Calendar of Events

https://www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/

Summer Term at KCT’s Creative Dramatics Academy consists of 5 days of intensive sessions. Most classes will culminate in a showcase presentation for family and friends at the end of the term. The cost for the week varies by class. To reserve a spot in any class, or for more information use the online submission form at knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com. You will receive registration information, via e-mail, upon inquiry. 50% of the class fee must be received upon enrollment to guarantee admission.

AGES 4 – 5
Tiny Thespians: Presents the Crayon Book of Numbers

Ages 6 – 7
Page to Stage: Under the Sea
Page to Stage: How to Catch a Dinosaur
Page to Stage: Monster Academy

Ages 8 – 10
Introduction to Acting, Ages 8 & 9
Introduction to Acting: Life in Narnia Ages 8 to 10
Introduction to Acting, Wonderful World of Dahl Ages 8 to 10

Ages 10 & 11
Intro to Acting, Ages 10 & 11
Intro to Improv, Ages 10 & 11
Introduction to Acting, Into the Wardrobe, Ages 10 & 11

Ages 12 & up
Intro to Acting, Ages 12 & Up
Intro to Acting, Ages 12 & Up, Into the Wardrobe
Intro to Improv, Ages 12 & Up 6
Musical Theatre: Move, Sing, Act! 12 & Up

Technical Classes
Costume Design for Animal Characters
Advanced Audition – Self Taping and Online Auditions
Lighting for the Stage
Beyond Tie-Dye

For many of our classes, we require no experience for enrollment. Acting classes are kept small so the instructor is able to meet the student where they are and help guide them individually through personalized feedback. We try to clearly identify classes that require experience, such as some workshops and for our advanced classes.

Week 1: Monday, June 14 – Friday, June 18
Week 2: Monday, June 21 – Friday, June 25
Week 3: Monday, June 28 – Friday, July 2
NO CLASSES July 4 – July 11
Week 4: Monday, July 12 – Friday, July 16
Week 5: Monday, July 19 – Friday, July 23
Week 6: Monday, July 26 – Friday, July 30

Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Cost:$225 per week or $50 per day.

Dancers Studio is offering a day camp experience that is full of fun with dance, games, arts and crafts, snack time and much more! Give the kids something fun and constructive to do with their time off! Athletic attire recommended!

1. WEAR A MASK – Enter through the back door. During this time we will have no visitors.
2. BRING YOUR LUNCH – 2 snacks will be provided daily. No backpacks or luggage.
3. WASH YOUR HANDS – We will work throughout the day to disinfect different areas of the studio.

Call 865.584.9636 to reserve your spot!
https://www.dancersstudioknox.com/

Dragonfly is especially concerned about being COVID safe in all our programming!

Kids ages 6 – 14 can run away and join the circus with Dragonfly Aerial and Circus Arts Studio. Come for one week or two.

Camps this summer will be June 14-18 and July 12-16, 9 am -2 p.m. daily.

Each week is full of circus skills, including aerial arts; tightwire; stiltwalking; unicycling; basic acrobatics and more. Cost is $220 per week. Included in the cost is a camp t-shirts and snacks each day. Campers bring their own lunch. Scholarships are available.

Call or email us for more information. Camp is at the Dragonfly studio: 4506 Fennel Road, Knoxville 37912. Contact information: 865-609-2012 and dfaas11@gmail.com.

https://www.dragonflyaerialartsstudio.com/

The New VIRTUAL Audition Workshop in June is a weeklong online workshop for High School students focusing on Script analysis, Auditioning, College Prep and Shakespearean text. The workshop will be taught by David Alley, Carol Mayo Jenkins and Terry Silver-Alford. The fee for the program is 325.00 and the hours are 10 am to 3:00 pm M-F June 14-18. This workshop will help students with preparing for auditions for school plays as well as college admissions and scholarships.

One week June 14-18 (10:00 am to 3:00 pm M-F )
Desired enrollment 10 (but flexible)
Cost: $325

https://clarencebrowntheatre.com/community/acting-workshops/

Save the Date – June 14-18, 2021

String Camp provides an opportunity for new orchestra players to become oriented with ensemble playing and gives players with experience a week of great music making and fun during the summer off-season. Students are placed randomly based on experience and application information. Please make sure you meet all the requirements for the level for which you apply. We strive to keep the competitive feel out of the camp program and put no emphasis on seating and placement, but will move a student in his/her best interest if the level they are in appears too challenging and stressful. Applicants for the Finale Level may be asked to audition.

https://knoxvillesymphony.com/education-community/youth-orchestra/summer-string-camp/

ORCBA’s Summer Dance Camp will be June 14-18, at the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge. Camp is open to rising kindergartners through 8th grade. $90/camper.

