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community calendar
- Thu, Apr, 2, 2009
• Tennessee Valley Machine Knit-ters Club will hold a luncheon and installation of officers at its next meeting, beginning at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. There will be no additional program. For more information, call Marie Hickson at 865-457-0960.
• Knox County Board of Educa-tion work session and monthly meeting previously scheduled for Monday, April 6, and Wednesday, April 8, respectively, have been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 14, and Wednesday, April 15. Work session Tuesday, April 15 will begin at 5 p.m. in the first-floor boardroom of the Andrew Johnson Building located at 912 S. Gay St. The monthly meeting Wednesday, April 15, will begin at 5 p.m., in the main assembly room of the City County Building. Form more information, call Russ Oaks at 865-594-1905 or e-mail oaksr@k12tn.net
• Ivan Racheff Huse and Gardens’ Spring Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 4. Dozens of varieties of plants will be for sale as well as books and gardening paraphernalia. There also will be free seminars inside Racheff house beginning at 11 a.m., and a light lucn will be available from Racheff Café from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will be used to develop and maintain Racheff Wildflower Garden and Fern Cobble. For more information, call 865-966-5224.
• Registration in the 17th Annual Mathmindedness and the Mayor competition is underway. Competition is free and open to all area students high school age and under. Entry deadline is Friday, April 10. To receive an entry form send a self addressed, stamped envelope to: Dr. David Williams 505 Hollywood Drive, Knoxville, TN., 37919 or call 865-256-1828.
• The University of Tennessee Gardens at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center announces it recently was selected as a Conifer Reference Garden by the American Conifer Society. With this new distinction, UT Gardens at Jackson is now one of only six Conifer Reference Gardens in the southeastern United States. To learn more about the American Conifer Society or other Reference Gardens visit, http://www.conifersociety.org. For additional information on UT Gardens at Jackson, visit http://westtennessee.tennessee.edu/ornamentals.
• City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation announces it will offer spring tennis and softball leagues, canoe tours and bicycle rentals. Tennis leagues will be offered at Tyson and West Hills tennis centers. For more information on tennis leagues call 865-522-3303 City has openings for its three adult softball leagues — Men’s ASA, Men’s 50-plus ASA and Co-Ed ASA. For more information on softball leagues visit www.eteamz.com/cokathletics or call 865-215-1418. Aquatics division of the Parks and Recreation Department will hold canoe tours on Saturdays during April-October on Holston and Tennessee rivers from Holston River Park to Gov. Ned McWherter Park/Riverside Landing. An Ijams Nature Center guide will accompany each tour to help paddlers locate and identify wildlife. For more information, call 865-215-1406. River Sports Outfitters will offer bicycle rentals on Volunteer Landing on weekends starting in April for bicyclists of all ages. For more information call 865-523-0666. For information on other City sponsored recreational activities, visit www.cityofknoxville.org/recreation
• All ladies are invited to lunch with Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection beginning at 10:45 a.m., Thursday, April 9, at Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall off Kingston Pike. Special feature will be a parade of hats and participants are encouraged to wear their favorite. Prizes will be given for best hat in each category. Participants also are encourage to bring their favorite teacup and enjoy a cup of tea. Also, bring your favorite teacup to enjoy a cup of tea. Pam Wilson of Tellico Village will speak on “blooming where you are planted.” Complimentary childcare is by reservation only. Cost is $10 inclusive. To make a reservation, call Dotty at 865-584-4011 or Elaine at 865-693-3527 by April 6.
• Public is invited to attend “A Spring Fling” beginning at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at Crowne Plaza Hotel. Event will include art auction, dinner and Fabulous Fifties entertainment. There also will be door prizes and the chance to win a piece of art valued at $2,000. Cost of event is $35 and proceeds will benefit restoration of the historical Beta Sigma Phi off Armstrong Road. First 50 reservations receive five additional door prize tickets. To make reservations or for more information, call Kathi Hollander at 865-637-1176.
• Knoxville Chapter of Holistic Moms Network will hold the following meetings: beginning at 6 p.m., at Lawson McGhee Library — Tuesday, April 14, “Spring Gardening;” Tuesday, May 12, “Mommy Guilt” and Tuesday, June 9, “HSN Dads Speak.” Beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Burlington Branch library — Monday, April 20, “Spring Gardening;” Monday, May 11, “Grain Milling and Various Food Storage Options” and Monday, June 8, “Alternate Education Choices.” Burlington meetings will be considered dialogues. All meetings are free and open to public.
• Angela Floyd School for the Dancer will offer a free exercise program for participants ages 55 and older from 11 a.m. to noon each Friday. For more information, call 865-675-9894.
