Maker City Maker Highlight: Valerie Pearce
After 34 years as a special educator, Valerie embarked on a journey into the world of silversmithing approximately seven years ago. She began by enrolling in a beginner soldering class, which taught her that the craft definitely demanded patience, precision, and...
The Tennessee Theatre and Its 612 Building Expansion Project
The Tennessee Theatre has been entertaining untold millions of East Tennesseans since it first opened in 1928. Built as a motion picture palace with a shallow stage for simple live performances, movies were the main attraction for the first five decades. The opulence...
Howard Jones Brings Synth-Pop Legacy to Knoxville with Rod Stewart Tour Stop
By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com In Concert • April 15 • Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center When British synth-pop pioneer Howard Jones steps onto the stage at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on April 15, the Knoxville audience will be witnessing a...
A.J. Croce: Evolution, Legacy, and a Night at the Tennessee Theatre
By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com When A.J. Croce takes the stage at Knoxville’s historic Tennessee Theatre on March 14, audiences won’t just be attending a concert. They’ll be stepping into a living, breathing musical conversation - one that bridges generations,...
Maker City Maker Highlight: Scott Angelucci
“Next year will mark 40 years of my independent woodworking career. At Able Trade, the cooperative of woodworkers, metal workers, and artists in Jackson Terminal next to the Old City, I found what I was looking for - a community of creative makers.” Woodworker Scott...
From Oak Ridge to MJ the Musical: Treston Henderson Comes Home to Perform in Knoxville
By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com Broadway Show • January 20-25 • Tennessee Theatre When MJ the Musical arrives in Knoxville on January 20th, one cast member will be performing for a hometown crowd in the truest sense. Treston Henderson, who co-stars in the national...
Arts & Culture Alliance’s Members Show Opens December 5
The Arts & Culture Alliance proudly presents its 2025 Members Show, the largest annual exhibition of local artists in the Greater Knoxville area, from December 5-23. A free celebration with the artists will take place on Friday, December 12, from 5 to 8 pm and...
New Exhibitions Opening at the Emporium Center November 7 & 14
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville. The public is invited to free gatherings with the exhibiting artists on November 7 from 4 to 9 pm and November 14 from 5 to 7 pm. November 7-9: Southern...
Bernie Leadon
Too Late To Be Cool - But Right On Time By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com Bernie Leadon has always blended musical brilliance with quiet humility. A founding member of the Eagles, a GRAMMY winner, and a musician whose touch shaped both rock and country music, Leadon...
New Exhibitions Opening at the Emporium Center October 3
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville October 3 through November 1. Many of the works on exhibition will be for sale and may be purchased by visiting in person or the online shop at...
Still Bad, Still Nationwide: ZZ Top Rolls into Knoxville This Fall In Concert • Tennessee Theatre • October 7th
By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com After more than five decades of delivering Texas blues-rock with signature swagger, ZZ Top is nowhere near ready to hang up their boots - or their beards. The legendary trio is charging full throttle into their 2025 tour, and this...
Styx to Rock Knoxville: Lawrence Gowan Talks Tour, Fans, and New Music
By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com Classic rock icons Styx are proving the power of timeless music as they roll across North America on their latest tour. With more than 50 years of hits behind them augmented with a new, recently released album, Circling from Above,...
New Exhibitions Opening at the Emporium Center July 11
The Arts & Culture Alliance proudly presents a Summer Members Show, the largest annual exhibition of local artists in the Greater Knoxville area. The fresh mix of two- and three-dimensional works created within the last two years encompasses a wide variety of...
Maker City Maker Highlight: Allison Meriwether
Since she was a child, artist Allison Meriwether has been drawing and creating “visual stories” that pay particular attention to people and faces. Starting with figures in oils in her early 20s, Allison began a more intentional exploration of the female form with a...
New Exhibitions Opening at the Emporium Center May 2
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 2-30. Most of the works on exhibition will be for sale and may be purchased by visiting in person or the online shop at KnoxAlliance.store....
Something for Everyone – Really!
Since 2014, the Open Chord has been called Knoxville’s premier listening room and music venue. They proudly host live music from top-tier, world-class musicians and singers from all over the globe along with some local talented favorites. And April is no exception!...
New Exhibitions Opening at the Emporium Center March 7
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from March 7-30. Most of the works on exhibition will be for sale and may be purchased by visiting in person or the online shop at...
Boomerocity
Emily Ann Roberts A Homecoming to Remember In Concert • Thompson-Boling Arena • February 28th By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com February is a big country music month for Knoxville with the Blake Shelton concert hitting our Thompson-Boling at Food City Center on the...
Ruth Pointer – Forever One of the Pointer Sisters
By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com If one were to name a female singer whose voice has mesmerized audiences for more than 50 years, the name Ruth Pointer of the legendary The Pointer Sisters just might come to mind. That is understandable with hits like “Automatic,”...
Arts & Culture Alliance’s Members Show Opens December 6
The Arts & Culture Alliance proudly presents its 2024 Members Show, the largest annual exhibition of local artists in the Greater Knoxville area, from December 6-21. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by...
Film Fest Knox
FILM FEST KNOX November 14-17 Downtown Regal Riviera In addition to the American Regional Cinema Competition films, the 2024 FILM FEST KNOX programming includes an exciting array of acclaimed festival highlights and revivals, the Elev8or Pitch, Made in Tennessee...
Maker City Maker Highlight: Megan Lingerfelt
Muralist Megan Lingerfelt just opened an exhibit of her studio work at Dogwood Arts Gallery in the Old City, and she has a piece in the Knox Walls project on North Broadway. She has always been drawn to the volume and repetition of botanical elements alongside...
Plein Air Art Event
September 21-28 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Plein Air Smokies will once again bring 20 nationally acclaimed artists to paint “en plein air” (outdoors) throughout the national park. For the 2024 event, artists were selected through a juror process. More than...
Eric Johnson
In Concert • Bijou Theatre • August 13th Extraordinary guitarist: Check. Multi-instrumentalist: Check. Vocalist: Check. Songwriter: Check. Austin, Texas’ Eric Johnson pretty much has it all as far as musical talent is concerned. It should come as no surprise being...
Tools as Art: Work and Play
Knoxville Museum of Art Through August 4 Featuring a selection of more than 50 works from the Hechinger Collection, Work and Play celebrates the transformation of common industrial objects into extraordinary works of art. By tapping into their metaphoric potential,...