Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/22-2/1/2022)

Sunday, January 23

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Asana Atelier: Yin for the Win with Jen Beyt Coffin, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30, 2022)
• Weekly Sunday Funday: Yoga and Cider, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $10 – $25
• Sunday Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing, 11:00 am, $5
• Yoga @ Elst Every Sunday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
• Brew Crew B-Day Bash! @ Crafty Downtown, 2:00 pm
• Puzzle Challenge, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, free, but RSVP
• Humpty Dumpty Is Missing! Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Barley’s Taproom, 3:00 pm
• Showing: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas / Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, January 24 

• 2022 Re-imagining MLK Jr. Ave Community Collaborative Charrette, sponsored by East Tennessee Community Design, Jan 24 – Feb 24
• Michelle Barillo 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), through Jan 30
• Encore: Comics Beyond UT, Student Union, Art Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Feb 21
• Shaver: An Artist of Rare Merit Exhibition, East Tennessee Historical Society, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 28
• Exhibition from the Basement: Annual Art Education Exhibition, Jane and David Bailey Education Complex, Rm 105, 1122 Volunteer Blvd, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Mon-Thu, through Jan 31), FREE!
• January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
• Empty Columns Are a Place to Dream, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 19)
• Close to Home, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 28 
• Double Feature: Brian Pittman and Tiny Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (through Jan 29)
• MotherTruckin’ Monday, Corner Lounge, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Leesa Osburn Exhibition at Corks Wine & Spirits, noon – 8:00 pm, Mon-Thu / noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Sun 
• Drawing Skills: Drawing In Linear Perspective, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Showing: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie / O.V.A. Extreme, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• 2022 Premier Bourbon Pairing Dinner, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $130, RSVP
• Monday Night Yoga 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
• UT Jam Night w/Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
• Weekly Charitable Juice: Bingo to support Cupid’s Undie Run, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets from: Hunter Deacon / Nolan Nevels II / Thad Brown, Jake Smith / Seth Bennett, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 LIVE, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $60
• Thomas Cassell Band, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
• Jason Stokes Band at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, January 25

• 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!
• Shane Pickett: Djinong Djina Boodja (Look at the Land that I Have Traveled), McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through May 7)
• A Serious Look at the Funnies, Ewing Gallery UT Art + Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 28)
• Online: Talent Redefined: Leveraging Internships in Your Organization, Knoxville Chamber, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
• Graft, works by Edra Soto, Candoro Marble, 4450 Candora Ave, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Feb 12)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Manos: The Hands of Fate / Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10 / FREE!, RSVP
• 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)
• Virtual: Conservation Fisheries – Who They Are and How They Are Impacting Our Fish Populations in East Tennessee, hosted by UT Arboretum Society, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Metropolitan Opera Bass Kevin Burdette and Pianist Eileen Downey at Church Street UMC, 7:30 pm
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Dan Whitaker at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, January 26

• Final Day: Point of View: Regional Editorial Cartoons, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri) / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Nothing Too Fancy | Pop-Up Shop, Graduate Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Collaboration: How to Build Strong Partnerships to Expand Capacity & Build Community (Virtual), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $20 – $150
• Stammtisch – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Learning Series – The Print, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150
• Showing: Giallo Double Feature: Who Saw Her Die? / What Have You Done to Solange?, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $10 – $17, RSVP
• Wednesday Live Music: Tony & Mary Negron, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Final Learn Salsa and Bachata Dancing at the Double S Wine bar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
• Artist in Residence: Matt Morelock featuring Thomas Bryan Eaton, Kyle Campbell, and Wesley Rule, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
• Marvel Trivia Night at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, free, but RSVP
• William Shaub and Friends: The “Trout,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $25
• 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 7:00 pm
• Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, FREE!

 

Thursday, January 27

• Nature Nuggets: Owls (Family Program), Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, $6
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Virtual: Aid Imperium: US Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia (US in the Globe series), hosted by various UT Depts, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
• Zoom: Collective Actions for Black History: Discussion with Frederick Douglass Day Co-Directors, 3:00 pm, free, but RSVP
• Thursday Yoga with Amelia, Sustainable Future Center, 6:30 pm – 7:30, donation-based
• Humpty Dumpty Is Missing! Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Showing: La Belle et la Bête, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• William Shaub and Friends: The “Trout,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $25
• Scottish Session at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Niko Moon: The Good Time Tour, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 pm, $17
• Black Jacket Symphony: The Beatles’ White Album, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $40
• Goats at Large, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
• Roy Saunders / Belfast 6 Pack, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm

Friday, January 28

• Final Day: Shaver: An Artist of Rare Merit Exhibition, East Tennessee Historical Society, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
• Exhibition by Leesa Osburn, Jacks on Gay Street, 133 S Gay St, Unit C, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat-Thu) 
• Final Day: Close to Home, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• WDVX Big Plate Special: TBA, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
• Leesa Osburn Exhibition at Corks Wine & Spirits, noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Sun / noon – 8:00 pm, Mon-Thu
• 4th Friday Jam with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association at Visit Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Flee / Starship Troopers, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Bend & Bliss – Yin Yoga + Thai Yoga Massage with Jen, Kim & Kelly, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $50, RSVP
• Friday Night Live: Boys’ Night Out, The Concourse, 6:00 pm, $10 – $15
• Alive After Five presents Brittany Atterberry, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm, free – $20
• Humpty Dumpty Is Missing! Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Friday Night Music: CJ the Piano Man, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
• Kenneth Brown, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Dance Your Death: A Pole Revue, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness w/ Natasha Fine, 7:00 pm, $30, RSVP
• Tony & Mary Negron, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Cody Johnson, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm, $40 – $125
• Joel Frahm Quartet, East Tennessee PBS Studios, 1611 East Magnolia Ave, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $25 – $40, RSVP
• Black Jacket Symphony: The Beatles’ White Album, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $40
• Nick Dittmire and the Sawdusters Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Joey’s Van, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
• Showing: Clean, Central Cinema, 10:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP

 

Saturday, January 29

• Exhibition by Leesa Osburn, Jacks on Gay Street, 133 S Gay St, Unit C, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat-Thu) / 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Fri)
• Board Development 101 (Virtual), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – noon, $30 – $225
• Run 4 Their Lives, University of Tennessee Gardens, 10:00 am – noon, $24 & up
• Winter Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Saturdays through Mar 26)
• 2nd Annual Energy Spa Days, Infinite Light Center, 10:00 am – noon / 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $99 – $120
• Final Day: Point of View: Regional Editorial Cartoons, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat) / 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri)  
• Saturday Power Yoga, Xül Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10
• Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co., 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
• Saturday Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing, 11:00 am, $5, RSVP
• Final Day, Double Feature: Brian Pittman and Tiny Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Soil Health and Soil Testing, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Humpty Dumpty Is Missing! Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Knoxville Chili Fest, Barrelhouse, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, free – $5
• Showing: La Belle et la Bête / Flee, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Guest Artist Recital: Joe Burgstaller, Trumpet, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 3:00 pm
• Saturday Live Music: Rossdafareye, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Starship Troopers / Nothing But Trouble, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Ron White, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm / 10:00 pm, $50 – $95
• Salsa Saturday at Maple Hall, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
• Jack Roben Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Dead King Cotton Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight

Sunday, January 30

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30, 2022)
• Weekly Sunday Funday: Yoga and Cider, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $10 – $25
• Sunday Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing, 11:00 am, $5
• Yoga @ Elst Every Sunday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
• Guided Dog Walking Tour through Victorian-Era Old Gray Cemetery, 543 Broadway NW, noon – 1:30 pm, $25, RSVP
• The Pink Bride Bridal Show, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 4:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Beyond the Veil of Avalon – Knoxville’s Metaphysical Meetup, Infinite Light Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $10 suggested donation
• Old Sevier January Market, Old Sevier Merchants, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Showing: La Belle et la Bête / Flee / Starship Troopers, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm / 4:10 pm / 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• KSO Chamber Classics Series: Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $35
• Final Performance: Humpty Dumpty Is Missing! Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Pink Bride After Party, TAPestry Knoxville at Barrelhouse, 4:00 pm
• Johnathan Bradshaw, tuba, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
• Bad Idols with The Carolyn, Benjamin Donaldson, And Readings by The Pepsi Guy, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $8
• John R. Miller, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, January 31

• Michelle Barillo 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), through Jan 30
• Encore: Comics Beyond UT, Student Union, Art Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Feb 21
• Final Day: Exhibition from the Basement: Annual Art Education Exhibition, Jane and David Bailey Education Complex, Rm 105, 1122 Volunteer Blvd, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
• Empty Columns Are a Place to Dream, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 19)
• Keep The Mug Day, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am
• Drawing Skills: Creating Realism With Charcoal, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45
• Monday Night Yoga, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
• Showing: Clean / Nothing But Trouble, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets from: Jeff Crompton / Majid Araim (Atlanta), Evan Lipson / Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE
• Weekly Charitable Juice: Bingo to support Cupid’s Undie Run, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
• Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, February 1

• The Art and Science of Thank You, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $30 – $150
• 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!
• Shane Pickett: Djinong Djina Boodja (Look at the Land that I Have Traveled), McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through May 7)
• A Serious Look at the Funnies, Ewing Gallery UT Art + Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 28)
• Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tu-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 24
• Graft, works by Edra Soto, Candoro Marble, 4450 Candora Ave, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Feb 12)
• Year of the Water Tiger Fire Sale, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Songwriter Open Mic! Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Faculty Recital: Jennifer D’Agostino with Jeanine Wilkinson and Eileen Downey, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm
• Jack Byron Live @ Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 6:30 pm
• Showing: Groundhog Day / Flee, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• 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)
• February Wine Dinner, Babalu, 7:00 pm, $100 
• Mean Girls (Touring), Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $44 – $84
• Lunar New Year Show Featuring Bonecaster, Megam00n X, Recovered Media, Zee Scout Presents The Underwear Western, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $8
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm