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Sunday, May 8
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Ericka Walker Lithographs, Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 2nd Floor Printmaking Aisle, UT Art and Architecture Building, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through May 30)
- Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30)
- Final day: Mega Week – the greatest one-week sale ever, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Second Sundays at The Point! thepointknox, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
- 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
- Brunch & Browse @ CFS, Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (weekly through Nov 20)
- Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, $14.95 – $39.95
- Old City Market, 100 block of W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- A1LabArts Presents: Life Drawing with Clothes On! Central Filling Station, noon – 2:00 pm, free – $5
- Joseph Beller; saxophone, Junior Recital / Britney Hiter; Clarinet & Saxophone Junior Recital, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 12:30 pm / 2:00 pm
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Modern Dance Open Level Modern Improvisation, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $10
- Moms Throw FREE | Craft Axe Throwing, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm (daily through May 11), RSVP
- Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $22 – $47
- The Reluctant Dragon, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Viva la Mamma! A Musical Tribute to Mothers with the Knoxville Opera, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $5 – $8, RSVP
- Press Play: Music from Movies and Games with UT Symphony Orchestra, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm
- Showing: Petite Maman / Inland Empire, Central Cinema, 5:15 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- A1 Drum Circle! with A1LabArts, Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Autumn Bowling & Carver Whitson; trumpet, Joint Junior Recital / Patrick Wittman; Clarinet & Tim Hayes; Trumpet, Joint Junior Recital, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm
- Live Edge: Mother’s Day at Ale Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Whitlock / Cordovas, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm / 10:00 pm
- The Return: Bob Log III w/ BIG BAD OVEN! @ The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 9
- 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), through Apr 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
- May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Ribbon Cutting for Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am, RSVP
- Violin Orchestra Repertoire Masterclass with William Shaub, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, noon
- Let’s Learn Stained Glass, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $58, RSVP
- Showing: Petite Maman / Inland Empire, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 7:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Yoga at Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Mondays through May 30), $10
- Balinese Gamelan Ensemble event / Will Ryan; bass-baritone, Senior Recital, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm
- Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- All Over The Page, discussing “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent” by Isabel Wilkerson, Knox County Public Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 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)
- Spring Bocce, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Mondays through May 23)
- David Zavracky, 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
- Amigo the Devil, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20 – $27, RSVP
- Dan Whitaker, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Margherita Fava Quartet, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 10
- 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!
- 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
- The Fortune Teller’s Sister & Other Portraits by Cynthia Markert, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through May 29
- Lil Clinard and Cathie Fitzjohn, 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: Rachel Yeatts / Kris Schultz, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Float Through Finals, Graduate Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Petite Maman / Knoxville Poetry Slam – May Slam, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 6:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Music on the Mezzanine with Domino Ensemble, Lawson McGhee Library, 6:00 pm
- Millie Runion; violin & Bernadette Lo; piano, Senior Recital / Brandon Eggert; trumpet, Graduate Recital, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm / 8:00 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!
