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Events:

Old-time Jam
The Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville
Every month on the 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.

Bring your instruments for old-time jam night. No charge.

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April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2024
KING LEAR
Clayton Performing Arts Center
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville
7:30 p.m. except for April 7 & 14 - 2:30 p.m.

Considered by many to be Shakespeare’s masterpiece and w idely regarded as Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy and one of the masterpieces in the English language, KING LEAR explores domestic, political, and spiritual themes which transcend time and culture. The story of dysfunctional families dealing with aging parents and toxic sibling rivalry is as old as the Bible and as contemporary as some of our own stories. Political turmoil caused by poor leadership and callous ambition spans much of human history and holds its own in current events. To what extent supernatural powers shape the human condition is an ever-present question. What does it take for us to finally see and acknowledge truth? Which way does madness lie? Which way redemption? There are lessons to be learned. May they not come too late.

The approximate length of the show is 2 hours and 45 minutes, including intermission, and is suitable for ages 13 and up.

Tickets range from $15 to $25 and reserved seats are available at wordplayers.org/buy-tickets/. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, please call The WordPlayers at 865-539-2490 or visit wordplayers.org.


April 6, 2024

The Lonetones
The Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville
8 p.m.

The Lonetones are a genre-bending, modern-folk band from Knoxville, TN. Driven by the songwriting of married-couple Steph Gunnoe (acoustic and electric guitar) and Sean McCollough (guitars, banjo, mandolin), the band artfully fuses urban and rural themes and musical styles. Steph and Sean have performed together since the year 2000 and have always surrounded themselves with talented musicians to help bring their songs to life. Currently the band includes Vince Ilagan (Justin Town Earl, Scott Miller, Jill Andrews, Circus #9) on bass and Jamie Cook (The Black Lillies, The Everybody Fields) on drums. They will also be joined by cellist Cecilia Wright (Tyler Childers, Senora May, Lucette, R.B. Morris).

Tickets available at TicketLeap (jubilee-community-arts.ticketleap.com), by mail or at the door 30 minutes prior to show. $20 at the door, $15 General Audience Advance, $14 JCA members, students & seniors 65+


April 12, 2024

Sam Lewis with Daniel Kimbro
The Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville
8 p.m.

Sam Lewis is a songwriter based out of Nashville whose music invariably circles back to a universal truth: "We are all trying to get somewhere — all running from something or toward something; we're all in it together, though." His discography reveals his artistic evolution. These include his self-titled debut (2012), the yearning "Waiting On You" (2015), the introspective "Loversity" (2018), and the stripped-down intimacy of "Solo" (2020). Each album, co-produced by legends like Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers) and graced by the talents of musicians like Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson), Darrell Scott (Robert Plant), and the McCrary Sisters, has garnered critical acclaim, showcasing Lewis' unyielding commitment to raw songwriting. 2021 saw the birth of Harley, Kimbro, and Lewis, a collaboration simmering for nearly a decade. The trio, Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro, and Sam Lewis, weave their musical voices into a tapestry of original songs, channeling the spirit of "The Band" in their writing and recording process.

Knoxville's own Daniel Kimbro is an accomplished songwriter and guitarist and an in-demand touring bass player with acts including Jerry Douglass, Eric Clapton, Amythyst Kiah, Molly Tuttle, and many others.


Tickets available at TicketLeap (jubilee-community-arts.ticketleap.com), by mail or at the door 30 minutes prior to show. $20 at the door, $15 General Audience Advance, $14 JCA members, students & seniors 65+


April 14, 2024
American Revolution Heroes
Martha Washington Inn
7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 with cash bar)

Thomas Jefferson, as interpreted by Bill Barker of Monticello, and the Marquis de Lafayette, portrayed by Mark Schneider of Colonial Williamsburg, will meet with local citizens. They’ll discuss their perspectives on democracy and their shared vision for the new nation they helped create while engaging the audience for their views. The events raise funds for the Historical Society of Washington County.

This will be the fifth appearance in Abingdon for Barker, who has interpreted Jefferson for over three decades. It will be the first visit for Schneider, who will be busy in the United States and Europe for the next two years marking the bicentennial of Lafayette’s Grand Tour of the United States nearly fifty years after the end of the war.

