Penny4Arts
Penny4Arts gives every child in Knox and surrounding counties an opportunity to attend arts and culture events/activities at the maximum cost of ONE PENNY (or FREE) when accompanied by a paying adult. See below for more details, or call us at 865-523-7543 for help. New events are added throughout the year, so please check back!
Many thanks to the employees of Messer Construction for their support of this program!
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Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: New World Symphonies
MoxCar Marketing + Communications Masterworks Series
Thu-Fri May 15-16, 7:30 PM
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Aram Demirjian, conductor; Indigenous Vibes, drums
FLORENCE PRICE: Colonial Dance
DERRICK SKYE: New African Drum Concerto – KSO commission & world premiere
ANTONIN DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
Advance reservations required? YES – we stop giving out seats/admissions for Penny4Arts at 5 PM the day of the show for Masterworks performances.
Contact: KSO Box Office, 865-291-3310, boxoffice@knoxvillesymphony.com
https://knoxvillesymphony.com
Marble City Opera: Pagliacci
Thu-Sat Jun 5-7, 7 PM
Three locations (Knoxville, Vonore, Oak Ridge)
Marble City Opera closes its 2024-25 mainstage season with three performances of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. The renowned opera will be staged at the Tennessee Amphitheater in World’s Fair Park on Thursday, June 5; at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore on Friday, June 6; and in the pavilion at A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday, June 7. In Pagliacci, a comedy troupe comes to town for a performance but the lead actor discovers that his wife and co-star is in love with another man. His jealous rage erupts during their show with devastating results.
Advanced reservations required: YES
Contact: Frank Murphy; frank@marblecityopera.com; (865) 281-1879
https://www.marblecityopera.com/events/pagliacci-2025-06-05-19-00
The following guidelines apply to every Penny4Arts event:
+ Open to Knox and surrounding County residents (with a few exceptions);
+ All children ages 5-15 must be accompanied by a paying adult (age 18 and older) in a ratio not to exceed three children per one adult.
+ Proof of Knox and surrounding County residency may be required;
+ At least one in a group of up to four students ages 16-18 must purchase a regular adult admission/ticket (if applicable) for the group to be able to participate in Penny4Arts.