First Friday

CTV regularly holds a "First Friday" event every month in conjunction with the other events that take place in the evening on the first Friday of each month in downtown Knoxville. Our event, which is held from 5 pm until 7 pm, often features video screenings and face-to-face interaction with local artists of all types of media.

Our event always includes a facility tour and light refreshments. The event is free and open to the public. Our next First Friday event will be held May 7th. Check back for details.   

CTV's March 2010 First Friday event (Mar 5) featured some entertaining videos From the CTV Vault originally created for CTV by Tinky "Dakota" Weisblat in the late 1980's. The featured videos included episodes from her series called On the Shelf. Guests watched some of her highly entertaining book review programs as well as an at-home cooking demonstration of Russian Cooking. A Special Thank You Bradley Reeves of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound for beginning the digital video transfer of programs seen on Community Television during the late 70's and early 80's.

      

CTV's February 2010 First Friday event (Feb 5) featured two works by Robert Simpson: (1) "String Theory" - a man falls down a hole and into a trap. Only an obscure manuscript of an abstract mathematical theory and a distant memory of a children's story are his means of escape; and (2) "Twelfth Night" - excerpts from his production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".  

   

CTV's December 2009 First Friday event (Dec 4) featured the screening of three short films ("A Walk In The Park," "Vegetarian Zombie Musical," and "Box Man") by award-winning local filmmaker Erik Hutson. Mr. Hutson was on hand to answer questions and take comments on his films.  

         

CTV's November 2009 First Friday event (Nov 6) featured a screening of the documentary "4 Walls" featuring poet Carlton "S.T.A.R.R." Releford. The film's star, director and producer were available for a question and answer session. After the screenings, S.T.A.R.R. performed some live music and poetry for the audience.

      

For more information about downtown Knoxville's other "First Friday" events, visit KnoxvilleFirstFriday.com