Community Calendar

New Food Pantry now available to neighborhood and surrounding areas twice a month. Every 2nd Thursday of each month we will be giving away non-perishable goods and personal care items. On the 4th Thursday of each month we will be serving a hot meal.

Circle Modern Dance continues its annual holiday tradition of Modern Dance Primitive Light, a Winter Solstice performance of dance and live music. The 2025 performances will take place from December 11-13 at the show’s traditional venue - the historic Laurel Theater in the Fort Sanders neighborhood.

Modern Dance Primitive Light features performance art by local choreographers, dancers, and musicians. Each performance showcases live music, directed and scored by Duck. This year’s show will feature set work from goco, a guest artist from New York, and a special collaboration with Sunshine Services during Thursday’s (Dec. 11) show. Featured choreography includes pieces from both past and present core dancers as well as new artists joining our circle.

Attendees can join the “Pay What You Wish” Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday, December 10th at 8:00 PM or performances on Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 PM, Friday, December 12th at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, December 13th at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM at the historic Laurel Theater (1538 Laurel Avenue). Tickets are $20 in advance on TicketTailor and $25 at the door with a $5 discount for students, seniors, and military service members. Modern Dance Primitive Light is a show for all ages and participates in the Penny4Arts program, allowing children to attend for one penny when accompanied by an adult. This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Arts Commission.

About Circle Modern Dance

Circle Modern Dance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Knoxville, TN. The organization was founded in 1990 by Mark Lamb, Claire Barratt, Wendy Nash Remick, and Kimberly Matibag. The philosophy of Circle Modern Dance is that Every Body has the Right to Dance. For more information, visit www.circlemoderndance.com.

Blount Mansion 2025 Holiday Candlelight Tours

Join us on Friday, December 12th & Saturday, December 13th for a festive time!

We will be giving Holiday Candlelight Tours highlighting American traditions during the holidays!

Tickets are $20 available
at
https://blount-mansion.square.site/

Tours start at 5pm! and last tour at 7pm

Sponsored by Johnson Architecture

Circle Modern Dance continues its annual holiday tradition of Modern Dance Primitive Light, a Winter Solstice performance of dance and live music. The 2025 performances will take place from December 11-13 at the show’s traditional venue - the historic Laurel Theater in the Fort Sanders neighborhood.

Modern Dance Primitive Light features performance art by local choreographers, dancers, and musicians. Each performance showcases live music, directed and scored by Duck. This year’s show will feature set work from goco, a guest artist from New York, and a special collaboration with Sunshine Services during Thursday’s (Dec. 11) show. Featured choreography includes pieces from both past and present core dancers as well as new artists joining our circle.

Attendees can join the “Pay What You Wish” Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday, December 10th at 8:00 PM or performances on Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 PM, Friday, December 12th at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, December 13th at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM at the historic Laurel Theater (1538 Laurel Avenue). Tickets are $20 in advance on TicketTailor and $25 at the door with a $5 discount for students, seniors, and military service members. Modern Dance Primitive Light is a show for all ages and participates in the Penny4Arts program, allowing children to attend for one penny when accompanied by an adult. This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Arts Commission.

About Circle Modern Dance

Circle Modern Dance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Knoxville, TN. The organization was founded in 1990 by Mark Lamb, Claire Barratt, Wendy Nash Remick, and Kimberly Matibag. The philosophy of Circle Modern Dance is that Every Body has the Right to Dance. For more information, visit www.circlemoderndance.com.

Blount Mansion 2025 Holiday Candlelight Tours

Join us on Friday, December 12th & Saturday, December 13th for a festive time!

We will be giving Holiday Candlelight Tours highlighting American traditions during the holidays!

Tickets are $20 available
at
https://blount-mansion.square.site/

Tours start at 5pm! and last tour at 7pm

Sponsored by Johnson Architecture

Circle Modern Dance continues its annual holiday tradition of Modern Dance Primitive Light, a Winter Solstice performance of dance and live music. The 2025 performances will take place from December 11-13 at the show’s traditional venue - the historic Laurel Theater in the Fort Sanders neighborhood.

Modern Dance Primitive Light features performance art by local choreographers, dancers, and musicians. Each performance showcases live music, directed and scored by Duck. This year’s show will feature set work from goco, a guest artist from New York, and a special collaboration with Sunshine Services during Thursday’s (Dec. 11) show. Featured choreography includes pieces from both past and present core dancers as well as new artists joining our circle.

Attendees can join the “Pay What You Wish” Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday, December 10th at 8:00 PM or performances on Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 PM, Friday, December 12th at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, December 13th at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM at the historic Laurel Theater (1538 Laurel Avenue). Tickets are $20 in advance on TicketTailor and $25 at the door with a $5 discount for students, seniors, and military service members. Modern Dance Primitive Light is a show for all ages and participates in the Penny4Arts program, allowing children to attend for one penny when accompanied by an adult. This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Arts Commission.

About Circle Modern Dance

Circle Modern Dance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Knoxville, TN. The organization was founded in 1990 by Mark Lamb, Claire Barratt, Wendy Nash Remick, and Kimberly Matibag. The philosophy of Circle Modern Dance is that Every Body has the Right to Dance. For more information, visit www.circlemoderndance.com.

The Oak Ridge Community Band is pleased to present its annual Christmas Concert on Sunday afternoon, December 14, at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center located at 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge. The concert will begin at 3 pm, and there is no admission fee. The audience will enjoy familiar and seasonal Christmas music including such favorites as "Sleigh Ride," "Greensleeves," "The Polar Express," "Auld Lang Syne," "Feliz Navidad," and many other lovely tunes and carols. Mark this date on your calendar; plan to take a break from shopping and savor the beauty of the season.

Conservation on Tap
Schulz Bräu Brewing Company
Every third Thursday, monthly at 7 p.m.

Conservation on Tap is a monthly speaker series hosted by Discover Life in America (DLiA) at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company to bring nature enthusiasts together for cold drinks and great conversations!

See what's on the schedule this month at: https://dlia.org/conservation-on-tap

DLiA is the official science partner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Learn more at dlia.org

Conservation on Tap
Wed. December 17 at 7 p.m.
Schulz Bräu Brewing Company
Free!

Saving Our National Parks

Join us this month for a special event featuring award-winning local author, former park ranger and dedicated DLiA Board Member, Steve Kemp, for a special conversation on the extraordinary partnership that helped protect America’s most iconic natural treasures. Kemp will share insights from his newly published book, An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands, which uncovers how Rockefeller—working alongside National Park Service visionaries Stephen Mather, Horace Albright, and Arno Cammerer—shaped the national park system we know today.

At a time when America’s national parks face mounting visitation pressures and under-resourced management, this story of bold conservation philanthropy and collaboration offers lessons and inspiration for the challenges ahead.

Grab a beverage, meet fellow conservation enthusiasts, and enjoy an evening of storytelling, history, and hope for the future of our public lands.

Conservation on Tap is a speaker series held every third Wednesday at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company and is hosted by Discover Life in America—science partner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park since 1998.