Inside of Knoxville

Old City Performing Arts Center Sold: River and Rail Theatre to Relocate

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 30, 2024

In the nearly ten years of its existence, Founding Artistic Director Joshua Peterson says River and Rail Theatre has launched itself twice: Once in the beginning and again after the pandemic. In 2019 the group purchased...

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...

River and Rail Announces New Season Schedule and Memberships

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 4, 2023

Last night River and Rail announced its 2023 – 2024 season and ticket packages to a select group of sponsors. The enticing lineup includes productions that face the world as we know it in an honest...

Lesley Flanigan Blew My Big Ears Out

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 5, 2023

(This final article in our Big Ears coverage is by guest writer Luke Frazier who experienced his first Big Ears as a volunteer.) Additional Big Ears 2023 Coverage: Big Ears 2023: Wading In Big Ears 2023:...

Large Downtown Performance Venues: Where They Stand

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 21, 2021

There are a lot of little signs that businesses and patrons are taking tentative steps toward pre-pandemic normal. Vaccination rates have give a large number of people immunity from COVID-19, and those numbers continue to increase....

River and Rail Asks: How Are You, Knoxville?

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 21, 2020

Out of every human tragedy, out of every period of hardship or massive challenge, the resilience of the human spirit shines through. Humans will make art, rise to challenges, build and re-build, and show empathy to...

Checking in with River and Rail and the Old City Performing Arts Center

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 26, 2020

While many businesses have developed clever ways to deliver some semblance of their services while on shutdown, others simply do not work with the restrictions we’ve had in place. As the restrictions are slowly removed, more...

Project Be Kind Helps Local Workers; City People Helps Downtown Arts

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 19, 2020

There are as many ways to help as there are people and businesses hurting during the current pandemic. One of the beautiful things that happens during a crisis is the ways that people and groups think...

Old City Performing Arts Center Announces Indiegogo Campaign, Grand Opening, First Season for River & Rail

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 15, 2019

It’s been a year and a half since the announcement that River & Rail Theatre Company would open and operate the Old City Performing Arts Center at 111 State Street. After a large amount of work...

Construction Updates and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 15, 2019

I was startled recently when a reader made a comment about Stockyard Lofts, suggesting they had not started construction and were past completion date. The surprise came when I checked my article about the project and...

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Old City Performing Arts Center

Old City Performing Arts Center Sold: River and Rail Theatre to Relocate

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

River and Rail Announces New Season Schedule and Memberships

Lesley Flanigan Blew My Big Ears Out

Large Downtown Performance Venues: Where They Stand

River and Rail Asks: How Are You, Knoxville?

Checking in with River and Rail and the Old City Performing Arts Center

Project Be Kind Helps Local Workers; City People Helps Downtown Arts

Old City Performing Arts Center Announces Indiegogo Campaign, Grand Opening, First Season for River & Rail

Construction Updates and More

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