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10 About Town for Easter weekend

Easter eggs, sports games and sunrise services are a few of the events in this week's 10 About Town.

Knoxville — Thursday, March 29

Spring is here, and the Dogwood trails are blooming once again. Explore more than 85 miles of trails, open gardens around town starting now through April 30. Westmoreland is this year’s featured trail. Dogwood Arts will host a wide range of arts events, performances, and exhibitions over the next few weeks.

Pick out spring clothes for the entire family at the "Duck-duck-goose premier consignment" event happening March 28-31 at the Knoxville Expo Center. Over 20,000 are expected to come out looking for a bargain. The doors open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. each day.

“The Dream of the Burning Boy” will be performed in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theater March 28 through April 15. The production follows a middle-aged high school teacher struggling with the death of his favorite student. For more information, tickets or accessibility accommodation requests including Open Captioning, American Sign Language, and assistive technologies, please call the CBT Box Office at 865-974-5161 or visit us online at clarencebrowntheatre.com/access.

There are three nights left of Knoxville Fashion Week. On Thursday at 7 p.m. the doors open at 6 p.m. at Relix for a cocktail hour before a runway show celebrating the art of hair and makeup starts at 7 p.m. Friday’s runway event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Marriott with a 5:30 pm cocktail hour. For the grand finale on Saturday, Jackson terminal will host four runway events ranging from children’s clothing to the grand finale runway. Tickets are $45 for general admission and $75 for front row seating.

Make plans to grab a drink at Central Flats & Taps on Thursday between 5 and 10 p.m. The restaurant is donating 10 percent of the night’s proceeds to Ijams Nature Center, and you can enter to win prizes while you chow down on good food.

“Being Me and Loving It” is a self-esteem building workshop for girls on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Whittle Springs Middle School’s library. Several businesses are partnering with the school to offer mini massages, haircuts and styles, make-up applications, etc. for students and their parents. The first twenty families to arrive will receive a free Texas Road House appetizer.

The University of Tennessee Brass Choir is performing Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Natalie Haslam School of Music. The concert is free.

Knoxville’s first-ever Dragon Lights Festival is going on nightly through April 22 at Chilhowee Park. Visitors will be able to marvel at 42 larger than life lantern displays with thousands of lights and nightly performances. Tickets range from $10.50 to $16.50, and parking is free.

Wear and Share to collect clothes for the needy. Visit GoodwillKnoxville.org for a complete list of participating dry cleaners. http://www.goodwillknoxville.org/

Carleo’s Nightclub is hosting “Pinot and Poses” on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. $5 will get you entry into the one-hour yoga class and glass of wine.

Friday, March 30

The deadline to sign up for the 29th annual Ijams River Rescue is March 30. The event gives Knoxvillians a chance to clean up the Tennessee River, and you’ll get a t-shirt just for volunteering. The cleanup is April 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join the folks at Ijams Nature Center for a FrogWatch night hike on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. to learn about our local wetlands and the amphibians that live there.

The locally filmed movie, "The Last Movie Star," hits theaters across the country on Friday. The film was formerly known as "Dog Years" earlier in its development and was produced by Knoxville-based Whitener Entertainment Group. The film was shot on-location in Knoxville at landmarks such as Neyland Stadium and Market Square.

On Good Friday, downtown churches are coming together to put on an hour-long stations of the cross that starts in Market Square at 5:30 p.m. and progresses through the streets of downtown. Participants will have the opportunity to help carry a wooden cross and crown of thorns as Jesus did on the first Good Friday. If it rains, the service will be moved inside Saint John’s Cathedral.

Usher in the Easter weekend with ‘Good Friday Knoxville’ in World’s Fair Park at 7 p.m. This powerful worship service will help put you in the true spirit of Easter.

The Navitat ziplining park at Ijams Nature Center is lighting up its treetops with twinkling lights for ‘Navitat at Night.’ During the spring season, Navitat at Night will be offered every Friday and Saturday night. The event lasts from 6 to 8 p.m., and costs $34.95 to $44.95 depending on your age.

