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Love Local. The theme of this issue couldn’t be any sweeter. We do love this city and the people who make it a pleasant place to live. The February issue is full of stories that showcase our vibrant, diverse, and beautiful hometown. We hope you enjoy it!

On the cover are Jim and Lori Klonaris, a restaurant power couple who knows how to create a dining experience unlike any other. The Klonarises love Knoxville, and they’ve poured their lives into building businesses where people can celebrate special events and create memories that last.

We had no idea the obstacles they’d overcome to build Kefi, Bella, Vida, The Vault… the list goes on, and there’s more to come from them.

We also talked to Candace Viox, owner and operator of Farragut’s Water Into Wine. Her passion is supporting women, so she created a place where girlfriends could gather in a safe, welcoming environment and enjoy a bottle of wine without a hassle (perfect for celebrating Galentine’s Day, if you ask us).

If you need more than a restaurant recommendation for Valentine’s Day, perhaps a night at the theater is your speed. River & Rail Theatre in Old City is all about telling stories that leave an impact on its audience.

Described as “urgently human,” the company produces relevant plays with a vision, a desire to connect people through shared experiences. We interviewed Founding Artistic Director Joshua Peterson and Managing Director Kenneth Herring on the theater’s purpose and their hope for a growing theater community in Knoxville.

Finally, we are so pleased to share a handful of stunning photos from aerial photographer Steven Bearden, who only started this hobby a couple of years ago. We already knew Knoxville was beautiful, but he takes it to new heights. Literally.

As always, we’re happy to share monthly columns from our partners at the Knoxville History Project and PYA Waltman.

While we teeter between the chill of Winter and the excitement of Spring, we hope you’ll be inspired to take a moment to come together with the people in your life. The ones in your home and on your street. In your neighborhood and your community. Thanks for letting us be a part of the life you’re creating, whatever that may look like.

Our hope is that we inspire you to love it just a bit more than you did before. Happy February!

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Water Into Wine Owner Prioritizes Safety Over Sales

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Jim and Lori Klonaris on the Past, Present, and the Future of Their Restaurants

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We have the power to make things better!

5 Things Edison Taught Us Inventor Thomas Edison, who was born in February 1847, is renowned for his inventions and his positive attitude. During his birthday month, let’s recall some of his famous inventions and words of wisdom.

Incandescent Light Bulb

Motion Picture Camera

“I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that

“To invent, you need a good imagination and a

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Edison did not invent the first light bulb, but he did invent

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the first incandescent bulb. Prior bulbs burned out in

inventing the motion picture camera and constructed

a few minutes, but Edison’s incandescent bulbs were

a motion picture production studio for filming. He later

practical, staying lit for hours.

created the projectoscope for displaying movies to large

Public Electricity “There are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.”

In 1882, the formation of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York constructed the first commercial electricity generation and distribution system. It powered a one-mile square of residences and businesses in Manhattan.

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Edison’s phonograph revolutionized sound recording.

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BRINGS APPROACHABLE, TO T H E S TA G E

Joshua and Amelia Peterson moved to Knoxville from New York in 2014 as they were expecting their first child and wanted to raise their family in Amelia’s hometown. Until that point, Joshua had only visited Knoxville, but upon settling in, he realized it was a vibrant, culturally diverse city – even more than he’d anticipated. There was only one thing missing.

“We’re theater people and theater professionals, and if we wanted to make a living, we needed to start our own theater,” he says. “The Clarence Brown Theatre has a tremendous ability to access talent, but they weren’t going to hire me to act. Plus, two months after we moved here, my dad passed away suddenly, and my mindset shifted. As I grieved, I genuinely and immediately wanted to not waste time.”

Joshua, Amelia, and Logan Mahan, the third founding member, opened River & Rail Theatre on January 1, 2015, with a clear vision for what the company could bring to Knoxville: a stage with paid actors who can present meaningful stories that could change people’s lives.

They weren’t waxing poetic. You want to change the world? Tell a good story.

“We genuinely believe that theater can change the world, especially in a culture where we feel like we’re more divided than we’ve ever been,” says Joshua. “When you encounter a story that can change hearts and minds, that can change people, you will change the world.”

Joshua grew up in diverse community theater groups, so he and the other founders wanted to get this right.

They hired a consulting firm to help them shape their vision into a business that met the values they held dear and

create a dedicated space to tell stories that showcased racial, economic, educational, and geographical diversity.

The name River & Rail both honors the industrial history of Knoxville, but it also spotlights the separation of people who lived by the river and those who lived by the railroad. Soon, the company was growing and looking for a permanent location to settle, which they found at 111 State Street in what was originally Knoxville’s Ice Factory.

Kenneth Herring was a late comer to the theater world. It was 2017 and he was working in IT sales but wanted to get off the corporate machine for good.

“I woke up one day and decided to chase my dreams. I did some acting for community theater and hosted events and got in front of the camera. I took every opportunity I could to market myself as someone who wanted to be an actor. I’d wanted to be a tap dancer when I was little, like Sammy Davis Jr. and Gregory Hines,” he says. “The biggest thing is that I didn’t want to die without chasing my dreams.”

A board member bought Kenneth a ticket to a 2017 production of “The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby” at River & Rail, and it was unlike anything he’d experienced before.

“I’d never seen Joseph portrayed as a black man before. There weren’t many black people in the audience, but I’d never seen Joseph be played by anyone who wasn’t white,” says Kenneth. “So I saw an organization who believed in doing things as I liked to see them done – non-traditionally.”

Joshua and Kenneth first connected in 2018, but it would be another three

From "The Wolves"

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By Katori Hall, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright from Memphis, reimagines the final night of Martin Luther King’s life during which he has a conversation with a hotel cleaner.

The show first premiered in London in 2009 and on Broadway in 2011, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett.

“The Mountaintop” will run at River & Rail Theatre February 17 through March 5.

When the pandemic hit in 2020, the company took time to re-evaluate its role in the community and its effectiveness in expressing their core values.

“We sent out a racial equity audit to everyone we’ve ever worked with to see the ways we could grow,” said Joshua. “The response on our website is a commitment to those things. It’s really changed our culture.” (Read R&R’s response at RiverAndRailTheatre.com/About) Joshua chooses the shows, which is one of his primary responsibilities as Artistic Director, but he loves to

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crowdsource and get feedback from friends, patrons, and board members. He’s always asking, “Why this play?

Why now? Why here?”

“One of my founding board members said the shows on our stages are ‘urgently human.’ The reality is that Knoxville doesn’t have the highest percentage of theater-goers. We want people to come see us. You’ll be surprised. The stories we tell aren’t unapproachable,” he says. “I want more people to know we’re here. It’s our biggest problem and our biggest opportunity.”

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In other words, young people come here to learn, but they don’t stay to work.

Back in 2008, local leaders in the community, including then-mayor of Knoxville Bill Haslam, met to address the lack of young professionals. Thus, the Knoxville Fellows Program was born. The Knoxville Fellows has served to invite young Christian professionals directly into the heart of the city, where they can live, work, study, and build up the community and each other.

The Fellows has been an invaluable experience that encourages me to infuse every sector of my life with my faith. To begin with, I’ve gained work experience here at PYA Waltman, joining the team Monday through Thursday to tackle marketing and events needs for the firm. Waltman Capital has been a strong partner to the efforts of the fellow’s program, hiring two fellows and more new young talent this year.

Aside from the incredible community and personal growth I have experienced, Fellows has also given me a passion for the city and its needs. As a part of the program, Fellows live and study downtown, taking graduate-level courses each Friday on social justice, theology, and leadership with a specific focus on impacting Knoxville. By the end of the 10-month program, each of the 14 members of our class will graduate with a

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There is no better way to get invested in a place than to spend your time with its people.

We take time to tour different neighborhoods and meet with leaders in the community, including leaders at Emerald Youth and Knox Area Rescue Mission, Mayor Kincannon, and more. These have been some of the most formative experiences in my 4 months here.

It could be easy to move to a new city, go to work, go out to eat, and do it all over again the next week without ever really establishing roots. Instead, I’ve been encouraged, and encourage you, to get out and interact with others in the community in a way that matters. We have engaged in conversations about everything from the homeless situation to the economic hardships in East Knoxville and exciting rise of West Knoxville, volunteered our time to people in need, and diligently contributed to the workforce.

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In 2011, Candace Viox was having a hard time.

On top of grappling with health issues and an impending divorce, her mother passed away unexpectedly. It was a perfect storm of events that left her wondering what in the world she was supposed to do next.

“I’d drop my kids off at school and then sit in bars and drink. Even though I wasn’t making good decisions to cope, I realized all these places were filled with men and I got sick of it.

I didn’t want to watch ESPN on big TVs or be talked to,” she says. “I was sick of it. There was no girl bar or ladies’ lounge.”

So, the following year, she packed up her four kids and went back to California, where Candace was born and raised, having moved to Tennessee during her senior year of high school. It was July 2012. She was at the beach with friends, exhausted and angry at God. “Everywhere reminded me of my mom. My kids were excited to move back, but I still wasn’t at peace. Her death was sudden, and I had no time to process. I just couldn’t cry anymore. It was such a bad time,” she says.

Standing on the pier in despair, Candace fell to her knees and cried out, which is when she felt a nudge from above, asking, “Are you done yet?”

“I stood up, brushed the sand off my knees, went back to the firepit where my kids were and said, ‘We’re going back to Tennessee.’ It was in that moment that I realized God wasn’t done with me yet,” she says. “I was sitting on the couch early one morning when I looked up and said, ‘Fine. I’m back.’ In that moment, I was alone, and God said, ‘Go back to school.’

I was like, really? I got on the computer and typed ‘old person going back to school’ and Pellissippi shows up.”

She laughs at this now, but at the time it was an act of blind faith. She had a growing interest in hospitality, and she never forgot how obnoxious it was to want to sit down in a bar and have a glass of wine without being hassled. Pellissippi State Community College had a program that suited her interests, so she enrolled, dressed up for the first day of class, and sat in the front row. Through her classes and connections with other business leaders in the community, a concept started to develop.

“I wrote it all on a napkin in Bonefish Grill: This is what I picture – a U-shaped bar so people can connect. No TVs. All the tables can link up so a group of girlfriends can easily grab another table. Never serving Bud Light or Jägermeister,” she says, laughing. “I got my business plan going and got an internship at Seasons. I showed up and Deron Little let me do everything – I was a hostess, server, worked on the line, and did everything for about 14 months.”

Water Into Wine opened in 2016, and it was exactly the vision Candace had from the beginning. Yes, it’s a bistro that serves cocktails and wine, and there’s a full kitchen where everything is made from scratch, including vegetarian and vegan options. The decor is welcoming, and the space is rentable for private parties and special events. But Candance insists Water Into Wine isn’t a bar.

“I stood up, brushed the sand off my knees, went back to the firepit where my kids were and said, ‘We’re going back to Tennessee.’ It was in that moment that I realized God wasn’t done with me yet.”

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of vision A PERFECT RECIPE

AND GRIT

Chances are, you’ve been to one of Jim and Lori Klonaris’ restaurants as part of some celebratory occasion – an anniversary, a birthday, a promotion. It might have been a long-overdue night out with friends or last-minute date night with someone special. Whatever the occasion, the Klonarises know the role they play in Knoxville, and they have no plans to change direction.

“With my college degree in Fine Arts, focusing on architecture and interior design, I’m not an IQ guy. I’m a heavy EQ guy – emotional quotient. My lane has always been vision on the front end. It’s always me who wants to open a new place, and she’s never said no. I’m the idea guy and risk taker, while she’s risk averse,” says Jim. “Once the place is open, I hand her the keys and walk out the door. I get almost all the credit, but it should all go to her. She’s the magic in the operation. Together, it’s a perfect recipe.”

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EARLY DAYS The couple met in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Lori ran a diner and Jim worked in sales for CocaCola. Both college graduates – Lori from the University of Iowa and Jim from the University of Tennessee – the couple met on a blind date, had instant chemistry, and got engaged ten days later. They married in 1987, moved to Des Moines and then Knoxville, where Jim had spent his formative years. Both were energized by the hospitality business. They knew it was a shared path for them, but it would take time to sort out their individual roles and realize one another’s professional strengths.

“I opened Sidestreet Tavern on Homberg, which wasn’t a risk because I was betting on myself. Once you’ve been in the business and know the margins, and if you’re doing a good job and producing good food and great service, you’re going to be successful. Operations is where I shine,” said Lori. “But I found out three months later that I was pregnant.”

The Klonarises had three kids in three years, so they sold the restaurant and focused on other means of income. Jim still worked for Coca-Cola and Lori worked at night for a commercial cleaning business, something she did for more than a decade. By 1998, they returned to the restaurant industry and opened Kalamata Kitchen in Farragut, a place that showcased their shared love for Mediterranean cuisine (he is Greek, she is Lebanese). Despite its initial success, the timing couldn’t have been worse.

“It was in a shopping center beneath Farragut Middle School, so when Turkey Creek opened, we felt it. That and 9/11 was awful for business,” says Lori. “We were young and dumb, so we didn’t expect hard times. We just expanded to a second location in 2001, so we’d over-extended ourselves. It was the perfect storm and we had to declare bankruptcy. We had to start over.”

As a mother, Lori was terrified, raising three kids with a constant fear in the pit of her stomach. On one hand, she knew it would be okay, but climbing back up that hill was going to take a lot of work.

“I think in some ways it was good for us because success came early and easy, and when that happens, you take it for granted. For our kids, it was good to see their parents have to work hard and rebuild,” says Lori.

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BETTING ON DOWNTOWN By 2007, the couple had poured their energy into a commercial cleaning company and wanted to re-enter the restaurant business. They were approached by a group who was interested in rebuilding the downtown area, specifically Market Square. By now, the kids were in high school, so it felt like a good time to take a chance.

Café 4 opened and was a quick success, despite the financial crisis that unfolded the following year. It was yet another obstacle no one saw coming, and yet the Klonarises ran Café 4 for 13 years and only sold it in 2021.

They opened Kefi in Old City in 2018, which was a nod to Kalamata Kitchen featuring Mediterranean small plates full of color and flavor. They also opened an event space in 2018 called The Press Room, having already established another event space – the Square Room – behind Café 4. These ventures were built under their umbrella company, Spaces in the City, and by 2019, the Klonarises had their eyes on their next venture in the historic Holston National Bank building at 531 S. Gay Street.

Of course, on track with their journey thus far, it wouldn’t be without complications.

“We bought the building on January 10, 2020, and then Lori was diagnosed with cancer in February, and then there was this rumor about Covid,” says Jim. “We owned the building and had to make a payment every month, you know? What do we do?”

“Looking back, it didn’t seem like a big deal, but in March, we didn’t know the severity of the situation,” says Lori. “We had a meeting at the bank and had no idea what was going to happen.”

What happened is they put their heads down and went to work. Lori’s cancer treatments were a success, and construction continued amid the pandemic. Vida, a Pan-Latin restaurant, and The Vault, a cocktail lounge literally built into old basement CONTINUED >

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“We want to continue to be a place where visitors and locals can come and enjoy. That’s the most important.” bank vaults, opened exactly one year and two days after purchasing the building.

“It’s hard but we just get it done. We don’t procrastinate. We have a ridiculous work ethic,” says Jim. “We’ve probably taken a handful of vacations. I worked for Coca-Cola for 14 years and then as a consultant for FranklinCovey for 16 years. I only retired from there three years ago.”

Jim pauses thoughtfully, then continues.

“The word is grit. The reality is that most people, and I mean the far majority, when they hit roadblocks or disasters, they stop. I’ve always said it’s not if you fail, it’s when you fail.

Everyone fails. It’s about how you get up off the floor and continue. That’s grit. Some people quit an inch away from success.”

The Klonarises expanded to Blount County last year and opened Bella, a cozy, Tuscaninspired restaurant in downtown Maryville that was Lori’s vision from start to finish. They also have City Catering, which is connected to both event spaces and run entirely by their son, John Demetrios. Little by little, they’ve turned their passions into ideas and their ideas into spaces where people can celebrate special occasions, make memories with their loved ones, and enjoy some of the best food Knoxville – and now Maryville – has to offer.

THE FUTURE For other people, the endeavor to build a restaurant business might have ended after 9/11, a bankruptcy, a national financial crisis, a cancer diagnosis, a global pandemic, or any other unforeseen event that life can throw one’s way. For the Klonarises, those were just

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problems to solve or work around. It all goes back to vision and grit.

“I tend to see a building and something about it attracts me. It’s not every building, but sometimes I see it like no one else could. I can see a finished space. So, the first thing I do is go to Lori and say I found this building and I think we can get it. Then I bring Lori in and I paint a picture, walk her through everything. Then Lori creates the concept, the food. So, she saw this space and says, ‘This is a Pan-Latin cuisine,’ and we just knew. Vida isn’t like anything else in Tennessee,” says Jim. “Kefi was like that. It just felt like you were somewhere else.”

Whatever the concept, whatever the cuisine, they do not hold back. Nothing is done halfway. It is either exactly what they want or not at all, and it’s this drive for perfection that yields success. That, and a deep love and respect for their hometown.

There is more to come from the Klonarises.

In fact, the framework for their newest project is already underway, and construction will be happening soon in Old City, right across the street from Kefi. (Visit ExcelsiorKnoxville. com to learn more.)

“As a couple, we love our community. We love creating spaces where people can gather and have great conversations, friendships, anniversaries … We love raising the bar in Knoxville. We think more people should open more restaurants and cool spaces and make them better than our spaces because that raises the bar for everyone,” says Jim. “We want to continue to be a place where visitors and locals can come and enjoy. That’s the most important.”

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Steven Bearden has always been interested in seeing the world from above, so when the pandemic hit in 2020 and he lost his job, he decided to invest in his interest in photography and buy a drone.

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“I thought maybe this could become a back-up income for me, that maybe I could reach out to realtors who needed aerial photography,” he says. “I looked around Knoxville and saw there weren’t a lot of aerial photographers. I thought there was a good opportunity for me to get some good photos, and yeah, it flourished.”

By the fall of 2020, Steven established an Instagram account to showcase his work, and more than two years and five thousand followers later, he’s captured some of the most iconic images that define both downtown Knoxville but also the beauty of the surrounding area.

“The UT videos did it. I’d gone downtown with my daughter in July, and the light was hitting just right, and they’d just put the VOLS signs up, so I took photos and posted them. It was perfect timing,” he says. “That’s where my following grew, thanks to UT fans.”

One video in particular had an incredible effect on his online traction.

“I took a video of the stadium and set it to the song ‘Vols For Life’ by local songwriter Matt Stillwell.

I posted it two days before the Alabama game,” says Steven. We all know what happened next.

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A Spotlight on Statues Downtown ARTICLE BY JACK NEELY AND PAUL JAMES

This month the Knoxville History Project highlights a few more downtown statues. After The Hiker (see below) was erected on the Knox County Courthouse lawn in 1940, almost a half century passed before a new sculpture appeared downtown. The deadlock was broken in 1988 when “The Oarsman” (aka Rowboat Man) appeared on the corner of Gay Street and West Church.

However, by the end of the century, several other statues appeared in quick succession: the Treaty of Holston statue on Volunteer Landing came in 1997, the Alex Haley Statue in Morningside Park in 1998; and the “Beloved Woman of Justice” bust at the Howard Baker Federal Courthouse in 2000. Four more statues have appeared this century, two of which are described below, plus the two Woman’s Suffrage statues on Market Street covered in previous articles.

Learn more about other local statues, buildings, cemeteries, neighborhoods, and parks in Historic Knoxville: The Curious Visitor’s Guide, a 200-page full color guide to the city’s historical places, available in local bookshops and gift stores and online at knoxvillehistoryproject.org

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The bronze statue in Krutch Park honors Rotary Club leader William Sergeant (19192011), a longtime Oak Ridge resident who was a leader in the effort to eradicate polio worldwide. It is sometimes erroneously associated with TVA photographer and philanthropist Charles Krutch who left a bequest to the city to build the park, and who bore a passing resemblance to Sergeant. Designed

by Hungarian sculptor Lajos Biro (a fellow Rotarian), the statue was installed in 2006 as a “Centennial Statue” - Rotary International was founded in 1905. Biro’s other downtown work, also funded by the Knoxville Rotary Club, is a bust of Col. David Chapman (a wholesale druggist and leader of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park movement for whom Chapman Highway is named) at the East Tennessee History Center.

One of downtown’s most recent statues at Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law is an original statue of Abraham Lincoln. “Lincoln: The Final Summation” was sculpted by Pennsylvania-based Wayne Hyde, who attended its unveiling. Lincoln likely never set foot in Knoxville, but his father lived in East Tennessee for a time, and his presidency obviously had a major effect on the city, where many locals considered themselves “Lincolnites.” The LMU building dates to the prairie lawyer’s congressional years, when it was built in 1848 as the official state Deaf and Dumb Asylum, later Tennessee School for the Deaf.

On the Knox County courthouse lawn, a statue honors soldiers of the SpanishAmerican War of 1898. Although it has been often misperceived as an explorer or Civil War soldier, the bronze man in the broad-brimmed hat is named “The Hiker” to symbolize US soldiers of that short war. It was designed by another Pennsylvania artist, Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson, and dedicated by a local veteran’s group, Jack Bernard Camp No. 1 in 1940.

Lt. Jack Bernard, a former UT student, was among 81 American casualties at the Battle of El Caney in Cuba, on July 1, 1898, and is buried at Knoxville’s National Cemetery.

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Dough Boy

The “Doughboy” statue (aka “Over the Top”) in front of the former Knoxville High School on Fifth Avenue honors soldiers lost in World War I, including many alumni who attended that school.

It was erected by members of the 117th Infantry Regiment in 1921 and dedicated the following year at a ceremony attended and led by local veterans General Lawrence Tyson, Gen. Cary Spence, and notably General of the Armies John J. “Black Jack” Pershing. It was once a site of speeches and poetry readings on Memorial Day. The statue was painted by vandals in 1948 and pulled down with chains by a gang of miscreants in 1967. It has fared much better and has been more respected in recent years.

The Hiker

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Mozart! An Operatic Feast

T HE CATHEDR AL OF THE MOST SAC R E D H E A RT O F J E S US | 6 :0 0 P M The Amadeus Chamber Ensemble is delighted to announce “Mozart! An Operatic Feast,” the third concert of its 2022-2023 Season presented by the Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Brian Salesky, former Executive and Artistic Director of Knoxville Opera, will conduct the concert featuring beloved favorites and intriguing rarities from 15 Mozart operas. SHCathedral.org/Cathedral-Concert-Series.

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Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show

KN OXVILLE CON VEN TION CEN T E R From the ground to the gutters, the Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show has something for everyone. This perennial preview of spring invites guests to leave winter at the door, experience over 10,000 sq. ft. of Grand Gardens, and meet the top vendors in home improvement, interior design, appliances, and more—all under one roof at the Knoxville Convention Center Feb. 10-12. Learn more at DogwoodArts.com.

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Cirque Goes Broadway

KN OXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIU M A ND C O L I S E UM | 8 :0 0 P M Wildly popular Cirque de la Symphonie returns, this time to the memorable sounds of Broadway. Prepare to be dazzled as the KSO is joined on stage by aerialists and acrobats performing astonishing feats of grace, beauty, and power. Featuring showstoppers from Wicked, Cats, Chicago, West Side Story, and more! Visit KnoxvilleSymphony.com to learn more.

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Journey with Special Guest Toto

T HOMPS ON -BOLIN G AREN A | 7 :30 P M Relive your favorite 80s memories with Journey's Freedom Tour 2023 with special guest Toto! Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

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Cody Johnson

T HOMPS ON -BOLIN G AREN A | 7 :30 P M Come see award-winning Texas native Cody Johnson in concert, featuring Randy Houser and Jesse Raub Jr. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

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Blake Shelton

T HOMPS ON -BOLIN G AREN A | 7 :0 0 P M Blake Shelton is bringing his Back to the Honky Tonk Tour to Thompson-Boling Arena with special guests Carly Pearce and Jackson Dean! Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

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10221 Thimble Drive, River Sound

$3,475,000

$3,650,000

105%

22

4

7

7341 Misty Meadow Place, Westmoreland Hills

$2,225,000

$2,174,000

98%

9

5

5.5

2517 Woodland Reserve, Woodland Reserve

$1,800,000

$1,800,000

100%

0

3

3.5

3664 SW Talahi Drive, Sequoyah Hills

$1,395,000

$1,339,000

96%

30

4

3.5

1521 Britling Drive, Kensington

$1,099,900

$1,100,000

100%

11

4

3.5

6808 Glenbrook Circle, Forest Brook

$880,000

$880,000

100%

0

3

3.0

1516 Botsford Drive, Kensington

$799,900

$815,000

102%

1

4

2.5

9401 Clingmans Dome Dr., Northshore Town Center

$895,000

$800,000

89%

62

2

2.5

6717 Stone Mill Drive, Westmoreland

$769,000

$769,000

100%

26

3

3.0

1436 Bronze Lane, Hunters Glen

$757,500

$767,963

101%

109

4

3.5

409 Anteelah Trail, Anteelah

Auction

$653,950

100%

29

3

3.0

706 Kempton Rd, Westborough

$679,900

$642,000

94%

29

5

3.0

315 Seven Oaks Trail, Seven Oaks

$624,900

$642,000

103%

1

4

3.0

112 NW Greenbrier Drive, Westwood

$599,900

$599,900

100%

1

3

2.0

1524 SW Whitower Drive, Lowes Ferry Heights

$480,000

$480,000

100%

0

4

2.0

7505 Twining Drive, Kingston Woods

$479,900

$470,000

98%

2

4

2.0

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by Marianne Wiggins

This is my go-to recommendation for books about Knoxville. It is both a rich and detailed history of the city and a handy guidebook. If you are at all interested in reading about the history of Knoxville, everything that the Knoxville History Project publishes is worth diving into.

This is a must-read classic about Appalachia and the strength of the women in this region. Wilma Dykeman writes with humanity and a clear-sightedness about the good and the bad of post-Civil War Appalachia. This one can be hard to find, but new copies can be purchased at Union Ave Books.

This book is one of my favorite books of all time. The story follows a WWI veteran fresh from the trenches of France as he returns home to Knoxville and eventually ends up in Oak Ridge at the dawn of the Atomic Age. It is beautifully written and I cannot recommend it enough.

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