In this Knoxville Insider Issue…

🌤️ Knoxville Weather: Partly Cloudy with a High of 87

🗓️ Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Coming to Knoxville

📰 eWomen Network Accelerated In-Person Networking

🗓️ Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

📰 Fun and Training with your Dog this Month

🗓️ Marble City Opera Presents dwb (driving while black)

🏡 Real Estate 

🗓️ Upcoming Events 

📣 We Want to Spotlight Your Business! Apply Here

✅ Advertising Opportunities

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Coming to Knoxville

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons' The Last Encores Tour is headed to Knoxville Civic Auditorium in February, 2025! Get your tickets early!

Fun and Training with your Dog this Month

Zoom Room Knoxville-Hardin Valley is getting the fall festivities started with their Pup-Kin Spice Party on Sunday, September 8th!!! They will be at Hops & Hounds teaching some Recall mid-September. To wrap up the month, they will have 6-week scent workshop starting Saturday, September 21st! Give them a call at (865) 378-7200 for more details and to register.

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Community:

Doyle High School, Class of 1974 50th Reunion, on Friday, September 6th at 6:30pm (graduates only) and September 7th at 6pm (graduates and guest). Questions? [email protected] To register: Click Here

Punk Rock Flea Market: is returning to the Mill and Mine! Mark your calendars for a full day of action on Saturday, September 7th from noon to 9pm. More Info

Knox Asian Festival: on Saturday, September 7th from 6pm-9pm and Sunday, September 8th from 10:30am-6pm, World’s Fair Park, $3 tickets, More Info

Support Knox County Mobile Meals at their Power of the Purse event! We are currently collecting new and gently used purses & jewelry for the event. Drop off donations at: Southern Market on Homberg; Chico’s at Turkey Creek; Mac’s Pharmacy on South Peters; and Lulu’s Tea Room in Powell. The event is on Thursday, September 12th at Rothchilds. More Info

Find additional events (including recurring events) on our Community Events page.

Food:

Tea Blend: Create your own team blend at the Spice & Tea Exchange, 522 South Gay Street on Tuesday, September 10th at 7pm, $70 per person + tax, Call (865) 985-0913 or email [email protected] to register

Sips & Dips: On Wednesday, September 18th from 6pm-8pm, Kraken’s Cup is looking for some guinea pigs needed to test new menu items! Tickets required – Limited seating – $25 per guest at the Kraken’s Cup, 4815 N Broadway, Suite 107. Call for tickets - (865) 297-3083.

Rye Whiskey 203: A Whiskey on the River class, to be held on Thursday, September 19th, starting at 6pm, More Info

How Do You Brew? – How do you get the best flavor from your cuppa? Take this class to learn on Wednesday, September 25th at 6pm, Limited seating – $40 per guest at the Kraken’s Cup, 4815 N Broadway, Suite 107. Call for tickets - (865) 297-3083.

Tea Flights: offered Mondays - Thursdays at The Spice and Tea Exchange. Limited to 4 people per group at $8.99/person. Call the store for more information (865) 985-0913

Brew at the Zoo: On Friday, October 4th, from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m., enjoy an evening of great brews, delicious food, and fun animal encounters. Features 35 breweries, More Info

Music:

The Lonesome River Band: at Union County Opry on Saturday, September 7th at 7pm, 150 Main Street in Maynardville, More Info

Faith, Hope & Love - Music from Puccini, Verde & More: presented by Marble City Opera on Sunday, September 8th at 5:30 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Free 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:

There are many recurring business networking events, both weekly and monthly.

See Recurring Weekly & Monthly Networking Events

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

eWomen Network Accelerated In-Person Networking

Topic: Enhancing Success through Emotional Intelligence

On Tuesday, September 10th, at 11am, Mimi’s Cafe, 10945 Parkside Drive, meet up with other local women in business to network and learn about enhancing success through emotional intelligence.

Understanding and leveraging emotional intelligence (EQ) can transform how you lead and communicate within your team. Kristan Getsy, a certified John Maxwell Speaker and DISC Behavioral Analyst, offers a framework to tackle key challenges faced by entrepreneurial leaders—motivation, conflict, and communication.

Through her engaging and interactive session, Kristan will help attendees unlock their leadership potential, improve workplace communication, and deepen self-awareness. This approach fosters stronger team relationships and drives success both professionally and personally. More Info and Tickets

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Friends of the Knox County Public Library will hold its Fall Used Book Sale Thursday-Saturday, September 19th-21st at Central United Methodist Church, 201 3rd Ave. With the exception of collectible books, most items will be priced at $2 or less. In addition to thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks also will be for sale. Proceeds benefit the Knox County Public Library.

Thursday, September 19th, is for Friends’ members only from 3pm-7pm. Visitors can join at the door. The sale continues on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 5pm. On Saturday, items will be offered at half-price.

Marble City Opera Presents dwb (driving while black)

Marble City Opera presents the Tennessee premiere of dwb (driving while black) on Friday-Saturday, October 11th-12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State Street, Knoxville.

dwb (driving while black) is a one-act, one-woman opera that was composed in 2018 by Susan Kander with a libretto by Roberta Gumbel. The main character is a mother contemplating the dangerous world beyond a parent’s control as her son reaches driving age.

The role of the mother will be sung by soprano Allison Sanders. Cremaine Booker will be the music director and play cello. David Verin will play percussion. Sanders, Booker and Verin performed dwb (driving while black) together at Opera Birmingham in 2023. The stage director will be Ivan Griffin, who also directed Marble City Opera’s production of The Christmas Spider in January. Tickets

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