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playbill
- Thu, Nov, 12, 2009
• “Gloria,” a frequently performed cantata by English composer John Rutter, will be the featured work of the autumn concert of the Oak Ridge Chorus, set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Oak Ridge High School’s Performing Arts Center. Oak Ridge Chorus, in collaboration with Knoxville’s Central High School Bel Canto singers and members of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, will present music on the theme “Glory, Spirit and Voice.” Other musical selections performed include classical works by Mozart and Bach, as well as traditional American songs. Francis Graffeo, special guest chorus director for the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, will conduct the concert. He is executive director of The Joy of Music School in Knoxville, which provides free music lessons to disadvantaged children. Tickets for adults are $22. Children and teens 18 years old and younger are admitted free. Tickets for the concert are available at www.orcma.org and at the door.
• Tennessee Shines featuring Dan Tyminski and Jeff White, Malcolm Holcombe, Blue Mother Tupelo and Ashley Cleveland. Hosted by Jim Lauderdale with Dave Nichols and the Tennessee Shines Band. Presented by Downtown Knoxville at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Bijou Theatre. Tickets are $15 advance, available at the Tennessee Theatre box office, the online gift shop at TennesseeTheatre.com and at the WDVX Blue Plate Special concerts held weekdays at noon. Any remaining tickets will be sold for $20 at the door on the night of the show. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the live broadcast begins promptly at 7 p.m.
• Sound Company, the children’s performing choir of Oak Ridge, will take the stage for its annual fall concert highlighting “Southern Stars” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, and at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, at Oak Ridge Historic Grove Theatre. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children and seniors and may be purchased at the door or purchased in advance from any Sound Company or Sound Company Too member for a $1 discount per ticket.
• Knoxville Writers Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, (one week early), at The University of Tennessee Visitors Center, corner of Kingston Pike and Neyland Drive. Pamela Strickland, writer/editor and teacher, will speak on journaling and memoirs. Full buffet is $12. Reservations at 865-983-3740 by Monday, Nov. 16.
• Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble will perform with Redemption Church Children’s Choir onstage near Krutch Park in Market Square, Knoxville, at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 27, during the lighting of the 38-foot Christmas tree, the 100,000 sparkling lights in the park, and all of the planned festivities marking the beginning of the Christmas season for many people. The TCDE is a nonprofit professional modern dance company comprised of 24 young dancers between ages 8 and 17.
• The Appalachian Ballet Company’s production of “The Nutcracker” has been a tradition for area school systems for 37 years. Now in its 38th season, Appalachian Ballet Company will present two school matinees at 10 a.m., Thursday-Friday, Dec. 3-4, at Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Ticket prices are $5 for students and one chaperone free per 10 students. Extra chaperones are $10. School reservations must be made by Nov. 21. Call the ballet studio at 865-982-8463 for more information. Educator Cathy Dickinson has compiled a new updated curriculum in which the teachers may use to help guide their students through the Nutcracker experience. Lesson plans will be mailed with the school reservation. Showtime runs 125 minutes. This is not an abbreviated production. Your students will see the full length “Nutcracker.”
• The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association will present its 46th annual production of “The Nutcracker” at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, and at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22, with an encore performance designed for small children at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21. All performances are at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are: adults $20, students $10, seniors $15, encore performance tickets $7. Tickets are available online at www.orcba.org, ORNL Credit Union or at the box office before performances. For more information, visit www.orcba.org
• Kris Kristofferson appears in concert at 8 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31, at Tennessee Theatre. Tickets are $37, plus applicable service fees, available now at the Tennessee Theatre box office, all Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online at www.tennesseetheatre.com.
• Pellissippi State presents a Small Instrument Ensemble concert, showcasing the talents of the school’s music students, Tuesday, Nov. 17. The event is part of the 2009-2010 free concert series. The Small Instrument Ensemble performs at 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center at the Pellissippi Campus off Hardin Valley Road. The performance is the first this year to focus on instrumental music. Past concerts have featured the vocal talents of Pellissippi State faculty, as well as those of the 50-voice Concert Chorale and 38-voice Variations student ensembles. Music on Nov. 17 will include brass, guitar, percussion, bluegrass and a mixed instrumental ensemble. Additional concerts in the Pellissippi State series: Dec. 10, Holiday Spectacular; Feb. 23, Winter Choral Concert; March 4, Student Honors Recital; March 30, Jazz Band and Bluegrass Ensemble Concert; April 15, Small Instrument Ensemble and April 29, Spring Choral Concert. All concerts in the series are open to the public, and parking is free, plentiful and convenient. Donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation, on behalf of the Music Scholarship fund.
• The Harry James Orchestra will appear at Cumberland County Playhouse at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20. Tickets for The Harry James Orchestra and all shows in the Playhouse’s rotating rep schedule are online at www.ccplayhouse.com and by phone at 931-484-5000.
• Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Art Exhibit runs Nov. 12 through Jan. 8, 2010. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13; artists’ talk at 7 p.m., at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, 2931 Kingston Pike. Harlan Hambright Photographs: “An Odd World Observed;” Fran Thie: “Poetry and Pastels.” TVUUC Art Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday. Free and open to the public.
• Rusted Root, part of the Shiner Bock Rocks the Bijou series, takes stage at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, at Bijou Theatre. Tickets are $21.50 advance, $23.50 day of show, plus applicable service fees, available at all Tickets Unlimited outlets, the Tennessee Theatre box office, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online at www.knoxbijou.com.
• Amanda Palmer with Nervous Cabaret at 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22, at Bijou Theatre. Tickets are $18 advance/ $19.50 day of show, plus applicable service fees, available at the Tennessee Theatre box office, all Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online at www.knoxbijou.com.
• The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s animated friend, Picardy Penguin, will join KSO Music Director Lucas Richman, vocalist Katy Wolfe Zahn and the KSO on stage at Tennessee Theatre for the first Family Concert of the season. The concert, entitled “Shall We Dance?,” is suited for children ages 3-8 years old and explores various types of dance music. The concert takes place at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22. Tickets to the concert begin at $12 and may be purchased by logging on to the KSO Web site, www.knoxvillesymphony.com, or by calling the KSO Box Office at 865-291-3310. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early to participate in Picardy’s Playground held in the lobby of Tennessee Theatre. Playground opens at 12:45 p.m. and is free for all ticket holders.
• “Art of Healing” calendar features local and regional artwork, proceeds to benefit Peninsula. Peninsula, the area’s leading provider of mental health services, has produced a beautiful, full-color wall calendar that showcases artwork from renowned local and regional artists. The calendar was created to raise awareness about mental health issues in our community. The calendar’s cover, “The Greenway,” is a painting by artist Heather Whiteside of Maryville. The calendar pages highlight a different Artsclamation! artist for each month in 2010. Calendars are a bargain at $10 each, and make wonderful gifts. To get your “Art of Healing” calendar, or find out more about the Artsclamation! Event, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, call the Covenant Health Office of Philanthropy at 865-531-5210.
• Knoxville Choral Society and orchestra announces its 2009 Fall Concert featuring selections from Handel’s “Messiah” as well as J.S. Bach’s “Sleepers, Wake!” at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at Tennessee Theatre. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at Tennessee Theatre.com or at the door. For more information, visit www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org.
• POSTPONED: Cirque Dreams Illumination show. Due to a scheduling conflict, this show has been postponed until June 10, 2010. All tickets purchased for the show will be honored on the rescheduled date.
• Tango In Knoxville: Oscar Mandagaran and Georgina Vargas, internationally-known instructors from Buenos Aries, Argentina, will be in Knoxville to teach Tango workshops Friday through Sunday, Nov. 20-22. Special pricing for early registration ends Oct. 15. For details, check out www.knoxvilletango.org or call Connie at 865-579-1955.
• String quartets from The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will give several free performances at Borders — Books, Music and Movies throughout the season. These performances begins at 7 p.m., Friday evenings, in the café and will feature light classical music. A list of dates can be found on the KSO Web site: www.knoxvillesymphony-.com. Dates: Dec. 11 and Feb. 19.
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