Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/4- 8/13/2019)

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Sunday, August 4

• Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM 
• Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
• Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Love WINS Wedding Expo 2019, Historic Southern Railway Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• The Nourish Knoxville Tomato Jam: A Drinks Competition, The Mill & Mine, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, $15 – $75
• Get Off Your Glass VII, Central Filling Station, Noon – 3:00 PM
• David Cady, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
• Shakespeare on the Square, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Historic Market Square, 2:00 PM / 7:00 PM, Free – $15
• Men’s Circle Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 3:00 PM, $11 – $22, RSVP
• Quintessential Downtowner Memorialized: A Wake for Michael Haynes, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 3:00 PM
• Summer Movie Magic: North by Northwest, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $7 – $9
• Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
• WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Saloon, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
• Elstwhere Grand Opening Weekend, Elst Brewing, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Sunday Blues Jam, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
• Slap-N-Save Flip Off, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
• Auditions for “All in the Timing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 
• WUTK Presents Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM, $5
• Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, August 5 

• 2019 TN Animal Care and Control Conference, Crowne Plaza, Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $105 – $210
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brian Paddock / Ever More Nest, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Sensory Sensitive Monday, Lox Salon, Noon – 4:00 PM
• Mighty Music Monday with Freddie Brabson and special guests, K-Town Sound, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
• Inner Child Creativity Healing, Asia Kay Salon, 4:00 PM, $11 – $15
• Public Meeting on Jackson Ave Ramp Replacement Project, Jackson Terminal, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
• Brews for Backpacks, Printshop Beer Co., 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM, Free but RSVP 
• Contact Improvisation Workshop, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $15 – $45 (Mondays through August 19) 
• Parkridge Summer Potluck, Parkridge Park, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
• Auditions for “All in the Timing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 
• FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Gets a Baseball League!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
• Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Secret Show, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
• Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, August 6

• 2019 TN Animal Care and Control Conference, Crowne Plaza, Knoxville Downtown University, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $105 – $210
• Preventing Event Volunteer Fails, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, $12.50 – $112.50
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brandon Bailey Johnson / East TN Bluegrass Association, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM 
• Market Square Mural Reveal, Arts & Culture Alliance, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Holly’s All Day Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• 103.5 WIMZ Rock Babe Calendar 2020 – Model Search, Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• Fort Kid Benefit Dinner, Rebel Kitchen, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $125
• Cub Scout Sign-Up, Emerald Academy, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
• Tuesday Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
• 808 + Meditate: August 2019, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $5 – $8
• Concerts on the Square: Jazz on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM
• Travers Brothership with Vintage Pistol, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
• Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Wednesday, August 7

• LLL Morning Meeting-August, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
• Wednesday Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $5 suggested donation 
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Loose Leaves / Dueling Hillbilly Cello, Visitors Center, Noon, FREE! 
• Demystifying Data-Enabled Decision Making For Your Business, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM, Free but RSVP
• Summer Fun CLE: Winning Your Case on Appeal, Landing House, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free – $5, RSVP
• Wednesday Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Urban Wilderness Wednesday, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
• Intuition Circle Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 6:00 PM, $5 – $10 donation or gift
• Wednesday Jazz in the Old City with Frog & Toad Trio, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM
• Gypsy Jazz Jam, The French Market Crêperies, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Bluegill Messin’ with Tooles Bend Band, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $1 or more
• Tennessee Shines presents the Thrift Store Cowboys, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10 
• Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Knoxville Simpsons Trivia: The Final Ride! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Wednesday Yoga with Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 7:15 PM, $5
• Wednesday Old City Running Club Weekly Meet, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Vince Gill with special guest Jedd Hughes, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $43 – $95
• Wednesday Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
• Black Violin, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27.50 – $50
• Broke Royals, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM 

Thursday, August 8

• Career Fair, Crowne Plaza Downtown, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kitty Rose & The Rattlers / Jeff Byrd, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Knoxville’s Red Summer: The Riot of 1919, Hosted by Black in Appalachia and East Tennessee PBS, Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $60
• Meet-up to Canvass in Fourth & Gill, K Brew, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Bldg, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
• Preservation Party: Textile-Phile, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 – $40
• Knoxville VHS Swap, Central Cinema, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
• Middlefork Grass at Calhoun’s on the River, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Tennessee Sheiks, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Beck Cultural Exchange Center Red Carpet Jubilee, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM, $15 – $60
• Shakespeare on the Square, The Comedy of Errors, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE – $15 
• Hops Harvest and Wet Hopped Beers, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• KHFF presents Freddy vs Jason (2003) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM, $7 -$10
• Second Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
• Larry Vincent, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
• Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
• Filmnacht: Poms, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Villa*Nova, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Friday, August 9

• 2019 ISA Annual International Conference and Trade Show and ITCC, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 
• WDVX Big Plate Special, Barley’s Taproom, 11:30 AM, FREE!
• WordStream, The Weekly Writer’s Voice: Rhea Carmon and Summer Awad, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE! 
• Resale Clothing 3 Day Pop Up, Red Door Knox, Noon – 9:00 PM
• Red Eye Rye Whiskey Tasting, Corks Wine & Spirits, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• 2nd Fridays Monthly Event, Marc Nelson Denim, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
• Mic Harrison and the High Score, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM, FREE!
• OliBea After Hours, OliBea, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM (Fridays and Saturdays through the fall)
• Purple Gala with Restaurant Tasting, Mill & Mine, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Alive After Five with Dwight Hardin & Think Twice, Knoxville Museum of Arts, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $10
• The Acacia Strain at The Concourse, 6:00 PM – Midnight, $15
• BDC Open House, Brewing & Distilling Co, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 
• Yee Haw Tap Takeover, Marble City Kitchen and The Firefly, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Shakespeare on the Square, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE – $15 
• Brews & Beats at Marble Kitchen and the Firefly, 7:00 PM 
• SILLY HATS ONLY!!! ArtShowBirthdayCelebration, Hosted by Dino Day Liddick, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM
• Live Music – Rye Baby, Central Filling Station, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
• Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Cosmic Collective, Last Days of Autumn Brewing Co, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM 
• 1964: The Tribute, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28 – $39
• Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
• Counting Crows Sing-Along Hosted by Captain Redbeard, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Tom Johnson, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Bluegrass Stranglers, Corning Lounge, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• The Boogie Nights, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
• Terrapin Jazz Quartet, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 PM
• Live Music with Brent Hyder, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
• Tayls / John Tyler & The Chase, Preservation Pub, 9:30 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:45 PM
• Bongo Latin Club Grand Opening, Kabuki Restaurant, Historic Market Square, 10:00 PM – 2:30 AM
• Big Dog, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
• Brian Paddock and the American Gentlemen with the Crying Chain, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE! 

Saturday, August 10

• 2019 Ride for the Rescue, Knox Area Rescue Ministries, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Butterfly Dash 2019 for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, World’s Fair Park, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 
• 2019 ISA Annual International Conference and Trade Show and ITCC, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Kidstuff Live hosted by Sean McCollough presents the Spook Ooos, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, FREE!
• Revisiting the Founding Era: Field Trip to East Tennessee History Center, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, FREE!
• Burger Bash 2019 Hosted by East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $5 – $10
• North Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Old City Market, Jackson Ave, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Make It & Take It Saturdays, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Glimpses / Warrick & Lowell, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Resale Clothing 3 Day Pop Up, Red Door Knox, Noon – 9:00 PM
• Civil War Genealogy on the Internet, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
• Hi-Wire Brewing’s Knoxville Grand Opening, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Irish Fest on the Hill, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Hard Knox Roller Girls Home Bout, Hall B, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 – $15
• Binders For Belle Morris, Hops and Hollers, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Cheeky Tiki Pop-Up, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 4:00 PM – 3:00 AM (daily through August 26)
• Second Saturday Mumbilly Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
• The Girl Talk 2019 Fashion Show Gala: An Iconic Evening Featuring A-E…, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 PM, $100 
• Paint Class Date Night, Painting with a Twist, 5:30 PM 
• Lauren Morrill, Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Shakespeare on the Square, The Comedy of Errors, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE – $15 
• 1288 Collective – Back to School Party, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM, $5 – $10
• Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
• The Bluegrass Stranglers, Corner Lounge Bar and Grill, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
• An Evening With Josh Smith, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM 
• Few Miles On Live, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Harold Nagge / Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Headroom 8.10 Pangea Panty Party, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
• Changeling with Engulfed in Blackness and Apocryphetic, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
• Lauren Beeler of Lauren & the Howlers Live, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
• Honkonen – Peak Physique Players / Karate Blocks / Sunkiller, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:20 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:40 PM 
• Little Bird, Preservation Pub, 9:30 PM – 11:15 PM
• The Jonny Monster Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
• Dave Eggar and Friends Present Dueling Hillbilly Cellists, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, $5

Sunday, August 11

• Paint the Town Purple for the Alzheimer’s Association, Various locations, daily through August 17 
• ISA International Conference and Trade Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
• Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Resale Clothing 3 Day Pop Up, Red Door Knox, Noon – 9:00 PM
• Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
• Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE!
• Stellasue Lee, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
• Shakespeare on the Square, The Comedy of Errors, Historic Market Square, 2:00 PM / 7:00 PM, Free – $15 
• Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
• Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Cheeky Tiki Pop-Up, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 4:00 PM – 3:00 AM (daily through August 26)
• Improvised Music by Matt Nelson & Co / ID M Theft Able with Matt Nelson + Adam Lion, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE! / $5
• The Raconteurs, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $72 – $87
• Black Magic Flower Power, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM 
• Miss Club XYZ 2019, Club XYZ, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5 

Monday, August 12

• Paint the Town Purple for the Alzheimer’s Association, Various locations, daily through August 17 
• ISA International Conference and Trade Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Technical Society of Knoxville, Crowne Plaza Downtown, 11:30 AM, $13
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Bird and The Bear / Willow and Wood, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Contact Improvisation Workshop, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $15 – $45 (Mondays through August 19) 
• Trailhead Old Time Jam, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
• FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show presents: Late Night with Saint Thomas LeDoux and Steaks, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
• Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Jazz Night, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
• Ellisa Sun / Melissa Plett, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM 

Tuesday, August 13

• Paint the Town Purple for the Alzheimer’s Association, Various locations, daily through August 17 
• Women in Entrepreneurship Coffee, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, FREE!
• ISA International Conference and Trade Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Job Fair, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 AM – Noon
• Pint Night benefiting Friends of Literacy, Elkmont Exchange, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mary Battiata & Little Pink / Chad Grennor, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
• Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM 
• Holly’s All Day Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Knoxville Happy Hour Hosted by Beacon Center of Tennessee, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
• Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now Reception 2 Hosted by Hubert Smith for Knoxville City Council, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Tuesdays Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• JoAnna’s Birthday B**ch Fest comedy show! Featuring Joana Booker, Rowan Young, Emaleigh Gwin, Ana Tarantis & Joy Booker, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
• 808 + Meditate: August 2019, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $5 – $8
• Concerts on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
• Writers in the Round, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM
• Eldren, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM