The Big Ears Festival Brings Together Artists and Music Lovers from All Over the World for an Exhilarating, Unforgettable Four Days of Musical Adventure, Discovery, and Fun Music • Talks & Panels • Film • Writers & Poets March 30 - April 2, 2023 in Knoxville...

GO! Contemporary Dance Works Premieres Cleopatra, the Last Pharaoh at the Bijou Theatre February 26 • 2 & 7:30 pm February 26 • 3 pm GO! brings ancient Egyptian culture to life with its newest contemporary ballet, Cleopatra, the Last Pharaoh, on Saturday, February...

Add Some Local Flavor to Your Décor  For the first time since its creation in 2020, G.O.A.T House of Creative is releasing a scenes collection inspired by its hometown: Knoxville. From Neyland Stadium to the Henley Street Bridge, this collection captures the images...

A Brief History The Knox County Courthouse, located on Main Street in downtown Knoxville, was built in 1885 and served as our county’s courthouse until the completion of the City County Building in 1980. The courthouse sits on Lot 36 of the original 1791 plat of the...

Jason Scheff  Leader • Legacy • Mentor By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com Jason Scheff. Son of Jerry Scheff, legendary bassist for Elvis, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Chris Hillman, and so many others. At age 23, young Jason joined Chicago, replacing Peter Cetera. ...

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from August 5-27. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or by visiting...

George Barber George F. Barber (1854-1915) was an architect known for the house designs he marketed worldwide through his mail-order catalogs. A self-taught architect, Barber’s mail-order business was inspired and modeled after the Bridgepoint, Connecticut, firm of...

Jimmie Vaughan: The Story Tour In Concert Bijou Theatre • July 14 By Randy Patterson, Boomerocity.com The blues. The genre affects people in many ways. Wynton Marsalis said of it, “Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with...

By Shara Casey, Knox Heritage Intern The building that now occupies 445-465 South Gay Street bears a bronze plaque that simply reads “Miller’s Building,” hinting that there is more to the ornamental façade than meets the eye. Indeed, hiding behind a local ice cream...

By Shara Casey, Knox Heritage Intern An unassuming building situated on the northern edge of Old City, and now home to the county’s Democratic Party, 311 Morgan Street holds an unexpected piece of Knoxville history. The Peabody School was the first purpose-built...

By Shara Casey, Knox Heritage Intern Located across from St. John’s Lutheran Church, on the corner of Tyson Street and North Broadway, Old Gray Cemetery is a beautiful example of the rural cemetery movement that was at the forefront of public design when it was...

By Randy Patterson Say the name “Croce” in front of music-loving baby boomers or people who love the music of our generation and great music comes to mind. Songs like “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Time in a Bottle,” and “I Got a Name”...

Baumann Brothers, Knoxville’s first professional architects, was founded in 1887 by brothers Joseph Francis Baumann (1844-1920) and Albert Benjamin Baumann, Sr. (1861-1942). William Baumann, the father of Joseph and Albert, was born in Bavaria and immigrated to...

Preserving the Past to Invest in the Future In 1974, the Bijou Theatre was threatened by demolition and neglect, but a group of concerned citizens was determined not to let that happen; this is how Knox Heritage was born. In the decades since, our community of...

Celebrate the Holiday Season at Historic Westwood Historic Westwood is one of Knoxville’s premier historic house experiences. Celebrate the holidays in grand style at the beautiful former residence of artist Ann Adelia Armstrong Lutz. Listed on the National Register...

The North Hills neighborhood is located in North Knoxville and is roughly bounded by Washington Pike, Whittle Springs Road, Cecil Avenue, and Prosser Road. The houses in North Hills are mainly one and two story houses that feature brick, stucco, East Tennessee Marble,...

Westmoreland Water Wheel and Gatepost The Westmoreland Water Wheel and Gatepost are located at the intersection of Sherwood Drive and Westland Drive just west of Northshore Drive. Together, these structures mark the eastern entrance to the Westmoreland Heights...

Charles McClung McGhee (1828-1907) was a Knoxville industrialist, banker, real estate developer, railroad magnate, and philanthropist. Born in Monroe County, Tennessee, his father was a wealthy farmer and his mother was the daughter of surveyor Charles McClung, who is...