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With his latest film, 'Eddington', Ari Aster borrows more culture critic tendencies. Joaquin Phoenix once again plays a man—this time much less afraid of himself and others—who is married to a woman ...
0 Rendering of projected new venue for River & Rail Theatre Company, 2651 E. Magnolia Avenue - Architects: Benefield Richters, Images designed by Juliana Terra of the Urbano Group ...
For many, spring time and Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival are synonymous. This year’s festival takes place on Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday, April 13, Noon to 7:00 PM, on ...
I don’t know about you and yours, but a big part of my cohort went into Big Ears 2025 with a lackadaisical attitude and a largely ill-formed schedule, happy to embrace the weekend and enjoy what came, ...
Knowing what we know about Felix Mendelssohn and his artistic attractions and interests, it is exceedingly likely that he would have been superbly delighted with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s ...
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Aram Demirjian have announced the programs for the orchestra’s 2025 -26 season. With the announcement, 2025-26 series subscriptions are on sale now.
Janelle VanderKelen, an Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Arts in the School of Art at the University of Tennessee, has received a 2025 Creative Capital Award and grant for her work ...
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has at last given Knoxville audiences something Mahler to talk about—Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 was the sole work on the weekend’s Masterworks concerts. Judging by ...
One of the most interesting ironies of the American cinema is that the now-classic holiday television vehicle, the 1946 Frank Capra film, 'It’s A Wonderful Life,' was not initially successful, either ...
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, now in its second National Tour run, is making a stop in Knoxville this week for eight performances at the Tennessee Theatre. This quintessential biographical jukebox ...
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 ...
Even discussing holiday traditions has become a tradition. Arguments break out over cranberry sauce, real versus artificial Christmas trees, the original winter solstice celebrations versus adopted ...