Calendar of Events

The play will be performed Thursdays at 7 PM, Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.

Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with the Clayton Foundation will present a live production of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The play is based on the book by Roald Dahl and dramatized by Richard R. George.

Masks are required inside the theatre. Ionopure air sanitizers are used throughout the theatre.

Charlie Bucket finds a Golden Ticket in his Wonka Chocolate Bar, sending him and his Grandpa with four other children on an adventurous tour of Willy Wonka’s renowned chocolate factory. One by one, the other children on the tour break the rules, but if Charlie survives the journey, he may find an even greater reward. Recommended for audiences of all ages.

The play is performed by twenty talented young actors from ages 10 to 17. Willy Wonka will be played by KCT veteran Eric Magee and Charlie will be played by Lucien Crane, who is making his debut with this production.

The show is directed by guest director and University of Tennessee Theatre professor, Terry Silver-Alford. The play is designed by young student designers from ages 10 to 17.

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

The Knoxville Dolly Festival is scheduled for the first weekend of June (4-6) in collaboration with First Friday Artwalk. We envision this festival as a way to bring people down to Knoxville's Old City and into the unique and diverse businesses our community has to offer. Along with celebrating Dolly with art, music, history, food and fun we will also be raising money for Imagination Library (optional). Details TBA!

To keep up to date, please follow us @knoxdollyfest.

Join us for weekend of fun! We’ll join the Big South Fork Mountain Biking Club to celebrate National Trails Day.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Friday 6/4
Self supported camping
Reserve your campsite at Bandy Creek TODAY!!!
AMBC will be based on loop A this year.
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232506

Saturday 6/5
9am – Work Project with support from REI
12pm – Lunch by Joe Cross and Big South Fork Mountain Bike Club
2pm – Social Rides
8pm – Campfire

Sunday 6/6
9am – Self supported Group Rides including one Epic Route for an all day BSF adventure.
All tools will be provided for the work party – please bring gloves, water, and sturdy shoes.

https://ambcknox.org/

Moviegoers will travel back in time and see these classics, as they should be: in a historic theater originally built as a movie palace surrounded by other movie-lovers, enjoying some popcorn and a cold drink. Come experience some of your favorite classics on the big screen! Prior to each screening, hear the Mighty Wurlitzer organ fill the auditorium with magnificent music.

Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Doors will open on hour prior to showtime. Masks will be required at all times unless eating or drinking.

“Meet Me in St. Louis” is a classic MCM comedy featuring Judy Garland. A disarmingly sweet musical led by outstanding performances from Judy as well as Margaret O'Brien, Meet Me in St. Louis is a treat for all ages. Some of the most popular songs from the film include “The Boy Next Door”, “The Trolley Song”, and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. Run time is 1 hour 53 minutes and is rated G.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/tickets/movies-at-the-tennessee/

Friday, June 4, at 7pm and Saturday, June 5, at 2pm & 8pm

At The Square Room, Knoxville & Live Streamed

Join Momentum Dance Lab for our (almost) annual performance. [Re]Visions will be a full length presentation of (mostly) modern dance with work from award winning choreographers and dancers. Knoxville’s favorite venue, The Square Room, will provide an intimate environment for this family friendly show. With three showtimes to choose from, this event will be offered both In-person and Live Streamed, and will feature a cash bar and silent auction!

Purchase advance tickets until Tuesday, June 1: $18 General Admission, $13 Senior/Student
Tickets at the door and online: $20 General Admission, $15 Senior/Student
All children under age 14 may attend for one penny with a paying adult. (Seniors are age 60 and up; Students need high school or college ID).

https://www.momentumdancelab.org/upcoming-events

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dom-flemons-tickets-134416747109

GRAMMY Award Winner, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, 2020 United States Artists Fellow- Dom Flemons is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife Vania Kinard and their daughter Cheyanne Love. He has branded the moniker “The American Songster” since his repertoire of music covers over 100 years of early American popular music. Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, music scholar, historian, and record collector. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones. Flemons was selected for the prestigious 2020 United States Artists Fellowship Award for the Traditional Arts category which was generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He currently serves as a Governor on the Board of Directors for the Washington, D.C Chapter of the Recording Academy.

Fri, June 4, 2021
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

Make plans to join us for the 2021 Concerts! Reservations must be made in advance for all Sunset Series Concerts. Reservations may be made no more that 30 days in advance by clicking on the links.
https://www.gsmheritagecenter.org/events/concerts/

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Opening - Friday, June 4, 2021
6 - 8pm (Eastern)
Free and open to the public

We're so excited for this year's Art in the Garden display! You may recall that a few months ago we announced the theme for this year would be birdhouses. We recruited local artists, both amateur and professional, to complete 56 houses as they saw fit. And I must say, they have outdone themselves!

Home Sweet Home: A Birdhouse Exhibit will be installed in the garden soon. We will open it on Friday, June 4th with a socially-distanced in person reception. The exhibit will remain in the Gardens throughout the summer for your viewing pleasure. In early September, the birdhouses will be available for purchase at auction, so come pick out your favorites now!