- Weekly Open Hack Night – Show and Share, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (through May 31)
- Jazz on the Square: Eric Reed, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Macrame Drink Coaster Workshop @ Elst Brewing, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $15
- Hal & Phil, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $24, RSVP
- Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22 – $47
- The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois – Honorée Fanonne Jeffers in conversation with Jacqueline Allen Trimble, The Bottom, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Zach Joseph / Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm
Wednesday, May 11
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- ArtSource 2022, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri) / 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat), through May 28
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Evie Andrus Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Sons of East Tennessee: Civil War Veterans Divided and Reconciled – Book Talk
- Brown Bag 2022 Lecture Series with Jack Brubaker, East Tennessee History Center, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
- Writing More Compelling Grant Applications Using Stories and Arguments (Virtual), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $20 – $150
- Final Day: Moms Throw FREE | Craft Axe Throwing, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Layered Portraits – Pets, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm, $45
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Peppa Pig’s Big Adventure, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, $28 – $68, RSVP
- Showing: Petite Maman / Everything Everywhere All at Once, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 7:45, $5 – $10, RSVP
- “Recitare, che passione!” Natalie Haslam Music Center, 101 NHMC , 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Wednesday Yoga with Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing Park, 6:30 pm, $5
- Wednesday Live Music: Andrew Broschart, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Artist in Residence: Roman Reese with Matt A. Foster, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Justin Hayward: The Voice of Moody Blues, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $65
- Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $14 – $20
- Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $20
- Slow Glows (OH), Lines Taking Shape, and Caustic Numbing Medicine @ The Pilot Light, 8:30 pm, $10
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, May 12
- Cherokee Health Mobile Clinic Event (including no-cost Covid-19 vaccinations), Volunteer Ministry Center, 511 N. Broadway, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Lucky Losers / Sam Ness, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- WOMEN’S WRK, hosted by River & Rail Theatre Company – Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $250 – $350, RSVP
- Knox Loves Bikes Pint Night, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through May 26)
- Showing: Petite Maman / Everything Everywhere All at Once, Central Cinema, 4:15 pm / 7:30, $5 – $10, RSVP
- ChainFree Knoxville Pint Night, Elst Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- The Big Night Out by Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, The Mill & Mine, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $150 – $1,500
- Urban Gravel, meet at Two Bikes, 6:00 pm
- Learn Latin Dancing at Awaken Coffee, HaCha Latin Dance Company, 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm, $5
- Evening of Dance with Dancers Studio of Knoxville, UT Carousel Theater, 6:45
- pm, $10 – $20, RSVP
- The Reluctant Dragon, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Euchre Game Night with Dougy! Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Good Vibrations Concert with the Wes Bailey Trio benefiting Cancer Support Community East Tenn, World’s Fair Park, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $65 – $75
- Slade Adams @ Fanatic Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
- Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $14 – $20
- Sweat by Lynn Nottage, presented by the River & Rail Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $40
- Live at Lucille’s: Rahsaan Barber Quintet, East Tennessee PBS, 8:00 pm, $15 – $40, RSVP
- UTK Appalachian String Band, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Miss Tess, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Kevin Daniel and the Bottom Line, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 13
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Willa Mae / Linen Ray, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
- Showing: Vortex /A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Central Cinema, 3:15 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Teacher Appreciation Day @ Crafty Bastard Brewery, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Southern Skies Pre-Party with Brandle Rain Band & Wristband Pick Up, Merchants of Beer, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Water Is Life, Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay St, Ste 114, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Sat, May 14)
- Hayden Daniel; violin, Senior Recital Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm
- Friday Night Live: Bruce Katz Band, The Concourse, 6:00 pm, $13.20 – $15
- Evening of Dance with Dancers Studio of Knoxville, UT Carousel Theater, 6:45 pm / 8:45 pm, $10 – $20, RSVP
- Author Event featuring Adriana Trigiani, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Friday Live Music: Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Kings and Crowns, by Tennessee Stage Company, Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 7:00 pm, $10 – $45
- Kick-Off to Summer 2022, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $125, RSVP
- The Reluctant Dragon, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Buddy Honeycutt, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Black Atticus & Ryan Adams at Pretentious Beer, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Sarah Pirkle & Griffin Vann @ Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22 – $47
- Sweat by Lynn Nottage, presented by the River & Rail Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $40
- Rumours: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 pm, $22, RSVP
- Blue Man Group, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $44 – $84, RSVP
- MEOB with Blond Bones @ The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Adeem the Artist Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Mal Nombre, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Dirty Dead, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm, $5
- Jeremy Pinnell, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm
Saturday, May 14
- Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike, Marble City Market, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm, free – $5, RSVP
- 4&G Yard Sale, Fourth & Gill Neighborhood, 8:00 am – noon
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Intro to Broom Making, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 am- 1:00 pm, $60
- Power Yoga, Xul Taproom, 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
- Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co, 11:00 am
- Ijams Kayak Trips, Ijams River Landing, 2915 Island Home Ave, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, SOLD OUT!
