Calendar of Events

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its National Juried Exhibition of 2011, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 38 artists in the Southeast and Midwest . The National Juried Exhibition was developed in 2006 to provide a forum for local artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition features both traditional and non-traditional work and will be displayed at the Emporium Center Gallery from December 2, 2011 - January 27, 2012. A public reception will take place on Friday, December 2, from 5:00-9:00 PM with a brief awards ceremony at 6:00 PM in which $1,000 in cash awards will be announced.

The reception on Friday, December 2, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. The National Juried Exhibition of 2011 is on display December 2, 2011 - January 27, 2012 at the Emporium Center , 100 S. Gay Street , downtown Knoxville . Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturdays, December 3 and January 7, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Please note that the Emporium will be closed December 22 – January 1. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Dec. 2 -25, Friday and Saturday 12:00 - 8:00 PM, Sunday 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Dec. 26, 27 and Dec. 29 through Jan. 1, 12:00 - 6:00 PM

general admission $6, children 4 and under free

by E.T.A Hoffman, music by Peter Tchaikovsky
Christmas’ most beloved ballet completely narrated and primarily performed by children. Roane County’s favorite Christmas tradition. Arts in Motion Dance Studio, RSCC Theatre, Harriman. Tickets are $15 and available in advance and at the door (when available). For best seating, buy in advanced ticket. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, October 23, 10 am, at Kingston Arts in Motion. For tickets call (865) 376-0295.
December 2 & 3, 7 pm and December 4, 2 pm

A visual retropective with seven photographers and fifty images.

Come enjoy First Friday, December 2, after 6:00 PM.

Gallery open weekends, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM or by appointment, patrick@2manypixelsphoto.com.
130 West Jackson Ave., Suite 201, Knoxville

Come on down (or tune in) for some of the best old-time mountain music and more surprises with your host, Ferd Moyse (from The Hackensaw Boys). Live music at 6:30 PM; radio broadcast from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Every First Friday of the month.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

During this 10th annual gala, travel to Casa Voyageurs, a train station in Casablanca, Morocco, and find old-world grandeur, romance, and mystery. Enjoy an elegant dinner of North African cuisine along with a mystery dinner theatre. More information TBA.

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer Dr, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information: 865-482-1074, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org

Celebrated family tour A Skaggs Family Christmas will delight audiences on December 2 at 8 p.m. Now in its eighth year, the Skaggs Family Christmas tour offers the variety you’d find at any gathering of friends and relatives, each with his or her unique personality and taste…yet different vocal and instrumental elements flow into a single statement of love, friendship, and faith.

"Morocco: Casablanca's Mystique" is the theme for the 10th Annual Gala of the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge which will feature authentic Moroccan food, live entertainment, mystery dinner theater and silent and live auctions.

Friday December 2, 2011 from 6:00 until 11:00 PM.
For more information call 865 482-1074 Ext. 105 or visit www.childrensmuseum of oakridge.org.
Support levels and corporate tables available upon request.

Along Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville - One of Knoxville's Christmas favorites with floats & decorated vehicles, Marching bands & dancers, and a special appearance by Santa Claus!

The parade route: start at the Knoxville Coliseum, run along Historic Preservation then left on Hall of Fame, right on Hill Ave., right on Gay St. Award winning WDVX personality Freddy Smith and his Christmas Chicken will emcee the Holiday Ho-Ho-Hoedown starting at 5pm on Market Square Stage

Please join us for the grand opening of the new Center for the Creative Mind, the new home of A1LabArts. The grand opening celebration will include the Fall 2011 A1LabArts member show “Bella/Brutto” featuring the interplay between the beautiful and the beastly, a holiday art sale, food and drink, live entertainment, raffles and prizes. Come celebrate with us, as we open one of the most exciting new gallery spaces in Knoxville.

Opening and Reception on Friday, December 2, 2011, 6-10 PM, at 23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville.

For additional information please contact Sara Blair McNally, at 865-604-5691or blairsara@yahoo.com.

ART MARKET GALLERY DECEMBER FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBIT AND RECEPTION

December 1-31, Art Market Gallery of Knoxville is pleased to present an exhibit of recent works by Harriet Howell of Rutledge and Kathy Holland of Oak Ridge.

Harriet Howell, who holds a BFA from UT's College of Art is an accomplished pastel and watermedia painter who will be exhibiting a collection of her painted silk scarves. Her painting, whether on paper or silk, uses color and movement to capture the emotional content of the landscape.

Kathy Holland, who holds a BFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University, will be exhibiting a collection of her oil paintings and colored pencil drawings. She has participated in multiple juried, national, international exhibitions, and solo shows, and her work can be found in collections in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Uruguay.

A First Friday Reception for the exhibit is planned for December 2 from 5:30-9 pm with complimentary refreshments and live music.

Member owned and operated by over 60 regional artists, Art Market Gallery is located at 422 South Gay Street in Knoxville next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 11 am-6 pm & Sunday 1-5 pm. For more information, call 865-525-5265, visit artmarketgallery.net or join us on facebook: facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

Friday, December 2 will usher in the Fifth Annual Holiday Open House in The District. Our retailers will be open until 9:00pm and will feature great food from our member restaurants. It's a great evening to discover a new retailer, get your holiday shopping going with a favorite and try some food from our special restaurants. Don't miss it!