First Friday Openings at the Emporium May Exhibitions run May 7-28 The Professional Photographers of East Tennessee: Different Together A Celebration of Watercolor by the Knoxville Watercolor Society Larry Cole: The Color of Light Sonja Oswalt: Skin Deep – Portraits…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and KSO; Knoxville Opera
This Saturday, May 1, 8:00 PM — KSO and KJO As part of their Pops Series at the Tennessee Theatre this Saturday evening, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is joining with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra in a concert that will feature…
Review: KSO Charms with Mendelssohn’s “Italian”, Respighi, and Ligeti
BY ALAN SHERROD When the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra announced its four-month hybrid season of limited-audience plus livestream performances beginning in February, even the most eager listeners, admittedly anxious for a return to the concert hall, probably visualized a large…
KSO This Week: Ligeti, Respighi, and Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Thursday, April 22nd, 7:30 p.m. | TICKETS Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”) Respighi — Trittico Botticelliano Ligeti — Romanian Concerto At some…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: April 6, 2021 – Theatre, Music, et al.
It has been a constant discussion among performing arts organizations over the last year — how to maintain a performing presence while adhering to pandemic safety standards for audiences and performers…without compromising the essence of the art. Clarence Brown Theatre…
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. • • • • • • • • • • • …
Review: The Bijou Theatre Sees An Energetic Installment of KSO’s Concertmaster Series
BY ALAN SHERROD When the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its Concertmaster Series of chamber music in 2012 under former concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz, its concept of attracting new audiences to alternative venues seemed very contemporary and cool. Housed in a…
Review: ‘The Man From Earth’ at Theatre Knoxville Downtown
By Alan Sherrod If you like your theatrical dramas with a bit of intriguing debate, you’ll want to check out Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s latest, The Man From Earth by Jerome Bixby, which opened last weekend and runs through June…