* Alive After Five — Paula Michelle, 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Cost: $9; students/members, $5; children, free. Info: 865-934-2039 or http://www.knoxart.org.
* Black Box Concert Series — British guitarist Adrian Legg, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, the Arts Center, Sue E. Trotter Theater, Athens, Tenn. Tickets: 423-745-8781 or http://www.athensartscouncil.org.
* Knoxville Symphony Orchestra — Music Director Emeritus Kirk Trevor returns with his daughter, violinist Chloe Trevor, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, March 24-25, Tennessee Theatre. Tickets: 865-291-3310.
* Tuesday Morning Musical Club — Lisa Muci, Bettie McDavid Mason, James Garvey, Margaret Harrison and Darwin Swartz will perform, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Free. Info: 865-525-7347.
* Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Quartet — 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, Blount County Library, 508 N. Cusick St., Maryville. Free. Info: 865-982-0981.
* Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour — 7 p.m. Monday, March 28, Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Benefits Friends of the Smokies. Tickets: $13 in advance or $15. Info: http://www.knoxbijou.com.
* “You Can’t Take It With You” — Norris Little Theatre auditions, 7-10 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 17 and 19, Norris Community Building, 20 Chestnut Drive, Norris. Info: e-mail norrislittletheatre@gmail.com.
* “The Passing Zone, Gravity Attacks” — Comedy, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Tickets: 865-981-8590 or http://www.claytonartscenter.com.
* “The Perils of Pinocchio” — Playhouse Kids, March 17-April 1, Cumberland County Playhouse, 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville. Tickets: 931-484-5000 or http://www.ccplayhouse.com.
* “How to Change the World in Ten Minutes” — Reception and the Wild Thyme Players and Silver Stage Players will perform, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 25-26, The Mason Jar, 1241 Armstrong Ave. Free. Info: 865-325-9877 or e-mail director@wildthymeplayers.org.
* “Shadowlands” — The WordPlayers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturdays, April 1, 2 and 7-9, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, April 3 and 10, WordPlayers’ Theatre, 1540 Robinson Road. For ages 12 and up. Tickets: $8-$12. Info: 865-539-2490, http://www.wordplayers.org.
* “Shakespeare’s Case” — Nashville Shakespeare Festival production, 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. Tickets: $8. Info: 423-745-8781.
* “Who Let The Dogs Out?” — Martha Newfield, through April 9, Liz-Beth & Co., 9211 Park West Blvd.
* “Through the Lens II: New Directions in Print Photography” — Exhibit, March 26-May 7, Art Center, 201 Badger Ave., Oak Ridge. Free. 865-482-1441 or http://www.oakridgeartcenter.org.
* Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild of Tennessee — Quilt show/competition, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 18-20, Cooper Athletic Center, Maryville College. Cost: $5 (bring food pantry item for $1 off). Scavenger hunt for children. Info: http://www.smokymtnquilters.com or 865-382-5976.
* Spring show/sale — Knoxville Watercolor Society, March 18-May 15, Knoxville Museum of Art, Community Gallery, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive. Reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 20. Free. Info: 865-588-68281.
* Knox Heritage photography contest — Photos of historic buildings in Old City area, for Art and Architecture Tour. Deadline, March 31. For ages 16 and up. Info: http://wwwknoxheritage.org or 865-523-8008.
* “Big Orange Ink Open House” — Printmaking, etc. by UT School of Art, 1-4 p.m. today, Art and Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Poetry reading by R.B. Morris at 3. Free.
* AARP Driver Safety class — 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. Info: Barbara Manis, 865-922-5648.
* Don Williams’ writing class — Six-week course for writers/aspiring writers/poets, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 15 and 29; April 5-26, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Cost: $150 (take first night for free, then decide. Sliding scale available). Info: 865-428-0389 or e-mail donwilliams7@charter.net.
* Memoir writing — Knoxville Writers’ Guild seminar by Marianne Worthington, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave. Cost: $25-$30. Register: http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org or mail: KWG Workshops, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville, TN 37939-0326.
* Fiber Arts Festival — Workshops, demos and more, Thursday-Saturday, March 17-19, Townsend Visitors Center. Info: 865-448-6134 or http://www.smfaf.org.
