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Aug. 18, 2016

Pattison Sign Group to return Tennessee Theatre sign to Gay Street on Aug. 23

After completing a three-month refurbishment of downtown Knoxville’s iconic Tennessee Theatre vertical sign, Pattison Sign Group will return the sign to its place on the Burwell Building on the evening of Aug. 23.
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Aug. 16, 2016

Tennessee Theatre to hold open house, relighting ceremony for refurbished vertical sign, marquee on August 31

The Tennessee Theatre will celebrate the return of its iconic vertical sign to Gay Street and the newly refurbished marquee with a free open house and relighting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
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Aug. 16, 2016

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra hires new director of operations

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has hired Rose Sampley as the new Director of Operations, who will oversee scheduling and production of all orchestral events (rehearsals, performances, tours, community concerts) and ensure events run smoothly, effectively, and in a financially responsible manner. Sampley comes with experience in set construction, technical coordination in a performing arts environment. She joined the KSO staff on August 1.
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Aug. 15, 2016

Asbury Place Board Chair Nellie Cole earns statewide honor

LeadingAge Tennessee presents Excellence in Governance award LeadingAge Tennessee has selected Nellie Cole, board chair for Asbury Place, as the recipient of its 2016 Excellence in Governance award. The statewide honor recognizes Cole’s exceptional leadership and commitment to current and
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Aug. 11, 2016

Single tickets to all KSO concerts on sale Aug. 15

On Monday, Aug. 15, single tickets will go on sale to all Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) performances for the 2016- 2017 season, which kicks off Sept. 15-16. Handling fees will be waived for those who call the box office Aug
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Aug. 11, 2016

Mobile wallets offer safety and convenience

U.S. Cellular helps customers set up convenient payments on the go Forty-five percent of smartphone owners would rather live without their wallets than their smartphones, according to a recent U.S. Cellular consumer survey*. In fact, 65 percent report never leaving
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Aug. 11, 2016

M&M Productions USA hires Ashton Streifert as executive assistant/office manager

M&M Productions USA has hired Ashton Streifert of Knoxville as executive assistant/office manager. With a background in office management and the music industry, Streifert will put her skills to work organizing and maintaining the company’s business office and supporting the CEO/President and executive team.
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Aug. 09, 2016

Lonsdale Homes career fair to be held in response to community need

  Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), Save Our Sons, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Job Corps, Workforce Connections and the City of Knoxville are bringing a career fair to Lonsdale Homes. The event will be held at
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Aug. 09, 2016

Celebrity chef event raises awareness for diabetes, healthy eating

    The first-ever Knoxville Celebrity Chef Diabetes Expo will be held Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park. The event is organized and sponsored by South College’s American Pharmacists Association
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Aug. 09, 2016

KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian selected to conduct family concerts with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Knoxville, TN – August 9, 2016– The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Aram Demirjian, has been selected as a guest conductor to lead the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Family Concerts in the 2016-2017 Season. Demirjian was named Music Director of the Knoxville Symphony on May 31, 2016 after a year-long search. The Philadelphia Orchestra announced Aram Demirjian (AIR-um Deh-MUR-jun) as a collaborator for these concerts on July 19, 2016 in a press release found here.
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