Feb 5, 2025 · Bijou Theatre. Fri, Jan 24, 8P – Scott Miller Sun, Jan 26, 2:30P – KSO, Chamber Classics Series, “Mozart and More” Fri, Jan 31, 7:30P – Al Stewart & Livingston Taylor Sat, Feb 1, 8:00P – Back N Black: The Ultimate AC/DC Experience Wed, Feb 5, 7:00P – WDVX Presents Tennessee Shines Live at the Bijou Old City Performing Arts Center

Dec 23, 2024 · First, stepping onto the soapbox. As we reach the Winter Solstice of 2024 in Knoxville’s arts and music world, we can definitely feel positive and optimistic about the achievements of individuals, organizations, and of the arts scene as a whole. Lurking in the shadows, though, is an issue that will have to be addressed soon…

Feb 3, 2025 · According to those that count such things, Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme is perennially in the top five of the “most produced” operas worldwide.

Jan 27, 2025 · Of all the creations of music in the “classical” realm, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is the perfect example of a beloved musical work that has survived a multitude of twisted traditions and misunderstandings, not to mention the performance abuse that comes with the well-meant intentions of over-popularity.

Mar 20, 2024 · The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Aram Demirjian, has recently announced the program lineups and dates for its 2024-25 season for each of its five main series.Season subscriptions are on sale to current subscribers who want to retain their current seats or change their seating, and to new subscribers.

Sometimes, our memories, even of hard and testing times, return to us sweetly, like a fleeting song. That’s how playwright Brian Friel remembers one summer from his childhood in rural Ireland in 1936, a moment on the brink of devastating change to his family’s livelihood.

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Dec 4, 2023 · By any other name… The Knoxville Museum of Art is launching a newly re-designed Friday evening concert series, Soundscapes at the KMA, beginning this Friday evening, December 8, and continuing monthly through August.Formerly known as “Alive After Five,” the new series promises to take a fusion approach to its evening of music and art.

Feb 28, 2024 · The opening celebration will be from 6-8 pm March 1. Victoria is an artist and educator working and living in Knoxville. Working in many forms of media such as painting, mixed media, charcoal, and photography, she creates artworks based on her response to the materials, resulting in atmospheric, textural scenes.

Benefiting from the success of the Covid-19 vaccinations, the Knoxville visual arts and performance scene is not only re-opening, but feels like the metaphorical coiled spring ready to throw its full energy into a new season.