Perhaps avoidable, but now undeniably inevitable, the major downtown Knoxville live performance venues—the Tennessee and Bijou Theatres—have updated their entry requirements to reflect the need and importance of Covid-19 vaccinations in preventing further spread of the virus. Effective immediately, and…
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: August First Friday Gallery Openings
Mosquitos, heat, and drought, plus a Covid variant surge — all that and August has wrapped us in its warm, sticky embrace. Still, our art and music scene is trying its best to get past the painful hiatus of the…
Review: ‘Venus in Fur’ At Flying Anvil Theatre
BY ALAN SHERROD Venus in Fur, playwright David Ives’ twist on Leopold Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 erotic novella, opened off-Broadway in 2010 to such success that it moved to Broadway the next year. By 2013, the play had inspired a Roman…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: ‘Suttree’s Knoxville’, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, Shakespeare Off the Square
Suttree’s Knoxville: A Hymn to the Past in Film and Music In what promises to be the multi-media event of the summer, if not the year, Big Ears is presenting Suttree’s Knoxville: A Hymn to the Past in Film and…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Fourth of July Weekend 2021 and First Friday
This coming Fourth of July Weekend—and the entire summer, for that matter—is proving to be one of recovery from our year of making-do, biding time, and hoping for better times ahead. Theatre and music organizations have been announcing plans and…
Clarence Brown Theatre Returns To Live Performances With Its 2021-22 Season
For even casual observers, it has been obvious that live performance theatre—from Broadway to community efforts—has been one of the greatest casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing precautions. As vaccinations have reduced the present danger of serious illness,…
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…
It’s Live! Flying Anvil Theatre Announces New 2021 Season
Having limited itself to the struggle of “virtual” productions since the spring of 2020, the Flying Anvil Theatre has announced its return to a live performance schedule for the remainder of 2021. Making the announcement via a teaser video on…
Knoxville Opera To Offer A 7-Hour Musical Theatre Marathon on Saturday
Crowds of thousands enjoying musical performances in the fresh air of downtown Knoxville had been a springtime treat for years from Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair. Usually scheduled for late April/early May, the Festival was yet another unfortunate…
