Calendar of Events

Big Ears presents Marc Ribot with Shazad Ismaily Tuesday, September 10, 8:00 PM at Regas Square Events (333 W. Depot Ave., Knoxville, TN). Doors open at 7:00 PM.

Big Ears presents a very special presentation of Marc Ribot in duo with Shahzad Ismaily performing selections from “Songs of Resistance,” eleven politically charged tracks released in September 2018. The collection blends Civil Rights and WWII resistance songs with Ribot’s original compositions, aiming to channel the spirit of past movements for today’s struggles. Ribot’s work embodies ambition, passion, and fury, addressing social turmoil and challenges of today’s political climate.

Songs of Resistance in duo (Marc Ribot, joined by multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily) use radical rearrangements of some of the material from the 2018 Anti- release as a jumping off point plus new material, improvisation and…whatever else reaps urgency.

Songs of Resistance Duo are in it for the long haul…not “protest song” per se…but an approach to the history of resistance songs that resists the cliched dysfunction of our present, and performs the freedom we demand from the future.

Tickets at: https://bigearsfestival.frontgatetickets.com/event/xptc1xvcdmu9r7vs

https://bigearsfestival.org

Patti LaBelle, Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 PM at the Tennessee Theatre.

Tickets at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0060D9A0DF3575

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com

Get ready for 10 fun-filled, action-packed days full of your fair favorites: concerts, rides, food, competitions, and more! Details TBA. Information: 865-215-1471 or https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/

KNOXVILLE
BOOK BY FRANK GALATI
MUSIC BY STEPHEN FLAHERTY
LYRICS BY LYNN AHRENS
BASED ON THE NOVEL 'A DEATH IN THE FAMILY' BY JAMES AGEE
BASED, IN PART, ON THE PLAY 'ALL THE WAY HOME' BY TAD MOSEL

Based on James Agee’s autobiographical, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece 'A Death in the Family', this moving and innovative new musical reunites the dynamic Tony Award®-winning creative team behind 'Ragtime'. The story begins as an adult Agee struggles to write his greatest work about the event that touched his young life and the effect it had on his family and his future. An evocative depiction of loss and grief and the forces that shape who we are, 'Knoxville' is a universal coming-of-age story about family, faith, and love—and about the boy who will grow up to write it. With a sweeping musical score and brilliant cast, this is a must-see event.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com

Join us on Market Square, located in the heart of Downtown Knoxville, for free concerts during the summer of 2024! Concerts on the Square presented by Comcast will feature a variety of Jazz music on Tuesdays in May, June & September from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and a variety of music genres on the Third Thursdays in the months of May-September.

Jazz Tuesdays 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Free parking is available in all City owned garages after 6pm. Market Square Garage, Locust Street Garage, State Street Garage, and Langley Garage are the closest to Market Square. https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/concerts_on_the_square

Stay informed about the bands performing and any weather-related cancellations by checking the City of Knoxville Special Events Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.