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Knoxville Opera – What’s Opera, Knox? (Plus Free Tickets!)

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 12, 2019

By Beth Evans, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Knoxville Opera* Perhaps you saw “What’s Opera, Doc?” when you were a child. Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd took opera and turned it into what was...

Clarence Brown Theatre Presents King Charles III

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 7, 2019

Clarence Brown Theatre’s current production, which opened last night, explores a circumstance which many who follow the British monarchy have long imagined: How might a reign by Prince Charles take shape. When Queen Elizabeth dies and...

Waynestock 2019

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 4, 2019

It’s one of my favorite musical events of the year and I know I’m not alone as I’ve heard others say the same. It’s tribal, but it’s open. Artists play one after the other for three...

Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider, Big Ears Festival, Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville, March 2018

Big Ears News, Other Music Happening Around and Lots of Video for a Snowy Day

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 29, 2019

Well you’re either comfy at home in your pjs because of the latest snowpocalypse or you fought the ragged back roads of KnoxVegas to dutifully report to work. If you are home, this article is for...

A Profile of Artist John Malcolm McRae on the Event of His Second Solo Exhibition

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 28, 2019

It’s a measure of a person that when the topic is that person, the topic turns immediately elsewhere. I stepped into John Malcolm McRae’s studio at Mighty Mud to talk about his work and his career....

Update on the New Theatre Knoxville Downtown Home

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 25, 2019

It’s been just over three months since the announcement that Theatre Knoxville Downtown would move from their long-term location at 319 North Gay Street to 800 South Central on the other end of downtown. It’s been...

Knox Heritage: New Leadership, New Directions, Same Mission

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 16, 2019

I’ve recently met with (relatively) new Knox Heritage Executive Director Todd Morgan a couple of times. He stopped into WUTK for a delightful interview on January 6 and then for coffee the next day. Knox Heritage is...

Mechanics Bank and Trust Building, 612 South Gay Street, Knoxville, January 2018

The Tennessee Theatre Purchases Four Floors of the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 8, 2019

I first wrote about the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building at 612 South Gay Street about four-and-a-half years ago. The article focused on the amazing fifth floor of the building. Almost a year ago I, again,...

Violins of Hope Offers a Somber Glimpse of the Past, A Testament to Human Resilience

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 7, 2019

I rarely write about specific gallery exhibitions. I was moved to do so for Violins of Hope, the most recent exhibition at the UT Downtown Gallery after attending the ribbon cutting and opening ceremony last Friday....

Local Comedian, Shane Rhyne, To Record Live Comedy Album – And You Are Invited

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 3, 2019

For people who have had anything more than a passing acquaintance with Knoxville’s comedy scene, there are things you know. Of Shane Rhyne, you know how important he has been in producing local shows and keeping...

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Culture

Knoxville Opera – What’s Opera, Knox? (Plus Free Tickets!)

Clarence Brown Theatre Presents King Charles III

Waynestock 2019

Big Ears News, Other Music Happening Around and Lots of Video for a Snowy Day

A Profile of Artist John Malcolm McRae on the Event of His Second Solo Exhibition

Update on the New Theatre Knoxville Downtown Home

Knox Heritage: New Leadership, New Directions, Same Mission

The Tennessee Theatre Purchases Four Floors of the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building

Violins of Hope Offers a Somber Glimpse of the Past, A Testament to Human Resilience

Local Comedian, Shane Rhyne, To Record Live Comedy Album – And You Are Invited

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