Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/6-6/15/2021)

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 your event included.

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, June 6

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours  / Outdoor Dining Options /  Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Online: Artist Studio Visit 2021 with Jeanne Kidd, hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, available daily through July 30
• Online: Auditions for River & Rail’s 2021-22 season: submit a one-minute contemporary monologue online, any time through July 1
• Online: Knox Pride Digifest 2021, 12:01 am – 8:00 pm, through June 12
• Final Day: The Old City Dolly Fest supporting Imagination Library of Knox County, Historic Old City Knoxville, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
• Usui Reiki Level II, Infinite Light Center, 10:00 am, $150
• Weekly Yoga + Cider @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, $10 – $25
• Sunday Market at Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Yoga @ Elst Every Sunday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
• 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
• Third Annual Dolly Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun /  11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat 
• Final Day: Sour To The People Week, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, noon – 10:00 pm
• Sandy Hoeft & Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm / Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Pairings & Pups with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee at Next Level Brewing Company, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Opening Day: Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Showing: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Central Cinema, 1:30 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• SPECIAL EVENT: Knoxville Opera – Disney for Kids, Ijams Nature Center, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, $5 – $8, RSVP
• Charlie And the Chocolate Factory, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Classic Cinema Matinee movie series: “Meet Me in St. Louis,” Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Scarface, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• ONE NIGHT ONLY: Kate Willett, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15
• Reunion – Knoxville,TN, World’s Fair Park, 7:00 pm (daily through June 13 @ 6:00 pm)
• Showing: Hairspray, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Firefly Nights in Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 pm (daily through June 30)
• Matt Woods and special guest Austin Lucas, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm

Monday, June 7 

• Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
• June Exhibitions, Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through June 25)
• Dogwood Arts Regional Art Exhibition, The Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through June 25)
• Featured Artist Taske Maqueo, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Online: Morgan Hall Centennial Celebration and Time Capsule Reveal, hosted by UT Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
• Monday Charitable Juice: Renaissance Creations, 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
• Women’s Circle Series: Creative Journaling, Blount Mansion, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $30 – $60, RSVP
• Weekly Gypsy Circus Running Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• Anthony Thompson Jr 7, hosted by Black Coffee Justice, Historic Market Square, 6:30 pm
• Virtual bingo with Nothing Creative, hosted by Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
• Music Bingo @ The Hub: Pride Anthem Week! Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• First Mondays with Mike Baggetta, Evan Lipson and Bob Stagner, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
• Maggie Valley Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, June 8

• Third Annual Dolly Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun
• Sandy Hoeft & Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue – Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
• Tri-Star Arts present an exhibition, Elements and Dreams, featuring works by artists Raymond Padrón (Chattanooga) and Sarah Shebaro (Knoxville), Candoro Arts and Heritage Center, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue – Sat, through July 10)
• Online: Ecosystem Explained: Business Climate, hosted by Knoxville Chamber, noon – 1:00 pm
• Knoxville Opera: Rotary Club of Knoxville Performance, 401 W Summit Hill Dr SW, 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm, free
• Tuesdays Live Music in the Elst Taproom, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• 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
• Monthly Paint pARTy at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $27
• Grady Milligan, Next Level Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
• Finale: CRACKERJACK Stand-up Comedy Competition – Week 6, hosted by Safekicker Media Group, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm
• Weekly Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
• Chris Roberts, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
• Maggie Valley Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, June 9

• Wednesday 2021 Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Unguided Tours, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Wed-Sun (through July 1)
• Drag Bingo at Pour Taproom, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• New Exhibitions: A View of the City: Knoxville & Undercurrents: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Wed-Sun (through Aug 1)
• Cicada Walk and Talk (Family Program), Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $6
• Game Night & Chess Club @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Taps & Twists with Rigazzi, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, 
• $10 – $12
• Wednesday Yoga @ Suttree, hosted by Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing, 6:30 pm, $5
• Craft Beer Spelling Bee @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Hype!, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Online: Live From Market Square, hosted by ProMotion LLC, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Thunderdome Bingo Returns, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 pm
• Springboard Open Mike Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Vagabond Brew, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Drew Jones, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm

Thursday, June 10

• Executive Director Morning Mingle (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, free, but RSVP
• Cicada Walk and Talk (Family Program), Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – noon pm, SOLD OUT!
• Building Your Endowment & Planned Giving Program (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP
• Online: Council on Aging Virtual Educational Series: “Personal Safety for Seniors,” hosted by Knoxville-Knox County CAC Office on Aging, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE!
• Schulz Brau 5-Year Anniversary Celebration: “Bourbon Barrel Aged Maibock” Bottle & Draft Release / Knoxville Polka Kings, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm /  6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (continues daily through June 12)
• Online: Our Victorian Studio: Todd Morgan, Executive Director of Knox Heritage, Speaks on Westwood, the Organization’s Unique 1890 Home, hosted by Knoxville History Project, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm, free but RSVP
• Weekly Eddie’s Health Shoppe / Knox Brew Hub Fun Run, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm
• Thursday night comedy open mic at The FanBase, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Charlie And the Chocolate Factory, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Showing: Carrie, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall followed by DJ Patrick Durham, 8:30 pm
• Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
• The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
• The Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Friday, June 11

• Exhibition: Women’s Work, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (every Friday through July 24)
• Clay: Succulent Planters ONLINE, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am, $12
• Schulz Brau 5-Year Anniversary Celebration: “Double Barrel Helles Bock” Bottle Release – Aged for 4 Years / Mountain Top Polka Band, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon / 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm (continues tomorrow)
• Ruby Kweens Drag Brunch at Ruby Sunshine, noon / 2:00 pm
• Cicada Walk and Talk (Family Program), Ijams Nature Center, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $6
• Showing: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Opening, Exhibition by Aaron Joseph Arroyave, 214 Magnolia, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Sat, noon – 4:00 pm / Tue & Thu, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm visits by appointment only (runs through June)
• Anti-Police Brutality March, hosted by KQYA, Krutch Park, 6:00 pm
• Gallery and Group Energy Session, Infinite Light Center, 6:30, $25, RSVP
• Jon Steele Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Charlie And the Chocolate Factory, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Showing: The Road Warrior, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• TN Friday Nights: Steph Cabell (Live Music), Hops & Hollers, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• Devin Harrell, Next Level Brewing Company, 7:30 pm
• Doug’s Safari, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 9:00 pm
• Roman Reese and Michael Davis Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm 
• Showing: Carrie, Central Cinema, 9:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Big Gene Poole and the Bingo Twins, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm

Saturday, June 12

• Art in Public Places Sculpture Installations, Dogwood Arts Festival, time & place TBA
• Beginning to Bird: Eggs and Nestlings (Adult Program), Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $8, RSVP
• 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)
• Upscale Your Pots, UT Gardens, Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, $30 – $35
• Walker Evans and James Agee – an 80th Anniversary Celebration of “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat; 11:oo am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri 
• 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., 11:00 am – noon
• Susan Bourdeau Skincare & Cosmetic Sizzling Summer Sale, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Knox Pride Digifest 2021: Kid’s edition, hosted by Knox Pride, noon – 2:00 pm
• Southern Spirit @ Mast General Store, noon – 2:00 pm
• South Side Pride with Knox LGBT Businesses and Old Sevier Merchants, Sevier Ave, noon – 9:00 pm
• Flea Circus Craft Market @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, noon – 5:30 pm
• Knoxville Opera: Musical Theatre Marathon, Bijou Theatre parking lot, noon – 7:00 pm
• Schulz Brau 5-Year Anniversary Celebration: Free commemorative stein for first 150 customers / The Klaberheads Band from Ohio, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon / 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
• Clay: Folded Bowls, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $30
• Charlie And the Chocolate Factory, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Showing: The Iron Giant / To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Low Country boil and dance party at the FanBase, Fanatic Brewing Company, 2:00 pm
• Community Reiki Share, Infinite Light Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: The Road Warrior, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Shifflett / Smith, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Showing: Carrie, Central Cinema, 7:40 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Knox Pride Digifest Finale, hosted by Knox Pride, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Eg Vines / Big Gene Poole, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm / 11:30 pm 
• Salsa Saturdays with HaCha Latin Dance Company at the Double S wine bar, 8:00 pm – 12:30 am, $7
• SPANK at Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• DJ Cuddlefish & Friends, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 9:00 pm
• True Blue Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
• Tray Wellington Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm

Sunday, June 13

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours  / Outdoor Dining Options /  Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Online: Artist Studio Visit 2021 with Jeanne Kidd, hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, available daily through July 30
• Online: Auditions for River & Rail’s 2021-22 season: submit a one-minute contemporary monologue online, any time through July 1
• Final Day: Reunion – Knoxville,TN, World’s Fair Park, through 6:00 pm
• SwimRun Knoxville, hosted by Personal Best Racing, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 am, from $100
• Motus Knoxville Triathlon, hosted by Motus Off Road, Dirty Bird Events and Motus Knoxville, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – noon, $85 – $140
• Weekly Yoga + Cider @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, $10 – $25
• Second Sundays at The Point! 211 W 5th Ave, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
• Yoga @ Elst Every Sunday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
• 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
• Free Family Art: Botanical Connections! The Big Camera, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Sandy Hoeft & Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm / Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Gin Distilling Class, PostModern Spirits, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $30
• B4Q’s QDP & More with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• International Axe Throwing Day! Craft Axe Throwing, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: The Iron Giant / The Road Warrior, Central Cinema, 2:10 pm / 4:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Carrie / To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Firefly Nights in Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 pm (daily through June 30)
• Sebastian Maniscalco, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $42 – $102
• Candela, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
• PSYCHIC BAOS + STUPID FUTURE livestream performance, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm

Monday, June 14 

• Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
• June Exhibitions, Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through June 25)
• Dogwood Arts Regional Art Exhibition, The Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through June 25)
• VIRTUAL Audition Workshop, Clarence Brown Theatre, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, daily through June 18, $325, RSVP
• Featured Artist Taske Maqueo, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri)
• Free for Members: Building Capacity With Video PSAs (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, free – $30, RSVP
• Auditions for The Hobbit, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Technical Society of Knoxville Centennial Celebration with Keynote Speaker Jack Neely, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 5:30 pm, from $40
• Monday Charitable Juice: Renaissance Creations, 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
• Online: Bruce McCarty and Knoxville’s Modernism, hosted by Knox County Public Library, 7:00 pm, free, but RSVP
• Till Death Do Us Part: A Staged Reading by The Word Players, The Square Room, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, free, but donations welcome
• Screen Print Workshop, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 suggested donation
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
• Showing: The Iron Giant, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Matt Nelson Quartet, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, June 15

• Summertime on the Hill: A Program for Young Ladies, Mabry-Hazen House, 9:30 am – noon, (daily through June 17), $75
• Third Annual Dolly Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun
• Sandy Hoeft & Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue – Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
• Tri-Star Arts present an exhibition, Elements and Dreams, featuring works by artists Raymond Padrón (Chattanooga, TN) and Sarah Shebaro (Knoxville, TN), Candoro Arts and Heritage Center, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue – Sat, through July 10)
• Exhibition by Aaron Joseph Arroyave, 214 Magnolia, Tue & Thu, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm visits by appointment only, open Sat, noon – 4:00 pm (runs through June)
• Synchronous Fireflies: A Virtual Naturalist Chat, Ijams Nature Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
• Tuesdays Live Music in the Elst Taproom, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Alternating weeks: Big Fun Tuesdays at Meads Quarry, Ijams Nature Center – Meads Quarry Lake, 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, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: The Iron Giant, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Weekly Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
• Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm