.
Heavy hors d' oeuvres, free wine and beer. Cash bar available for mixed drinks
Business dress/semi-formal attire. Guests are invited to wear masks or purchase one at the event. Cash prizes for best masks.
Catered by Birdwell Catering. Tickets $60 each. RSVP to Linda Hudson at 865.288.3166 or lady.vols.rock@gmail.com by March 15, 2017

On Saturday, April 1, 2017, history buffs, community leaders and preservationists will team up with the Civil War Trust at more than 125 sites in 29 states to answer the call to service on Park Day. Celebrating its twentieth year, Park Day has attracted volunteers of all ages and abilities bound by their dedication to serving their communities at historic sites nationwide.

Mabry-Hazen House will participate in Park Day on Saturday, April 1, 2017, from 9am to 2pm. Activities will include leaf and brush removal, mulching, and general spring-cleaning. Some tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring rakes, pitchforks, tarps, and similar yard tools.

The Civil War Trust is the largest and most effective nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of America’s hallowed battlegrounds. Although primarily focused on the protection of Civil War battlefields, through its Campaign 1776 initiative, the Trust also seeks to save the battlefields connected to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. To date, the Trust has preserved close to 43,000 acres of battlefield land in 23 states. For a complete list of participating Park Day sites, visit Civilwar.org/parkday.

Mabry-Hazen House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on six acres atop Mabry’s Hill. Housing three generations of the same family from 1858-1987, Mabry-Hazen House served as headquarters for both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Additional information about the event can be obtained by calling 865-522-8661. Please RSVP by March 30.

Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37915. Information: 865-522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com

Sparks will fly as Mayor Rogero cuts a metal ribbon to kick off the grand opening of Knox Makers new community-oriented makerspace. The event is open to the public and will include tours of the new workshop spaces and displays of projects made using the tools in the space that consist of 3D printing, lasercutting, wood working, metal working, and more.

Knox Makers is a place for the Knoxville area's engineers, artists, hobbyists, innovators, educators and entrepreneurs to work and play. It is a technology and art collective dedicated to the promotion of creativity enabled and informed by science. Knox Makers provides lectures, workshops, and outreach programs that inspire and educate both members and the general public. The nearly 7,000 square foot workshop enables projects ranging from making your own costumes to building your own furniture to designing your own electronics.

“Knox Makers is more than just tools and a workshop,“ says Knox Makers President, Doug Laney. “We have almost 100 members who come together and share what they know. By combining skills and working together, they can make things that they wouldn't be able to make alone. That collaboration brings a real sense of community to the space. Being a part of that community is the best thing about Knox Makers.“

The Grand Opening will begin with the ribbon cutting at 11AM, with tours and demonstrations continuing until 4PM. Knox Makers will be signing up new members and selling t-shirts during the event. Mean Mama‘s Burgers and Such along with Big O‘s Famous Barbecue food trucks will be on site serving lunch. Knox Makers: 116 Childress Street, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: www.knoxmakers.org

UT Gardens Wild Bird Eggstravaganza
April 1, 2017 from 10 am-2 pm
Cost is $8 per child.

Celebrate the coming of spring with a fun family event. Come learn about wild birds, the vegetarian side of their diet and how to feed your favorite wild birds with their favorite foods and flowers! Families will learn how to attract birds to their home garden and create natural spring inspired crafts. All kids will leave with two bird feeders, a seed dispersal craft to attract wild birds, a bird seed mix catering to your favorite back yard birds’ favorite foods and young seedling that can grow to attract and feed birds in your garden! Kids will have an opportunity to hunt for 3,000 eggs in the garden. Children will also get a chance to win a prize or two. We ask that kids limit themselves to finding 10 eggs so everyone has a fair chance to hunt. Come dressed in your best and get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny. In partnership with the Food Allergy Community of East Tennessee (FACET), our annual Wild Bird Eggstravaganza is food-free. This is a family friendly event and is intended for children ages 12 and under. Bring your Easter basket and a camera!

