Calendar of Events

Artist Reception is Friday, December 10th from 6-9pm
Refreshments Provided

Red Line Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM. For information: 865-288-0277, www.redlinegallery.net

2 nights only! - by Truman Capote |adapted by Marvin West

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday; $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday. For information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

Friday, Dec. 10, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., & Saturday, Dec. 11, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Browse through our collection of salvaged architectural pieces such as doors, wood flooring and trim, pedestal sinks, light globes, and more.

Knox Heritage Office, 1300 N. Broadway. Information: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

Presented by McMinn County High School's Show Choir at the Athen's Arts Council

Two nights only! Come enjoy dinner and a mystery with some radical entertainment as we revisit the bodacious 80's!

Tickets must be pre-ordered by calling Sarah Dalbey, the Choral Director at the High School 423-745-4142 or 540-421-9191 or by emailing at swilliams5@k12tn.net.

On the second Friday of each month. All ages and experience levels are welcome to participate in this fun, family event. Kids love the Raku process. Or it could be a great "date night" event. Plus, you will be taking home a beautiful piece of art to decorate your home that you helped create! We offer three options for participation:
+ Pick One: The $30 fee includes: your choice of 1 bisque piece, use of our studio raku glazes and participation in the firing.
+ Make One*: The $30 fee includes: 5 lbs of Raku Clay, bisque firing of your piece, use of studio raku glazes, and participation in the firing. (*The 'Make One' option requires that your piece be in our hands, ready to bisque no later than Tuesday the week of the firing. Please contact us for more information regarding this option.)
+ Bring One: The $20 fee includes: Use of studio raku glazes and participation in the firing. (Bring your own bisque piece.)

Mighty Mud, 2444 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11-6PM. For information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

The 16th annual Holiday Home Tour presented by the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art continues a holiday tradition this December. Tours include six homes plus a festive luncheon at Cherokee Country Club. The Knoxville residences are decorated for the season and are concentrated in Sequoyah Hills, and Sherwood Oaks, and include a Schmid & Rhodes home. These homes combine innovative renovation, historic detail, great interior design, and distinguished architecture, all presented with creative holiday flare.

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $65 per person. Visit www.knoxart.org to reserve your ticket online. For more information, contact Sandy Lucas at 804.387.6092 or sandy.knapp@longandfoster.com.

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

Celebrate the holidays with the RSCC Music Department, Celebration! Jazz Band, Bluegrass Band and Faculty. Roane State Theatre, Harriman, 7 pm. ($10 suggested donation)

http://www.roanestate.edu/theatre; (865) 354-3000

Old-Time String Band

With influences from the great Georgia musicians of the 1920s and 1930s, the Georgia Crackers keep alive the spirit of spontaneity and improvisation in the old-time string band tradition. Their stage banter is always a crowd pleaser as is the dancing of Ms. Edmonstone. Andy Edmonstone also plays the standup bass. Along with old-time singer Kenneth Johnson (of the Pea Ridge Ramblers) on guitar and Chip Corbitt on clawhammer banjo, this rhythm section holds it down for Fiddlin’ Mick Kinney. Kinney has a unique but authentic fiddle style. When asked for his secret, Mick says, “steal licks from the best” and “keep it hot and greasy, but take it easy.” The Georgia Crackers reach back for that old time feel and surge forward in a rush so entertaining it’s mesmerizing. Congratulations to the band for placing first in the old-time band category at this fall’s Tennessee Valley Old Time Music Convention.

Advance tickets are: $10 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $11 General Advance • $6 Children 12 and under. Fees apply. Tickets (if available) will also be sold at the door the night of the event for $12. Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

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

Annual Roundtable Discussion. Time Warp Tea Room, 1209 N. Central. FREE. Join us for a cup of holiday cheer and tell us your own restoration project story, ask your neighbors renovation questions, and more.

Knox Heritage: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

The next Gnosis event is “Searching for the Sublime,” in the Goins Building Auditorium. In it, Trent Eades, a Pellissippi State English instructor, presents an entertaining literary tour of humankind’s attempt to capture the best life has to offer. The club invites the community to attend.

For more information contact Gnosis sponsors Annie Gray, (865) 694-6492, or David Brown, (865) 539-7149. People with disabilities who need accommodations should contact Ann Satkowiak, (865) 539-7153.
Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu

Children caroling, the warmth of a holiday gathering set against the backdrop of a spectacular river view of a festive and glittering downtown—all the key ingredients for the fifth annual Holiday Sparkles & Spirits! -- a wine and jewelry auction to benefit The Joy of Music School.

Everyone is invited downtown for a magical evening at the Baptist/Mercy Atrium. Start your holiday shopping early. Enjoy the carolers at the door. Stroll into the rotunda and behold the sparkling view as you partake of the delicious fare and embark on your mission to find that special person a unique gift from a fabulous selection of fine wines and an eclectic assortment of jewelry. While you are treating yourself and your special someone, you are also providing year-round music lessons and instruments for local children who cannot otherwise afford them. The evening features a special performance by the students of the Joy of Music School Youth Choir. They will be joined by a handful of young soloists from the School as well. Beautiful jewelry and wines from around the world will be auctioned to help underwrite the children’s studies at The Joy of Music School, a nonprofit organization that opens its doors to kids whose opportunities are limited by circumstance, and allows them freely to enjoy the gift of music, and the many benefits of a music education.

Tickets for the event are $75 per person and can be obtained by contacting the School. At Baptist Hospital Atrium/Rotunda – Blount Ave, Downtown Knoxville (free parking). Information: 865-525-6806, graffeo@joyofmusicschool.org; www.joyofmusicschool.org