Inside of Knoxville

A Conversation with Cynthia Markert at Mauzy Broadway Studio

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 12, 2021

I met Cynthia Markert at her pop-up studio, Mauzy Broadway Pop-up Salon at 130 West Jackson Avenue (next to Robin Easter Design). The pop-up art gallery, featuring works by Markert and her neighbor, friend, and local...

Dogwood Arts Festival Returns (Carefully)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 26, 2021

When I learned earlier this year that the Dogwood Arts Festival would return to a live setting, I had mixed feelings. Picturing past festivals, it was hard for me to imagine holding the event in the...

Knoxville Poet Laureate Rhea Carmon Introduces Poetry in Motion

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 6, 2021

April is National Poetry Month and as a part of the celebration, Knoxville’s Poet Laureate, Rhea Carmon, in conjunction with the City of Knoxville and Knoxville Area Transit, is introducing Poetry in Motion. Carmon read some...

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2021

For many downtown restaurants, hotels and other businesses, the weekend the Big Ears Festival comes to town is their biggest of the year. 20,000 tickets were sold to the festival in in 2019, with fans and...

Moon Taxi to Perform on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 17, 2021

The World’s Fair Performance Lawn, prepared at considerable expense by the city and ready for use in late 2019, has not seen a major performance since its completion. The pandemic hit just a few months after...

Dogwood Arts: Evolving and Learning Through a Pandemic

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2021

I recently spoke with Sherry Jenkins, Executive Director of Dogwood Arts. I asked if she would take me through the last year at Dogwood Arts and speak to where the organization is after a year of...

Knoxville Native John Kelley Has Second Work Acquired by the Knoxville Museum of Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 19, 2021

I recently had a conversation with John Kelley, a Knoxville and New York artist. We spoke by phone, he from what he calls his southern studio, the home he grew up in and inherited from his...

Cal Johnson Park Basketball Court: A Splash of Color for the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 25, 2021

The Orchid Awards, which I wrote about last week, prompted me to tune in to a couple of projects I had not spotlighted. Cal Johnson Recreation Center, at 507 Hall of Fame Drive, received an infusion...

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces Orchid Nominees

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 22, 2021

Keep Knoxville Beautiful has announced their annual nominees for the Orchid Awards given annually to improvements to our city in a range of categories. This year marks the 39th year for the awards which are given...

Christmas Windows in the City, A Second Look

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 24, 2020

I’m leaving you with another round of Christmas windows in the city. I hope you find joy and peace in however you decide to celebrate. I hope everyone celebrates safely. I’ll put out a weekly planner...

Culture

A Conversation with Cynthia Markert at Mauzy Broadway Studio

Dogwood Arts Festival Returns (Carefully)

Knoxville Poet Laureate Rhea Carmon Introduces Poetry in Motion

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Moon Taxi to Perform on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn

Dogwood Arts: Evolving and Learning Through a Pandemic

Knoxville Native John Kelley Has Second Work Acquired by the Knoxville Museum of Art

Cal Johnson Park Basketball Court: A Splash of Color for the City

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces Orchid Nominees

Christmas Windows in the City, A Second Look

Mayor Kincannon Discusses Downtown

Christopher Robin Arts Opens at 418 South Gay Street

A Conversation with Cynthia Markert at Mauzy Broadway Studio

A White Wedding in a Global Pandemic: An Urban Story

Tailgate Closes at 23 Market Square