Calendar of Events

The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) presents Artists on Location, A Plein Air Painting Event. Artists in all media have an opportunity to showcase their talents by painting outdoors over several days at sites in and around scenic Knoxville. The public is invited to watch artist as they work throughout the week. Artists will show and sell the resulting work at the KMA during Artists on Location, A Plein Air Painting Exhibition, Awards Reception and Art Sale on April 29, 6:00-8:30 PM.

April 26 - 29: Artists paint on location for 4 days in and around Knoxville TN
April 28, 6-8 PM: Artists and guest are invited to Sponsors cocktail Reception
April 29, 6-8:30 PM: KMA Artists on Location, a Plein Air Painting Exhibition, Awards Reception and Art Sale (FREE to attend)

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

TWO RIVAL QUEENS… A THIRST FOR POWER… THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY! Elizabeth I, fearing her rival in love and politics, has imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots for 18 years. What happens when Elizabeth and her cousin, Mary Stuart, finally meet face to face? A riveting, explosive showdown featuring unspeakable insults and violent, vocal fireworks! Fighting for her crown and survival, Elizabeth sends Mary to the executioner’s scaffold. The Tennessee Premiere of Donizetti’s dynamic 1835 masterpiece, performed in Italian with projected English translations.

Admission to the final dress rehearsal is free to students of all ages (with accompanying adults paying $5 at the door) and to Mary Queen of Scots ticket holders. Adults without tickets to the Friday or Sunday performance must accompany a student for admittance (be prepared to show student ID if an adult).

Doors open at 5:30, dress rehearsal starts at 6:30 PM.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and info from Knoxville Opera: 865 524-0795, http://www.knoxvilleopera.com/mary-queen-of-scots/

Boundary pushing folk-rock outfit Dawes returns to the U.S. Cellular Stage this April!

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Knox County Public Library, in partnership with The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, announces a Books Sandwiched In mini-series about diversity.

Dr. Daniel H. Magilow, University of Tennessee Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, will discuss Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes.

In the East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 South Gay Street. Books Sandwiched In is a series sponsored by the Friends of Knox County Public Library. A light lunch will be available for the first 30 attendees. Information: (865) 215-8700 or eellis@knoxlib.org

Creating a low-cost option for families and investing in the fading practice of family dinners, the CBT offers $10 tickets for dinner and a performance to anyone who attends as a family unit, however 'family' is defined for them. Our CBT Family Feast is Around the World in 80 Days. Call to reserve tickets, which are limited and available on a first-come, first served basis.

Clarence Brown Mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

Goodwill Industries-Knoxville is pleased to host the 46th Annual Meetings and Awards Banquet. We are celebrating another successful year of providing quality vocational services and employment opportunities to individuals with barriers to employment throughout our 15 county service area. In 2016, Goodwill Industries-Knoxville served over 3700 individuals in our community and we look forward to celebrating these successes.

The 46th Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at noon at the Hilton-Downtown Knoxville. Tickets to the Awards Banquet are $25 each or $225 for a table of 10. We encourage you to attend and bring guests who may not be familiar with Goodwill's mission so they can learn about the numerous services we provide for individuals seeking job training in our community. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.goodwillknoxville.org/awards or call 865 588 8567.

Studio recital

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
Unless otherwise noted, concerts are FREE and open to the public. The Natalie Haslam Music Center is located at 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, and the Alumni Memorial Building is located at 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. *For individual or small group performances, please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Knox County Public Library invites the public to join Dr. Daniel Magilow for a discussion of Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes at noon on Wednesday, April 26  in the East Tennessee History Center auditorium. A light lunch will be available for the first 30 attendees.

This program continues Books Sandwiched In series’ focus on diversity, in partnership with UT’s College of Arts and Sciences. This event recognizes Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar and marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Books Sandwiched In is sponsored by the Friends of Knox County Public Library.

“Hayes has written a book that synthesizes the complex history of the 20th century’s signature catastrophe,” Magilow said. “In light of the Holocaust’s renewed presence in American political discourse, Why? is a particularly timely book because it helps show how the memory of the Holocaust is being used and abused.”

Dr. Magilow is an associate professor of German at the University of Tennessee. He received a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Columbia University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in German from Princeton University. Before coming to UT, he was the 2005-2006 Pearl Resnick Postdoctoral Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
 
At the East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Join us for the first installment of our new series Mill & Mine Makers Dinners. This event will feature a four course dinner from Chef Jeffrey Dealejandro of OliBea, along with Knoxville "makers" Preston Farrow of Ironworks, Justin Paulk of Paulk + Co, and Matt Cummings of Pretentious Glass.

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

Opening reception April 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists’ talks at 6:30 p.m.

COMMA (COMe Make Art) is a plein air art group that has met weekly in the summer at University of Tennessee Gardens since 2004. Founders were art teachers Gay Nell Gray and Cheri Jorgenson. They are joined in this exhibit by members and retired art teachers Judy Jorden, Shelley Mangold and Owen Weston; current art teachers Caitlyn Seidler and Jackie Wright; and teaching artist Nancy Campbell. COMMA members' artwork is either created in or inspired by images from the gardens. Each artist works in a preferred medium, whether color pencil, pastel, watercolor, acrylics, photography, clay or mixed media. Some work is created on site in the gardens, and some is created in the studio using sketches or images from the gardens. The artists are inspired by the beauty and diversity of the UT Gardens and the friendship and camaraderie they share.

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

Encore Theatrical Company is proud to present the powerful and compelling drama “Time Stands Still.” Written by Donald Margulies, this play will be presented for two weekends only April 21-30 at the Rose Center.

“Time Stands Still” tells the story of Sarah, a war photojournalist, and James, a foreign correspondent. Both are trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories and making a difference in the world through their work. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.

After surviving a roadside bomb in a war-torn country, Sarah, a returns home to recuperate, yet eager to return to work. James begins to question their dangerous occupations and ponders a more conventional life for them. His life-changing questions are deepened when their long-time editor and friend, Richard, introduces his fiancé, a decidedly younger woman who helps Richard see the world anew. Will Sarah acquiesce, lowering her camera in order to face the world?

Please note that this production contains strong language and may not be suitable for all audiences.

Performances of “Time Stands Still” run for two weekends April 21-30. Evening performances are April 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 8:00 p.m. and matinees on April 23 and 30 at 2:00 p.m. There will be a special preview performance on Thursday, April 20 which will be “Pay What You Can” night beginning at 8:00 p.m. There will also be a special talkback session with the cast following the first matinee on April 23.

All performances will be held at the Rose Center, located at 442 W. Second North Street in Morristown. There will be bar service at the evening performances, and doors open 45 minutes before the performance.

Tickets are available online at www.etcplays.org or by calling 423-318-8331.
The Rose Center, 442 West Second North St., Morristown, TN, 37814. Hours: M-F 9-5. Information: 423-581-4330, www.rosecenter.org

Adapted by Mark Brown. From the Novel by Jules Verne.

“Bursting with imagination, this exuberant whistle-stop tour through Verne is a trip worth making.” The Stage

The intrepid Phileas Fogg with his loyal valet, Passepartout, voyage from Victorian London through the Indian subcontinent, to Asia and across the Pacific to America on a wager that he will return in precisely 80 days. Literally, a theatrical tour-de-force.

Pay What You Wish Preview night on April 19

Clarence Brown Mainstage, 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