Inside of Knoxville

Clarence Brown Theatre’s “Trouble in Mind,” Well Done and Challenging

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 13, 2023

Trouble in Mind is a play within a play. Originally a contemporary play featuring portrayals of a mostly black cast in the 1950s, the time of the setting remains and has become historical itself. The content...

Big Ears, Yo Yo Ma, and Waynestock

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 1, 2023

Knoxville is a great city in which to be a lover of great music. The genres span the spectrum and the music never stops. Last night and this coming weekend highlights the best of who we...

The Appalachia Sessions Offer Great Music and Cultural Connections

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 23, 2023

The Appalachia Sessions might remind some of Austin City Limits, while locals with a bit of a memory might recall the iterations, first at the Bijou, then the Square Room, and later at Boyd’s Jig and...

Arts and Media For Fun On a Friday

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 16, 2022

From time to time I have a mix of small hits that I’d like to share with the larger world and today is a good day to serve up a few of those. For today’s episode,...

Lilienthal Gallery Celebrates Their Winter Exhibition: Transcending Traditions

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 15, 2022

Lilienthal Gallery, 23 Emory Place, was the site recently for a Winter White opening. Beyond a simple theme for a party, the recommended color of dress echoed the work presented by four Israeli women, each of...

Inside of a New York City Christmas 2022

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 13, 2022

Long-term readers of this website know how much I enjoy New York City. It struck a chord with me as a small child and now that I’m able to travel there more often, I do so...

Ijams Nature Center Has Great Year, Big Plans, and an Open House

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 8, 2022

(Today’s article is written by guest writer Heather Ryerson) If you have lived in Knoxville for any amount of time, you know the gem that Ijams Nature Center is to the community. Not only was it...

A Twelve Day Urban Musical Journey (with bonuses)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 8, 2022

I’m pretty sure I’ve never had tickets to six concerts in a twelve day period (outside of festivals) in my life until recently. With the way tickets are sold these days, of course, you buy them...

Knoxville Opera Presents The Merry Widow This Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 4, 2022

Tonight and in a Sunday matinee, Knoxville Opera presents The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar. Originally written in German, the libretto will be performed in English and includes both speaking portions as well as singing. The...

Nxt Gen Concert Series Turns the Spotlight on the City’s Younger Jazz Talent

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 18, 2022

How does a musically talented young girl growing up in a small Italian town and a young man growing up in a small Appalachian city, find themselves on stage a few years later to perform a...

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Culture

Clarence Brown Theatre’s “Trouble in Mind,” Well Done and Challenging

Big Ears, Yo Yo Ma, and Waynestock

The Appalachia Sessions Offer Great Music and Cultural Connections

Arts and Media For Fun On a Friday

Lilienthal Gallery Celebrates Their Winter Exhibition: Transcending Traditions

Inside of a New York City Christmas 2022

Ijams Nature Center Has Great Year, Big Plans, and an Open House

A Twelve Day Urban Musical Journey (with bonuses)

Knoxville Opera Presents The Merry Widow This Weekend

Nxt Gen Concert Series Turns the Spotlight on the City’s Younger Jazz Talent

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville