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Art Walk @ Argenta Arts District — 07.15
The monthly art walk features live music, local artists and food in the Argenta Arts District. Stores and shops stay open later to accommodate the public.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Pat Summitt’s friends, relatives, rivals, fans and former players gathered Thursday to honor the former Tennessee women’s basketball coach in the arena where she orchestrated some of her greatest victories.
The ceremony at Thompson-Boling Arena gave the public a chance to pay tribute to Summitt, who won eight national titles and 1,098 games in her 38-year tenure. A private funeral was held in Clarksville on June 30, two days after Summitt died at the age of 64.
“I think tonight’s going to touch on a lot of emotions,” said Michelle Brooke-Marciniak, a guard on Tennessee’s 1996 national championship team and a member of the Pat Summitt Foundation’s advisory board. “”I think it’s going to be sad, touching and emotional. It’s going to be happy and truly a remembrance, a ceremony of who was this woman (who was) such a force in everyone’s life.”
Scheduled speakers include recently retired quarterback Peyton Manning, “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts, WNBA star Tamika Catchings, current Tennessee coach Holly Warlick and former Lady Volunteers assistant Mickie DeMoss as well as Summitt’s son, Tyler Summitt.