Calendar of Events

The sights, sounds and smells of an old-fashioned Christmas. FREE admission to the Fort with refreshments and music.

205 East Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Regular tour schedule: Monday - Saturday*, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (April - December); Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (January - March). *James White's Fort is Closed during UT home football games because of parking and traffic congestion. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitesfort.org, jameswhitefort@aol.com

Details TBA

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Friday, 10AM-8PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. For information: 865-934-2036, www.knoxart.org

Taking the Celtic scene by storm, this premiere Celtic group features the best in music, comedy, and dance.

Crossville, TN. Information: 931-484-5000; www.ccplayhouse.com

American guitarist virtuosos Jimmy Herring has performed with some of the most popular and influential bands in history including the Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic. He is known for his limitless improvisations, long flowing phrases and highly charged (and always very soulful) lead work. And his first solo recording, Lifeboat, features Jimmy’s fiery guitar playing, and six Herring originals that showcase his stylistically diverse song writing.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

At this year’s event, more than 150 students, faculty, and staff present choral, instrumental, and dance pieces.

All of Pellissippi State’s eight student musical ensembles take the stage, in addition to the Faculty-Staff Choir and a dance ensemble from the school’s modern and jazz dance classes. Selections include both sacred and secular holiday music, ranging in style from classical to jazz. Performers will cover traditional and contemporary holiday tunes, with a few fun surprises during the evening.

Like all events in the Pellissippi State music series, admission is free. However, donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship fund. The college provides plenty of convenient, free parking.

In the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. For additional information, contact Bill Brewer, Pellissippi State’s Music program coordinator, at 865-694-6701, www.pstcc.edu; lwbrewer@pstcc.edu

The Athens Area Council for the Arts Black Box Concert Series continues on Thursday, December 9th with seminal recording artist JANIS IAN. The concert begins at 7:30 PM in the Sue E. Trotter Theater at The Arts Center in downtown Athens, Tennessee It is sponsored by Tennessee Wesleyan College and the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Janis Ian is a singer, songwriter, author and philanthropist whose compelling performances have been called “overwhelming to the spirit and soul” and “drenched with such passion, the audience feels they’ve been swept up in a hurricane.” A book discussion of Janis Ian’s autobiography Society’s Child: My Autobiography will be held at noon on December 9th at the EG Fisher Public Library, 1289 Ingleside Avenue in Athens. It is open to the public and will be attended by the author who will participate in the discussion and autograph books. Copies of Society’s Child and a companion CD are available for purchase at The Arts Center. Copies of the book are also available for check-out at the library.

Tickets for the concert are $20 for adults, $8 for students and are available by phone at (423)745-8781, on line at www.athensartscouncil.org, and at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, Athens, Tennessee. The remaining concerts in the Black Box Concert series are by VANCE GILBERT on Friday, February 11, and ADRIAN LEGG on Friday, March 18.

Revisiting the 100 Block Construction Project - Solo work by Aaron Shugart-Brown
http://shugartbrown.com
Opening reception December 8, 5:30-8:30 PM

At the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: M-F 9AM-5PM. For more information: 865-523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition entitled “Con_struct: Revisiting the 100 Block Construction Project” by Aaron Shugart-Brown, opening Wednesday, December 8, at 5:30 PM in the Balcony of the Emporium Center. In December of 2007, Shugart-Brown opened Unarmed Merchants, an artisan gallery located on the 100 Block of Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. Just fourteen months later, in February of 2009, the City of Knoxville began an extensive, eighteen-month construction project on the 100 and 200 Blocks of Gay Street to rebuild the support structures, relocate and realign all utilities, and replace surface-level streetscape features. During those eighteen months, the construction affected every aspect of Shugart-Brown’s life, including business, personal relationships with family and friends, and the art he created. “Con_struct” represents the body of work created by Shugart-Brown during that time as well as abstract photographs of the construction project itself.

During the time he spent adjacent to the epicenter of the 100 Block construction project, a question emerged: was there an overarching aesthetic that could be derived from the process itself? Through all of the noise, dust, and debris, Shugart-Brown challenged himself to find the raw beauty of such an intrusive element. “I wanted to get right up in the face of my assailant and document a counterpoint to the frustration I experienced,” says Shugart-Brown. “Using the tools of photography, mixed media paintings, and watercolor, I wanted a new visual language to emerge that would help describe this experience. With the final phase of the 100 Block Construction ending just two weeks before my exhibition opens, I feel that this show is a good, encompassing epilogue to a story many people are glad is finished.” For more information on Shugart-Brown, visit www.shugartbrown.com. For more information on the 100 Block Construction Project, visit http://100blockconstructionknox.blogspot.com.

“Con_struct” will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street.. An opening reception will take place on Wednesday, December 8, from 5:30-8:30 PM. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

An exhibition by ORAC members. Reception on December 5, 2-4PM with gallery talk at 1:30 PM.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday-Monday, 1-4PM. For information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

The UT Downtown Gallery is proud to present the work of American Illustrator, Walter Haskell Hinton (1886-1980). This collection of work includes original drawings, watercolors, and oil paintings representing an array of clients and subject matter during his prolific career as an illustrator. Some of Mr. Hinton’s clients include, Outdoor Life Magazine, Sports Afield Magazine, Mammoth Western Magazine, The John Deere and Company, Fairmont Railways, and Washington National Insurance Co.

An exhibition catalog of Mr. Hinton’s work will be available for sale at the Downtown Gallery. The catalog highlights Mr. Hinton’s illustartions of the Popular American West.
For more information about Mr. Hinton and his career please visit: www.walterhaskellhinton.com

Please join us for a First Friday Opening reception December 3 from 5:00pm until 9:00pm. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. For information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

Hallah Art Presents “Winter Wonder”, a collection of new work by Hallah John Paul Boltik, and featuring original Hallah Art pendants created by Headstock Studios in Asheville, NC. "Winter Wonder" opens with a reception on Friday December 3rd, 7:30-10:30pm at 5201 Kingston Pike Suite 7 Knoxville, TN. The exhibit runs from December 3rd through December 31st.

Self taught fine artist, Hallah John Paul Boltik, specializes in abstract floralism and disappearing wilderness landscapes. He works primarily with oils and acrylics on canvas and wood incorporating three dimensional and carving techniques in his work. “Hallah”, as his works are signed, also paints on reclaimed materials including wood, slate, brick, stone and tile.

The Art Market Gallery of Knoxville will spotlight the work of two member artists, Fran Thie and Roger Kroll. The Gallery will host a First Friday Reception for the Featured Artists on Friday, December 3 from 5:30-9:00 PM with light refreshments.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net