The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/20 – 11/29/2016)

First Tennessee Building, Knoxville, October 2016
First Tennessee Building, Knoxville, October 2016
First Tennessee Building, Knoxville, 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 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
  • Art & Craft Supply Mart : Item Drop off DAY 1, A1 Lab Arts, 1:00 PM – 4:00 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
  • A Very Pretentious Beer Dinner!, Pretentious Beer Company, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $55 SOLD OUT
  • 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/Adam Graybeal’s Hillbilly Soul, 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
  • Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, November 22

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randy Moore/Karen E. Reynolds, 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
  • Thanks For Nothin’ | A Comedy Show, Last Days of Autumn, 7:30 PM
  • Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
  • Straight Arrows, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
  • Yheti/Levitation Jones, The Concourse at the International, 9:30 PM, $12
  • The Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Pinta on the Tennessee River, Knoxville, October 2016
Pinta on the Tennessee River, Knoxville, October 2016

Wednesday, November 23

  • Fantasy of Trees, Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, $4/$8
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Treva Bloomquist/Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour, Clinch Ave. Viaduct, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Tennessee Shines presents Robby Hecht and Caroline Spence, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
  • A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
  • Scruffy Science Cinepub 2000, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
  • The Jangling Sparrows, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, November 24

  • Regal Turkey Trot and Little Gobbler Run, Downtown, 8:00 AM
  • Fantasy of Trees, Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital, Knoxville Convention Center, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $4/$8
  • Guy Marshall, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Friday, November 25

Saturday, November 26

  • SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY – Support locally owned, small businesses!
  • Fantasy of Trees, Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, $4/$8
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Joseph Puzey/Faith Willin’, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Small Business Saturday Shop Small Event, Pop Weasel hosts a number of local vendors, Noon – 7:00 PM
  • The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
  • A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
  • Seasonal Allergies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
  • Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
  • Tatsuya Nakatani/Kawabata Makoto Duo, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $7
Dinosaur on First Creek, Knoxville, Ocboter 2016
Dinosaur on First Creek, Knoxville, Ocboter 2016

Sunday, November 27

  • Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Special Guest Vance Thompson of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, 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
  • Fantasy of Trees, Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 6:00 PM, $4/$8
  • Jazz Brunch at Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
  • Art & Craft Supply Mart: Item drop off Day 2, A1 Labarts, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
  • Keyboards at Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15
  • Knoxville Chamber Orchestra presents, “A Classical Christmas,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM , $13 – $35
  • Seasonal Allergies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
  • Keyboards at Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $15
  • A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
  • The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
  • Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Kip Bradley and the Colquitt Band, Preservation Pub, 10:0 PM

Monday, November 28

  • Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 AM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: David Ralston/Matt Prater, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Friendly Town Comedy Troup, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
  • Benny Boeldt/Mans Trash, Pilot Light,  9:30 PM, $5
  • 90.3 The Mothership presents The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, November 29

  • Nuno Felting Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fort Defiance/Gabrielle Louise, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Cocktails and Conversation with Artist Andrew Saftel, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 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
  • Moonshine Rhythm Club, Barley’s, 10:00 PM