Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/3 – 10/12/2021)

New Fall Mural by Meghan Lingerfelt, Strong Alley Around the Corner from Coffee and Chocolate, Knoxville, September 2021
Erika Biddix, Aught Co-working Space, 520 West Summit Hill Drive, Suite 601, Knoxville, September 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! 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, October 3

 

Monday, October 4 

 

Tuesday, October 5

 

Wednesday, October 6

  • 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 
  • Online: Raising + Rising | An Innov865 Week Virtual Event, by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, free, but RSVP
  • Online and Live: Troubled Times in Tennessee, East Tennessee Historical Society, noon, free, but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dori Freeman / Alertski, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • QuickBooks Online: Reporting & Other Special Tricks (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $10 – $75 
  • Knoxville City Council Candidates Forum, Sponsored by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Titane, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Wednesday Yoga @ Suttree, hosted by Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing, 6:30 pm, $5
  • Klinker Brick Wine Dinner at Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $134, RSVP
  • Live Music: Jason Ellis, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Series: William Shaub and Friends: Tour of Italy, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $25
  • Wednesday Night Karaoke, Fanatic Brewing Co, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Online: Tranquility Base, The Concourse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
  • Earth, Wind & Fire, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $100 – $225
  • PASS OVER by Anoinette Nwandu presented by River & Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3 – $40
  • Boy Named Banjo, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $18.50
  • Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Drag Bingo at Pour Taproom, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Evanoff, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Marriot Under Construction, Henley Street, Knoxville, September 2021

Thursday, October 7

  • Online: Grow Together: Engaging with the Latino Community, Knoxville Chamber, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anya Hinkle, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • CEE GEOTECH Seminar: Mohmad Mohsin Thakur on “Towards Modeling Projectile Penetration in Dry and Multiphase Granular Materials,” UT John D. Tickle Engineering Building, Rm 405, 2:50 pm, FREE!
  • Virtual PDE Seminar with Dr. Idress Mazari (Paris Dauphine University) on Optimisation of the total population size in logistic models: some recent results, hosted by UT Mathematics, 2:50 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Heart To Heart – Live Stream Concert: Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo, UT Student Union, 272C Ballroom, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
  • Ashe Lecture Series with Ambassador Mark Green, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Toyota Auditorium, 5:00 pm
  • Online and live: Charles Jackson Memorial Lecture: “Cascade Diplomacy: How a Sensory History of Environmental Disasters Helps Explain 19th-Century US Foreign Policy,” with Mark Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina, Strong Hall, Room 101, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP for online
  • Online: 2021 UT Siddiqi Lecture in Islamic Studies – “The Architecture of Coexistence: What Medieval Islamic shrines can tell us about Modern Iconoclasm,” 5:30 pm, RSVP
  • Learning Series – The Negative, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150
  • Composting Conversations with TN Composting Council@Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm
  • The Swerve: Chance Stanley Live from Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Sound Immersion Concert with Special Guest, Infinite Light Center, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $25, RSVP
  • Showing: Martial Arts Theatre / Titane, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • Knoxville Classical Guitar: Marceaux in Concert, St. John’s Cathedral, 7:00 pm, $25 – $45
  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Series: William Shaub and Friends: Tour of Italy, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $25
  • Zoom: Attention-Getting Strategies for Behind-the-Scenes People, Knoxville Writers’ Guild, 7:00 pm, free, but RSVP
  • Zoom: 1st Thurs Nature Supper Club – Identifying Local Birds of Prey with Stephen Lyn Bales, hosted by UT Arboretum Society, 7:00 pm, RSVP
  • Weekly: Kirk Fleta – Live, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Irish Session at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Henry Cho, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $45
  • The Monkees, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $49 – $125
  • PASS OVER by Anoinette Nwandu presented by River & Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3 – $40
  • Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters at Maple Hall, 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Parker McCollum, Greylan James, Mill and Mine, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
  • Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall followed by DJ Patrick Durham, 8:30 pm
  • Sataraš Quartet, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, October 8

  • Final Day, Online: Fall Plant Sale, hosted by UT Arboretum Society, through 5:00 pm 
  • New Works by BSG Artists, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Fri-Sat
  • Ruby Kweens Drag Brunch at Ruby Sunshine, noon / 2:00 pm
  • WDVX Big Plate: Twisted Pine, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: Titane / Knocking, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Reception: Featherbrained by Rae Taylor at Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • The Foxies & Hey Steve with Elijah Cruise, The Outpost, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15 – $50
  • Darrell Scott featuring Bryn Davies and Jeff Sipe (and special guest, RB Morris), Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $40
  • Comedy: Filthy Uncensored Comedians, Barrelhouse, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Tribute to the Aretha Franklin with Broadway star Capathia Jenkins, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $22 – $64
  • The Haunting of Hill House, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
  • Jeanine Fuller, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Superhero Night Karaoke @ SkyBox Sports Bar and Grill, 8:00 pm
  • PASS OVER by Anoinette Nwandu presented by River & Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3 – $40
  • Twisted Pine Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Riley Downing with Guy Marshall, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm, $5

 

Saturday, October 9

  • Saturday Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Market Street and Union Avenue, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (through Nov 20)
  • New Work by Kelly Hider, Mighty Mud, Sat, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sat / 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues-Fri 
  • Featherbrained by Rae Taylor, Gallery 1010, 100 S Gay St, Ste 114, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • New Works by BSG Artists, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Fri-Sat
  • Sculptures by James O. Clark, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat / 11:00 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, RSVP
  • Yoga @ Elst Every Saturday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
  • Saturday Farmers Market B.Y.O.Brunch @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dani-Rae Clark, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: The Creature from the Black Lagoon / Titane, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Two Bikes Presents: Drivetrain Basics, Two Bikes, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, donation-based
  • Pawttery Night + Free Treats, Scruffy’s Cafe, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $40, RSVP
  • Ben Schuster, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Greg Tardy, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: The Creature from the Black Lagoon / Halloween (1978), Central Cinema, 7:30 pm / 9:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • The Haunting of Hill House, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
  • Tinca Tinca album release show with Genevva! The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • PASS OVER by Anoinette Nwandu presented by River & Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3 – $40
  • Lavish Boars & The Drips, Corner Lounge, 9:00 pm
  • Daniel Fluitt and Daniel Markham Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Temple Presents: Aurelio Voltaire, The Concourse, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15 (Covid-19 protocols in place)
  • JB Strauss at Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm
New Fall Mural by Meghan Lingerfelt, Strong Alley Around the Corner from Coffee and Chocolate, Knoxville, September 2021

Sunday, October 10

 

Monday, October 11 

  • Works by Debbie and Marc of Master Repurposers, 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
  • Works by Leesa Osburn, Old City MedSpa, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 
  • The Frutos Latinos Contest and Group Exhibit, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri)
  • Charitable Juice: My Favorite Teacher, Barrelhouse, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Online discussion: COVID-19 in East Tennessee: Focus on Local Latinx Communities, Sponsored by UT Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Modern Foreign Languages, 5:30 pm, RSVP
  • Online discussion: LGBT Lives in the Middle East, Sponsored by various UT depts, 6:00 pm, RSVP
  • Showing: Knocking / In the Mouth of Madness, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Weekly Gypsy Circus Running Club, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by 865 Running, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • Weekly Session: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 27)
  • Weekly Latin Rhythms – Workshops and Solo Technique with HaCha Latin Dance Company, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (through Oct 25), $10

Tuesday, October 12

  • 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, UT McClung Museum, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues-Sat, through Dec 4)
  • Gary Dagnan and Patricia Herzog, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Luis Rogelio Mata (Students for Migrant Justice) LECTURE: “Abolition: The Good/Bad Immigrant Binary,” Stokely Management Center, G2, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
  • Learning Series – The Print, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150
  • Showing: In the Mouth of Madness / Knocking, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Online and Live: Aria Night, presented by VolOpera, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm, masks required
  • AIA East Tennessee: Trivia Night, Central Flats and Taps, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly Tuesday Doggie Running Club hosted by SBRET, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Paint pARTy at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $27, 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)
  • KJO Presents Buy Local: Celebrating Knoxville’s Music and Musicians, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40
  • Arkansauce, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm