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.
Please continue to be careful out there! You know when you need to mask up. You know we all need to be vaccinated. Do it and let’s get back to fun times!
Sunday, May 9
- 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!
- Final Day, Streaming: Live From Home with Irene Kelley, hosted by WDVX, through 11:30 pm, $12.50 – $100
- Online: Shirt Color Guess Contest! Hosted by Sandy Larson and the International Shimmy Mob, to help raise awareness for victims of abuse, daily through May 21 @ 7:00
- Second Sundays at The Point! The Point Knox Church, 211 W 5th Ave NW, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Mother’s Day Brunch, Kefi, 11:00 am, $52 – $140
- New Work by Pippin Long, Rala, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat), through May 31
- Old City Market, Old City Knoxville, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Weekly Beginning Ballet / Intermediate Ballet / Modern, hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm / 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- The traveling Birds of Seven Islands Photo Exhibit, Tomato Head, 11:00 am – 8:30 pm, Sun -Thu / 11:00 am – 9:30 pm, Fri – Sat (through May 31)
- Mother’s Musical Picnic and/or Potluck Jam, hosted by Corryton’s Good Life Farm, Sustainable Future Center, noon – 4:30 pm, FREE!
- Mother’s Day Cruises: Daytime Sightseeing Tour or Brunch Cruise / Evening Sightseeing Tour or Dinner Cruise, Tennessee Riverboat Company, 12:30 pm / 4:30 pm, $9 – $27 or $24.89 – $55.35 / $9 – $27 or $24.89 – $55.35
- Mother’s Day Mashup, CJ’s Tacos – SouthSide Garage, 1:00 pm
- Nelson Ziegler & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm)
- Psycho (1960), Central Cinema, 1:30 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Community Reiki Share, Infinite Light Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, donations encouraged, RSVP
- 12 Angry Jurors, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Mummy (1999), Central Cinema, 4:15 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Firefly Nights in Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 pm (daily through June 30)
- JARIUS BUSH livestream performance, hosted by The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm
- Final Day: Call to Artists for Regional Art Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, deadline May 9 @ 11:59 pm
Monday, May 10
- Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- May Exhibitions, Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (through May 31)
- Astrid Galindo Artistic Scholarship Competition and Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through May 28), FREE!
- IPmAy at Elst Brewing Co., Elstwhere Taproom @ Elst Brewing Company, noon (daily through May 15)
- Monday Charitable Juice: Two Bikes, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Bliss Integrated Bodywork, 1119 Sevier Ave, suite C, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Weekly Gypsy Circus Running Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Althea & Angela by The WordPlayers, The Square Room, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! (donations gladly accepted)
- Cordovas and the Great Peacock, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Kava and Sound, Hummingbird House, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $20
Tuesday, May 11
- New Work by Pippin Long, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat (Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm), through May 31
- Nelson Ziegler & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat, (Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- Tuesday Sip a Little, Give a Little with Kickstand Bicycle Collective and Knox Loves Bikes, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through May 25)
- Atheist Society of Knoxville Meetups, Barley’s Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- CRACKERJACK Stand-up Comedy Competition – Week 2, hosted by Safekicker Media Group – Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
- In Conversation with Bruce Wheeler and Jesse Fox Mayshark: third edition of Wheeler’s Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South, hosted by UT Libraries, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm, free, but RSVP
- Weekly Help for Helpers Meeting, hosted by Metro Drug Coalition, The University of Tennessee Culinary Institute and Creamery, 2712 Neyland Drive, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150, RSVP
- May Investors Meetup, Xul Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
- Tuesdays Live Music in the Elst Taproom, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Doggie Running Club, hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Paint pARTy at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $27, RSVP
- Mainstream, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- 808 + Meditate, The Concourse, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $5
- The Big Wooly, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, May 12
