Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Oak Ridge Playhouse: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Category: Kids, family, Literature, spoken word, writing and Theatre
Adapted by David Wood, From the book by Roald Dahl
Performances: March 29 @ 2:00 pm & 5:00 pm and March 30 @ 2:00 pm
Roald Dahl’s much-loved story follows the vain attempts of three farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean (one fat, one short, one lean), to get rid of the wily fox who regularly steals food from their farms. Despite their efforts to do him in by any means possible, the hapless farmers are outwitted at every turn by the Fantastic Mr. Fox, who ultimately devises a plan to ensure full stomachs for his family and friends – all of whom celebrate with a sumptuous feast.
FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
https://www.orplayhouse.com/
The Bottom: Author Talk with Meka James & Karmen Lee
Category: Literature, spoken word, writing and Meetup
Meka James is a born and raised Georgia Peach, she still resides in the southern state with her hubby of 20 years and counting. When not writing or reading, Meka can be found playing The Sims 3, sometimes Sims 4, and making up fun stories to go with the pixelated people whose world she controls.
Karmen Lee is a lifelong Southerner living it up in Atlanta, Georgia, with her kid, her cats and humidity. When not packing lunches or working her nine-to-five, she can be found drinking coffee too late at night, watching House Hunters International and dreaming up ways to show her readers a good time.
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The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: thebottomknox@gmail.com, 865-444-5915 or www.thebottomknox.com/
Big Ears Festival
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Lecture, panel, Literature, spoken word, writing and Music
This year’s lineup features ANOHNI and the Johnsons, genre-bending bassist Esperanza Spalding, folk-pop innovator Rufus Wainwright, and sitar prodigy Anoushka Shankar. In addition, festival favorite Bèla Fleck, cinematic post-rock maestros Explosions In The Sky, legendary bluesman Taj Mahal, plus over 150 additional performances, discussions, panels, and films will unfold across four days in 12+ venues nestled throughout historic downtown Knoxville. Full lineup and passes at https://bigearsfestival.org
The Arrowmont Gallery & Marketplace: Lovingly: Black, Queer, Interracial Tennessee in Craft
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts, Free event, Literature, spoken word, writing and Music
Co-curated by Crafting Blackness Initiative’s Karlota Contreras-Koterbay
with Karen LeBlanc Sullivan and Lyn Govette
Reception: March 7, 5 to 7 p.m. with artist talks & curators reading of poems by Nikki Giovanni and Beauford Delaney. Followed by DJ Soularia set from The Bottom, 7 to 9 p.m.
The Arrowmont Gallery & Marketplace, 110 S Gay St. Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery hours: Wed-Thu 10-5, Fri 2-9, Sat 12-5. Information: (865) 436-7511, https://arrowmont.org/galleries
