The Daily Fact: I ain't superstitious.
WEEKEND PICKS
Noon Friday-6 p.m. Sunday, Mountain Creek Farm (Speedwell). $25-$80.
First-time three-day music fest on Norris Lake, featuring Craig Morgan, Kentucky Headhunters, Confederate Railroad and a whole bunch more.
7 p.m. Friday, Market Square. Free.
Bring your own chairs or blankets for a KSO program of classical and Broadway favorites.
7 p.m. Friday, Relix Variety Theatre. $20.
A performance of traditional Maori chanting and dance.
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Clarence Brown Theatre. Free-$35.
Last weekend to see CBT's revival of the Meredith Wilson musical.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oak Ridge Playhouse. $16-$20.
A romp through the Hitchcock spy story.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Ramsey House Plantation. Free-$5.
To mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Ramsey House hosts re-enactments of both battles and daily life.
8 p.m. Saturday, the Shed (Maryville) $10.
Florida bluesman Ellis has just released a new album, Speak No Evil.
8 p.m. Saturday, Relix Variety Theatre. $5.
Knoxville folk-rock expats Manross and Jones, since decamped to New York and Copenhagen, return for a reunion with their old bandmate Keilany.
10 p.m. Saturday, Pilot Light. $5.
Wotta bargain--Cleaver, the beloved leader of the Ass Ponys and Wussy, plus a full slate of fine regional talent.
6 p.m. Sunday, Smokies Stadium (Sevierville). $20-$25.
Even my kindergartner knows the words to that "Hey, Soul Sister" song. I'm not happy about that, but I guess that's why these guys are playing ballparks.
7 p.m. Sunday, Bijou Theatre. $35.
Fresh off some recording dates in Nashville, local teen country singer plays a benefit show for the Joy of Music School.
Pillars and Tongues with Double Muslims
10 p.m. Sunday, Pilot Light. $5.
Heavy-duty Chicago trio makes minimalist, monumental music.
FRIDAY
The Grass Pistols with the Mason Jars
6 p.m., Preservation Pub. Free.
Russian bluegrass band that dates from the Brezhnev era, plus some bluesy folkies from Augusta, Ga.
7:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., Side Splitters Comedy Club. $15-$17.
Boston comic riffs on his troubled childhood.
Down From Up with Dangerous New Machine and Luminoth
9 p.m., the Cider House. $5.
Local hard-rockers have a new album that rocks hard.
Ed Schrader's Music Beat with Dope Body and Wyld Stallyns
10 p.m., Pilot Light. $5.
Baltimore's Ed Schrader plays thumping indie rock, sometimes moody and sometimes noisy.
Taylor Brown and Company with the Brokefellers
10 p.m., Preservation Pub. $5.
Ambitious local rocker Brown has a new album, Danced With the Devil.
10 p.m., Sunspot. Free.
A solo spot for the hot-lick bluesman.
11 p.m., Downtown Grill & Brewery. $3.
Asheville prog-funk-jam weirdos put on a heck of a show.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-2 p.m., Market Square.
Everything here is grown or made by the vendor. And it's mmmmmm good.
7:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., Side Splitters Comedy Club. $15-$17.
Boston comic riffs on his troubled childhood.
8 p.m., Bijou Theatre. $19.50.
Mississippi songwriter Thorn made several best-of-2010 lists with his album Pimps and Preachers.
10 p.m., Barley's Taproom.
Folk-rock from Nashville.
The Stereofidelics with Sirsy
10 p.m., Preservation Pub. $5.
Two indie-pop duos (one from Asheville, one from Albany), for the price of one.
SUNDAY
11 a.m.-6 p.m., UT Visitors Center. $100.
A daylong event to benefit the Knoxville Opera Guild, with a gourmet picnic from noon-2:30 p.m. For information and reservations, call (865) 588-8371.
8 p.m., Barley's Taproom.
Williams is a winning, winsome banjoist/singer from the Ozark region.
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