- Weekly Senior’Iffic Fun in the Park / Friends Used Book Sale at Senior’iffic, hosted by Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Caswell Park, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Wednesday 2021 Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- ARTSOURCE – an exhibition of work by Knox County Art Educators, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri (Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm)
- Live and livestream: Q Series Lunchtime with KSO Principal Ensembles, Bijou Theatre, noon, $20, RSVP
- Unguided Tours, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Wed-Sun (through July 1)
- Google Analytics, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $10 – $75
- After-School Clay Club: Bird Nest Jar, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, $12
- Meet the Artist: Sara Bellah, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Weekly Game Night & Chess Club @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm
- Taps & Twists with Rigazzi, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm,
- $10 – $12
- Weekly Learn Salsa Dancing with HaCha Latin Dance Company, The Double S Wine Bar, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Mainstream, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy!, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 13
- City Council Legislative Hearings, all day (through Friday May 14)
- Two Bikes Presents: Coffee Outside, meet at Old City Java, 8:00 am
- Executive Director Morning Mingle (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Homeschool STEAM: Lightning Bugs, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, $12
- Virtual Etsy Entrepreneurship Program, hosted by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center and The Maker City, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $25, RSVP
- Nature Preschool & Play Club ZOOM Open House, hosted by Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, free, but RSVP
- Weekly Eddie’s Health Shoppe / Knox Brew Hub Fun Run, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm
- Online: Seven Wonders of Ancient Knoxville, hosted by the Knoxville History Project, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
- Bluegrass Jamboree with ETNBA, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $5 – $30, RSVP
- Chef Inspired Dinner, The Press Room, 6:30 pm, $108.59
- Wednesday Tranquility Base, The Concourse, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Wednesday Yoga @ Suttree, hosted by Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing, 6:30 pm, $5
- Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Online Queer History Club, hosted by Voices Out Loud: East Tennessee LGBTQ History Project, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- 12 Angry Jurors, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Thursday night comedy open mic at The FanBase, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Online: “Conserving our East Tennessee Bald Eagles and Birds of Prey” with Dr. Robyn Miller of the American Eagle Foundation, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Online and Live: PechaKucha Night Knoxville Volume 39, Mill and Mine, 7:20 pm, RSVP
- Prince of Darkness, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- The Wood Brothers – First of Two Nights! Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 14
- City Council Legislative Hearings, all day
- Clay: Pinch Pot Vases (ONLINE) / Pancake Painting with Oil Pastels (ONLINE), Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am / 9:00 am, $12 / $12
- Exhibition: Women’s Work, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (every Friday through July 24
- Homegrown Home-school Program, UT Gardens, Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, $15 – $68
- The traveling Birds of Seven Islands Photo Exhibit, Tomato Head, 11:00 am – 9:30 pm, Fri – Sat / 11:00 am – 8:30 pm, Sun -Thu (through May 31)
- Online Songwriting Workshop with Sean McCollough, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- The Killing of Two Lovers, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Kitty Yoga, Scruffy’s Cafe, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $25
- Cyanotype Workshop, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60, RSVP
- Live From Home with RB Morris, hosted by WDVX, 7:00 pm, $12.50 – $100
- Streaming: Live From Home with RB Morris, hosted by WDVX, 7:00 pm (available through May 16 @ 11:30 pm), $12.50 – $100
- 12 Angry Jurors, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Jeannine Fuller, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- TN Friday Nights: Steph Cabell (Live Music), Hops and Hollers, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- The Wood Brothers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Matt Morelock’s Little Animal Show: Geezer Matinee Show / Jon Whitlock, Jessica Watson, and Robert Richards / Little Animal Party Set, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm / 9:30 pm / 10:30 – midnight, FREE!
