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Rock to Bach Music Festival returns to Oak Ridge Jan. 26

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Rock to Bach Music FestivalImagine Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms walking one way as they pass the Beatles walking in the other direction.

That’s the mental image you might have if you attend Oak Ridge’s third Rock to Bach Music Festival on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Pollard Auditorium.

“Rock to Bach” is an all-day music festival presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association as a benefit for ORCMA music organizations, such as the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

More than a dozen groups will perform rock, pop, blues, bluegrass, folk, jazz, gospel, Big Band, swing, klezmer, and classical music.

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Humorist DiGregorio a guest on Tennessee Shines radio show Monday

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Judy DiGregorio

Judy DiGregorio

Oak Ridge humorist Judy DiGregorio will be a guest on the Tennessee Shines radio show on Monday night.

It’s her second appearance on the show, which is broadcast on WDVX 89.9 FM from the Knoxville Visitors Center on Gay Street.

DiGregorio is author of “Life among the Lilliputians, “Memories of a Loose Woman,” and “Jest Judy” (on compact disc).

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Roane State’s new arts magazine, the Rascal, now available online

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The first edition of the Roane State Rascal, the community college’s new arts magazine, is available online.

Visit www.roanestaterascal.org to view the magazine or download a copy.

Edited by Roane State’s Michael Hudson and Jessica Millis, the Rascal features fiction, poetry, art, and multimedia (online only). Roane State students, faculty, staff, and alumni contributed.

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Carolers at Oak Ridge Library on Thursday

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The Oak Ridge High School Madrigal Singers will perform at noon Thursday at the Oak Ridge Public Library.

The students sing routinely in many languages and perform music from many time periods, Renaissance to modern, a press release said. Several participate in All East and All State choirs, and many receive college scholarships to help them pursue their music studies.

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Oak Ridge music association receives Tennessee arts grant

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The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association recently received a $20,800 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission for the 2012-13 season.

The money is being used to help support Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus concerts, which can cost $10,000 apiece.

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Things to do in Oak Ridge this weekend

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Activities in Oak Ridge this weekend include a free movie, Christmas tree lighting, and Children’s Museum gala tonight and the annual Christmas parade tomorrow.

There is also a CONTACT Helpline pancake breakfast, rides with Santa on the Secret City Excursion Train, and the Roane State Community College holiday concert in Harriman.

See the Oak Ridge Today events calendar for more information.

The calendar is updated as we receive more information.

Free movie nights at AMSE continue this month

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The American Museum of Science and Energy is offering free admission to three more movies on Friday nights in December.

It’s part of the “Movies at the Museum” series that started in November.

This Friday night, AMSE will show ”The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.” This 1953 film (NR) follows a carnivorous dinosaur that resulted from an arctic nuclear test, thawed out, and started making its way down the east coast of North America, a press release said.

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Oak Ridge Playhouse has auditions Monday, Tuesday

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The Oak Ridge Playhouse will have auditions for the political drama “Farragut North” at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

The auditions are open to everyone. No experience is required, although it is helpful, and requirements can differ from production to production, an announcement said.

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Free movie and AMSE admission Friday

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The American Museum of Science and Energy is offering free admission and a free movie Friday night.

The free movie is “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” a 1962 film about a pharmaceutical company that captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released Godzilla.

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Oak Ridge Community Band has Christmas sing-along Dec. 16

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The Oak Ridge Community Band will have its annual Christmas sing-along concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at the First Baptist Church.

The free concert will be in the church’s sanctuary, and there will be free refreshments at the end of the performance, a press release said.

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Roane State Holiday Concert scheduled for Dec. 7, 9

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The Roane State Community College’s annual holiday concert is scheduled for the second weekend in December.

The holiday concert includes two performances, one at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and the other at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the O’Brien Theatre on the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman.

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This weekend: arts and crafts, ballet, theater, half-marathon

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There is much to do in Oak Ridge this weekend, ranging from arts, crafts, and theater to ballet, disc golf, and a half marathon.

We’ve already posted stories about some of the events, including today’s cash mob and “The Wiz” at Oak Ridge Playhouse. We’ve also written about the Secret City Half Marathon and free Turkey Bowl Disc Golf on Sunday.

But we’ve also added several new events to our new events calendar. They include an arts and crafts fair at the Oak Ridge Civic Center, Girls Inc. Parade of Trees at Pollard Auditorium, Folk Art Nativities at Oak Ridge Art Center, and “The Nutcracker” ballet at Oak Ridge High School. Those are all happening today, although there is another performance of “The Nutcracker” tomorrow (Sunday).

Please check out our events calendar for more details on these and other events.