Calendar of Events

Indoor Farmers’ Market to Open at the Historic Southern Railway Station
January 11, February 8, March 8, March 22, April 12, and April 26

Mark your calendars and grab your market bags! Nourish Knoxville, the non-profit organizer of the Market Square Farmers’ Market, is hosting a Winter Market every second Saturday of the month, January through April, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Historic Southern Railway Station at 306 Depot Avenue. Inside the train station’s original dining room, patrons can shop for locally grown produce, meat, coffee, baked goods, specialty foods and more. Outside, food trucks will be serving lunch with locally sourced ingredients. Additionally, tours of the restored train cars will be available on the hour, starting at 11 a.m with the last tour at 2:00 p.m. Admission to the train cars is $7.00 for adults, $3.00 for children ages 5 to 12 years.

Nourish Knoxville strives to make each of their markets accessible to everyone in our Knoxville community. VISA, MasterCard, and SNAP transactions will be accepted at the information booth. Please see our website, http://www.marketsquarefarmersmarket.org, for more information.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Saturday Stories and Songs is gearing up for a winter full of weekend offerings designed specifically for moms, dads, and caretakers who are not able to attend the Library's popular weekday storytimes. Knox County Public Library is offering family programs at 11:00 a.m. every Saturday at Lawson McGhee Library, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, Fountain City Branch Library, and Powell Branch Library. All events start at 11:00 a.m.

January 11
Cedar Bluff Georgi Schmitt
Lawson McGhee - Miss Lynn
Fountain City - David Claunch
Powell - Sean McCollough

January 18
Cedar Bluff - Charlene Ellis
Lawson McGhee - Laurie Fischer
Fountain City - Sean McCollough
Powell - Melissa Mastrogiovanni

January 25
Cedar Bluff - Miss Lynn
Lawson McGhee - Charlene Ellis
Fountain City - Georgi Schmitt
Powell - Emagene Reagan

February 1
Cedar Bluff Sean McCollough
Lawson McGhee - Emagene Reagan
Fountain City - Melissa Mastrogiovanni
Powell - Molly Moore

February 8
Cedar Bluff - Kindermusik
Lawson McGhee - Molly Moore
Fountain City - Emagene Reagan
Powell - Miss Lynn

February 15
Cedar Bluff - Charlene Ellis
Lawson McGhee - Sean McCollough
Fountain City - Laurie Fisher
Powell - David Claunch

February 22
Cedar Bluff - Emagene Reagan
Lawson McGhee - Charlene Ellis
Fountain City - Miss Lynn
Powell - Georgi Schmitt

Knox County Public Library: 865-215-8750, www.knoxlib.org

January 11, 2014 PEG’S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
January 11, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 11, 2014 THE URBAN WILDERNESS: South Loop Piece-by-Piece
January 11, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 11, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 11, 2014 FAMILY WILDLIFE SERIES: Owl Prowl
January 16, 2014 IJAMS SOCIAL SERIES: Happy Hour Full Moon Hike
January 18, 2014 PUBLIC PROGRAM: Wagging Walk
January 18, 2014 PEG’S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
January 18, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 18, 2014 Nature Writing and Journaling Workshop
January 18, 2014 IJAMS GARDENING SERIES: Winter Gardening and Tools
January 18, 2014 SCOUT BADGE WORKSHOP: Geology
January 18, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 18, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 25, 2014 PEG’S KITCHEN: Breakfast is Served
January 25, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 25, 2014 IJAMS GARDENING SERIES: Seed Swap
January 25, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 25, 2014 ANIMAL PROGRAM: Ijams Creature Feature
January 31, 2014 IJAMS SOCIAL SERIES: Last Friday Single Mingle

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

Be a part of our live studio audience and get your fix of finger picking and fiddling at the WDVX World Class Bluegrass Show! The second season of the popular concert series kicks off with two of the most beloved and acclaimed bands on today’s bluegrass scene and a rising star who is sure to impress. For fifty years, Del McCoury's music has defined authenticity for hard core bluegrass fans. He has won 31 IBMA awards including Entertainer of the Year four consecutive times. Considered a cornerstone of the bluegrass tradition for over 40 years, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver offer goosebump-inducing harmonies blended seamlessly with impeccable musicianship. With nearly 40 albums to their credit, their latest offering Roads Well Traveled delivers what fans have come to expect from this bluegrass powerhouse, originality steeped in tradition. Rounding out this star studded bill is Jesse Gregory and Faultline, a home town girl who is making a big splash in the new music scene with a vocal prowess that is unmatched by her contemporaries.
Tickets are $30-$42
At Maryville's Clayton Center for the Arts. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra 2013-14 Pops Season
Now and forever, ABBA is the sound of the 70’s. “Arrival” - the world’s foremost ABBA tribute band - joins the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for “Dancing Queen,” “Mama Mia,” “Take a Chance on Me” and more!

