As Seen on First Friday
Before we dive head-long into news from the city this week, I wanted to acknowledge the pleasant First Friday just ended. We may have caught the best weather for a February First Friday ever, as temperatures...
Culture
New Gallery and Studio Opens on Gay Street: Zach Searcy Projects
I first met Zach Searcy last May at one of the great events hosted at Paulk and Company on First Friday. His work spoke to me and I told him so. You can see some of...
Waynestock 2015 a Huge Success
I’d love to write a lengthy article about Waynestock, detailing set lists and performances, but for a couple of reasons, I can’t do that. First, I really wanted to enjoy the music and not focus as...
Waynestock Starts Tonight. Love Music? Then Don’t Miss It.
It’s really pretty simple: If you love music and want to support local bands, there really isn’t a choice about where to be for the next three nights. Forget the good reasons I’ll list below to be...
Forget Winter – It’s (Almost) Festival Season: Rhythm N Blooms Coming Soon
Just as the spring day teased us yesterday – with unrealistic hopes for sunshine and warmth for the next few weeks – I’ll tease you with news of a wonderful spring festival. I love Rhythm N...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the Tennessee Theatre
I love mash-ups of cultural elements not usually situated in close proximity, so to see African drummers, a jazz band, a symphony orchestra and slam poets all on the same stage is naturally going to grab...
TN Theatre Celebrates: Open House, Tours and A New Book
Ten years ago tomorrow, January 14, 2005, the Tennessee Theatre opened its doors on a new era. Closed for the restoration that brought its appearance back to an opulence most Knoxville citizens could not remember –...
Nourish Knoxville and the 2015 Winter Farmers’ Market
Like me, during your visits to the Market Square Farmers’ Market and other random times in the last year or so, you may have noticed references to Nourish Knoxville and wondered vaguely what that was all...
Brian Jobe and “Right Angle Reply (Tall Grasses)”
I first heard of artist Brian R. Jobe at the most recent Pecha Kucha. I’d like to say that I immediately understood what he was up to and recognized his genius but, honestly, that didn’t come...
Strollstice 2014
With all the dark, damp and cool weather it might have been easy to overlook the fact that Sunday was the shortest day of the year. Many of them have seemed short and dark and Sunday...