Review: KSO Concertmaster Series Takes A Vibrant ‘Tour of Italy’

BY ALAN SHERROD   At the very top of the front page of the New York Times on February 8, 1935 came the headline “Kreisler Reveals ‘Classics’ as Own; Fooled Music Critics for 30 Years.” For years, the renowned violinist…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: The Fall Season Begins with September’s First Friday

As we anxiously await the residual effects of Ida here in Knoxville, we are similarly on pins and needles over the 2021 Fall Season, trying to balance the essential safety precautions with the need to get on with life in…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: KMA, Flying Anvil Theatre, et al. Aug 17 – 22

Knoxville Museum of Art Organized by the Mint Museum of Charlotte, North Carolina, and opening at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Friday, August 20, Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum focuses on the art of collage, the assembly of…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Carpetbag Theatre, Movies Under the Stars at Ijams, et al.

Benefiting from the success of the Covid-19 vaccinations, the Knoxville visual arts and performance scene is not only re-opening, but feels like the metaphorical coiled spring ready to throw its full energy into a new season. Organizations like Knoxville Symphony…

KMA’s Growing Collection Gives Birth to Two New Exhibitions

On Friday, May 21, the Knoxville Museum of Art will open two new exhibitions, both featuring diverse works from the museum’s own collection. Viewing Knoxville and its environs over the last century through the artistic lens is A View of…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: May 18, 2021

In the middle of May in any normal year, the arts season would be winding down with the pomp and circumstance of finale concerts and exhibitions attracting those surrendering to bare arms, summer colors, and a hiatus until September. Truly,…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: April 2021 Exhibition Openings

All locations mentioned below ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing while in their facility. •    •    •    •    •    •    •    •    •    •    •   …

Wednesday Arts Miscellany: More at the Emporium and Knoxville Museum of Art

Yesterday, we mentioned the Emporium’s National Juried Exhibition of 2021, but there are other notable shows opening there on Friday, February 5, as well. •  Dana Moody‘s intriguing architectural-cultural photographic studies: Havana: Behind the Façade (image from the show above)…

More Merry Arts Miscellany for December

The Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestras (KSYO) are offering a livestream virtual recital on Monday evening, December 7, at 7 PM. The winter recital will feature six ensembles of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Program, plus finalists of the…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: August 4, 2020

While everyone is understandably anxious to return to some form of social normality, the harsh reality of the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic demands that potential viewers thoughtfully weigh the risks versus rewards involved, not just to oneself, but…

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