Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/29-6/7/2022)

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Go Contemporary Danceworks, World's Fair 40th Anniversary Celebration, World's Fair Park, May 2022
Children’s Festival of Reading, World’s Fair Park, May 2022

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Sunday, May 29

 

Monday, May 30 

  • Final Day: Marianne Woodside exhibit, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
  • Final Day: Ericka Walker Lithographs, Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 2nd Floor Printmaking Aisle, UT Art and Architecture Building, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • “You Should’ve Been There!” 40th Anniversary of the 1982 World’s Fair, East Tennessee Historical Society, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Mon – Fri / 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Oct 9), $8 – $10
  • May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Showing: Redline / O.V.A. Extreme, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Yoga at Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
  • Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 6:30 pm, FREE!
  • Monday: Open Mic Night, hosted by Chris Marshall, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29)
  • Willie Middlebrooks, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • Lucky Loser, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, May 31

  • National Hiring Day, Tupelo Honey Knoxville, 1 Market Square, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
  • Women Artists Highlights from the Hunter Museum and the KMA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues- Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through July 24
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Suzie Brown and Scot Sax / Sahara Moon, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Remember Kingston Solidarity Vigil, Krutch Park, 6:00 pm
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Men / Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:10 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Songwriter Open Mic at Next Level! with Tinca Tinca, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Tuesday Gypsy Mutt Club with SBRET, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Final Trivia: Win Your Team Name on a Never-Before Released Barrel-Aged Beer @ Crafty Bastard Downtown, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Final Open Hack Night – Show and Share Online, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm 
  • Jazz on the Square: Mark Boling Trio, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $35, RSVP
  • Anika, hosted by The Pilot Light @ Old City Performing Arts Center, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15 – $18
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Alicia Harvey *Band*, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Go Contemporary Danceworks, World’s Fair 40th Anniversary Celebration, World’s Fair Park, May 2022

Wednesday, June 1

  • Artwork by Leesa Osburn, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues- Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat), through July 31
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Kid A’Riffic Fun in the Park, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cristina Vane / John Salaway, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Laughter Is the Best Medicine, O’Connor Senior Center, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, free, but donations welcome
  • Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Silent Book Club, Graduate Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co! 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
  • Showing: Men / Men, Central Cinema, 6:30 / 8:20 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Wednesday Yoga with Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing Park, 6:30 pm, $5
  • A Virtual Author Event feat. Melanie K. Hutsell, hosted by Union Ave Books, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Geezers Brewery, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through June 29)
  • Wednesday Live Music: Cale Charney, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $20
  • The Talisman, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Thursday, June 2

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kristen Ford / The Bergamot, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Let’s Learn Stained Glass, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $58, RSVP
  • 90s Trivia hosted by by Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee @ Axle Logistics, 835 N Central St, 6:00 pm 
  • Rockinfellerz at Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Belly Dancing for All! Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm (Thursdays through July 21), $100, RSVP
  • Showing: Live, Collectively Speaking, hosted by Knoxville Poet Laureate RheaSunshine, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $15, RSVP
  • Zoom: Prepping for Publication, Knoxville Writers’ Guild, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
  • Filmnacht: Steel Magnolias, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
  • FIESTA: Tropical Nights benefiting Awareness for Xhunger.com, Mirage Knoxville, 9:00 pm – 3:00 am, $10 – $170
  • The Bergamot / Joey Fletcher Band Live at Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm / 11:30 pm
  • Cristina Vane, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm 

 

Friday, June 3

 

Saturday, June 4

Sunday, June 5

 

Monday, June 6

  • Works by Debbie Alley Friday, 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 May 30
  • “You Should’ve Been There!” 40th Anniversary of the 1982 World’s Fair, East Tennessee Historical Society, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Mon – Fri / 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Oct 9), $8 – $10
  • June Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • Auditions for Joan of Arc, Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
  • Yoga at Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Mondays through May 30), $10
  • Knox Storytellers Performance, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $8 – $12
  • Showing: Crimes of the Future, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:20 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Neighborhood Meeting with Parkridge Community Organization, C.W. Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Monday: Open Mic Night, hosted by Chris Marshall, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29) 
  • Final Spring Bocce, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm 
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE
  • Funky Uncle All-Stars, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, June 7

  • Artwork by Leesa Osburn, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues- Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat), through July 31
  • Women Artists Highlights from the Hunter Museum and the KMA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues- Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through July 24
  • June Exhibitions, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through /
  • New Members Exhibition, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun), through May 29
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rocko Wheeler / Rose Betts, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Taco Ride, start at Two Bikes, 6:00 pm
  • Songwriter Open Mic at Next Level! with Tinca Tinca, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Tuesday Weekly Event: Gypsy Mutt Club with SBRET, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Jazz on the Square: Greg Tardy Quartet, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Drag Bingo at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
  • Smokies Watch Party, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Friends Trivia! at Xül Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy!, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $83 – $153
  • Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $39 – $50, RSVP
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Funky Uncle All-Stars, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
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