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: 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: 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)…
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…