- 1619 Project Study Group, The Bottom, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- BSK Paint Days Benefit 2022 – Day 1, Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, minimum $20 donation requested
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brother and The Hayes / Dark City Kings, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Moving Ground, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, noon – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Blount Co Homebrewers Crafty Collab Extravaganza, Crafty Bastard Brewery, noon – 4:00 pm, $20
- Beers for Deers: Little Ponderosa Petting Zoo, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm
- Blue Man Group, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, $44 – $84, RSVP
- Inaugural Southern Skies Music Festival, World’s Fair Park, 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $45 – $150, RSVP
- Showing: Petite Maman / Vortex, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm /4:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Hard Knox Roller Derby Season Opener, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 5:00 pm
- An Author Event featuring Luke Manget, hosted by Union Ave Books @ Mast General Store, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Anna’s Going Away Party with the Women In Jazz Reunion Featuring Anna Helms Quartet, Sustainable Future Center, 201 Ogle Ave, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Deaf Night Out – Knoxville at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm
- Light up the Night for Parkinson’s, The Press Room, 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $150 – $2,000, RSVP
- Evening of Dance with Dancers Studio of Knoxville, UT Carousel Theater, 6:45 pm / 8:45 pm, $10 – $20, RSVP
- Showing: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Kings and Crowns, by Tennessee Stage Company, Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 7:00 pm, $10 – $45
- Low Speed Chase, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22 – $47
- Sweat by Lynn Nottage, presented by the River & Rail Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $40
- Addison Jordan/Jack Roben, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Bad Idols with SheHeHe @ The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- KSO – One Singular Sensation: A Tribute To The Music Of Marvin Hamlisch, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $20 – $94
- Comedians Michelle Rider & Danny Whitson, TAPestry Event Space at Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Blue Man Group, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $44 – $84, RSVP
- The Sternwheelers Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- You Bred Raptors? / The Garden of Eden, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Showing: Cat O’ Nine Tails, Central Cinema, 9:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Southern Skies After-Party Featuring Daniel Donato, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm, $5
Sunday, May 15
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Ericka Walker Lithographs, Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 2nd Floor Printmaking Aisle, UT Art and Architecture Building, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through May 30)
- Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30)
- 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
- Brunch & Browse @ CFS, Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (weekly through Nov 20)
- BSK Paint Days Benefit 2022 – Day 2, Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, minimum $20 donation requested
- Revolution Dance – Oh The Places You Will Go, Civic Auditorium, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $25
- Weekly Modern Dance Open Level Modern Improvisation, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $10
- Open Streets Knoxville 2022, Sevier Ave, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Petite Maman / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / Vortex, Central Cinema, 3:15 pm / 5:00 pm / 7:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Kings and Crowns, by Tennessee Stage Company, Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 2:00 pm, $10 – $45
- Final Performance: Always…Patsy Cline, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $22 – $47
- Final Performance: Sweat by Lynn Nottage, presented by the River & Rail Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, $5 – $40
- Final Performance: The Reluctant Dragon, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Brent Hyder Music / Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Ale’ Rae’s Grill, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: Vortex, Central Cinema, 7:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Ben MCLaughlin @ Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 16
- 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), through May 29
- “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
- Kohiki Bowls & Bottles, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm, $40
- Online: Knox Brew Stories with Troublesome Times, Knox Brew Pub, 6:00 pm
- Yoga at Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Mondays through May 30), $10
- Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Full Moon Wesak Celebration, Infinite Light Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $11
- Revolution Dance – Oh The Places You Will Go, Civic Auditorium, 6:30 pm, $25
- 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)
- Spring Bocce, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Mondays through May 23)
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
- Cliff Wheeler, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Will Boyd Project, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 17
- 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!
- 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
- The Fortune Teller’s Sister & Other Portraits by Cynthia Markert, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through May 29
- Lil Clinard and Cathie Fitzjohn, 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: B. Knox / Troublesome Times, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- May Green Drinks: Lick Skillet Farm @ Last Days of Autumn, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 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!
- Weekly Open Hack Night – Show and Share, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (through May 31)
- Jazz on the Square: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Rodney Crowell, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50 – $65
- Clutch, The Sword, Nate Bergman, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Oceanography / Woody and Sunshine, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm, $3