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The Tennessee Theatre will celebrate the return of its iconic vertical sign to Gay Street and the newly refurbished marquee with a free open house and relighting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has hired Rose Sampley as the new Director of Operations, who will oversee scheduling and production of all orchestral events (rehearsals, performances, tours, community concerts) and ensure events run smoothly, effectively, and in a financially responsible manner. Sampley comes with experience in set construction, technical coordination in a performing arts environment. She joined the KSO staff on August 1.

LeadingAge Tennessee presents Excellence in Governance award LeadingAge Tennessee has selected Nellie Cole, board chair for Asbury Place, as the recipient of its 2016 Excellence in Governance award. The statewide honor recognizes Cole’s exceptional leadership and commitment to current and

On Monday, Aug. 15, single tickets will go on sale to all Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) performances for the 2016- 2017 season, which kicks off Sept. 15-16. Handling fees will be waived for those who call the box office Aug

U.S. Cellular helps customers set up convenient payments on the go Forty-five percent of smartphone owners would rather live without their wallets than their smartphones, according to a recent U.S. Cellular consumer survey*. In fact, 65 percent report never leaving

M&M Productions USA has hired Ashton Streifert of Knoxville as executive assistant/office manager. With a background in office management and the music industry, Streifert will put her skills to work organizing and maintaining the company’s business office and supporting the CEO/President and executive team.

  Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), Save Our Sons, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Job Corps, Workforce Connections and the City of Knoxville are bringing a career fair to Lonsdale Homes. The event will be held at

    The first-ever Knoxville Celebrity Chef Diabetes Expo will be held Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park. The event is organized and sponsored by South College’s American Pharmacists Association

Knoxville, TN – August 9, 2016– The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Aram Demirjian, has been selected as a guest conductor to lead the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Family Concerts in the 2016-2017 Season. Demirjian was named Music Director of the Knoxville Symphony on May 31, 2016 after a year-long search. The Philadelphia Orchestra announced Aram Demirjian (AIR-um Deh-MUR-jun) as a collaborator for these concerts on July 19, 2016 in a press release found here.

More than 1,200 children received new tennis shoes and school supplies on Saturday, Aug. 6, thanks to the 14th annual “Shoes for School” event presented by the Knoxville Area Urban League, U.S. Cellular and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. The first