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Kids can dance to music, listen to stories, watch cartoonists create, see science come alive — oh! and learn more about books! — at the Knox County Public Library’s Children’s Festival of Reading on Saturday, May 21, from 10 am to 5 pm at…
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Though the 2021-22 season of Broadway at the Tennessee is still ongoing — Hairspray runs June 3-5 and Anastasia July 15-17 — organizers are looking ahead and encouraging theatergoers to buy their season tickets for the 2022-23…
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Akima celebrates 75 years of relationship building in Knoxville Emma Bea Stallings needs no time to ponder when asked why she’s stuck with the Akima Club for so long. Stallings is the active member with the longest standing in the…
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From humble beginnings in 2001 in front of the Bijou Theatre, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival has spread like a catchy tune to encompass blocks and blocks of downtown. After a two-year Covid-related hiatus, the festival returns…
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Though April may be famous for its showers, in East Tennessee it’s also all about the flowers! Shrubs, trees and perennials are bursting along dogwood trails and virtually anywhere you look. April is also a time for gardeners to…
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Maybe you rock around the clock with Elvis Presley or find satisfaction with the Rolling Stones. Or maybe Buddy Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day” starts your morning off right. You can learn more about your favorite music when…
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While the Red Cross set up emergency shelters to help people displaced by the Sevier County fires, the Salvation Army has responded with help for the first responders who’ve been working to contain the fire. As of Thursday afternoon, the…
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As the dogwood blooms unfurl in a matter of days and Dogwood Arts kicks off its annual celebration, there will be a new scenic trail to traverse in West Knoxville. The beauty of the West Hills neighborhood will be on display with more than…
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Build it… and they will come. Sure, that might apply to a baseball diamond in a cornfield, but it also fits Big Ears, Knoxville’s world-class music festival that launched in 2009, the vision of AC Entertainment’s Ashley Capps. Fourteen…
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If that green beer you swig on Thursday triggers a thirst for more Irish culture and history, you can quench it by joining the Knoxville Irish Society. Started in 2016, the society aims to bring awareness of Irish language and culture to…
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