The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/13 – 11/22/2016)

Night View of Downtown Knoxville from the top of the Crown Plaza, October 2016
Night View of Downtown Knoxville from the top of the Crown Plaza, October 2016

If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I write the post.

If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add to the list events about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.

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Sunday, November 13

  • Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Special Guests Chefs Carol Scott and Holly Hambright, WUTK 90.3 FM
  • Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
  • Jazz Brunch at Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • Subway Race Against Cancer, World’s Fair Park, 12:30 PM
  • SEEED Permablitz, 1617 Dandridge Ave. SE, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM
  • Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English)/3:00 PM (Spanish)
  • The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 3:00 PM, $12
  • Island of Misfit Toys Gathering, Artists and Makers Gather to Help Those Who are Broken, K- Brew, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  • 2016 Knoxville Signature Chefs Auction, Benefits March of Dimes, Convention Center, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $250
  • Belluno Dinner with Brian Balest and Matt Mowrer, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $55 (BYOB)
  • Dillinger Escape Plan, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $18/$20
  • This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
  • Paleroot, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Zach Herman Band/Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, November 14

  • Handmade Stitched Boxes Workshop, Claudia Lee, Instructor, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $150/$170
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Momma Molasses/Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Industrial Development Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Moonrise Restorative Yoga, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $12
  • Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
  • Freindlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, Free
  • The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • The Grahams, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, November 15

  • Handmade Stitched Boxes Workshop, Claudia Lee, Instructor, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $150/$170
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Koppy/Peewee Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • November Green Drinks: Fall Harvest Potluck!, Birdhouse, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Community Round Table Discussion, The International, 6:30 PM
  • Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
  • Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
  • Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
  • Blues Traveler, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29
  • USA vs Costa Rica: World Cup Qualifier, Crown and Goose, 9:00 PM
  • The Jauntee/Mr. F, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • The Ninth Street Stompers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Night View of Downtown Knoxville from the top of the Crown Plaza, October 2016
Night View of Downtown Knoxville from the top of the Crown Plaza, October 2016

Wednesday, November 16

  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • KAMA Luncheon: The Rocky Top Institute, Calhoun’s, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randy Steele/Between You and Me, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Downtown Design Review Board, City County Bldg. Small Assembly Room, 4:00 PM
  • Grain to Glass – A History of Beer, Pretentious Beer Company, 6:00 PM
  • 2016 Charity Classic Texas Hold Em and Blackjack Tournament, All Money Benefits Multiple Charities, Club LeConte, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $50 Entry, $1 Cocktails
  • Tennessee Shines presents Nick Dittmeier and the Sawdusters, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
  • Scruffy Cinepub with William Mahaffrey, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
  • The Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • The Punknecks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, November 17

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brett Ratliff/Milagro Saints, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Food Truck Park, Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Cocktails and Conversation: “The Quary Project,” with Artists Kate Katomski and Judd Mulkerin, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
  • 6 O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Southern Cities, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
  • “If Fall Had a New Flavor,” Scotch and Cheese, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:30 PM, $35
  • Pecha Kucha Night Knoxville Volume 21, The Mill and the Mine, 7:20 – 10:00 PM, Donations Encouraged
  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents, “Appalachian Spring,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
  • Imagine Nation: Music for Nelson Mandela featuring South African Trumpeter/Composer Darren English with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $20
  • Rock the Red Kettle Kickoff Concert with Erick Baker, Benefits Salvation Army and Angel Tree, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $32/$72
  • Milagro Saints/Zuzu Welsh, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Mr. Bill/Circuit Bent, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10/$15

Friday, November 18

Saturday, November 19

  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Knox Literary Exchange, Literary Activities for High School Writers, The Central Collective, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Sokno Brew Stomp for Epilepsy, A 2 mile walk for charity, Starts at Blount Mansion, Noon (Check this link that day – it could be changed depending on UT kick-off), $20
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The War and Treaty/Adeem the Artist and Friends, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Big Yellow Taxi, Four Different Artists perform a Joni Mitchell song and a short set of their own material, $1 from each ticket and proceeds from the Bake Sale go to the Sioux Tribe at Standing Rock, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $6/$8
  • The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
  • Temple Twelve Year Anniversary, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
  • Tom Johnson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Downright Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Two Sons of Steel, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • Ellis Dyson and the Shambles, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
  • Guy Marshall/Meob, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
Night View of Downtown Knoxville from the top of the Crown Plaza, October 2016
Night View of Downtown Knoxville from the top of the Crown Plaza, October 2016

Sunday, November 20

  • Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Special Guests Matthew Cummings and crew from Pretentious Beer Company, WUTK 90.3 FM
  • Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
  • Jazz Brunch at Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • Human Knoxville 5K, World’s Fair Park, 2:00 PM
  • Knoxville Choral Society presents “Appalachian Tales and Tunes,” Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $10/$20
  • Steven Vai, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $40/$60
  • Cicada Rhythm, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
  • Wu Fei/Shane Parrish, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
  • Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Andrew Tufano, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, November 21

  • Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 AM
  • CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Joseph Holt, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
  • Friendlytown Comedy Troupe presents Justin Thompson, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
  • John Whitlock, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, November 22

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randy Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room City County Bldg, 6:00 PM
  • Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
  • Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
  • Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
  • Yheti/Levitation Jones, The Concourse at the International, 9:30 PM, $12
  • The Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM