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Knox County Public Library is pleased to present poet Linda Parsons Marion on Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Lawson McGhee Library. She will read from her new collection of poems, Mother Land.
Mother Land is a story told in poetry--the story of a mother with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, of a grandmother who tried to hold things together, and of a stepmother who took in the young girl and tended her wounded spirit. Interweaving with this story are poems about gardening, one of Marion’s great passions. Through gardening, she joins the inner and outer landscapes of her life to bring about healing, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Linda Parsons Marion is poetry editor for Now & Then magazine and the author of Home Fires. She has received two literary fellowships from the Tennessee Arts Commission, and her work has appeared widely, including in The Georgia Review, Shenandoah, Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, and Listen Here: Women Writing in Appalachia. Marion works at the University of Tennessee and lives and gardens in North Hills with her husband, poet Jeff Daniel Marion.
David Syme, one of the great pianists of our time, will perform in concert on Yom Ha’Atzmaut(Israeli Independence Day), Thursday, May 8. His 7:30pm performance, sponsored by the Knoxville Jewish Alliance, includes support from Heska Amuna, Temple Beth-El, and the Max and Zelda Morrison Cultural Fund. First Baptist Church in downtown Knoxville is graciously providing their nine foot Steinway concert grand piano, recital hall and reception area. A dessert reception will follow. The concert is open to the entire greater Knoxville community. The cost of each ticket is your gift of a non- perishable food item for the Second Harvest Food bank.
Event Chair is Laura Berry, with assistance from Charlene Gubitz, Diane Cole and several other volunteers, are hard at work on this exciting salute to Israel on the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel.
Based in Houston, Texas and in Ireland, Detroit native, David Syme, has emerged in recent years as a pre-eminent and definitive interpreter of the works of Gershwin. David Syme is a classically-trained master having represented the U.S. in international piano competitions. He has played at Chopin's birthplace, and has appeared at Lincoln Center, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and Kennedy Center; He has recorded 25 concertos on 19 CD’s with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonia Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony, and the Czech National Symphony. Above and beyond his virtuosity David Syme offers an engaging personality, a sharp wit and an entertaining show that is unique in its versatility.
As soloist with the Czech National Symphony, Syme toured England two consecutive seasons. Recent appearances have been with the Moravian Philharmonic of Olomouc, Hradec Kralove Philharmonic and Pilsen Philharmonic (all Czech Republic), Schleswig-Holstein Symphony (Germany), Champaign-Urbana (IL) and Rockford (IL) Symphonies, Jackson (MI) Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Tucson Pops and Los Angeles Pops Orchestras.
He has an uncanny gift of recall, and can instantly play back any melody at first hearing, an ability which has earned him a following all over the U.S. through hundreds of live radio shows heard in virtually every part of the country. David is known for his spontaneous wit and accessibility, qualities which he brings to his appearances before widely diverse audiences in both formal and informal settings. A protégé of the late Jorge Bolet, Syme has studied with Sascha Gorodnitzki at Juilliard, Louis Kentner in London, and Ozan Marsh in Tucson, Arizona.
Additional information is available at www.jewishknoxivle.org
Children's Festival of Reading features Starship Adventures. Knox County Public Library's 4th annual Children’s Festival of Reading from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on May 31 in World’s Fair Park. The Festival is a midday frolic with writers, illustrators, storytellers, ventriloquists, aliens and characters of all sorts. Set to the theme “Starship Adventures,” the Festival promises to be an
out of this world experience. While there, all attendees, parents, teens, and toddlers, are encouraged to sign up for one of the Library’s summer reading programs.
This year’s Festival features #1 New York Times best selling author and illustrator, Mo Willems, best known for his Caldecott Honor picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. The American Library Association bestows the Caldecott Medal on the artist who created the most
distinguished picture book of the year.
The Library is also pleased to host Ruth White, author of Belle Prater’s Boy, which received the prestigious Newbery Honor for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. Graphic Novelist and creator of Men In Black, Lowell Cunningham will make a presentation and be available in the teen area. Cunningham lives in Knoxville and once worked for the Knox County Public Library.
Other authors include poet Allan Wolf, illustrator Meredith Liddiard, writer Tere Stouffer, illustrator Robert J. Blake, and naturalist Doris Gove.
Kids who love trucks and other fun rough and tough vehicles will want to visit Knoxville Zoo for Touch-A-Truck Day. This fun day offers guests an opportunity to have an up-close view of rescue & emergency vehicles, construction equipment and meet the unique drivers, personnel or operators of each. See what animals and machines have in common. For more information call (865) 637-5331, ext. 300 or visit www.knoxville-zoo.org
The Kruger Brothers will be performing May 10 at The Palace Theatre. The Kruger Brothers performances are exciting, calming, entertaining and spontaneous, reflecting their sheer joy in playing music. Their virtuoso playing combined with the manner in which they interact with each other and with their audience makes their music uniquely special. The Kruger Brothers' musical style defies definition, encompassing all styles of music through their personal individual development, classical European musical influences, and love of the American spirit. Combine it all together and the result is what can only be described as new American music.
