Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/13-2/22/22)

View From Gay Street Bridge, Knoxville, June 2021
Knoxville Skyline from the South, September 2018

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.

The spread of COVID-19 is at dropping in Knox County, but remains very high. Mask up when you need to, get vaccinated if you haven’t, and let’s keep the fun times rolling!

Sunday, February 13

 

Monday, February 14

 

Tuesday, February 15

  • 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 (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 24
  • Valentines with Various Artists, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lilli Lewis / The Dan & Steve Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Nothing Too Fancy | Pop-Up Shop, Graduate Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Online: Opportunities on the Horizon, Knoxville Chamber, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Guest Artist Recital: Kwan Yi, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Short Film & Discussion: The History of Knoxville’s Urban Renewal, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 5:30 pm, free, but RSVP
  • Songwriter Open Mic! Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Throwback Craft Night: Craft Lace Keychain, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $15
  • 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)
  • Showing: The Last Picture Show, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $55 – $75
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Slim Shorty, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
City Skyline, Knoxville, April 2020

Wednesday, February 16

 

Thursday, February 17

 

Friday, February 18

 

Saturday, February 19

View From Gay Street Bridge, Knoxville, June 2021

 

Sunday, February 20

 

Monday, February 21 

  • Artwork by Leesa Osburn, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm), through Feb 27
  • Final Day: Encore: Comics Beyond UT, Student Union, Art Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • February Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Close to Home, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Feb 25 
  • Hard-Edged Geometric Painting, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Showing: Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion / Drive My Car, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, 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
  • Singer Auditions: Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus, Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Obscura, Barley’s Taproom, 6:30 pm, $20 – $25
  • The Office Trivia, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Ladies Knight, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Kelsi Walker @ Crafty Downtown, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Tyler Cain Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • My BIG FAT Gay Wedding Bingo, TAPestry Knoxville at Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15, RSVP 
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets from: Jorge Variego, Cullen Burke, Buddy Honeycutt and Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Tennessee Songwriters Knoxville Showcase, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $20, RSVP
  • Vagabon Brew at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, February 22

  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force, City County Building, 400 Main St, 7:30 am – 9:30 am
  • 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 (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 24
  • Valentines with Various Artists, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Power on the Margins: The Petites Nation and Lower Mississippi Valley, 1650-1800, UT John C Hodges Library, Rm 101, 4:30 pm
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: The Long Walk / Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 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)
  • Online: American Chestnut Restoration in the Southern Appalachians, hosted by multiple UT depts, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
  • Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30, free, but donations accepted
  • Hill Lecture with Distinguished New Yorker science writer Michael Specter, UT College of Nursing Auditorium, 8:00 pm
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Will Boyd Group, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
  • Easy Honey, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm