Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/14 – 5/23)

View of the City from the Tennessean, Knoxville, May 2017
View of the City from the Tennessean, Knoxville, May 2017

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, May 14

  • Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, with Aram Demirjian, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Director, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
  • Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
  • Mother’s Day Sugar Social, The Drawing Room at The Tennessean, Noon – 3:00 PM, $25
  • Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish)
  • A Night of Shorts 2017 hosted by Tiger Lily Theatre, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, $12 – $15
  • “Every Brilliant Thing” hosted by River & Rail Theatre Co., Emerald Academy, 2:30 PM / 6:30 PM,  $18 – $25
  • The Island of Dr. Libris,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
  • Mike Baggetta’s Torch Songs, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
  • Robert Randolph & The Family Band with Luke Wade, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $25 – $28
  • Relentless Blues Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 AM

Monday, May 15

  • Drop-In Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
  • Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Riverside Veterinary Clinic, LLC, 1111 Sevier Ave., 11:30 AM – Noon
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ryan Hutchens / The Royal Hounds, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
  • NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “The Shawshank Redemption,” Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM, Free
  • July Talk & Irontom, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $5
  • J Bragg, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Matt A. Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, May 16

THE Wayne Bledsoe conducts an interview in Krutch Park, Knoxville, April 2017

Wednesday, May 17

  • Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grace Pettis / A Jay Wade, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • “The Life and Times of David Crockett in East Tennessee,” Brown Bag Lecture with Joe Swann, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free
  • Sewing 101 with Modern Seamstress, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $150
  • Tennessee Shines presents Eli Fox CD release show, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
  • Casey Green Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Jennifer Jackson with Bark, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
  • Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • “Every Brilliant Thing” hosted by River & Rail Theatre Co., Emerald Academy, 7:30 PM,  $18 – $25
  • Milkshake Fatty with Grace Pettis, Preservation Pub, 8:30 PM

Thursday, May 18

Friday, May 19

Saturday, May 20

 

Sunday, May 21

  • Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
  • Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
  • Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • Open Streets Knoxville, Along Magnolia Ave. from Randolph St. to North Chestnut St., 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • “Every Brilliant Thing” hosted by River & Rail Theatre Co., Emerald Academy, 2:30 PM / 6:30 PM,  $18 – $25
  • Candle Making Party!, Central Collective, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $20
  • Blues Cruise 2 with Few Miles On, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16 – $20
  • All That Remains, The Concourse at The International, 7:30 PM, $18 – $20
  • Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
  • Jahman Brahman, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, May 22

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Will Payne Harrison / Darlingtyn, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
  • Air Sex Championships Knoxville hosted by comedian Chris Trew, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Darlingtyn, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Kevin Maines & The Volts, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, May 23

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Yahuali / Diva & Black Tie Affair, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Singer/Songwriter Open Mic / Community Center, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:00
  • Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
  • Jazz Tuesdays with Marble City 5 , Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
  • Brad Lauretti of This Frontier Needs Heroes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

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