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Knoxville, TN — Starting January 29th through April 13th, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will be at the Goodwill located at 5307 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. This free service offers tax preparation to low-to moderate-income families and households who need assistance with their tax returns by certified volunteers.

Volunteers will be present Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00am to 3:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am to 2:30pm.

If you’re interested in VITA assisting you with your taxes, you should bring the following documents with you:
• Social security card or ITIN for every person going on the return
• Photo ID for taxpayer (and spouse, if a joint return)
• Information on all income and possible deductions (W-2s and 1099s)
• Information on health insurance
• Proof of account for direct deposit
To get the most up to date tax products and information, please visit www.irs.gov.

The 10th Annual Mildred Haun Conference: A Celebration of Appalachian Literature, Culture, and Scholarship will take place on Friday, February 1st, and Saturday, February 2nd. The conference theme, in order to commemorate our anniversary year, is “Like Mountains, Like Mildred: Exploring Appalachia’s Gentle Strength,” and our keynote speaker will be award-winning novelist Terry Roberts, who penned The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival, That Bright Land, and A Short Time to Stay Here. Our writers workshops will be led by Terry Roberts (Fiction), Catherine Pritchard Childress (Poetry), and Darnell Arnoult (Nonfiction).

New to our schedule of events this year is a songwriting workshop, led by Guy Larry Osborne, Stephen Osborne, and Diane Krause. Instruments will be welcome!

The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click the “learn more link” to register.

Balsam Range
FRIDAY • FEBRUARY 1 • 7:30 PM
Orchestra: $25 | Mezzanine: $20 | Balcony: $15

Balsam Range is a group of five outstanding acoustic musicians and singers from western North Carolina. For their band name, they thoughtfully and respectfully adopted the name of a majestic range of mountains that surround part of their home county of Haywood, NC where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue Ridge, the Great Balsam Range.

The group’s ascent to the top of the Bluegrass world has left a well-marked trail of success since the band’s inception in 2007. One of the genre’s most award-winning artists in recent years, they have garnered 10 International Bluegrass Music Association awards on the heels of six critically acclaimed albums. Balsam Range has left audiences spellbound while headlining major festivals from coast to coast, selling out venues across the nation and appearing multiple times at the Grand Ole Opry.

Elements of jazz, country, gospel, swing, and old-time music are all infused into the fresh sound of this unique Southern band. It’s five distinct personalities creating one remarkable musical experience.

The Platters & The Drifters
SUNDAY • FEBRUARY 17 • 3:00 PM
Orchestra: $40 | Mezzanine: $35 | Balcony: $30

Spend a nostalgic evening with two of the world’s most beloved Motown groups who were instrumental in creating the Rock & Roll and Doo Wop sound. Head back to a time when life was easy, life was good — the 1950s and the sweet vocal harmonies of The Platters and The Drifters!

The Platters, one of the most successful vocal groups of the early Rock & Roll era, had hits that took them to the honored place of being one of the most successful vocal groups in the world with hits such as “The Great Pretender,” “Only You,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” and “The Wonder of You.”

Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, The Drifters, are a long-lasting American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group. With hits such as “Save the Last Dance For Me,” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “Under the Boardwalk,” “This Magic Moment,” and “Stand By Me,” The Drifters music has stood the test of time.

America
SUNDAY • FEBRUARY 24 • 7:30 PM
Orchestra: $60 | Mezzanine: $55 | Balcony: $50

Starting in the late 1960s in London, high school friends Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former band mate Dan Peek), quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.” America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first #1 single. Forty plus years later, these friends are still making music together, touring the world and thrilling audiences with their timeless sound.

Their best-known tunes “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People,” and “Sister Golden Hair” were cornerstones of 1970s Top 40 and FM Rock radio. From their formative years, America has been a band capable of transcending borders with its uplifting music and positive message. Embracing a rainbow of divergent cultures, America’s audiences continue to grow, comprising a loyal legion of first, second and third generation fans, all bearing testament to the group’s enduring appeal.