Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Book Festival is a two-day celebration of literature, creativity, and community taking place April 5-6 at the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley Street. Meet your favorite authors, discover new voices, and expand your TBR list while exploring a vibrant marketplace of books, reading accessories, and literary treasures.

Engage in inspiring panels on writing and creativity, participate in hands-on workshops, and connect with fellow readers in a cozy, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you’re here to have books signed, find a new book club, or simply immerse yourself in the world of stories, there’s something for everyone.

Come join us for a weekend filled with books, conversation, and imagination! Experience the magic of books at the Knoxville Book Festival.

Tickets at: https://knoxvillebookfestival.com/product/tickets/

Knoxville Opera’s 2024-2025 season includes two exciting concerts at the Clayton Center for the Arts. Knoxville Opera will join forces with the Oak Ridge Symphony to perform Beethoven’s majestic Symphony No. 9 on April 5, 2025.

Knoxville Opera: 865-524-0795, https://www.knoxvilleopera.org/

Knoxville, 18 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA
Artists Working: 8AM-5PM
Award Ceremony: 7PM (Market Square Stage)

Thousands of art lovers head downtown each year to experience this live art competition in Market Square. Chalk Walk features over 300 artists and collaborative teams working on-site from 8am-5pm to complete their artwork. Cash prizes and ribbons are awarded to select artists who have created imaginative and inspiring artworks in their age division.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Saturday, April 5 • 7pm
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Health & Fitness Expo Health & Fitness Expo
9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5,
World’s Fair Exhibition Hall
935 World’s Fair Park Drive. Knoxville, TN 37902.

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Health & Fitness Expo will be a fun, high-energy event that features exhibitors of running and fitness apparel, shoes, and other supplies, as well as other products and services in fitness, sports, and nutrition. We will also have exhibitors in other areas of interest to our participants, families, and friends.

Ryan Hall, a retired U.S. long-distance runner, record-holder and renowned coach, will be the featured speaker for the Health & Fitness Expo, part of the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon.

For more information and to register for the 2025 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon races, visit knoxvillemarathon.com.

Save the date for Tree Fest, Saturday, April 5, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Caswell Park, 570 Winona Street.

Trees Knoxville is gearing up to host our first annual fundraiser, Tree Fest! It will include a tree planting and giveaway, music, games, food, and outreach tables! We will post more details as the event gets closer.

www.treesknoxville.org

MAIN GALLERY
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi — Apr. 4 - Jun. 21, 2025 / reception Apr. 4, 2025

PROJECT SPACE
Meg White — Apr. 4 - Jun. 21, 2025 / reception Apr. 4, 2025

Tri-Star Arts at Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-5. Information: https://tristararts.org/visit

Growing up in the court of his guardian Sir Ector, Arthur plays at sword fighting, and, although he’s destined to become a Squire to his half-brother Kai, he dreams of becoming a great knight. But when the wizard Merlin arrives, Arthur starts an education that will not only touch his dreams and alter his destiny, it will forever change the lives of his young friend Guenever and the entire Kingdom of England, as well.

https://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/tc-events/the-sword-and-the-stone/

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

Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 114, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Reception Fri 5-9 PM, Sat 10 AM – 1 PM, or by appointment. Information: https://gallery1010.utk.edu/

Gallery 1010 is a contemporary art exhibition space located at 100 S. Gay Street in Suite 114 of the Emporium Center of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. As one of three University of Tennessee School of Art galleries, Gallery 1010 is the only fully student-run, non-profit, off-campus exhibition space in the state of Tennessee. The mission of Gallery 1010 is to provide space for the School of Art students of the University of Tennessee to experiment and develop new ideas while gaining educational gallery experience in professional standards and practices.

Marble City Opera will present an immersive, site-specific production of The Human Voice on April 3, 4, and 5, 2025 at Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike, Knoxville.

The Human Voice was composed by Francis Poulenc in 1958. It is a one-act monodrama based on a play by Jean Cocteau. Marble City Opera’s production will be sung in English. The only character is a woman on the phone with her former lover who abandoned her for another woman.

Historic Westwood is a Queen Anne style home completed in 1890. It was the residence and studio of artist Adelia Armstrong Lutz and her husband John. Westwood has served as the headquarters for Knox Heritage since 2013.

Soprano Kathryn Frady will sing the part of Elle, accompanied by Brandon Coffer on piano. Marya Barry will be the stage director for the production.

Marble City Opera: 865-226-9756, www.marblecityopera.com

TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN WRITERS PRESENTS THE 36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE,
April 3-5, 2025, at the Double Tree Hotel, Oak Ridge, TN

The conference will include Workshops, Networking, Publishers, Book Signings, Bookstore, Vendors and Manuscript Evaluations!

Deadline for MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION ENTRIES is MARCH 1, 2025.

Workshop Leaders include JANISSE RAY - Banquet Speaker and Nonfiction; CHARLES DODD WHITE - Fiction and General Session; CAMERON L. MITCHELL - Poetry; KRISTIN O’DONNELL TUBB - Young People’s Literature.

Specialty Sessions include JENNIE IVEY – Inspirational Writing; KELLE JOLLY – Writing a Blues Song; TERRY SHAW, JENNIE IVEY, KRISTIN O’DONNELL TUBB – Fitting a Writing Practice Into Your Busy Life; KEITH STEWART – Humor Writing; LARRY D. THACKER – Writing Short Stories.

Early Conference Registration Rate ends March 21, 2025.
For complete information on all of this and to register, go to our website, tmwi.org

BY PHILIP DAWKINS
LAB THEATRE

A magical fable with music. This exciting new play tells the story of the Fail family and their seemingly difficult challenge to just stay alive around blunt objects, disappearances and the odd case of consumption. Sometimes you just never see death coming. In this upbeat, tuneful, magical fable you can either worry about the ever-impending death or you can live, love, and sing some songs along the way.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com