The Clayton Center for the Arts Grand Opening Gala features performances and displays from a wide variety of the arts.  The entire evening will showcase artists and performers with East Tennessee roots.  Delores Ziegler, a mezzo-soprano who studied at the University of Tennessee, and John Wesley Wright, a tenor who graduated from Maryville College, are the featured vocalists for the evening.  Performances by the Appalachian Ballet Company, Maryville College Orchestra and Band, and other singers, dancers and artists will fill out the program.