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Lessons from a Scrooge: 'Carol' vet welcomes Dickens' classic message

Portraying Ebenezer Scrooge takes Jonathan Daly on a "wild ride" physically and emotionally while offering both the actor and his audience lessons that go beyond the theater stage. Full story »

Beaten Awake

Rock band Beaten Awake will perform at Pilot Light. Full story »

The Insider: 'New Moon' drama accented benefit gala

Here is the final word on all the backstage scoop revolving around Knoxville’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” benefit screening earlier this week. Full story »

'Twilight' fans face off in Knoxville: Team Jacob or Team Edward?

Cuddling, spray-on abs and ripping off T-shirts were only a few topics up for debate at “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” premiere Tuesday night in Knoxville, held at Regal Cinemas’ Pinnacle 18 at Turkey Creek.
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Gracious 'Twilight' stars Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner help make local fundraiser a hit

Starlet Kristen Stewart wanted to make the right fashion statement when attending the Knoxville screening of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” on Tuesday night. Full story »

Far-flung fans and lots of locals howl for stars at 'Twilight' benefit screening

“Twilight” fan Danielle Vaugh waited eight hours Tuesday outside Regal Cinemas’ Pinnacle 18 at Turkey Creek but she got her autograph. Actress Kristen Stewart signed a photo of herself that Vaugh had ripped from “People” magazine. Vaugh was one of 1,500 to 2,000 fans who lined a barricade outside the theater Tuesday hoping for an autograph, photo or glimpse of Stewart and “New Moon” co-star Taylor Lautner. Full story »

Tonight's 'New Moon' rises to the occasion

For tonight only, Knoxville will be the center of the "Twilight" universe.
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'Twilight' series helps 7th-grader find passions for reading, supernatural

Twelve-year-old Sarah Shipley-Powell hated to read - until a vampire came into her life.
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Rockettes coming to Thompson-Boling Nov. 30

"Radio City Christmas Spectacular" brings the Rockettes to Knoxville in a 90-minute show that combines the troupe's signature kick lines with a little jazz, a little Broadway and a lot of holiday music, glitter and fake snow.
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The march continues: Locally produced film traces education for black students

It's not often that locals create an award-winning documentary featuring hard-to-reach public figures, famous historians and rare archival footage.
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Appalachian Ballet readies annual 'Nutcracker'

The Appalachian Ballet Company hopes families will spend the first weekend in December with the ballet's own holiday tradition.
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Up, Up, up: Amy Moore Morton encourages the next generation of dancers

MARYVILLE - Known for her incredible balance as a ballerina, Amy Moore Morton now steadies half a dozen roles.

The retired dancer is a teacher instructing 17 classes a week at Maryville's Van Metre School of Dance. She's a businesswoman who owns the school where she learned to dance and the building it occupies. She's an award-winning choreographer who often creates "off the cuff" and whose ballets include three inspired by books written by her mother, the late Libba Moore Gray Full story »

Review: Stephen King’s dome yarn is among his best

“Under the Dome” is one of those works of fiction that manages to be both pulp and high art, that successfully — and very improbably — captures the national zeitgeist at this particularly strange and breathless period in American history. Full story »

Tim Lee 3

Knoxville rocker trio the Tim Lee 3 will perform live online. Full story »

Parades, lights and shows keep Smokies visitors in holiday spirit

The Christmas season is just around the corner, and the tourist mecca that is Sevier County has no shortage of holiday festivities. Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are once again offering a variety of activities. The goal is to keep all of the area's visitors happy and in the holiday spirit as the Winterfest season kicks off this month.
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