Calendar of Events

The Story Story, a new original offering from local duo Sara Gaddis and JP Schuffman, is an exciting twist on the classic hero's tale. In the tradition of the fully realized fantasy universes such as The Dark Crystal and Alice in Wonderland, a group of travelling performers weave the tapestry of Uri of the Sash, a village healer turned hero when a cave-dwelling creature called Lescau the Dusk Walker curses her village and sends her on a quest to find the origin of all human stories. On her journey she encounters a host of amazing creatures and characters, faces untold danger, and must to rely on her willpower, wits, and a bit of magic to save her friends from a terrible fate.

The Knoxville Theatre Club ensemble consists of six local performers familiar to regular viewers of Knoxville theater, portraying every role from eccentric tinkers and talking dogs to nightmarish monsters and a three-headed librarian. This world premiere production combines reverence for traditional storytelling with fantastic puppetry, fast-paced humor, a unique mythology, and exhilarating up-close stagecraft.

The Story Story stars Raine Palmer, Debi Wetherington, Sara Gaddis, Caleb Burnham, Chad Wood, and JP Schuffman. The show's co-creators Gaddis and Schuffman have been producing original work together in NYC, Nashville, and Knoxville since 2010. In 2017, they founded Knoxville Theatre Club (www.knoxvilletheatreclub.org) which has hosted workshops and local community events such as The Pop-Up Theatre Project, Drama & Drinks, The Crow Flies Scriptworks, and the Knoxville Theatre Slam.

The Story Story runs March 8-10, 16-17, & 23-24 at Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, 37917. The show is suitable for all ages, and tickets are available at the door or in advance via the website, www.knoxvilletheatreclub.org/tickets.

On March 8, 2018, The East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the McClung Museum present Lisa C. Khan of George Mason University presenting the AIA William D.E. Coulson Memorial Lecture, “Reconstructing and Firing a Greek Kiln: a Project in Experimental Archaeology.

The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the McClung Museum Auditorium and is open to the public and free of charge. A reception will follow.

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

Jubilee Community Arts presents Knoxville Square Dance with live old-time music by The Hellgramites and calling by Stan Sharp and Leo Collins.

Thursday, March 8
Thursday, April 12

Second Thursdays at the Laurel Theater! No experience or partner is necessary and the atmosphere is casual. No taps, please. Admission: $7 ($5 for students & JCA members).

Follow the Knoxville Square Dance on Facebook: www.facebook.com/knoxvillesquaredance. Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

At Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr SW, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916

International Women's Day ​​(March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.​ ​International Women's Day​ (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD run by the Suffragettes in 1911.​ IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organisation specific.

Musical entertainment by Jeanine Fuller & The Boyz, with special guests, Kelle Jolly and Chelsea Samples. Heavy hors d'oeuvres provided by Soul Elegance Catering. Two cash bars (cash only).

Presenting sponsors: Commissioner Evelyn Gill, Knoxville Museum of Art

#IWD2018 #PressforProgress
www.internationalwomensday.com

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Award-winning journalist and author Elaine Weiss will introduce her latest
non-fiction work at the East Tennessee History Center on Thursday, March 8,
2018, 7 p.m. The Woman's Hour is especially relevant to Tennesseans as it
documents the final battle in the war to win women the right to vote that
was fought right here in The Volunteer State.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero will introduce Weiss at the event. Tickets
are $10 each and may be purchased online at the Friends of the Knox County
Public Library's website (knoxfriends.org) or in person at Union Ave Books
or at the Friends @ Rothrock Used Book Shop just inside Lawson McGhee
Library. Ticket holders may purchase copies of The Woman's Hour at the event
at a discount of 10%. Weiss will sign copies after she speaks.

Many of us have forgotten it took 70 years for women to obtain the right to
vote, and far fewer know it came down to a nail-biting six-week battle in
Tennessee. The Woman's Hour depicts that battle in which lesser known
suffragettes such as Carrie Chapman Catt, Sue Shelton White and Anne Dallas
Dudley played pivotal roles.

Weiss' first book, Fruits of Victory: The Woman's Land Army in the Great
War, was excerpted in Smithsonian Magazine online and featured on C-Span and
public radio stations nationwide. Additionally, her by-line has appeared in
The Atlantic, Harper's, New York Times, Boston Globe and Philadelphia
Inquirer. She has also been a frequent correspondent for The Christian
Science Monitor.

Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. www.knoxfriends.org.This author event is sponsored by Friends of the Knox County Public Library,
the Knox County Public Library, Union Ave Books, the East Tennessee
Historical Society, and WUOT.

MONTHLY MEETING & PROGRAM (THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH)
PROGRAM: International Journalism, Dateline Knoxville, TN

International journalist and book reviewer Nina Martyris writes for NPR and other globally recognized news outlets. And she does it all from Knoxville, TN. March 8th, she will talk about the highs and lows for a freelance journalist in the digital age, and she will answer your questions on related topics including pitches, rejections, and winning assignments. And she has a tale to share about Knoxville's Old Gray Cemetery. For a recent exclusive KWG interview with Ms. Martyris: https://knoxvillewritersguild.org/2018/02/27/meet-nina-martyris-international-journalist-knoxville-resident-your-march-speaker/

Central United Methodist Church in 4th and Gill (201 East Third Avenue) 7:00 p.m. You do not have to be a Guild member to attend; we do appreciate a two dollar minimum donation at the door. Information: www.KnoxvilleWritersGuild.org

Thursday, March 8, 7 PM in the East Tennessee History Center.
In August 1920, 35 states had ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, while 12 had rejected it or refused to vote. One more state was needed to ratify the amendment that would grant women the right to vote. That state was Tennessee.

Friends of the Knox County Public Library and author Elaine Weiss will bring the story of this historic event to Knoxville on Thursday, March 8 at 7 PM. Weiss will speak about her new book, The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote.

Tickets are $10 and are available at knoxfriends.org.
East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Faculty 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

The doors are open. Come, listen and enjoy. St. John’s Cathedral believes in spreading love and sharing the transformative joy of worship to all through music. We invite the public to visit and partake in any of our world-class musical series.

CONCERTS ON CUMBERLAND - Inspired by faith and accessible to all, these artful compositions include medieval and baroque repertoire and original music by St. John’s Music Director Jason Overall. This series includes three full concert experiences, including collaborations with Marble City Opera and the world-renowned Big Ears Festival.

Returning by popular demand is Echoing Air, an elegant baroque group. Featuring two world-renowned countertenors, this dynamic six-piece ensemble delivers graceful interpretations of the genre.

St. John’s Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7347, www.stjohnscathedral.org

Knoxville’s next generation of artists is on display, featuring the work of gifted art students from area schools at Clayton Center for the Arts.

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

In its fourth year, this is an exhibit promoting the work of East Tennessee’s finest K-12 art teachers and current art interns/student teachers from public schools, private schools and academies located at Clayton Center for the Arts.

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

Playwright Edward Albee famously decried the efforts of critics and scholars to identify too much “connective tissue” in his work. Albee said he didn’t control characters – they act the way they act because that’s who they are, and they do what they do because that’s what they want to do. For Albee, writing, art if you will, isn’t limited or necessarily driven by what happens to the creator of the work. Albee might have opined that in art, like life, the artist starts something, somewhere for reasons known or unknown, but once started that creation careens off in its own direction. Artist Kimberly Pack, whose exhibit currently hangs in our Market Square location, isn’t exactly sure where the characters in her work came from, but she does know that they have taken up residence in her imagination where they seem to have heard and heeded a call to be fruitful and multiply.

A quick look at her collection of drawings (ink on watercolor paper) is enough to tempt an observer into wondering if these strange little people have some connection to the artist’s life: Are they personal demons trying to get out? Are they unkind caricatures of unpleasant characters from her past? Are they born of some great sadness or a little touch of madness?

Kimberly Pack will be on view at the Market Square Tomato Head thru March 4th, 2018. She will exhibit at the West Knoxville Gallery Tomato Head from March 6th thru April 2nd, 2018.

Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com