Calendar of Events

Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals will host the East Tennessee PBS Antique Appraisal fair at the Historic Cherokee Mills Building at 2240 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919 on April 1st from 9 am until 3 pm.

The appraisal fair is open to the public and guests are invited to bring their items including silver, jewelry, pottery, Civil War memorabilia, Native American, paintings, samplers/textiles, furniture, books and more for appraisal. The cost is $10 for each item or $50 for 6 items. All proceeds benefit East Tennessee PBS.

There are three appraisal sessions available. We recommend signing up online at www.EastTennesseePBS.org or calling 865-595-0239 to signup to reduce wait times.

1. VIP PBS Member Only Session 9:00 am – 10:00 am (access code required)
2. Morning Session 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
3. Afternoon Session 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

We are also very happy to have Knoxville News antiques columnist and PBS series host of “Treasures in Your Attic,” Joe Rosson. Mr. Rosson is a well-known antiques expert that is also co-owner of the estate sales business, Estate Antiques, with partner Rick Crane. Through years of experience with their estate sales business and appraising business, they have valued and sold items ranging from art glass and fine art through furniture, silver, porcelain and everything in between. Additional appraisers on hand have expertise in books, documents, coins, jewelry, memorabilia, collectibles and more.

The East Tennessee PBS mission is to serve the needs of East Tennessee as a community partner affecting positive change by educating, entertaining and challenging minds.

For additional information, visit the PBS Website at www.EastTennesseePBS.org or at 865-595-0244

Our whole building will be transformed - through the donations and volunteer effort of our Members and Friends - into a smorgasbord of oddities, knick-knacks, collectibles, furniture, antiques, household wares, and more. Need some more stuff? Different stuff? Come get some stuff! Proceeds from the rummage sale go to support the work of the church. Got too much stuff in your house? This is your chance de-clutter your space, ease your mind and heart, and donate to a good cause.

We have rented a storage unit for the sale this year, so if you have large items you would like to donate, and you need them out of your house, please contact Valeri Horner, Rummage Sale Chair, to make arrangements - valerihorner@yahoo.com or 865-556-7434. We begin collecting smaller items at the church on Sunday March 26th.

Lastly, the Rummage Sale is a volunteer run effort. People serve in many different capacities to make this event happen - from sorting rummage to helping haul furniture to sending out announcements and more. If you can help, please contact Valeri Horner, Rummage Sale Chair at valerihorner@yahoo.com.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: M-Th 10-5, Su 10-1. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org. https://www.facebook.com/events/392567644438012

Explore more than 60 miles of trails, open gardens, and camera sites as you enjoy a walk, bike or drive, March 31 through April 30.

Dogwood Arts celebrates its North Knoxville trails in 2017. The Featured Trail, Historic Fountain City, dates back to 1957, covers 16 miles and boasts over 3200 blooming dogwoods and abundant flowering azaleas as it winds through the neighborhood. At the center of this welcoming community is a 12 acre park with walking trails, the Fountain City Art Center and the iconic Fountain City Lake where residents gather to visit and enjoy nature.

As you explore North Knoxville, visit the Historic North Hills Trail, with its blooming boulevard along with a charming mix of 1930s Neo-classical, English Cottage, Bungalow, Craftsman and Italian Renaissance homes. Further north and in the foothills of the Clinch mountains, the Halls-Timberline neighborhood was designed as a beautiful building site abundant with native Tennessee flowering dogwood trees. As part of our Bazillion Blooms Program, over 100 dogwood trees have been added in recent years.

For a complete list of the 2017 Open Gardens and Camera sites, please visit http://www.dogwoodarts.com/trails-and-gardens.
Dogwood Arts Festival: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com.

Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with The Ritchie Company, will present the Tony-winning classic play, “The Miracle Worker,” an inspirational drama for ages 7 and older. The play will be performed Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM; Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM; Sundays at 3 PM.

Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, young Helen Keller is violent, spoiled, almost subhuman, and treated by her family as such. Only Annie Sullivan, a young Irish teacher, realizes there is a mind and spirit inside Helen, waiting to be rescued from the dark and tortured silence. Featuring landmark scenes of emotional intensity, the play crescendos with the utterance of a single, glorious word: “Water.” Helen’s true-life transformation has become an unforgettable odyssey for audiences all around the world. The play is performed by 11 talented young actors, from ages 10 to 16.