Camp hours are 9:00 am-2:00 pm, Monday-Friday, with doors opening at 8:30 and pick up at 2:00. (After care is available for an additional fee — payable each morning at drop off). Classes are given in a variety of dance styles such as ballet, jazz, hip hop, stomp, and musical theater! The campers will start the day off with a camp-wide warm up (aka Morning Jam!), break off into groups to learn about a specific style, and learn a piece of choreography to showcase their new skills to their family and friends.
​You don’t have to be a prima ballerina for this camp — ​just come ready to move and to have fun! Our camp is geared for rising kindergartners through 8th grade. Cost is $90. Lunch, snacks, and water are all provided. ​No special dancewear or dance shoes are necessary. Campers should wear sneakers and clothing that allows them to move easily.

http://www.orcba.org/2021-summer-dance-camp.html

The WordPlayers of Knoxville will produce a staged reading of Till Death Do Us Part by Craig Smith

7:00 PM in the Square Room, 4 Market Square, Knoxville. Admission is free. Actors and audience will be socially distant and masks will be required of the audience.

The WordPlayers: 865-539-2490, www.wordplayers.org, Facebook: The WordPlayers, Twitter: @wordplayers, Instagram: wordplayers

Knoxville Children’s Theatre (KCT) will hold auditions on Monday, June 14 for our upcoming production of The Hobbit, a live stage adaptation of the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien.

There are at least 20 available roles, including excellent roles for both boys and girls. The minimum age to audition is 8 years old, and the maximum age is 18. There are four roles for actors making their KCT debuts.

Bilbo, one of the most conservative of all Hobbits, is asked to leave his large, roomy and very dry home in the ground in order to set off as chief robber in an attempt to recover an important treasure. It's the last thing that any sensitive Hobbit would want to do, but great benefit eventually results - not only for Bilbo but for all of the Hobbits who inhabit Middle Earth - and the hearts of those children and adults who continue to enjoy this kind of magical fantasy.

The audition will take place from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM at KCT at 109 E. Churchwell Avenue.

Auditions are by appointment only. Auditionees may choose from the following appointment times: 4:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:30 PM, 7:00 PM, and 7:30 PM. Six auditionees will be seen at each appointment time; a maximum of 42 auditionees will be seen.

Auditionees should prepare a SHORT one-minute monologue from a published play or novel. The monologue should express intense emotion and a theatrical level of expression. The play’s genre is dramatic fantasy. Choose a monologue appropriate for the genre of the play; choose a piece with rich emotional ranges. No songs or poems. Monologues will be evaluated on volume, clarity of speech, depth of emotional expression, and ability of physical transformation.

Rehearsals will begin on Wednesday June 30, continuing through Thursday, August 12.
Actors must also be available for all 14 regular performances: August 13 - 29, Thursdays through Sundays. Shows are held Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM & 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.

To register for an audition, please use the online form at https://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/register-for-an-audition/
No phone calls for appointments, please. You will find some helpful tips for your audition by visiting our website: https://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/audition-tips/

Auditionees will receive detailed instructions for their audition submission AFTER they submit the online form.

Monday, June 14, 2021, 7 – 8 p.m. on Zoom

Fifty years ago, community leaders cut the ribbon on the "new" Lawson McGhee Library, providing a much-needed anchor to the Knox County Public Library system. The innovative building has echoes all over town. Bruce McCarty was a champion of modernist architecture, and he changed the city scape forever. From Clarence Brown Theatre and the Cumberland Avenue pedestrian bridge to TVA Towers and the City County Building, McCarty's work represents some of the most iconic places in Knoxville.

Join MHM architects Doug McCarty and Nathan Honeycutt for examination of the impact and evolution of Bruce McCarty's designs.

This event is free to the public, but advanced registration is required. Register at https://kcpl.wufoo.com/forms/p3irvv0anrvip/

https://www.knoxlib.org/calendar-programs?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D153297933

MONDAY June 14 at 6:00 P.M. (social and cash bar 5:30 P.M.)

At Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University

One of downtown's longest-lasting organizations!

Keynote Speaker: Jack Neely, Executive Director of Knoxville History Project

Jack will discuss what was going on in Knoxville in 1921 that led UT College of Engineering's first Dean, Charles Ferris, to bring together some of Knoxville’s finest leaders to form the Technical Society of Knoxville (TSK).
Please join us to celebrate this historic milestone. TSK has provided technical support for Knoxville and Knox County since 1921. TSK continues to host technical presentations on many subjects and a forum for discussion of many timely topics.

Before TVA and the Manhattan Project, TSK was active in Knoxville. When TVA and KUB came along, their employees and management joined in large numbers.

(We will follow CDC and local guidelines for social distancing and masks at the time of the banquet)

Sponsorships available
$100 (includes one meal and TSK membership benefits for rest of 2021)
$500 (table for six)

Deadline to register is June 8
Dinner selections include salad, bread, drink and dessert
For more information go to https://technicalsociety.net/standard-article/banquet

June 11 - July 21, 2021

• Participants must have taken a class within the past year.
• A virtual tour of the show will be made available on June 11.
• Enjoy pieces from the instructors, too!

Awards:
• People’s Choice Awards will be voted on through the month of June and will be announced the beginning of July
• Vote for your three favorite pieces

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tu-Th 9-5, or by appointment. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartcenter.com

Opens Friday June 11th, 5-8 PM
The show will be up the whole month of June.
The artist is Aaron Joseph Arroyave.

https://www.ajaartwork.com/about/

214 Magnolia, 214 W. Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Friday 5-8, Saturday 12-4, and by appointment, via IG button, during the week: https://www.instagram.com/214magnolia/. 865-337-7106 or https://www.214magnolia.com/