Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/27 – 6/5/2018)

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Sunday, May 27

• Espresso Exotic Animal Expo, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $2 – $5
• Knoxcentric: Kim Bumpas, Visit Knoxville Executive Director, discusses Visit Knoxville and upcoming major events, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
• May Assembly & Potluck: “Oceans” presentation, with underwater photographer and conservationist Corey Thomas, The International, 10:30 AM – Noon
• Sunday Plant Sale! Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• 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
• JDRF Fundraiser, Hosted by JDRF East Tennessee, Maple Hall, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM, $20 per lane (1-6 people) / $3.50 shoe rentals
• DIY Hydrogen Atom Suncatchers, Smart and Becker Creative, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25
• Six Characters in Search of a Play, written and performed by Dell Shores, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $20 – $30
• Good Sport Night, Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $38
• It’s A Fernet-Branca Tiki Popup! Central Depot, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Christian Lange hosts Jazz in the Park with Swingbooty and Jake Bird / LIVE painting by Burning Moon Studio, James Agee Park, 331 James Agee St, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $4
• Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Sevendust: Memphis May Fire, Fire From the Gods and Madame Mayhem, The International – Knoxville, 6:45 PM – 11:00 PM, $28 – $50
• Service Industry Yoga with Settled Pebble, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5
• Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night / Church birthday show! with: Deli Girls, RGB Dealers and Alien D, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE! / $5
• Beer & Hymns Hosted by David Clifton, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Betch & Liz Brooks Collab Night, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $3
• The All WHITE Affair, The Press Room, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $23.16
• The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
• Jonah Tran / Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM  

Monday, May 28

• Reading Of The Names, Hosted by American Legion Post 2 – Knoxville, Tennessee, East Tennessee Veterans Memorial, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: jcTokes / John J. Kennedy, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Spendentag: Wounded Warrior Project, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
• FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Throws a Bachelorette Party! / Dollhands with Glasssteroid and Mineral Girls, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE!  / $5
• Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
• Whiskey Diablo, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, May 29

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Doug Wilhite, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Unite for a Pint at Jig and Reel! Hosted by United Way of Greater Knoxville Young Leaders’ Society and United Way of Greater Knoxville, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Be part of the Blue Wave! Learn to Phone Bank! Hosted by Swing Left Knoxville, KCDP Headquarters, 311 Morgan St, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Walking Club, start on Downtown Grill & Brewery back patio, 7:00 PM (lasts 45 minutes – 1 hour; no walk if raining)
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
• NoKno Cinematheque presents In America screening, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
• Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays: Jazz by the Greg Tardy Quartet, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 8:00 PM, FREE!
• Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
• Karaojokee, Pour Taproom, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Mouton, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
• Circus No. 9, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
• Terrapin Quartet, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Wednesday, May 30

• Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• May SoKno Social: The Raptors Are Coming! SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rush Morgan / The Lowest Pair, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
• Taste N’ Toast Benefiting Nourish Knoxville, Sweet P’s BBQ and Downtown Dive, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
• Dreamcatcher Workshop with artist Julie Boisseau-Craig, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
• DFL Monthly ride, meet at Historic Market Square, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
• Barefoot Yoga Fundraiser for Clubhouse Guatemala, Hosted by Brooke Greene, World’s Fair Park, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• Bluegill Messin’ with Crawlspace, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE! admission
• Josh King Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Tennessee Shines Presents Handsome & the Humbles, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
• Drew Robbins at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Open Door Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Fitz & The Tantrums with Mikky Ekko, Mill & Mine, 8:30 PM, $25
• Red Zephyr, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, May 31

