Calendar of Events

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, with Andrew Ripp

It’s getting cold outside, which means it’s time to put on your mittens and buy your tickets to Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors present "A Neighborly Christmas". Okay, maybe leave the mittens off so you can click on the ticket link...but hand warmers would do the trick! They’ll be performing holiday classics alongside songs from their repertoire on Sunday, December 18!

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

A History of Clinton Told Through Photographs

The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Clinton from local author Stephanie A. Hill. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.

Join us for a Book Signing!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Hwy., Clinton, TN 37716 (16 miles north of Knoxville at I-75, exit 122, then one mile east). Open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Information: 865-494-7680, www.museumofappalachia.org

Lovers of music and supporters of music students will enjoy doing both at the festive University of Tennessee School of Music's annual Holiday Musicale to be held December 18.

Hosted at the Knoxville home of Fuad and Layla Mishu on Sunday afternoon from 4-6 p.m., the Holiday Musicale is a benefit to raise money for the School of Music General Scholarship fund.

Thirty-five students are receiving scholarships this academic year from money raised at three Board of Advisors sponsored fundraisers: the Holiday Musicale, the August “An Evening of Wine and Culinary Arts," and the spring Gala Showcase.

Reservations are required. Please note the deadline for reservations has been extended from December 9 to Wednesday, December 14. A suggested donation of $75 per person is requested. Additional scholarship donations also will be accepted. This is a unique opportunity for end-of-year charitable givers who love music and want to support students of music.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and guests are asked to wear casual, festive attire.

For more information, visit www.music.utk.edu/holiday-mus or call the School of Music at 865-974-3341 or 974-8935.

Roane State presents "A Christmas Gathering" a community play.

December 18, 5:00 PM
Tickets will be available at the door, $5.00 per person.
Roane State Community college Theater
276 Patton Lane
Harriman, TN
Doors will open at 4:30.

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.

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.

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.

Saturday 12/10, Shiny and the Spoon & Kata Hay
Monday 12/12, Vagabond Swing & Elisabeth Pixley-Fink and Andru Bemis
Tuesday 12/13, Mandy Barnett
Wednesday 12/14, The Morgans
Thursday 12/15, John Francis & Les Kerr
Friday 12/16, Megan McCormick & Renee Wahl
Saturday 12/17, Tilford Sellers & Oldest Boy and Girl
Monday 12/19, Kory & Kelsey Wells, Sweet Fancy Moses, and Maggi Vaughn
Tuesday 12/20, The Madelines
Wednesday 12/21, Christabel and the Jons, Rene Moffatt
Thursday 12/22, Wade Hill and the Hillians
Friday 12/23, Todd Steed and the Christmas Sons
Saturday 12/24, Robert Anderson
Tuesday 12/27, The Harp Dogs
Wednesday 12/28, The Skipperdees
Friday 12/30, Oona Love
Saturday 12/31, Naughty Knots
Tuesday 1/3, Barbara Lamb, Caroline Doctorow
Wednesday 1/4 WestWend