Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/24 – 8/2/2022)

The Bark, 601 Lamar Street, Knoxville, July 2022
The Bark, 601 Lamar Street, Knoxville, July 2022

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Sunday, July 24

 

Monday, July 25 

  • NOAC 2022, with Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts of America, University of Tennessee, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through July 30), $675, RSVP
  • 2022 Summer Showcase Exhibition: Prints by UT Knoxville Undergraduate & Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, second floor, Art & Architecture Building, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri through Sept 2)
  • Works by Lily Elizabeth Watson Allen, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 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
  • July Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through July 31)
  • Hospitality Industry Night, pivotpointgallery, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Meet the Artist: Arri Lemons, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 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
  • August Burns Red, The Mill & Mine, 6:45 pm, $28
  • Monday: Open Mic Night, hosted by Chris Marshall, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29)
  • Monday Night Summer Cornhole with Tennessee Brew Works, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm (weekly through the summer)
  • David Zavracky Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets with Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Dinner with Bardstown Bourbon Company, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $125, RSVP
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Pale Root Live, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 pm
  • Rossdafareye, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Jesse Daniel Edwards, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, July 26

  • Artwork by Leesa Osburn, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues- Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat), through July 31
  • Weekly Art Therapy, Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee, 715 E Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am – noon (Tuesdays through Aug 2)
  • Dolly Art Exhibitions, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through July 29
  • Woven, Felted, Sculpted and Crowned, Mighty Mud Studios, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat)
  • Fiber Artist Showcase, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun), through July 31
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jesse Daniel Edwards, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • KAT Reimagined Stakeholder Update Meeting, Community Room, Knoxville Station Transit Center, 301 E. Church Ave, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 27), $20
  • 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!
  • Legit Music Bingo with Cassie: ’90s & ’00s Pop, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
  • Broom-Making Workshop, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Showing: Skate Video, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Blue Willow / Lady HD, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm
The Bark, 601 Lamar Street, Knoxville, July 2022

Wednesday, July 27

 

Thursday, July 28

 

Friday, July 29

  • Final Day: Artwork by Leesa Osburn, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
  • Final Day: Dolly Art Exhibitions, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm 
  • Frey Fest – Viking Summer Festival at Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 10:00 pm (daily through July 31)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Wilson Springs Hotel, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • KUUMBA Festival, Market Square, noon – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm / 4:30 pm / 6:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Final Day: Fresh Perspectives by Wayne Blankenship, RED Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
  • Critical Mass, start at Two Bikes, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Foamy Fridays Foam Party at The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP for cost
  • A Surreal Approach to the Human Figure, Mighty Mud, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (daily through July 31), $230, RSVP
  • Evening Kayak Trip, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $32 – $40, RSVP
  • 10th Annual Don Sproles Memorial Evening: Wine & Shine, hosted by Volunteer Ministry Center, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $85, RSVP
  • Friday Night Live: The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, The Concourse, 6:30 pm, $10 – $15
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on / Resurrection, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Kirk Fleta, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • LB Beistad Live at Crafty Bastard Brewery, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Knoxville Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15 – $50
  • Liquid Velvet @ Calhoun’s on the River, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Suite Surrender, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
  • Hatchet Babushka / The Lost Sound Department / Foolish Mortal / Some of These Days, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
  • Summer Movie Magic: The Last Waltz, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00, $10
  • Rusty Steel w/ Gavin Russell @ Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House, 8:30 pm
  • My Brother’s Keeper Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
  • Prizefighter / Joey’s Van, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm
  • DJ EV, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm 
  • WUTK’s Out Loud Knox: The Collection, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, July 30

  • Final Day: NOAC 2022, with Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts of America, University of Tennessee, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm $675, RSVP
  • Card Monster Con, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:30 am (continues July 31), free – $50
  • Morning Kayak Trip, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $32 – $40, RSVP
  • Summer Tree Walk, Knoxville Botanical Garden, 9:00 am – 11:30 am, free – $5
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • MTB Beginner Skills Coaching Class, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, $99, RSVP
  • Dyeing with the Flora Around Us, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $85, RSVP
  • 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
  • Books & BBQ, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
  • Frey Fest – Viking Summer Festival at Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 10:00 pm (daily through July 31)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Shaw, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • KUUMBA Festival, Morningside Park / Haley Heritage Park, noon – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on / Resurrection / Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm / 5:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • July Dance Party, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
  • 3’s Company, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Nick and Darian at Next Level Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Steve-O: The Bucket List Tour, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $33 – $53
  • Showing: Point Break, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Knoxville Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15 – $50
  • Kenneth Brown, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Suite Surrender, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
  • Summer Movie Magic: The Godfather, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00, $10
  • High Heat Single Release Show / Little Raine Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
  • Tayls / Connor Kelly / Travoltta, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
  • Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
  • Big Gene Poole, Scruffy City Hall, 11:30 pm
The Bark, 601 Lamar Street, Knoxville, July 2022

Sunday, July 31

 

Monday, August 1

  • 2022 Summer Showcase Exhibition: Prints by UT Knoxville Undergraduate & Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, second floor, Art & Architecture Building, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri through Sept 2)
  • Works by Lily Elizabeth Watson Allen, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 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
  • August Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Open Mic Night, hosted by Chris Marshall, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29) 
  • Monday Night Summer Cornhole with Tennessee Brew Works, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm (weekly through the summer)
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets with Wrest, Ryan Clackner, Matt Nelson, Thad Brown, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: Resurrection, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP

 

Tuesday, August 2

  • August Exhibitions, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues- Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat), through Aug 31
  • Free Help? Managing Student Interns to Create Mutual Benefit (In-Person), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Weekly Art Therapy, Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee, 715 E Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am – noon (Tuesdays through Aug 2)
  • Woven, Felted, Sculpted and Crowned, Mighty Mud Studios, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pete Mancini, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • National Night Out, step out in your neighborhood, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Learning Series – The Negative, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150, RSVP
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 27), $20
  • Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • 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!
  • Shinyribs, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22 – $27
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Peter Mancini, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm