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Shannon Herron, Dogwood Arts’ marketing and creative director, has put together a lot of music events, but he says his favorite festival memory came from last year’s Southern Skies Music Festival. “Our headliner had to cancel last…
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George shows his strut. George Washington struts around us, vibrating with machismo the entire time Lisa Wyatt shows me around her animal farm. She has 15 breeds of chickens.Five breeds of ducks.Four Sebastopol geese, an endangered…
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Trees Knoxville, a nonprofit devoted to expanding the urban canopy of trees throughout Knox County, is inviting residents to help develop a master plan for incorporating trees throughout the city over the next 20 years. The plan will help…
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Big Ears Founder Ashley Capps talks with Cityview as the 10th festival approaches Described by The New York Times as “one of the world’s greatest music bashes,” the Big Ears Festival returns March 30-April 2 for its 10th celebration in…
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Joy Grissom and Gerry Moll had been friends for some time. They shared hiking adventures and a love for gardening. But in 2015 they took on new roles: saving native plants in harm’s way. At the time, Grissom and Moll were seeing a…
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CEO moves United Way beyond fundraising to help address Knoxville’s most pressing needs A 27-foot Airstream trailer provided a cool spot for new moms to nurse their babies during a World Breastfeeding Day event hosted by the Knox…
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Debbie Alley transfers nature to fabric for abstract botanical prints Where nature and science and art collide is where Debbie Alley’s creations live. The silk scarves, linen napkins and wall art she makes begin with a walk in the…
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Even if it’s in your own home, there’s nothing more relaxing than a spa day, and with Valentines Day just around the corner, you might still be looking for a way to show your loved one you care on this day of love. Lucky for us, Knoxville…
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Knoxville Poet Laureate Rhea Carmon will join vocalist Michael Rodgers, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and other musical ensembles, including Indigenous Vibes and Drums Up, Guns Down, in a tribute concert honoring the life and legacy of…
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Horse Haven nurtures abused and neglected horses — and the people who love them When Ashley Ford arrives for a day of work at Horse Haven, she knows she is at a place of peace. “My favorite thing is when I walk in, everyone greets me,”…
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