Please preregister at UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-7151, http://utgardens.tennessee.edu

The Knoxville Bar Association is pleased to announce that a Faith and Justice Legal Advice Clinic will be held on April 1, 2017 from 9:15 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, 6321 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920. The church is accessible from KAT line 41. The goal of the Faith and Justice Alliance is to build a coalition of faith leaders in the Knoxville area and to host legal advice clinics at places of worship to make give people a less intimidating environment to talk to a lawyer. Participants in the Faith & Justice Alliance will invite congregants from their churches, synagogues, and mosques to bring their legal questions as well.

The Tennessee Faith & Justice Alliance is a project of the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission. In the Knoxville area, the program is coordinated by the Knoxville Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, the University of Tennessee College of Law, and the generous lawyers, law students, and others volunteering their time and talent. This is a general advice and referral clinic with volunteers prepared to advise on a wide variety of legal issues, including family law, landlord/tenant, bankruptcy, criminal defense, consumer protection, contract disputes, child support, and personal injury, among other issues.

For more information please visit www.knoxbar.org.

Part chiropractic office, part retail and part natural oils served up in a martini glass, it packs a lot into its few square feet! Managed by Dr. Jane George, who obtained her chiropractic degree at the Cleveland Chriropractic College in Los Angles. She sees the discipline as being about supporting the body naturally. It’s a practice in functional medicine, looking where M.D.s might not attend, looking for natural solutions to what is blocked or out of line, including detoxifications, probiotics and the use of minerals to, “give the body support and balance.” It’s all about keeping the body aligned which, she notes, is the same goal as yoga. As if that isn’t enough, she’s also a certified hypnotherapist. It all fits together, she says, saying, “It’s really lifestyle management. It’s about happiness.” She says the other orientations of care; osteopathic medicine, homeopathic medicine, herbal remedies and more, are becoming more accepted. She’s also combined her careers, teaching classes and doing workshops including, “The Anatomy of a Performer,” which she presented at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

The Gratitude Bar portion of the business is where she creates and serves “gratitinis,” drinks made of high-quality, organic, essential oils supplied from California. She mixes a drop or two into a martini glass and fills the glass with water she has charcoal filtered for three days, carbonates slightly and adds a touch of Indian sugar crystals. The drinks are non-alcoholic. Beyond the glasses, she has a range of retail items unique to the shop and plans to expand her line. She has candles by Ianthe Mauro and her Objects with Purpose. The candles are wearable. She has pocket angels, which are small pieces of pewter imprinted with angels, designed as gifts to encourage those who need it. You’ll also notice the “Love Dove” collection made by artist and fine jewelry maker Lori Innes who sells them in a shop on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica.

In addition to retail, chiropractic services and essential oil drinks, Jane also plans to use the space to promote local artists. She’ll feature one each month starting on First Fridays. April’s featured artist will be photographer Jeffrey Stoner who lives in east Tennessee and has published books of poetry,photographs and essays. Photographs from his “Goats of Roan” and “Wild Ponies of Grayson” series will be on display along with some of his sunflower photographs. Also featured, will be the glass art of Sam Meketon.

April 1,will be the grand opening. Upcoming special events include a workshop by Jordan Byrd, Knoxville’s only Pysanki artist who will teach batik and Celtic Knots. Tickets for that may be secured by calling 865-455-1750. First Saturdays will be “Close the Door” days from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. The doors will be locked an only those inside by 1:00 PM will get $4 Gratitinis and 10% off everything in the store. She’ll also do “Close the Door” parties for groups who request it.

Hours: Wed-Thu 12-6, Fri 12-8, Sat 10-2. Chiropractic services require an appointment, which you may make for outside regular hours by calling or texting 865-455-1750 or make in person during regular hours. Body Mind Realign and Gratitude Bar, 111 Central Street, Knoxville. https://www.facebook.com/The-Gratitude-Bar-265585690547438/