Alan Sherrod
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Drawing from a career background in music, motion pictures, and theatre, Alan Sherrod has been writing about Knoxville's diverse art and music scene since 2007 — first as the classical/new music writer for the alternative weekly Metro Pulse, then later in the same capacity for the Knoxville Mercury. After the closure of Metro Pulse in 2014 by its parent company, Sherrod created ARTS KNOXVILLE to provide a home for Knoxville arts journalism. In August, 2017, he expanded ARTS KNOXVILLE into the site it is today — a site dedicated to continuing the arts journalism legacy of those alternative weeklies. In addition to covering Knoxville's arts scene, he has also contributed music content to the Nashville Scene and other arts and entertainment publications around the U.S, including the website, Classical Journal. Mr. Sherrod was a recipient of a 2010 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts — the Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera — under the auspices of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2019, Sherrod was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame.

Week 28 of Free Metropolitan Opera Streams – Puccini Week

The weekly themes continue in the Metropolitan Opera’s series of of free nightly streams of performances from their archives. This week features Giacomo Puccini operas including Tosca, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. A different streaming begins each evening at…

Virtual-ness: Performances to Catch This Month

While the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods, the performance world has nobly clung to possibly its only avenue—virtual performances. Here are a few virtual opportunities available for audiences in Knoxville and beyond… •   •   • …

September Emporium Exhibitions Opening on Friday

The isolation brought on by the need for safety during the pandemic battle has made it all too easy to break normal routines. However, it is possible to get an infusion of art and still stay safe by adhering to…

Themes Dominate Weeks 25 and 26 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 31 – September 13

Following last week’s all-Verdi series, the Metropolitan Opera continues its series of of free nightly streams of performances from their archives with two more theme weeks. This week (August 31 – September 6) will feature 20th and 21st Century works,…

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Delays New Season Until February 2021

BY ALAN SHERROD   Although the Knoxville summer of 2020 has been mostly temperate, weatherwise, there has been enough socio-political heat and angst across the nation to fill a decade or two. And, just at the time when there are…

Week 24 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 24 – 30

Week 24 is an all-Verdi Extravaganza Week at the Metropolitan Opera‘s series of free nightly streams of performances from their archives. A different streaming begins each evening at 7:30 PM from the Met Opera website and is available for 23…

New Video for Robert Cray’s ‘This Man’

The week’s news makes Robert Cray’s “This Man” totally relevant. Rolling Stone offers: ““With the Republican National Convention this week, there’s no better question to ask than the one Cray poses here: “Who is this man in our house?” “We…

Big Ears Festival To Open ‘SITES & SOUNDS’ on Friday with R.B. Morris — Live From the Bijou Theatre

All over the U.S., it is a time of struggle for artists and arts organizations — a struggle to balance the need to continue the creative energy of live performance, with the absolute requirement for safety in the face of…

Week 23 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 17 – 23

This will be Week 23 of the Metropolitan Opera‘s free nightly streams of performances from their archives. This week features the usual eclectic mix of works, ranging from a 2013 performance of Puccini’s Tosca to  a 1982 production of Hänsel…

Week 22 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 10 – 16

This will be Week 22 of the Metropolitan Opera‘s free nightly streams of performances from their archives. This week there is a single exception to the usual schedule: the August 15 stream of La Bohème, will only be available until August…

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