Calendar of Events

Part of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s 2015-2016 Chamber Classics Series, which marks the KSO’s 80th season.

James Fellenbaum, conductor

April’s Chamber Classics concert includes Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major featuring KSO Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz. The program concludes with Dvořák’s Serenade in E Major, a piece that evokes the old-world atmosphere of the musical performances on the castles of the late Baroque period.

At the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Friends of Music and the Arts, a support society for music at Ascension, augments the calendar of liturgical feastdays with concerts and organ recitals throughout the year.

Mark Hughes, Principal trumpet of the Houston Symphony and James Garvey, organ. Free and open to the public.

At the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 800 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-588-0589, www.knoxvilleascension.org/music-at-ascension

University of Tennessee Service Learning Class is sponsoring the third annual Tour de Knox Bike Rally to educate students and the community about the safe and convenient bike routes on campus and through the downtown area. Proceeds from the event will benefit Legacy Parks.

Tour de Knox will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Peyton Manning Pass at UT. Riders of all ages and skill levels will have fun on the designated routes with stops along the way to collect raffle tickets. The more tickets they get, the better their chances of winning a prize at the end of the event.

Registration/Sign In: 1:00- 2:00 PM
Bike Rally : 2:00 - 4:15 PM
Where: Lot 9 at the University of Tennessee (Corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Peyton Manning Pass)

Adults: $15 Students: $10 Children 12 & Under: Free (this includes one event ticket and a t-shirt). Proceedes benefit Legacy Parks.

For more information or to register for the Tour de Knox, please visit tourdeknox.com or facebook.com/tourdeknox.

In conjunction with Dogwood Arts Festival, the Farragut Museum will host "Jack's Adventures in American History" - a play presented by the Bright Star Touring Theatre (brightstartheatre.com) - on Sunday, April 24. The museum will be open for tours at 1:30 p.m., and the play will start at 2 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Room.

Following is a description of the play: Join Jack as he crams for his upcoming test. When his history book magically bursts, Jack meets some of the most exciting people in our nation's history! George Washington, Ben Franklin, Henry Ford and Neil Armstrong are just some of 22 characters that come to life in this high energy adventure. Audience volunteers help write the Constitution, work on Ford's assembly line and even demand the right to vote.

This free event requires no registration and is ideal for children in grades 2 to 6. Along with the play, kids will enjoy museum tours and a light snack. Immediately following this event, the Farragut Business Alliance will host "Art in the Park for Kids, presented by TDS" at Founders Park at Campbell Station from 3 to 5 p.m. This free official Dogwood Arts Festival Event includes creative activities and hands-on art projects for children. Additional information about this event is available at farragutbusiness.com/events.

The Farragut Museum is committed to preserving the heritage of its East Tennessee community and features a remarkable collection of artifacts from the area, including an extensive collection of the personal belongings of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral of the U.S Navy and hero of the Civil War. Housed in the Farragut Town Hall located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, the museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offers free admission. For more information, visit www.townoffarragut.org/museum, like Farragut Museum on Facebook, or contact Museum Coordinator Julia Barham at jbarham@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

The Farragut Business Alliance will host "Art in the Park for Kids, presented by TDS" at Founders Park at Campbell Station on Sunday, April 24 from 3 to 5 p.m. This free official Dogwood Arts Festival Event is enjoyed by hundreds annually and features hands-on art projects designed to embrace the nature of the area. Creative and out-of-the-box art activities make this a unique and memorable artistic adventure for families of all ages. Overflow parking is available across the street at Farragut Assembly of God.
Additional information about this event is available at farragutbusiness.com/events.

2016 marks the 400th commemoration of William Shakespeare’s death on his birthday, April 23, 1616. Join us at Scruffy City Hall for a “birthday wake,” a celebration of the man and his works, including a screening of Shakespeare in Love, at 6:00 PM.
• Live music by The Gutter Blossoms
• Performance from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by students from Nature’s Way Montessori
• Celebrity bartenders
• Trivia, prizes, & more…!
• Plus, hang out after the movie to catch the season premiere of Game of Thrones at 9:00 PM!
$15 suggested donation to join Buddies of the Bard (BoB), the official party arm of the Tennessee Stage Company!
For more information on the 2016 Birthday Wake, visit TennesseeStage.com or call (865) 546-4280. https://www.facebook.com/events/1370906869601876/

We will have a pinhole workshop Sunday morning from 9-12:00. Cost: $25. Learn to make a pinhole camera, take photos and develop negatives in our darkroom. Email contacta1labarts@gmail.com to register.

