08 / 15
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Julia Child, former assistant in the OSS’s Secret Intelligence division and celebrity chef and author, would have been 96 today. Her legendary persona and accessible recipes made her a pop culture icon.
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08 / 16
Start: 7:00 pm
“1964 The Tribute” takes the stage again at the Tennessee Theatre to pay tribute to the Beatles. The band will perform the group’s greatest hits. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call (865) 656-4444 for tickets or tennesseetheatre.com
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Bring a roaring appetite to The Knoxville Zoo’s annual Feast with the Beasts. Sample food and beverages from local restaurants and vendors and kick back with live music. Bid on silent auction items such as artwork, gift certificates and gift baskets. knoxville-zoo.org/feast.htm.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Madonna turns 50 today. From “Like a Virgin” to “4 Minutes,” she manages to push the envelope on the issue of sexuality and proves to be an enormous influence to society (Kabbalah, anyone?) while putting out an endless stream of shake-your-booty tunes.
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08 / 17
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” Mae West, stage and screen actress, who pushed the social limits on female sexuality, was born on this day in 1893.
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08 / 18
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08 / 19
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Coco Chanel, the revolutionary designer who liberated women from centuries of corsets with simple, menswear inspired fashions, was born 125 years ago today. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
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08 / 20
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08 / 21
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08 / 22
Start: 8:00 pm
The Oak Ridge Playhouse presents Wait Until Dark, a unique and thrilling tale about one woman’s fight for survival. orplayhouse.com
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08 / 23
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Gather for the opening of the East Tennessee History Museum from 10am-5pm. Hosted by the East TN Historical Society, re-enactors, regional historical organizations, children's events, music and storytelling will all be apart of this momentus occasion. 865.215.8823or east-tennessee-history.org.
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08 / 24
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08 / 25
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08 / 26
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is also the 73rd birthday of Geraldine Ferraro, the first and only (so far) female Vice Presidential candidate for a major political party. In 1984 Walter Mondale selected her as his running mate in the campaign against Ronald Reagan. She went on to serve as a U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Commission of Human Rights under President Clinton’s administration, and also worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is Women’s Equality Day or Susan B. Anthony Day—it’s the 88th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, allowing women the right to vote.
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08 / 27
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08 / 29
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08 / 30
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08 / 31
Start: 7:37 pm
Last chance for all 7 to 13-year-olds to submit a video documentary of a special hometown summertime event. MeetMeAtTheCorner.org, a website that sends kids on virtual field trips, is hosting the "Summer in My Town" video documentary contest. The winner receives $250.00 plus a special airing of their video on the website this fall.
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09 / 1
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:59 am
“I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” Today is the birthday of outspoken feminist, comedian, and actress, Lily Tomlin.
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09 / 2
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:59 am
Liliuokalani, the last sovereign queen of Hawaii, was born on this day in 1838.
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09 / 6
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09 / 7
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09 / 8
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:59 am
“Sitting around the house playing the wife and mother is driving me crazy.” Singer Patsy Cline’s birthday is today.
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