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MARCH 2020 PUBLISHER

Scott Hamstead | scott.hamstead@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Home, Health, Music! FIND THEM ALL IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE. This month we include a furniture feature, a way to improve your health with CBD and a way to get your groove on with the creator of the world renowned Big Ears Festival.

Jennie Treadway-Miller | jennie.miller@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Matthew Endersbe LAYOUT DESIGNER

Kelsey Proctor CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Mary Beth Unthank CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Eric Branch

Here is a preview of this month’s features; Mad About MidMod, a look at midcentury modern furniture with the owners of MidMod Collective. A CBD Story: The Growth of Bluhen Botanicals, a profile on how the company created a retail space to help people understand what CBD can do for them. Big Ears Backstory: an interview with Big Ears Festival creator Ashley Capps.

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry

Financial Buzz contribution: What My (Formerly) Messy Home Taught Me About Values.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

As Spring is upon us and the flowers will soon be popping out all over town, we hope

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

that you will find some beauty and art as you get out and explore the area.

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams

And don’t miss some of the upcoming events including the St Patrick’s Day parade,

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2020

FEATURES 10 Big Ears Backstory Knoxville Native Ashley Capps at the Heart of the City's Renaissance

14 A CBD Story: The Growth of BlÃ¼hen Botanicals

18 Mad About MidMod One-Stop-Shop for Midcentury Modern Furniture

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34 Spotlight on the Sunsphere Etsy Finds from Locals Artists

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24 Financial Buzz 26 Food & Wine 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Trend Setter

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AROUND TOWN

"HERSTORY" WITH AKIMA CABARET 2020

ranging from the Cape Coral Yacht Club in sunny

Akima Cabaret 2020 starts at the Bijou Theatre

Florida to Hoyt Sherman Place in Iowa and The

with a witty, musical and professionally-scripted

Transept in Ohio. The Storytellers Project comes

show performed by Akima Club members and

to Knoxville on Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at

associates.

Schulz Brau Brewing Company. Learn more at

Afterward, the evening moves to

the Holiday Inn Downtown for dinner and dancing. Performances begin at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, with a matinee performance at 2:00 pm on Saturday.

COVENANT HEALTH KNOXVILLE MARATHON

Founded in 1947 as a women's service club,

The Knoxville Marathon is the premier event

Akima is made up of approximately 125 to 150

of the Knoxville Track Club (KTC), a 501c(3) non-

women who are dedicated to helping others and

profit, one of the largest track and field clubs in

making a difference in the Knoxville area. Akima

the U.S. The inaugural race was held March 20,

members provide thousands of volunteer hours

2005. The CHKM became the first road race to

and tens of thousands of dollars in financial sup-

finish on the 50-yard line of Neyland Stadium,

port via the Akima Grants program every year to

home of the University of Tennessee Volunteers.

Knoxville area agencies. Akima Cabaret is the

The event finished at the stadium from 2005-2018

major fundraiser for the Akima Grants program.

but changed to a World’s Fair Park Finish line in

KNOX ST. PATRICK'S PARADE

2019 due to stadium renovations. The 2020 event will also finish at World’s Fair Park.

Join the rest of Knoxville and enjoy the city's

The Covenant Kids Run and CHKM 5K will

annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday,

be held on Saturday, March 28, while the mara-

March 14, starting at 1 p.m. at the intersection of

thon, half marathon, and relay races will be held

Howard Baker Jr. Blvd. and S. Hall of Fame Drive.

on Sunday, March 29. The course is a Boston

The parade will travel up Church Street and turn

Marathon qualifier. The Health and Fitness Expo

right onto Gay Street, continuing over Summit

opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday and closes at 8 p.m.

Hill and turning right onto Jackson Avenue. The

Learn more at KnoxvilleMarathon.com.

parade will disband just past Barley's in the parking lot on Jackson and Willow.

SOUTHEAST CLIMATE CONFERENCE

The post-parade party continues in Krutch Park

Citizens Climate Education (CCE) is hosting

Extension off of Gay Street, across from Regal

the Southeast Climate Conference on March 28

Cinema, with live music, libations, games, and more.

and 29 at the University of Tennessee Conference

The Grand Marshal for the 2020 parade is

Center. Experts from a wide range of disciplines

local comedian Leanne Morgan. Read more

will assemble in Knoxville to address the various

about Leanne at LeanneMorgan.com. Proceeds

aspects of forthcoming climate shifts, what citi-

from the Knox St. Patrick's Parade go to Catholic

zens can expect from these changes, and how they

Charities of East Tennessee.

can prepare for them responsibly.

KNOXVILLE STORYTELLERS PROJECT

Environmental Economists, Nationally Renowned

Experts

will

include

Climate

Scientists,

The Storytellers Project is a nationwide series

Urban Planners, Sustainability Practitioners, Soil

of live storytelling nights where anyone, from

Scientists, Ecologists, Elected Officials represent-

neighbors to notables, can step on stage and

ing each level of government, members of the

share a true, first-person story with their com-

Clergy, Social Scientists, Physicists, Engineers,

munity. Journalists from USA TODAY NETWORK

Knoxville’s Poet Laureate, and many other spe-

newsrooms produce and host these nights to

cialists from related fields. CCE is a nonprofit,

serve their community and develop a deeper con-

nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization

nection to and greater empathy with them.

that empowers individuals to educate stakehold-

The series has 100+ nights in 2019 alone nights in front of audiences of 75 to 1100, at venues

StorytellersProject.com/city/Knoxville.

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ers, policymakers, and the general public about effective solutions to climate change.

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KNOXVILLE NATIVE ASHLEY CAPPS AT THE HEART OF THE

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CITY'S RENAISSANCE

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FROM

CLASSICAL

ELECTRONIC

POP TO INDIE FOLK MUSIC AND MORE, VISITORS TO KNOXVILLE’S BIG EARS FESTIVAL CAN EXPERIENCE AN ECLECTIC BLEND OF MUSICIANS, STYLES, AND GENRES. Founded in 2009, this festival is unique not only for its diversity of style but also because it is built specifically for Knoxville. Ashley Capps, Knoxville native and founder of AC Entertainment, is widely known for founding the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2002. Enjoying tremendous success from that annual event, Capps wanted to offer a smaller type of festival experience that nurtures the same sense of community among participants while also presenting the highest caliber of music. He was inspired by many European festivals that use multiple venues within the same city. There, it is not uncommon for concerts to be held in churches, gallery spaces, or museums. With charming Southern character, great hotels and restaurants, and a unique footprint not found in other cities, Knoxville was the perfect place to bring his vision to life. “The festival is in many ways defined by the character of Knoxville itself,” Capps says. “It’s not that common to find a city anywhere in the country that has such a wonderful array of venues and amenities all within a relatively easy walk of one another.” With world-class theaters like the Tennessee Theatre and the Bijou Theatre -- both managed by AC Entertainment -- in addition to night clubs, churches, museums, and outdoor spaces all within walking distance, Big Ears Festival really offers a taste of the town. No matter the genre or venue, the Knoxville community embraces the creative spirit that drives Big Ears.

“You could hear classical Bach at St. John’s Cathedral, then

hosting a jazz show on Knoxville’s WUOT radio, and through their

go to the Standard and hear cutting edge electronic music, or

expansive library, he was able to explore all kinds of musical genres.

Tennessee Theater and see the symphony. It’s a very multi-

When emerging or obscure artists learned he was playing their

faceted experience,” Capps says.

music on the air, they started reaching out to him to book concerts.

While the festival is a ticketed event, select performances, dis-

By the 1980’s, Knoxville’s suburbs were booming, and down-

cussions, and exhibitions are given in public spaces such as the

town was not. When the floundering Tennessee and Bijou the-

Knoxville Museum of Art or Market Square. Capps hopes to engage

aters were threatened with demolition, Capps wanted to bring

and inspire even wider audiences by making parts of the festival

new life to these historic venues. He started booking concerts

accessible to the community at large. He is a passionate believer in

there in 1980, promoting 12 to 18 shows per year while working

the power of music and art to inspire young people and to develop

odd jobs to make ends meet.

life skills like discipline, cooperation, and delayed gratification.

Joining others in the effort to revitalize downtown Knoxville,

“It’s not that everyone needs to be a musician or artist,” he

Capps opened a nightclub in the Old City, which at that time

says,” but the experience of engaging with that arts is invaluable.”

was little more than a warehouse district with a couple of

Capp’s commitment to bringing art and music to Knoxville isn’t

restaurants. Ella Guru’s welcomed many budding artists, like

just about selling tickets, though. He is thrilled by the revitalization

Widespread Panic, Emmylou Harris, and even Garth Brooks for

he has seen downtown as a result of bringing artists to the city.

his first two shows in the city.

Growing up in Fountain City in the 1960’s and seventies, Ashley

“That was my graduate school in the music business,” Capps

remembers when downtown Knoxville was a bustling center of arts

says, allowing him to make connections and forge relationships

and industry. During his senior year of high school, Ashley began

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successful promoting organizations in the industry. They took over booking and programming for the Tennessee Theater in 1996 and the Bijou not long after that. At first, he remembers getting calls from people annoyed at having to come downtown for a concert. However, as art brought visitors downtown, that traffic enabled others to open new restaurants and businesses in the area as well.

Capps is amazed by the transformation the city has undergone in the last few decades, and he is proud to have had a part in it. “It feels like a full-fledged Renaissance going on right now,” he beams, “and so many people are coming to be a part of that experience.” Big Ears Festival is certainly contributing to that Renaissance, now one of the fastest-growing festivals in the country, last year it attracted guests from 49 states and 23 countries. In addition to supporting the vitality and economic development of downtown Knoxville, Big Ears has a philanthropic arm that invests money directly back into the community. “I’m really happy to have been able to have a role in improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work,” Capps says. “To build a company where employAshley Capps

ees can have fulfilling careers and do what they love in Knoxville, creating festival experiences that have made people’s lives more enjoyable, and having had the opportunity to make a difference in the community in which I live,” he adds, “that excites me even more than presenting bands these days.”

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A CBD STORY:

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ARTICLE JENNIE TREADWAY-MILLER

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, ADVERTISING FOR

“This was also in tandem with allowing us to use

CBD OIL STARTED POPPING UP EVERYWHERE

different genetics. In the beginning, we were only

AROUND TOWN, FROM LITTLE SHOPS IN

allowed to grow hemp from Canada or Europe,

STRIP MALLS TO SIGNS IN THE GAS STATION

which weren’t great for the smokable market or the

WINDOWS. It feels a little like a fad, like some-

CBD market. They were very low in cannabinoids,”

thing that will be here for a while and slip away

says Cody. “So, 2018 was a brand new year for

once everyone is bored with it.

hemp. It opened the flood gates.”

However, some see CBD as the beginning of a long

The botany of hemp is comprehensive since the

and exciting exploration of what the calming product

entire plant can be used - the leaves, the seeds, the

can do for the wider world. “I don’t see it tapering off. I see it ramping up. It’s like an iceberg,” says Cody Seals, senior farming and extraction advisor at Blühen Botanicals. “We only see the tip and everything else below the water is about to surface and show people all the things cannabinoids can do for us.” In February 2014, President Obama

signed

the

Farm

Bill into law, which allowed industrial hemp to be grown and researched in the United States, a practice that was mostly abandoned in 1957. Tennessee followed suit, and by 2015, farmers were participating in the pilot program to grow hemp, research its agriculture and economy, and consider its marketing and

stalk. The various components

“I T’S LIK E A N

of hemp can be churned into textiles and food, fuel and

IC E BE RG , W E

cosmetics, concrete and paper

O N LY S E E T H E

history dates back thousands

T I P A N D E V E RY-

of the fabric of the country’s

T H I NG ELSE

when hemp is considered con-

BE L OW T H E

get worried. It’s a fair concern,

WAT E R I S A B OU T T O S U R FAC E A N D S HOW P E OP L E A LL T H E T H I NG S

products. Hemp’s industrial of years and is a huge part industry and economy. It’s only sumable when folks start to depending on who you talk to. But for CBD oil advocates, they’ve been waiting for this day. They want to make sure consumers understand what the product can do for them and to dispel any fears and confusion. There are dozens of canna-

C A N N A BI N OI D S

binoids - chemicals unique to

C A N D O F OR U S .”

fall under myriad subclasses.

the Cannabis plant - and they The most commonly refer-

sales. While the door had been

enced (and researched) is

opened for the CBD oil boom,

THC, delta-9-tetrahydrocan-

it wasn’t easy to walk through.

nabinol, the one responsible

“2015 was our first growing season, but to have raw

for psychoactive effects (the high) and consistently

hemp, you needed a permit every day,” says Cody. “It

up for legal debate. However, it’s cannabidiols

was very regulated. You needed a permit to move it and

where we get CBD, and they have no psycholog-

process it. There were so many hoops to jump through.”

ically active elements. According to Cody, this is

By 2018, Tennessee legislators changed the law.

what separates CBD oil from marijuana.

Gone was the movement permit for processed

“At the end of the day, we’re after what the flower

hemp, flower included, which is why consumers

produces, which are cannabinoids. It’s the sparkle, the

saw a quick emergence of CBD shops in the area.

shimmer, those are trichomes or modified plants hairs,”

Almost overnight, CBD oil was everywhere.

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comes back out and can be used in a totally different way, such as composting. We’re washing off those trichomes.” The co-founders of Blühen Botanicals, Joe Fox and Erich Maelzer, saw hemp coming down the road and decided to look into the production of the plant. Then Cody came along and together they saw an opportunity to create something new, a conceptual approach to hemp and CBD. What if it was more than a capsule or tincture? What kind of new, creative business model could serve a curious CBD community? Blühen opened its multi-functional space in Old City in May 2019, where consumers can purchase a variety of products but also ask questions, grab lunch (or a beer), or work remotely. It’s open and bright with plenty of room for patrons. The shop is also used to host events and activities that promote overall wellness. It is unlike anywhere else in Knoxville. What exactly are the health benefits of CBD oil, whether it’s smoked, consumed, or applied topically? That’s a tough question, and it’s one that often frustrates those who sell it. “We’re allowed to say virtually nothing. We can’t even say it relieves stress since stress is a condition,” says Cody. “It makes marketing hard, and conversations hard, when you’re trying to explain the product to the people. We can say that CBD has a calming effect, but you have to go off of the testimonials, which really speaks to the public.” Retail

space

aside,

Blühen

Botanicals

boasts

Certificates of Analysis on every batch of hemp it produces. Not only does it verify you’re buying a safe product, but it also confirms what’s in the batch and what’s not. Cody warns consumers of CBD oil to be wary of other companies that can’t produce a Certificate of Analysis. “We’re one of a kind,” he says. “There are others who do some facets well, but we’re probably one of the only ones who grew hemp with farmers, processed it, and made it into a tincture. We are truly seed to shelf.” Learn more at BluhenBotanicals.com

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WHETHER IT’S NOSTALGIA, AN AFFINITY FOR CLEAN LINES, OR DEEP LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE SET DESIGN ON MAD MEN, MIDCENTURY MODERN FURNITURE HAS A SOLID, FAITHFUL FAN BASE. For Allyson and Chris Virden, the journey to Herman Miller molded chair

Mid Mod Collective started in 2009. They owned a few pieces and added more here and there. The Virdens had just retired from managing the LeConte Lodge for 12 years and were interested in starting other businesses. (One of those businesses is Olde Virden’s Tennessee Pepper Co.) As their interest in midcentury modern furniture took shape, they saw an opportunity and jumped on it.

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“Chris and I had been collecting since 2009 and got

five years of our kids? Will the arm break under the weight

into selling in 2013. We started in another store in town

of my teenage son? Will it hold any value after we’ve paid it

as a dealer, and then we met the original partners [of

off? If anything about midcentury modern furniture is true,

MidMod Collective],” says Allyson. “There were ten of us

it’s that the pieces are made to last.

total, and we all loved midcentury modern furniture. We wanted to have a store set up as vignettes.”

One of the most common names in the midcentury modern furniture world is Herman Miller, a century-old design

The group opened MidMod Collective in 2014 with only

company whose Michigan founder oversaw the develop-

the pieces they each had, along with a few consigners

ment of a successful line of furniture for both the home and

who had showroom-ready pieces to sell. The current part-

office. Herman Miller designers are responsible for the office

ners - Thomas Miller, Shannon Bedwell, Blake Deal, Todd

cubicle, modular seating, and the lounge chair and ottoman

Witcher, and the Virdens - keep a high standard of quality.

combo, in keeping with the aesthetic of sleek, chic, and

“We sell quality, midcentury modern furniture that’s made

ergonomic design. Today Herman Miller focuses more on

to last another 50 or 60 years, or longer. We keep things out

office furniture and less residential, but the company is still

of the landfill,” says Allyson. “A lot of people would put these

recognized as a cornerstone in midcentury modern design.

things on the curb, but we breathe new life into them.”

MidMod Collective has more than seating. In keeping

Each of the partners goes on treasure hunts throughout

with its original business plan, the showroom is laid out

the year. They travel to estate sales and auctions. They peruse

in vignettes - little living rooms and dining areas. There

online. They chat with folks who call to say they have a sofa

is artwork, lighting fixtures, and the sort of tchotchkes

from Grandma’s house they’d like to unload. In keeping with

you remember from childhood. The key to shopping at

their standards of quality, they don’t accept any old piece of

MidMod is to check in often. Things come and go quickly,

furniture. If it’s not already in tip-top shape, it has to have good

particularly if they get rare pieces in high demand.

bones that can be reupholstered, at the very least.

Nostalgia definitely plays a roll with buyers, but so does

“Sometimes we go into a house and it’s like a time cap-

general appreciation. MidMod’s customer base ranges from

sule. The homeowners haven’t bought new furniture in

older shoppers who want to remember their childhood to

decades,” says Chris. “Sometimes the house is full to the

young architecture students and first-time homeowners

brim. You just never know what you’re going to find.”

who want pieces to match their mid-century rancher.

Allyson adds, “Sometimes a piece needs to be recov-

“For many people, they like the aesthetic. Certain pieces

ered completely but the structure is fine. Sometimes all

look like art,” says Allyson. “It also has a contemporary feel.

it needs is new stuffing.”

It’s minimalist. We are a society of needing more and more,

By definition, midcentury modern furniture hails from

and that’s not what this is about.”

the 1950s and 60s, mostly American-made. Danish fur-

Not to be excluded the fans of Mad Men, a period

niture also falls into this category since Scandinavian

show centered around the lives of 1960s New York ad

furniture is minimalist by nature and often uses the same

men on Madison Avenue.

woods found in midcentury modern - teak, rosewood,

“The Roly Poly glasses that Don Draper drinks out of?

walnut. Hardwood is key here. It’s solid. It’s sleek. It’s the

We couldn’t keep them. Still, to this day, when we get them,

difference between a chair lasting 70 years versus seven.

they sell quickly,” says Allyson.

You won’t find pine or particleboard in midcentury mod-

“There are pieces from that show that I’m always looking

ern furniture. When you sit down on a sectional that was

for, like his bar cart,” says Chris. “I look at Facebook and

built in 1955, it doesn’t sway or creak or shift.

Craigslist 20 times a day looking for things.”

This distinction is key. Anyone in the market for a couch

knows the mental gymnastics required to discern whether

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MAD ABOU T MIDMOD (CONTINUED)

“A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD PUT THESE THINGS ON THE CURB, BUT WE BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THEM.”

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ARTICLE ROCH MONNIG, JR., CFP

FINANCIAL BUZZ

W H AT M Y ( F O R M E R LY ) M E S S Y H O M E TA U G H T M E A B O U T VA L U E S

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HIRED SOMEONE TO START

what you value. For example, I, like many others, value per-

CLEANING MY HOME ON A REGULAR BASIS. Prior to

sonal freedom, and while I do lose some financial freedom

that, I’d watch my messes build only to finally clean them

by paying someone to clean my home, I gain more freedom

when I was tired of looking at them or when I knew I had

with my time and energy. Every minute not spent vacuum-

company coming. Why did I do that for so long? Honestly,

ing the floors is more time I can be with friends and family.

I used to think hiring someone to clean my home was an

Every ounce of energy not spent scrubbing the baseboards

admission of laziness, and no one wants to be known as

is more energy I can use to get out there and try something

lazy. But despite what do-it-yourselfers might say, a deci-

new. By clearly defining your values and allowing them to

sion like that says less about your work ethic than it does

guide your decisions, you engage with your other values

about your values. Have you ever considered how easy

and discover new ones, ultimately allowing you to come fur-

it is to rake your leaves, to paint your kitchen, or to clean

ther into touch with who you truly are. This is all to say that

your shower? Yet many of us, myself included, pay profes-

when it comes time to start your spring cleaning, don’t con-

sionals to do these tasks for us. Why? The simple answer

sider yourself lazy if you enlist some help. (Of course, only

is convenience, but what we lose in dollars and cents by

do so if you’re in a financial situation that allows for that.

purchasing that convenience helps us hold onto two other

What sort of advisor would I be if I suggested otherwise?)

finite resources we value more, at least in instances like

Additionally, take time to do some personal spring cleaning

these—time and energy. That’s the deeper answer to the

and evaluate what you value and challenge it. Like life itself,

question. Life is a game of trade-offs, or “opportunity costs”

people are fluid. Maybe there’s a change in your values that

as economists call them, and those trade-offs are typically

you haven’t yet realized and that needs to be recognized,

unavoidable. However, they’re not so difficult when you know

one that leads to a better, happier you.

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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR as we march through the streets of

feel out of place at a church potluck.

downtown Knoxville to raise awareness

ZAC BROWN BAND

With a revolving crew of musical sharp-

for the life-saving efforts of Young-

shooters at his side, Will channels the

Williams Animal Center and support for

Thompson-Boling Arena

sounds of classic 90’s country through

Knoxville’s pet-friendly communities.

Zac Brown is the founder, frontman,

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and smoky saloons, yet it also wouldn’t

and lead vocalist for the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning, southern rock group Zac Brown Band. Brown is also credited as an impactful songwriter, producer, record label head, businessman, and philanthropist – making him one of

7 KNOXVILLE HOME AND GARDEN SPRING SHOW

13 KNOX SHAMROCK FEST Downtown Knoxville

Knox Shamrock Fest™, presented by

Knoxville Expo Center

Fresenius Kidney Care, is the region’s

eration of artists focused on shifting the

Visit the Knoxville Home & Garden

premier St. Patrick’s Day Celebration,

paradigm of the music business.

Spring Show to shop for remodeling,

drawing visitors from around the coun-

room additions, interior decorating, fire-

try. The event is a weekend-long, fami-

places, outdoor equipment, heating and

ly-friendly way to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day.

air conditioning, security, siding, appli-

The weekend features two days of live

BOB WEIR AND WOLF BROS

ances, windows, doors, fencing, roofing,

Irish and Celtic-roots music, dance per-

the sharpest minds among today’s gen-

spas and more. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

formances, cultural activities, authentic

Tennessee Theatre

Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Irish food & drink, a Lucky Kidney 6K

One of the founding members of the leg-

The event is open to the public for a $5

run/walk and an Old City Pub Crawl.

endary Grateful Dead, which received a

Admission Fee for 18 & up (free parking).

GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, Weir has become one of rock’s finest and most distinctive rhythm guitarists.

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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR songwriters and guitarists Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell continue to be a band capable of transcending borders with their uplifting music and positive message.

17 FOUR LEAF PEAT Bijou Theatre

Knoxville-based Four Leaf Peat has been performing traditional Irish music locally and regionally since 2004, and for the second year, brings their

Paddy’s Day party to the Historic Bijou Theater!

Come on out to celebrate with the guys as they release their 4th full-length recording (recorded at the Bijou) at Knoxville’s longest-running and most authentic St. Patrick’s Day event.

20 FOOTHILLS CRAFT GUILD ARTISAN MARKET The Venue at Lenoir City

Enjoy a less formal, more boutique trunk-show style market! Spend time with more than 50 artisans in this intimate setting! Metals, Wood, Jewelry, Clay, Fiber, Leather, Natural Materials, Photography, Glass, Mixed Media, Printmaking to choose from. Shop for your spring and summer must-haves at this 2-day event!

21 JOHN MORELAND Bijou Theatre

Out February 2020, his latest album "LP5" proves John Moreland has gotten really good at being John Moreland. A masterful display of songwriting by one of today’s best young practitioners of the art form, "LP5" is Moreland’s finest record to date.

22 BRIAN REGAN

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Critics and peers agree, Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations. 32

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26 BIG EARS FESTIVAL Downtown Knoxville

The Big Ears Festival is Knoxville’s biggest, boldest, and most dynamic festival experience. Over four days in March, the festival features the world’s most celebrated performers and composers of our time. Big Ears is a weekend of surprise collaborations and unexpected artistic collisions, celebrating the never-ending adventure of creation and exploration.

26 2020 US FIRST ROBOTICS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson-Boling Arena

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TREND SETTER ETSY FINDS FROM LOCALS ARTISTS BUILT FOR THE 1982 WORLD’S FAIR, KNOXVILLE’S SUNSPHERE IS AN ICONIC FIXTURE IN THE CITY’S EXPANSIVE SKYLINE. It stands 266-feet tall (that’s 26

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stories), and each glass pane is dusted in 24-karat gold. In its heyday, it cost visitors $2 to take the elevator ride to the observation deck on the fourth floor, but today it’s free to the public, be it locals or out-of-towners. Local artists keen to use the structure as a focal point. And why wouldn’t they? Just as the tri-star says Tennessee, the Sunsphere says Knoxville. Check out these goods from area Etsy shops. 1. Sunsphere Tote by shopMeghanMcCrary: 100% cotton canvas tote, approximately 15x16x4 inches, screen-printed by hand with water-based ink, can be machinewashed and ironed. $18. 2. Sunsphere Wooden Sign by Opal Design Shop: built from reclaimed pallet wood, 19x11 inches, stained in dark walnut, hand lettering. $50 3. Sunsphere Coasters by Opal Design Shop: screen-printed by hand, 4x4 inches, coated and protected. $24 4. Sunsphere Magnets by Ember Made Co.: wood-burned and hand-painted, sealed with a matte finish. $7 5. Sunsphere "Stay Golden" Postcards by shopMeghanMcCrary: 4x6 inches, rounded corners, 110lb white matte paper. $6 6. Knoxville Map with Sunsphere by LiveLoveStudio: hand-drawn on linen paper, 8x10 and 11x14 prints. $29+

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