We have quite a few venues in town and excellent theater, opera, ballet, symphony. Plus UT has an excellent music and drama department, including jazz, and has plenty of programs.
City of Knoxville - Arts and Culture
There's not a lot of stage productions in the summer, but they'll be busy in the fall.
AC Entertainment books both the Bijou and the Tennessee Theatre. They have a Broadway in Knoxville series in the fall/winter.
Concertwire | Events
Check MetroPulse, the alternative weekly, for more info:
http://www.metropulse.com/