Tennessee Theatre Open House & Clips of Historic Footage
Open House at Tennessee Theatre and clips of historic footage by the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound:
11 a.m., Festival of Children?s Classics - Features vintage shorts and cartoons. Includes films of Shirley Temple, Betty Boop, Gumby, Abbott and Costello, and many more.
12:10 p.m., Your Town in the Movies. Unique films that capture the traditions and industries of East Tennessee hometowns, 1930s-1950s, including Athens, Harriman, Lenoir City, Maryville, Rockwood, and Sweetwaer.
12:45 p.m. Viva Knox Vegas! Footage compiled from home movies features clips of downtown Knoxville from the 1920s through the 1960s. Look for UT football games of the 1940s, vintage Dogwood arts clips, and the last Knoxville trolley ride in 1947.
2:00 p.m., Tribute to Chet Atkins, featuring Lost Midday Merry-Go-Round footage and live performance by ?Chet picker? Larry Oldham. Home movies of Lowell Blanchard and the Merry-Go-Round gang in the early 1940s. Vintage performances by Union County native and guitar greatChet Atkins.
3:30 p.m., The Jim Thompson Collection - Personal home movies of renowned local photographer Jim Thompson feature rare, vintage scenes from Knoxville and the great Smoky Mountains National Park in the first years of existence.
4:45 p.m., East Tennessee Television History Highlights from Classic Knoxville Television Programs - Classic clips from the popular and long-running television shows aired from Knoxville televisions stations. The program will feature segments from such fondly-remembered shows as 'Jim Clayton Star Time', Bonnie Lou and Buster Show', 'Little Jimmy Hartsook Show', "Wrestling with John Cazana", along with classic commercials.
6 p.m., This is Cas Walker! - Our tribute to the legendary Cas Walker features outtakes and bloopers from his long-running television show, an early musical performance by Dolly Parton, some fine local bluegrass music, and rare WBIR-TV news film detailing the political career of Walker.
Date and Time: August 23, 2008 11:00 AM
- 6:00 PM
Location : Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street
Category: Children & Families
Contact : East Tennessee Historical Society
Contact email :
Last Modified : August 14, 2008
Location : Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street
Category: Children & Families
Contact : East Tennessee Historical Society
Contact email :
Last Modified : August 14, 2008
