Big South Fork Airpark is conveniently located next to Knoxville, TN which has an amazing variety of arts, music, dance, theater, and historical attractions that complement the area’s unparalleled natural beauty! A lively arts district flourishes in downtown Knoxville where there are more galleries, historic landmarks, museums, and theaters than any other mid-size city in the Southeast. You are invited to join us in exploring everything East Tennessee has to offer! Here is a list of a few events you can come see.

May 25th- 8:30pm- Great bands break rules, but legends write their own. JANE’S ADDICTION have actually written the rule book for alternative music and culture through a combination of genre-defying classic songs and a cinematic live experience. Their songs serve as the Ten Commandments for alt rock, inspiring an entire generation of bands such as Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam and Tool. When the Los Angeles quartet came along, they merged alternative and rock like no one before, becoming the first alternative rock band, creating a new sound and attitude. Click Here for more info.
May 4th – August 5th – Streetwise: Mastersof 60s Photography - This exhibition highlights the work of a group of eight American photographers who focused their lenses on rapid social and political changes that transformed their nation during the turbulent 1960’s. The featured images present a realistic, sometimes dire, view of America ranging from the “outlaw culture” of bikers and chain gangs, Boston’s red light district known as the Combat Zone, Black Panthers; the gritty streets and neighborhoods of New York, the politically charged South, and fringe communities and sub-cultures around the country. Click Here for more info.
May 24th, 5:00pm-7:oopm – The 15th Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series presents Dr. Michael Smith’s, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Exploding Stars & Atom Smashers. The night sky appears calm and peaceful — but is actually peppered with energetic explosions that rip apart the stars. What causes some stars to explode, while others just fizzle out andfade away? How are stellar blasts related to the origin of the elements? Find out how we use atom smashers here on Earth – in fact, in Tennessee – to unlock these mysteries of exploding stars. Some of the bizarre effects discussed include cosmic cannibalism, thermonuclear traffic jams, and stellar alchemy. Click Here for more info.
June 12th at 8:00 pm – Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy Tour – Without Alice Cooper, there might never have been the NY Dolls, KISS, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Motley Crue, Slipknot or Rob Zombie…maybe not even David Bowie, or at least not Ziggy Stardust. The iconic hard rocker, who literally invented the concept of the rock concert as theater, returns to what he does best on Along Came a Spider, the 25th studio album of a long and illustrious career which began in 1969 with the release of Pretties for You on Frank Zappa’s Straight label. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Alice (in both the original Alice Cooper band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real life shocking images. With his influence on rock & roll long since acknowledged, there is little that Alice Cooper hasn’t achieved in his remarkable career, including platinum albums, sold-out tours and any number of honors and career achievement awards. Click Here for more information.

May 9, 2012 — October 14, 2012 – East Tennessee Art and Artist – Features selections from the History Center’s collection of works from the 1800s to the 1900s. Extended through October 14, 2012. Exhibition open daily, Mon. – Fri. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sat. 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sun. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Admission: ETHS members free, children 16 and under free, Adults $5, Seniors $4. For more information call 865 215 8830 or visit www.eastTNhistory.org. The Museum of East Tennessee History is located in the East Tennessee History Center at 601 South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville.