News

The performance of “In the Mood” at the Tennessee Theatre, originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 16, will be postponed due to inclement weather. The show will be rescheduled for April 29, 2015, at 7 p.m.

Knoxville Zoo made an exciting announcement today with the news that two of the zoo’s critically endangered Western lowland gorillas are expecting babies in the late spring.

The Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association (KSYOA) will present TWO winter concerts on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Tennessee Theatre, featuring all five youth orchestras and the winners of the 2014-15 Concerto Competition. These concerts are sponsored by Scripps Networks Interactive.

Need a sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Open your heart at Young-Williams Animal Village and adopt the love of your life for a sweetheart of a deal made possible by Grayson Subaru.

Steel recycler Gerdau has named maintenance mechanic Christopher Arnwine as 2014 Employee of the Year at its Knoxville mill.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform Antonin Dvořák’s Stabat Mater as part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Maestro Lucas Richman leads the Orchestra joined by the Knoxville Choral Society and four soloists for this powerful piece. The concert will take place on Thursday, February 19 and Friday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre. These performances are sponsored by Partners Development. Tickets start at just $15.

Phyllis Y. Nichols, leader of the Knoxville Area Urban League, has received the Beal Bourne Business Image Award, which is presented each year to an honoree who helps support minority business owners.

Today, South College was notified by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education that Full Accreditation was granted to the South College School of Pharmacy, a milestone achievement for the higher education institution.

M&M Productions USA has hired Melissa Elkins of Knoxville as client relations manager. She will serve as a point of contact for clients planning events and will manage timelines, equipment and execution of event setup.

Student sculptors from the University of Tennessee surveyed piles of discarded steel at Gerdau’s Knoxville mill, selected pieces that inspired them and will turn the materials into tributes of artistic reuse.