Community and family-friendly events in the ETE target areas.
The public is invited to the re-opening of Claude Walker Ball Park at 2945 Wilson Avenue, in East Knoxville. The celebration will be 6:30 pm, Thursday, May 19th at the park and will include free dinner, music and prizes. Off-street parking will be available and also at the nearby E.V. Davidson Community Center, 3124 Wilson…
Free Comic Book Day is the grand stage and introduction to what may be in the future for superheroes and villains. 10 Ton Tales (Ten Ton Press) 25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BOOM! Studios) An as-yet-unrevealed comic (AWA Studios) An as-yet-unrevealed comic (Humanoids) Avatar: The Last Airbender / Legend of Korra (Dark Horse…
A list of the Free Comic Book Day participating stores in Knoxville and surrounding areas. there will be special guests and deep discounts, as well as the industry’s new releases. For more information on specials offered at each shop, visit their Facebook page. All shops can be found on Facebook, LIKE, SHARE and stay connected….
(UPDATED WITH PARTICIPATING COMIC STORE LOCATIONS) EAST TENNESSEE (May 4, 2022) – Calling all comic book enthusiasts! The first Saturday of May is recognized nationally as your day! This Saturday, May 7th is Free Comic Book Day (FCBDay), an annual event celebrated across the country. This event attracts new readers and rewards lifelong fans. “We…
Knowledge beyond the classroom. A study group on the controversial content of “The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. The Bottom is hosting a series of study groups to explore the effects of slavery and its aftermath on American policy and culture. The Bottom Bookstore, 2340 Magnolia Avenue, in East Knoxville, is…
Knoxville Senior Co-Ed Softball is seeking additional players (age 55+) to participate in their spring league. Games are played on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9am-11am at Caswell Park, 570 Winona St., April-October. Modified rules will allow a safe, successful experience. Haven’t hit a ball in decades? No problem!
There is much to do and many activities for center-city residents who live in the pockets of like-minded disconnected East Tennesseans in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Maryville, and the Johnson City, Morristown areas. All are within an hours drive of Knoxville. The East Tennessee Enlightener is excited to share family activities, adult events, and more happenings…
“The Copper Queen” opera will be the Marble City Opera’s last performance of the 2021-2022 season. All productions are written by an American composer, sung in English, and explored the experiences of different marginalized communities. “The Copper Queen” is one of those. Knoxville’s own Marble City Opera will present the first live-on-stage performance of The…
The Bottoms inspired a local creative to honor the hundreds of Black businesses and residents who were uprooted in the 1950s Urban Renewal destruction of Black wealth. “Gay Street is to Knoxville what Fifth Avenue is to New York. Something special, yes? And it looked the same. But Vine Street, where I would sneak to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 21. 2021) – The end-of-season Eastside Sunday Farmer’s Market at Dr. Walter Hardy Memorial Park, 2098 MLK Ave. in East Knoxville, plans to close the season on a high note. This Sunday, Sept. 26, the market will feature “Music at the Market” at 2 pm, with The Knoxville Symphony Musicians and…
Laundry Love at Bluewater and Super Washhouse Need help with laundry expenses? You provide the laundry, and we’ll supply the quarters and detergent for up to 3 loads per family. Join us this Tuesday, September 7th from 5 to 8 pm for Laundry Love at The Wash House, 8035 Kingston Pike, in West Knoxville, (the…
KNOXVILLE, TN (Sept. 4, 2021) – The Knoxville-Oak Ridge Central Labor Council’s Labor Day Celebration will on Monday, Sept.6, 10:30 am to 2 pm, at Tyson Park. This event is a free, family-friendly event with food, activities and information for those seeking to improve wages and benefits for skilled laborers and the working classes. This…
First Friday, September 3, from 5 – 9 pm Celebrate regional artists, new exhibitions while enjoying live music and artist demos at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Click here for a detailed listing of September First Friday expositions at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville Hosted by the Arts & Culture…
OAK RIDGE, TN (Sept. 1, 2021) – The Scarboro Community Alumni Association of Oak Ridge has added a COVID vaccine clinic to the many events of the 4-day Scarboro Unity Reunion celebration from Sept. 2 – 5, at locations near the community. Free COVID vaccinations and booster shots will be available from 10 am to…
Tuskegee NEXT is sponsoring the “Young Eagles” rally from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28 at Downtown Island Airport in Knoxville. The event will allow 50 young people, age 8 to 17, to take a 30-minute flight with Tuskegee NEXT and EAA pilots. Register here. Lunch will be provided. Masks…
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 7, 2021) – Hundreds of local children received new shoes and school supplies Saturday, Aug. 7, during the 19th annual “Shoes for School” event presented by the Knoxville Area Urban League and Covenant Health. The event at Caswell Park with a…
The 36th annual Lonsdale Homecoming Celebration, Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Haslam-Sansom Ministry Complex, 1740 Texas Ave. Events begin at 10 a.m. with a parade, followed by an opening ceremony and memorial balloon release at 11 a.m., food trucks and kids’ activities from noon to 6, then live music by Brian Clay at 6…
In Remembrance of August 8, 1863, the Day of Emancipation in the state of Tennessee, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, announces its Seventh Annual Eighth of August Jubilee open to the public with events this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 7 & 8 in three locations. The Beck 2021 Heritage Award Honoree Felicia Felder-Hoehne Beck…
KNOXVILLE, TN – This Saturday, Aug. 7, the Knoxville Area Urban League will host the 19th Annual “Shoes for School” event, from 9 a.m.- noon at Caswell Park, 620 Winona St. in East Knoxville. “Shoes for School” is a community effort…
The Young Appalachian Story Summit is free for Young Adult future leaders to engage. (Photo from 2018 Summit JONESBOROUGH, TN (Aug. 1, 2021) – The 2021 Young Appalachian Story Summit (YASS), will be from 9 am to 4:30 pm., Saturday, August 14, at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. It’s all free of charge…
Summer Market @ Hey Bear Cafe!, Sunday, July 25, 12-6 pm, 9036 Middlebrook Pike NW, Knoxville. Over 25 vendors, food trucks, and 2-4 pm, live music by The Shaydes, 2-4 pm.
Battlefield Farm and Gardens, 3624 Boyd’s Bridge Pike, Knoxville, provides essential fresh food in the food desert of East Knoxville. Pastor Chris Battle also seeks to feed souls starved of historic knowledge. Pastor Chris Battle is hosting Tree Talks at 6 pm, Tuesday, July 13th. The first will be an open, honest conversation on…
The United States has instituted a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery, Juneteenth! The day the South was ordered to set their captive African slaves free. The House voted 415-14 on Wednesday, June 16, to make Juneteenth – June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill was signed into law by President…
