Calendar of Events

Look out kids, the Rolling Pin Express is coming to town! Hop on board to turn your own cookie rolling pin by learning lathe techniques and woodshop skills. Once turned we will move on down to the kitchen where we’ll put our pins to good use rolling out cookie dough for some afternoon snacks.

This wood turning class is taught by Heather Ashworth, the Wood Studios Technician for Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. It is open to adults and ages 14 up and there is a limit of 10 students.

Holiday classes are Saturday, December 8, 9:00am-3:00pm. The student fee is $35 and lunch is included. For information and registration please visit arrowmont.org/workshops-classes.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

This holiday class will focus on drawing and painting with watercolor “en plain air” winter landscapes. If the weather is too chilly (or even snowy!) we will focus on winter themed still life paintings inside where it’s cozy. We will explore the many techniques that can be used with watercolors to make beautiful unique paintings.

This class will be taught by Paige Burchell, a graduate of The University of Tennessee where she received a BFA, double majoring in Studio Art and Art Education (2014), and a Master’s in Art Education (2015). Paige Burchell is a proud life-long resident of Sevier County and is thrilled to teach in the district she was raised in. In her classroom every student is an artist! It is open to adults, ages 9 and up and adult with child 6 and up. There is a limit of 12 students.

Holiday classes are Saturday, December 8, 9:00am-3:00pm. The student fee is $35 and lunch is included. For information and registration please visit arrowmont.org/workshops-classes.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Let’s scale down classic designs for miniature marbling using special small tools and a small tray, 11″ x 14″. Then in the afternoon, we’ll construct miniature books — 3″ x 3″ — or even smaller! Perfect for gift-giving, keeping, or ornaments on your holiday tree that Tiny Tim would approve!

This class will be taught by Pat K. Thomas who teaches classes at Arrowmont, the John C. Campbell Folk School as well as at regional art, history and event centers. It is open to adults and ages 12 and up. There is a limit of 12 students.

Holiday classes are Saturday, December 8, 9:00am-3:00pm. The student fee is $35 and lunch is included. For information and registration please visit arrowmont.org/workshops-classes.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Personalize your Holiday cards this year with your own custom block-printed design. Students will explore drawing, image tracing, and linoleum block carving to create their one-of-a-kind card designs and prints. From holly trees, silver bells, and red-nosed reindeer your holiday cards will be some to remember.

This class will be taught by M. Paige Ward, who was a 2017-2018 Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft and now serves on staff as Administrative Support Coordinator in the Department of Institutional Advancement. It is open to adults, ages 12 and up and adult with child age 8 and up. There is a limit of 12 students.

Holiday classes are Saturday, December 8, 9:00am-3:00pm. The student fee is $35 and lunch is included. For information and registration please visit arrowmont.org/workshops-classes.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Journey to Edge of Christmas: Dec. 8.
Ballet Gloria presents its annual ballet "Journey to the Edge of Christmas" at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 for students or senior citizens at 865-689-8525.

Ballet Gloria Dance Company: 865-689-8525, www.balletgloria.org.

The Knoxville Bar Association is pleased to announce that a Faith and Justice Legal Advice Clinic will be held on December 8, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman St, Knoxville, TN 37915. Attendees should enter the church on the Bell Avenue side of the building. The goal of the Faith and Justice Alliance is to build a coalition of faith leaders in the Knoxville area and to host legal advice clinics at places of worship to give people a less intimidating environment to talk to a lawyer. Participants in the Faith & Justice Alliance will invite congregants from their churches, synagogues, and mosques to bring their legal questions as well.

The Tennessee Faith & Justice Alliance is a project of the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission. In the Knoxville area, the program is coordinated by the Knoxville Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, the University of Tennessee College of Law, and the generous lawyers, law students, and others volunteering their time and talent.

This is a general advice and referral clinic with volunteers prepared to advise on a wide variety of legal issues, including family law, landlord/tenant, bankruptcy, criminal defense, consumer protection, contract disputes, child support, and personal injury, among other issues. In addition, this clinic will include screening for a Spring 2019 expungement clinic. Those who seek help with expungement should plan to bring their Social Security number and driver’s license to provide to the representatives of UT’s Legal Expungement Clinic, who will then follow up with each interested person in January 2019.

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Following the Holiday Classes on December 8th, bring your family and friends for a Holiday Concert at Arrowmont! Guitarist Bill Mize returns for his 27th year with special guests Beth Bramhall on accordion and singer-songwriter Dennis Johnson. Wine, snacks and other refreshments will be served. Tickets are $15.00 and will be available at the door. We invite you to join us in celebration!

Date: December 8, 2018
Time: Reception: 6:00pm, Concert: 7:00pm
Admission: $15, available at the door
Parking: Participants may park free on Arrowmont’s campus.

Raised in East Tennessee and internationally recognized, Bill Mize is a Winfield National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion. His music appears on the Grammy-winning CD “Stellaluna” and Emmy-winning productions such as PBS “National Parks” series and the upcoming 2019 documentary, “Country Music,” by Ken Burns.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Cookies and apple cider will warm the day at the East Tennessee Historical Society’s Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 8, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Activities include lectures, storytelling, craft demonstrations and the sale of handmade items, free ornament and craft making for the kids, and holiday refreshments. Crafter Karen Micheletta will have a selection of her handmade items made from quilts to purchase, April Greer of Walnut Stump Arts will showcase her unique nature-inspired arts and gifts, and Amy Barrick of MudRoot Pottery will offer a sampling of handmade pottery and clay ornaments. Patrick Hollis of the Mabry-Hazen House will be on hand discussing food history and the newly reprinted Tennessee and Virginia Cookbook. A WWI living historian will share the story of the Christmas Truce of 1914, a friendly ceasefire on the Western Front.

Visitors are invited to browse the ETHS Museum Store for a 10% discount on a great selection of traditional gifts, history books, and children's items. The 10% public discount is good for this day only. ETHS members receive a 10% discount throughout the year and 15% off throughout the month of December. Looking for the gift that gives all year? Pick up a gift membership and your loved ones will receive publications and special benefits throughout the year.

Museum admission is free for the day. On display is a beautifully hand-carved crèche made in Germany and brought to East Tennessee by the immigrant Fickey family in 1883. Family legend indicates that it had origins in the Fickey’s home district of Erzgebirge some 150 years before being brought to this country. Other exhibits currently on view include the feature exhibition A Home for Our Past: The Museum of East Tennessee History at 25, an East Tennessee Streetscape and Corner Drug Store, and Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee, a look at 300 years of history, from the Cherokee to the 1982 World’s Fair.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Rub elbows with the Irish community at our monthly social gathering,
KIS Second Saturday, December 8, 2018.

Join us for our regular eat-&-greet at 3131 Morris Ave. from 3:00 - 5:00pm on the second Saturday of every month. The next one is December 8th, so please mark your calendar. We'll have traditional Irish tea & snacks, trad & sean-nós music, and good conversation & friendship. If you haven't been to a KIS event yet, or if you don't know many people and would like to get connected, this is a great way to get started and introduce yourself. We're looking forward to seeing you. Céad míle fáilte! A hundred thousand welcomes!

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The best way to give somebody a love and appreciation of their culture is to start ‘em out when they’re young. Hosted by Sean McCollough, Kidstuff on WDVX is a show full of great music that kids and kids at heart will love.

Ben Maney and Greg Horne will be joined by their students from the Community School for the Arts!

Grab your adult & come see this free show.

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

The St. Andrew's Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale features numerous vendors selling home goods, unique gifts, and delicious baked goods. All proceeds from the event will benefit Family Promise, Good Neighbors, Habitat for Humanity, and the Community Food Connection.

The Townsend Artisan Guild will be participating with paintings, photographs, fiber art, sculptures, and jewelry.

Start your holiday shopping for a good cause!
At St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 314 W. Broadway, Maryville
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Experience the sight, sound and smells of an Old Fashioned Christmas in the 1800’s with James White’s Fort and enjoy the Treats of the Season. Period decorations of fruit and greenery. Self guided tours and period demonstrations. Free Admission, but donations gladly accepted.

James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org