Calendar of Events

Discover new routes on these family friendly bike rides through scenic neighborhoods and on local greenways. Both rides are approximately eight miles long and are geared to help you learn how to do your own road rides. Riders must wear helmets and have a basic understanding of on-road riding. Riders should wear comfortable clothing and bring any water or snacks you might need. No pre-registration is required.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29 AT 2:00PM
NORTHbound Bikes & Blooms Scenic Bike Ride led by Jim Richards of the Knoxville Botanical Garden
Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center
900 Volunteer Landing, 37915

You will pass vibrant displays of dogwood trees and gardens as you depart from the Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center and head through 4th and Gill, Old North, and other historic neighborhoods in North Knoxville. After a stop for a drink at Three Rivers Market, you will return to downtown.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30 AT 2:00PM
SOUTHbound Bikes & Blooms Scenic Bike Ride led by Jim Richards of the Knoxville Botanical Garden
Suttree Landing Park
701 Langford Ave, 37920

Leaving from Suttree Landing Park, you will see the beauty of South Knoxville from the seat of your bicycle. Riders will enjoy views of the Tennessee River, the colorful gardens along Island Home Boulevard, and the forested greenway path to Ijams Nature Center before returning to the park.

Dogwood Arts Festival: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Join us for free a free Family Fun Day featuring activities, crafts, tours, and more.

This family event will bring out a variety of objects from the museum’s collection in storage. It will combine objects from different artists, styles, and provenance. Story time and crafts for this program will be themed on the role of museums in the community.

All materials will be provided. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not necessary.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Hosted by Joe Stephens. Meeting at 305 South Kyle Street Knoxville, TN 37915.

"Late one summer a few years ago, I had the opportunity to walk into history-to explore a historical site that has been inaccessible for years. Sealed off from the public not by walls or fences but brush and bramble the interior of Knox County Potter's Field had been impenetrable for decades. In recent years, a trail had been blazed to the monument erected to indigent dead in 1937, but by spring of 2007 it had also become impenetrable. After making a call to the City of Knoxville requesting that the trail be cleared, I was both surprised and delighted at the quick response to my request. I was even more delighted later as crews began to clear the dense undergrowth that had prevented me from exploring this historic ground.

A Potter's Field is an indigent cemetery. Throughout Christendom indigent cemeteries are known as Potter's Field-a tradition that goes back to the crucifixion. After Judas betrayed Christ, he returned to the temple with his thirty pieces of silver. When the priest refused to accept the money, he threw it down before hanging himself. Unable to accept blood money in to the treasury, they took Judas' thirty pieces of silver and bought a Potter's Field, a ruined piece of ground, in which to bury strangers.

Knox County Potter's Field is on Kyle Street at Bethel Avenue. Marked graves date back to before the Civil War when it was originally established as Belleview Cemetery-a for profit cemetery. It was not a success, and was in a few years purchased by the county to be used as an indigent cemetery."

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The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is pleased to present the Oak Ridge Chorus, led by recently appointed Chorus Director, Dr. Jaclyn Johnson, in a delightful evening of American music at the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge,1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The concert will feature inspirational music of our land and its people, through folk songs, spirituals, and many well-known classics of the Broadway stage, including music from Les Miserables, Hairspray, and Wicked.

“As I was preparing music for this concert and deciding what pieces would best highlight the beautiful voices of the Oak Ridge Chorus, a theme began to emerge: music by American composers,” said Chorus Director, Jaclyn Johnson. “America has a rich tradition of creating music that sounds distinctly “American” from jazz and blues, to spirituals and folk songs, to the music of Broadway. This concert will be sure to delight audience members from every walk of life!”

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is a proud participant in the Penny4Arts program and offers free admission for students 18 & under to all Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performances. Tickets for adults are $15; young adults ages 19-29 are just $5. The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association presents professional performances in the Oak Ridge community with its symphony, chorus, and chamber music series. Subscription and individual tickets may be purchased online at www.ORCMA.org or by calling (865) 483-5569.

Join us Saturday April 29 for an afternoon of local art, local craft beer, and local music! Curtis Glover has been working for weeks on our new mural in the hall spotlighting Knoxville's fantastic local breweries, we want to share this new art installation and give you the opportunity to meet a local art legend. Curtis has works all over town if you know where to look.
We have invited some other very talented artists to join us. Knoxville has a treasure trove of talented folks. We support small local businesses and we support local artists! Stop by, have a cold craft beer, meet the artists, see and/or buy their work. The art show starts at 4pm, Filibilly starts at 7.
Bring a lawnchair and your dancing shoes! The patio is pet friendly, we are a family friendly establishment.
Casual Pint Northshore, Arts and Craft Beers
April 29th, 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Live music starts at 7:00pm
2045 Thunderhead Road, Knoxville 37922
865-288-4193

Saturday, April 29, 10am – 4pm, Knoxville Community Darkroom will present a Pinhole Camera Workshop. Pinhole photography is a great introduction to analog photograph. You will make a pinhole camera and the ‘perfect’ pinhole. Learn to take photographs with it and develop the negatives in the darkroom. We will also show you how to make a contact print. Bring a light tight container or we will have some on site.
Photographs from this workshop as well as the cameras will be part of KCD’s May 1st Friday exhibit.

$50 ($45 members) Class size is limited to 12. To sign up go to
www.theknoxvillecommunitydarkroom.org.
Saturday, April 29, 10am – 4pm

The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 5117 Homberg Drive, Knoxville, TN. http://www.theknoxvillecommunitydarkroom.org/

Mary W. Thompson will be teaching a Cherokee Design Reed Planter basket class - Kits will include natural splits, dyed splints and rims for $50 and an additional $25.00 for the class fee. For Museum Members the class fee is waived. Bring scissors, sharp pocket knife, an awl, clothespins, water bowl or pan to soak your reeds, and your lunch. We will be working outside under the pavilion, so dress appropriately. Contact the museum to sign up. 423-884-6246. Space is limited.

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is located at 576 Hwy. 360, Vonore, TN. www.sequoyahmuseum.org

UT COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
AND DESIGN PRESENTS
CRAIG DYKERS, SNØHETTA, IN GENERAL SHALE LECTURE
SATURDAY, APRIL 29 • 2PM
Craig Dykers, a founding partner of Snøhetta, a Wall Street Journal 2016 Innovator and designer of the New York Times Square Reconstruction, will present "Habitat: Large and Small" on April 29, 2pm, at the Bijou Theatre. Hosted by the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design, the lecture is sponsored by General Shale and is free and open to the public. Doors open at 1pm. Visit archdesign.utk.edu/craig-dykers for details.

Opening reception on Fri Apr 28, 6:30-8:00 PM. Free and open to the public.

Featuring the opening of the Annual All-Media Show by the Knoxville Watercolor Society. The exhibit does contain 90% watercolors, but other media represented are: oils, pastels, mixed media, and acrylics. KWS allows members to show other media once a year to demonstrate that some of the members are just as competent and comfortable working in other media besides watercolor.

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

We first meet the girl group “The Marvelous Wonderettes” as they take the stage at their 1958 senior prom. Through classic hits of the 50’s we learn about their lives and loves, discovering that their dreams are as big as their crinolines! A decade later, the “Wonderettes” reunite at their 10-year reunion, eventually discovering that no matter what life has thrown their way or what the future may bring, they can conquer it together. A must-take musical trip down memory lane!

Showtimes
Fri Apr 28, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sat Apr 29, 2017 | 8:00PM
Thu May 4, 2017 | 8:00PM
Fri May 5, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sat May 6, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sun May 7, 2017 | 2:00PM
Fri May 12, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sat May 13, 2017 | 8:00PM
Sun May 14, 2017 | 2:00PM

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

A featured event of Dogwood Arts, the annual Dogwood Arts Festival will be held in the heart of downtown Knoxville. The Dogwood Arts Festival is a popular outdoor event featuring fine art and fine craft, folk art, live music and dance performances, artist demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids and adults in the heart of downtown Knoxville. The Festival is located on Market Square, along Market Street and Clinch Avenue, and in Krutch Park against a canvas of blossoming trees and outdoor sculpture.

Hours: Friday April 28, 2017: 11am – 8pm
Saturday, April 29, 2017: 10am – 8pm
Sunday, April 30, 2017: 11am – 5pm

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

Mark your calendar for our 6th Annual Spring Plant Sale April 28-29! We’ll have a wide variety of plants to choose from!

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from dawn to dusk. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org.