"The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems."
Billy Joel
MUSIC OF JOEL & JOHN
The music of two pop music icons is the key when musician Jim Witter performs with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. today. "The Piano Men: The Songs of Billy Joel and Elton John" remembers both the music and the decade of the 1970s. Behind the performers, images of events, toys, newspaper headlines and television commercials from that time will be projected on a large screen. The concert is at the Knoxville Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Tickets range from $33 to $87, plus service charges, and are available at Tickets Unlimited, 865-656-4444.
ART TO SEE
The creations of 46 artists from Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Ohio are featured in the Arts & Culture Alliance's National Juried Exhibition of 2009. The exhibit is up through Jan. 29 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays with additional hours 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today.
ZOO DISCOUNT DAYS
Bundle up and head to the Knoxvville Zoo for an admission break. The zoo's annual half-price Penguin Discount Days go through Feb. 28. Half-price tickets are $8.50 for adults, $6.50 for ages 2-12. Children under 2 get in free; parking is $5. If you bring an outdated phone book to the zoo for recycling in January you get one free ticket with the purchase of another. The zoo is located off Interstate 40's Exit 392. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; ticket sales stop an hour before closing.
LAST CALL
Sunday is the last day to see "Discovering American Indian Art," an exhibit of 74 American Indian-made objects from shoes to dolls at the Frank H. McClung Museum. The museum is at 1327 Circle Park Drive at the University of Tennessee. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. There's no admission charge.
OWLS IN WINTER
Take a walk in the winter evening and prowl for owls. Ijams Nature Center naturalists will lead a search for barred and screech owls on the 2915 Island Home Ave. property at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15. A short program about the birds will be followed by the walk. The Owl Prowl is free to Ijams members; $5 for nonmembers. To register call 865-577-4717, Ext. 10.
- Amy McRary
© 2010, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
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