All birdhouses will be auctioned as a fundraiser for the UT Gardens in September 2021.
Info: https://tiny.utk.edu/birdhouse

Knoxville Opera continues presenting its KNOX OPERA FOR ALL free First Friday concerts on June 4th from 6:00 to 7:30 outside the Emporium Building on Gay Street. The program, performed by soprano Jaqueline Brecheen and mezzosoprano Aubrey Odle, will include popular selections from Broadway, opera, operetta, and Disney movies. Knoxville Opera Artistic Director Brian Salesky will host and accompany the artists. To enjoy Knoxville Opera’s past performances this season and for an upcoming performance schedule, please visit www.KnoxvilleOpera.com.

At Emporium Center 100 South Gay Street, Knoxville
Free!

Ijams Nature Center and Central Cinema will welcome back movie lovers to the lawn for the 2021 Movies Under the Stars, presented by Cherokee Distributing Co. and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., starting June 4.

Moviegoers are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to watch a blend of popular comedies, action, fantasy and horror films on the hill in front of the Ijams Visitor Center throughout the summer and early fall.

The seven-movie series includes:
• June 4: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Family/Action/Sci-Fi – PG
• June 18: Jurassic Park, Sci-Fi/Adventure – PG-13
• July 2: Predator, Action/Sci-Fi – R
• August 13: Beetlejuice, Comedy/Fantasy – PG
• August 27: Mad Max Fury Road, Action/Adventure – R
• September 17: Wizard of Oz, Fantasy/Musical – G
• October 1: The Shining, Horror/Mystery – R

Doors open at 7 p.m. and movies begin at dark. In the event of inclement weather, movies will be shown under a large tent at the Ijams Homesite, which is a short walk from the Visitor Center.

Tasty meals, snacks and beverages will be available for purchase from food trucks and the Ijams beer garden. No coolers or outside alcohol is allowed.

Tickets are $10 per person or $36 for a family four-pack. Space is limited to 250 guests to ensure proper physical distancing. Advance ticket purchases are highly recommended; walk-up tickets may not be available due to limited audience size. Dogs get in free, but must be leashed at all times.

Guests will be asked to wear a mask at check-in and in all common areas, but may remove masks once seated on the lawn.

2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920. 865-577-4717 or www.ijams.org

MASSKUS PRODUCTIONS is Proud to present LILLY WINWOOD

The next generation is making its mark!

Appearing Friday June 4, 8pm at THE OPEN CHORD - ALL THINGS MUSIC!

special guest Jennifer Daniels

In 2015, Lilly Winwood, (daughter of classic rock legend Steve Winwood) needed a vacation. The countryside of her native Gloucestershire, England felt too familiar, and London was, in her own words, “so big, so expensive, and reeked of havoc and loss and all that good stuff.” So Winwood hopped on a plane to Nashville, where she’d spent childhood summers visiting her mother’s family. The plan was to come back to England after a few weeks—but the vacation never ended.

Silver Stage, the debut EP from Lilly, chronicles this journey through earnest coming-of-age narratives and a sound that—much like her father’s work—offers an English take on traditional American roots music. Following the release of Silver Stage, Winwood has continued on to collaborate with fellow East-Nashville-based Americana artists such as Boo Ray, with the release of their A-side/ B-side vinyl collaboration series with the A side being upbeat and whimsical single ‘Hard to Tell’ and the B-side being a cover of the late Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s ‘Islands in the Stream’. Lilly has set her debut album release ‘Time Well Spent’ for January 29th 2021.

Jennifer Daniels, an award winning author and songwriter out of Lookout Mountain, GA has released eight albums and a picture book, but her greatest joy is the laughter and comradery of a live audience. Besides playing concerts, Jenn and husband, Jeff Neal (electric guitar and mandolin player), run week-long school initiatives called Songwriting IS Writing! And they raise boy/girl twins (now in middle school) and a hundred pound black lab named Ziggy Marley. Look for Jenn's debut novel, The Locke Box, out August 2021, under the elusive pen name, Jennifer Daniels Neal.

This show will take place at The Open Chord – All Things Music, located in the heart of Knoxville in Bearden. Tickets are just $25.00 and available online https://www.prekindle.com/event/24527-lilly-winwood-knoxville or by stopping by THE OPEN CHORD, ALL THINGS MUSIC STORE located at 8502 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN. https://www.openchordmusic.com/

Friday, June 4 • Movie starts at 8:30PM

Join us and our friends at Dollyfest in celebrating Dolly Parton with art, music, history, food + fun throughout The Old City in Knoxville June 4-6! There's a slew of participating businesses and we're excited to announce we'll be hosting an outdoor movie screening of the timeless and iconic film 9 to 5 that Friday night on the lawn. Tickets on sale now!

Our sister business Tako Taco will be hosting a special brunch for one-day-only on Sunday, June 6, 11:30-3pm - just for Dollyfest featuring a masterful menu from Chef Jesse Newmister and of course...Dolly-themed cocktails. Reservations can be claimed here, they won't last long!

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

Please join us for the opening reception of our annual Art in the Gardens display. The theme for this year is “Home Sweet Home: A Birdhouse Exhibit”. Come mingle with the artists and tour the new garden installation on Friday, June 4th from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

The project promotes community participation and artist collaboration and raises awareness and support for the Gardens.

Over 50 birdhouse interpretations will be displayed throughout the summer of 2021 for Gardens visitors to enjoy. The birdhouses will then be sold at a live auction in September, 2021 with all proceeds benefiting the UT Gardens, Knoxville.

https://utgardens.tennessee.edu