Last Year Sold Out! Get your tickets early. Every seat is a great seat at the Palace.
Showtime 8:00PM. Tickets $23 in advance and $25 at the Door. Call for Tickets 865-983-3330. You can also stop by the Palace Cafe on Harper Street in Maryville TN and pick up your tickets.
East Tennessee’s most important cultural heritage sites are partnering to provide the Statehood Day Heritage Festival on Saturday May 31 and Sunday June 1. The sites include places of historical significance in the exciting journey of Tennessee becoming the 16th state in 1796. They include Ft. Loudoun, the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, James White Fort, Marble Springs, Ramsey House, Mabry-Hazen House and the Blount Mansion.
Each site will be providing special activities to commemorate events leading to our Statehood including: historical reenactments, Native American living history, live music colonial cooking, and frontier arts and crafts demonstrations. All events will be free and open to the public.
www.blountmansion.org
Sundown in the City:
Thursday Evenings at Market Square; 6pm
May 8: Josh Ritter and the Hackensaw Boys
May 15: North Mississippi All Stars
May 22: The Presidents of the United States of America with Cutthroat Shamrock
May 29: Robert Earl Keen with Jypsi June
June 5: (not yet booked)
June 12: Citizen Cope
June 19: Marc Broussard with Erick Baker
June 26: The Everybodyfields and Amy LaVere
July 3: The Wild Magnolias
Knox County Public Library is now taking applications for Media High, its highly successful documentary program for teens. This year, two workshops are being offered, Session 1: Video and Session 2: Audio. Students can sign up for either workshop or both. Media High is open to rising high school juniors and seniors and recent high school graduates.
The workshops meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Arts @ the Library Room at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Enrollment for both workshops is limited to 12 students on a first come, first served basis. There is a $25.00 registration fee for participation in Session 1: Video, and $15.00 for Session 2: Audio with a limited amount of needs-based scholarship funds available; if interested in financial assistance indicate so on the application. Applications are available on the Library’s website (www.knoxlib.org) or at any Library location. Applications and registration fees may be turned in at any Knox County Public Library location, due May 19.
Session 1: Video
May 27 – June 5
This video documentary workshop teaches high school students the basics of digital video design and production. As individuals or in teams of two, students will make a short historical documentary video and in the process learn research skills, interviewing techniques, shooting, editing, and teamwork. The centerpiece of each project will be precious archival 16mm footage of downtown Knoxville provided by the McClung Historical Collection. The student films will premiere on Thursday June 5th at the East Tennessee History Center.
Session 2: Audio
June 9 – June 13
This is Media High’s first year to expand into the realm of radio documentaries and audio podcasts. This summer a one-week workshop on creating a radio documentary will follow our video documentary workshop.
To see clips of previous Media High video productions with archival content go to Listenup.org and lsearch for Media High in the directory. For more information, call Nelda Hill at 215-8729.
The sixth annual Blooms Days Garden Festival and Marketplace in the UT Gardens on Neyland Drive in Knoxville will be June 28th and 29th.
Admission to this two-day event is being sponsored by the UT Federal Credit Union, the 2008 Blooms Days' Silver Anniversary Sponsor. Tickets will be available at UTFCU branches at many of the local garden center supporters and on line beginning June 1. For more details, visit www.bloomsdays.utk.edu, send email to bloomsdays@utk.edu or call 865-525-4555. Hours: 9 am - 6 pm on Saturday and 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday.
Kids of all ages will enjoy these exciting, fun-filled activities:
• Sprinkler Time — Have loads of fun frolicking through the UT Garden sprinklers when they come alive every half hour and cool off too!!
• Insect Zoo
• Butterfly House
• Make & Take Projects
• Face Painting — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily
• Storytime — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Lucas Richman are thrilled to announce the new 2008-2009 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks and Chamber Classics Series. All eight Masterworks programs will be held at the Tennessee Theatre on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m. under the direction of Maestro Lucas Richman, unless otherwise noted. All five Chamber Classics concerts will take place on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 PM at the Bijou Theatre. More
Theatre Knoxville Downtown presents: A Trip to Bountiful May 2-18. An aging widow lives with her son in Houston. Fearing that she has become an imposition, she makes a lonely pilgrimage to her old home in the town of Bountiful hoping to regain her strength, dignity and peace of mind. Thu/Fri/Sat @ 8:00 pm, Sun @ 3:00 pm
Tickets: Thu & Sun: $8; Fri & Sat: $13
www.theatreknoxville.com
Knoxville Farmer's Market, April 26 - November 22 on Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Local Produce, Live Plants, Baked Goods, Herbs, Free Range Meat, Artisan Crafts, and more. Farmer's Market will be open very Saturday 10am-2pm and every Wednesday 11am-2pm.
The Square will be filled with local farmers, gardeners, bakers, and artisans, as well as performers and musicians. The MSFM is producer-only, meaning that everything at the market is grown or made right here in East Tennessee.
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