Calendar of Events

Reception Dec 13, 6-7:30 PM with artist's talks at 6:30 PM
Art Exhibit at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
Free and open to the public

Yvonne Dalschen
After living for over 20 years in the “Secret City” of the Manhattan Project, I never learned how to stop worrying and love the bomb. I am surrounded by fences and signs, atomic nostalgia, selective amnesia and heritage tourism, and I sometimes seem to be the only one bothered by this. “Ghosts of the Manhattan Project” started during the clean-up of K-25. This uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge was the largest building in the world when built in 1944. My work is an ongoing exploration of the landscapes and archives of the atomic age, layering histories with observations into photographic palimpsests. I picture the invisible and the unthinkable, collecting the choices and promises made, the stories told, the stories forgotten and the fears that haunt us at night.

Yvonne Dalschen is a German photographer living in Oak Ridge, TN. She is interested in history of place, cultural landscapes and digital experimentation. She earned an MA in Comparative Literature from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and a Photography Certificate from the University of Tennessee. Her images haven been exhibited nationally and internationally from Oak Ridge to Sydney, Australia, recently at the Knoxville Museum of Art, The Bascom Center and UGA’s Circle Gallery.

Debby Hall
“The Joy of Color” features paintings reflecting the artistry in nature through color and the spontaneity of alcohol inks and watercolors. Whether painting abstracts or more realistic mountains, flowers, landscapes or birds, Hall hopes her paintings bring people joy and a greater connection to the beauty around us.

Debby Hall is a self-taught artist whose paintings were juried into the Oak Ridge Art Center’s Open Show (September 2023) and the “Arts in the Airport” Spring 2024 show, where she received the Award of Merit. She exhibits often through Knoxville’s Arts & Culture Alliance and the St. Lucie Culture Alliance. She donates net proceeds from art sales to a non-profit charity, Saving Grace in Uganda, that rescues young homeless street children and gives them medical care, food, education, housing and hope in a country with virtually no social services. For more information visit her website, https://artforsavinggrace.com

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: M-Th 9:30-4:30, Su 9-1. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

The Knoxville Community Band gives musicians of all experience levels the opportunity to perform in various concerts, including an outdoor concert series during the summer, other festivals and city events throughout the year playing an assortment of light classical, festive and marching pieces. The band meets in the band room at Northwest Middle School at 7 p.m. every Tuesday night.

All our concerts are free admission, bring your family and friends!!

December 8th, 3:00 PM
Bijou Theater, 803 S Gay St., Knoxville, TN. 37902

https://www.knoxvillecommunityband.com/

SUNDAY, DEC 8 | 7:30PM

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

5:30 PM with Choirs of the Ascension

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension
(865) 588-0589 or info@knoxvilleascension.org
800 S. Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919

Friends of Music and the Arts, a support society for music at Ascension, augments the calendar of liturgical feast-days with concerts and organ recitals throughout the year. https://www.knoxvilleascension.org/foma

Start and finish your holiday shopping at the UAB Holiday Party! Enjoy a curated gift guide for those hard-to-shop-for friends & family, games, sweet treats, an ugly sweater contest, and a hot cocoa bar. Have a merry time while we wrap your gifts for you!

Tickets include free gift wrapping, sweet treats, a hot cocoa bar, and a 15% discount. We're offering three timed-entry ticket options to keep your shopping experience exclusive and relaxing. Each ticket has a set entry time, so be sure to select your preferred hour slot for a shopping experience like no other!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/union-ave-books-holiday-party-tickets-1001512730537

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com

Amadeus Concert Ensemble: Chanukah Music Fest
Free Community-wide concert
Sunday, December 8, 4:00 PM
Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919

Brian Salesky, Music Director and Pianist
Abigail Santos Villalobos, soprano
Diana Salesky, alto
John Overholt, tenor
Joel Brown, baritone

CHANUKAH MUSIC FEST, featuring three centuries of musical styles,
is divided into five sections, each holding a special significance to the holiday:
Chanukah Menorah Ceremony, Ladino Hanuka Kantikas,
Yiddish Chanike Lieder, Honoring the Maccabees, and Chanukah Folksongs.

No reservations required and there is free admission and parking.
Contact: Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 865-690-6343.

THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BLUES SOCIETY invites YOU to our ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY and IBC CHALLENGERS FUNDRAISER at Bluetick Tavern,128 W Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37801 on December 8.
Music begins at 5:00 PM.

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society will host a jolly holiday party and show with our International Blues Challenge winners: Low Down Blues Band, Blake O’Connor and Danny Garwood. This band, soloist and young person showed us they have the stuff to take it to Memphis in January to join bands from around the world in this celebration and competition for blues music.

Let’s help them get there. SMBS will donate all our proceeds to the travel fund for these IBC-bound musicians.

Tickets are $20 for SMBS members and $25 for the general public.
Doors open at 4 pm and music will begin at 5 pm. Sorry no advance tickets available.

This time of year, it feels especially good to help those who are struggling with getting enough food. Let’s help them by bringing canned goods. The SMBS team will deliver to the Community Food Connection of Blount County in Midland Plaza.

Tis the season…and we’d like to spend it with you and the blues!

https://smokymountainblues.org/

Join the Appalachian Ballet Company and Clara on a magical journey to the Land of the Sweets. Principal Artists, Laura Morton La Russa and James La Russa will be taking the stage as Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier, as well as welcoming back guest artists, Aaron Smyth and Alexandre Gonzaga. This production features live music by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for all public performances conducted by ABC’s Music Director, Mr. James Fellenbaum.

At Knoxville Civic Auditorium
Saturday, December 7th 2024 Evening Performance 7pm
Sunday, December 8th 2024 Matinee Performance 3pm

At Clayton Center for the Arts
Friday, December 13th 2024 Evening Performance 7pm
Saturday, December 14th 2024 Matinee Performance 3pm

https://www.appalachianballet.org/tickets

2024 Keyboards at Christmas Piano Concert at Clayton Center for the Arts,
December 7, 7:00 PM & December 8, 3:00 PM.

Kick off your holiday season with an unforgettable night of music and Christmas spirit! Six grand pianos, played by top local talent, will fill the air with your favorite festive tunes. Even better, this special event supports Mission of Hope, a fantastic local charity dedicated to helping families in need across rural Appalachian communities. Get ready for a heartwarming evening that makes a real difference!

Tickets at https://claytonartscenter.com/event/keyboards-at-christmas/

Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Get your tickets for Old North Knoxville’s Victorian Holiday Home Tour!

One of Knoxville’s favorite traditions is the Victorian Holiday Home Tour, now in its 34th year! Kick off the season with family and friends by enjoying vintage architecture, glowing holiday decor, and a welcoming neighborhood.

Candlelight Tour: Saturday, December 7, 4–9 p.m.
Afternoon Tour: Sunday, December 8, 1–5 p.m.

Discounted advance tickets are available now for $15 (children 12 and under are FREE). Even though tickets specify a Saturday or Sunday tour date, you're welcome to come at whichever date and time works best for your schedule!

https://www.victorianholidayhometour.com/

First Friday Reception: December 6th, 5:30 - 9 pm
December Featured Artists

Claire Bodnaruk, Glass
A Native Tennessean, Claire Bodnaruk has lived in Australia, Florida, Minnesota and Chicago, before returning to her home state of Tennessee in 2019. Following a career in advertising, film & video production, she explored different creative outlets while raising her two daughters. Claire has been working in glass for over 20 years. Her journey in glass began with becoming proficient in metal fabrication, incorporating colorful glass into unique jewelry. During travels to London, France and Italy, she was inspired by the beautiful Venetian and stained glass art that led to exploring glass on a larger scale. Learning from recognized glass artists across the United States in glass blowing to glass fusing, Claire’s current focus is in kiln formed glass, the manipulation of shaping glass in a kiln with heat and gravity. The process to produce one piece may involve several firings with many hours in the cycle, multiple techniques and manipulations, and cold working for a quality finish. Her work is both functional and nonfunctional glass art.

Allen Monsarrat, Painting
Allen’s art education began with three years training in architecture, but finished with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a concentration in pottery at the Memphis College of Art. His first art career was as a studio potter in Friendsville, Tn for 25 years. That was followed by careers in decorative wall finishes, faux painting, cabinetry finishing and the occasional mural project. It was studying “trompe l’oiel” (fool the eye) imagery with French master craftsman Michel Nadai that nurtured his interest in creating representational art. “Creating a painting is always an exciting journey. I am never certain whether a painting will be as successful as I have envisioned it in my mind. I am more than a decade into developing my representational painting skills. I have honed my methodology into a procedure of how I develop a painting by breaking it into manageable steps. First choosing a subject with personal meaning based on my travels or a subject close to home here in East Tennessee. But the image must be a strong composition and contain a range of tonal values from darks to lights. This is worked out by doing an under painting by using only one color to establish a range of values. At this point I can concentrate on colors and brush application. Brush application refers to how apparent or not are the actual brush strokes. Slowly edging away from my original tendency toward photorealism, some of my new work has a more painterly feel to it. Yet, like a photograph, it retains a great deal of detail.
I have always been a student of art. The continuing passion I have for art is that I will never stop learning.”

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net, www.Facebook.com/ArtMarketGallery

RED Gallery is proud to announce the opening of if only in my dreams … by Melissa N. Everett

A collection of quilts, sculptural pieces, soft mixed with rigid, color used to nurture and encourage you to "be a wildflower”.

"As a mother, I wish I could provide solace and refuge for you all. Instead, we must connect to our inner children and play in our communities. Let’s escape to our dreams—find comfort in our imaginations. As a female artist, woman, and caregiver in a society that undervalues my contributions, this is my expression of hope. These artworks are pieces of pretend worlds I create to escape, to connect to my younger self. When the roles of domesticity seem to dominate my daily life, I visit these worlds to remind myself of all my layers.”

The show will open on First Friday, December 6, 5 - 9pm and will run through the month of December.
RED Gallery, 131 W Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
robin@robineaster.com
IG: @redgallery.knox