The Downtown Week Ahead (August 11 – August 17, 2013)

If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. The Well and The Shed have some great events, for example, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine.

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What I’ve Got My Eye On:

 

  • August 11: Verless Doran (Gatlinburg Native and Inside of Knoxville Reader) launches his new book, How Verless Came to Eden
  • August 11: “Stephen Spielberg, Historian? Emancipating Lincoln,” East TN Historical Center, 2:00 PM, Free
  • August 11: Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Nerd, 2:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • August 11: TN Stage Company: Richard III, Market Square, Free, 7:00 (Final Performance)
  • August 11: Upstairs Underground Stand-Up Comedy Show, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM

 

  • August 12: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Free at Noon, Tiffany Kane & the Kicks / Flint Blade and the Honeydew (Roots)
  • August 12: All Over the Page Book Club, Lawson McGhee Library, discusses A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan, 6:30 – 7:30
  • August 12: Old North Knoxville Historic District Meeting and Potluck, St. James Episcopal Church, 6:30

 

  • August 13: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Free at Noon,Mando Saenz (Singer-Songwriter) / Mandolin Orange (Folk)
  • August 13: Jazz on the Square, Market Square Stage, 8:00 – 10:00, Free
  • August 13: Devon Jones and the Uptown Stomp (Keep you jazz groove grooving), Preservation Pub, 10:00, $3

 

  • August 14: Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • August 14: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Free at Noon,Patryk Larney (Singer-Songwriter) Red Dirt Rangers (Country/Rock)
  • August 14: Megan McCormick, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM
  • August 14: Passerine with Dixie Ghost, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3

 

  • August 15: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Free at Noon,Twangtown Paramours (Country/ Americana) / Smooth Hound Smith (Folk/Blues)
  • August 15: 2/3 Goat (“Metrobilly”), Preservation Pub, 7:00
  • August 15: 29th YWCA Tribute to Women Event, 5:30 Reception at First TN Bank, 7:00 Awards Ceremony at the Bijou, $75
  • August 15: Knoxville Films Cinematini Event, NV Nightclub, 7:00
  • August 15: Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Nerd, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • August 15: Band of Heathens at Barley’s, 8:00 PM, Free
  • August 15: Jazz on the Square, Market Square Stage, 8:00 – 10:00, Free

 

  • August 16: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Free at Noon,Michael Reno Harrell (Singer-Songwriter) / Blair Crimmins (Jazz)
  • August 16: Natalie Prass, Barley’s, 7:00 PM
  • August 16: Summer Movie Magic, “The Godfather, Part II,” TN Theatre, 8:00 PM, $8
  • August 16: Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Nerd, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • August 16: Soul at the Plaza, Clifford Curry and many others, $65 – $75, 8:00 PM
  • August 16: Sons of Hippies, Preservation Pub 8:00
  • August 16: Jennifer Knapp and Jenifer Daniels, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
  • August 16: Vance Thompson (jazz), Bijou at the Bistro, 9:00 PM
  • August 16: Keith Brown Trio (jazz), Bella Luna, 9:00 PM

 

  • August 17: Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • August 17: East Tennessee History Fair ( A premier event for families – do not miss this!), Krutch Park, 10:00 – 5:00, Free
  • August 17: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Free at Noon,Emily Roberts / Brushy Rides (Folk)
  • August 17: One Earth, Our Choice, Rally and Concert for Climate Action, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, 12:00, SEEED Knox, 1617 Dandridge Ave.
  • August 17: Band Eat Band on Market Square, Sponsored by Preservation Pub, Best Band Competition culminating in you deciding the winner! Market Square Stage, 4:00 – 10:00, Free
  • August 17: Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Nerd, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • August 17: Jars of Clay, Bijou, 8:00 PM, $21.50