New Sculptures Added to Krutch Park
One of the initial complications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent shut down was it all hit just about perfectly at the time we would normally see an influx of new sculptures to Krutch Park....
Culture
Music for a Pandemic (or Anytime) from the Sedonas and R.B. Morris
We may only be touching the tip of the music and other art made during or released during the pandemic. We might expect that artists isolated during this time might tap the muse for inspiration and...
Find Your Books: Downtown Library, Union Avenue Books Open With New Twists (Plus a Weekend Recommendation!
Today the Lawson McGhee Library is open for business downtown, as well as seven other of the nineteen Knox County Public Library locations across the county. Each branch and the downtown library will open up to...
Downtown Knoxville Through the Creative Eyes of David Denton
I’ve taken photographs during the pandemic to preserve some of the sights and scenes and I’ve shared some of them here. My friend, architect, downtown denizen and sometimes contributor to this site, David Denton has used...
Checking In With Becky Hancock and the Tennessee Theatre
I spoke with Becky Hancock, Executive Director of the Tennessee Theatre. I asked if she would talk us through those early days when they realized this would be a significant event, through what transpired over the...
Checking in with River and Rail and the Old City Performing Arts Center
While many businesses have developed clever ways to deliver some semblance of their services while on shutdown, others simply do not work with the restrictions we’ve had in place. As the restrictions are slowly removed, more...
A New Novel, Albums, Videos and Poetry: Knoxville Continues to Make Art
Artists make art. War, famine, depression, or pandemics come and go, but the creative mind continues. Knoxville has more than its fair share of creative talent. Some of the work that has come to light, so...
Market Square Farmers’ Market, Some Businesses Open, Winners and New Giveaways Announced
This weekend saw the opening of the Market Square Farmers’ Market. A few businesses also opened around downtown, though many either remained closed or continued their carry-out operations. I expect more to open next week and...
Beautiful New Local Music Inspired by Coronavirus
In a normal world, tonight, I would have done something extremely abnormal for me, on a Friday night. This weekend was to have included two great events downtown in the City People Home Tour and Open...
Second Bell Sofa Soiree Set for Saturday to Raise Money for Local Bands and Businesses
As Rusty Odom, Editor of Blank Newspaper, watched the growing storm of the Coronavirus, he began thinking of ways to make the struggle a bit easier. “Necessity requires invention. We can’t let this thing rob us...