Back to listings   The Big Ticket Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Guest clarinetist Richard Stoltzman plays Beethoven. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 23 and 24, 8 p.m. Tennessee Theatre. $16.50-$49.50. (291-3310) Senryu with Manda and the Marbles and Feable Weiner Female pop-punk trio and geek-cool rockers open for local band on the rise. Thursday, Jan. 23, 9 p.m. Patrick Sullivan's. $5. 18+. Evans and Coppola Quartet Vocalist Lucianne Evans and pianist Tom Coppola feature in the first show of the new "Jazz at The Palace" series. Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Palace Theater, Maryville. $12/$15. R.B. Morris and Hector Qirko Hey, I think I've heard of these guys... Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Laurel Theater. $11/$12, $10 students and seniors, $6 kids 6-12. Cary Fridley Band Young singer who's adopted the old mountain ballad style. Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Laurel Theater. $9/$10, $8 students and seniors, $5 kids 6-12. The High Score with Paperback CD release show. Saturday, Jan. 25, 10 p.m. The Pilot Light. $5. 18+. Quink A cappella Dutch quintet. Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Oak Ridge High School Auditorium. $20, $10 students with ID. (483-5569) The 90 Day Men with The Boas and Crush Kill Destroy See story. Sunday, Jan. 26, 10 p.m. $5. 18+. The Streamliners What do you say you and I go on the town and swing, baby, yeah! Friday, Jan. 31, 5:30 p.m. KMA Alive After Five. $6, 17 and under free. Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra The KSO's own trumpeter Cathy Leach plays Johann Baptist Georg Neruda's Trumpet Concerto in E Flat. Saturday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 2, 3 p.m. Bijou Theater. $16 and $23. (291-3310 or 656-4444) KFAR Hip Hop Benefit Show With Lord Shabazz & Thesis Christ, Fluid Engineerz, and Solid Earth (Ill Shaman and Satoshi), to benefit First Amendment Radio. Sunday, Feb. 2, 9 p.m. Blue Cats. $5.

Building for the Future: Highlights from Ten Years at the ETHS Museum Lillie Harvey's needle captured the fabric of one local life. Our own Jack Neely wrote about her crazy quilt just over a year ago, igniting a small blaze of curiosity. What did her 1915 work look like? And, better still, what can Harvey's needle and imagination tell us about daily life in Knoxville at the beginning of the last century? Plenty, as it turns out. Harvey's handwork illuminates everything from grocery store slogans to Spanish-American soldiers to that winter's snow—and it makes one wonder what the quilts of today will tell future generations about Knoxville now. Harvey's work is part of the East Tennessee Historical Society's ten year retrospective, which also contains other items from this city's last century or so. Catch it before ETHS moves into its new digs. (Adrienne Martini) BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM TEN YEARS AT THE ETHS MUSEUM * EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM * 600 MARKET STREET * THROUGH MARCH 16 * 215-8824 Paul Robeson The story seems improbable: that one man should have been, over the course of 77 years, an award-winning orator, a professional and college All-American football player, Phi Beta Kappa, valedictorian of his class at Rutgers, a Broadway and Hollywood star, a relentless crusader against racism and fascism, and (briefly) a lawyer. If this weren't the true story of Paul Robeson's life, I wouldn't believe it. Robeson is remembered mostly as an actor and singer, the bass who gave life to Showboat's "Ol' Man River" and defined the role of Othello. Much of his life was dominated by political struggles, however. As a director of the Civil Rights Congress, Robeson railed against Jim Crow laws and campaigned for anti-lynching legislation. His Communist affiliations caused many cities to prohibit his concerts and even provoked attempts on his life. When the government revoked his passport, Robeson relayed his songs and speeches to Canadian and British audiences via telephone. Which was probably the least of his feats. Horace Smith will star in this Bijou Theater Center/ Carpetbag Theater biography set to music. (Tamar Wilner) PAUL ROBESON * JAN. 24 AND 25 * 7:30 P.M. * BIJOU THEATER CENTER * $12-$16, YOUTH $8-$12 * 523-4211 Glory Fountain with Tim Lee In the 1980s, Glory Fountain would have been considered cutting edge. Today, they just sound great. Their music is folk rock accented by fierce, lush guitars and solid percussion, reminiscent of the Smithereens, X or mid-period R.E.M. But the highlight is Lynn Blakey's vocals—which have a passion that is never forced and enough cracks to give her credibility. Fronted by Blakey and guitarist John Chumbris, the Chapel Hill group released an acclaimed album five years ago, but then disappeared. They've re-formed the band, calling in their friends to help, including Will Rigby to play drums and Mitch Easter to produce their latest, the beauty of 23. Glory Fountain is sharing the stage with their pal Tim Lee, the former Windbreaker who recently moved to Knoxville. Lee will be having a second CD release party for under the house. The first CD release show—which was sparsely attended because of a few snow flakes (wimps!)—rocked. (Joe Tarr) GLORY FOUNTAIN AND TIM LEE * SATURDAY, JAN. 25 * 9 P.M. * PATRICK SULLIVANS * $5