The Center will be open to the public from 12-4. We will teach you how to use one of our pinhole cameras to take your photo for www.pinholeday.org. A suggested donation of $5 is requested to cover the cost of paper and chemicals. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, A1LabArts is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1995 by a group of local artists. It is dedicated to multi-disciplinary and experimental exploration of contemporary art issues in all media.

At the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville TN 37917. Info: www.A1LabArts.org, (865) 742-9770 or donnamoore32@mac.com

The McClung Museum’s 6th annual Civil War Lecture series is titled “An All-American City Endures: Knoxvillians at War 1860-1865,” and will examine Knoxville families before, during, and after the upheaval of war. This month’s lecture examines the war through the lens of working men, and is titled “Civil Servants, Trades, Farmers, and Military (local): Just trying to hold it together.”

Our historic community, with a total population of less than 4,000 in 1861, will be examined through the standing and experiences of the ‘head of family’; how his war time decisions and actions influenced the multiple lives within his kinship web. A wealth of documentation from many diverse primary sources, including many photographic portraits, has been compiled to compare and contrast the choices made by the people of Knoxville. Loyalty, military service, whether to stay or to flee, service to the dominant government, determination and enforcement of the law, money management, the feeding and sheltering of resident armies, the protection of the infrastructure of a battered town, meeting the needs of suffering civilians, spiritual leadership of religious congregations, keeping the populace informed, the running of daily business concerns–in fact, all aspects of sustaining and surviving in a community were affected by the coming, staying and ending of war. This lecture series will look at the men and women forced to make life and death decisions in the midst of social turmoil.

The lectures are free and open to the public. http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/events/civil-war-lecture-series-04-24-2016/

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Join us for an afternoon of puppet-filled fun, as we celebrate spring blooms, food, and community. This all ages show will feature puppets of all shapes and sizes, dancing, rollicking music and more, guaranteed to incite and delight your senses! Doors open at 2pm. Come early and make a puppet to take home. Show starts at 2:30pm. Suggested Donation: $7 (all proceeds benefit The Appalachian Puppet Pageant: Knoxville's 1st Community Puppet Parade happening in Spring 2017)

The Birdhouse Bird-Feeder Gallery/Cafe, 800 N 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: http://birdhouseknoxville.com, birdhouseknoxvillegallery@gmail.com

The Historic Fourth + Gill Neighborhood welcomes you to celebrate its 26th Anniversary Tour of Homes. Purchase advance Tour of Homes tickets for $10 (free for children 12 and under) on the Fourth + Gill website (www.fourthandgill.org), at Three Rivers Market (1100 N. Central Street), at Bliss (24 Market Square), or at Bliss Home (29 Market Square and 7240 Kingston Pike). Tickets may be purchased on the tour day for $12 (free for children 12 and under) at the Central United Methodist Church (201 Third Avenue) from 1:00-5:00pm.

The Tour of Homes Committee invites guests to stroll through one of Knoxville's premier historical districts and to step inside several neighborhood homes, a condominium inside the recently renovated Brownlow School Lofts, and the prominent Greystone mansion. The tour begins at the stately Central United Methodist Church, one of the city's most beautiful examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Tour guests can take a leisurely walk through the neighborhood to visit homes, or guests can ride a red trolley bus – with a resident tour guide host – from point to point. In addition to featuring our beautiful homes, this year's tour showcases the art of six local artists whose work will be displayed on porches throughout the neighborhood. The tour coincides with the Dogwood Arts Open Gardens and Walking Trails that feature four neighborhood gardens and several notable trees. Maps (which include addresses for the gardens) for the self-guided tour are located inside the special event mailbox on the west side of Luttrell Street, adjacent to the Brownlow School Lofts.

Located less than two miles from downtown Knoxville, the Historic Fourth + Gill Neighborhood features over 280 residential structures including single-family homes, duplexes, and apartment and condominium buildings. The Fourth + Gill Neighborhood Organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose purpose is to build and to sustain a vital urban community by protecting and preserving the historic architecture of the area and by promoting a strong sense of community. Info: 865-386-1170, jmatthewswright@gmail.com, www.fourthandgill.org

Presenting an Open House with Photographer Dean Rice on April 23, 4:30-7 PM. Showcasing his exhibit, "The Children of Zaatari": an exhibition of photographs of Syrian children living as refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari Camp.

The Golden Roast, 825 Melrose Pl, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916. Information: 865-544-1004

Select homes with distinguished and remarkable gardens open their grounds to the public for one weekend only.

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