Calendar of Events

The enchanting tale that brought the trial of the legendary St. Nick will close the season. Join FCP during your holiday season with a story that examines what happens when a department store Santa claims to be the real thing.

Foothills Community Players: 865-712-6428, www.foothillscommunityplayers.com

Based on Italian folk tales of the Nativity and Epiphany, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors is a short opera originally created for television that retells the story of the Magi from the point of view of a young disabled boy named Amahl. The boy lives in poverty with his widowed mother near Bethlehem, and one night he sees a bright star in the night sky. Three kings loaded with treasure and gifts, have been following that same star in search of “the Child” and come across Amahl and his mother’s meager hut seeking shelter. What happens next is truly a Christmas miracle! A vivid and accessible tale, Amahl and the Night Visitors is a perfect first opera--or hundredth!

Performances are December 8 at 7:30 PM and December 10 at 3 PM. Tickets can be purchased on line at https://marblecityopera.brownpapertickets.com.

At St. John’s Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7347, www.stjohnscathedral.org. Marble City Opera: 646-217-1580, www.marblecityopera.com

At Sun Dance Farm and Event Center, 12131 Prater Ln, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922
December 8 & 9, Friday & Saturday
10am-6pm both days

One Stop Shopping for all your Holiday needs. ~Many Vendors to shop~ Food, Retailers, Boutiques, Crafters, Direct Sales, Food Trucks, and one of a kind products and more! Admission is FREE
https://www.facebook.com/events/361091497645974/

Join us for a free event in Chilhowee Park and Exposition Center. 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, hot cocoa by All Occasion Catering, face painting, and balloon animals and The Muse Knoxville and Home Depot will have a special activity.

Information: 865-215-4248 or http://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/christmas_in_the_city

"Holiday Dance Party" with Dwight Hardin & Think Twice

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 $15 for general and $10 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free.

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

Robert Earl Keen has blazed a peer, critic, and fan-lauded trail that's earned him icon and keeper of the flame status in Americana music. With 19 albums under his belt, Keen’s latest recording, Live Dinner Reunion, recorded at Floore's Country Store celebrating the 20th anniversary of the quintessential No. 2 Live Dinner is the stuff of honky-tonk legend. A night that reminded us why we love live music!

While all of Robert Earl Keen’s shows are high-energy and full of great music and personal anecdotes that always incite hardy laughter from the crowd, his Christmas shows are magical. Keen’s holiday fan-favorite, "Merry Christmas from the Fam-O-Lee,” has become the calling card for the season – and 2017 marks the sixth year that Keen has made this tour even more spectacular by adding a playful set straight out of the smash hit’s holiday yarn!

The stage comes alive with visions not only of sugar plums, elves and maybe a cow or two, but also with the spirit of country music’s greatest artists, both past and present, and Keen and company performing his biggest hits.

It’s been said that Robert Earl Keen is the Jimmy Buffet of Christmas – and this show unleashes the holiday mischief, fun, and great music that only REK can deliver! Sure to become part of your Christmas family traditions!

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

Irish and Original Songs

From a musical family in Dublin, John Doyle was sixteen when he went on the road with Chanting House, a group which he formed with Susan McKeown and which eventually included such great players as Seamus Egan, Eileen Ivers, Donogh Hennessy, and Brian Doyle. As a member of Solas, John performed internationally to sold out audiences and appeared on many television and radio programs, including NBC's Today Show, A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, E-Town and World Cafe. As part of that critically acclaimed group, he also received three NAIRD awards and a Grammy nomination.

Tickets (discounts apply to advance purchase, JCA members, students & seniors) available through http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/1118485, 1-800-838-3006 ext 1, and at the door. At the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org.

On Friday December 8, 2017, the Historic "Bistro at the Bijou Restaurant", located in the fourth oldest building in Knoxville, adjacent the Bijou Theatre, invites you, family and friends to an evening of exciting Jazz music. The Bistro at the Bijou is known throughout the South for its culinary creations and live music.

Please come out to Knoxville's "hot spot" for Jazz as Independent recording artist T. Michael Branner, joined by Josh Howard, Aaron Mastin and Jeffrey Bell performing live!

Don't miss this free event! No cover charge. Limited bar seating is also available. 865-544-0537

Please pass this invitation on to friends and family!
807 South Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902

Annual Candlelight Sale & Party!

Special Gifts for Special People
Art, Pottery, Glass, Jewelry, Custom Framing and more!

Friday, December 8th 5pm to 8pm

Free Gift Wrap
Silent Auctions - Hourly Drawings
Wine & Hors d'oeuvres

Liz-Beth & Co.: 7240 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-691-8129, www.liz-beth.com

Special Gifts for Special People - Art, Pottery, Glass, Jewelry, Custom Framing and more!

Free Gift Wrap
Silent Auctions - Hourly Drawings
Wine & Hors d’oeuvres

RSVP 865-691-8129 or beth@liz-beth.com
Liz-Beth & Co: 7240 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

Thursday, December 7 through Sunday, December 24.
The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph's Baby dares to take the classic story at its word. There really is a pregnant virgin. There are shepherds, angels, foreign dignitaries (a.k.a. wise men), a ratty extra room/stable at an inn, and a maniacal, bloodthirsty dictator whose menacing shadow hangs over everything.

And obviously, it's a comedy. Seriously it is.
The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph's Baby surprises both virgin-believing and non-virgin-believing audiences alike by telling the most over-told story in a sincerely human way that bursts with imagination and wonder.

The Green Room at the Jackson Avenue Terminal in the Old City
211 Jackson Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37902

River & Rail Theatre Company, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 106, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-407-0727, www.riverandrailtheatre.com

Cattywampus Puppet Council and the Good Guy Collective will present their first collaborative theatre piece at Modern Studio: What the Water Tells Me. Through hip-hop, puppetry, and dance, What the Water Tells Me follows two children’s journeys to adulthood as they navigate the changes that occur in their home town and within themselves, when a large utility company threatens the waters that raised them. This collaborative and innovative show has involved many hands throughout its creation and has truly become a community art project. Four performances will be offered during the four day run and each will feature an audience “talkback” session afterward:

Thursday, Dec.7th-Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm "Pay What You Can Night"- This donation-based show is open for everyone to attend regardless of funds. Tickets will only be sold at door. Cost: Suggested Donation ($10-$20)

Friday, Dec.8th- Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm "Hip-Hop & Puppets Night"-This evening will also include several local hip-hop acts after the show. Cost: $15

Saturday, Dec.9th- Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm "Puppet Dance Party"- This evening will include a DJ'd Puppet Dance Party after the show. Cost: $15

Sunday, Dec. 10th- Doors 2pm, Show 2:30pm- "Family Show"- This matinee will be geared towards kids and will include a free puppetmaking station open from 2-2:30pm. Cost: Kids 2 & under (FREE), Kids 3 & up ($10), Adults ($15). Ticket price includes puppetmaking. For more info about the show, visit our facebook page What the Water Tells Me. To buy advance tickets, please visit: https://whatthewatertellsme.bpt.me.

Cattywampus Puppet Council is a registered non-profit in the state of Tennessee and fiscally sponsored by Community Shares. CPC gathers and imagines stories inspired by nature and the human experience in the South East to bring people together. Through workshops, public art, performances, and parades, CPC seeks to promote play and community-based storytelling as integral to our individual growth and the health of our communities. CPC believes art accessibility invigorates an individual's sense of ownership and power within community.

Good Guy Collective’s mission is to empower young creatives to find the best version of themselves and build community through the culture of Hip-Hop.

Venue: Modern Studio, 109 W Anderson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-323-2425, www.modernstudio.org

Cattywampus Puppet Council information: 865-300-3736, www.cattywampuspuppetcouncil.com