As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be put together the Wednesday before you want it listed. And please be safe if you are attending live events.
NOTE: Please follow Health Department recommendations as you decide whether to participate in events: Do Not Go Out If You Have Symptoms of COVID-19. Wash Your Hands Frequently, Avoid Touching Your Face. Avoid Touching Surfaces Which May Not Have Been Cleaned Thoroughly. Maintain a Social Distance of Six Feet or More From Others. Wear a Face Mask If Distancing Is Not Possible.
Sunday, February 7
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Art Source 2020: Digital exhibition of artwork by Knox County School System art teachers and interns, Hosted by UT Downtown Gallery, daily, FREE!
- East Tennessee Museum of History from Home, daily, FREE!
- Virtual Tour of Beauford Delaney Exhibit: Through the Unusual Door Episode 1 / Episode 2, hosted by the Knoxville Museum of Arts, daily, FREE!
- Extended through Feb 28: Guild Virtual Studio Visit with Artist Seth Havercamp Parts 1 & 2, hosted by the Knoxville Museum of Art,
- E-Learning Station hosted by Ijams Nature Center, daily, FREE!
- Take a Virtual Tour, Blount Mansion, daily, FREE!
- Final Call to Artists: No Bigger Than a Breadbox Small Works Show, Arts & Culture Alliance – The Emporium Center, deadline: midnight
- Give Your Hometown a Hug, Send Love Letters to Knoxville via that the big red candy-covered mailbox on Historic Market Square, daily through February 14
- Annual Mardi Growl T-shirt contest, sponsored by Young-Williams Animal Center, deadline: Feb 14, midnight
- 2021 Orchids Awards, hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, daily through 10:00 am, Feb 15, $20 – $300
- Extended through Feb 12: Peppermint Grove & Winter Lights, Market Street and Krutch Park, 8:00 am – 11:45 pm, daily
- Plan B My Valentine Beer & Cookie Pairing with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Geezers Brewery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Weekly Ballet Class / Modern Dance Class hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $10
- Extended through Feb 28: Unguided Museum Tours, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, free, but donations welcome, RSVP
- Virtual Shtisel: Meet the Creator, sponsored by UT Cinema Studies Program, Creative Writing Program, Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies, and Religious Studies, 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm, RSVP
- Kitten Bowl 2021 Party! Scruffy’s Cafe, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Mindful Imbibing Yoga, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Final Performance: The Snow Queen, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, February 8
- How Are You, Knoxville? – Kiosk, documenting your thoughts in this unparalleled period of history, provided by River and Rail @ Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, ongoing daily
- Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- February Exhibitions at the Emporium, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, through Feb 26), FREE!
- Valentines Art Show by Hector Saldivar hosted by HoLa Hora Latina, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, through Feb 26)
- Learning From Piranesi, UT Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, through Feb 17)
- Multi-Blade Mondays! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Feb 22)
- Weekly Universal Manifestation (4 of 12), Infinite Light Center, 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $20 – $240
- Weekly Charitable Juice Mondays: Century Harvest Farms, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Feb 22)
- Virtual Event: Black History Month with Abby Phillip, hosted by UT Multicultural Student Life, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Tuesday, February 9
- Art by Cynthia Markert, RALA, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat (Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm)
- OnBoard Governance Certificate Program (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (1st of 6 monthly classes), $500
- Virtual Preserving Jewish Culture: Growing Spirituality in a Contemporary Jewish Agricultural Program, sponsored by UT Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies, and Religious Studies, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Online Virtual Etsy Entrepreneurship Program, hosted by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center and The Maker City, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm (additional lessons Feb 11, 16, 23 & 25), $25
- Online: City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $100
- Weekly Champion Force Cheerleading by Knox Vipers Champion Force Athletics, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 registration / $9 per class
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday TPTE Free Virtual Literacy Series, hosted by Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (through Feb 23), FREE!
