Beck celebrates Eighth of August Jubilee

Jay FitzOur Town Arts

Eighth of August Jubilee, August 7 – 8
This weekend, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center is hosting multiple events in celebration of Eighth of August Jubilee. While most are now familiar …

Juneteenth celebrations to honor MLK

Jay FitzKnox Scene

To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorate Juneteenth, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission is sponsoring two events to recognize King and to celebrate Juneteenth, the …

Of urban renewal and baseball

Suzanne CadaOur Town Arts

Join the Beck Cultural Exchange Center on Friday, May 28, at 4 p.m. for part 6 in the continuing online event “Racial Justice.” Part 6 of the series is “Urban …

KSO features Portrait of a Queen

Suzanne CadaOur Town Arts

Thursday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre.
 
Aram Demirjian leads the KSO as the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series continues with a pair of symphonies by contemporaries Joseph Bologne (more commonly …

Beck features local artists

Suzanne CadaOur Town Arts

As Black History Month draws to a close, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center invites viewers to experience and understand Black Arts and Culture, Live via Zoom. The event is free …

Waynestock 2020: great music, loving support

Betsy PickleOur Town Arts

The Knoxville music community is a loving, supportive group.
Shortly after the sudden death of local musician Andrew Bledsoe, son of then-News Sentinel music writer (and my dear friend) Wayne Bledsoe, …

Knoxville: 1919 to 2019

Sandra ClarkOur Town Arts, Our Town Stories

The Bijou Theatre was the perfect venue for Monday night’s program celebrating Black History Month. And the price was right, too.
The Rev. Reneé Kesler, president of the Beck Cultural Exchange …