Calendar of Events

Be a part of our live studio audience and get your fix of finger picking and fiddling at the WDVX World Class Bluegrass Show! The seventh installment of the popular bluegrass concert series welcomes legendary Ricky Skaggs and his all-star band, Kentucky Thunder to The Bijou Theatre. The 14 time Grammy Award winner is considered a "recognized master" and has been a leading name of the genre for over 50 years. Joining him on the bill is the Fiddlin' Carson Peters band. This up and coming group is led by nine-year-old musical prodigy, Carson Peters, who has won more awards for his craft than he has lived years on the planet.

Tickets: $42.00, $45.00, plus applicable service fees
At the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Five Time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year
“I grew up in a tar and paper covered shack right near Loretta Lynn’s childhood home,” reflects Dale Ann Bradley on her origin in the hills of east Kentucky as a hardscrabble preacher’s daughter. In the late 1980s she began performing as a solo artist at Renfro Valley then joined up with the New Coon Creek Girls in the early 1990s, performing on the group’s 1994 album The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore. Her first solo album, East Kentucky Morning, came in 1997. Since then she has released seven albums with her latest Somewhere South of Crazy coming in 2011. Along the way Dale Ann received five IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards, the latest in 2012.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

Join the Cresthill Cinema Club for our next screening, which will be taking place on Friday, March 21. That evening, at 7:30 PM, we'll be sailing away with a program of nautical entertainment.

Our March program will begin with Captain January (1936) – in tribute to the biggest little star ever, the late, great Shirley Temple. Seven-year-old Shirley shines at her brightest in Captain January, singing, dancing and emoting her way through one of her very best vehicles.

Captain January will be followed by “Clipper Ship,” a 1957 episode of Playhouse 90, the acclaimed television anthology. Playhouse 90 was a landmark series, presenting for the first time feature-length entertainment on the home screen. The show was also notable for its unusually high production values and the top creative talent it utilized. Bearing this out is “Clipper Ship,” an exciting drama centered on an attractive young widow of a shipping magnate and her high-seas romance with a political prisoner who’s marked for execution. Jan Sterling, Charles Bickford, Steve Forrest and Helmut Dantine star.

Our location: The spacious clubhouse of the Windover Apartments. The journey there will take you to Cheshire Drive (off Kingston Pike, near the Olive Garden); going down Cheshire, turn right at the Windover Apartments sign, then go to the third parking lot on your right, next to the pool. There, the building that houses the clubhouse and offices of the Windover will be just a few steps away!

The Foothills Community Players, Resident Arts Group for Clayton
Center for the Arts, will present the popular comedy, "The Foreigner", by
American playwright Larry Shue, at the Clayton Center for the Arts for five
performances March 20-23.
Evening performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday March 20-22,
at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23,
are at 2 p.m.
Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville
Ticket prices: $10-$15.
For information call 865-712-6428 or email boxoffice@foothillscommunityplayers.com

We are proud to announce the 17th Anniversary of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) Conference, presented by Discover Life in America (DLIA). The purpose of this conference is to highlight the research, conservation and educational efforts being made to understand, manage and restore the unique biological diversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and beyond. In response to growing interest in the National ATBI movement, the scope of the meeting has been broadened to include representatives from across the region, continent and world.

We are pleased to have Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Founder and President Emeritus of Bat Conservation International, as the 2014 conference keynote speaker.

Discover Life in America’s ATBI Conference 2014
Cascading Diversity
March 20-22, 2014
Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN

DLIA’s ATBI Conference highlights the amazing biodiversity research happening in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For more information call 865-430-4757 or visit our web site at www.dlia.org.

2013-2014 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Season
In March, KSO Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum makes his debut on the KSO’s Masterworks series conducting a program of all Bach. Audiences can hear all six Brandenburg Concerti over the course of two evenings. Both performances will open with Stokowski’s arrangements of Bach’s Toccata & Fugue and Partita No. 2: Chaconne. Thursday’s performance will include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto Nos. 4, 3, & 1. Friday’s performance will include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto Nos. 2, 6 & 5. Audiences are invited to attend both shows to hear the complete Brandenburg Concerti and subscribers can add the program not included in their subscription for only $10.

At the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

(Extended gallery hours: 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.)
Coordinated by our Video Production Technology instructors, this exhibit brings the works of the area’s most talented college, high school and middle school media students to the Bagwell Gallery. Join us for the award ceremony on March 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Bagwell Center Gallery Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

East Tennessee Baskets, 1880-1940

Imagine doing away with plastic shopping bags, buckets, and storage tubs and depending instead upon wood baskets. The essential role these hand-woven containers played in bygone days would soon be realized. During the past year, ETHS has worked to document the traditional baskets of our region, including family stories and photographs when the maker's identity is known. Woven of Wood highlights selected examples from this survey and illustrates how East TN baskets were some of the most functional and creative possessions in everyday life.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Every AMSE visitor Saves $1.00 Off Regular AMSE Admission. Visitors to AMSE can explore the WWII Manhattan Project history creating the 1940's secret city of Oak Ridge and the science that evolved. Do experiments and discover more about basic science and energy sources. Enjoy the live demonstrations with audience participation. Extend history and science with the purchase of an educational souvenir from the Discovery Shop. Family fun.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

As part of the 15th Annual NEW PLAY FESTIVAL - Staged Readings of two new scripts Birds On The Bat by Craig Smith, and I Am The Way by Scott Strahan. All staged readings are free to the public.

I Am The Way Saturday, March 15, 2:00 pm
Birds On The Bat Saturday, March. 22, 2:00 pm at Theatre Knoxville Downtown

I AM THE WAY - By Scott Strahan
When does belief become obsession? And can we survive the transition?

BIRDS ON THE BAT - By Craig Smith
Carolyn Corley directs this moving play that asks the question, "Is small town life really smaller than life in the big city?" Meet the playwright and give him your thoughts about Birds On The Bat.

At Theatre Knoxville Downtown 319 N. Gay Street. Info: Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will hold its Spring Porch Sale starting Thursday, March 13, and running for about two weeks. The Porch Sale, held each Spring and Fall, features marked down stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Craft Center. It’s an excellent time to get great deals. Baked goods will also be available for purchase.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is a nonprofit center that has been fulfilling its mission by promoting traditional artists and crafts in the East Tennessee area for over 40 years. The center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, Tenn., one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-9854, or visit our web site, www.appalachianarts.net.

Historic Ramsey House and the Knoxville Holston’s Vintage Baseball team will be hosting an exhibit of Vintage Baseball items from the collection of Tracy Martin. Tracy is a lifelong collector of vintage items and has been playing in a vintage league in Ohio for 20 years. Come and visit this unique display and help us celebrate the opening of Tennessee’s Vintage Baseball League on April 12. The exhibit will be located in the Visitor Center at Ramsey House during regular business hours.

2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org