by Leah Hall
Eight members of the Drama Club of the Blount County campus are going to New York.
They raised $4,000 to pay for tickets to the Broadway show “Wicked,” hotel rooms for four nights, bus fare and other touring expenses.
In New York, members will see a Broadway play as well as visit the Museum [...]
by Danny Butler
“The turn out has been great!” said Lee Baker, commenting on the community, faculty , and student support for the Festival of Cultures on April 18.
The night had performances by Hindustani classical musicians Indrajit Banerjee and Gourisankar Karmakar, and the East Tennessee Chinese School Dancers performed as well. The event also featured booths [...]
by Leah Hall
The Magnolia Drama club is alive and well and working on Shakespeare.
This semester, the group performed “Cowboys Don’t Look Down” by John Briggs with a cast of four.
With a larger cast they will be performing “Shakespeare Night” on April 24 and 25 in the campus courtyard at 7pm. The show features pieces [...]
By Landon Doane
The Pellissippi Variations Choir will be performing at the annual Rossini Festival on April 19.
The Rossini Festival is a street fair patterned after the Rossini festival in Italy and is sponsored by the Knoxville Opera Company each spring. Associate Professor of Music Bill Brewer will direct the 36 member choir.
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By Jill Underwood
For over 10 years now, Pellissippi State has opened its doors every Sunday to a school that strives to preserve Chinese culture for the next generation.
The Chinese school, known as the Cultural School of Knoxville, meets in designated buildings and classrooms on the Hardin Valley campus.
Most of the students are children between [...]
By Jessica Barbour
Is it another war between the states?
April 11 and 12 reenactment soldiers from the 63rd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry and the 8th Tennessee U.S. are putting on a living history demonstration.
This is one of many events tied to Sharpshooter by David Madden, which is the Common Book for Pellissippi this [...]