Calendar of Events

USS Postmark will take you on a cruise to Italy, with Music, dancing, games, prizes and food served by Doorway Gourmet selling and serving Bruschetta and Lemon Ricotta. $5, tickets at door.
119 S Tennessee Avenue, LaFollette, TN 37766
​423-907-2980
https://postmarklafollette.weebly.com/

Looking for a well-trained, furry friend? Meet the Spring 2022 class of adoptable dogs from H.A.L.T. (Humans and Animals Learning Together) on the Ijams Visitor Center plaza next Saturday, April 9, from 1-3 p.m. Applications are being accepted now for the dogs, who will be available April 29. Learn More

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.

(All ages) Learn how to create natural skincare products using items in your kitchen, garden and yard during a class from MoonMaid Botanicals next Saturday, April 9, from 1-3 p.m.! Part of the Ijams Creative Series, this program features a demonstration and an outdoor walk to learn about plants you can use, and then you'll make products to take home! Learn More and Register

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.

Knoxville residents are invited to learn more about food-waste at the Bread-to-Tap Food Waste Awareness event on Saturday, April 9, 12 - 4 p.m. at Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6 Emory Place. The family-friendly event includes a food drive for Ladies of Charity, composting workshops, a food waste drop off, and resources to help residents reduce their food waste contributions to the landfill. Event attendees who donate at least five qualifying items to Ladies of Charity will receive $2 off a specialty craft beer Crafty has brewed with recovered bread donated by Paysan Bread. Dr. Chad Hellwinckel will teach two Backyard Composting Workshop at noon and 1 p.m. The cost is $20, and registration is open now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/backyard-composting-workshop-tickets-309928844517. Workshop participants get to take home a City of Knoxville tumbler composter. Representatives from the following organizations will be on hand to share resources and answer questions: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Knox Green Drinks, Real Good Kitchen, Green Heron, Keep Knoxville Beautiful, and Beardsley Farm.

Part of the City of Knoxville Waste and Resources Management Office joining state and local partners to promote the community-wide reduction of food waste during Tennessee Food Waste Awareness Week, April 4-9, 2022. The weeklong statewide campaign brings together food waste leaders and experts to highlight the many issues surrounding food waste and to inspire people to take action to reduce food waste and increase food recovery and diversion in Tennessee.

“The City of Knoxville is committed to reducing the amount of food waste that we put into our landfill,” says Waste and Resources Manager Patience Melnik, whose department recently launched the Knoxville Compost Pilot Project. “Working together with residents and restaurants, we can divert more food scraps from the landfill into backyard and larger-scale composting endeavors. By doing this, we reduce the amount of methane created in landfills and reduce our city’s contribution to climate change.” For more information on Tennessee Food Waste Awareness Week, visit http://www.getfoodsmarttn.com.

For additional information about City Waste and Resource Management services, including the Knoxville Compost Pilot Program, visit https://www.KnoxvilleTN.gov/waste.

Do you want to learn more about SUMMER? Join us at the East Tennessee History Center on Saturday, April 9, at 5pm for an in-depth look at the hit musical with theatre historian Dr. Broadway!
https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/broadway-at-the-tennessee/dr-broadway

When it comes to music, Donna Summer knew a thing or two about "Hot Stuff." The disco diva sold more than 140 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all-time. "Summer: the Donna Summer Musical" showcases all of Donna's biggest hits -- from "Love to Love Ya, Baby" to "Last Dance."
While this session takes place in between the Saturday matinee and evening shows, a ticket to the performance is not required for attendance at this educational session which is free and open to the public. No advance sign-ups are required.

Dr. Broadway provides an overview of the 2021-22 Broadway at the Tennessee season. Whether you've already purchased a season subscription, are waiting to purchase single tickets, or are just interested in Broadway, learn more about the shows coming to the Tennessee stage this season!

This recorded session is led by Dr. Broadway and the shows covered include Come From Away, Mean Girls, Rent, Summer, Hairspray, and Anastasia.

Dr. Broadway (Kristin Stultz Pressley) is a Musical Theatre Historian – and one of Broadway’s biggest fans. A passionate and energetic presenter, Pressley has taught theatre at every level – from pre-school to university. She earned her graduate degrees from the University of Kentucky (Master of Arts in Theatre, 2005) and the University of Georgia (Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre, 2011) and subsequently taught Theatre courses at Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) and Furman University (Greenville, SC).

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - April 8-10 (5 performances)

She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed.  With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff,” this electric experience is a moving tribute to the voice of a generation.

https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/broadway-at-the-tennessee/2021-2022-season/

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

One act comedies by Christopher Durang, directed by Nicci Grigsby

At the Bird & The Book, 1509 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804. Information: 865-984-4847, https://southlandbooksandcafe.com/the-bird-and-the-book

865-712-6428 or http://www.foothillscommunityplayers.com/

The UT Opera Theatre program presents a *free* production of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, to be performed in Room 135 of the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

April 8 at 7:00 p.m.
April 9 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
April 10 at 2:00 p.m.

UT School of Music: 865-974-8935, https://music.utk.edu/events/

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Time: 9am - 2pm

Preview Sale on Friday, April 8 from 4 - 7pm - for Gardens members and UT employees
Members receive a 10% discount on their plant purchases. Memberships can be purchased or renewed at the sale.

Plant sale list will be available soon.

The UT Gardens, Knoxville will hold its Annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 9, from 9am - 2pm. Get into the swing of spring by purchasing choice selections from our fantastic inventory.
We will have annuals, including a number of different heat- and drought-tolerant cuphea; tropicals, with several unique cultivars offered; shrubs, featuring Perfecto Mundo azaleas; a wonderful selection of clematis vines; choice conifers for year-round interest; trees, including a new weeping redbud and the Sunsphere dogwood. Included also will be seasonal vegetable plants, small fruits, and houseplants, which are all the rage right now, including unique kokedama, terrariums, and potted plants. Our featured plant will be the Fairytrail Bride® Cascade Hydrangea. Our own Jason Reeves, horticulturist at UT Gardens, Jackson, sang the praises of this breeding breakthrough in a recent article in Fine Gardening magazine:

"Fairytrail Bride® is the first hydrangea with the ability to produce flowers from every leaf joint, and it has a unique trailing habit to boot. White lacecap blossoms appear down the graceful trailing stems like garlands of lace in late spring to early summer. The flowers start out as green buds that open to pure white."

If cabin fever has done a number on you this winter, get out and join us April 8-9 for a spectacular good time!

UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-7151, http://utgardens.tennessee.edu

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