Although all corners of the American economy have been confronted with the bizarre 2020 twist on Hobson’s Choice in dealing with the ramifications of Covid-19, the arts are especially so besieged. Creative momentum lost is energy that must somehow be…
Week 14 of Free Met Opera Streams: June 14 – June 21
As we sadly mentioned last week, it has been announced by Metropolitan Opera’s Peter Gelb that due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis the Met was cancelling the fall months of the 2020-21 season. Their tentative plans now call for a…
Knoxville Photo 2020 Opens at the Emporium Center on July 3
The Arts & Culture Alliance and the Emporium Center opened their Summer Member Show last Friday and is continuing the re-opening process on July 3 with the 8th annual Knoxville Photo juried exhibition. The show, viewable from Friday, July 3…
Week 13 of Free Met Opera Streams: June 7 – June 14
This past week, Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb announced that due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis the Met was cancelling the fall months of the 2020-21 season. Their tentative plans now call for a re-opening on December 31, 2020…
Emporium Center Re-Opens With Summer Members Show
Time itself has seemed to expand and contract over the last 12 weeks of sheltering in place, but there are signs that past and future precautions will continue the return to some degree of normalcy. To that end, the Arts…
Week 12 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 31 – June 7
WEEK 12 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of performances from their Live In HD series covers quite a range. The historical performance of the week comes from the 1978 Tosca with Shirley Verrett in the title role, Luciano Pavarotti…
Knoxville Opera Announces Jason Hardy As Interim Executive Director
Knoxville Opera has announced that it has selected opera company administrator Jason Hardy as its Interim Executive Director. Brian Salesky, who has held the combined positions of Executive and Artistic Director at the opera company for the last 15 years,…
Week 11 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 24 – May 31
This will be WEEK 11 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of performances from their Live In HD series. While the past weeks may have seemed like a troubled dream, this streaming series has certainly made it a lot more tolerable.…
KSO and ETPBS Collaborate on a Special ‘Concertmaster Series’ Performance
BY ALAN SHERROD Staying safe from the ravages of the current pandemic while also laying the groundwork for the eventual return to normalcy has been an ongoing conundrum for musicians, artists, and their organizations. While we wait for live…
Flying Anvil Theatre To Go Virtual With ‘Do You Read Me?’
BY ALAN SHERROD Virtualness is not actually a word, but maybe it should be. Here’s my definition: a state of existence or action in which necessary communications are carried out by digital means through computers and networks, rather than…
