Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/31-11/9/2021)

Olde Virden's Tennessee Pepper Company, Artisanal Food Market, 204 Randolf Street, Knoxville, Ocotber 2021
Olde Virden’s Tennessee Pepper Company, Artisanal Food Market, 204 Randolf Street, Knoxville, Ocotber 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 31

 

Monday, November 1 

  • Allen Minecci 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 
  • Voices of Appalachia Exhibition by Brian Melton, 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
  • Manic Mondays Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Night / The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm /9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • A Day To Remember with Special Guest Asking Alexandria & Point North, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $40 – $60
  • Master Arts Series: Ken Cowan, Organist, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:30 pm
  • Jonathan Maness and Cody Bauer, Barley Taproom, 8:00 pm
  • 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)
  • Roger Hankins and Jennifer Lindsay, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Scott Clay / Griffin Cavender Vann & Sarah Pirkle, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Online: Tall Man Toys Radio Hour on 106.1 VLZ – KNOXVILLE’S ROCK STATION, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • 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 weekly 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
Jill Frere, Rebecca Simmons, and Tammy Kaousias, Co-Owners of Inner Space Yoga, 700 E. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, October 2021

Wednesday, November 3

  • “Community Mental Health Introduction for Downtown Stakeholders,” hosted by Rick Emmett, Downtown Coordinator, Mill and Mine 9:00 am – 10:00 am, free, but RSVP
  • Wednesday 2021 Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (through Nov 17)
  • James Little, Paintings on Paper, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jackie Straw / Nick Corner, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • From Colleague to Boss: Moving Up in Your Organization (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $10 – $75
  • Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez (Northern Arizona U.) – LECTURE: “Indigenous Archaeology and the Refusal of Colonialism in Archaeology,” Strong Hall, Room B1, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
  • Wednesday Yoga @ Suttree, hosted by Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing, 6:30 pm, $5
  • A Conversation with Greg LeMond, UT Student Union Auditorium, 6:30 pm 
  • Showing: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie / The Spine of Night, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • BAR CHURCH with thepointknox, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
  • Wednesday Live Music: Jason Ellis, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Online: Tranquility Base, The Concourse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Guest Artist Recital: Randy Lee, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm 
  • Drag Bingo at Pour Taproom, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm

 

Thursday, November 4

  • Coffee Shop Takeover with Olive & June, Graduate Knoxville, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Donna Frost / Raccoon Brothers, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Compassion Fatigue (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $20 – $150
  • Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin (UT Sociology) – LECTURE: “Black Safety: Safety in Black Neighborhoods in Urban Appalachia,” Stokely Management Center, Room G2, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
  • Live recording of Advisory Opinions, a new podcast by The Dispatch hosted by David French and Sarah Isgur, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Toyota Auditorium, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 
  • Art Club at CFS! Central Filling Station, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free – $5
  • The Swerve: My Politic Live from Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Thinking with Sylvia Wynter: “What does it mean to be a Human Being?” A Four-Week Reading Series, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
  • Song Soirée, presented by VolOpera, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm 
  • Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom, UT Humanities Amphitheatre, 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm 
  • Online: Discovering your characters with Thomas Atkinson, hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Scarlet Letter, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
  • UT ASLA Chapter Fundraiser Spelling Bee, Alliance Brewing Co, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $15
  • Zoom: Let’s Get Ducky for Winter! with Stephen Lyn Bales, hosted by UT Arboretum Society, 7:00 pm, Free, but RSVP
  • Live Music: Brandon Hudson, Geezers Brewery, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Showing: Martial Arts Theatre / The Spine of Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Irish Session at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Kip Moore, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $50
  • Starset 2021, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm, $25 – $28
  • Gaelic Storm, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $24.50 – $35
  • Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall followed by DJ Patrick Durham, 8:30 pm
  • The Talismen, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, November 5

 

Saturday, November 6

Patti Smith (Photo by Steve Sebring)

 

Sunday, November 7

 

Monday, November 8 

  • AIDS Memorial Quilt: Campus-wide Display, various locations, UT campus, daily through Dec 3
  • Works by Allen Minecci, 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
  • November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Voodoo Rocket by Kevin Bradley, RED Gallery (access through Robin Easter Design), 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Dec 31 
  • Voices of Appalachia Exhibition by Brian Melton, 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
  • Joint Recital: Sean Bales; bassoon & Parrel Appolis; flute, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm 
  • Showing: Spencer, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • Weekly Session: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Babalu, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 27)
  • Manic Mondays Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Reading by poet Rhea Carmon, John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 7:00 pm 
  • Showing: Videodrome, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Naked Minds, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
  • Woody & Sunshine at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, November 9

  • 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)
  • Fundraising and Marketing with TikTok for Nonprofits (Free and In-Person), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
  • Online: Logistics Impact on Expansion, Knoxville Chamber, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Roger Hankins and Jennifer Lindsay, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • UTK Webinar Series: Evolution and Social Systems (See schedule for subjects), hosted by the Center for the Dynamics of Social Complexity, 11:45 am (weekly through Dec 7), RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial: A Pictorial History of the Names on the Wall, Their Service, and Their Sacrifice, East Tennessee Historical Society, noon, RSVP
  • Online: Tall Man Toys Radio Hour on 106.1 VLZ – KNOXVILLE’S ROCK STATION, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Family Justice Center Pint Night Tuesdays, Print Shop Beer Co, 4:00 pm
  • Centro Happy Hour benefiting Centro Hispano, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:30 pm
  • Volunteer Brass Quintet / Chamber Music Showcase, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm 
  • Showing: Spencer / The Beta Test, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • A Journey through Oliver (Knoxville Edition), Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $117
  • Paint pARTy at Hi-Wire, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $27, RSVP
  • 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!
  • 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)
  • Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $80

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