What’s happening in Oak Ridge from June 19-25

Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge from Thursday, June 19, and continuing through June 25.

This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau:

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at New China Palace – June 19

Location:  New China Palace – 123 Central Avenue, Oak Ridge.  Time:  4:30-5:30pm (Ribbon cutting at 4:45pm)

Stop by and celebrate the new location of one of Oak Ridge’s oldest established restaurants.  Adult beverages and food will be served.

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

Open Painting Studio – June 20

Oak Ridge Art Center – 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge

9:30am – 12:00pm.  For more information visit:  www.oakridgeartcenter.org

 

Open Fiber Studio – June 20

Oak Ridge Art Center – 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge

1:30pm – 4:00pm.  For more information visit:  www.oakridgeartcenter.org

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

Lavender Festival – June 21

Location:  Historic Jackson Square – East Tennessee Avenue, Oak Ridge.  Time:  8:00am – 3:00pm

This annual festival offers great food, fun activities for children, interesting herb demonstrations, crafts, antiques, music and much more.  For an up-to-date schedule of events, visit www.jacksonsquarelavenderfestival.org.

 

Welcome to Summer – The Secret City Scenic Excursion Train – June 21

Ride times – 11am, 1pm, and 3pm

This train ride gives you the opportunity to experience the journey enjoyed by travelers during the golden age of rail travel in the 1930’s and 40’s.  Advance reservations are required as seating is limited.  Call for ticket prices and departure times at 865-241-2140 and visit the website at www.southernappalachia.railway.museum.

 

Dinner Train – The Secret City Scenic Excursion Train – June 21

Dinner Train time – 6pm

This train ride gives you the opportunity to experience the journey enjoyed by travelers during the golden age of rail travel in the 1930’s and 40’s.  On the “dinner train ride”, a delicious dinner prepared by Chef Andras will be served.  Advance reservations are required as seating is limited.  Call for ticket prices and departure times at 865-241-2140 and visit the website at www.southernappalachia.railway.museum.

 

Boys Night Out! – East Tennessee’s Favorite Party Band – June 21

Location:  Historic Grove Theater – 123 Randolph Road.  Time:  7:30pm

They will play from a vast library of 1960-70-80’s music, specifically orchestrated for their eleven member group.  Tickets for this performance are available through www.KnoxvilleTickets.com , by phone at 865-656-4444, or toll free at 877-995-9961.  You can buy tickets at the door as well.  For more information, visit www.masskus.com.

 

Oak Ridge High School Student Council Flea Market – thru last weekend in November           

Location:  Oak Ridge High School parking lot (O.R. Turnpike side).

 

Oak Ridge Farmers Market – Every Saturday

Location:  Adjacent to Historic Jackson Square (East Tennessee Avenue, Oak Ridge).  Time:  8:00am – Noon

 

Saturday Tennis – Saturday Tennis Group – Every Saturday

Location:  Jackson Square Tennis Courts – Broadway Avenue, Oak Ridge

Participate in an informal get-together of local tennis players on Saturdays.  Play begins at 9:00am during the Spring through Fall.  For more information, contact Rangan Sukumar at 865-474-0519.

 

MONDAY, JUNE 23         

Ballroom Dancing – Every Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Location:  Wildcat Den Room of the Midtown Community Center.

Come join the Secret City Ballroom Dancers every Monday night at 6:30pm for ballroom dancing.  Fee:  Admission is $6 on live band nights and $3 on regular Mondays.  For more information contact Ann Stuck at 865-482-2658 or Patti at 865-482-3701.

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

Print Making Studio – June 24

Oak Ridge Art Center – 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge

1:30am– 3:30pm.  For more information visit:  www.oakridgeartcenter.org

 

Disc Golf:  Random Draw Doubles – Every Tuesday

Location:  Carl Yearwood Disc Golf Course – Bus Terminal Road, Oak Ridge

Time:  6:00pm – 8:00pm.  This is a challenging but short Par 3 disc golf course.  For more information, call 865-425-3450.  This schedule will continue every Tuesday until September 25, 2015.

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

Wonderful Wednesdays – ChildrenÂ’s Museum of Oak Ridge – Director, Sean GreeneÂ’s Brass Quintet – June 25

Location:   Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge – 461 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge.  Time:  11:00am

On this Wonderful Wednesday, Director, Sean Green’s Robertsville Middle School’s Brass Quintet will perform!  This performance is FREE for summer campers and is included with Museum admission for all other visitors.   For more information, visitwww.childrensmuseumofoakridge.com or call 865-482-1074

 

Oak Ridge Farmers Market – Every Wednesday

Location:  Adjacent to Historic Jackson Square (East Tennessee Avenue, Oak Ridge).  Time:  3:00 – 6:00pm

 

ONGOING EVENTS:

TN Creates – Oak Ridge Art Center – Tuesdays – Saturdays

Location:  Oak Ridge Art Center – 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge.  Time:  9:00am-5:00pm (M-F); 1:00pm-4:00pm (Saturdays)

The Oak Ridge Art Center is a Regional Museum and Teaching Facility offering the following activities:  Free Changing Exhibits; Opening Receptions & Gallery Talks; Exciting Special Events; Workshop and Classes that include all painting mediums, pottery & sculpture, children’s classes, jewelry fabrication, printing & etching, art appreciation, and many other arts and crafts.  .  For more information, visitwww.oakridgeartcenter.org or call 865-482-1441.

 

DOE Facilities Bus Tour – thru August 29

Location:  This bus tour will depart from the American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) – 300 South Tulane Avenue.

This tour is free with paid admission to AMSE.  Dates:  Monday-Friday from June 2 thru August 29.

This tour explores the original Manhattan Project sites around Oak Ridge and tells the history behind the development of the world’s first atomic weapon.  Bus participants must be U.S. Citizens, have a photo ID, and be at least 10 years old.  For more information, contact AMSE at 865-576-3200 or visit www.amse.org.

 

“Nikon Small World” – American Museum of Science and Energy – thru September 14

Location:  American Museum of Science and Energy

This is an exhibition of 20 award winning photomicrographs of various science subjects.  See the unseen!  AMSE admission is $1 for all ages in conjunction with the annual Secret City Festival.  For more information, call 865-576-3200 or visit www.amse.org.

 

Oak Ridge Municipal Outdoor Pool Open!

Location:  172 Providence Road.

The OR Municipal Outdoor Pool is on a regular summer schedule.  Please visit www.orrecparks.org for the pool schedule.  Accessible to people with disabilities.

 

Summer activities going on at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. 

For a detailed list of classes, workshops, Wonderful Wednesday Events, and other activities, visithttp://childrensmuseumofoakridge.org/activities/.

 

Aqua Power Classes – Every Monday and Wednesday

Location:  Oak Ridge Civic Center – 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

Interested participants may register at the Civic Center front desk.  For more information, visit www.orrecparks.org.

 

Exercise for Fitness – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings

Location:  Oak Ridge Civic Center – 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.  Time:  9:00am-10:30am

Classes meet year round.  Fees are $30 per month or $5 per class.  An annual “non-resident” fee of $20 per year is charged where applicable. For more information, visit http://orrecparks.oakridgetn.gov/civic-center/classes-and-activities/ or call 865-425-3450.

 

Need some one-on-one Kindle Help? – Make an appointment at the Library! – Ongoing

Location:  Oak Ridge Public Library – 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge

This is a FREE program for the community and only requires that you bring your Kindle, your library card number and PIN, and the email address and password associated with your Amazon account.  To obtain a Library card or to make an appointment with Joan, call the Library at 865-425-3455.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Dick Smyser Community Lecture:  Technologies and Policies for a Sustainable Energy Future – June 26

Location:  American Museum of Science and Energy – Auditorium

Technologies and Policies for a Sustainable Energy Future presented by Marilyn Brown, Public Policy Department of Georgia Tech for the Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series.  Public invited.  Reception is at 5:30pm in the AMSE lobby followed by Lecture at 6:30pm in the AMSE auditorium.  For more information, call 865-576-3200 or visit www.amse.org.

 

Art a la Carte – Brown Bag Luncheon – Oak Ridge Art Center – June 27

Location:  Oak Ridge Art Center – 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge.  Time:  12:00pm (Noon)

While programs in the series may include artist or gallery talks, primarily films are used.  The films focus on art history, museum collections, interviews with and/or demonstrations by various artists, and the creative muse or spirit.  Programs are FREE and open to the public.  For more information, visit www.oakridgeartcenter.org or call 865-482-1441.

 

Ninja 5K Race to Support the Wounded Warriors Project and Oak Ridge Graduation Celebration – June 28

Location:  Horizon Center in Oak Ridge – Novus Drive, Oak Ridge.

The Ninja 5K is a 3.1 mile race or walk.  The race course is very flat and accessible for all ages and abilities.  The race will be timed, but both runners and walkers are encouraged to participate.  Check-in on race day at 5:00-6:45pm.  Race will begin at 7:00pm.  Race will conclude at 8:00pm.  There will be Martial Arts Demonstrations at 6:00pm.  You can register early on Friday June 27^th from 11:00am-7:00pm at the Horizon Center.  For more information or to register online, visit http://www.ninja5k.com/.

 

Painting Demonstration and Open House – July 1

Location:  Artists’ Studio & Gallery – 372 East Tennessee Avenue, Oak Ridge.  Time:  10:00am – 12:00 Noon

Studio artists Elaine Marcel-Culbert and Jean Wheat Gregory invite the public to a painting demonstration and open house!  Elaine will demonstrate oil painting a pet portrait and Jean will demonstrate pastel painting a child’s portrait.  Refreshments will be served.  Please contact Elaine at 865-622-1136 for more information, or visit the Artists’ Studio & Gallery on Facebook.

 

Wonderful Wednesdays – Fourth of July Puppet Show – ChildrenÂ’s Museum of Oak Ridge -  July 2

Location:   Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge – 461 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge.  Time:  11:00am

On this Wonderful Wednesday there will be a Fourth of July Puppet Show!  This show is FREE for summer campers and is included with museum admission for all other visitors.   For more information, visit www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.com or call 865-482-1074

 

Oak Ridge Community Band Independence Day Concert – July 4

Location:  A.K. Bissell Park – 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.  Time:  7:30pm

This FREE concert will also celebrate the Community Band’s 70^th anniversary with special guest performers including the Dixieland Band, Knoxville opera singer Lettie Andrade De La Torre, a chorus to sing “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and the City’s annual fireworks display will follow the conclusion of the concert program.  Bring your lawn chair or blanket.  Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab will provide cool refreshments. For more information, call 865-482-3568 or visit www.orcb.org.

 

1776 – Musical – Oak Ridge Community Playhouse – July 4-20

Location:  Oak Ridge Community Playhouse – Historic Jackson Square – 227 Broadway.   Mainstage

It’s the summer of 1776, the American nation is ready to declare independence from England, if only our founding fathers can agree to it!  The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid musical life as human faces are put on the men behind the national icons.  John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote “Yea” in this funny, insightful, and compelling musical comedy.  For more information, visit www.orplayhouse.com or call 865-482-9999.

 

Independence Day Weekend – The Secret City Scenic Excursion Train – July 5

Ride Times:  11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm

This train ride gives you the opportunity to experience the journey enjoyed by travelers during the golden age of rail travel in the 1930’s and 40’s.  Passengers will begin their journey back in time abroad Southern Railway coach Fort Oglethorpe, built in 1947.  Advance reservations are required as seating is limited.  Call for ticket prices and departure times at 865-241-2140 and visit the website atwww.southernappalachia.railway.museum.

 

Career Coach at the Oak Ridge Library – July 9

Location:  Oak Ridge Public Library (parking lot) – 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.  Time:  10:00am – 3:00pm

For more information on the Career Coach, check out their website at www.getonthecoach.tn.gov .  This is a FREE service for the public and participants do not have to be library members or Oak Ridge residents to receive assistance.  For more information on this FREE program, call the Library at 865-425-3455 or send an email to [email protected].

