Dan's Bar & Grill 7204 Asheville Hwy. (524-9303) Wed., Fri., & Sat.: Live music.

Electric Ballroom 1213 Western Ave. (525-6724) Parties every Thursday and Tuesday. All kinds of DJs. $3.

Fairbanks Roasting Room 607 Market St. (544-3090) Thurs.: Jazz, 8-11pm. Sat.: various music/dance events. 3rd Sun.: Sanctus Goth dance w/ Michael Xi and Caustic, 10pm. $5.

Fiction 214 W. Jackson. (329.00FX) Always 18+. Fri.: Sleep Over w/ DJ Trey (old school, new party hits). Wear PJs, get in free. Sat.: WILD House Party w/VIP Silhouette and billiard rooms. Wed.: Sinister—Fetish Fantasy Night. $3, $5 under 21.

Macleod's 501 Market St. (546-2103) Thurs., Fri. & Sat.: Karaoke night.

Tonic 125 E. Jackson. (522-4656) Open Tues-Sat., 5pm-3am. Sat. and Wed.: Dance Party w/ DJ Alfred.

Don't Dress for Dinner A very fast-paced farce by Marc Camoletti. West Side Dinner Theater. Thurs., Fri., & Sat. Dinner 6:45pm; show, 8:15pm. Jan. 2-25. Call for pricing. (966-8768)

Greater Tuna Two men play 20 men, women, kids and pets of Tuna, Texas. Theatre Central's new location, 319 N. Gay St. Jan. 10-26. Fri. & Sat. 8pm, Sun. 7pm. $10, $5 students. (936-2291)

The Lion in Winter James Goldman, author of The Princess Bride, wrote this comedy of medieval family, holidays and revenge. Walters State Community College, Inman Humanities Complex. Jan. 10-12. Fri. & Sat. 8pm, Sun. 2:30pm. $8, $5 students & seniors. (423-585-6824)

Wilderness Wildlife Week will be held Jan. 11-19 in Pigeon Forge. For more info call 429-7350.

Ellen Kushner of public radio's Sound and Spirit will speak Jan. 12, 1pm at a buffet brunch at the University Club, to benefit WUOT and TN Valley Unitarian's Performing Arts & Lecture Series. Tix are $45/person or $500/table of 8. Call 523-4176 for tickets. See "music" listings for more info.

Friendship Force of Knoxville offers an exchange to India March 27-Apr. 11. Hotel, transport, meals and tours cost $3350. For more info call 521-9937.

Religious Debate Rabbi Steven Berkeson of Congrega-

tion Beth Shalom will debate Miami-based Rabbi Moshe Koniuchowsky on the validity of the New Testament. Jan. 12, 1:30pm, Knoxville Christian School (off Campbell Station Rd.).

Adrian's Cafe 10133 Kingston Pike (Pellissippi/ Kingston crossover; 693-6888) Mon.-Sat., 11:30am-3pm.

American Museum of Science and Energy 300 South Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge (576-3200) Tues.-Sat. 9am-5pm; Sun. 1-5pm. $2-3.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg (436-5860) Mon.-Sat. 8:30am-4:30pm. Thru Apr. 20: Artists-in-Residence Revolving Presentation.

Art and Antiques Gallery Green Victorian house at World's Fair Park. (525-7619) Tues.-Sat. 10am-4pm; Sun. 1-5pm.

Arts and Culture Alliance Rodman Townsend Gallery, Candy Factory, 7th fl., World's Fair Park. (523-7543) Mon.-Sun. 9am-10pm.

Art Market Gallery Candy Factory, 4th fl., World's Fair Park. (525-5265) Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Thru Jan. 15: Brenda Mills (watercolor) and Sylvia Riley (functional pottery).

Back Room Gallery Walnut Bldg., 420 W. Church Ave. (522-8484) Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun. 1-4pm..

Belleza Salon and Spa 6209 Kingston Pk. (558-8424). Thru March 31: Portraits (photos by Mark Mosrie).

