WordPlayers troupe tells a Pinocchio tale
The story of Pinocchio, told with a twist, is presented in June by the local theater troupe The WordPlayers.
Performances of "The True Adventures of Pinocchio" are 7:30 p.m. June 10 and June 16-18 with 2:30 p.m. matinees June 11, June 15 and June 18.
The play tells the story of a group of actors living during a time of war. The group finds refuge in an abandoned puppet theater. But during the night, an eccentric old puppeteer tells them the story of a wooden boy who learned lessons of life and becomes a real boy. As the puppeteer tells his story, the actors use masks and puppetry to create more than 40 characters from the children's classic story.
Shows are at the WordPlayers' Theatre, 1540 Robinson Road. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens, $6 for children under age 12. The ticket maximum per household is $35 at the door only. Thursday tickets are "pay what you can." Tickets are at the door or http://www.wordplayers.org. For reservations call, 865-539-2490.
Playgoers who bring a new toy for a child ages 3 to 13 will get a free child or student ticket. The toys go to children who have disabilities and their siblings at Joni and Friends-Knoxville family retreats.
The nonprofit WordPlayers, established in 1995, presents plays and stories from a Christian point of view.
A1 LabArts opens nine-artist 'Bingo' exhibit
"Bingo," an exhibit of nine artists, will be presented by A1 LabArts at 8 Shooters Studio, 1202 N. Central St., June 3-29. The works in the exhibit were created by artists Kiernan Dunn, Duffy Goodman, Joshua Jobb, Thane Lund, Hali Maltsberger, Sean Naftel, Brian Nigus, Beka Peralta, Giorgio Sadotti and Kevin Van Aelst.
Pottery festival set for June 3-4 in Townsend
The fourth annual Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival is 1-4 p.m. June 3 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 4 at the Townsend Visitors Center, 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway in Townsend. More than 30 potters will show and sell their works. Many of the artists will be from Tennessee and North Carolina but other potters will come from as far as Texas and New Jersey for the festival.
Dance ensemble performs June 4
The Contemporary Dance Ensemble's 35th annual spring concert this season is 7:30 p.m. June 4 at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. The nonprofit dance organization will present a two-act show whose dances include ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical-modern.
The dancers in the ensemble are advanced dance students age 10 through college students. Tickets are $16 for adults, $11 for students and available at the auditorium box office, 865-544-5388, or http://www.knoxvillecoliseum.com.
Photography shown at Emporium Center
Photographs by local artist-filmmaker-editor Scott W. Lee will be shown June 3-24 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St.
The exhibit called "Pieces of Me" will be shown in the center's Balcony gallery. An opening reception is 5-9 p.m. June 3. The gallery is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays with additional hours 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 4.
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