Leon Bridges at the Tennessee (and a Big Ears Winner)
I couldn’t let the week end without popping out some of the photos of the excellent Leon Bridges show. If you love soulful vocals with a splash of panache, he’s your man. I lean on my...
Culture
Big Ears Lineup Revealed – and Ticket Giveaway!
It’s pretty amazing that a festival which will happen over five months (March 23 – 26) from now is greeted with so much excitement. But then, Big Ears is a pretty extraordinary festival presenting music from all...
Hola Festival 2016 Draws Big Crowds for a Happy Celebration
I’ve said before that Hola is one of my favorite festivals of the year. Knoxville has just a little more of an international, big city feel with the sights and sounds of other cultures filling Market...
Knoxcentric Radio Show Launched, Schedule Announced, Available Via Podcast
I’ve mentioned the radio show a few times on the blog, but I wanted to bring it all together, put it out front for a bit and tell you about a related feature that has been...
Lots of Little Downtown Updates
Sometimes it just seems time to catch up and to catch our collective breath. The truth is so many thing are happening so fast in downtown Knoxville that they can’t all have a devoted article. As...
Theatre Knoxville Downtown Commemorates 15th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks with Special Production
When she saw it, she knew what she had to do. Courtney Woolard, browsing through piles of books at the Friends of the Library book sale found a script in the discard pile. Titled, “The...
Clarence Brown’s Production of “Violet” Marks the Beginning of the 2016-17 Season
Clarence Brown Theatre begins its fall season with a production of “Violet,” with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley. Based on the short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim by the excellent writer, Doris Betts....
The Historic Tennessee Theatre Relights Its Marquee and Signature Blade Sign
The long story of the Tennessee Theatre continues and, happily, most of the recent chapters have been happy ones. Originally built as a movie palace, it opened its doors on October 1, 1928 with a showing...
Asian Festival and Blankfest Highlight Upcoming Weekend
It’s hard for me to pick a good weekend to leave town. When I realized recently that I would need to be away for a couple of days, I deliberately chose to be here for the...
Dogwood Arts Finds a New Home: And You are Welcome
Dogwood Arts recently moved into new offices and invited the public to see the new space with an open house on First Friday. It’s something they could not have easily done in their previous location in...