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

The annual swing music and dance festival, the School of Hard Knox, is returning this month to Knoxville, TN! Evening dances are all open to the public and welcome to both seasoned dancers and first time beginners. Headlining both Friday and Saturday evening is Michael Gamble and his Rhythm Serenaders, one of the best swing bands in the world based just over the mountains in Asheville, NC.

For the past 4 years, the School of Hard Knox has provided a place to learn, dance, and have fun with dancers across the region. In the heart of the Tennessee Valley, we bring the Southeast and the Midwest together for a weekend of celebrating and learning about vintage jazz.
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Passes for the entire event can be purchased online, at the Friday evening dance of the event, or at the door before classes on Saturday morning.

Friday - Main Dance - Broadway Academy of Performing Arts
7:30 pm - Drop In Lesson
8 pm - Midnight - Dance
Late Night - Flynn Dance Center
$15 ($12 KSDA)
Late Night Food and Swing & Blues dancing

Saturday - Classes at Flynn, Emporium Annex, and Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (from 10 AM)
Main Dance - Flynn Dance Center Downstairs
7:30 pm - Drop In Lesson
8 pm - Midnight - Dance
Late Night Food & more dancing

Sunday - Classes at Flynn and Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (from 9:45 AM)
Farewell Dance at 4:30 PM

Find out more info about the weekend: http://hardknoxlindyrox.com/

The Maryville Christian School presents "Mary Poppins" on March 31 at 7:00PM and April 1 at 2:00PM in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy in Maryville.

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it."

Adults: $15, Children: $7
Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is pleased to announce a series of performances and outreach activities featuring internationally renowned violinist, Rachel Barton Pine. Ms. Pine is an American violinist who made her solo debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition.

Thursday, March 30: Classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine shows off her versatility with a metal-rock concert at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 7:00 PM. The nationally recognized Oak Ridge High School Orchestra will perform selections at the beginning of the concert before Ms. Pine takes the stage with string players from the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Pine and members of the orchestra will perform popular selections by Led Zeppelin, Rush, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and more. Admission is free for this performance and no tickets are required. For more information, please call (865) 483-5569 or e-mail office@orcma.org.

Friday, March 31: Four local violin students have been selected to participate in a special master class led by violinist Rachel Barton Pine on Friday, March 31, 2017 from 3:00-5:00 PM at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. The master class is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. For more information, please call (865) 483-5569 or e-mail office@orcma.org.

Saturday, April 1: Ms. Pine will perform Dvorak’s Violin Concerto with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 7:30 PM at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. Led by Maestro Dan Allcott, the orchestra will also perform music by Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, and Smetana. Audience members are invited to bid on delightful items at a spring-themed silent auction in the lobby. A reception will be held after the concert. Tickets for adults are $25 and young adults, ages 19-29, are just $10. Students 18 & under are free. Seating is general admission. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ORCMA.org or by calling (865) 483-5569.

Sunday, April 2: Violinist Rachel Barton Pine will perform a solo recital on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:00 PM at the Pollard Auditorium in Oak Ridge. Ms. Pine will perform “American Partitas,” a recital program of newly commissioned works by David Wallace Bruce Molsky, April Verch, Darol Anger, Billy Childs and Daniel Bernard Roumain partnered with the Bach Partitas for solo violin. Tickets for adults are $25 and young adults, ages 19-29, are just $10. Students 18 & under are free. Seating is limited for this performance; advance reservations are recommended. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ORCMA.org or by calling (865) 483-5569. An elegant dinner with Rachel Barton Pine will follow the concert in the lobby of the Pollard Auditorium. Catered by Bidwell Catering, the menu will feature Maple Syrup & Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Loin, Pasta Primavera, Herb Roasted Potatoes, Sautéed Zucchini and Squash, and Mixed Berry Cobbler. Dinner tickets are $50 per person and all proceeds benefit the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association. Please call (865) 483-5569 or e-mail office@orcma.org by Thursday, March 30 for reservations.

About Rachel Barton Pine: Heralded as a leading interpreter of the great classical masterworks, international concert violinist Rachel Barton Pine thrills audiences with her dazzling technique, lustrous tone and emotional honesty. With an infectious joy in music-making and a passion for connecting historical research to performance, Pine transforms audiences’ experiences of classical music. Pine has appeared as soloist with many of the world’s most prestigious ensembles, including the Chicago Symphony; the Philadelphia Orchestra; the Royal Philharmonic; and the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie. She has worked with such renowned conductors as Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Neeme Järvi and Marin Alsop.

Info: 865-483-5569 or www.orcma.org

Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls” will be performed in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre. A Pay What You Wish Preview performance will be held Wednesday, March 29, a talk back with the cast will take place Sunday, April 9 following the 2:00 pm matinee, and an Open Captioned performance is on Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 pm.

Career-driven Marlene lands the top job at a London employment agency over a mail colleague. She celebrates her promotion by throwing a “Mad Hatter” type dinner party for a variety of mythical and historical women, including a Victorian-era Scottish traveler, a Japanese courtesan turned Buddhist nun, Pope Joan and Chaucer’s Patient Griselda. Crossing cultures, generations and politics, the sparkling dinner conversation reveals the sacrifices made as well as the joys experienced by these extraordinary women. Originally a rebuke of Margaret Thatcher’s England in the 1980s, the play remains as relevant and as powerful today. “This play is not just made up of discussions about weighty issues; it’s made up of stories told by individual women with fantastic tales to tell. By listening to them, we have a chance to see the world from a different vantage point,” said Director Casey Sams.

Two Previews for “Top Girls” are Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30 followed by Opening Night Friday, March 31.

Lab 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

Beth Meadows’ current studio is a working space, not open to the public; but if you were to find your way there, you would find yourself in a nest of ideas – one lined with images and materials that the artist collects because they draw her attention. In the exhibit now hanging at Tomato Head Market Square, Meadows has assembled a collection of pieces that feature two prominent classes of things that consistently catch her eye: fashion and food packaging.

Many of the images depicted might seem familiar, and that’s because they’re drawn from the pages of fashion magazines. “They’re super models, “ Meadows says, “and the clothing is made out of a collage of food packaging. The idea was to mix this fascination I have with fashion that’s grown over the years with a negative feeling I have about grocery shopping. I don’t love it, grocery shopping, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that I’m trying not to be swayed by how things are packaged – because I don’t want to be marketed to or persuaded to buy things that are packaged beautifully. That’s really hard for an artist like me because I’m aesthetically inclined.”

The works are a mix of collage and drawing that are, in fact, based on photographs of super models; but as the she creates the piece, Meadows creates her own line of clothing for each – one that’s built from the food packaging that she normally resists. Meadows has a broad range of work, in addition to visiting her exhibit at our downtown place, you’ll want to explore the complete range of her portfolio and find out more about her on her website: http://withbearhands.com/.

On display through April 2 at Market Square, then in the Bearden location April 4 - May 1. Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting new works in Un//known by Artists-in-Residence – Grant Benoit, Richard W. James, Maia Leppo, Austin Riddle and Emily Schubert. Community members are invited to view the exhibition and attend the reception on April 7, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Un//known showcases work in a range of media including functional and sculptural ceramics, fiber, mixed media, jewelry and collage. This cumulative exhibition features work made during the artists’ 11-month residency.

+ Grant Benoit is a mixed media artist interested in narrative, place and memory. He received his MFA in printmaking from Southern Illinois University and his BA from Spring Hill College. Grant utilizes techniques from ceramics, printmaking, and textiles in his installation and sculptural pieces to explore notions of memory. www.grantbenoit.com
+ Richard W. James received his MFA in ceramics from the University of Kansas and his BFA from University of Tennessee, Martin. His figurative sculptures explore childhood experiences and psychological narratives by combining clay, found objects and textiles. www.richardwjames.com
+ Maia Leppo is a metalsmith and jeweler. Maia received her MFA in metals from SUNY New Paltz. Studying first in Biology and Community Health at Tufts University, Maia incorporates those interests and research into her jewelry and body adornment pieces. www.maialeppo.com
+ Austin Riddle received his BFA in ceramics from University of Utah. Influenced by the forms and colors of mass-produced domestic objects from mid-century America, Riddle’s pieces are one-of-a-kind. He uses a variety of clay construction, glazing and firing techniques. www.instagram.com/austinriddlepottery
+ Emily Schubert graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with BFA in fiber and textile art. She has spent the past several years studying and working in the art of puppetry and performance. Drawing from mythology, folktales, memories, and personal experience, Schubert creates work that make sense of our existence by giving form to our collective fears, sorrows, and desires. www.emily-schubert.com

In the Sandra J. Blain Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Opening reception Fri Mar 10, 6:30-8 PM. Free and open to the public.

Featuring works by the Knoxville Book Arts Guild and Southern Appalachian Nature Photography.

Exhibit viewing hours: Tu, Th 9-5; W, F 10-5; Sat 9-1. Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

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

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