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Oak Ridge Community Orchestra plays at Dogwood Arts Festival on Saturday

Posted at 4:07 pm April 15, 2015
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The Oak Ridge Community Orchestra Performing at the 2014 Dogwoods Arts Festival. (Photo courtesy of John Fairstein)

 

Daniel Webb

Daniel Webb

As part of the Dogwood Arts Festival, the Oak Ridge Community Orchestra will be performing famous and memorable music in Knoxville’s Market Square from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.

The free concert will feature the lively “Figaro Aria” sung by Daniel Webb, the emphatic fourth movement from the “New World Symphony” by Dvořák, the raucous “Polovtsian Dances” by Borodin, and the hand-clapping “Radetzky March” by Johann Strauss (Sr.).  This is a great way to enjoy a Saturday afternoon while browsing the shops at the Dogwoods Arts Festival.

The “Barber of Seville” is a familiar opera by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, premiering in 1816. The most famous aria from that opera is probably “Largo al Factotum,” in which the central figure, Figaro, vigorously touts his prowess as a barber and local facilitator of “everything.” The articulation and style in this aria are so impressive that Warner Brothers, Walter Lantz, and Hanna Barbera studios couldn’t resist featuring it in cartoon parodies. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Music, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexander Borodin, Antonín Leopold Dvořák, Barber of Seville, Cyndi Jeffers, Daniel Webb, Dogwood Arts Festival, Figaro Aria, Gabriel Lefkowitz, Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Johann Strauss Sr., Largo al Factotum, Market Square, New World Symphony, Oak Ridge Community Orchestra, ORCO, Polovtsian Dances, Radetzky March

Roane Alliance President Leslie Henderson retiring in March

Posted at 10:06 am November 20, 2013
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Leslie Henderson

Leslie Henderson

KINGSTON—Roane Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Henderson has announced she will retire at the end of March.

She has been the president and CEO of The Roane Alliance, the county’s economic development organization, since Feb. 16, 2004. Henderson announced her retirement in a Tuesday letter to Sharon Templeton, Roane Alliance board chair.

“Although I struggled with this decision, I feel now that it is the right time to start on the next phase of my life and start working on some of that bucket list—travel, writing, project work, family time, and maybe even some business ventures of my own,” Henderson said in the letter.

“As for The Alliance, I think the time is also right, as the staff is not only one of the best I’ve ever worked with, but is also well-positioned to do great things for Roane County going forward. Each of them is very competent and capable,” Henderson said. “All I do is keep them focused and provide the tools they need. I could not be more proud of their successes.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Knoxville, Leslie Henderson, Market Square, retire, Roane Alliance, Roane County Chamber of Commerce, Roane County Industrial Development Board, Roane County Visitors Bureau, Sharon Templeton, The Roane Alliance, Victor Ashe, Volkswagen

Guest column: Diversity in proximity—an aesthetic approach to urban architecture

Posted at 12:38 am October 28, 2013
By Andrew Howe 5 Comments

I’m very glad there is positive forward movement on redevelopment of the Oak Ridge Mall. However, I feel that the current layout proposed will fall far short of the ideal design, one that will best do what Oak Ridge wants it to.

I recently returned from my honeymoon through the Carolinas and Georgia, and along the way it dawned on me precisely what elements are in play regarding our gut “feelings” about downtown shopping, dining, and nightlife architecture—what makes one place more appealing than another. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns Tagged With: Andrew Howe, architecture, Asheville, asphalt, brick, Columbia, concrete, Crosland Southeast, design, dining, diversity, layout, Market Square, multi-story buildings, Oak Ridge Mall, proximity, Savannah, shopping, urban architecture

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