- Grease Trivia, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Chess Club @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
Wednesday, February 10
- STEAM: Light-up Cards, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, $10
- The Delaney Brothers: Lives in Art, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri (Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, through Feb 27)
- Q Series Livestream: Principal Quartet & Principal Woodwind Quintet from the Bijou Theatre, noon, $20, RSVP
- Afterschool Clay Club: Coiled Hearts, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 4:15 pm -5:15 pm, $10
- Virtual Event: Criminalizing the Mountain South: Persistent Inequalities, hosted by UT Africana Studies Program, History, and Sociology, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Jackbox Party Night @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Grady Milligan Live, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
- Virtual Event: Talk to the Professionals: Resiliency and Representation as Black Mental Health Pros, hosted by UT chapter of the NAACP and Multicultural Student Life, 7:o0 pm
Thursday, February 11
- Executive Director Morning Mingle (on Zoom), hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Online Early Black Literary Community and Generational Uplift: presentation with Prof. Brigitte Fielder (U of Wisconsin), hosted by UT Department of English, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Wings on the Pig Food Truck at Hi-Wire Brewing Co, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Final class: Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Webinar Series hosted by the McClung Museum, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $10 – $40
- Weekly Eddie’s Health Shoppe / Knox Brew Hub Fun Run, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm
- Online: Knoxville College talk with civil rights leader, pioneer Black politician, and historical author Robert Booker, hosted by The Knoxville History Project, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- February New Moon Circle, Infinite Light Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $11
- Weekly Thursday night open mic comedy at The Fan Base, Fanatic Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Valentine’s Day Train Car Dinner, hosted by Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, Historic Southern Railway Station, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $48, RSVP
- Cooking with SPARK – Virtual Cooking Demo featuring I.N.K. and Justin Holleman, 7:00 pm – 10 pm, $25 suggested donation
- Learn about Girl Talk: A Virtual Event! 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm, free, but RSVP
- Virtual Event: Be My Valentine Bird! Courtship Rituals of Our Tennessee Birds, hosted by UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, Herbert College of Agriculture, and UT Arboretum, 7:o0 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Drag Me Down To Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm – 10:45 pm
- Online PechaKucha Night Knoxville Volume 38, 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
- The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
Friday, February 12
- Final day: Peppermint Grove & Winter Lights, Market Street and Krutch Park, 8:00 am – 11:45 pm
- Exhibition: Women’s Work, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (every Friday through July 24)
- Sewing: Decorative Pillow Covers ONLINE / Make-A-Mug ONLINE, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am / 9:00 am, $25 / $12
- Homegrown Home-school Program, UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 am, $10 – $68
- Online Baker Cafe: Are Police Killings of Civilians Racially Biased? hosted by Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE!
- Virtual Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Online Frederick Douglass Day Celebration, hosted by UT Department of English, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Virtual Civil War Medicine: Making Sense of Suffering with UT history professor Susan Lawrence, hosted by UT Science Forum, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Valentine’s Day Train Car Dinner, hosted by Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, Historic Southern Railway Station, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $48, RSVP
- Stoopid Cupid Variety Show, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm, $7 – $45
- Movie Night: Sleepless in Seattle, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, $5 – $8
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $25 – $40
- Polly Ann (& The Road Cats), Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Saturday, February 13
- Zen Evo Hot For Chocolate 5k, hosted by Personal Best Racing, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 am, from $20
- Beginning to Bird: Finding Food (Adult Program), Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $8, RSVP
- The Delaney Brothers: Lives in Art, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (& Wed-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, through Feb 27)
- 4-week Class: Creative / Elementary Ballet Combo, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 am – 10:45 am (through Feb 27), $50
- Virtual Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Usui Reiki Level 1 Class, Infinite Light Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, $150
- Saturday Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12
- Dale’s Fried Pies Contactless Pop up Shop with Refill Coffee Cart, Central Depot, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, from $20
- Cyanotype Workshop, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, $40
- Galentine’s Yoga by Florals & Flows Yoga, The Press Room, 11:00 am, $20 – $25
- Clay: Coffee Pour-over & Mug Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $45
- Galentine’s Day Event | Knoxville, Vow’d Weddings, Historic Market Square, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Meowch Love Marketplace, Scruffy’s Cafe, 2:00 pm- 6:00 PM
- Valentine’s Day Dinner & Show, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Valentine’s Day Train Car Dinner, hosted by Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, Historic Southern Railway Station, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $48, RSVP
- Movie Night: The Notebook, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, $5 – $8
- Regal Beagle, Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Birmingham Bulls, Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $25 – $40
- Livestream: Ragtime Kings, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Brewery Babes Valentine’s Day Drag Show by JacksonStation Productions @ Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15 – $60
Sunday, February 14
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Art Source 2020: Digital exhibition of artwork by Knox County School System art teachers and interns, hosted by UT Downtown Gallery, daily, FREE!
