For the week of July 15-21:
FILM:
“Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.” Paul Rubens in his claim to fame. With Large
Marge, Tina, the Alamo tour guide and a Pia Zadora look-alike. Weird, wild
stuff at the University Center Wednesday, July 20. At 6 and 8 p.m.
THEATRE:
The Knoxville Opera Company presents “Music of the Night,” a repertoire of
Broadway’s award-winning hits opens the 1994-1995 season this weekend July
15-17. Tunes and composed pieces from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard
Bernstein, Frank Loesser and Stephen Sondheim.
The Bijou Company of Young Actors perform “Ugly Duckling” at the
amphitheatre at the Knoxville Zoo. This Hans Christian Anderson classic
will run Friday through Sunday. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for
children with Zoo admission.
Through July 30 is “The Reach of Song” at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds
in Hiwassee, Ga. A drama of mountain culture told by natives of Appalachia
with storytelling and mountain ballads. Tickets are $5-$12.
“Christy the Musical” continues this week in Townsend, Tenn. at the Smoky
Mountain Amphitheatre. This performance features a musical version of
Catherine Marshall’s well-loved, best-selling novel about a year in the
life of Marshall’s mother, who as a 19-year-old traveled to the Great Smoky
Mountains in 1912 to teach school. Through October 29. Show runs nightly.
Tickets are $8.50 for children and $12.50 for adults.
“A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking,” a comedy by Lisa Hatmaker
and Ginny Thurston runs a Thursday-Saturday schedule at the West Side
Dinner Theatre in Farragut. Buffet starts at 6:15 and the play begins at
8:15. Regular price for dinner and play is $18 per person.
VOLUNTEER/ PARTICIPATION:
An open casting call for African-American men and women of all ages will be
held Tuesday, July 19 on the campus of Knoxville College for the CBS
television series, “Christy.” Coordinator Karen Turner will meet the public
from 6-8 p.m. at the Colston Center for the Performing Arts. The episode of
the CBS show will be shot near Knoxville in Townsend, Tenn. August 18-26.
Exceptional vocalists are encouraged to attend the open call as well as
artisans and individuals skilled in Southern crafts. Applicants should
bring a current snapshot.
Knoxville Museum of Art solicits East Tennessee artists’ entries for
exhibition, “East Tennessee Art Currents I.” Guest Curator Jeff Fleming of
the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem will select
roughly 50 works by approximately 10-15 artists and will write a printed
piece for the exhibition, which is scheduled for the Museum’s largest
gallery starting December 16.
The Arts Council seeks artists who do original work in any media including
painting, drawing, collage, photography, printmaking, sculpture, etc. to
participate in Second Annual “Artist’s Extravaganza.” For more information,
the Arts Council office is located on the second floor of the Candy
Factory.
KIDS:
From July 18-22, Instructor Nancy Brennan Strange, host of WUOT-FM’s
storytelling program “Mumblypeg” will offer a class “Songwriting and
Storytelling” for kids ages 8-10 who are interested in learning to write
and perform all kinds of stories. Times are 9:00 -11:30 a.m. and the fee is
$42.
MUSIC:
The Jazz Liberation Quartet, jazz fusion at its best will be spotlighting
this weekend’s Alive After Five at the Knoxville Museum of Art. A veteran
of the the AAF series, this band features (Smokin’) Dave Nichols on guitar,
Patrick Langham on alto sax, Jason Oettel on bass, and Mark Coleman on
drums. Their repertoire consists of original compositions by Nichols and
interesting arrangements of jazz’s best standards. Almost as fun to watch.
Alive After Five is a series occurring every Friday night from 5:30-8:00.
General Admission is $3. This is the second to last performance of the
summer series so don’t miss out.
Household name in New Age Yanni at the Civic Auditorium at 8 p.m.
FESTIVALS:
Onward Rock’n’Roll Christian Soldiers. The Christian Music Connection
presents the Second Annual Outdoor Christian Music Festival highlighted by
Saturday performances by Clay Crosse, Wes King and Band and White Heart.
Crosse has already released a No. 1 single “I Surrender All.” His brand of
music is of the well-crafted, pop-styled, blue-eyed soul sort. The
performance will start at 1:40 p.m.
“There are always going to be relationships in my records because I think
relationships are the core of Christianity, loving God and loving your
neighbor,” said Wes King. He’s released two No. 1 hit singles and played
with Amy Grant on her “Heart in Motion” tour. The performance will start at
4:30 p.m.
Highlighting the festival will be White Heart, a “great progressive, rock
band which has consistently delivered state-of-the-art music and sensitive,
but uncompromising lyrics for years.” This accomplished band has achieved
nine No. 1 songs and 25 Top 10 hits, been nominated for a Grammy award, and
the list goes on. A highly energetic show. The performance starts at 8:30
p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, children under 10 are free.
Grand Re-Opening of the Knox County Regional Farmers’ Market. Friday
through Sunday the Market will offer a “Taste of Tennessee,” from the food
samples and activities planned for visitors. There will be preparation
demonstrations, music and dance groups, dunking booths and clowns and of
course, produce. It is all so dang southern. For more information, call
524- FARM.
At the Wise County Fairgrounds in Wise, Va., this year’s Fourth Annual
Hillbilly Nation Celebration features five bands highlighted by
Southern Culture on the Skids. Southern Culture on the Skids is a hillbilly
band with book smarts and wit. Their last two albums, Ditch Diggin
and Too Much Pork For Just One Fork , have received
international acclaim by fans and critics alike. White trash culture at its
best. Also heading the line-up will be the Metro Blues All-Stars,
country/urban blues with a mixture of songs by Carl Perkins, Muddy Waters
and original tunes. Also with Kiya Heartwood and Stealin Horses, the
versatile Bad Branch and the obscure Possum Hollers. Gates open at 4 p.m.
and admission price is $20.
ART:
“Textures and Tones of Summer” by Virginia Woods. This exhibition features
collages, landscapes and floral paintings. On the fourth floor of the Candy
Factory through July.
Through Sunday, July 17, at the Knoxville Museum of Art, works by Robert
Longo. This contemporary artist has had works featured at the Museum of
Modern Art and The Whitney Museum. His five colossal paintings at KMA
feature frenzied undercurrents of modern urban society. Some of these
multi-media works are over 30 feet in length. Admission to the museum is
free.
WE RECOMMEND:
Heavy music. Enough to make Henry Rollins look like nothing much more than
Christopher Robin wooing Pollyanna on an especially smoochie day.
The Electric Ballroom hosts “A NEW LEVEL OF BRUTALITY,” featuring enough
metal to build a squadron of small aircraft. Arguably the heaviest band
playing today, Morbid Angel is one of the illegitimate sons of the Tampa
Bay area Death Metal scene. One of the first Death Metal bands to sign a
major record level with Giant, although this band is at the top of their
genre, Morbid Angel is going beyond the classification and taking their
music to new levels. Opening for the band will be Pavement Record’s
Crowbar, the pet project of Pantera’s lead Phil Anselmo. Also with
Knoxville’s own Hypertribe.
Sunday night, July 17 at 8 p.m. $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets
available at all Cat’s Locations, Raven Records, The Disc Exchange,
Underdog Records, and Pluto Sports.
