Note to self: Stop whining about the dearth of cultural events in Knoxville. I was just flipping through this week’s issue of The Metro Pulse, and I noticed the following:
- 9/8 – The Pernice Brothers at the Pilot Light. Sweet!
- 9/8 – John Singleton lecture at the University Center
- 9/10 – Jay Farrar at Blue Cats
- 9/13 – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Chamber drama at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (starring one of my best friends as Nick)
- 9/13 – Always Patsy Cline at the Clarence Brown Theater. Okay, so there’s no chance I’ll be seeing this one, but I’m stoked for their next show, Buried Child.
That’s not a bad week. And I haven’t even mentioned the Tennessee Valley Fair, which opens this weekend, featuring Tone-Loc, Young MC, Cledus T. Judd, The Marshall Tucker Band, Loverboy, and lots of other people who might, in fact, also be pseudo-celebrities. (Judging by the publicity shots, I would guess that they’re all famous cowboy hat models.) Just try to read that lineup out loud without breaking into a big ol’ grin. I love fair season. Hatching chicks, funnel cakes, people-watching, and that mysterious fair stank. Gotta love it. (More on this in the coming days — hopefully with pictures.)