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(OAK RIDGE, TN) – Marble City Opera will present a concert of opera and musical theatre favorites on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The performers will be soprano Kathryn Frady, tenor Cody Boling, soprano Jamey Owen, baritone Daniel Spiotta, …

May 1, 2024 (Knoxville, TN) — The Knoxville Museum of Art is pleased to announce Tools as Art: Work & Play, on view from May 3 through August 4, 2024, with an opening reception that will take place on Friday, May 10, from 5:30-7:30 pm. This free event is open …

Photo Submitted Johnson City, TN – (Submitted) Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site will be hosting its 21st Annual Maple Syrup Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 10, from 8am to 3pm. Have you ever wondered how maple syrup gets from the tree to your table? Did you know that it …

CLINTON—Anderson County Emergency Medical Services has received a grant totaling $1,800 to assist with purchasing updated curriculum for training purposes. Anderson County EMS was notified of the grant award in April and received the check during a presentation at the UT Lifestar, Emergency and Trauma Continuing Education Quarterly Luncheon in …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeff Carson, who made a name for himself in country music in the 90s, recorded his last album in 2021 in hopes of celebrating his radio hits as part of a new ‘hits’ collection. However, Carson will never get to witness the release of this project as …

DarKenya W. Waller is executive director of Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income and elderly people in 48 Tennessee counties (Submitted) By DarKenya W. Waller Juneteenth celebrates a watershed moment in our country’s history — …

Bidding Open September 13-22 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Birdhouses installed throughout the UT Gardens, Knoxville, as part of the 2021 Art in the Gardens project will soon become available for purchase through an online auction. The theme of the 2021 Art in the Gardens project is Home Sweet Home – A …

‘Candle Fire’ okra can add beauty and interest to the garden with red stems that can reach to between 4 -6 feet tall with abundant seed pods that are also an enticing red color. Photo by J. Reeves of a specimen in the UT Gardens, Jackson, courtesy UTIA. UT Gardens’ …

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Laurel Falls Trail parking will be available by reservation only from Sept. 7 through Oct. 3, 2021 as part of the Laurel Falls Congestion Management Pilot Project. The pilot project aims to improve visitor safety, relieve congestion, better protect …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their Grammy-winning song “Elvira” which was originally released in 1981. While written in 1966 by Dallas Frazier, The Oak Ridge Boys decided to record the song for their …