Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/29 – 5/8/2018)

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Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, Knoxville, April 2018
Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, Knoxville, April 2018

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Sunday, April 29

 

Monday, April 30

  • Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caroline Keller Band / Matt Prater, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • Spendentag: Volunteer Ministry Center, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
  • 2018 Derby Poker Classic for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • The Resurrection Tour: Asking Alexandria + Black Veil Brides, The International, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $30.00 – $60.00
  • Hillbilly Elegy: A Culture in Crisis, lecture by J. D. Vance, James R. Cox Auditorium, UTK, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE
  • The Will Carter Guitar Jam, Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Exam Jam XV, Hosted by WUTK 90.3 The Rock Volunteer Radio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – Midnight, $5
  • FRIENDLYTOWN comedy troupe presents: ‘Laughing to Death’ with BOSTON MCCOWN!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE  
  • Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
  • Karaojokee, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Hollow Roots, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM

 

Tuesday, May 1

  • KNOX COUNTY PRIMARIES ELECTION DAY: If you haven’t already, GO VOTE! It’s your privilege and your responsibility!
  • 21st Annual Health & Productivity Forum, Hosted by HealthCare 21 Business Coalition, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM, FREE – $25
  • 2018 ABN Board Excellence Conference, The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $160 – $460
  • World’s Fair Day – celebrating the 36th anniversary of the 1982 World’s Fair, Sweet P’s BBQ and Downtown Dive, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jordyn Pepper / Arkansas Dave, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • East Tennessee Historical Society Annual Meeting of the Membership, The Foundry, 5:15 PM – 8:00 PM, $40
  • Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays  – Karns Jazz Orchestra, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $44 – $84
  • Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
  • Bullet for My Valentine, The International, 7:30 PM, $32 – $232
  • Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
  • Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • The Coke Dares with Roach Eaters and Caps, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
  • Legbeard, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
  • Tenth Mountain Division, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, Knoxville, April 2018
Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, Knoxville, April 2018

Wednesday, May 2

  • Opening Day, Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Taylor Corum / Bek and the Starlight Revue, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • Derby Week: Bourbon, Beer, and Cigars, Hosted by Scarecrow Foundation, Merchants of Beer, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM  
  • Bluegill Messin’ with Ms. Nikki & The Uptown Players Band, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE admission
  • Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Tennessee Shines: Robinella, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
  • Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $44 – $84
  • Cash Only Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
  • Stone Temple Pilots with Camp Howard, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
  • Open Door Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Tenth Mountain Division, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

 

Thursday, May 3

  • Knoxville Area Urban League: 50th Anniversary Luncheon, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $50
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lauren Anderson / Cygne, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, Opening Reception, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM
  • Goldens in the Gallery, Benefiting Homeless Golden Retrievers with Adopt a Golden Knoxville, The Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $50
  • WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • City People Downtown Home Tour VIP-only Reception, Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 PM, $75 (Includes reception / tour and all other home tours)
  • Fountain City Ramblers, Calhoun’s on the River, 400 Neyland Dr,  6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Katy Free, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Underoath with Dance Gavin Dance, Veil of Maya, and LIMBS, Mill & Mine, 7:00 PM, $33
  • First Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
  • Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $44 – $84
  • Shake Your Halo Down (Vol. 2) DJ NIGHT, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
  • Listen Up! Singer-Songwriter Night – Hosted by Brandon Harmon, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
  • Stuyedeyed, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
  • The Voodoo Fix, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Cicada Rhythm, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM

Friday, May 4

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff German / Soulfinger, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • Urban Gypsy Trunk Show & Booth Fairy Project Fundraising Kickoff, Paulk & Co, 510 Williams St, 1:00 PM – Midnight
  • Grand Opening, Felding Co, 1134 N. Broadway, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • First Friday at Modern Studio: “Just Add Water” – an artistic exploration of water & environment: Opening Reception, Modern Studio, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  • First Friday opening receptions, various exhibits, The Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • First Friday May, Art Market Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Grand opening / first Friday / may the fourth be with you, Hosted by Outlaw Ritual, Scrappalachian Metal Work, 141 W Anderson Ave, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • First Friday Open House Featuring Lauren Lazarus, 418 S Gay St, #403, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • May the 4th Kids Night Out, The Basement Community Art Studio, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $30
  • Downtown Dog First Friday, Marc Nelson Denim, 700 E Depot Ave, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • First Friday with Bob Thompson, PostModern Spirits, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Ladies Night at Mast Store Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Opening Reception, Art Source: An Exhibition of Knox County Art Teachers, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • City People Downtown Home Tour, Downtown Knoxville, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $25 – $35
  • 8th Annual PAWS Among The Blooms, Hosted by Knox PAWS, Stanley’s Greenhouse, 3029 Davenport Rd, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $25
  • First Friday with Alex Jaynes Woodworks, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Wyatt Edmondson at Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Whiskey Compass Unplugged at Casual Pint – Downtown, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Opening Reception, May Members Exhibition: “Tiny Doors,” a1labarts, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Alive After Five Presents: The Streamliners, Knoxville Museum of Arts, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE – $15
  • Just Thoughts exhibit, opening reception, photography by Josh Collins, music by Vincent Charlow, Bare.Thred, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • First Friday in May: David Wiss, Pretentious Glass Co, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • SALT Tribe’s May LNO, Babalu Tapas & Tacos- Knoxville, 412 S Gay St, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
  • First Friday Comedy, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
  • CTE Goes Live, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Avatar Country with Hellzapoppin, The International, 7:00 PM, $19
  • Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
  • Verdi’s Aida presented by The Sood Family, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $23 – $108
  • Classics & Concertos Double Concert Weekend, Hosted by Scruffy City Orchestra, First Baptist Church, 510 Main St SW, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Warrior Concert, The Square Room, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • First Friday with Hudson K, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • May the Fourth Be With You / The Get Right Band, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM / 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $60 – $90
  • Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
  • Filmnacht: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM  – 11:00 PM, FREE admission
  • Daniel Ryan Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Don Linde Music, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
  • Collabs 5.4 at Modern Studio, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
  • Andrew Leahy & the Homestead / Jeremy Porter & the Tucos, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:30 PM
  • Brad Parsons, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
  • 90.3 WUTK Presents The Big Pink Present A Tribute to Neil Young, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
  • Nude Party with the Medium, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
  • Skank Banger – ’80s Hair Band Tribute by Andy Wood, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM

 

Saturday, May 5

  • JDRF One Walk Knoxville, World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn, 8:30 AM – Noon
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Seed Swap, Hosted by Trotta Montgomery Real Estate, Jefferson Ave & Mitchell St, Park City, East Knoxville, 10:00 AM – Noon
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eric Caldwell / The Sedonas, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • City People Downtown Home Tour, Downtown Knoxville, Noon – 4:00 PM, $25 – $35
  • Beer, Bourbon & BBQ, World’s Fair Park, Noon – 6:00 PM, $25 – $199
  • Urban Gypsy Trunk Show & Booth Fairy Project Fundraising Kickoff, Paulk & Co, 510 Williams St, Noon – 8:00 PM
  • Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
  • Book signing with Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, who will read from her new YA novel, The Diminished, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
  • Stage Combat Bootcamp! Hosted by Tennessee Stage Company, First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St, 3:00 PM, $15
  • Cinco De Derby! Central Depot, 3:00 PM – 11:59 PM
  • Derby Day at Lonesome Dove, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $55 – $65
  • Hawg Dawgs at Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • First Saturday Scottish Country Dance Class Session, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 4:15 PM
  • Grandstand Classic, Hosted by Make-A-Wish East Tennessee, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $175 – $25,000
  • Cinco de Mayo with Tree Tops, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Leanne Morgan, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $27
  • Second Harvest of East Tennessee: Music Feeds! Series, The Devon Allman Project with special guest Duane Betts, Tennessee Amphitheater in World’s Fair Park, 7:30 PM, $20 – $50
  • Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
  • 3 Mile Smile, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • MixTapez -N- Mingle Music & Networking event, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM, $10
  • Cinco de Mayo in the Old City, Southbound Knoxville, 8:00 PM, $10
  • Perpetual Groove, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $17
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $60 – $90
  • Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
  • Sparky and Rhonda Rucker at the Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
  • Gypsy & Me at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • My So Called Show: A Burlesque Tribute to the 90s, Hosted by Rhoda Dairyheir, Kabuki Restaurant, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM – Midnight, $10
  • Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Lady D & Souljam / Masseuse – Perpetual Groove After-party, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:30 PM
  • Otis – Heavy Blues / Backup Planet, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
  • Jubal, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
  • 9th Street Stompers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, Knoxville, April 2018

Sunday, May 6

  • The Retropolitan Craft Fair, The Mill and Mine, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE admission
  • Knoxcentric: Preview of Upcoming Open Streets Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
  • Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
  • Urban Gypsy Trunk Show & Booth Fairy Project Fundraising Kickoff, Paulk & Co, 510 Williams St, Noon – 7:00 PM
  • First Sunday Pub Crawl benefitting Century Harvest Farms Foundation, featuring Merchants of Beer, Crafty Bastard Brewery, Central Depot, Pour Taproom, Preservation Pub, Sugar Mama’s, Market House Cafe, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, PostModern Spirits, Alliance Brewing Co, Scruffy City Hall, The Casual Pint – Downtown, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, and Downtown Grill & Brewery, Knoxville Downtown and Old City, Noon – 8:00 PM, $20
  • Bump to Baby ~ A Knoxville Pregnancy & Parenting Event, The Hive Knoxville, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $44 – $84
  • Debby Schriver, author of Whispering in the Daylight: The Children of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and Their Journey to Freedom, will read from and sign copies of her book, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
  • Beardsley Farm Plant Sale and Fundraiser, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM
  • Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
  • Verdi’s Aida presented by The Sood Family, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:30 PM, $23 – $108  
  • Classics & Concertos Double Concert Weekend, Hosted by Scruffy City Orchestra, First Baptist Church, 510 Main St SW, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  • Bikes and Blooms South, Suttree Landing, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
  • Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
  • Wine Class Series: Orange Wine and Basic Principles of Organic, Biodynamic and Natural Wine, Hosted by Wine Forté, A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, 516 Williams St, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $65
  • First Sunday Celtic Jam Session for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 4:30 PM
  • Paint Nite: A Beer, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $45
  • Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Douglas J Aveda Catwalk For Water Fashion Show to benefit the Tennessee Clean Water Network, Relix, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $11.42  
  • Staged Reading of “Great White”: Henley Rose 2nd Place Winner, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, FREE admission
  • No Age with Behavior and Walsh, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $12 – $14
  • Shawn James, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
  • Trae Pierce & the T-Stone Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

 

Monday, May 7

  • Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Geoff Smith / Harpdog Brown, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson and special guest, opera tenor, concert performer, magician, and cabaret entertainer Mark Fox, Tennessee Theatre, Noon – 2:00 PM
  • Spendentag: The Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company,  3:00 PM – Midnight
  • Mentor 2.0 Volunteer Orientation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, Regas Building, Ste 100, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
  • Public hearing, City’s Annual Action Draft Plan, John T. O’Connor Center, 611 Winona Street, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
  • REI Outdoor Class | Hands-on Gear Repair Basics, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Joshua and Alyssa’s BIG THING! / Tav Falco’s Panther Burns with Bark and Horcerer, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / $10
  • Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
  • Brock Zeman / Formula 5, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
  • Cassell / Davis / Pinelli / Calamari / Matulich, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM

 

Tuesday, May 8

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: GW Henderson / Gun Hill Royals, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
  • Desire To Inspire: The Girl Talk Experience Hosted by Girl Talk, Inc, Regas Building, Ste 101, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
  • Knoxville Garden Club: The Zone IX “Lumination” Floral Exhibit, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM, FREE
  • Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman, and Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Build A Website – Crash Course Series | Knoxville, Hosted by Code Connective, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, #17 Historic Market Square, Ste 101, 6:30 PM, FREE
  • Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays: Knoxville Youth Saxophone Ensemble, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion,  7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Off the Record V with Hal and Phil, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $24
  • Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $54
  • Ridge Vineyards Dinner, Hosted by Rebel Kitchen, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $125
  • Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Dead Like Me Tour Featuring Blaze Ya Dead Homie & Gorilla Voltage, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $15
  • Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
  • Something Like Seduction, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
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