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Name: All Over the Page - Tamp by Denton Loving - Poetry Month Special Event
Start: 2025-04-14T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-14T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Lawson McGhee Library

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All Over the Page - Tamp by Denton Loving - Poetry Month Special Event

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

All Over the Page:

All Over the Page is a monthly evening book discussion group for adults, with a guest facilitator.

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This month's All Over the Page will host Denton Loving, Poet and recent honoree of Humanities Tennessee's inaugural Tennessee Book Award for Poetry for his most recent collection, ...

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Downtown Walking Tour: Baseball and other sports

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Lawson McGhee Library

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Batter Up! We're ushering in a new era for baseball in downtown Knoxville! Long before UT went orange, Knoxville’s athletes ran, jumped, and rolled to excellence in all kinds ...

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Stuffed animals arranged around a quilt that says, "Burlington"

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

All Day 4/22

Burlington Branch Library

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Calling all well-loved stuffed animals! Come for a sleepover full of library fun and leave with photos of their sweet shenanigans and a book recommendation.Drop off: April 22.Picku...

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All Over the Page - Death on the Nile

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

All Over the Page:

All Over the Page is a monthly evening book discussion group for adults, with a guest facilitator.

Event Details:

This month we will be discussing Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. The discussion will be lead by Jodie Manross. Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich. She's the girl...

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Children's Festival of Reading 2025

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm

Off Site

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Join us for the award-winning Children's Festival of Reading. Recently recognized as the Best Children's Event by Southeastern Festival and Events Association, we are pleased to ho...

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Downtown Walking Tour: Knoxville Goes to the Movies!

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

East Tennessee History Center

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Knoxville Goes To the Movies: Back by popular demand! Knoxville has always loved the movies, and still does! Join Laura Still for stories of our love affair with moving pictures, f...

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"Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger" movie poster

Daytime Docs - Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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Daytime Docs is a monthly film series featuring documentaries that bring awareness to diverse perspectives and life experiences through the power of visual storytelling. ...

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Daytime Docs - Monrovia, Indiana

Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Lawson McGhee Library meeting room at Lawson McGhee Library

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Daytime Docs is a monthly film series featuring documentaries that bring awareness to diverse perspectives and life experiences through the power of visual storytelling. ...

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Baby Bookworms

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Daytime Docs - Monrovia, Indiana

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Sky Above Us Art Show

All Day 6/21 - 7/5

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