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The Bijou Theatre, Knoxville’s oldest and most infamous entertainment venue, paid off its longstanding mortgage note, at last closing the book on the theater’s in-the-red status. “It’s been a long road to ‘Save the Bijou,’” said Courtney Bergmeier, director of

Big Ears Festival has been named to MovieMaker Magazine’s 2018 list of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.” MovieMaker slotted the music, art and film event held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee, alongside renowned festivals in Los Angeles, San

Regarded as one of the most unique and eagerly anticipated cultural gatherings in the world – “a music festival with a rare vision” (The New York Times) – Big Ears Festival will return in 2019 with its 8th edition, taking

When Big Ears Festival returns to Knoxville, Tennessee, March 21-24, 2019, attendees will have their choice of dozens of curated artists and performances to experience. Big Ears has announced seven of those artists: Nils Frahm Mary Halvorson: Code Girl Lonnie

Mark your calendars: Big Ears Festival returns to explore the most innovative experiences in music, film and art on March 21-24, 2019, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tickets for the internationally acclaimed event go on sale Friday, June 1, at 10 a.m.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $20,000

Have you heard? Big Ears – one of the world’s most innovative and diverse music festivals – is back in Knoxville on March 22-25. In addition to bringing acclaimed musicians and artists to town for a one-of-kind experience, Big Ears

For the third year, the Big Ears Festival continues to expand film programming and collaboration with The Public Cinema, a Knoxville-based group dedicated to sharing vital works of contemporary American and international film. Films will be screened at the Knoxville

With the 7th edition of the Big Ears Festival only two months away, festival organizers are now starting to reveal the final details and finishing touches for the fully immersive, kaleidoscopic weekend, hailed as “…the most adventurously programmed festival in

Regarded as one of the most unique, boundary-defying and eagerly anticipated cultural gatherings in the world – “a music festival with a rare vision” (The New York Times) – Big Ears Festival returns in 2018 with perhaps its most multi-faceted