Calendar of Events

The Tennessee Stage Company will hold auditions for the 2016
Shakespeare On The Square season on Saturday, April 2, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm and Sunday. April 3, from 1:00 – 5:00 pm at the Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay Street.

Auditionees are requested to prepare two contrasting monologues, at least one classical, of no more than one minute each. Please bring two copies of a resume and standard theatrical headshot. All auditions are by appointment only. For appointments please call the Tennessee Stage Company at 546-4280 or by e-mail at
tennesseestage@comcast.net.

The two shows to be performed this summer are The Merry Wives of Windsor and King Lear. They will run from July 14 – August 14. Rehearsals will begin the end of May.

For more information contact Tennessee Stage Company at 546-4280 or look at our web site at www.tennesseestage.com.

“Derelict Country”
Born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Malcolm Holcombe is recognized as a performer of national stature, a guitarist/vocalist about whom Rolling Stone magazine says: “Haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk all meet [here]...” His newest album is Another Black Hole.

Tickets $14 (discounts apply to advance purchase, JCA members, students, seniors 65+)
At Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information/tickets: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

On Saturday, April 2, 2016, history buffs, community leaders and preservationists will team up with the Civil War Trust at more than 125 sites in 29 states to answer the call to service on Park Day. Celebrating its twentieth year, Park Day has attracted volunteers of all ages and abilities bound by their dedication to serving their communities at historic sites nationwide.

Mabry-Hazen House will participate in Park Day on Saturday, April 2, 2016, from 9am to 2pm. Activities will include leaf and brush removal, mulching, and general spring-cleaning. Some tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring rakes, pitchforks, tarps, and similar yard tools.

The Civil War Trust is the largest and most effective nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of America's hallowed battlegrounds. Although primarily focused on the protection of Civil War battlefields, through its Campaign 1776 initiative, the Trust also seeks to save the battlefields connected to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. To date, the Trust has preserved close to 43,000 acres of battlefield land in 23 states. For a complete list of participating Park Day sites, visit Civilwar.org/parkday.

Mabry-Hazen House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on six acres atop Mabry's Hill. Housing three generations of the same family from 1858-1987, Mabry-Hazen House served as headquarters for both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War.

April 2, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Rain Date: April 16, 2016. Meet at Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37915

Additional information about the event can be obtained by visiting www.mabryhazen.com or by calling 865-522-8661. Please RSVP by March 30.

The UT Arboretum Society will hold a spring wildflower walk on Saturday, April 2nd at 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Haw Ridge Park on Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge. The parking lot is at the west end of the park. The walk is free and open to the public. Kris Light, an expert naturalist, educator and photographer will lead this fun, educational and easy walk.

Participants may want to bring a camera to take pictures of the many wildflowers on the grounds. If participants have a wildflower book, Kris suggests bringing that as well.

Saturday, April 2nd at 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Haw Ridge Park on Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge. To learn more about this event or the UT Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org. For more information on the walk, call 483-3571.

Celebrating 51 years in 2016, this walk is one of many lectures and activities that will be offered this year by the UT Arboretum Society. The program is cosponsored by the UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center.

For April's installment of the KSDA's monthly live music series, the KSDA is proud to present The Low Down Sires, from Asheville, NC, who can be found playing for dancers and listeners all over the country. The Low-Down Sires are dedicated to the lost sounds of early jazz, inspired by the compositions and arrangements of Joe "King" Oliver, Edward "Kid" Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, and other giants from the storied origins of the art form. Their raucous style predates the smoother sounds of big band swing and the intellectualism of modern jazz and transports you to the streets of New Orleans and the barrelhouses of early 20th century Mississippi river towns. Their performance style is at once hard hitting and intimate, fitting in easily well at bars, back-porches, swing dances, and street corners.

7:15 - 8:00 pm Free Beginner Drop In Lesson to get you moving to the music for the night. No partner or dance experience required.

8:00 - 11:00 pm Live music from the Low Down Sires and open social dancing. Pre-order discounted passes online or at any KSDA Wednesday night dance.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1700617596822706/
Or, http://swingknoxville.org/registration, events@swingknoxville.org, 865-224-6830

A glamorous evening of divas, dancing and drinks featuring live music by Heyday Rivival and performances by local Divas headlined by Mercedes Alexander. Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres & Cash Bar featuring 360 Vodka! Park City Cigar bar & Ole Smokey Moonshine tasting on the patio! This si one evening you won't want to miss!

