Twenty years ago, it would have sounded impossible—Downtown Knoxville deluged again with bustling crowds delighted for a Christmas Parade, parking garages filled to overflowing, and sidewalks trying their best to accommodate those headed elsewhere to galleries, theatres, and shopping. But…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: March Comes In Like A Lion
Dogwood Arts: “Converge: Coming Together, Embracing Balance” Dogwood Arts opens a new exhibition on FIRST FRIDAY (March 3) entitled “Converge: Coming Together, Embracing Balance.” The show is a group exhibition featuring artwork by twenty-five local immigrant and refugee artists. The…
First Friday Kicks Off January Arts and Music Scene
Having made it through the cold December rituals of logs and grogs, the January of 2023 politely suggests we turn our attention to it and venture out to exhibition openings and shows. This Friday is FIRST FRIDAY, and since the…
On the Wall…Off the Wall: Art, Music, and Theatre This Week
Last Week for… • Adaptive Radiation by Hannah Benitez at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre – Ends Sunday, November 6 — Tickets and Information Read the Arts Knoxville review • Radcliffe Bailey: Passages at Knoxville Museum of Art – Ends Sunday,…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Concerts on the Square, May’s First Friday, Gallery Openings
May First Friday is this week. Although a few galleries are listed below, most all have openings and/or receptions from 5:00 to 9:00PM. Time to explore. Free Concerts on Market Square Begin TONIGHT! It’s the merry month of May and time…
First Friday of March: On Stage and On the Walls
Theatre, Music, and Opera UT Symphony Orchestra: Concertos and Classics This concert will feature the winners of the annual SOM Concerto Competition. Livestream information can be found at https://music.utk.edu/events/live.php. Sunday, March 6 at 4:00pm Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: January Events Continue
Knoxville Museum of Art: “Empty Columns Are A Place to Dream” Curated by Ric Kasini Kadour, this exhibition features the work of 18 collage artists from eleven countries. Each artist used an image by Robert French (1841-1917), The Square, Parsonstown…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: First Friday, ‘The Nutcracker’, and More
Appalachian Ballet Company – The Nutcracker The Appalachian Ballet Company is presenting its 50th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker. The wildly popular Tchaikovsky ballet will be presented on two weekends in Knoxville and Maryville: December 4 and 5 at the…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: November First Friday Week Overflows With Events
Emboldened by a good economy and signs that Covid-19 vaccinations have made going to performances safer, the Knoxville music and art scene finds itself on a happy roll. Something for everyone this week, and for the rest of the month.…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: KSO, UT School of Music, TVUUC, et al.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks – Symphonie Fantastique Maestro Aram Demirjian conducts the KSO in three works: Clarice Assad: Sin Fronteras (Without Borders) Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor with violinist Paul Huang Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Thursday…