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Clarence Brown Theatre Announces New Season: A Conversation with Artistic Director Kenneth Martin

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 2, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre has announced its upcoming season even as this one winds down. Kenneth Martin joined the UT Theatre Department and Clarence Brown almost two years ago and the concluding season was hist...

The Burn Vote: A Musical Storytelling Event by River and Rail Theatre Company

Heather Ryerson·April 25, 2024

2020 marked an important milestone in our nation’s history, and it was anchored here in East TN. That milestone was the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. The Woman Suffrage movement had been...

An Interview with Poet Brian Griffin

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 5, 2024

I first encountered Brian Griffin sometime in the mid-to-late 1990s. I belonged to a Southern Literature Book Group led by Flossie McNabb at Davis Kidd Bookstore in west Knoxville where we read Brian’s recent book of...

Searching for Friday Night

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 19, 2024

(Today’s article is by Inside of Knoxville Intern, Alexa-Marie Melendez. Her adventures are from March first Friday. The exhibitions she visited remain available for your pleasure — art doesn’t just happen on First Friday!) I moved...

Knoxville’s Arts District Rises Nationally While New Artists Join Our Scene

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2024

(Today’s article is by Insideofknoxville.com intern Alexa-Marie Melendez) USA TODAY’s 10Best provides readers with experiential content that aims to help travelers and adventurers alike by aiding them in the discovery of new destinations and events. It...

“MIA” Invites Visually Impaired Visitors to a New Way of Experiencing the Museum of East TN History

Heather Ryerson·March 7, 2024

As many great things do, it started with a Girl Scout and a problem to solve. Teenager Mia Warren’s friend Campbell Rutherford has been visually impaired since birth, only seeing light. Having visited museums with Campbell,...

Internationally Renowned Artist Yigal Ozeri Brings Works to Lilienthal Gallery

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 1, 2024

Lilienthal Gallery in Emory Place features an exhibition by Israeli born, New York based photorealist artist Yigal Ozeri, opening tonight. The artist will be present in the gallery to discuss his works tonight and Saturday and...

Beck Cultural Exchange Center Celebrates Black History Month with Special Programming and Plans for the Future

Heather Ryerson·February 21, 2024

I’m still slowly making my way through all of the hidden gems Knoxville has to offer. Since it is Black History Month, I thought it appropriate that my most recent wandering took me to the Beck Cultural Exchange...

Waynestock 12 Fills Ears and Hearts While Lending a Helping Hand

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 5, 2024

This past Thursday through Saturday night, the annual magic of Waynestock highlighted the talent and compassion of the local music scene. Intended as a one-off event to express the music community’s love for Wayne Bledsoe on...

Knoxville Continues to “Punch Above Its Cultural Weight”

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 23, 2024

I first heard the phrase above in a conversation with an out-of-town guest during Big Ears a couple of years ago. He’d visited Knoxville several times in connection with the Big Ears Festival and said he...

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Clarence Brown Theatre Announces New Season: A Conversation with Artistic Director Kenneth Martin

The Burn Vote: A Musical Storytelling Event by River and Rail Theatre Company

An Interview with Poet Brian Griffin

Searching for Friday Night

Knoxville’s Arts District Rises Nationally While New Artists Join Our Scene

“MIA” Invites Visually Impaired Visitors to a New Way of Experiencing the Museum of East TN History

Internationally Renowned Artist Yigal Ozeri Brings Works to Lilienthal Gallery

Beck Cultural Exchange Center Celebrates Black History Month with Special Programming and Plans for the Future

Waynestock 12 Fills Ears and Hearts While Lending a Helping Hand

Knoxville Continues to “Punch Above Its Cultural Weight”

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