Spirit of Nations Traditional Powwow welcomes you July 12 to Krutch Park at the corner of Clinch Avenue and Market Street in downtown Knoxville. From 9 am-8 pm, spend time at a powwow which is a gathering of friends and family, a time of celebration.
Music and dancing have traditionally been part of Cherokee's gatherings and this one is no exception. Dancers known for their high degree of skills will be performing including some award winning dancers. Lowery Begay is a Navaho originally from New Mexico and is ranked third in the world for the beautiful and fascinating hoop dance.
For anyone that recalls the lanky Peyton Manning's debut as quarterback for the University of Tennessee, the thought of him as a "grizzled veteran" in the NFL is difficult to accept.
The 32-year-old superstar has been in the NFL for a decade and will participate in his 11th training camp with the Indianapolis Colts this month. Yes, 11 training camps. Which means a lot of cute little babies that were named Peyton way back in the mid-1990's are teenagers now.
No matter how many ways you slice it or dice it, the .500 mark is considered to be the break even point for success as a player, coach, team or program.
Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer has passed it with 102 games to spare. The dean of Southeastern Conference head football coaches will be rewarded with a 7-year contract that will average more than $3 million.
The Fourth of July, Independence Day, brings to mind red, white and blue, floats in a parade and spectacular fireworks. Is this the day America won its independence from Great Britain? Yes and no.
Free gardening workshops, music, activities for kids and more make
the 6th Blooms Days Saturday
and Sunday, June 28 and 29, a great destination for not just gardeners. It's
the 25th anniversary of the UT
Trial Gardens, the location and reason for the event, so they're celebrating.
This event normally has a charge but this year admissions are sponsored by UT
Federal Credit Union. Put simply, they paid everyone's entrance fee. These
aren't boring gardens which just have neat rows of plants. Mary
Collins-Shepard, Blooms Days Coordinator, describes the UT Trial Gardens as
"one of the prettiest gardens in the state."
WNOX's Dave Foulk rises
at 3:15 in the morning Monday through Friday to come to the station. He then
writes and broadcasts the news at the top and the bottom of the hour from 5
am-10 am on FM 100.3. Dave's the voice you hear on your way to work.
But, he's okay with the
hours because he's working at his dream job. "The House that Dave Built," his
new show on Saturday mornings, allows him to be lazy and lay in bed until 4:30
am. Tune in from 6 am-10 am to listen as he helps homeowners with questions
about Do-it-Yourself projects.
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