 

Junior Playhouse Summer Academy 2014 – July 14-25

Location:  Dance Centre of Oak Ridge – 108 East Division Road, Oak Ridge.  Time:  12:30 – 4:00

Our popular Theatre Training Academy provides young people with a dynamic concentrated learning experience in acting and theatre techniques.  This is an intensive session for youth who are focused on learning more about the art and process of acting.  For questions or more information, please contact:  Kathy Gillenwaters at 865-805-1307.  To download the forms you will need to complete for each child, visit http://www.orplayhouse.com/academy.html.

 

Vacation Days – The Secret City Scenic Excursion Train – July 18

Ride Times:  11:00am and 1:00pm

This train ride gives you the opportunity to experience the journey enjoyed by travelers during the golden age of rail travel in the 1930’s and 40’s.  Passengers will begin their journey back in time abroad Southern Railway coach Fort Oglethorpe, built in 1947.  Advance reservations are required as seating is limited.  Call for ticket prices and departure times at 865-241-2140 and visit the website atwww.southernappalachia.railway.museum.

 

Vacation Days – The Secret City Scenic Excursion Train – July 19

Ride Times:  11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm

This train ride gives you the opportunity to experience the journey enjoyed by travelers during the golden age of rail travel in the 1930’s and 40’s.  Passengers will begin their journey back in time abroad Southern Railway coach Fort Oglethorpe, built in 1947.  Advance reservations are required as seating is limited.  Call for ticket prices and departure times at 865-241-2140 and visit the website atwww.southernappalachia.railway.museum.

 

Dinner Train – The Secret City Scenic Excursion Train – June 19

Ride Time:  Dinner Train – 6pm

This train ride gives you the opportunity to experience the journey enjoyed by travelers during the golden age of rail travel in the 1930’s and 40’s.  On the “dinner train ride”, a delicious dinner prepared by Chef Andras will be served.  Advance reservations are required as seating is limited.  Call for ticket prices and departure times at 865-241-2140 and visit the website at www.southernappalachia.railway.museum.

 

IN THE AREA:

Fire on the Water – June 28

Location:  Sequoyah Marina – 336 Lakeview Lane, Andersonville

Enjoy fireworks, food and fun on Norris Lake at Sequoyah Marina!  For more information, call 865-494-7984 or visitwww.sequoyahmarina.net.

 

July 4^th Celebration and Anvil Shoot – Museum of Appalachia – July 4

Museum of Appalachia – 2819 Andersonville Highway.

In addition to the historic anvil shoot and July 4^th dramatic celebration, there will be mountain arts and crafts demonstrations and bluegrass music being played and sung throughout the complex!  For more information call 865-494-7680 or visit www.museumofappalachia.org.

 

46^th Annual Norris Day July 4^th Celebration – July 4

Location:  Norris Commons – 1 Norris Square, Norris, TN

Running enthusiasts can begin the day with the Firecracker Road Run and later the children’s Dog Show will be held on the Norris Commons, followed by the one-mile Fun Run.  Don’t miss the children’s Wheel Race, the Bicycle Parade, the Water Balloon Toss or the Water-Ball Battles.  There will be sack races and duck races too!  One of the highlights is the wonderful barbeque dinner in the Norris Middle School cafeteria from 11:00am until 2:00pm.  Tickets for the dinners will be on sale in front of the Norris Post Office, at Hensley’s and at Archers prior to July 4^th and in the cafeteria the day of the event.  Many of our community organizations will have booths on the Norris Commons and on the grounds of the Norris Middle School.  The day will conclude with a fireworks display on the Norris Commons!

 

Anderson County Fair – July 14-19

For more information, visit www.andersoncountyfairtn.com.

 

Christmas in July – July 26

Location:  Historic Downtown Clinton.  Time:  10:00am – 5:00pm

The 6^th Annual Christmas in July will take place in downtown Clinton and will have town-wide sales, holiday décor, a visit with Summer Santa, holiday music, and festival treats.  For more information, call 865-463-8699.