Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/24-11/2/2021

Hope Brothers Building, Future Home of Hotel Cleo, 428 South Gay Street, Knoxville, October 2021
Hope Brothers Building, Future Home of Hotel Cleo, 428 South Gay Street, Knoxville, October 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. If you’d like more eyes on your business or event, consider hitting the “advertise” link at the top of this page or shoot me an email at Knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com for more details.

Mask up when you need to, get vaccinated if you haven’t, and let’s keep the fun times rolling!

Sunday, October 24

 

Monday, October 25 

 

Tuesday, October 26

C.J.s Closet, 213 E Fifth Avenue, Knoxville, October 2021

Wednesday, October 27

  • Final Day: Virtual Auction for Cancer Support Community East Tennessee: Celebrating the Art of Survivorship, ends at 9:00 pm
  • Wednesday 2021 Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (through Nov 17)
  • Bill Dooley + Alex McClurg Alabama Abstractions, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lon & Lena / Spooky Ooos, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Dr. Ajantha Subramanian (Harvard) – LECTURE: “Meritocracy & Democracy: The Social Life of Caste in India,” Strong Hall, Room B1, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
  • Take Back the Night – The Walk, UT Circle Park, 5:00 pm – 7:oo pm
  • Let Her Speak Presents: Witchery History & Hocus Pocus, Likewise Coffee, 1209 East Magnolia Ave, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • “Women in International Business,” UT Zoom Webinar, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
  • Wednesday Yoga @ Suttree, hosted by Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing, 6:30 pm, $5
  • Final Learn Latin Dancing at the Double S wine bar, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $5
  • Wednesday Live Music: Cale Charney, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Kevin Gates, Civic Coliseum, 8:00 pm, $33 – $73
  • UT Percussion Ensemble, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Reverend Horton Heat with Special guests Cutthroat Shamrock! @ The Concourse, 8:00 pm, $20
  • Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Showing: Possession, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Mark Viola and Friends LIVE at Bernadette’s Crystal Gardens, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15

 

Thursday, October 28

 

Friday, October 29

  • New Works by BSG Artists, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Fri-Sat
  • Music for Seniors Daytime Concert with Wendel Werner and Erik Blue at Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, free, but RSVP
  • WDVX Big Plate: Tangled In Blues / Levi Cadle, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
  • Zoom: Kelsey Ellis, associate professor in the UT Department of Geography, presents “In the Dark: Tornado Trouble in Tennessee,” noon, RSVP
  • Fanboy Expo, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 7:00 pm, $30 – $300
  • YWCA Domestic Violence Training, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness w/ Natasha Fine, 1:00 pm,FREE!
  • Crystal Healing Sessions, Infinite Light Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $50, RSVP
  • Showing: The Spine of Night, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Zachary Elgin, percussion, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm
  • Victorian Seance Experience, Mabry Hazen House, 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $16.66 (per 20-minute session), RSVP
  • The Scarlet Letter, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
  • Showing: Bride of Frankenstein / The Thing, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Final HearthScares – The Mysteries, Whispers & Secrets of Old Knoxville, James White’s Fort, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $6 – $10
  • Friday Live Music: Demon Waffle PLUS HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Alton Brown, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $42 – $78
  • Jubilee Community Arts: Virtual concert with Sarah Pirkle, hosted by Laurel Theatre, 8:00 pm, free, donations encouraged
  • Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $28, RSVP
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the TN Valley: Club Blue Halloween Party, Knox Box @ 522 S Gay St (Basement), 8:00 pm, $10 – $15
  • Kenneth Brown CD Release, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • BIG DOG, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Dot.s, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Thomas Hinds live at Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – midnight
  • The Sternwheelers Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Headroom Presents: The Raveyard, The Concourse, 9:00 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Sunkiller, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, October 30

Photo Courtesy of Transplant and Root

Sunday, October 31

 

Monday, November 1 

  • Cate Goen Exhibition, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
  • Virtual Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
  • Voodoo Rocket by Kevin Bradley, RED Gallery (access through Robin Easter Design), 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Dec 31 
  • November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Old City Photography Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • Online: Monday Meridian Yoga, hosted by Sandy Larson, 11:00 am – 12:10 pm, donation-based
  • The Frutos Latinos Contest and Group Exhibit, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri)
  • Mighty Musical Monday Virtual Stream, Tennessee Theatre, noon
  • Heath IBEP EV Charging Station Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, John D. Tickle Engineering Building, S7 Parking Lot, 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Zoom: UT Humanities Center Tenth Annual Distinguished Lecture Series – Robert Bullard on The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
  • Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by 865 Running, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Weekly Session: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Babalu, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 27)
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • A Day To Remember with Special Guest Asking Alexandria & Point North, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $40 – $60
  • OB Duo at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, November 2

  • Cherokee Health Mobile Clinic Event (including no-cost Covid-19 vaccinations), Knox Area Rescue Ministries, 418 N. Broadway Ave, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
  • Ornithological Quadrupeds / Between the Hand and Sky: The Art of Elizabeth Gould, McClung Museum, UT, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues-Sat, through Dec 4)
  • Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tues – Sat / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through Nov 7)
  • New Work by Kelly Hider, Mighty Mud, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues-Fri / Sat, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Charles R. Graves and Karyn Kyte, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Family Justice Center Pint Night Tuesdays, Print Shop Beer Co, 4:00 pm
  • Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez (Northern Arizona U.) – LECTURE: “Decolonizing Archaeology the Navajo Way: Lessons from the Navajo Nation,” Stokely Management Center, Room G2, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
  • Bringing Birds Back to Your Backyard, UT Gardens Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $15 – $23
  • Alternating weeks: Big Fun Tuesdays at Meads Quarry, Ijams Nature Center – Meads Quarry Lake, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Nov 16), FREE!
  • Zoom: An Evening with Paige Braddock, creator of the Eisner-nominated comic strip, Jane’s World and chief creative officer at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, hosted by UT Pride Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Restorative Yoga + Compassionate Touch Series with Cynthia Jones (three classes), Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $75
  • Weekly Tuesday Doggie Running Club hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse, 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)
  • TobyMac, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $28 – $103
  • Gojira, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $40 – $60
  • Jazz Band Fall Concert, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
  • The Record Company, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $25 – $30
  • OB Duo at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm