Community and family-friendly events in the ETE target areas.
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…
“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”…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.,…
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…
KNOXVILLE, TN – This Saturday, Aug. 7, the Knoxville Area Urban League will host the 19th Annual “Shoes for School” event, from 9 a.m.-…
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…
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…
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…
By Jered Croom (January 2020) – Movies often keep going stop after stop on the sequel train not knowing when to stop. The latest installment of the Bad Boys franchise featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence has…
Throughout its “90 Days for 90 Years” anniversary celebration, the Tennessee Theatre is encouraging donations to ensure the continued preservation of the Official State Theatre of Tennessee and to also offer free community events. During the “$90 for…
The 32nd Annual Lonsdale Homecoming was carried out without a hitch despite being relocated from the grounds of Sam E. Hill School at the intersection of Sherman and Minnesota Avenues to Lonsdale Park a few blocks away. The…