- Hatfield’s Heathens Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
- EVENT at The Concourse, 9:00 pm
- Thomas Hinds at Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Blackstock: The Final Series, The Concourse, 9:00 pm – 3:00 am, $13.20
- Prince of Darkness, Central Cinema, 10:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
Saturday, May 15
- Streaming: Live From Home with RB Morris, hosted by WDVX, available through May 16 @ 11:30 pm, $12.50 – $100
- TN Naturalist – Ferns, Flowers, and Fungi (Adult Program), Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Saturday Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Mary Costa Plaza, Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 9:00 am – 10:00 am (immunocompromised and elderly) / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (general public)
- Animal Reiki 1, Infinite Light Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, $150, RSVP
- ARTSOURCE – an exhibition of work by Knox County Art Educators, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Wed-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm)
- 2021 Third Creek Clean Paddle, UT Gardens, 10:00 am – noon
- Saturday Hair of the Dog Yoga with Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12
- Weekly Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 10:45 am – noon
- Yoga @ Elst Every Saturday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
- Behind the Scenes Tours, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, $30
- Online: Library Story Time with Anna Mcquinn, The Bottom, 11:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Final Day: IPmAy at Elst Brewing Co., Elstwhere Taproom @ Elst Brewing Company, noon
- Iscream Social, by All Things Regan, 418 S Gay St SW, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Cuddle Bus @ The Hub with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Knox Brew Hub, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $5 donation requested
- Naturscaping: an eco-conscious approach to landscaping, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. $25 – $30
- 12 Angry Jurors, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00, $12 – $15
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Kidding Around at Barrelhouse, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Meet and Greet with Tommy Smith, Knoxville City Council, 1st District, at Island Home Park, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Killing of Two Lovers, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Pawttery Night + Sweet Treats! Scruffy’s Cafe, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Mojo Tweed and friends at Trailhead Beer Market, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Live Music with J. Luke Cochran, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Taber Gable Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- :: Knox Fire Jam :: Taurus Edition / Temple: Halfway To Halloween – Live In Person, The Concourse, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
- Gypsy Queens Movie Soundtracks, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 8:00 pm, $15 – $25
- Rev. J. Mikhael Smith Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9: 00 pm – 11:59 pm
- Belly, Central Cinema, 10:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
Sunday, May 16
- 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!
- Online: Shirt Color Guess Contest! Hosted by Sandy Larson and the International Shimmy Mob, to help raise awareness for victims of abuse, daily through May 21 @ 7:00
- Final Day: Streaming: RB Morris, hosted by WDVX, through 11:30 pm, $12.50 – $100
- Mayapple Marketplace, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Weekly Beginning Ballet / Intermediate Ballet / Modern, hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm / 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- The traveling Birds of Seven Islands Photo Exhibit, Tomato Head, 11:00 am – 8:30 pm, Sun -Thu / 11:00 am – 9:30 pm, Fri – Sat (through May 31)
- New Work by Pippin Long, Rala, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat), through May 31
- Nelson Ziegler & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm)
- Transform Your Life with Gratitude, Infinite Light Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Mead’s Quarry Lake @ Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- The Killing of Two Lovers, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Central Cinema, 5:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Firefly Nights in Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 pm (daily through June 30)
- Belly, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm
Monday, May 17
- Bike to Work Week, hosted by Event by Smart Trips, daily through May 24
- Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- May Exhibitions, Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (through May 31)
- Astrid Galindo Artistic Scholarship Competition and Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through May 28), FREE!
- Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Bliss Integrated Bodywork, 1119 Sevier Ave, suite C, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- The Killing of Two Lovers, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Monday Charitable Juice: Two Bikes, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Weekly Gypsy Circus Running Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Belly, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
Tuesday, May 18
- Virtual Hemp Products & Animal Health Conference, hosted by The UT Institute of Agriculture, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (continues on May 19), $50 – $75
- Nelson Ziegler & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat
- New Work by Pippin Long, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat (Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm), through May 31
- Tuesday Sip a Little, Give a Little with Kickstand Bicycle Collective and Knox Loves Bikes, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through May 25)
- Zoom Lichen Explorations: A Virtual Naturalist Chat, hosted by Ijams Nature Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, free, but RSVP
- Goddess Activation Circle, Infinite Light Center, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $12, RSVP
- Online: City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly Help for Helpers Meeting, hosted by Metro Drug Coalition, The University of Tennessee Culinary Institute and Creamery, 2712 Neyland Drive, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- CRACKERJACK Stand-up Comedy Competition – Week 3, hosted by Safekicker Media Group – Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
- Big Fun Tuesdays at Meads Quarry, Ijams Nature Center – Meads Quarry Lake, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Learning Series – The Negative, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150, RSVP
- Final Tuesdays Live Music in the Elst Taproom, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Doggie Running Club, hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Drag Bingo @ The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Online Know It Knox: Historic Places, hosted by Knox County Public Library, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- The Killing of Two Lovers, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- 808 + Meditate, The Concourse, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $5