Vet Net Speed Networking Event Next Friday

Issue #198

07 Jun

In this Knoxville Insider Issue…

🌤️ Knoxville Weather - Sunny with a High of 82

📰 Vet Net Speed Networking Event Next Friday

📰 Pratt’s Country Store 100th Anniversary Celebration Giveaways with Purchase This Friday-Saturday

📰 Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Fox Opens Friday at Knoxville Children’s Theatre

📰 Incredible Towns Business Networking First Evening Social

🗓️ Cancer Charity Ride & Live Music Benefit Event for Kevin Palombi

🗓️ Upcoming Events - New Events Added Today

🗓️ Make Your Voice Heard: Vote in the August 1 Primary Elections

🏡 Real Estate Section

📣 We Want to Spotlight Your Business! Apply Here

✅ Advertising Opportunities
 

Vet Net Speed Networking Event Next Friday

Credit: Warrior Heart USA

Mark your calendars for this FREE speed networking event in Oak Ridge on Friday, June 14th at 11am at Warrior Heart USA - Martial Arts & Yoga, 297 Oak Ridge Turnpike #400, Oak Ridge. You do not have to be a veteran to attend. Come meet some of the amazing veteran-owned businesses in Knoxville and the surrounding areas!!

Expand your professional network in record time. Engage in a series of quick, one-on-one meetings with like-minded professionals from diverse industries. This event offers a unique opportunity to make meaningful connections, exchange ideas, and discover potential collaborations. More Info

Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Fox Opens Friday at Knoxville Children’s Theatre

Roald Dahl’s beloved story, "Fantastic Mr. Fox," comes to life at the Knoxville Children's Theatre this Friday and continues through Sunday, June 23rd. The play follows the clever Mr. Fox and his attempts to outsmart three determined farmers—Boggis, Bunce, and Bean—who are set on stopping his food-stealing antics. Perfect for family audiences, this production promises excitement and adventure as Mr. Fox evades the farmers' traps. More Info/Tickets

Mark your calendars for this FREE speed networking event in Oak Ridge on Friday, June 14th at 11am at Warrior Heart USA - Martial Arts & Yoga, 297 Oak Ridge Turnpike #400, Oak Ridge. You do not have to be a veteran to attend. Come meet some of the amazing veteran-owned businesses in Knoxville and the surrounding areas!!

Expand your professional network in record time. Engage in a series of quick, one-on-one meetings with like-minded professionals from diverse industries. This event offers a unique opportunity to make meaningful connections, exchange ideas, and discover potential collaborations. More Info

Pratt’s Country Store 100th Anniversary Celebration Giveaways with Purchase

This Friday-Saturday, June 7th-8th, while supplies last, stop by Pratt’s Country Store [3100 Tazewell Pike] during business hours for their 100th anniversary celebration, to receive a 100th anniversary promotional item with purchase (while supplies last! Friday they are open from 6:30am - 6:30pm and Saturday from 6:30am - 5pm. Giveaway details below:

Incredible Towns Business Networking First Evening Social

Starting Thursday, June 18th, and every 3rd Thursday thereafter, Get Together after work and hang out with old and new friends for some Socializing and Incredible Business Networking!

This informal Meetup is open to all, and business people and entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend. Tasty Food and Drinks are available for purchase, but not required. For fun, you may bring an optional door prize for their drawing.

Bring some cards and hang out with a bunch of Incredible people like yourself! Incredible Business Networking events are open to all - no exclusions! More Info

Cancer Charity Ride & Live Music Benefit Event for Kevin Palombi

On Saturday, June 15th, from 9am - 2pm, Bootlegger Harley-Davidson will host the "Fight Like KRP!" event to support Kevin Palombi, who is battling Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

The event features a charity ride to Norris Dam and back for motorcycles and hot rods, followed by live music from Michael Roberts and food trucks. Kevin's treatment requires a bone marrow transplant, with his sister as a match, but he faces significant recovery time and financial loss. Tickets are $23.18 per bike. More Info & Tickets

A video message from Dean Palombi: Click here or the image below to listen.

Are you a local realtor selling a home or property? Do you have an upcoming open house? Let us know at [email protected] or (865) 234-2421! We can include them here.

Listings

Harriman, 4,7542 sq ft, 3 beds, 4 baths on 1.10 acres, lakefront, For Sale or Trade $1,099,000, call or text (865) 809-7049, David Horner Property Group

Pigeon Forge, 9 acres with a modular home, great development areas for Rental Cabins, or Glamping Tents. For Sale or Trade $399,000, call or text (865) 809-7049 - off-market listing, David Horner Property Group

Have an event to add? Let us know! [email protected]

Community:

Tiny Titans - Nurturing Hummingbirds: Nurturing hummingbirds in backyards, presented by master gardener Marian Phillips on Thursday, June 20th at 10:30am. This is a free public event, held at the Eastern Region Extension Office, 1801 Downtown West Blvd.

Ask a Master Gardener: Ask plant and garden questions at the Norwood Library, 1110 Merchant Dr. on Saturday, June 15th and Saturday, July 20th, from 10am - noon. KCMG public calendar.

Synchronous Fireflies at Molly Branch: from Tuesday, June 7th - Saturday, June 18th, tickets from $7-$12, More Info/Tickets

Knox County Driver Reinstatement Fair: to help residents reinstate their driver’s licenses on Saturday, June 15th from 9am - noon at the City County Building, 400 Main St SW. Register here

Game Night at Fountain City Social: recurring event Every Monday from 6pm-8pm at 4842 Harvest Mill Way, everyone welcome, current players range from their mid 20's up into their 60's, only requirement is a sense of humor

Music:

Knoxville Community Band Summer Concert: to be held on Sunday, June 23rd at 3pm at Bearden Middle School, 1000 Francis Rd. More Info

Hillbilly Thomists and Fiddling Leona: at the Bijou theatre on Saturday, August 3rd. Enjoy some of your bluegrass favorites as well as Feona’s fresh take on fiddling! Tickets are on sale now! Partial proceeds benefit the Chesterton Academy, a local classical model high school, More Info/Tickets

Air Supply’s The Lost in Love Experience: I'm all out of love…I'm so lost without you… - Remember that song? Come listen to this and other hits, on Thursday, October 10th! Tickets available here

Networking:

Theatre:

Thespis Thinks: A romantic comedy play by Tom Eubanks, Thursday - Sunday, June 27th - 30th at St. Gregory the Great Auditorium, Knoxville Catholic High School, 9245 Fox Lonas Road NW, More Info

Veterans:

Free Veteran’s Breakfast: The United Veterans Council of East Tennessee presents 13 free breakfasts for Veterans and guests on four Saturdays, monthly, Coffee line starts at 8am, Chow line starts at 8:30am. Locations and Dates

Make Your Voice Heard: Vote in the August 1 Primary Elections

The primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives will take place on Thursday, August 1st. Voters will choose their preferred candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties in these races, with the general election scheduled for November. Additionally, several Knox County elections will be decided through a general election on the same day.

To participate, ensure you're registered to vote by Tuesday, July 2nd. For registration details, visit sos.tn.gov/elections.

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