• Osteoporosis Lunch and Learn at Knox High, Knoxville High Independent Senior Living, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Janelle Fimone / CrawDaddy and Friends, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Flower Hour with Flourish Flower Truck, Central Filling Station, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Pilates Pulse, Hosted by Just Jill, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
• City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
• Trash Run with Keep Knoxville Beautiful, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Steve Kaufman, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Rusty Holloway, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Knox News Sports Awards, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $25
• Fifth Thursday Celtic Music Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
• Concerts on the Square: Frontier Band, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, 7:30 PM, FREE!
• Wednesday Games Night (Rick and Morty DnD group game @8), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• The Music of Nat King Cole with Wendel Werner, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15
• Filmnacht: Molly’s Game, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE! admission
• Rich Aucoin Press On Bike Tour with Meth Dad & Majesty fundraiser for Mental Health America & The Canadian Mental Health Association, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM – Midnight
• Timothy Eerie with the Holifields, Nordista Freeze and Dream Culture, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
• El Dub, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Travers Brothership, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM

Friday, June 1

• Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, $9.95
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hank, Pattie, and The Current / Mama’s Broke, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Teachers Day! / Ladies Night Out, Painting with a Twist, 4:30 PM / 8:00 PM, $35 / $35
• Bob Dylan’s Birthday Bash! Hosted by Steve Dupree & David Dwyer with live music from Pistol Creek Catch of the Day, Dana Paul & Steve Horton, Kukuly & the Gypsy Fuego and many more! 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
• First Friday featuring Thaddeus George, Bijou Theatre, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE
• First Friday Flower Bar, The Flower Pot, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• June First Friday: Knoxville Modern Quilt Show, Mid Mod Collective, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• First Friday exhibit & artist reception – Walk with me: works by Kimberly Bylo, PostModern Spirits, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• First Friday Exhibit Opening Reception – “Reflections and Realities”: Works by Diane Ferguson and Richard Jansen Exhibit Opening Reception, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• The Life and Art of Kimberly D. Iles, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Opening Receptions, Various Artists, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Pubs for Public Radio, Hosted by WUOT 91.9 FM, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Food Truck Park – First Friday, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• First Friday Opening Reception, art by Amber Anne Palo and Janis Proffit with music by Jim Myers, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 PM  
• Regional Art Exhibition, Opening Reception, Dogwood Arts, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Juneteenth, Jubilee For Freedom: Returning to Our Roots, Hosted by CEDnet, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Works by Students of Rubens Ghenov’s Summer Miniterm Class – “O(h)ntitled: working on the backwards promise,” exhibit and opening reception, Gallery 1010, 1150 McCalla Ave, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
• First Friday at The Red Brick Market, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
• First Friday in June: Johnny Glass Exhibit & Opening Reception, Pretentious Glass Co, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• First Friday Art Show with Ryan Atkins, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM
• Artwork and Ponies and Fare (oh, my)! Hosted by Naked Foods, Horse Haven, Little Ponderosa Zoo and Gentle Barn, Lox Salon, 103 W Jackson Ave, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
• Let’s Hear It for the Queen! Hosted by The Moving Theatre, ETTAC, 116 Childress St, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE
• Boundaries: First Friday with Bitsy Voce, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• First Friday of June with Elijah Fredrick, Rala, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Statehood Celebration, Blount Mansion, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $125
• Beer & Hymns, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Mix It Yourself: GIN with Libacious Cocktail Catering, The Hive, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $39.01 – $97.07
• First Friday Art Show, Hosted by Ambition Tattoo, The Urban Bar & Corner Cafe, 8:00 PM
• Music of the Dead by Shakedown Six, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – Midnight, $8.34 – $11.49
• Sordid Lives by Del Shores, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
• JAMMIN 99.7 1st Annual Summer Jam Featuring YFN Lucci and Special Guests, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $55 – $75
• Henry Cho, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30 – $45
• Dead King Cotton, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Knoxville Firefighters Association Presents 1964: The Tribute, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 8:00 PM, $30
• The Floozies, The International. 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $25 – $50
• Kevin Krapf, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Crazed Mexican-Luchador Wrestling is BACK (Forbidden), Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 1:00 PM, $10 – $25
• First Friday with the Natti Love Joys, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
• Michael Beach with Psychic Baos and Warband, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
• Randy Woody & Southbound LIVE in The Loft, 106 S Central St, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
• Hank, Pattie and The Current at Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE!
• Ben Sparaco and the New Effect, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM

Saturday, June 2

• Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• 2018 Knoxville CPR Day, Hosted by Prime Medical Training, Historic Market Square, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Knox County Saturday Bar, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 607 W Summit Hill Dr, 9:00 AM – Noon
• Google News Lab Training, Hosted by East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, 432 Communications, 1345 Circle Park Dr, 10:00 AM – Noon, FREE!
• Statehood Day Celebration – Free Tours, Hosted by Historic Homes of Knoxville (HHK), Mabry-Hazen House, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, FREE! but donations appreciated
• Repticon – Knoxville Reptile and Exotic Animal Show, Kerbela Shriners, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $5 – $10
• 2018 Visit Knoxville Powerboat Grand Prix of Tennessee / 2018 Bike Boat Brew & Bark, Volunteer Landing, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM / 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, FREE! admission
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Greg Owens / Songs From The Road Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Oak Ridge Academy of Dance Weekend Extravaganza, Civic Auditorium, 1:00 PM /  7:00 PM, $13 – $18
• Urban Wilderness Gateway Project and Block Party, James White’s Parkway Terminus, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Auditions for The Fantasticks, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• Hard Knox Roller Girls – First Home Bout of 2018! Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM, $5 – $10
• First Saturday Scottish Country Dance Class, Hosted by Cynthia West, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
• Community Ride, DreamBikes – Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
• 30th Annual East Tennessee Chapter Wildlife Banquet, Jackson Terminal, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Movies Under the Stars: E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $9.42 – $27.28
• Cherub, The International. 6:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $25 – $50
• Luke Brogden, Last Days of Autumn, 7:00 PM
• Sordid Lives by Del Shores, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
• Pacer & The Sundowners, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• David Ramirez: Bootleg Tour (Live Album Recording) at Pretentious Beer Co., 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, $16.74 – $19.89
• Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Voodoo Cadillac, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
• Joy Williams (of the four-time Grammy winners, The Civil Wars) with Anthony Da Costa, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $15 – $20
• The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
• Jon Stickley Trio & A-1 Hundo, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
• TBA, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!

Sunday, June 3

• Knoxcentric: WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
• Repticon – Knoxville Reptile and Exotic Animal Show, Kerbela Shriners, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $5 – $10
• Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Plant Camp Plant Pop-Up / Cocktail Brunch with Libacious! Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
• Intro to Modern Calligraphy, 1:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
• Sordid Lives by Del Shores, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
• First Sunday Celtic Jam Session for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 4:30 PM
• Auditions for The Fantasticks, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Callbacks (if needed), 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Cold War Kids, Mill & Mine, 7:00 PM, $25
• Oak Ridge Academy of Dance Weekend Extravaganza, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $13 – $18
• Brian Dolzani, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
• Misnomer, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
• Doctor Ocular LIVE at Preservation Pub! 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Monday, June 4

• Summer Art Academy | Art 101, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM – Noon (each day through Friday June 8), $100 – $115
• Ages 7-13, Zen, Dance, Craft! Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 AM – Noon (each day through June 8), $100
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grizzly Goat / Jessie Smith, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson and special guest, Nostalgia, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
• Spendentag: Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
• Parkridge Potluck at the Park, Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 620 Winona St, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
• Dine Out with Pride – Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM
• FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show / Jenny Besetzt, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / $6
• Grizzly Goat / Community Center, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
• Matt A Foster, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, June 5

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Troy Breslow / Lazybirds, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Watercolor and Ink Workshop with  Julie Fawn Boisseau-Craig Clay and Glass, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $12
• Dine Out with Pride – Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM
• Walking Club, start on Downtown Grill & Brewery back patio, 7:00 PM (lasts 45 minutes – 1 hour; no walk if raining)
• Fundraiser – Junior League of Knoxville, Painting with a Twist, 7:00 PM, $35
• Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays: Jazz by Greg Tardy Quartet, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Damsel & Distress, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Glass Magnet, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM