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On September 15 and 16, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 81st season and the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series with Russian Passion: Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky. KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian conducts the Orchestra, joined by pianist Orion Weiss

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.

Pilot Corporation will begin offering Shell gasoline at 29 Knoxville-area Pilot Convenience Stores starting in August. The new affiliation also will allow Pilot guests to participate in the Fuel Rewards® and grocery rewards programs. Pilot will maintain ownership and management

Guests 55 and over swim free; others enter for half price Asbury Place will celebrate National Grandparents Day by sponsoring a free senior swim day on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Kingsport Aquatic Center. Seniors 55 and over will be

Johnson Architecture has named Joseph Staats a staff architect following his successful completion of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). Staats, who joined Johnson Architecture as an intern architect in 2015, works on various projects, including Tiger Forest at Zoo Knoxville,

After completing a three-month refurbishment of downtown Knoxville’s iconic Tennessee Theatre vertical sign, Pattison Sign Group will return the sign to its place on the Burwell Building on the evening of Aug. 23.

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