July August 2023

Knoxville welcomes its first cultural liaison from Japan, just in time for the Asian Festival This isn’t Mana Muramatsu’s first time visiting the United States; she’s explored many of our big-name cities, like Seattle and New York.…
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They thought she might never speak; now Anna Pettit sings, reaching for a dream that at one point seemed impossible Sitting with Anna Pettit in her grandmother’s living room, you would never know the trials she's faced. Her mother,…
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Variety is the spice at Market Square Farmers Market Butchers and bakers and candlestick makers, florists and farmers and honeybee charmers — all of those and more sell their wares at the Market Square Farmers Market on Saturdays.…
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After five years, the Food Festival is back for its 20th outing this August Hope you’re hungry, because two dozen different countries are lining up to feed you this August! Knoxville’s International Food Festival hasn’t been seen since…
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The KCT celebrates its 15th season and the legacy of its founder Zack Allen I remember my first class at the Knoxville Children’s Theatre. This was over a decade ago now, back when the Theatre still held classes in the downstairs of an…
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Hometown Heroes: Tom Daughtrey's road to Rotarian of the Year in Bearden For his work with teens and children, Tom Daughtrey was named 2023 Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Bearden. Tom Daughtrey A club member…
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This weekend, we celebrated National Ice Cream Day. If you’re looking to celebrate this week and cool off in the process, East Tennessee has a wide selection. Here, in no particular order, are some local shops that have taken their own…
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A new grassroots concert series is supporting local charities "About three-quarters of the songs I'm playing tonight are apologies for things I was wrong about," jokes McAnally. On the evening of June 15, country singer-songwriter…
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Chef Sherri Parker Lee gives a taste of her fig-filled cookbook for Knoxville's Interior Design Society "We both have colorful personalities," says Steve Stilts (right) of Sherri Parker Lee (left). | Photography by Mark Patterson …
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The American Horticultural Society comes to town this week to promote the importance of teaching kids about gardening. The National Children & Youth Garden Symposium will be July 12-15 at the UT Institute of Agriculture and UT…
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