Calendar of Events

As a part of the Dos Equis Comedy Series, Knoxville ’s own Henry Cho will be coming back for one night on the U.S. Cellular Stage on December 17. Henry’s one hour Comedy Central Special, “What’s That Clickin Noise?” is currently running and he can also be heard on Sirius, XM and Blue Collar Radio. Most recently, he has inked a deal with CBS and Paramount Studios to co-create, write, co-produce with Craig Ferguson and star in his own sitcom.

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

Growing together: Santa Hunt
The University of Tennessee Gardens
Saturday, December 17, 2-4p.m

Come and visit the Holiday Express. During your stay take a stroll through Gardens to learn what happens to the gardens during winter. Take part in our first ever Santa hunt. Follow the clues left by Santa’s elves and go on a search for Santa hiding in the Gardens. There will be hot chocolate and prizes for the best Santa Hunters around.

$10/member, $14/nonmember (price includes entrance to the Holiday Express)

Preregistration is required for all
classes. Please contact Derrick
Stowell , educational coordinator,
at 974-7151, or email derrick.
stowell@yahoo.com to register

Come and visit the Holiday Express. During your stay take a stroll though the Gardens to learn what happens in them during winter. Take part in our first ever Santa Hunt. Follow the clues left by Santa's elves and go on a search for Santa hiding in the Gardens. There will be hot chocolate and prizes for the best Santa Hunters around.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 2:00 - 4:00 PM.
$10/member, $14/nonmember (price includes entrance to the Holiday Express)
Preregistration is required: Derrick Stowell at 974-7151 or email derrick.stowell@yahoo.com.
UT Gardens, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, Knoxville

A free admission, family friendly activity for all ages featuring "Quartjar," an electro-acoustic progressive blues rock band and Snappy Tomato will be selling pizza by the slice. Check out the "NOISE!" exhibition with 10 interactive stations that provide a playful look at the physics of sound waves. AMSE Lobby and Second Level.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

Celebrate the holiday season with this recycled craft open house. Come learn how to reuse common household items to make fun and festive gifts and decorations. $2 for members, $5 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Grounds and trails open during daylight hours. Call for Visitor Center hours. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Celebrate the Holidays at the KMA with Family Fun Day.

Celebrate the holidays with the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Family Fun Day Saturday, December 17 from 11am to 3pm. This holiday-themed day is packed with fun art-making activities, artist demonstrations, continuous entertainment on stage, and docents in the galleries.

The Knoxville Museum of Art 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.

The award-winning Smoky Mountain Harmony Show Chorus presents its Christmas show, "A Soldier’s Christmas” on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the Tennessee Valley Theatre, 184 West Jackson Avenue in Spring City. Tickets for the show are $10 at the door. For more information go to: http://www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com or call 423-365-7529.

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

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.