ARTS & EXHIBITS CALENDAR

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Events/Performances

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Oak Ridge Playhouse presents the musical "Grease"
Thru May 11, selected dates and times
Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway in Historic Jackson Square
482-9999

Children's Theatre of Knoxville presents "The Princess and the Pauper"
May 9, 10, 16 & 17
Emporium Center for the Arts, downtown Knoxville
599-5284

Theatre Knoxville Downtown presents "A Trip to Bountiful"
Thru May 18
Thu/Fri/Sat @ 8:00 pm, Sun @ 3:00 pm
319 N. Gay St.
544-1999

The Walters State Sevier County Jazz Band and the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra
May 7 at 8 p.m.
Conner-Short Building on the Sevier County Campus, 1720 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville
774-5810

The Actors Co-op presents "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade"
May 8 – 17 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm (except May 10th’s performance will be at 9 pm)
Ironwood Studios, 119 Jennings Avenue
523-7521

In Concert: David Syme, pianist
May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, downtown Knoxville
690-6343

The Knoxville Children's Choir will present "Dreamers of Dreams," their Spring Concert
May 9 at 7:00 p.m.
UT Music Auditorium
387-0211

Organist Annette Richards, University Organist at Cornell University
May 9 at 8 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Dr.
584-3957

Encore Theatrical Company presents “An Evening with Liz Callaway”
May 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Walters State Community College Inman Humanities Theatre on the Morristown campus
423-318-8331

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Spring Pops Concert, with Herb Reed and The Platters
May 10 at 8 p.m.
Knoxville Civic Auditorium
521-2317

Noonday Organ Recital: Joy Schrotenboer Furnier, organist
May 12 at 12:05 p.m.
St. John's Cathedral, downtown Knoxville
523-7347

Performing Arts Alliance of Rural Tennessee presents "Golf: The Musical"
May 15, 16, & 17 at 7 p.m. and 2:00 pm on May 18 (Central Time)
Palace Theatre on Main Street in Crossville, TN
(931) 484-7997

"Music at the Rose" series presents Point Eleven
May 16, 7:30 pm
The Rose Center in Morristown
(423) 581-4330

Noonday Vocal and Trumpet Recital: Daniel C. Webb, bass-baritone with trumpeter Sarah Chumney and Richard Sidey, organist
May 19 at 12:05 p.m.
St. John's Cathedral, downtown Knoxville
523-7347

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra - final concert of season
May 22 and 23 at 8:00 PM
Tennessee Theatre
291-3310

The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
May 25 at 3 p.m.
Grove Theater, 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge
482-4432

Oak Ridge Community Band Memorial Day Concert
May 26, 7:00 p.m.
A.K. Bissell Park located behind the Oak Ridge Civic Center in Oak Ridge
482-3568

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EXHIBITS

Art Gallery of Knoxville, 317 N Gay St.
COPYSHOP projects with SUPERFLEX
Projects and events thru the coming year
595-4401

Art Market Gallery, 422 S Gay Streeet, Knoxville
Kathy Holland-drawings; and Kristine Taylor – jewelry
April 29 – May31
525-5265

Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
2008 Members Exhibit
May 2-29
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2008 Tennessee Watercolor Society Exhibit
June 6 - July 25
523-7543

Carpe Librum Booksellers, 5113 A Kingston Pike in Knoxville
Knoxville Watercolor Society mixed media show
thru May 30
558-8080

East Tennessee Foundation, 625 Market Street, Suite 1400
Regional Art Exposition: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
permanent collection
524-1223

Ewing Gallery, Art and Architecture Bldg., U.T.
University of Tennessee Honors Exhibition
May 7-June 13
reception on Tuesday, May 6, 4:00-6:00 PM
974-3200

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Avenue
Annual Spring Show and Sale
Thru May 16
357-2787

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park
Michael Light: 100 SUNS - Photographs of Nuclear Explosions
thru June 1, 2008
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Video Art/3 Visions
thru May 4
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Size Matters: XS – Recent Small-Scale Paintings
thru August 24
525-6101

McClung Museum, Circle Park Drive, U.T. campus
Forensic Anthropology
thru May 7
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Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands
May 17- Aug. 3
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Civil War in Knoxville: The Battle of Ft. Sanders
permanent exhibit
974-2144

Three Flights Up, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St.
Features local artists - exhibits change monthly
Opening reception: May 2nd, 5 - 9 PM
256-8361

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville
"Air Box" exhibit by UT artist-in-residence, sculptor Dong-Yong Lee
opening reception Friday, May 2, 5-9pm.
May 2 - 28
673-0802

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Ongoing Events/Meetings

"FIRST FRIDAY" - first Friday of every month, 5- 9 p.m. in the Market Square District & other downtown areas - artist receptions, gallery openings, special food and drink offerings and more.
256-2469 for further details.

Poet's Roundtable, workshop and critical discussion
Every Sunday
6 pm Java Old City
deeshla@hotmail.com

Knoxville Writers’ Guild
First Thursday of each month
7 pm Laurel Theatre, Laurel Ave. and 16th St.
974-6959

The Greater Knoxville Recorder Society
Second Saturday of the month from September through May
10 a.m. Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike
577-6537

Knox Heritage Preservation Network
Second Saturday of every month
10 a.m. at the Time Warp Tea Room, 1209 N. Central
523-8008

Thursdays Music for Dancing
6:30 – 8:30 pm Knoxville Musicians Association, Local 546
Porch next to 11th Street Espresso House, Victorian Houses
546-3003

Poetry Night
Every Thursday night, 7-9 p.m.
11th St. Espresso House
Info at EleventhStPoetry@cs.com

Green Drinks
First Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Upstairs at Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria in the Old City
info at GreenDrinks.org

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Other on-line calendars:

UNIVERSITY EVENTS CALENDAR - a comprehensive listing of official university events being held on and off campus
ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE - published by the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville