Community Calendar

Amadeus Concert Ensemble will present a FREE Passover Musical Feast concert under the direction of Artistic Director Brian Salesky on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center (6800 Deane Hill Drive). The entire community is invited to attend this unique celebration of music associated with the holiday of Passover which recalls the biblical story of the Exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt. The program will feature favorite Passover seder music, popular award-winning songs from the animated movie The Prince of Egypt, thrilling cantorial jewels, and a stirring rendition of the spiritual “Go Down Moses.” Reservations and tickets are not required to attend this concert. Free parking is provided.

Maestro Salesky will host and accompany the performance featuring soprano Jacqueline Brecheen, tenor John Overholt, violinist Joshua Ulrich, and the Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School Choir.

Scheduled guest speakers include RANDY BOYD, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett, Rev. Reneé Kesler, President of Beck Cultural Exchange Center, and Bobby Scott, Ministry Engagement Director of Christians United for Israel.

There will be a singing circle followed by "The Floating Kingdom" with Samara Jade and Mica Sun.

The 2026 Art Show of the Art Guild of Tellico Village will take place on April 10, 11, and 12. Presented at The 2026 Art Show of the Art Guild of Tellico Village will take place on April 10, 11, and 12. Presented at The Community Church at Tellico Village in Loudon, TN, this acclaimed display includes more than 250
pieces of original art, highlighting the exceptional and varied creativity of 200+ Art Guild members.

“This has become a favorite community event in Tellico Village,” says show chairperson and guild president Donna Hart. “And art lovers visit from Knoxville and beyond, often waiting at the door before the show opens!”

For over 20 years, this Art Show has featured a wide range of subjects, styles, and media, in both 2- and 3- dimensional artworks. A popular draw at the 3-day event is the Artist Demos presentation. The public is invited to vote for "People's Choice Awards,” which determine the Best of Show, 2nd-, 3rd-, The public is invited to vote for "People's Choice Awards,” which determine the Best of Show, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-place winners. Jerry's Artarama of Knoxville will award gift certificates to the chosen artists. Visitors will also be treated to live music performances each day of the show, presented by many gifted Tellico Village musicians. Art Show attendance is FREE to the public, and all are welcome.

So please mark your calendar for April 10-12. Show hours are Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 11-4. The public is invited to the Opening Reception on Friday from 4-6 pm, when many exhibiting artists will be on site to meet and greet visitors.

The 2026 Art Show of the Art Guild of Tellico Village will take place on April 10, 11, and 12. Presented at The 2026 Art Show of the Art Guild of Tellico Village will take place on April 10, 11, and 12. Presented at The Community Church at Tellico Village in Loudon, TN, this acclaimed display includes more than 250
pieces of original art, highlighting the exceptional and varied creativity of 200+ Art Guild members.

“This has become a favorite community event in Tellico Village,” says show chairperson and guild president Donna Hart. “And art lovers visit from Knoxville and beyond, often waiting at the door before the show opens!”

For over 20 years, this Art Show has featured a wide range of subjects, styles, and media, in both 2- and 3- dimensional artworks. A popular draw at the 3-day event is the Artist Demos presentation. The public is invited to vote for "People's Choice Awards,” which determine the Best of Show, 2nd-, 3rd-, The public is invited to vote for "People's Choice Awards,” which determine the Best of Show, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-place winners. Jerry's Artarama of Knoxville will award gift certificates to the chosen artists. Visitors will also be treated to live music performances each day of the show, presented by many gifted Tellico Village musicians. Art Show attendance is FREE to the public, and all are welcome.

So please mark your calendar for April 10-12. Show hours are Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 11-4. The public is invited to the Opening Reception on Friday from 4-6 pm, when many exhibiting artists will be on site to meet and greet visitors.

The 2026 Art Show of the Art Guild of Tellico Village will take place on April 10, 11, and 12. Presented at The 2026 Art Show of the Art Guild of Tellico Village will take place on April 10, 11, and 12. Presented at The Community Church at Tellico Village in Loudon, TN, this acclaimed display includes more than 250
pieces of original art, highlighting the exceptional and varied creativity of 200+ Art Guild members.

“This has become a favorite community event in Tellico Village,” says show chairperson and guild president Donna Hart. “And art lovers visit from Knoxville and beyond, often waiting at the door before the show opens!”

For over 20 years, this Art Show has featured a wide range of subjects, styles, and media, in both 2- and 3- dimensional artworks. A popular draw at the 3-day event is the Artist Demos presentation. The public is invited to vote for "People's Choice Awards,” which determine the Best of Show, 2nd-, 3rd-, The public is invited to vote for "People's Choice Awards,” which determine the Best of Show, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-place winners. Jerry's Artarama of Knoxville will award gift certificates to the chosen artists. Visitors will also be treated to live music performances each day of the show, presented by many gifted Tellico Village musicians. Art Show attendance is FREE to the public, and all are welcome.

So please mark your calendar for April 10-12. Show hours are Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 11-4. The public is invited to the Opening Reception on Friday from 4-6 pm, when many exhibiting artists will be on site to meet and greet visitors.

GRAINGER’S GREEN JUBILEE
6th Annual Spring Garden Show

When: April 18, 2026 • 9 AM – 4 PM
Where: Rutledge Elementary School, 7480 Rutledge Pike, Rutledge, TN 37861

What to Expect

Plants, flowers, and garden supplies from local growers and nurseries.
Handmade goods and crafts from local artisans.
Food trucks and specialty foods with seasonal favorites.
Family activities and demonstrations for all ages.
Live music and community vendors celebrating spring and local makers.
Admission and Parking

Admission: Free for all ages.
Parking: On-site at Rutledge Elementary School and nearby overflow lots; follow signage and volunteer directions.

The Oak Ridge Community Band will present a very special concert on Sunday afternoon, April 19, at 2 pm in the Performing Arts Center of Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. With generous support from the Oak Ridge Fund for Community Excellence and the East Tennessee foundation, the band under new conductor Bill Kerr will perform a program to promote music education and will give children the opportunity to try out different band instruments in the "petting zoo" during intermission. This FREE event is designed for families and music lovers of all ages and includes a giveaway in which a family or child will have the chance to conduct the band. Don't miss this fun performance and visit the band's website at www.orcb.org or facebook page at www.facebook.com/OakRidgeCommunityBand for more information.

Amadeus Concert Ensemble’s 2025-2026 season of FREE community concerts reaches a climax on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. with RACHMANINOFF & FRIENDS. The program honors the composer whose statue in World’s Fair Park commemorates his final piano recital in Knoxville in 1943. The performance, under the baton of ACE Artistic Director Brian Salesky, is part of the Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN).

The lavish, romantic program stars the spectacular soprano Ashley Fabian (“immense warmth and scintillating spin”/Parterre Box) who scored a triumph in ACE’S GOLDEN AGE OF STRAUSS concert last season. Ms. Fabian will be heard in heavenly songs and dramatic arias by Rachmaninoff, Alyabyev, and Tchaikovsky, whose Waltz from his Sleeping Beauty ballet will be dedicated to Knoxville’s Mary Costa, Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. The Amadeus Concert Ensemble orchestra will be featured in three thrilling, popular works: Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee” and “The Three Wonders” from The Tale of Tsar Saltan.

Maestro Salesky remarked: “ACE is privileged to present soprano Ashley Fabian in a concert of thrilling music by Russian composers that features her sublime, sparkling voice. The performance will give our community an opportunity to experience Ashley’s inspiring talent in both well-known and rarely performed music. We are deeply grateful to our generous sponsors for their support which allows us to present our programs without charge.”

On Saturday, June 6th, 2025, at 5:30pm join your friends and neighbors at the ‘Birthplace of Tennessee’ for our annual

Martinis at the Mansion garden party. We are opening the historic houses on our site and our gardens of the

Blount Mansion and Craighead-Jackson House for this special event.

There will be cocktails and wine served in the garden in addition to grazing tables.

Tickets are all inclusive! $100.00 per person

RSVP to info@blountmansion.org

Tickets at https://blount-mansion.square.site