Jefferson and Lafayette also plan to meet with local fifth graders at the Muster Grounds in Abingdon, where 400 frontiersmen began their march in 1780 to victory at King’s Mountain in South Carolina. The real Jefferson wrote in 1822 that the victory was “the turn of the tide of success which terminated the revolutionary war with the seal of our independence.”

Tickets for each event at The Martha ballroom are $25 per person, with a child 12 or under admitted free with a paid adult. The roughly 90-minute programs will begin at 7 pm, with the doors opening at 6 pm with a cash bar. Tickets can be purchased at the Historical Society office at 341 West Main in Abingdon or at the door until sold out.


April 14, 2024
Widowed Parent Relief Project's 2024 Family Friendzy
Cool Sports Icearium
4:30 p.m.

Compete as a team in fundraising and backyard sports to win “Knoxville Village Champs”! Ice skating opportunities and a silent auction. Widowed Parent Relief Project is a local non-profit that was started 2 years ago by former teacher Kelly Orrico. After surviving a stroke at age 39, Kelly found her new purpose with WPRP. WPRP provides all manner of services to families widowed within the last three years with children 18 or under still in the home. Spa days and fun days of socialization. Complete information at: WPRP.org



April 20, 2024
Artists on Location 2024, a Plein-Air Painting Event
Presented by The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art
5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Free Event

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Artists on Location promotes the museum’s connection to the local and regional art community by supporting artists, the profession of art, the appreciation of art, and the collection of art. This event will provide both new and seasoned collectors a rare opportunity to buy original paintings of Knoxville and East Tennessee.

From Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19, talented artists selected through a careful, juried process will be painting outdoors in and around the Knoxville area. The public is invited to watch AOL’s artists in action as they capture on canvas a wide variety of subject matter, from urban street scenes to pastoral garden settings. The artists’ specific locations will be published on the KMA website www.knoxart.org prior to the event and will be followed on the KMA Guild’s Instagram page @artistsonlocation.

Painting in open air or Plein air simply means painting outdoors. In the early19th century, artists of the French Impressionist movement began painting outside to capture the more ephemeral qualities of the environment. Impressionists were able to reflect the effects of natural light like never before through painting en Plein air.

Plein Air featured artist and event judge, Anne Blair Brown will announce awards the day of the show on April 20. Anne was born in Rhode Island but was raised in Nashville, Tennessee where she currently lives. Her work centers on both rural and urban landscapes. While she enjoys the quiet solitude of her studio, she delights in painting on location. Brown says, "Painting from life creates an intimacy with the subject that I just can't get from a photograph, and it heightens my sense of spontaneity. The energy is translated to the canvas in and out of the studio." Anne is a Master Member of the American Impressionist Society, a Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America and past president of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. She is also an active member of The Chestnut Group, a nonprofit group of artists dedicated to preserving endangered ecosystems, historic locales and aesthetically and environmentally significant places. More about Anne can be viewed at www.anneblairbrown.com.

Appetizers will be available as well as a cash bar. Proceeds of the sale will benefit both participating artists and the Knoxville Museum of Art. Artists on Location is organized by the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art.


April 26, May 3, May 10, 2024

Sheep Shearing Days
Museum of Appalachia
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Sheep sharing at Museum of Appalachia; image courtesy of the museum

NORRIS, TN – The Museum of Appalachia will welcome the warmth and renewal of spring by trimming the winter’s heavy growth of wool from their flock of sheep. Visitors are invited to join the museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, in celebration of this beloved pioneer tradition on April 26, May 3, and May 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sheep Shearing Days will include demonstrations of shearing, herding, carding, spinning, and weaving the fleece into woven goods, plus many real-life examples of some of the many finished products derived from the freshly shorn wool. Family-friendly activities will also include live Appalachian music and historic demonstrations of quilting, soap making, rug hooking, pottery, beekeeping, blacksmithing, and much more.

Admission includes a tour of the Museum, which contains some three-dozen historic log structures, exhibit halls filled with thousands of Appalachian artifacts, working gardens, and farm animals.

Tickets are available for purchase at museumofappalachia.org. Admission rates for this event are $10 for both adults and children. The event is free for Museum members.

School groups, homeschool organizations and groups of 20 or more must reserve their spot by e-mailing bookings@museumofappalachia.org or calling 865-498-8271.

The museum is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, one mile east of I-75, at exit 122.

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