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My Tennessee mountain pearl: Museum of Appalachia debuts Clinch River Pearling exhibit
The Museum of Appalachia opened the Clinch River Pearling exhibit inside the Hall of Fame building Friday, Oct. 16. Upon arrival at the museum, vibrant peacocks roamed the grounds, making laps around the cascading branches of weeping willow trees. Inside the Hall of Fame building, fiddles and patchwork quilts decorated...
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Tentative timeline set for Knoxville Municipal Golf Course redevelopment proposals
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Local officials are continuing to explore whether to redevelop the Knoxville Municipal Golf Course and have released a proposed timeline for the proposal process. The Knoxville City Council approved an agreement in August allowing the Knoxville-Knox County Sports Authority to evaluate potential redevelopment for the...
insideofknoxville.com
More Than a Movie Night: McClung Museum Pairs Halloween with History on Oct. 29
This Halloween season, the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture invites visitors to experience a scary movie night with a historical twist. On Thursday, Oct. 29, Movie Night at the Museum features a screening of The Woman in Black and a special opportunity to see a real Victorian mourning gown up close.
The Advocate & Democrat
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum receives state grant for capital improvements
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum has received a $34,545 grant for capital maintenance and improvements from the state of Tennessee, administered through the Tennessee State Museum. The funding will be used to repaint the entranceway poles, amphitheater and pavilion at the museum. The Tennessee General Assembly allocated $5 million through the 2026-27 Appropriations Act to provide grants to museums affiliated with a governmental entity or organized as a 501©(3) nonprofit for capital maintenance and improvements. Now in its fourth year, the grant program remains highly competitive. The Tennessee State Museum received 160 applications requesting a total of $10,434,851. The state organization awarded full or partial grants to 102 museums in 49 counties. Over the four years the program has been administered, museums in 76 counties have received funding. A complete list of 2026-27 grant recipients, counties and award amounts is available at TNMuseum.org/grants “The Tennessee State Museum’s Capital Grant program continues to support the infrastructure of Tennessee museums,” said Ashley Howell, executive director of the Tennessee State Museum. “It is an honor to support the incredible work of our strong network of Tennessee museums. This grant is an extension of how the state of Tennessee can further support their efforts and the
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Jimmy Carr Brings All-New Killing Jokes Tour to Knoxville's Tennessee Theatre
Jimmy Carr is bringing his brand-new stand-up show to Knoxville, with the British comedian set to perform at the Tennessee Theatre on October 8, 2027. The show, called Killing Jokes, is described as all new material, and tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, October 23, at 10 a.m.
WSMV
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Big Slate Media Takes Over North Broadway Studio, Eyes Hollywood-Size Shoots
A Knoxville production company that started with little more than a drone has taken over the city's largest remaining studio. Big Slate Media has moved into the former HP Video building at 1200 North Broadway, rebranding the space as Marble City Studios and setting its sights on everything from first-time YouTubers to full-scale Hollywood productions.
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Part of G10 garage demolished as 865 Neyland entertainment district progresses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A large portion of the University of Tennessee’s G10 parking garage is now demolished as construction continues to make way for the new 865 Neyland entertainment district. As of Friday, Oct. 16, crews were still working to clear concrete and debris from the site. Part of the garage remains standing near […]
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The 2026 Gatlinburg Chili Cookoff & Winter Festival to Be Bigger & Better
If you’ve ever wanted to soak up the holiday magic of the Smoky Mountains, the annual Gatlinburg Chili Cookoff & Winter Festival is the place to be! It returns in 2026, packing in even more entertainment and fun than in years past. You’ll find live music, family-friendly activities, a special VIP experience, and so much more as part of this year’s expanded event. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 Gatlinburg Chili Cookoff & Winter Festival:
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Friendly Cats Supervise the Stacks at This Small-Town Tennessee Bookstore With Thousands of Titles
Some of the best finds in Tennessee hide behind ordinary storefronts on quiet main streets. This one looks modest from the road, then opens into aisle after aisle of books, movies, and puzzles that seem to keep going. Two friendly cats keep an eye on the shelves while shoppers hunt...
The Rogersville Review
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Immersive Virtual-Reality Exhibition on the War in Ukraine Comes to UT
As Ukraine marks 35 years of independence, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will host War Up Close, an immersive virtual-reality exhibition documenting the war in Ukraine, on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Strong Hall, Room 104 (1621 West Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996). The event is free, open to the public, and suitable for all ages. It is hosted by the Ukrainian Club at UT Knoxville with the War Up Close VR museum, and supported by the Knoxville nonprofit koloHUB and the University of Tennessee Libraries.
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Football Night Live Prep Zone to showcase high school football across East TN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Football Night Live Prep Zone is gearing up for another night of high school football action!. Russell Biven and the crew will highlight multiple games across East Tennessee in real-time. One matchup sure to have fans excited is Oak Ridge at Hardin Valley academy, along with Catholic at McCallie.
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Peyton Manning joins Riley Green for country duet “Alabama vs. Tennessee”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — University of Tennessee icon Peyton Manning has added a new job title to his impressive resume since retiring from football: country music singer? Before the Volunteers take on the Crimson Tide in the storied Third Saturday in October rivalry, Manning teamed up with country singer and Alabama native Riley Green for […]
Garden & Gun
Fifty Years of Blackberry Farm
“We walked in the woods, we fished, we roasted s’mores. I’m not sure it gets better than that,” writes Peyton Manning of an early trip to Blackberry Farm with his young family inside the pages of Blackberry Fifty, a gorgeously assembled history of the internationally recognized East Tennessee hotel. Across the new book’s 476 pages, Manning and more than one hundred others—artists, musicians, farmers, celebrated chefs, business leaders, and Beall family members—tell Blackberry’s story. And as individual remembrances come together to form a larger narrative, tracing Blackberry’s journey from a small, six-room inn to a world-class destination, themes of connection and community emerge as the heart of this family tale.