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Space inside facility offers ideal meeting space downtown The Henley Meeting Room, located within the Knoxville Convention Center at the corner of Henley Street and Clinch Avenue, is officially open and available for rental. At 425 square feet, the space

The Knoxville Convention Center has named Jonathan Frye as its new executive chef. Frye previously served as sous chef for the SMG-managed facility. “Jonathan has been a great asset to our team and will thrive as executive chef, bringing a

Finished display includes over 320 unique parts and over 72,000 LEGO bricks   Local LEGO builders will be debuting their massive LEGO recreation of the Henley Bridge at the BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center on August

Attractions include 50 massive LEGO models of famous landmarks from around the world. BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Convention will take place at Knoxville Convention Center for two days: August 26-27, 2017. The event is building on LEGO’s amazing popularity and ingenuity

The Knoxville Convention Center will now have free wireless internet for future events. Visit Knoxville will implement this service via an agreement with ShowNets. For over 17 years, ShowNets has become the recognized expert in designing, deploying and supporting state-of-the-art

The Knoxville Convention Center is inviting volunteers to assist in the second annual “Tomato Crush” event to prepare hundreds of healthy, premade meals for hungry families across East Tennessee.

The National Senior Spelling Bee, now in its 21st year, convenes at the Knoxville Convention Center at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9. Contest organizers encourage senior spelling enthusiasts to join the competition for a national title and invite area

The Knoxville Convention Center today announced the promotion of Kate Jackson to the leadership team as the director of event services, making her responsible for overseeing event managers and coordinating scheduling and training of event staff. “Because of Kate’s hard

The City Council of Knoxville, Tennessee, has unanimously approved a five-year facility management contract with SMG, the country’s leading entertainment and venue management company, for the city’s largest facilities: Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, and Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center.

The Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum (KCAC) has hired Brent Lackey as event manager, promoted Phillip Crawford to stage manager and promoted Jamie Cunningham to office manager.