Calendar of Events

Dates: December 11, 7:30 p.m., December 12, 2:30 p.m., December 13, 2:30 p.m.

A Christmas Comedy for the Whole Family! Written by Barbara Robinson, Co-produced with the Wordplayers. In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids — probably the most inventively awful children in history. You won’t believe the mayhem, and the fun, that ensues when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head-on! Tickets are: $12/Adults, $10/Youth (13-17), $8/Children (12 and under). Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at www.wordplayers.org.

At the Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

Tiger Lily Theatre Company is pleased to present Henrik Ibsen’s timeless play “A Doll’s House.” Reimagined against a post-depression American backdrop, this this production of Ibsen’s most famous play highlights the timelessness of Nora’s struggle against the confines of societal norms and a marriage that is not what it seems. Nora and Torvald Helmer believe they are happily married and on the brink of a blissful new phase of life: Torvald has been promoted to bank manager and their money worries are over. But Nora has a secret debt, incurred with good intentions and a forged signature, and with her husband's new power comes the threat of blackmail.

Featuring a cast of local actors, this production will take place at Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N. Broadway St, for one weekend only. Parking is available at the rear of Broadway Academy on Lamar St.

Tiger Lily Theatre is dedicated to furthering opportunities for women in the Knoxville arts community. Through the performance of both classical and contemporary works, we provide performance, directing, writing and design opportunities while bringing impassioned and engaging theatre to our audience. Knoxville’s first women’s theatre, Tiger Lily Theatre was recently selected to represent the state of Tennessee in the 2016 Southeastern Theatre Conference Community Theatre Festival Competition. Tiger Lily currently produces two performances per season, including the series of short, original works in the spring. We consider it our duty to provide a consistent venue for emerging playwrights, particularly those in the Knoxville area. We are always accepting submissions for our short play production via email at tigerlilytheatre@yahoo.com.

Friday, December 11th at 8pm
Saturday, December 12th at 8pm
Sunday, December 13th at 2pm

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students. For reservations, message us at https://www.facebook.com/events/189468704730920/ or email tigerlilytheatre@yahoo.com.

Holiday Dance Party!

Alive After Five is a unique live music series that takes place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, and free parking. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries. Admission is $10 for general and $5 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free. Info: 865-934-2039.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Tennessee born and raised rancher Henry Cho is delivering his countrified comedy to the Bijou this December for a hilarious show the whole family will love!

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

XFinity Christmas in Chilhowee
December 11, 2015
6:00pm-9:00pm
Chilhowee Park, 3301 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914

Join us for a free event in Chilhowee Park. We will light the tree on the bandstand and will have live music and many free activities. Come build a gingerbread house with Austin East Culinary Arts Department. We will have train rides for all ages, pictures with Santa Claus, marshmallow roasting, hot cocoa by the Salvation Army, face painting, and balloon animals and The Muse Knoxville will have a special activity. Join us from 6pm-9pm.

Information: City of Knoxville Special Events, 865-215-4248, http://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/christmas_in_the_city/

One Night Only: Circus Orbis (a work in progress by Beauvais Lyons)
At Fluorescent Gallery, 627 North Central St., Knoxville, TN 37917

Beauvais Lyons, Chancellor’s Professor of Art and Director of the Hokes Archives at UT Knoxville has begun the process of fabricating and documenting Circus Orbis, an imaginary, early 20th century American circus. Lyons initiated this project seven months ago through the support of a UT Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome and a Faculty Development Leave this semester. This showing will include preparatory drawings for a series of color lithographs, recent prints and a set of four large banner paintings. Source materials for the project will also be on view.

Conceived as a long-term work of parafiction, Circus Orbis will require as many as ten years to complete, and is intended to include props, costumes, a model of the “Splendarium Show Palace,” photographs, printed ephemera, and even circus music. The theme of the circus bridges fact and fiction, as it tests our understanding of the impossible and the plausible, fantasy and reality. The circus is a rich topic as it encompasses subjects including zoology (with the menagerie), anthropology (with its representations of “other” cultures), and even the concept of the museum (with the sideshow display).

To learn more about the Hokes Archives, see: http://web.utk.edu/~blyons

Do you Raku? 2nd Friday of every month (We even have a groupon, just search the groupon site)! The only class where you go home with a piece that night!

Mighty Mud, 1300 McCalla Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-595-1900, www.mightymudclay.com

We have a lot of reasons to celebrate around here. Not only has Mid Mod Collective been open a year, but Wild Love Bakehouse is opening their doors in their new home next door to Mid Mod. Savory and Sweet Truck will be on site selling their yummy food from 5-9 and our new neighbor, Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber, will be selling their beautiful Christmas trees. There will be a warm fire for roasing marshmallows. We encourage our friends to bring their favorite instrument and join the picking circle. We invite you all to stop by and celebrate with us. Keep checking back to our event page. We will be adding information as we secure the details.

Hosted by Mid Mod Collective, at 1621 N. Central St. Knoxville, TN 37917
https://www.facebook.com/events/1653370454952572/

The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents the Holiday Homes Tour 2015.

Thursday, December 10, features a Candlelight Home and Cocktail Buffet from 6:30-8:30 at the home of Carlton and Arthur Long.
Friday, December 11, is the Day Tour and Luncheon at the Cherokee Country Club. Homes are open 9:00-11:30AM and 1:30-4:00PM. Luncheon is at 12:00 Noon.
Tickets for the Candlelight Home are $125 and the Day Tour and Luncheon are $85.
Please visit www.knoxart.org for tickets and information.

A pop-up shop of locally-made gifts from 30 local artisans. Christmas shopping made easy!
Wed, Thurs, Sun 11-7
Fri-Sat 10-7

854 N Central St, Knoxville, Tennessee
(865) 640-4285 or http://thehiveknox.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thehiveknox

December 9-12, 2015

Ramada Inn & Smoky Mountain Convention Center,
4010 Parkway Drive
Pigeon Forge, TN
Celebrate the spirit of Christmas with bluegrass music in Pigeon Forge, TN!
Seasonal delights, sights and sounds of Christmas come alive, December 9th-12th, 2015 in beautiful Pigeon Forge, TN. Join your host band, Lorraine Jordan and the Carolina Road Band for Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies!

Ramada Inn & Smoky Mountain Convention Center,
4010 Parkway Drive
Pigeon Forge, TN
http://bluegrasschristmasinsmokies.com/

Popcorn balls and paper chains… fruits and nuts in their stockings … carols by the fire... a cedar tree cut in the nearby woods- that’s the Christmas most rural Appalachian children knew. And it's the Christmas we recreate each year throughout the Museum village at our special.... Join us as we recreate a meaningful holiday of simpler times. Traditional trees and hand-made decorations, typical of austere pioneer days, transform the Museum’s authentic log buildings.

Wander through the village and marvel at the simple treasures of their settlement days. In the one-room, dirt-floored “Dan'l Boone” cabin, strings of popcorn and cotton bolls circle a dormant tree; Paper chains and other ornaments trim the tree in the Little Tater Valley Schoolhouse. Sweet gum and sycamore balls are strung throughout the Mark Twain Family Cabin, and a traditional silver star tops a native red cedar Christmas tree in the turn-of-the-century Peters Homestead House. Apples, nuts, homemade toys, and oranges fill stockings hung in the cabins. Pick up some stocking stuffers in the Museum Gift and Antique Shop, which features everything from hand-crafted ornaments, locally made muscadine and moonshine jellies, and beautiful pottery, along with baskets, quilts, and plenty of Appalachian specialties. Or just come and enjoy a homemade southern country lunch in front of the warm fireplace. You'll want to make Christmas in Old Appalachia part of your family's annual holiday tradition!

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