- East Tennessee Museum of History from Home, daily, FREE!
- Virtual Tour of Beauford Delaney Exhibit: Through the Unusual Door Episode 1 / Episode 2, hosted by the Knoxville Museum of Arts, daily, FREE!
- E-Learning Station hosted by Ijams Nature Center, daily, FREE!
- Take a Virtual Tour, Blount Mansion, daily, FREE!
- Extended through Feb 28: Guild Virtual Studio Visit with Artist Seth Havercamp Parts 1 & 2, hosted by the Knoxville Museum of Art
- Final Day: Give Your Hometown a Hug, Send Love Letters to Knoxville via that the big red candy-covered mailbox on Historic Market Square
- Final Day: Annual Mardi Growl T-shirt contest, sponsored by Young-Williams Animal Center, deadline: midnight
- 2021 Orchids Awards, hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, daily through 10:00 am, Feb 15, $20 – $300
- Virtual Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues through Mar 14), RSVP
- Valentine’s Day Drag Brunch Revue: Ex’s & Ohhh’s, The Mill & Mine, 11:00 am / 2:00 pm, $40 – $50
- Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Market, French Fried Vintage, noon – 4:00 pm
- Weekly Ballet Class / Modern Dance Class hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $10
- Extended through Feb 28: Unguided Museum Tours, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, free, but donations welcome, RSVP
- Community Reiki Share, Infinite Light Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, donations encouraged
- Mindful Imbibing Yoga, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Online Valentine’s Day treat: Statistical Reasoning, hosted by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, live performances on YouTube @ 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm / 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm / 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm / 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm (streaming thereafter), free, but donations gratefully accepted
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Valentine’s Day Dinner, Oliver Royale, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $79
- Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Valentine’s Day Train Car Dinner, hosted by Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, Historic Southern Railway Station, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $48, RSVP
- Online Event: The Story Keeps Changing: Deep Travels, hosted by A1LabArts, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Sorry for Nuthin’, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
Monday, February 15
- How Are You, Knoxville? – Kiosk, documenting your thoughts in this unparalleled period of history, provided by River and Rail @ Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, ongoing daily
- Final Day: 2021 Orchids Awards, hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, ends at 10:00 am, $20 – $300
- Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Zoom Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Learning From Piranesi, UT Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, through Feb 17)
- UT Humanities Center Ninth Annual Distinguished Lecture Series – John Dunne: Reflexivity and Conscious Experience in Buddhist Thought, hosted by UT Humanities Center, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Multi-Blade Mondays! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Feb 22)
- Weekly Universal Manifestation (5 of 12), Infinite Light Center, 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $20 – $240
- Weekly Charitable Juice Mondays: Century Harvest Farms, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Feb 22)
- An Evening with Old Fitzgerald, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Zoom Lives in Art: Discussions on Beauford + Joseph Delaney, presented by UT Downtown Gallery, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Tuesday, February 16
- Art by Cynthia Markert, RALA, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat (Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm)
- Fat Tuesday Non-Profit Percentage Night for Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Spring is Stirring: A virtual naturalist chat, Ijams Nature Center, 5:00 pm, free, but RSVP
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday TPTE Free Virtual Literacy Series, hosted by Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (through Feb 23), FREE!
- Weekly Champion Force Cheerleading by Knox Vipers Champion Force Athletics, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 registration / $9 per class, RSVP
- Angels & Spirit Guides 101, Infinite Light Center, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $25
- Drag Bingo @ The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Weekly Chess Club @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Online Event: Know It Knox Celebrates Black Knoxville, hosted by Knox County Public Library and East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!