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...
Culture
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...
2016 Scruffy City Comedy Festival Lineup Announced
The third annual Scruffy City Comedy Festival will take place the first weekend in November and today I have the first release of the lineup for the third annual festival. I have to thank festival organizer...
Jack Neely Offers Series on Knoxville History at Church Street United Methodist Church
Many of us greatly enjoy the columns and various lectures and walking tours led by Jack Neely. Starting Sunday you’ll have a chance to hear him speak for an hour each week for four weeks. It’s...
Broadway Studios and Gallery
Ed. Note: Today yoga teacher, blogger and vlogger Leslie Ellingburg, first featured on this blog just about a year ago, returns with a look at a very cool studio just up Broadway. If you like what you read here,...
Tour Downtown Homes at the Urban Home and Garden Tour
I can’t remember the year my wife and I first attended a tour of downtown homes. It must have been sometime in the early 2000’s. We were struck with the range of residences, from traditional to...