Saturday, March 31

Marble Springs State Historic site is hosting its first Easter Egg Roll on Saturday. The family-friendly event will include crafts, storytelling, an egg hunt, and of course an Easter egg roll. Admission is a suggested $3 donation. For more information please call (865) 573-5508, email info@marblesprings.net, or visit our website at www.marblesprings.net.

If you’re looking for a unique way to enjoy an Easter meal with your family, Tennessee State Parks is offering special buffets and outdoor activities throughout the holiday weekend. The following park restaurants are participating, and parks across the state will be offering Easter egg hunts and pontoon boat rides.

• Cumberland Mountain State Park (Crossville)

• David Crockett State Park (Lawrenceburg)

• Henry Horton State Park (Chapel Hill)

• Montgomery Bell State Park (Burns)

• Natchez Trace State Park (Wildersville)

• Paris Landing State Park (Buchanan)

• Pickwick Landing State Park (Counce)

The Knoxville Police Department is helping people dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications or over-the-counter medicines on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can drop off your medications at the Food City at 7606 Mountain Grove Drive. The event will also offer free document shredding and a Medic blood drive. For more information, including a list of other drop-off locations in the area, visit http://www.medicationcollection.org/.

Your little ones will squeal with excitement as they hunt for more than 4,000 Easter eggs hidden around Bell Morris Elementary School. In past years this free event was held at Edgewood Park, but flooding issues have forced it to move to Bell Morris. The fun begins at 10 a.m. Following the Easter Egg Hunt, local first responders will be on hand to show off their emergency vehicles and kids will even get to see a bomb robot in action. Parking is available at the school and across the street at Washington Pike United Methodist Church.

The New Market Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Team is hosting their 7th Annual Easter Parade and Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at 11 a.m. The parade will begin on Old A.J. Highway at Lost Creek Golf Club and make its way to the Roadside Park next to the fire department where Easter eggs will be hidden.

Beardsley Community Farm is hosting a community egg hunt on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. The event is free, but a $5 donation is encouraged. Kids will be divided up into age groups to hunt for more than 2,000 hidden eggs. BBQ sandwiches from BJ&S will be available for sale for $2 each. If it rains, the event will be moved to April 7. www.beardsleyfarm.org

OneLife Church is hosting 20 different Easter egg hunts all over Knoxville on Friday and Saturday. You can visit Knoxegghunt.com to see if there’s one near your neighborhood.

If you’ve ever longed to permanently preserve the beauty of your garden, you’d love the ‘Art & Wine: Botanical Critters & Shadowboxes’ workshop at the University of Tennessee Gardens from 2 to 5 p.m. The event costs $45 for nonmembers and $35 if you are a garden member.

The Angela Floyd School for Dance and Music West is hosting an Easter Bunny Dance Party for kids ages 2 and up on Saturday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Kids will be treated to a spring-themed ballet lesson, craft time, and a special visit from the bunny ballerina. The event costs $35.

The Knoxville Track Club’s 2018 Youth series kicks off on Saturday with the Chasing the Bunny run at Tyson Park starting at 9 am. Each race in the series is $10 if you are not buying the series as a bundle.

The Knoxville Ice Bears host the Evansville Thunderbolts on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Saturday is Youth Sports Night so youth sports teams who come to the game will get a special group rate.

The University of Tennessee softball team hosts the University of Georgia this weekend at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Games are Saturday at 5 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m., and Monday at 7 p.m.

Sunday, April

Maryville College’s annual Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 7 a.m. on Lloyd Beach. The Rev. Dr. Anne D. McKee, campus minister, will deliver the sermon, titled "Who Do You Trust?" The service is open to the community.

Celebrate Easter morning at a sunrise service at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum at 7 a.m. Refreshments will be provided after the service.

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