7:00PM-Midnight, April 2 at Jackson Terminal, 205 W. Jackson Avenue in the Old City.
Dress from Casual to Diva as you dare!
Tickets: $45 in advance, or $50 at the door. Free drink ticket to Big Ears Festival Ticket Holders.
Proceeds benefit Knoxville Opera Guild and arts education in public schools program.
Visit KnoxvilleOpera.com/guild-events for tickets and more information or call Marie Butler, 865 524 0795 x1 or mbutler@Knoxville Opera.com.

Area high school students are invited to travel back in time to explore the history and culture of the Middle Ages during the Marco Madness Medieval Faire from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies has teamed up with Bearden High School and the Tennessee Medieval Faire to host the event. It will be held at Bearden High School, 8352 Kingston Pike, Knoxville.
Admission is free and complimentary pizza will be served. Medieval food, drink and crafts will be available for purchase. There also will be door prizes. Parking is free but limited.
The fair aims to demonstrate how medieval culture and the humanities shed light on today's world.

Visitors are encouraged to come in family-friendly costumes, without masks or real weapons, and compete in costume and trivia contests for prizes.

UT professors and graduate students will lead discussions on "Game of Thrones" and Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit."
From 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can learn how to be a street character and audition for the Tennessee Medieval Faire, which will be held in May in Harriman, Tennessee.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Bearden High School, 8352 Kingston Pike, Knoxville
Visit the Marco Madness website for more information, http://marcomadnessknox.wix.com/2016.

A world-class visual arts exhibition of large-scale outdoor sculpture which enliven downtown Knoxville, the McGhee Tyson Airport and Oak Ridge. Sculpture artist Isaac Duncan III, a Brooklyn, New York native who currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee served as the Juror for the 2016-2017 exhibition. #AIPP

Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com

Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) invites you to Scruffy ‘Scapes and Sonnets, an art and poetry exhibit featuring two-dimensional art depicting the scruffy city of Knoxville, TN and the sonnets that were written with the pieces of art in mind.

SAFTA introduces this exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. in Preservation Pub’s second floor Speakeasy. This event will feature a reception with the artists as well as a reading from the featured poets. Please join us as we celebrate the tremendous amount of talent that Knoxville holds!

The show itself runs from April 1 through May 5, 2016 and features photography by Michelle Jephcott, Jessica Hanneken, Anita Koester, Keith Norris, and Shae Hacker, paintings by Starr Cline and Dawn Hawkins, and sonnets by nationally-acclaimed poets Kristi Maxwell, Chris Petruccelli, Ben McClendon, Keri Withington, Erin Elizabeth Smith, and more!

Sundress Academy for the Arts: (865) 560-6106, safta@sundresspublications.com, http://www.sundresspublications.com

Broadway Studios and Gallery presents an evening with artist Owen Weston. The work is retrospective of decades of work while teaching art at West High School in Knoxville.

Opening reception is held from 5-9 on First Friday April 1 and exhibit runs through the end of the month. Free parking is on premises and light refreshments will be served.

Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Regular business hours are 11-7 Thursday-Saturday. Information: www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com

A celebration of the artwork of Susanne C. Barrie (née Susan Jenkins). Selected drawings and prints will be on exhibit from April 1-30th. The exhibit’s opening reception is on April 8th from 6-9 pm.

Susanne earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Arizona State University. Susanne traveled the world honing her skills as an artist/printmaker, with extensive travel and work in Mexico, Europe, and Japan. Susanne moved to Knoxville in the early 1980s where she has been a long-time, active member of the local arts community.

Cafe hours 10-2 every Friday. The gallery is often accessible, but one would need to check the website for a complete schedule of when the Birdhouse is open and the gallery is accessible to the public. The Birdhouse Bird Feeder Gallery, 800 N 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: http://birdhouseknoxville.com, birdhouseknoxvillegallery@gmail.com

ART OPENING & Show
PODS, Sculpted by Nature, recent double exposure photography
by Darrell Cecil Belcher, a University of Tennessee graduate, living in New York City.

Show opens First Friday April, 1, come by for a reception for the artist from 6-9pm.
The show will be on display & pieces for sale April 1 - April 30. Free
Hours per the Pioneer House web site.
413 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
865-200-8084
http://www.pioneer-house.com/events/