Calendar of Events

Via Zoom at 7 PM
https://www.unionavebooks.com/event/48-virtual-author-event-feat-marianne-worthington-tina-parker

Marianne Worthington is co-founder and editor of Still: The Journal, an online literary magazine publishing writers, artists, and musicians with ties to Appalachia since 2009. Her work has appeared in Oxford American, CALYX, Chapter 16, Ethel, and CHEAP POP, among other places. She received the Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council and artist’s grants from Kentucky Foundation for Women and the Berea Appalachian Sound Archives Fellowship. She co-edited Piano in a Sycamore: Writing Lessons from the Appalachian Writers’ Workshop and is author of a poetry chapbook. Her poetry collection, The Girl Singer, was released in late 2021 from Fireside Industries, an imprint of University Press of Kentucky. Marianne grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and lives, writes, and teaches in southeast Kentucky. Visit her website at https://marianneworthington.com/

Tina Parker is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Lock Her Up published by Accents Publishing in 2021. Tina grew up in Bristol, VA, attended college and worked as a reporter in East Tennessee, and now lives in Berea, KY. Her work has received support from the Kentucky Foundation for Women, and she is a juried member of the Women of Appalachia Project. To learn more about her work, visit www.tina-parker.org or follow her on Instagram @tetched_poet.

April 8, 6-8 PM
We will learn the Tarantella from Heather McLean of GIGI's Dance Studio. Tickets are $5 at the door

119 S Tennessee Avenue, LaFollette, TN 37766
​423-907-2980
https://postmarklafollette.weebly.com/

Kick back and enjoy an entertaining evening at Ijams at the kick-off of the 2022 Ijams Back Patio Socials featuring Hollie Sikes and Zack Miles!

These amazing musicians are presented by Apsn Audio, an audio production collective focused on curating Knoxville's local music scene. Aspn initiatives include a weekly podcast interviewing artists, hosting house shows, and pop-up concerts.

Enjoy some great music in a beautiful outdoor space: the back patio of the Ijams Visitor Center! Doors open at 6 pm; music starts at 6:30. Buy tickets now for $10 or get them at the door for $12. The Ijams Beer Garden will be open for this event.

Thank you for supporting your local creatives, Ijams Nature Center and Aspn Audio!

Check out Hollie and Zack here: holliesikes.bandcamp.com, zackmilesmusic.com, zackmiles.bandcamp.com

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org/ijams-river-rescue.

2nd Fridays is excited to announce our first event of 2022 will be held on Friday, April 8th from 4-6 pm at the Old City Performing Arts Center. River and Rail Theatre Company, our host, will be providing beer, wine and light snacks.

Our upcoming play (SWEAT, by Lynn Nottage) is set in a bar. So you'll get a chance to have a drink onstage. And who knows, some acting may even break out. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

River & Rail Theatre at Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-407-0727, www.riverandrailtheatre.com

After a two-year absence, Hats in Bloom is returning on April 8, 2022. Once again, we will gather at the Knoxville Botanical Garden where Patricia Frankum will have her new hat collection for us to try and buy. There will be lots of champagne and a seated lunch by Holly Hambright.

Hats in Bloom is Sold Out. But there have already been a few cancellations, so if you’d like to join us for lunch with friends, family and colleagues in these beautiful gardens, call Stephen at 865-862-8717. A great way to celebrate spring!

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

April 7-10

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!

Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/11734/the-clayton-center-for-the-arts-haslam-flexible-theatre??performance_id=8005730

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Outside Looking In explores the architect's perversion of the human psyche and how there is an unsettling interest to open the pandora’s box of another individual’s internal layout.

Have you ever felt this draw to look through someone’s window while walking your dog, or riding your bike through your own neighborhood? The draw to look into someone else's “pandora box” speaks to the natural inclination to access someone's personal space.

The show is a collaboration between Undergraduate students from the School of Architecture and Art of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

There is an opening reception on Thursday, April 7, from 5-7 PM. The gallery's doors are open again Sunday, April 10, from 10 AM- 1 PM.

The fellow designers/artists that are presenting their work at Outside Looking In are:
Christina Ceniceros
Elizabeth Elrod
Sophia Spock

Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 114, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: https://gallery1010.utk.edu/

April 7th, 9th, and 10th

The UTK Herbarium, who has done our Moss seminars the past few years, are hosting an event that would delight anybody interested in the cataloging and research side of conservation and ecology. In addition to learning, participants will actually be helping scientists by joining natural history collections nationwide as part of a global four day effort to digitize centuries of data about life on Earth. From the Herbarium:

Be a part of a global effort to digitize centuries of data about life on Earth! Organisms may include ferns, fungi, mosses, insects, and mammals. Participants will have an opportunity to meet scientists and join in behind-the-scenes tours or talks about the significance of the scientific collections!

WeDigBio will be held online daily from Thursday, April 7th, Saturday, April 9th, & Sunday, April 10th.

WeDigBio is ideal for teens aged 15+ and adults. However, families are welcome as it is a great opportunity for all age groups to work together. For educators with classes, please contact us directly. To find out more, or to register for this event, please click here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCpE5XX_2OH_yXzdkD76B3L5PqbpwFPpkSF7_hpRu0Od8o_g/viewform

2022 Annual Conference | Let the Words Flow
April 7-9 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge

Writing Contests
Workshops
Networking
Manuscript Evaluations
Publishers
Book Signings
Bookstore
Vendors
And more!

Welcome to a writing community of friends and colleagues. Our members range from beginner to professionally published. It is our wish to share the joy and comradery of writing. http://www.tmwi.org

MFA Thesis Exhibitions
April 5 – 12, 2022
Reception: Friday, April 8, 5-8pm

Amalia Mermingas, Tasha Lewis, Muriel Condon, and Nichole Schappert

In partial fulfillment of their graduation requirements, students pursuing the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree are required to mount a solo exhibition of work, and to defend their work during an oral examination in front of a faculty committee. Due to the number of graduate students enrolled in the UT School of Art, these exhibitions generally take the form of small groups of students presenting concurrent solo exhibitions in the gallery space.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: M-T-F 10-5, W-R 10-7:30, Su 1-4. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

During April, I will be doing a short reading every Monday at 7pm. I will also be issuing a writing challenge every day for NatPoWritMo.

https://www.rheacarmon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RheaSunshinePoetry

Award-winning wordsmith Rhea Carmon is a force that weaves passion, purpose, and power into poetry. She is a teacher, mentor, motivational poet, and inspiration to all that come in contact with her. Rhea's life lessons and stories create space for conversation and understanding. She will motivate and inspire students and adults to be the best form of themselves on a daily basis. She is the City of Knoxville's Poet Laureate.

JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL CELEBRATION! The Orchids Awards have been presented to Knoxville and Knox County's most beautiful properties, public spaces, and public art since 1979. Throughout the month of April, Keep Knoxville Beautiful will host its annual Orchid Awards online via our Facebook page. Awards will be presented to winners in six different categories: New Architecture, Redesign/Reuse, Outdoor Space, Community Space, Public Art, and Regreening.

Join us in celebrating the architects, artist, developers and community members that are beautifying our dynamic city.

Stay tuned for information to support Keep Knoxville Beautiful Mural Fund, which will support Knoxville's next murals. Four generous sponsors will match your individual donations. Help us reach our goal of $9,500!
https://www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/orchid-awards
https://www.facebook.com/KeepKnoxvilleBeautiful