Lesley Flanigan Blew My Big Ears Out
(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:...
Old City Performing Arts Center
Large Downtown Performance Venues: Where They Stand
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?
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
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
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
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
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...
Building Purchased for Old City Performing Arts Center
Just over a year ago, River and Rail Theatre Company announced plans to open the Old City Performing Arts Center. It was an ambitious plan to convert the old Cor-Tenn building at 111 Central Street into...
And We Break Bread Together
This is another of those articles I’m dropping on the occasional Saturday simply because so much is going on that it can’t be contained in five articles a week. And the food this city is producing...
Upcoming Events You Do Not Want to Miss
Sometimes a series of events in the city seem to warrant highlighting. With so many events happening, it’s easy for some very worthy endeavors to get lost in the shuffle. Whether fresh new ideas in a...