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Artist Mark Carson English Shares His Artistic Vision with Knoxville and Big Ears

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 22, 2019

Mark Carson English, an artist of international caliber, has returned to Knoxville after a circuitous journey that leaves him questioning if he has a home, though this is clearly his hometown an he’s quite fond of...

Artist Kara Lockmiller Responds to Big Ears

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 21, 2019

Area artists and others are responding to the all-encompassing presence of Big Ears in downtown Knoxville. Most notably, Funny Ears Fringe Festival has been running for several years, now, at Preservation Pub and Scruffy City Hall....

Found Sound Nation Brings Mosaic to Big Ears

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 20, 2019

Boundaries and intersections. They fascinate us. Where does one thing begin and another end? Are the demarcations rigid or fluid? Are they real or simply a human attempt to organize and understand a world which doesn’t...

Magnolia: Whispers from History and Conversations for the Present

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 8, 2019

William Faulkner in Requem for a Nun said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” The quote is instructive today as the United States deals with its past on many fronts. A nation whose past...

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces the 2019 Orchid Awards

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 7, 2019

Each year Keep Knoxville Beautiful recognizes several categories of efforts to improve and make our city more beautiful. Orchid Awards are given in seven different categories, including Redesign/Reuse, Outdoor Space, Community Garden, New Architecture, Public Art,...

“Detroit ’67” Begins a Short Run at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 27, 2019

As I walked down Gay Street last night, I heard a song from 1968 blaring from a car window and looked up to see a roughly twenty-year-old young woman singing along to each word. It was...

2019 Festival Schedule!

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 26, 2019

It’s that time of year, again, and, as usual, definitions of when festival season starts and what constitutes a festival will continue to bedevil the effort to make any kind of coherent list. I also tend...

Knoxville Opera Presents Lucia Di Lammermoor

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 21, 2019

This weekend (Friday, 7:30 PM, Sunday, 2:30 PM) Knoxville Opera presents Lucia Di Lammermoor at the Tennessee Theatre. It is the second production in their 2018 – 2019 season and features Brian Salesky as Music Director...

Big Ears Responses and Winners

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 18, 2019

The response to the Big Ears Ticket Giveaway was immediate and strong, with many people explaining why it mattered to them. Some have attended in the past, others have never been able to afford to go....

Win Big Ears Tickets! Opera Ticket Winner Announced!

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 14, 2019

Let’s just make this Valentines lovely for a few people in Knoxville, shall we? You don’t have to have a boo on this special day, a friend will do. You could even take an enemy and...

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Culture

Artist Mark Carson English Shares His Artistic Vision with Knoxville and Big Ears

Artist Kara Lockmiller Responds to Big Ears

Found Sound Nation Brings Mosaic to Big Ears

Magnolia: Whispers from History and Conversations for the Present

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces the 2019 Orchid Awards

“Detroit ’67” Begins a Short Run at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre

2019 Festival Schedule!

Knoxville Opera Presents Lucia Di Lammermoor

Big Ears Responses and Winners

Win Big Ears Tickets! Opera Ticket Winner Announced!

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