At the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Tickets and information: 865-291-3310, www.knoxvillesymphony.com

JEFF DUNHAM BRINGS HIS NEW
LAUGH PACKED “DISORDERLY CONDUCT” WORLDWIDE TOUR TO THE CIVIC COLISEUM ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th

Fans can look forward to a new jam packed show with more laughs than ever before. Dunham’s famed troupe of sidekicks are back: Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, the beer-fueled redneck Bubba J, the manic purple creature Peanut, the spicy pepper from south of the border José Jalapeño, and Peanut’s own ventriloquist dummy Little Jeff, a mini-version of the ringmaster himself.

The New York Times Magazine declared Jeff Dunham “the most successful comedian working in America.” Dunham was recently named Pollstar’s #1 Comedy Tour in North America for three years running as well as their Top Worldwide Tour for two years in a row.

Showtime: 5:00 PM / Tickets: $46.50 / Call 800-745-3000
Visit: http://www.knoxvillecoliseum.com/
The Civic Coliseum is located at 500 Howard Baker Jr Ave Knoxville, TN 37915

NOTE: Contains strong language not suitable for children.
On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness - or genius - will she inherit?

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday performances and $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday performances. If available, tickets will be sold at the door.

Theatre Knoxville Downtown has open seating. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets and claim your seats. TKD reserves the right to seat walk-in patrons during the final 15 minutes prior to show time.

Tickets: 865-523-7521; www.KnoxTIX.com. Information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

Two popular workshop leaders will conduct con-current writing workshops during "January Jump-start XIV" at the Best Western Morristown Conference Center in Morristown, TN, at exit 8 off I-81. J.T. Ellison will be leading the fiction workshop. Jane Hicks will lead the poetry workshop. The event is sponsored by Tennessee Mountain Writers. It will open with an informal social hour on Friday evening; workshop sessions will run from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Participation in January Jump-start XIV will be limited to 20 registrants per workshop. Deadline for registering is January 3. Coffee and tea before the morning sessions and lunch on Saturday is included in the registration fee of $125. Attendees should mention TMW for a special rate when calling Best Western Conference Center (423-587-2400) for reservations.

For a registration form or additional information on either workshop, see the Tennessee Mountain Writers website, www.tmwi.org, or contact Sue Richardson Orr at theorrs@usit.net.
Tennessee Mountain Writers is a non-profit, non-political organi-zation that promotes Tennessee literary arts and supports the work of Tennessee writers. Its goal is to provide opportunities for people interested in the craft of writing to become better writers.

The Ewing Gallery is pleased to present the 2014 Artist in Residence Biennial. The 4 exhibiting artists are:
Patricia Treib, Fall 2012
Michael Berryhill, Spring 2013
EJ Hauser, Fall 2013
Jaya Howey, Spring 2014

The Artist in Residence Biennial will be on display in the Ewing Gallery from January 9 - February 6, 2014. Please join us for an opening reception on Thursday, January 9 from 7-9PM in the Ewing Gallery.

Although the resident artists present slide lectures during their stays, it is access to their works of art that is highly anticipated and valued by both the students and the faculty. Therefore, the Ewing Gallery has sponsored group exhibitions of these artists since the inception of the Artist in Residence Program in 1982. Currently held every two years, this exhibition provides a continuing dialogue between artist-teacher and student. The AIR Biennial also offers our general university and regional community an opportunity to experience a provocative and often challenging exhibition of contemporary art.

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture
1715 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996
865.974.3200
www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

An old time calling, square dance, and music weekend party
Callers: Michael Ismerio, Bobby Fulcher, Phil Jamison, and more
Bands: The Hellgrammites and the Corn Potato String Band
Weekend Pass: $40 is the "early bird" price until December 12, after which it will be $50 - at www.KnoxTIX.com or 865-523-7521

Calling and dancing workshops all day Friday and Saturday
Evening Dances open to the public: $5-10 at the door, 7pm all three nights

The Laurel Theater is located on the corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue in the historic Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville near the UT campus. For more information see http://jubileearts.org/dtbstn/ or email dtbstn@gmail.com

Ongoing Classes meet Tuesdays at 6:00 PM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM.
Fee: $12 per class

Alexia School of Middle Eastern Dance: 865-977-6761; www.alexia-dance.com, alexia@alexia-dance.com

Leapin’ Lizards! The world’s best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro, this production of ANNIE will be a brand new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, ANNIE includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com