Calendar of Events

Saturday 12/15
Amy Andrews
Grace Adele and the Grand Band

Monday 12/17
Pea Pickin' Hearts
Chosen Road

Tuesday 12/18
Wade Hill and the Hillians

Wednesday 12/19
Parker Smith

Thursday 12/20
Dave Owens
Pistol Creek Catch of the Day

Friday 12/21
Jack Rentfro's Apocalypso Quartet

Saturday 12/22
Angela James
Knoxville Bella Corda

Monday 12/24
Todd Steed and the
Christmas Suns

Tuesday 12/25
Happy Holidays!!

Wednesday 12/26
The Caring Committee
Erin Rae

Thursday 12/27
Daniel Miller

Friday 12/28
Mean Mary

Saturday 12/29
Big Jon and the Nationals

12:00 Noon, Knoxville visitors Center, 301 South Gay St. Knoxville, 37902
www.wdvx.com/events

The Mabry-Hazen House invites you to join us for our Annual Christmas Tours. Rooms and other areas will be decorated by well known Knoxville decorators including Samuel Franklin, The Flower Pot, Scott Morrell of Flowers, as well as volunteers and museum staff. The event is free of charge and light refreshments will be served. Christmas Tours are scheduled for Saturday, December 15th from 5-8pm and Sunday, December 16th from 2-5pm. On Saturday, local author Margery Weber Bensey will be signing copies of Park City: A Knoxville Neighborhood History, a perfect holiday gift for your local history enthusiast.

The home will remain decorated and open for regular tours until December 20th. Free to the public, donations welcomed.

Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37915. Information: 865-522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com

10:00AM Dec. 15. (All Ages) If visions of sugarplums are dancing in your head, then join us for a gingerbread house workshop. You'll have the chance to construct and decorate a special gingerbread house. Participants must pre-register to ensure that we have enough supplies on hand. The fee for this program is $20 per house. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register NO LATER than Friday, December 7. NOTE: Because gingerbread houses require at least one hour of drying time prior to decorating, we recommend that families attend the Holiday Craft Party during this time.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
(865)-577-4717 ● www.ijams.org

The Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates the holidays with a Family Fun Day Saturday, December 15 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.

Children of all ages can create art at one of the many art-making stations inspired by current exhibitions Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee, and Currents: Recent Art from East Tennessee and Beyond.

In addition, the Thorne Rooms have been decorated to reflect the holidays, including 18th- century miniature vignettes of the season, presented by The International Guild of Miniature Artisans (IGMA). Members of IGMA will be on hand to answer questions and help families make miniature wreaths.

Entertainment for Family Fun Day includes live music by the Johnson Swingtet, and caricature drawings by Marlee Parnell

Admission is free. Snacks will be available for purchase.
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.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Annual Holiday Craft Party
Celebrate the holiday season with this recycled craft open house. Come learn the art of reuse and turn trash into holiday treasure like ornaments, picture frames, candles, tasty treats for the birds, etc. Refreshments, music and some holiday movies will also be provided. Program fee is $5 for members and $8 for non-members. Please call (865) 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

Special Lecture and Book Signing
"The Great Smoky Mountains National Park"
by Adam. H. Alfrey
East TN History Center | Saturday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m.

ETHC curator of exhibitions and operations manager Adam Alfrey will present a lecture and book signing on Saturday, Dec.15, based on his new book The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, part of Arcadia Publishing's popular Postcard History Series.

Drawing from the public and private collections of vintage postcards, Adam Alfrey illustrates through more than 200 vintage images how a rallying cry for preservation, pleasure, and profit sustained a successful grassroots campaign to create the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the United States. This pictorial history provides readers with a unique opportunity to reconnect with the history that shaped their community through rare postcards, photographs from Jim Thompson, Jack Huff, and other regional photographers, as well as images of regional stereotypes such as the "liquored-up hillbilly" and the "teepee-housed Indian."

Free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street. For more information on the lecture, call 865-215-8824 or visit the website.

K-Town Sound Acappella Show Chorus,under the direction of Kellie Hickman-Phifer, presents: A Tender K-Town Sound Christmas on December 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM.
Enjoy great babershop harmony, delicious desserts, silent auction, pictures with Santa and more.
In the J.L. Goins Administration Building Cafeteria at Pellissippi State Community College, Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933.
Call 865-577-1049 for ticket information.
www.ktownsound.org.

The Junior Interpreter Program at Blount Mansion will be graduating its first class Saturday, December 15. The students of the Junior Interpreter Program will be running the museum and giving tours from 10-4 on Saturday, December 15. It will be opportunity to take a tour from the newly minted Junior Interpreters, who are students at the L & M STEM Academy and The Webb School. Tours will begin every half an hour and will cost $5 per person. It will be an opportunity to learn about Blount Mansion from local high school students.

Blount Mansion is the home of William Blount, Tennessee’s only signer of the United States Constitution, as well as where the Tennessee State Constitution was drafted and signed.

200 West Hill Avenue Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 525-2375 www.blountmansion.org

Blount Mansion is Knoxville’s only National Historic Landmark given by the National Park Service and is the oldest house museum in Knox County. It is owned and operated by the Blount Mansion Association, Inc., a nonprofit, educational organization.

Kick-off event with Mayor Tim Burchett on Dec 14 at 5:45 PM
Free event; canned food donations for the Love Kitchen are appreciated
The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. Northshore Drive
6:00-9:00 PM daily (closed Christmas Day)
Food vendors will have materials for s'mores, hot chocolate, and kettle corn for sale
Nightly bonfires

Dec 21-23, 6-9 PM: Market with Santa, last-minute shopping with local vendors and crafters

East Tennessee's favorite holiday tradition continues as Maestro Lucas Richman leads the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Choral Society, Sound Company Children's Choir and special guests in your favorite songs and carols. Plus an appearance by Santa himself! KSO subscribers recieve a 20% discount on tickets and the opportunity to order before they go on sale to the general public.

PERFORMANCES
Friday, December 14th, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 15th, 3:00pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 16th, 3:00pm

Performed at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information and tickets: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

December 14 at 7:30 PM
December 15, 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM

By Barbara Robinson. In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids-- probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem-- and the fun-- when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! Seating is general admission. After 60 admissions, people are welcome to wait until 5 minutes before curtain and if seats remain, they will be admitted.

Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933 | www.wordplayers.org | Reservations may be made by calling 865-694-6400 (Pellissippi State).

Thursday, December 13, 8:00 PM
Friday-Saturday, December 14-15, 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

This 22nd 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.

Contact: 865-309-5309
Historic Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916 | www.circlemoderndance.com