• Town of Farragut Arts Council invites local artists to participate in its “Focus on the Arts” Art Directory. Directory is divided into six categories: Individual Performing Artists, Performing Art Groups, Individual Literary Artists, Literary Art Groups, Individual Visual Artists and Visual Art Groups. Directory is published on TOF Web site at www.townoffarragut.org. Artists interested in being included in the directory can visit www.townoffarragut.org or call 865-966-7057 to access an information form.
• Farragut Folklife Museum invites the community to attend two special book signing events for “Concord-Farragut,” published by Arcadia Press as part of its popular “Images of America” series, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 4, and from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, at Farragut Town Hall. Admission is free to the book signing events. Attendees can enjoy tours of the museum and light refreshments.
• Harriman Police Department will host the Annual Rittenhouse/Emory River 5K and Half-Marathon beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 18, at Riverfront Park in Harriman. Sponsorship levels are available at $50, $100 and $200. Proceeds will help fund Harriman Police Department Explorers Post 920 and other countywide community projects. For more information, contact race director Karen Joseph at 865-882-3383 or e-mail kjoseph@harrimanpolice.com
• Mobile Meals is requesting donations in an effort to avoid decreasing the number of meals it serves. To make a donation or to volunteer, call 865-524-2786.
• Knoxville-Knox County Council on Aging is beginning a new transportation program and needs volunteer drivers to accompany seniors and persons with disabilities to medical appointments and other activities. Volunteers will use CAC vehicles. For more information, call 865-524-2786.
• Knoxville-Knox County Council on Aging will offer Family Caregiver Support meetings for anyone of any age who is a caregiver for a senior citizen. Meetings will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., the second Tuesday of each month at L.T. Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Registration is appreciated. For more information, or to register, call 865-524-2786.
• Historic Homes of Knoxville will host home tours in a celebration of community and the Dogwood Arts Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 18. A choice of sites will be offered and buses will provide transportation. Each bus will feature a tour guide who will discuss additional points of interest, history and famous landmarks in and around Knoxville. Tour is by reservation only. For more information and a list of tours, call 865-525-2375.
• Langston Hughes Library of the Children’s Defense Fund Haley Farm will host the 2009 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Walter Dean Myers Saturday, April 18. Farm opens its gates at 11 a.m. and program will begin at 1 p.m. Lecture is free and open to public; however, registration is required. To register online, visit: http://arbuthnotlecture2009.eventbrite.com
• Knox County Public Library invites teens to Shakesfest from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 4, at East Tennessee History Center to celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare. Tennessee Stage Company will perform a modern interpretation of some of Shakespeare’s classic scenes and Knoxville native young-adult author Alan Gantz will read from his Shakespearean-themed teen mysteries “Something Rotten” and “Something Wicked.” Throughout the month teens also can enter the Shakespeare-themed book cover design contest for grades 9-12. Pick up an entry form at any library location, or download one from the Library’s Web site. All participants’ entries will be on display, and winners announced, at Shakesfest. For more information, call Melissa at 865-947-6210 or www.knoxlib.org.
• Fort Loudoun Yacht Club will host “The Raising of the Water Festival” from 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 25. Tickets are $100 per person and will feature a two hour cocktail and appetizer cruise on more than 25 different yachts followed by a party, entertainment and a Live and Silent Auction at the Fort Loudoun Yacht Club from 5 to 7 p.m. To make reservations, call Fort Loudoun Lake Association at 865-523-3800.
• Farragut Folklife Museum is seeking docents to serve as guides to museum visitors and volunteers to serve in the museum gift shop on a monthly basis. For more information about the Museum or becoming a volunteer, call museum coordinator Julia Jones at 865-966-7057 or visit www.townoffarragut.org.
• National Association of Mental Illness announces the establishment of its “Special Needs Parents Support, Ideas and Solutions Group.” Meetings will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Deane Hill Recreation Center. Free childcare will be provided for participants who call in advance. For more information, call 865-609-2490.
• Loudon Parks and Recreation invites motorcycle enthusiasts to the inaugural Smoky Valley Rally June 4-7. Rally will feature planned rides every day for all registered attendees including RT 129/the Dragon, Fall Creek Falls, Cherohala Skyway and a poker run. Attendees also can take a riverboat breakfast cruise on the Watts Bar Belle riverboat and kayak on the Tennessee River, among other activities. Smoky Valley Rally general activities will begin daily, rain or shine, at 8:30 a.m. at Loudon Municipal Park. Daily passes are $10 and an event pass for all four days is $25. Event will feature live music every evening at the park along with contests, vendor displays and demonstrations and concessions. For general information about Smoky Valley Rally, call Loudon Parks and Recreation at 865-458-7525.
• The Primary Stroke Center at The University of Tennessee Medical Center announces it has recently received recertification through The Joint Commission, the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. In 2006, UT Medical Center became the first facility in Knoxville to earn certification as a Primary Stroke Center.
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