Eric Dawson is Manager of the Knox County Public Library’s Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at the East Tennessee History Center. Previously he was Arts & Entertainment Editor of the Knoxville ...

Almost exactly nine years ago, Marble City Opera began its performance life with a chamber opera set in the old west, The Face on the Barroom Floor. That work, brimming with mystery and irony, had two ...

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It was almost exactly three years ago that the Knoxville-based drum ensemble Indigenous Vibes first performed with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. They were back for this past weekend’s Masterworks ...

It goes without saying that Tim Burton’s cleverly stylized 1988 film, Beetlejuice, has legions of fans. Based on the crowd in the Tennessee Theatre lobby Tuesday evening, the Broadway musical stage ...

There was a lot to grab one’s attention last Friday evening at Knoxville Opera’s production of the Franz Lehar operetta, The Merry Widow. History buffs got a peek at the influence operetta has had on ...

For over 10 years, River & Rail Theatre has been a fixture in the Knoxville arts community, bringing together both local and national talent to tell stories about our city, its people, and its history ...

As we keep repeating as if it wasn’t obvious, 2021 has been a year like no other. Arts organization have had to reexamine their priorities and deal with new issues, like performer and audience safety, ...

I’m sure we’ve all been there: an unusual or unpleasant social situation where one feels like the odd man (or woman) out. I’ve survived many of these situations, but not in the way that the ...

Ah, 2025, what a mess! This was one of the more grim years in cinematic history as it looks like we’ve lost another legacy studio to either a streaming platform that may kill the theatrical business ...

The Amadeus Concert Ensemble has announced its 2025-26 season of free Sunday afternoon concerts that are a part of the ongoing Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of ...

“This one-person show is written to be handed to its performer, on the night of their performance, in front of a live audience, to be performed cold turkey.” June 2 – 18: FUN HOME –based on the ...