Local humor author, Judy DiGregorio, will speak at the May 5th meeting of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild. Judy will share light verse and favorite stories from her three humor books published by local group, Celtic Cat Publishing. Her books include, “Life Among the Lilliputians”, “Memories of a Loose Woman”, and “Tidbits: Light Verse and […]
Today, the State Board of Education voted unanimously on final reading to approve new, Tennessee-specific academic standards for Mathematics and English language arts. A multi-year public review culminated in a six month rigorous revision process led by the Standards Recommendation Committee (SRC), whose members were appointed by the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the […]
What: Winter Farmers’ Market and Local Food Guide Launch When: Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Central United Methodist Church, 201 E Third Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917 How much: Free! Nourish Knoxville will close out their Winter Farmers’ Market season with the release of the 2016-17 edition of the East Tennessee Local Food […]
Do you ever wonder how an artist creates that special piece put on display? Have you ever been curious about the blending of colors or use of an artistic utensil to generate that effect that no one else can? Dogwood Arts hosts the annual Art DeTour. Presented by Home Federal Bank, Art DeTour is two-day […]
Rain or shine, EarthFest 2016 will be held on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the World’s Fair Park performance lawn in downtown Knoxville. There will be over 60 exhibitors and attractions, and as always, it’s a free, zero-waste event for the whole family, including your pets. Over the […]
The City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department will host the area’s first pickleball tournament April 15-17, 2016, at the new outdoor pickleball courts in West Hills Park, 7624 Sheffield Drive. More than 150 players have registered for the first-time event. Vice Mayor Duane Grieve will host an on-site opening ceremony for the tournament […]
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Loudon, Sullivan and Weakley Counties on April 16. Since the program’s inception in 1993, more than 322,000 households have properly disposed of more than 21 million pounds of material. “Our household hazardous waste mobile collection service provides […]
Biologist Jim Habera of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will speak at a free, public meeting of the Clinch River Chapter, Trout Unlimited, on Thursday, April 14, about what was found during this winter’s electrostudies of trout in the Clinch. Since bad weather prevented TWRA from carrying out its annual study on the […]
The New Harvest Park Farmers Market will officially kick off its 2016 season on Thursday, April 14 at 3 p.m. New Harvest Park is located at 4700 New Harvest Park Lane. The New Harvest Park Farmers Market will be open every Thursday through November from 3 to 6 p.m. The market features locally-grown produce, […]
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is pleased to present the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Oak Ridge Chorus, led by Maestro Dan Allcott, in a monumental collaboration with young voices from East Tennessee and around the world for Beethoven 9! on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge High School Performing […]