Tennessee Theatre
AT&T Real Yellow Pages Presents
A Christmas Carol
Friday & Saturday, Dec. 18 & 19, 8:00p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2:00 p.m.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a business man who thinks only of making money. For him Christmas is, in his own words, a humbug. It has been seven years since his friend and partner, Jacob Marley, died and on Christmas Eve Marley’s ghost tells him he is to be visited during the night by three spirits. The first is the Ghost of Christmas Past who re-visits some of the main events in Scrooge’s life to date, including his unhappy childhood, his happy apprenticeship to Mr. Fezziwig who cared for his employees, and the end of his engagement to a pretty young woman due to growing love of money. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows him how joyously is nephew Fred and his clerk Bob Cratchit celebrate Christmas with those they love. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows him what he will leave behind after he is gone. Scrooge awakens on Christmas morning, a new man intent on doing good and celebrating the season with all of those around him. (1951 – Runtime 86 minutes)
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Tour de Lights
Krutch Park, Dec. 16, 7p.m.
This fun, easy bike ride is mostly an excuse to get creative and bring some light to a winter evening. We start at Krutch Park and bike around downtown a bit, just to make sure all the people strolling see us, then tour around nearby neighborhoods looking at holiday yard displays. There are prizes for the best decorated bicyclist, bicycle and helmet. And if that weren’t enough, Mast General greets our return with hot cocoa and cookies! It’s free. Helmets are required, because we care about your brain. Sponsored by the City of Knoxville, the Knoxville Regional Bicycle Program and Mast General Store.
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Christmas Eve Service
Market Square, Dec. 24, 6-6:30p.m.
All Souls Church invites you to join us for a non-demonimational
Outdoor Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship
Market Square Pavilion
Dec. 24th from 6:00 – 6:30.
Celebrate Christmas with a brief service with carols, prayer, scriptures, liturgy, and Eucharist, followed by hot chocolate and warm conversation.
“Seek the peace of the city.” Jeremiah 29:7
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East TN History Center
Holiday Hours for Museum & Shopping
Museum:
Share the region’s history with visiting relatives and friends and bring them to the Museum of East Tennessee History, located in the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., across from the Tennessee Theatre. The award-winning signature exhibition, Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee showcases compelling stories and intriguing artifacts to tell the history of more than three centuries of life in the region. The current feature exhibition is Russell Briscoe: Images of Home and Heritage, with more than 70 paintings and prints by the Knoxville artist, plus a selection of toys made by Mr. Briscoe. Also featured is a life-size recreation of the Briscoe parlor as the artist remembered it from his childhood in 1909, complete with tree, toys, stockings, and a fireplace.
Shopping for the History Buff:
Shoppers are also invited to visit the Museum Shop for a large selection of gifts for the history buffs on their list, including–a great variety of history titles for book lovers, children’s books and toys, locally made crafts, and much more.
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| Marble Slab Promotion
Through Christmas, buy a $10 gift card and get a free original size 1 mix ice cream. You can enjoy the ice cream then or receive a certificate to use on another visit.
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Holidays on Ice
November 27-January 3, Market Square
 One of Downtown Knoxville’s favorite holiday traditions, Knoxville’s Holidays on Ice, will kick off a festive season of ice skating and events with a ribbon-cutting this Friday, November 27 at 10 a.m. at the ice rink on Market Square. This year, the first 50 skaters on the ice are FREE. Make plans now to join us and launch a festive holiday season with your friends, family and community.
Worried the Holidays on Ice ribbon cutting will cut into Black Friday shopping time? In addition to the downtown’s unique shops that are sure to have a gift for everyone on the list – skaters will enjoy two special additions to the ice rink this year. The Cupcakery will be offering a special cupcake and box set available only at the rink. Mast General Store will also open a satellite shop within the ice rink area.
Knoxville’s Holidays on Ice will be open daily beginning Friday, November 27 through January 4. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for children under 12. Prices include skate time, skate rental, and sales tax. Season tickets are also available and include unlimited time on the ice as well as discounts at local businesses. Season passes are $30 for children under 12 and $45 for adults. Contact (865) 246-1326 to purchase your season passes. Private parties are also available for up to 50 skaters.
Knoxville’s Holidays on Ice is made possible in part by supporting sponsors Cool Sports, Kimberly Clark, and Pilot, as well as the City of Knoxville and Downtown Knoxville.
November 30 through December 17:
Monday through Thursday ~ 5 pm to 9 pm
Friday ~ 5 pm to 10 pm
Saturday ~ 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday ~ 12 noon to 6 pm
December 18 through January 3:
Monday through Friday ~ 12 noon to 10 pm
Saturday ~ 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday ~ 12 noon to 6 pm
www.knoxvillesholidaysonice.com
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Cafe 4 Weekly Specials
Monday- Friday
11am-3pm: Blue Plate Special for $8
Each weekday, enjoy one of our homemade creations including: Spaghetti and Meatballs, Chicken Pot Pie and Meatloaf.
Monday
$5 Burger and Fries All Day
Tuesday
Wine and Cheese Night
1/2 price wine bottles
$10 cheese plates
Wednesday and Thursday
1/2 price drafts all day
Fridays
Fish Fry Fridays, all you can eat catfish!
Saturday and Sunday
9 am- 3pm: Brunch
$5 MegaMosas and Bloody Marys
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Regal Riviera Stadium 8
Gay Street
Now showing:
Avatar
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
The Road
Brothers
2012
The Blind Side
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Princess and the Frog
Opening Christmas Day:
It’s Complicated
Sherlock Holmes
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
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Market Square Holiday Market
Saturday, 11a.m.-8p.m.
December 12, and 19, 2009
Local craft and food vendors will line Market St. with handmade products for gift giving. Stroll through a winter wonderland, with lights strung up through Krutch Park and a fire pit for marshmallow roasting.
A small farmers’ market will be held from 11a.m.-2p.m. for those farmers able to extend their season on Market Square. Visit Colvin Family Farm, Rushy Springs Farm, Lakeview Farm, Organicism Farm and Musick Mountain Farm with radishes, lettuces, greens, root vegetables and more. A CSA share from one of these farms would make a great gift!
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First Night Knoxville
 First Night Knoxville is our New Year’s Eve Celebration of the Arts in Downtown Knoxville. The event is family friendly and alcohol-free, offering something for everyone as we ring in the New Year! Produced by the non-profit Market Square District Association, the event draws thousands of guests from Knoxville, East Tennessee and surrounding states to enjoy an outstanding schedule of talented local and regional artists.
This year’s event offers a choice of a dozen different venues, with over thirty performances ranging from music to dance, comedy to theater. Each venue features a full schedule of entertainment, with performances starting just after 7 pm. Most venues will wrap up close to 11:30 pm, to give everyone time to make their way back to Market Square for the end of the year Countdown, Ball Drop and Fireworks.
Our Children’s Festival is being presented by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. One of our most popular attractions, it has expanded to the Tennessee Theatre this year. We will start at 3 pm with arts and crafts projects in the lobby, with One World Circus teaching the kids some fun circus skills. Performances on the Theatre stage will begin around 4 pm and will continue on until our Early Kid’s Countdown at 9 pm.
Your First Night Admission Button gets you in to all of the venues throughout the day. Just $10 in advance, $15 the day of the event, kids 6 and under do not require a Button. First Night Admission Buttons are on sale now online or at designated vendors, including all Pilot convenience store locations.
In each newsletter we’ll feature a performer for this year’s event. Check the website for a detailed list.
Runaway Circus
The Arnstein Building
The Runaway Circus and the Loose Caboose performance troupe has astounded the Asheville area with their breathtaking performances in the Cold Cut Circus, the Extremely Soon Circus, and Sun-Up Giddyup. With extraordinay feats of acrobatics, juggling, diablo, clowning and musical talent, they are sure to leave any audience member with their jaw dropped and their stomach aching from laughter. Members of this troupe have studied the circus arts extensively in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
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Knoxville Visitor Center
Uniquely Friday Schedule
December 18: Market Square District Assoc. will be at the Knoxville Visitor Center from 11:00am to 1:00pm to promote “First Night Knoxville”, a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration in Downtown Knoxville.
December 25: Closed for the holiday!
December 31: First Night at the Knoxville Visitor Center. Enjoy a family-friendly evening full of live music and entertainment inside the Knoxville Visitor Center. The show kicks off at 7:15-8:15 with Julie Lee, followed by the Lonetones from 8:45-9:45. Jason Ringenberger closes out the festivities from 10:15-11:45-just in time for the countdown to midnight in Market Square.
January 1: Closed for the holiday!
January 8: Celebrate First Friday at the Knoxville Visitor Center from 6:30-8:00pm with live music hosted by WDVX. Admission is free.
WDVX Blue Plate Special
See what’s cookin’ and come be part of the WDVX studio audience weekdays at noon for free performances! Friday shows will now be held at the Square Room on Market Square.
Mon., Dec. 14: Mud-Pi/ Donna Frost
Tue., Dec. 15: Randy Stern
Wen., Dec. 16: Kelly Merrill
Thurs. Dec 17: Jeremy Aggers/ Jacob Jones
Mon., Dec. 21: Uncle Jeff / Pistol Creek Catch of the Day
Tue., Dec. 22: Harp Dawgs / The LoneTones
Wed., Dec. 23: Wade Hill & the Hillians Holiday Show
Thur., Dec. 24: Todd Steed & the Christmas Suns
Free 2-hours visitor parking located next door to the Knoxville Visitor Center.
301 S. Gay St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
Visitor Center Hours:
Monday – Friday: 7:30am to 6pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 12pm to 4pm
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Bijou Theatre
Tennessee Shines
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 7:00p.m.
 Buddy Miller is one of the most in-demand instrumentalists in Nashville if not the entire world. In addition to being a stellar songwriter and performer (both solo and with his talented wife Julie), Buddy has performed in Emmylou Harris’ backing band, Spyboy, as well as played and recorded with Steve Earle, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and our very own host Jim Lauderdale. Jill Andrews recently released her first solo CD after building a reputation as a remarkable vocalist and songwriter with the everybodyfields, who played the very first Tennessee Shines. She returns to perform with her new band. Julia Nunes has built a huge audience through confessional folk songs and inventive covers that she’s broadcast on the web, reaching out and speaking to young fans worldwide. Larry Cordle is most widely known as a writer and has had songs recorded by Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, and many others. East Tennessee’s The Drunk Uncles honor and follow in the footsteps of almighty honkytonk gods like Vern Gosdin and Buck Owens.
Scott Miller and the Commonwealth-Shiner Bock Rocks the Bijou
w/ Mic Harrison and the High Score
New Year’s Eve, 9:00p.m.
Celebrate the dawn of 2010 in the company of Scott Miller and his band the Commonwealth. Known for non-stop touring and his eight critically acclaimed albums as well as the latest, “For Crying Out Loud.” Equally at home playing scrappy, defiant rockers, humorous snips of esoterica, or tender tunes suffused with the quiet joys of home and hearth – this guy knows how to put on a show.
Save time and headaches by booking a 1 or 2 night hotel package when you purchase concert tickets. Just call or stop by the Tennessee Theatre Box Office, (865) 684-1200 ext. 2, for more information. Sorry, no web sales for hotel packages. (Just think how nice it’ll be to simply walk to the Hilton after the show.)
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. – The Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech bowl game will be shown live in the Bijou Theatre Gallery.
Upcoming Shows:
Jan. 16: The Necks
Jan. 19: Alejandro Escovedo
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Square Room Schedule
Friday, December 18 at 9p.m.
Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors Christmas Tour
$12 advance/$15 door, Partially Seated
Saturday, December 19 at 9p.m.
Christabel & the Jons Christmas
$10 advance/$12 door, Seated
Thursday, December 31 at 10p.m.
After the First Night artists, stick around for
Dishwater Blonde.
$15, ALL TICKET PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT KNOXVILLE AREA RESCUE MINISTRIES
Breakfast available for purchase at 1a.m. & Complimentary Champagne toast with valid ID
Wednesday, January 6 at 12p.m.
KJO Jazz Lunch presents a Tribute to Oscar Peterson and Phineas Newborn featuring pianist Ben Dockery
$15 includes buffet lunch, Seated
WDVX presents: Blue Plate Special
Fridays at noon
December 18: Robinella / Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
December 25: Merry Christmas!
The popular live broadcast of WDVX’s Blue Plate Special has moved to the Square Room for their Friday shows. A greater capacity means more room to enjoy the show, plus the ability to order lunch from Cafe 4.
Doors open one hour before showtime.
Tickets are available by visiting
www.thesquareroom.com, Cafe 4 coffee bar, Disc Exchange & Cat’s Music in West Knoxville. All Blue Plate Specials are free and open to the public.
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| Market Square District Event Calendar
November 27-January 3: Holidays on Ice, Market Square
December 16: Tour de Lights Bike Ride, Krutch Park, 7pm
December 19: Market Square Holiday Market, Market St., 11a.m.-8p.m.
December 31: First Night Knoxville, downtown Knoxville, 3p.m.-midnight
January 16: YWCA Race Against Racism, 11:30a.m.
April 9-11: Dogwood Arts Festival Market Square Art Fair
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