And We Break Bread Together
This is another of those articles I’m dropping on the occasional Saturday simply because so much is going on that it can’t be contained in five articles a week. And the food this city is producing...
Culture
Can Opera Be Funny? Can It Even Make Fun of Itself? Check Out These Performances!
Knoxville Opera presents a double bill tonight and Sunday at the Tennessee Theatre and the fare is anything but stilted. If you haven’t experienced opera, this would be a good place to start. If you enjoy...
Knoxville Mourns Two Local Artists, Remembers and Raises Money for Families
The artistic community in Knoxville, it can be argued, defines our uniqueness. Earlier this week I spotlighted a magical night with some of our finest musicians. Whether you explore local music, literary works, culinary arts, sculpture,...
A Homecoming at the The Corner Lounge
It was one of those special Knoxville nights. You know the kind: Great people you know gather with new friends to celebrate something essential to our city. Music is one of the ways we make this...
Theatre Knoxville Downtown Announces Move to 800 South Central Street
It’s been over a year-and-a-half since Theatre Knoxville Downtown announced its intentions to move. The working idea at the time included relocating to 213 E. Fifth Avenue, the site of Carmichael Automotive Repair. The group had...
Hola Festival 2018
I’m pretty sure I’ve never reported on an Hola Festival this far after the event itself. Modern attention spans being what they are, people have moved on. Still, I think the event is worth documenting each...
Saturday Bonus: Open Streets and Old Gray Cemetery Lantern and Carriage Tour
Here’s another Saturday bonus, brought to you by the ridiculous amount of events, developments and otherwise newsworthy stories coming out of downtown. In the past, both Open Streets and the Lantern and Carriage Tour of Old...
New Pop Up Concert Series Announced
It’s been over three years since I first told you about a unique series being promoted by Kent Oglesby of Knoxville Music Warehouse and Garrett Thomson. The series was a set of “secret” shows. Artists were...
Alias Grace Offers a Chilling Glimpse Into Our Darker Psyche
Clarence Brown Theatre offers a full season, each year, of excellent theatrical productions. A season ticket is a well warranted purchase. That said, the productions at the smaller sister Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre are often...
Big Ears Lineup Announced – Tickets Available
It’s the end of September so, of course, it’s time to announce spring music festival lineups, right? It’s never too early for those of us who wait all year for the music we love and for...