http://downtownknoxville.org/news/ en info@vic.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-20T19:46:56+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/mardi_growl/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/mardi_growl/#When:19:46:56Z Put your best foot and your best friend's best paw forward to march in the 5th Annual Mardi Growl Parade and Festival, hosted by Friends of Young-Williams Animal Center and the City of Knoxville. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 11 AM - 2 PM Rain or Shine! Proceeds to benefit Young-Williams Animal Center! Put your best foot and your best friend’s best paw forward to march in the 5th Annual Mardi Growl Parade and Festival, hosted by Friends of Young-Williams Animal Center and the City of Knoxville. REGISTRATION INFO Early Registration is $15 per pet and ends on Feb. 10, 2012 Click here to download registration form in PDF format. Day-of-Event Registration cost is $20 per pet Goody bag for the first 1000 people who register SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9 AM Day-of-Event Registration begins at 9 a.m. Day-of-Event Registration Cost is $20 per pet 11 AM Fifth Annual Costume Parade for Dogs • PARADE BEGINS at the PetSafe Downtown Dog Park on the corner of Summit Hill Drive & Central Avenue, continues through the Old City to Gay Street and PARADE ENDS at Market Square. 12 NOON to 2 PM Festivities on Market Square • Parade Prizes for Best Costume, Best Naked Dog, Dog/Owner Look Alike, Best Vol Spirit, Most Congenial • $10 Microchips and Rabies Vaccinations • Pet-Related Product Vendors PARKING Parking is free in the City’s Market Square, State Street and Locust Street garages, and on meters, from 6 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends - except for specific special events. Click here to view downtown parking map in PDF format. CONTACT For more information contact Martha C. Armstrong at 215-6360 or marmstrong@young-williams.org or visit the Young-Williams Animal Center website at http://www.young-williams.org. 2012-02-20T19:46:56+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/dogwood_arts_house_garden_show/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/dogwood_arts_house_garden_show/#When:14:37:09Z Dogwood Arts is setting the stage for a spectacular House & Garden Show with grand new features that are sure to inspire everyone. This year’s show, selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for 2012, will take place Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm and Sunday, February 19 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Friday, January 20, 2012 [Knoxville, Tennessee] – Dogwood Arts is setting the stage for a spectacular House & Garden Show with grand new features that are sure to inspire everyone.  This year’s show, selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for 2012, will take place Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm and Sunday, February 19 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 2012 Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, presented by homemarketnow.com, will showcase more than 200 commercial exhibits featuring innovative home and garden products.  Professionals will be on-hand providing ideas and assistance.  Tennessee’s largest house and garden show inspires attendees to shop and save on the newest innovative home and garden products and services for indoor and outdoor design. Dogwood Arts is excited to showcase three of its most exciting features: the Green Living Pavilion, a Cooking School, and the second annual fundraising raffle. The Green Pavilion is a sustainability initiative that emphasizes energy efficiency and conservation.  Green Living vendors will educate attendees about new energy-efficient technologies, products and services, while providing resources focused on greener and cleaner homes, gardens, and overall lifestyles.  A Cooking School, sponsored by locally-owned-and-operated, Avanti Savoia, will be providing cooking demonstrations throughout the weekend.  Visitors who participate in the second annual fundraising raffle will have the opportunity to win valuable house and garden products provided by vendors, including a John Deere tractor from Ritchie Tractor, a children’s playset provided by FunMakers, and a GO-GO Elite Traveler Plus Scooter from Senior Safe Solutions of TN. Celebrity speakers will make entertaining appearances, including home improvement expert Jay Baker, sponsored by ACME Block and Brick, who will present “Outdoor Living.”  Parker Andes, Biltmore Chief Horticulturist, will present “The Biltmore Estate Landscape and Gardens: Planning and Planting, 1895 through 2012,” and Martha McClellan of the Knoxville Garden Club will delight attendees with her floral presentation, “Fashion Flowers: Hats!”  Accomplished interior designer Moll Anderson, fashion designer Julie Baker, and CEO of Low Country Luxe, Natalie Evans, will delight and enlighten audiences. The 2012 House and Garden Show will feature multiple exhibits sure to spark the imaginations of home and garden enthusiasts.  Attendees can lose themselves in the Grand Gardens, a showcase of more than 10,000 square feet of landscapes constructed by the region’s top designers, and find themselves inspired by interior designers showcasing innovations for the home.  The Flower Markets will offer virtually everything colorful and green that can brighten a garden.  Artisans in Action create artwork on the show floor that opens a window into their fascinating techniques, and the How-To Stage will present twelve do-it-yourself shows throughout the weekend.  The House and Garden Show is definitely your ticket to spring! Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (over 65), and $5 for youth (6-12 years old).  Children under 5 are admitted free.  