Dolly Partonโ€™s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

Clayton Center for the Arts

A heartwarming musical, Dolly Partonโ€™s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol features songs by eleven-time GRAMMY winner Dolly Parton and book by David H. Bell, adapted by Bell, Curt Wollan and Couch. Set in the 1930s in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, this unforgettable production and amazing cast imagines Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a […]

Dolly Partonโ€™s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

Clayton Center for the Arts

A heartwarming musical, Dolly Partonโ€™s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol features songs by eleven-time GRAMMY winner Dolly Parton and book by David H. Bell, adapted by Bell, Curt Wollan and Couch. Set in the 1930s in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, this unforgettable production and amazing cast imagines Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a […]

The Okee Dokee Brothers

Clayton Center for the Arts

As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains, Joe and Justin were born adventurers. Now, as the GRAMMYยฎ Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they have put this passion for the […]

Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond

Clayton Center for the Arts

Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm, Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned streaming smash, VSQ has โ€œreached a mainstream, global audienceโ€ (Variety) and โ€œcharmed the world with their classical coversโ€ (Nylon). New […]

Naturally 7

Clayton Center for the Arts

Certain experiences burn themselves in your memory from the very first encounter. The jaw-dropping audio pyrotechnics that Naturally 7 put on display every night absolutely belong in that category. โ€œA capella groupโ€ so vastly underplays what they create onstage that they had to coin a phrase โ€“ โ€œVocal Playโ€ โ€“ to more accurately depict what […]

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Clayton Center for the Arts

Based on one audience suggestion (a title of a show that has never been written), The Improvised Shakespeare Companyยฎ creates a brand new, fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Nothing has been planned out, rehearsed, or written. All of the dialogue is said for the first time, the characters are created as you […]

Artist Reception! – Community Canvas Group Show

Clayton Center for the Arts

Join us on Thursday, October 16th before the CCA Season performance of Improvised Shakespeare Company at 7:30pm for the Artists' Reception as part of Downtown Maryville's 3rd Thursday to gather as a community and enjoy the arts! Then, stay for the show! Get your tickets at claytonartscenter.com/event/improvised-shakespeare-company/ Community Canvas is a group exhibition curated by […]

“The President’s Own” Marine Band

Clayton Center for the Arts

Tickets available September 5, 2025 Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, the United States Marine Band is Americaโ€™s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Its mission is uniqueโ€”to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. President John Adams invited the Marine Band to make […]

One Night in Memphis – #1 Tribute to Presley, Perkins, Lewis, and Cash

Clayton Center for the Arts

โ€œOne Night in Memphisโ€ honors a night in rock and roll history that still lives on today. On December 4th, 1956, Carl Perkins, along with his brothers Clayton and Jay booked a recording session at Sam Phillips Sun Records studio in Memphis, TN. Carl was to record an old blues song called, โ€œMatchboxโ€ that the […]

A1 Lab Arts Group Show Closing Reception

Clayton Center for the Arts

Join the amazing artists from Knoxville-based A1 Lab Arts as they celebrate their incredible work that has been on display at the Clayton Center for the Arts this summer! Light refreshments will be served! Event Location: 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37804

Preacher Lawson – Dis Functional Family Tour

Clayton Center for the Arts

Preacher Lawson was born in Portland, OR, but spent most of his adolescence in Memphis, TN. He moved 20 times before the age of 10, but if you asked him what city heโ€™s from heโ€™d say Orlando, FL, because thatโ€™s where he grew as a comedian. Lawson is best known for his appearance on season […]

Where the Butterflies Go โ€“ South Arts Film Series

Clayton Center for the Arts

Clayton Center for the Arts is proud to present the South Arts Film Series. Throughout the year, we will bring you six films telling compelling stories on important topics. Each film screening is only $10. In a desperate attempt to host his own childrenโ€™s nature show, a fumbling filmmaker travels 3,000 miles asking North Americans […]