Social Program
Monday night - "A Little TN Night Music and Dinner"
7:00 – 10:00 PM
You’ll waltz through a delicious buffet at the top of the golden Sunsphere, a major landmark from the 1982 World’s Fair. During and after dinner, you’ll enjoy the musical sounds of East Tennessee: chamber music, dulcimer, blue grass, and clogging. It’s a sample of who we are that you don’t want to miss!
Cash bar. Limited seating (175). Advanced reservation required.
Cost $40 per person
Wednesday Night, University of Tennessee Clarence Brown Theater presenting "Ain't Misbehavin"
7:30 PM
With the title taken from the 1929 Fats Waller song, "Ain't Misbehavin" is a musical review that serves as a tribute to the black musicians of the New York City Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. It began a 1604-performance run on Broadway in May 1978. Reprised performances occurred in 1979, 1982, 1988, 1995, with a national tour planned for late 2008. Come and experience a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were at their peak of society and music. Cost: $22 per person.
7:00 – 10:00 PM
You’ll waltz through a delicious buffet at the top of the golden Sunsphere, a major landmark from the 1982 World’s Fair. During and after dinner, you’ll enjoy the musical sounds of East Tennessee: chamber music, dulcimer, blue grass, and clogging. It’s a sample of who we are that you don’t want to miss!
Cash bar. Limited seating (175). Advanced reservation required.
Cost $40 per person
Wednesday Night, University of Tennessee Clarence Brown Theater presenting "Ain't Misbehavin"
7:30 PM
With the title taken from the 1929 Fats Waller song, "Ain't Misbehavin" is a musical review that serves as a tribute to the black musicians of the New York City Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. It began a 1604-performance run on Broadway in May 1978. Reprised performances occurred in 1979, 1982, 1988, 1995, with a national tour planned for late 2008. Come and experience a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were at their peak of society and music. Cost: $22 per person.
| Tuesday "Theatre, Tea & 19th Century" 9 AM – 3 PM: Our tour guide will take us via motorcoach to the beautiful Tennessee Theatre for our personal guided tour and mini concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer. Next is the Mabry-Hazen House, a 19th century home preserved in its Victorian splendor, where the tour guide will divulge its scandalous history. We’ll refresh ourselves with a lovely English tea at The Tea Gallery. Weary guests will be returned to the Hilton. We heartier souls will view the Thorne Rooms, celebrated room miniatures by Mrs. James Ward Thorne , and the Gee’s Bend Quilts display, hailed by the New York Times as, ““some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced,” at the Knoxville Museum of Art. It’s going to be exciting! Cost $59 (Art Museum +$5) Cost based on a minimum of 12 guests Wednesday "Shopping in the Smokies" 9 AM – 3:30 PM: Our driver will carry us away for a short tour of the Smoky Mountains area and then deposit us at the wonderful and myriad discount stores in Pigeon Forge, right next to Gatlinburg. We’ll lunch at Corky’s Barbeque (about $6 – 8) and then shop more. We’ll be home before our pockets are empty or our plastic has melted! Cost $12, excludes lunch. Cost based on a minimum of 12 guests |
Day Tours:
| Monday "Art & City Tour" 10 AM – 2 PM: Lead by our tour guides, we’ll learn some history and see landmarks of the downtown area. We start at the Knoxville Art Guild and Art Emporium galleries. From there we will have a unique shopping experience at the Mast General Store, one of only six in the USA. We’ll continue our scenic route to Market Square Mall for more shopping and lunch. Come walk with us! Cost $22, excludes lunch (about $5 - $8) Cost based on a minimum of 12 guests |
Evening Events
