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Posts From: February 2015

The 6th Annual Great Cake Bake returns to Neyland Stadium this Saturday

Feb. 27, 2015

​​​​Knoxville, TN Dozens of area bakers have labored over the stove this snowy winter in hopes of taking home the grand prize. The 6th Annual Great Cake Bake to benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination…

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Romance, Mischief and Magic Comes to the Clarence Brown Theatre with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Feb. 20, 2015

Knoxville, TN - The course of love definitely does NOT run smooth when William Shakespeare’s family-friendly comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” plays on the Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage February…

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Knoxville Zoo Announces Two Gorilla Pregnancies

Feb. 12, 2015

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Knoxville Zoo made an exciting announcement today with the news that two of the zoo’s critically endangered Western lowland gorillas are expecting babies in the late spring. Hope and…

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CHORAL SOCIETY JOINS KSO FOR DVORAK’S POWERFUL STABAT MATER, FEBRUARY 19 & 20

Feb. 12, 2015

Knoxville, TN – The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform Antonin Dvořák's Stabat Mater as part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Maestro Lucas Richman leads the Orchestra joined by the…

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300 YOUTH ORCHESTRA STUDENTS PERFORM KSYO WINTER CONCERTS INCLUDING COMPETITION WINNERS

Feb. 12, 2015

Knoxville, TN – The Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association (KSYOA) will present TWO winter concerts on Sunday, February 22 at the Tennessee Theatre, featuring all five youth orchestras and the…

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East Tennessee Renaissance Festival “Gets Medieval” for Grand Opening in May

Feb. 12, 2015

Knoxville, TN - A regional renaissance festival just got bigger with a name change, announces Darkhorse Entertainment, LLC. Originally called the East Tennessee Renaissance Festival at its October…

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Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt

Feb. 10, 2015

Grab your tiaras and doubloons and join us for Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt . Mickey and Minnie are taking their seats too at…

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Knoxville Hearts Love and Other Sweet Nothings — Amazon.com Releases the Top 20 Most Romantic U.S. Cities

Feb. 05, 2015

SEATTLE - Love is in the air at Amazon.com as the company unveiled its annual list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in the U.S. The list is determined by a compilation of sales data from cities with…

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"Alice's Rumpus In Wonderland:" West High Student Makes Directorial Debut

Feb. 05, 2015

Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present Alice’s Rumpus In Wonderland, the premiere of a new stage adaptation of the classic fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll. The play will be performed February 20…

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Slavery to be discussed at Knox County Public Library's Books Sandwiched In

Feb. 04, 2015

Knoxville, TN - A slave is a stranger, says author Saidiya Hartman, torn "from kin and community, exiled from one's country, dishonored and violated." Hartman went to Ghana in search of strangers and…

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