Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/25-8/3/2021)

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Rendering of Austin Homes Future Site

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! Cases are rising and include some people who have been vaccinated. Hospitalizations and deaths are increasing among the unvaccinated. You know when you need to mask up. You know we all need to be vaccinated. Do it and let’s keep the fun times rolling!

Sunday, July 25

 

Monday, July 26 

  • Virtual Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
  • July Exhibitions, Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through July 30)
  • Kara Lockmiller exhibition, Bliss & Tori Mason Shoes, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
  • Featured Artist Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri)
  • Mayor’s Roundtable on Homelessness, KCDC Boardroom, 901 N. Broadway, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Exhibition by Leesa Osburn, PostModern Spirits, 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm (Mon – Fri) / noon – 11:00 pm (Sat – Sun)
  • Showing: Mandibles / Wet Hot American Summer, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Monday Charitable Juice: PJ Parkinson’s, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
  • Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Weekly Gypsy Circus Running Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Auditions for New Members, hosted by Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus, The Emporium Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • Final night: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet at Babalu, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
  • Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $30, RSVP
  • Patio Jams: Evie & Bayou Bites Food Truck, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • A Potpourri of Forensic Anthropology with Dr. Bill Bass, Knox County Public Defenders Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty St, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $55, RSVP
  • Anthony Wayne Vibe, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Thomas Cassell Band, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
  • Showing: Sword of the Valiant, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP

 

Tuesday, July 27

  • Using Donor Data to Raise More Money (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $20 – $150
  • Kara Lockmiller exhibition, Bliss & Tori Mason Shoes, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tue – Sat)
  • Third Annual Dolly Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun
  • Kim Emert Gale & Harriet Howell, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Tri-Star Arts: Mondegreen by Pete Hoffecker Mejía, historic Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat)
  • Final night: Pint Nights with Friends of Literacy at Printshop Beer, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Clay: Surface Decoration Before The Bisque, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Mandibles / Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10 / $5, RSVP
  • Tuesdays Live Music in the Elst Taproom, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Aug 31)
  • 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 (through Aug 31)
  • Weekly Tuesday Game Night / Doggie Running Club hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm / 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Online: Weekly KEC Brandcamp, hosted by by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (through Aug 10), $25, RSVP
  • Weekly Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Apr 22, ’22), FREE!
  • Weekly Open Hack Night – Show and Share, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (through May 31, ’22)
  • Weekly: Ayca Yayman Trio at Radius, Radius Rooftop Lounge, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (through Sept 7)
  • Weekly Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
  • Anthony Wayne Vibe, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
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Wednesday, July 28

 

Thursday, July 29

  • The Magic of Musical Theatre @Walter P Taylor Boys & Girls Club, 10:45 am – 11:30 am
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Aaron Burdett, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Online: One Health Lunch & Learn Seminar: Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance Using A Collaborative One Health Approach, hosted by UT Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Dept, noon – 1:00 pm
  • Rotary July Social Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley Variety Show: Follow the Blue Brick Road (special showing of The Wizard of Oz), Tennessee Theatre, 5:30 pm, free, but RSVP
  • Weekly Eddie’s Health Shoppe / Knox Brew Hub Fun Run, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm (through Aug 19)
  • WDVX Swerve: Bark, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Phylis Wheatley Center, 124 S Cruze St, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
  • July East TN REI Meetup, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Thursday night comedy open mic at The FanBase, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 30)
  • Showing: The Green Knight, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
  • Shakespeare OFF the Square with Tennessee Stage Company: The Tempest, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
  • Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall followed by DJ Patrick Durham, 8:30 pm
  • Short & Company, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Goats at Large, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm

 

Friday, July 30

  • Final Day Online: Artist Studio Visit 2021 with Jeanne Kidd, hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art
  • Sewing: Hand-Painted Zippered Pouches ONLINE, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am, $20, RSVP
  • The Magic of Musical Theatre @Haslam Boys & Girls Club, 10:45 am – 11:30 am
  • WDVX Big Plate with Jon Foulk Band, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
  • Brewery Open House at Elst, Elst Brewing Company, 4:00 pm
  • Showing: The Green Knight, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Friday Night Fish Fry, First Baptist Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
  • Knoxville Open House, Vow’d Weddings, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • The Pinklets EP release party! The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, $10
  • Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Shakespeare OFF the Square with Tennessee Stage Company: Twelfth Night, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
  • TN Friday Nights: Hunter Lyons (Live Music), Hops and Hollers, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Psychedelic Soirée, Elst Brewing Company,  8:00 pm, $35, RSVP
  • Hillbilly Jedi, Calhoun’s on the River, 8:00 pm
  • Summer Movie Magic: The Big Lebowski, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Karaoke Glow Party @ Sky Box Sports Bar and Grill, 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
  • Jamel Mitchell, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Brent Hyder at Pour Taproom, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Tuatha Dea / Dark Mystery Experience, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
  •  Aaron Burdett at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
  • The Boogie Nights, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
  • Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Class of Nuke ‘Em High, Central Cinema, 10:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP

 

Saturday, July 31

Baseball Stadium Block Party, Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, July 2021

Sunday, August 1

 

Monday, August 2 

  • Virtual Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
  • Kara Lockmiller exhibition, Bliss & Tori Mason Shoes, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, through Aug 29
  • Featured Artist Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 3:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Online: Mighty Musical Monday with house organist Freddie Brabson, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: The Green Knight, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm & 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Monday Charitable Juice, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 26)
  • Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Weekly Gypsy Circus Running Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Women’s Circle Series: Creative Journaling, Blount Mansion, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $30
  • Showing: Ghost in the Shell (1995), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • The Last First Monday with Mike Baggetta, Daniel Kimbro and Hunter Deacon, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 3

  • Preparing and Filing Form 990 (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $20 – $150, RSVP 
  • Rally: Stop Evictions in Knox County! Hosted by by SOCM and Democratic Socialists of America – Knoxville, City County Building, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Kara Lockmiller exhibition, Bliss & Tori Mason Shoes, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tue – Sat), through Aug 29
  • Third Annual Dolly Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues – Sat / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun
  • Tri-Star Arts: Mondegreen by Pete Hoffecker Mejía, historic Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat), through Sept 25
  • RAD Self-Defense, UT Police Department, 1101 Cumberland Ave, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: The Green Knight, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Tuesdays Live Music in the Elst Taproom, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Aug 31)
  • Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (through Aug 31)
  • Weekly Tuesday Game Night / Doggie Running Club hosted by SBRET, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm / 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Apr 22, ’22), FREE!
  • Weekly Open Hack Night – Show and Share, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (through May 31, ’22)
  • Weekly: Ayca Yayman Trio at Radius, Radius Rooftop Lounge, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (through Sept 7)
  • Weekly Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
  • Jon Whitlock and Vince Ilagan, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
  • Showing: The Green Knight, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP