June 19th, 2009 – August 14th, 2009

Knoxville Art Museum's "Alive After Five" Summer Series

Knox County

Now in its sixteenth year, Alive After Five presents a variety of quality musical entertainment from local, regional, national and sometimes international performers. This year's summer series will feature performers from Atlanta, Nashville, New York City, and Columbus, OH, as well as the East Tennessee area.

Alive After Five is presented on 35 Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The performances are from 5:30-8:00 pm and take place in the casually elegant atmosphere of the museum's Great Hall. Different area restaurants and caterers serve food each week, and there are two cash bars and free freshly popped popcorn.

Admission to Alive After Five performances range from $8 - $9 for non-members, museum members and college students with ID receiving a $4 discount. Ages 17 and under are admitted free.

The 2009 Summer Series Schedule for "Alive After Five":

June 19 - Carib Sounds Steel Band  Steel drum Caribbean music

June 26 - Y'uns  Swingin' good time string/jugband music

July 10 - Jenna & The Joneses  Rhythm & blues and funk

July 17 - Johnson Swingtet  Swingin' acoustic jazz

July 24 - Sammy Blue Band  Blues

July 31 - Rolando Matias & The Afro-Rican Ensemble  Latin jazz

August 7 - Efrat & Friends  Jazz & pop

August 14 - Blue Mother Tupelo  Bluesy Americana 

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