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LAZ Art Gallery Opens at 108 East Jackson Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 7, 2020

Lauren Lazarus recently opened the latest in a growing list of galleries in the Old City. Located at 108 East Jackson, it is adjacent to the gallery and studio recently opened by Mark Carson English. The...

A Preview of “Blithe Spirit” Presented by Clarence Brown Theatre

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 5, 2020

Clarence Brown Theatre continues its season with Noël Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit,” directed by Sharon Ott. Debuted in London in 1941, it ran for a record 1,997 performances and then followed with a successful run on...

Big Ears Announces New Managing Director, Carpetbag Theatre Announces New Executive Director

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 4, 2020

As of this weekend, the Big Ears Festival (March 26 – 29) added Aaron Greenwald as Managing Director. Expected to play a large role in the “evolution and growth of the festival,” Greenwald brings years of...

Waynestock 2020: Good Music, Good Vibes, Good Works

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 3, 2020

Another edition of Waynestock has come and gone. This marks the 10th annual event and, as always, very good music was found at every turn. The array of talent in this city borders on ridiculous. The...

Good Food and Music

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 31, 2020

Years ago Waylon Jennings expressed his opinion about what makes life worth living in his great song “Luckenbach, Texas.” I’d say good friends and family first, without a question. Close behind that, for me, would be...

African Dance Classes Come to Downtown Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 27, 2020

When Jamie McGowan arrived in Knoxville last August to assume her position as Director of Global Research at the University of Tennessee, she landed on a mission to find Knoxville’s African dance community. It wasn’t easy....

Southern Skies Music Festival, Waynestock and Another Semi-Music Related Bit

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 22, 2020

In the wake of the cancellation of Rhythm N’ Blooms, Dogwood Arts is producing a new festival that will be curated by The Dirty Guv’nahs. The new festival, promoted as the “inaugural” festival, will be presented...

“Knoxville Mermaid” Serves Up Secret Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 14, 2019

Eleanor Scott and Adam Pernell Deal have produced an excellent new picture book, “Knoxville Mermaid,” worth consideration for a spot beneath the Christmas Tree. Deal’s illustrations are compelling and complex, while Scott’s narrative, simple as a...

New Downtown Gallery, 214 Magnolia Has Grand Opening Tonight

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 22, 2019

It was a long and sometimes circuitous journey for owner Megan Stair, from her birth place in Indiana to her new gallery, 214 Magnolia (at 214 Magnolia Avenue!). As with many such journeys, each step of...

Old City Performing Arts Center Announces Indiegogo Campaign, Grand Opening, First Season for River & Rail

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 15, 2019

It’s been a year and a half since the announcement that River & Rail Theatre Company would open and operate the Old City Performing Arts Center at 111 State Street. After a large amount of work...

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LAZ Art Gallery Opens at 108 East Jackson Avenue

A Preview of “Blithe Spirit” Presented by Clarence Brown Theatre

Big Ears Announces New Managing Director, Carpetbag Theatre Announces New Executive Director

Waynestock 2020: Good Music, Good Vibes, Good Works

Good Food and Music

African Dance Classes Come to Downtown Knoxville

Southern Skies Music Festival, Waynestock and Another Semi-Music Related Bit

“Knoxville Mermaid” Serves Up Secret Knoxville

New Downtown Gallery, 214 Magnolia Has Grand Opening Tonight

Old City Performing Arts Center Announces Indiegogo Campaign, Grand Opening, First Season for River & Rail

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