Calendar of Events

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Lucas Richman continue an age-old holiday tradition in East Tennessee with the 25th Annual Clayton Holiday concerts. Performances will take place on Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, at 7:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18, at 3:00 PM at the Civic Auditorium. The shows, sponsored by Clayton Homes, Clayton Bank and Trust and Clayton Volvo, are a perfect way to celebrate the season with the entire family.

Tickets begin at just $14 and children’s tickets are half price before fees. To purchase tickets call (865) 291-3310 or (865) 656-4444 or log onto www.knoxvillesymphony.com.
The KSO has contributed to the cultural life in East Tennessee since 1935. Under the
For more information regarding the KSO, or the Clayton Holiday concert, please call 865-291-3310.

This Weekend: Miracle on 34th Street

Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara) a no-nonsense Macy's executive, desperately searches for a new store Santa. She hires Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) who insists that he's the real Santa Claus. But he has many skeptics, like Doris and her six year old daughter, Susan (Natalie Wood). So Kris goes to court with the help of Fred Gailey (John Payne) to try and prove it. Is he the real Santa Claus? Find out when we screen Miracle on 34th Street on December 16 at 8 p.m. and December 18 at 2 p.m.!
Tennessee Theatre.

It's a Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play' by Joe Landry
December 16 & 17, 2011
Both shows begin at 8:00pm
Tickets are $5.00 at the door
at the Creative Arts Co-op Visual & Performing Arts Center, 426 Ruritan Road, Harriman

Storytelling! Words of Comfort and Joy! Smoky Mt. Storytellers: Jeanette Stevens, Kathleen Mavournin, Cuz Headrick, Susan Fulbright, Jim Gass, EmCee: Janice Brooks-Headrick. Refreshments.
Riverside Theater, Dec. 16, 7-9 pm, $5 . Riverside is between Maryville and Knoxville, 3769 Old Knoxville Hwy. (Old Maryville Pike or Hwy. 33), Rockford, TN 37853
Contact: Caryn Geren, Dir., 865-970-3000 or RiversideTN@gmail.com

Drawing from the Museum's extensive collection of ornithological prints, Curator Gerald Dinkins has selected 90 examples of aquatic bird prints by ten artists. In general, the term waterbirds is used to describe species within several worldwide families, and includes the vast array of sea birds and waterfowl. The artists represented are Eleazar Albin (1713-1759), Mark Catesby (1682-1749), Xaviero Manetti (1723-1784), Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), John James Audubon (1785-1851), Prideaux John Selby ((1788-1867), John Gould (1804-1881), Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835-1915), Henry Eeles Dresser (1838-1915), and Rex Brasher (1869-1960). All of the prints are hand-colored and comprise engravings, lithographs, and in the case of Brasher, photogravure.

The following taxonomic groups are represented: Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins), Procellariiformes (Tubenoses, including Albatrosses, Storm Petrels, Petrels, and Shearwaters), Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans), Stercorariidae (Jaegers), Gaviidae (Loons), and Podecipedidae (Grebes). Many of the artworks depict birds interacting in their natural settings, and show the two worlds they occupy – water and sky.

Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Pellissippi State Community College's Theatre program and Enright Productions present "The Santaland Diaries," a play by David Sedaris. The one-man comedy is an adaptation of Sedaris' adventures working as a Macy's elf during the Christmas holidays. The production stars Patrick McCray.
Dec. 15-17 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door. All proceeds go to the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Theatre program.

The production is for mature audiences due to adult language and themes.

To learn more about the play, call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Pellissippi State Community College's Theatre program and Enright Productions present "The Santaland Diaries," a play by David Sedaris. The one-man comedy is an adaptation of Sedaris' adventures working as a Macy's elf during the Christmas holidays. The production stars Patrick McCray.
Dec. 15-17 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
All performances are in the Clayton Performing Arts Center, located on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door. All proceeds go to the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Theatre program.

The production is for mature audiences due to adult language and themes.

To learn more about the play, call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at (865) 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

Thursday, December 15, 8:00 PM and Friday-Saturday, December 16-17, 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM

This 20th annual production of Modern Dance Primitive Light (MDPL) has become an anticipated solstice celebration of movement and creativity in Knoxville. This unique event provides audiences with an intimate connection with dancers, performance artists, and live musicians while being immersed in the warm ambiance of the Laurel Theater. Rooted in Circle’s own traditions but continually breathing in new creativity, MDPL will feature work from both established and developing choreographers. This performance is appropriate for all ages. Audience members are encouraged to bring pillows as seating is limited.

Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Avenue on the UT Campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-524-7615, www.circlemoderndance.com; www.knoxtix.com

The Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates the season with the first-ever holiday display in the Thorne Miniature Rooms, on view until early January 2012.

East Tennessee miniature artisans and Thorne Room experts Annelle Ferguson and Jolie Gaston designed a display which includes eight period vignettes representing the American home during the holidays. The vignettes contain a variety of 1/12 scale furnishings, many of which are adorned with miniature needlework in the form of quilts, samplers, rugs, tablecloths, and chair seats hand crafted by Ferguson. In addition, Ferguson and Gaston transformed one of the KMA’s nine Thorne Miniature Rooms, the Victorian Parlor, by adorning it with a selection of miniature Christmas toys and a small decorated tree based on mid-19th century English designs.

The Knoxville Museum of Art's Thorne Rooms are among America's most well-known miniature diorama groups. They were developed in the 1930s and 40s by Mrs. James Ward Thorne of Chicago. The Knoxville Museum of Art is one of five museums in the country to have a collection of Thorne Rooms.

The museum is located in downtown Knoxville at 1050 World’s Fair Park and is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 10 am–5 pm, and Sunday 1 pm-5 pm. Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact Angela Thomas at 865.934.2034 or visit www.knoxart.org.

Children’s Theatre of Knoxville will present a live stage version of the beloved Jean Shepherd film: “A Christmas Story,” for nine performances, Thursdays through Sundays from December 9 through 18.

Ten-year-old Ralphie Parker daydreams of getting a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. But Mother and Ralphie’s old man agree: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Ralphie’s dreams and schemes come to life on the CTK stage, as he fantasizes about fighting Black Bart, going blind from eating Lifebouy soap, writing the greatestChristmas essay of all time, and much more.

The COMPLETE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE is:
Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 PM
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 1 PM and 5 PM
Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 PM
Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 PM
Friday, Dec. 16 at 7 PM
Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 PM and 5 PM
and Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3 PM.

Reservations are strongly recommended for all CTK performances. To reserve tickets for the production, e-mail thenumber of adult and child tickets needed, along with your
requested performance date and time, to tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com at any time. Or you may call us at (865) 599-5284 between the hours of 10 AM and 5 PM.

TICKETS are $12 per person. CTK is continuing our special Adult & Child Combination rate for this production: If an adult and a child enter together, these two may be admitted for $10 each.
Reservations are strongly recommended for all CTK performances.

The play is being performed at CTK’s theatre in downtown Knoxville, located at 800 Tyson Street.

Virginia Derryberry's "Alchemical Narratives" includes large scale oil on canvas figure paintings that blend narrative elements from mythology and alchemy, the forerunner of modern science. My intent is to suggest multiple interpretations rather than straightforward illustration of a specific narrative.

Clayton Center for the Arts
Blackberry Farm Gallery
Open Monday- Friday 10-6

Denso Gallery, Clayton Center for the Arts
Exhibit open Monday-Friday 10-6

The Tennessee Artists Association is a volunteer organization created by artists for artists of all levels of ability.