* Heirloom gardening — Workshop with John Coykendal, 10 a.m.-noon, Thursday, March 24, Ramsey House Plantation, Visitors Center, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Cost: $25. Register: 865-546-0745.
* Dr. Joan Markel — “When War Came to Town: Civil War Military Events in Knoxville,” 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Info: 865-974-2144.
* “Living Life Beyond Limits” series — “Who Are You?” by Hallerin Hill of WNOX-FM, 2-2:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, Pellissippi State Community College, Community Room, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. Info: 865-329-3166.
* Dr. William Bass and Jon Jefferson — Authors of “The Bone Yard” and more, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, Athens Junior High School, 200 Keith Lane, Athens, Tenn. Cost: $5. Info: Friends of the Library, 423-745-7782.
* GFWC Ossoli Circle — Coffee, 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2511 Kingston Pike. “Victims’ Rights” by Amy Dilworth of the Justice Center at 10:30; music with Eugene Hathaway and Friends, 11:30.
* Knox Heritage — Members only tour of Emory Place, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 24. RSVP by March 21: 865-523-8008 or e-mail rsvp@knoxheritage.org.
* University of Alabama Alumni Association — Luncheon, 11:30 am, Friday, March 18, UT Visitors Center, 2704 Kingston Pike. Info: 865-524-0589.
* Kappa Delta Alumnae — Chapter gathering, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, Sullivan’s Restaurant, 7545 Northshore Drive. Info: http://www.knoxvillekdaa.com or 865-288 3397.
* Beta Sigma Phi, Laureate Alpha Theta chapter — Meeting, noon, March 14, home of Ann Tickle, Morristown, Tenn. St. Patrick’s Day party and lunch follow. Info: 865-689-1293.
* Ellen Renshaw House chapter 2624, United Daughters of Confederacy — “When War Came to Town” by Dr. Joan Markel, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive.
* Knoxville Symphony League — Meeting, 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, Cherokee Country Club. Info: 865-394-5257.
* Wine Society of East Tennessee —Inaugural wine dinner, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday March 23, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 950 Volunteer Landing Lane. Cost: $95-$100. RSVP today: 865-675-8960 or e-mail reserve@ws4et.com.
* National Active and Retired Federal Employees — Bill Curtis of Knox County Trustees’ Office, noon, Tuesday, March 15, Shoney’s, 4032 N. Broadway. Lunch at 11 a.m. 865-933-0229.
* Tennessee Valley Kennel Club — 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, Pendergrass Library, Sequoia Room, UT Veterinary School, Joe Johnson Drive. Info: http://www.tvkc.org or 865-323-8866.
* Christian Business Men — CBMC executive luncheon with Pete Dayton, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $12. RSVP by March 14: 865-693-3955.
* Newcomers Club — Lunch and Silk Purse fashion show, noon, Wednesday, March 16, Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. RSVP: 865-531-1935.
* Tennessee Valley Cat Fanciers cat show — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Jacob Building, Chilhowee Park, 3301 Magnolia Ave. Cost: adults, $5; seniors/children/student discount. Info/to enter household pets: 865-579-6919 or 865-357-4145.
* Iams Nature Center — Volunteers needed for River Rescue, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 2. Info: 865-577.4717, Ext. 24.
* WDVX Radio — Volunteers needed for events, fundraisers, etc. Info: e-mail volunteer@wdvx.com or Gina Alazawi, 865-544-1029.
* Watershed Association of the Tellico Reservoir — Tellico Lake shoreline cleanup, including Sequoyah Museum and Fort Loudoun Historic Area, 10 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, March 19. Info: Bill Webster, 865-458-4952 or http:// www.tellicowater.org.
* Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Volunteers needed for Adopt-a-Trail and Adopt-a-Campsite programs, March-October. AAT training, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 9. AAC training, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, April 10. Must be 18. Registration deadline, March 25: 828-497-1949 or e-mail Christine_Hoyer@nps.gov.
* Smoky Mountain Service Dogs — Volunteer puppy raisers needed. Info: 865-691-8091 or e-mail Dognoses1@thelintners.com.
* Knoxville High School Alumni Association — Meeting of all interested persons, 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, Emory Park, 544 N. Broadway. Info: Harvey Sproul, 865-986-8055.
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