All proceeds benefit Dogwood Arts. For more information, visit http://www.dogwoodhouseandgarden.com/ 2012-02-01T14:37:09+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/knoxville_area_transit_to_unveil_public_art_at_knoxville_station_transit_ce/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/knoxville_area_transit_to_unveil_public_art_at_knoxville_station_transit_ce/#When:17:34:03Z Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) will soon be unveiling a new work of public art, to be located in the vestibule of Knoxville Station Transit Center, 301 Church Avenue. Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) will soon be unveiling a new work of public art, to be located in the vestibule of Knoxville Station Transit Center, 301 Church Avenue. Lecture Opportunity Knoxville Museum of Art (1050 World’s Fair Park Drive, 37916, KnoxArt.org) will host a lecture by the artist, Bob Emser, on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. The lecture will be followed by a shuttle to Knoxville Station to view the finished piece. A return shuttle will arrive at the KMA around 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on these events, visit KAT’s website at KatBus.com or call 637-3000. About the Artist: Bob Emser is an internationally recognized and lauded sculptor, with exhibits on 4 continents, 7 countries and 29 states in the U.S. His extensive body of work, dating back to 1978, can be seen in cities and municipalities, sculpture parks, museums and institutions of higher learning. During his 30+ year career he has served as a visiting artist and has taught at several universities, held a tenured professorship, and founded a not-for-profit art center that is still in existence. He has also served as the executive director of Chicago’s international sculpture exhibition, Pier Walk, and as the founder and past president of Chicago Sculpture International, the local affiliate of International Sculpture Center, on whose Board of Directors he has served. 2012-01-31T17:34:03+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/ice_bears_autograph_signing_event/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/ice_bears_autograph_signing_event/#When:15:02:58Z Select players will be available for player autographs on Wednesday, January 18 at Downtown Grill and Brewery from 5-7 pm.Select players will be available for player autographs on Wednesday, January 18 at Downtown Grill and Brewery from 5-7 pm. Addtionally, don’t forget to show your ticket before or after the games to capture these great discounts. The following promotions are valid only when you show your ticket or ticket stub, and not valid with any other offers. 31 Bistro 15% discount Bliss 10% off an item that will keep you warm and cozy while you watch the Ice Bears play Downtown Grill & Brewery 10% dicount Hilton 20% off dinner at Marty’s Bistro (excluding alcohol) Complimentary pastry with purchase of venti beverage at Starbucks Free appetizer with order of two alcoholic beverages in the Orange Martini Bar Organized Play Buy 2 comics, get one free! Rita’s Italian Ice 20% discount   2012-01-18T15:02:58+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/local_authors_read_from_anthology/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/local_authors_read_from_anthology/#When:19:24:35Z Several writers will share their poems, stories and essays published in “A Tapestry of Voices: an East Tennessee Anthology” at Union Ave Books from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22. Several writers will share their poems, stories and essays published in “A Tapestry of Voices: an East Tennessee Anthology” at Union Ave Books from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22. “I sincerely appreciate the support Union Ave Books gives individual writers by providing a venue to spotlight their talent,” Judith Duvall, one of four contributors scheduled to read at the event, said. “I look forward to joining other readers in sharing our work from the Knoxville Writers’ Guild anthology,  ‘A Tapestry of Voices,’ a collection whose theme is diversity.” The diversity theme also will be reflected in the reading, which will feature both prose and verse on a wide range of subjects. Duvall, for example, will read her poem, “City Friends,” and her short story, “Different Rules,” both printed in the anthology. Joining Duvall are Lucy Sieger, whose essay about spiritual polygamy appears early in the book; Artress Bethany White, a poet and assistant professor at Carson-Newman College; and Jennifer Alldredge, who said the annual Shakespeare on the Square serves as the backdrop for her story, “Tarantella.” Kay Newton and Doris Ivie edited “A Tapestry of Voices,” backed by a KWG committee that includes Martha Yarnell (chair), Kim West (designer), Meg Bensey, Carole Anne Borges, Duvall and Cathy Kodra. The anthology is currently available for purchase at Union Ave Books and other independent bookstores or at http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org. Union Ave Books is located at 517 Union Ave., Knoxville. For more information about this and future events, visit http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org or unionavebooks.com. The Knoxville Writers’ Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at 7pm at Laurel Theatre, located on the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th St., Knoxville, Tenn. The building is handicapped accessible and meetings are open to the public. The purpose of the KWG is to: facilitate a broad, inclusive, and egalitarian community among area writers; provide a forum for information, support, and sharing among writers; help members improve and market their writing skills; and promote writing and creativity in the wider community through education, publication, and sponsorship of writing-related public events. 2012-01-10T19:24:35+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/les_miserables_comes_to_the_tennessee_theatre/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/les_miserables_comes_to_the_tennessee_theatre/#When:21:40:53Z Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schonberg’s legendary musical, Les Miserables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. The New York Times calls this Les Miserables “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.” The London Times hails the new show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful.” The 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables comes to the Tennessee Theatre on January 11-15 for an eight-show run. An adaption of the world’s longest-running musical, the new production features expanded new staging and spectacularly re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. The New York Times calls this Les Miserables “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.” The London Times hails the new show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful.” Tickets are available at tennesseetheatre.com or by calling the Tennessee Theatre box office at (865) 684-1200.  2012-01-04T21:40:53+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/cbid_holiday_song_contest/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/cbid_holiday_song_contest/#When:21:01:43Z Thanks to everyone who entered the Downtown Knoxville Holiday Song Contest! We have selected a winner to receive a $50 Buy Downtown Knoxville gift card. Congratulations, Paige Travis!Thanks to everyone who entered the Buy Downtown Knoxville Holiday Song Contest! We have some very creative talent out there, and the judges enjoyed reading them all. One song did stand out as their favorite, though. Congratulations to Paige Travis who won a $50 Buy Downtown Knoxville gift card for her effort. Here is her song for all to enjoy!  What I Love About Downtown Knoxville (In the style of My Favorite Things) Chic modern fashions, both new and consignment, fill storefront windows with style and refinement. Crass Couture, ReRuns and Fizz—what a thrill! That’s what I love about Downtown Knoxville! Musicians performing for Blue Plates and quarters, Bearded men drinking a few New World Porters, Art Market painters displaying their skill: That’s what I love about Downtown Knoxville! Screen-printed onesies in Rala’s front windows, Sandwich at Just Ripe with cheese and pimentos, Kepner Melts tempt me no matter my will: That’s what I love about Downtown Knoxville! When the lots’ full! When the wait’s long! When the crowds won’t part, I still count my blessings for Downtown Knoxville, and love it with all my heart! 2011-12-16T21:01:43+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/tour_de_lights_bicycle_ride/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/tour_de_lights_bicycle_ride/#When:20:14:44Z We will ride rain or no rain! AND it's going to be 30 degrees warmer than last year!Meet near the stage on Market Square Bike safety checks & judging for the decorating contest begin at 6 p.m. Join us for this fun bike tour of downtown, 4th & Gill and Old North Knoxville. Riders are encouraged to get creative with lights, costumes and decorations for themselves and their bikes. Awards will be presented by a panel of celebrity judges in several categories. Hot cocoa and treats provided before and after the ride by Mast General Store and Three Rivers Market. The ride takes less than an hour and is a casual pace friendly to all ages. Helmets are required along with a white front light and red rear reflector. Email the Bicycle Program or call 215-3815 for details. 2011-12-15T20:14:44+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/christmas_open_house_at_blount_mansion/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/christmas_open_house_at_blount_mansion/#When:19:38:15Z Tours of Blount Mansion. Holiday food and drink available. Christmas Open House Blount Mansion, downtown Knoxville 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. $10.00 for family up to 4 Tours of Blount Mansion. Holiday food and drink available. http://www.blountmansion.org (865) 525-2375 2011-12-07T19:38:15+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/wivk_fowlers_christmas_parade/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/wivk_fowlers_christmas_parade/#When:17:16:01Z The annual WIVK / Fowler's Christmas Parade will be on Friday, Dec. 2, starting at 7:00 p.m. on Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville. Enjoy Floats, decorated vehicles, marching bands, dancers, special appearance by Santa Claus and more! Parade will be live on Volunteer TV 8. *Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville *Floats & decorated vehicles *Marching bands & dancers *Special appearance by Santa Claus! *Live on VOLUNTEER TV The parade route: start at the Knoxville Coliseum, run along Historic Preservation then left on Hall of Fame, right on Hill Ave., right on Gay St. The annual WIVK / Fowler’s Christmas Parade will be on Friday, Dec. 2, starting at 7:00 p.m. on Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville. Enjoy Floats, decorated vehicles, marching bands, dancers, special appearance by Santa Claus and more! Parade will be live on Volunteer TV 8. *Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville *Floats & decorated vehicles *Marching bands & dancers *Special appearance by Santa Claus! *Live on VOLUNTEER TV The parade route: start at the Knoxville Coliseum, run along Historic Preservation then left on Hall of Fame, right on Hill Ave., right on Gay St. Below are the Road Closures for Friday: 2:30pm - 8:00pm Howard Baker Jr. Blvd between Hall of Fame & E. Hill Ave. 4:30pm - 8:00pm: Hall of Fame between Howard Baker & E. Hill Ave. 6:15pm - 9:00pm: E. Hill Ave between Hall of Fame & Gay Street 6:30pm - 9:30pm: Gay Street between E. Hill Ave & W. Depot 7:00pm - 9:30pm: West Depot between Conrad & Franklin For more information on parking downtown, please see our parking page: http://www.downtownknoxville.org/visitors/parking 2011-11-30T17:16:01+00:00