Bennett Galleries 5308 Kingston Pk. (584-6791). Thru Jan. 11: Richard Jolley and Tommie Rush (glass).

Brazo 4 Market Sq. (524-7982). Mon.-Tues. 7am-3pm, Wed.-Sat. 7am-3pm and 4pm-12am. Thru Jan. 31: Still Walking (photos by John Dominic Barbarino).

Clear Vision Window Gallery 517 Union Ave. (455-4278). Always pedestrian viewable. Thru Jan. 5: Ether (Anita Jung).

East Tennessee Discovery Center Chilhowee Park (594-1494). Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm. Planetarium and hands-on exhibits for kids and their adults. $4/adults, $3/kids 5+, $2 ages 3 and 4.

East Tennessee Historical Society Museum 600 Market St. (215-8830) Mon.-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Ongoing exhibit: The East Tennesseans. Thru Mar. 16: Building for the Future: Highlights from 10 Years of ETHSM.

Eun-Sook Kim 109 Windham Rd., Oak Ridge (483-4514)

Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture 1715 Volunteer Blvd., University of Tennessee (974-3200) Mon. 8:30am-8pm, Tues.-Fri. 8:30am-5pm, Sun. 1-4pm. Jan. 8-Feb. 3: Koetter/Kim & Associates: Cities & Buildings.

Gallery 133A 133A S. Gay Street (546-1333) Call for hours. Thru Jan. 31: Eddie Davis (sculpture), Mark Wankel (paintings).

Good Life Gallery 5338 N. Broadway. (686-0250) Tues.-Sat. 10am-6pm.

Hanson Gallery 5607 Kingston Pk. (584-6097) Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 1-4pm.

Susan Key Galleries 29 Market Square. (522-3999) Mon.-Fri. 11am-5pm. Thru Jan. 3: Six on the Square (Richard Painter, Carl Gombert, Rand Bradford, Henry Molter, Ann Roberson & Steven Price).

Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center 2nd floor, Candy Factory. (523-1401)

Knoxville Museum of Art 1050 World's Fair Park Dr. (525-6101) Tues.-Thurs.:10am-5pm; Fri. 10am-9pm; Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. noon-5pm. $5, youth 17 and under free. Permanent Exhibit: Exploratory Gallery with Thorne Miniature Room. Thru Jan. 5: Victorian Visionary: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield. Thru Jan. 19: Trees. Thru March 2: Richard Jolley: Sculptor of Glass. Jan. 17-Apr. 27: A Century of Progress: Twentieth Century Painting in Tennessee.

Koh Gallery, Southern Market, 5400 Homberg Drive. (588-0274) Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm. Ongoing: Ruth Koh, oil painting.

Frank H. McClung Museum 1327 Circle Park, University of Tennessee (974-2144) Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Permanent Exhibit: Geology & the Fossil History of Tenn.

Mother Earth Oils & Herbs 119 S. Central St., Ste. 2 (637-2800) Tues.-Wed. 2-9pm, Thurs. 2-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 2-11pm.

Nomad 31 Market Square (522-9594) Tues.-Fri.: 11:30am-5pm and by appointment. Thru Jan. 30: Mona Shiber de Kay, clay and paper works.

Oak Ridge Community Art Center 201 Badger Rd. (457-3171 or 574-5259) Sat.-Mon. 1-4pm, Tues.-Fri. 9am-5pm.

ReRuns Boutique 2 Market Square (525-9525) Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm, Sat. 11am-4pm. Thru Jan. 15: New Vintage Jewels by Tracy Kramer.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church 2931 Kingston Pike (983-5266) Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm. Thru Jan. 3: Billie Rothove and Marta Goebel.

Tomato Head Market Square (637-4067, 632-3113) Mon. 11am-3pm; Tues.-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat. 11am-11pm; Sun., 10am-10pm. Thru Jan. 4: Through My Window (Nelson Valazquez). Jan. 4-Feb. 1: Inner-City Children View Their World (48 Knoxville Weekend Academy students). Reception Jan. 11, 12-2pm.

Twisted Vessel Gallery 3335 Old Mill St., Pigeon Forge (453-4945) Mon.-Sat. 10:30am-5pm

Upstairs Gallery Oak Ridge Mall near Proffitts. (483-2001) Mon.-Sat.: 10am-8pm; Sundays (in Dec. only) 1-6pm.

Walters State Community College Art Gallery in library, Morristown. (587-3087) Mon.-Thurs. 8am-8:30pm, Fri. 8am-4:30pm, Sat. 9am-1pm, Sun. 1:30-5:30pm. Thru Jan. 30: Kevin Bradley (Yee-Haw co-owner).

Yee-Haw Industries 413 S. Gay St. (522-1812) Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm, or by appointment. Closed Sat. & Sun. Closed thru Jan. 5.

Not-so-Secret Secrets of the Smokies lecture series at the Blount Co. Ctr. of Pellissippi State will feature park ranger and volunteer Mary Jo White Jan. 6, 7pm. For more info call 981-5333 or 681-1064.

KMA Director Todd D. Smith will lecture on Elliott Daingerfield and American art at the turn of the 20th century Jan. 3, 6pm at KMA. Admission is free. For more info call 525-6101. (See Spotlights, page 19.)

First Friday Open Mike takes place at Mountain Laurel Gallery, 4th fl., Candy Factory, 5:30-8:30pm. For more info call 544-7100.

Poetry Slam takes place on the third Friday in December at Barley's, 9pm.

Open Mike every Wed. at 11th Street Expresso House, every Friday at Golden Roast, 9pm.

AUDITIONS

Art Market Gallery will host their Annual Juried Exhibition Jan. 28-Feb. 23. All area artists and craftspeople may hand-deliver their work Jan. 14-24, 10am-4pm. For more info call Roger Kroll, 546-5974.

The Metropolitan Opera National Council's district auditions will be held in Knoxville Jan. 18 at UT's Music Hall. Winners will advance to mid-South regional auditions in Memphis March 8. Singers must be 20-33 years old. For more info call 457-2072 or 615-665-1957, or email [email protected].

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts seeks Horn Woodturning artist for 11-month residency. Private studio, housing and meals for modest fee. Teaching opps avail. Deadline Feb. 1. Also, openings for studio assistantships, work-study and scholarships with deadlines of Jan. 15 for spring and Feb. 15 for summer. For more info see arrowmont.org or call 436-5860.

OTHER

City People/ Volunteer Ministry Center Dinner will take place Jan. 17, 4:15pm. Help feed the hungry. For more info call 637-1111.

Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Tennessee Heartland is seeking volunteers to represent abused children in court. Training is required. For more info, call 425-0888 in Anderson County, toll-free at 1-866-777-0020 outside.

Ijams Nature Ctr. Events for Kids include Nature Preschool Jan. 16 and 18, 10-11:30am (ages 3-5; one child per adult; $15); and Student Holiday Nature Day Camp Jan. 17, 8am-5pm (ages K-5; $32). Call 577-4717 x11 to register for preschool, x28 for day camp.

Bijou Theatre Center will offer acting classes for children and teens ages 5-17 and singing classes for kids and teens 9-17. Classes are on Saturdays, Jan. 18-Feb. 22. For more info call Leigh Price, 523-4211.

Art Classes for Children will be taught at Smart Toys and Books beginning in January. Classes run for six weeks. For more info call Andrea, 300-7969.

Kindermusik (music enrichment program which fosters early development) with Ms. Eady now accepting enrollments for semester starting Feb. 1. Classes avail. weekdays, evenings and weekends for kids birth-7. Email [email protected] for info.

Youth Ice Hockey is available for ages 6-17. For info visit www.KAHA.org or call 588-3680.

Tales for Tots is offered Wednesdays, 10am at Barnes & Noble (ages birth-5). Also, a storytime is Saturdays at 11am.

Storytime takes place at Borders Saturdays at 11am.

January Jumpstart for Writers will feature Bill Brown teaching poetry and Cecelia Tichi teaching fiction Jan. 10-12 at the Best Western in Sweetwater (I-75, exit 60). Register by Jan. 3 at tmwi.org, or email [email protected].

Communication Between the Sexes will be taught at the West Side Dinner Theater, 12801 Kingston Pike, Jan. 7, 7pm; Improv Comedy will be taught Jan. 6, 7-9pm. RSVP required; call 670-1072 or email [email protected].

Feldenkrais Class to improve flexibility meets Mondays starting Jan. 6, 9:15-10:15am at TN Valley Unitarian. Also, a Healthy Start exercise class, including strengthening exercises, Feldenkrais, meditation and health education meets Wednesdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 26, 7-8:30pm in the Physical Therapy Dep't, Fort Sanders West, Bldg. 1; cost is $175. Pre-registration required for both: call Brenda Rasch, 690-6416.

An Introduction to Jewish Life and Thought will meet Thursdays starting Jan. 9, 7:15-8:30pm, at Temple Beth El, 3037 Kingston Pike. Rabbis Joseph Mendelsohn and Beth Schwartz will teach. To register call 522-0701 or 524-3521.

Upcoming Ijams Nature Center classes for adults include Beginning Birdwatching Jan. 11, 9am-12pm ($15) and Living Clean and Green—Organic Gardening and Composting Jan. 18, 12pm (free). RSVP to 577-4717 x11.

Pellissippi State spring semester registration will take place at the Hardin Valley Rd. campus Jan. 9 and 14; at Magnolia Ave. Jan. 9; at Blount Co. Jan. 13; and at Division St. Jan. 14. Hours are 10:30am-6:30pm. Classes begin Jan. 16. For more info call 694-6568.

Knox Co. Adult Home Economics Classes including quilting, knitting/crochet, floral design, sewing, cooking and more will be taught at 101 E. Fifth Ave starting Jan. 13. Most classes meet weekly for six weeks and cost $45 plus supplies. Call 594-3714, 8:30am-4pm, for more info, or see www.korrnet.org/kcschool.

Bijou Theatre Center will offer acting classes for adults on Tuesdays, Jan. 21-Feb. 25. For more info or to register call Leigh Price, 523-4211.

Yoga Class Eight-week course begins Jan. 21, downtown at the Candy Factory. Also, a 6-mo. yoga teacher training course runs Jan. 23-June. Call Prasad for more info on either: 300-8125.

Gentle Yoga for all ages and health levels is taught in day and evening classes in south, west, and east Knoxville. Call 800-888-8592 for more info.

Yoga Classes by C.O.R.E. Family Yoga Ctr. include Kidz 10 and older, Mondays, 6:30-7:15pm; and family yoga. For more info call 694-4220.

Knoxville Area Career Center classes include "Remodel Your Resume," "Craft a Successful Cover Letter," and "Polish Your Interviewing Skills." Registration required at 522-8322.

Kundalini Yoga and Meditation (the yoga of awareness) at Laurel School, 16th & Laurel, Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30pm; or Tuesdays at Unitarian Church, Turnpike and Robertsville in Oak Ridge, 6:30pm. By donation. Bring a blanket. Call 524-1091 for info.

International Folk Dancing sessions are held every Wed., 7:30-10pm., at Woodland School, 168 Manhattan Ave., Oak Ridge. Cost is $3. For info call 470-9536.

HEALTH & WELL BEING

Fibromyalgia Workshop: Muscle Spasms will be led by Dr. Martie Blue Jan. 18, 10am at Total Rehab Physical Therapy, 1304 Papermill Points Way. Free screening available. For more info call 588-6789.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Knoxville offers free monthly support groups and free eight-week classes for families and friends of mentally ill persons. Also offering an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder group (not for family or friends; twice monthly) and a free monthly Criminal Justice Support Group. For more info call 602-7807.

Narcotics Anonymous, a 12-step program for people with drug addictions, meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at Fifth Ave. Baptist Church, 2500 E. 5th Ave. Call 406-2220 for more info.

The Wellness Community provides psychological and social support services for cancer patients and their families at no charge. Most meetings and classes at 1844 Terrace Ave; also in Oak Ridge. For more info call 546-4661.

Overeater's Anonymous is a 12-step support group for those who overeat, binge, purge or starve. Meetings are held Saturdays, 9:30am at Second Pres. Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, rm. 229. Call 671-8871 for other times and locations.

Adult Children of Alcoholics, a 12-step recovery group for those who grew up in dysfunctional homes, meets Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm at Park 40 Club, 9217 Park West Blvd. and Thursdays, 7:30-9 at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 425 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. More info: 531-4846 or [email protected].

New Heart Society, a support group for pre- and post op. organ recipients, meets the last Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm at Barnhills Buffet, Kingston Pike. For more info call 992-6597

Greater Knoxville PFLAG meets the fourth Thursday of every month at TVUUC, 2931 Kingston Pike, 7pm. For more info see korrnet.org/knxpflag or call 531-2539, 7-11pm.

American Cancer Society offers many support groups in Knox, Blount, Anderson and Sevier Cos. inc. CancerNET, Man to Man, and Look Good...Feel Better. For more info call 1-800-ACS-2345; Blount residents, call 977-5534; Anderson Man-to-Man, call 457-1649.

OTHER

A Young Executives Mixer will be held at Club LeConte Jan. 9 and the second Thursday of each month. Free for members and non; cash bar. For more info call 523-0405 or email [email protected].

Harmony Adoptions of Tennessee will hold an Adoption Information Meeting at the Maple Grove Inn Jan. 14, 6:30-8pm. Free and open to anyone interested in pursuing int'l or domestic adoption. If interested, call Pam Frye, 982-5225.

The Lost Texans & Friends Club will hold their first meeting Jan. 16, 7pm at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant, 7522 Kingston Pike. Call Kim, 983-1931, for more info.

Film Discussion Group meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the cafe at Borders. See www.geocities.com/knoxfilmforum for details.

Spectrum Cafe, a safe harbor and social gathering place for GLBT and questioning H.S. youth and their straight friends, meets 7-10:30pm every first and third Saturday at TVUUC, 2931 Kingston. See spectrumcafe.org or call David Massey, 250-3288.

Knoxville Pipe and Drums meets every Monday at the Scottish Rite Temple on 15th St. Beginning chanter and drum lessons, 6pm., band practice, 7pm. For more info call 691-5319.

Nat'l Ass'n of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, E. TN chapter, meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month except Dec., 12-1pm at ETHRA, 9111 Cross Park Dr. Call 691-2551 for directions and 215-5329 for all other info.

Scrabble Club meets Tuesdays, 6pm, Borders Books. The first week is free; then $5 if you decide to join the club, small weekly fee thereafter. All skill levels welcome. For info: 470-0934, [email protected].

Knoxville 2600 for anyone interested in computers or technology meets the first Friday of the month at Borders Cafe, across from West Town Mall, 5pm. For info email [email protected].

Christian Friends & Fellowship, a singles group with focus on prayer, worship, inspirational literature and friendship in a non-conservative atmosphere, meets Tuesdays, 7-9pm. For more info call Nathan, 237-5636.

Twelfth Night Service for the Epiphany will celebrate with a Feast of Lights service on Sunday, January 5 at 6pm. Poetry readings and Appalachian carols will be presented. Guest musicians Tim and Ingrid Schalk will perform on hammered dulcimer, bowed psaltery, and guitar. A free nursery is provided. The Episcopal Church of the Ascension is located at 800 Northshore Drive in Knoxville. All are welcome. For more info call Jim Garvey, 588-0589.