The Downtown Week Ahead (November 10 – 16, 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:

 

  • November 10: Union Avenue Books, David Hunter Reading from and Signing his new book, 2:00, Free
  • November 10: Venus in Fur, Flying Anvil Theatre, 525 N. Gay Street, $25 (AWESOME)
  • November 10: Bella Ruse, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00, Free
  • November 10: Matt Ward and Upstairs Underground Comedy, 8:00 PM, Free
  • November 10: Steven Vai, Bijou, 8:00, $34

 

  • November 11: Veterans Day Parade, 10:45, Gay Street
  • November 11: WDVX Blue Plate Special –  Jake Lewis & the Clergy (Folk/Americana) / Harold Honey (Blues/Rock), Noon, Free
  • November 11: Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00, Free
  • November 11: Cinema CASA, Emporium, Screening of “Volver” with Penelope Cruz
  • November 11: Tennessee Shines – Jeff Black, Gretchen Peters and author Mac Bartine, 7:00 PM, $10

 

  • November 12: WDVX Blue Plate Special – Jonah Smith (Singer-Songwriter) / Up the Chain (Singer-Songwriter), Noon Free
  • November 12: Engaging Your Community: African American Retention in Knoxville, UT College of Law, Noon, Free
  • November 12: K-Town Showdown Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00, Free
  • November 12: Jazz Tuesdays, Square Room, 7:00, $5
  • November 12: Hudson K, Pilot Light, 8:00, $5
  • November 12: The Whiskey Gentry, Barley’s, 10:00
  • November 12: Riverrats, Preservation Pub, 10:00

 

  • November 13: Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 – 2:00
  • November 13: WDVX Blue Plate Special – The Porter Fox (Folk/Americana) / Chris Kasper (Singer-Songwriter),  Noon, Free
  • November 13: Frog and Toads Dixie Quartet, Crown and Goose, 6:30, Free
  • November 13: Adrian Cottier, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM, Free
  • November 13: The Eagles, Thompson Boling Arena, 8:00 PM, $49 – $149
  • November 13: Chris Padgett (of Asheville’s Stereophonics), Preservation Pub, 8:00
  • November 13: Flow Tribe, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • November 13: State Street Rhythm Section (Funk), Preservation Pub, Knoxville, 10:00

 

  • November 14: WDVX Blue Plate Special – Colin O’Brien (Old-Time) / Enter the Haggis (Rock), Noon, Free
  • November 14: Gallery Nuance presents author Corey Circello reading from his new book A Backwoods Murder, Chocolate snacks, wine, all Free, 6:00 PM
  • November 14: Venus in Fur, Flying Anvil Theatre (525 N. Gay Street), 7:30, $25 (GO SEE THIS – Also performances Friday and Saturday Night)
  • November 14: Straight No Chaser, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30
  • November 14: Singer/Songwriter Night, Square Room, 7:30, $5 for non-performers
  • November 14: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, All Mozart featuring Lara St. Johns, 7:30, $11 to $83
  • November 14: Jodie Manross Trio, Preservation Pub, 8:00
  • November 14: Theorizt, Preservation Pub, 10:00

 

 

  • November 16: Running With Hope, 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run, Circle Park, UT Campus, 9:00 AM
  • November 16: Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 – 2:00
  • November 16: Children’s Story Time, Union Avenue Books, 10:00 AM
  • November 16: Coffee and Chocolate Grand Re-Opening
  • November 16: WDVX Blue Plate Special – Meet the Seavers / Samantha Harlow (Singer-Songwriter)
  • November 15: MFA program Open House (New Works by Dozens of Graduate Students), UT Art and Architecture Building, 6:00 – 9:00
  • November 16: Streamliners with Swing Booty, Relix, 7:00 PM, $15
  • November 16: Elf the Musical, Tennesse Theatre, 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
  • November 16: Grand Ole Uproar (Greensboro Hippie Country), Preservation Pub, 8:00
  • November 16: UT Opera Theatre presents “The Barber of Seville,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00, $20
  • November 16: RavenHill (Rock), Preservation Pub, 10:00