Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a nine-piece soul orchestra led by singer Arleigh Kincheloe, front center.
KNOXVILLE — Friday, Nov. 4: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, above, is a nine-piece soul and funk orchestra from Brooklyn, N.Y., led by singer Arleigh Kincheloe.
The group will entertain, along with New Orleans band Flow Tribe, at 7 p.m. at the Square Room, 4 Market Square.
Admission is $5. For info, call 865-544-4199 or visit www.thesquareroom.com.
Kevin Meaney, comedian
Saturday, Nov. 5: Kevin Meaney
Comedian Kevin Meaney has appeared in numerous films, Broadway plays and TV shows. Now he's coming to Knoxville to explain about his family's background as "big pants people."
Meaney will perform at 7:45 and 10:15 p.m. at Side Splitters Comedy Club, 9246 Park West Blvd. He'll also do two shows each evening on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. For info, call 865-934-5233.
Sunday, Nov. 6: KSO Chamber Classic Series
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform selections from Haydn and Mozart in an installment of its Chamber Classics Series at 2:30 p.m. at the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St.
Cellist Ildar Khuziakhmetov will be the featured guest performer.
Admission is$24.50-$33.50 in general, $11.50 for area students and $5.50 for UT students (UT student discount is available at the UT student center). For info, call 865-291-3310 or visit www.knoxvillesymphony.com.
Monday, Nov. 7: Mighty Musical Monday
The featured guest performers for the November Mighty Musical Monday will be veteran Knoxville radio personalities CP and Walker noon-1 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.
Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson will play the theater's Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and a light lunch will be availabel for purchase in the lobby.
Admission is free.
Dr. Frankenstein (A.J. Holmes) and The Monster (Rory Donovan) bond in song in the Mel Brooks musical "Young Frankenstein."
Tuesday, Nov. 8: 'Young Frankenstein'
The classic Mel Brooks horror-movie spoof "Young Frankenstein" will be presented on stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 8-9, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.
Brooks' script follows a descendant of the more famous Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to restore life to a corpse — with hilarious results.
Admission is $37, $52, $67 or $77. For info, call 865-656-4444 or visit www.thetennesseetheatre.com.
Photo by Keith Bernstein
Leonardo DiCaprio plays legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in director Clint Eastwood's biographical drama "J. Edgar."
Wednesday, Nov. 9: 'J. Edgar'
Leonardo DiCaprio plays legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in director Clint Eastwood's biographical drama "J. Edgar." The controversial Hoover led the FBI for almost 50 years, with the help of his second-in-command Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer) and his secretary, Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts). The film is rated R.
Wednesday, Nov. 9: 2/10 of Tenn
Singer-songwriters Katie Herzig and Butterfly Boucher, members of the Ten Out of Tenn music collective, will entertain at 8 p.m. at the Square Room, 4 Market Square.
Herzig writes music for numerous films and television shows, including the first "Sex in the City" movie. Australia-to-Nashville transplant and middle-of-seven-sisters Boucher writes snappy power-pop tunes has two albums out: "Flutterby" and "Scary Fragile."
Admission is $10. For info, call 865-544-4199 or www.thesquareroom.com.
Thursday, Nov. 10: Maryville College jazz Band
The Maryville College Jazz Band will present its fall concert at 7 p.m. at the Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville.
The group will perform selections by Herbie Hancock, Mulgrew Miller, George Gershwin and others. Admission is free.
Photo by Jan Thijs
An unnamed warrior, left, joins Stavros (Stephen Dorff) and Theseus (Henry Cavill), as the mighty mortals come to the aid of the gods of Olympus in the fantasy film "Immortals."
Friday, Nov. 11: 'Immortals'
The Greek gods of Olympus, looking very "male model" in this outing, call upon the mortal Theseus (Henry Cavill) to help them stop the ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) from destroying the world in the new fantasy adventure film "Immortals."
The cast of the R-rated film includes Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto and John Hurt.
Saturday, Nov. 12: What's the Landlord going to say about the Smoking Nurse?
Landlord, from Bloomington, Ind., and Knoxville rock band Smoking Nurse will perform at 10 p.m. at Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave.
Admission is $5. For info, visit www.thepilotlight.com.
Sunday, Nov. 13: Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
The Dr. Sketchy "Anti-Art School" troupe will host "A John Waters Thanksgiving Tribute" 3-6 p.m. at the Old City Entertainment Venue, 118 S. Central St.
The Sketchy crew will lead all-comers in life drawing and cabaret performances.
Admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door to participate, $5 to just view the revelry. For info, visit www.drsketchyknox.com.
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