Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/31 – 8/9/2022)

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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!
  • The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
  • 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 Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE
  • Showing: Planned Parenthood: Standing Strong, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Matt A. Foster, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
  • Showing: Resurrection, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Wildstreet, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm

 

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
  • Final Art Therapy, Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee, 715 E Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am – noon 
  • August Exhibitions, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Woven, Felted, Sculpted and Crowned, Mighty Mud Studios, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat)
  • John Adkins & Vicki Bradshaw, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun), through Aug 31
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sunshine Nights / Pete Mancini, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Behind the Blue Doors Tour, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, 967 Irwin St, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 
  • Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Aug 30)
  • 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
  • Taco Ride, meet at Two Bikes, 6:00 pm
  • The Hidden Wonders of Hummingbirds with Stephen Lyn Bales, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $8, RSVP
  • 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!
  • August Investors Meetup with Charles Gorman, Realtor and Zach Darrow, Printshop Beer Co., 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Trivia Tuesday! Disney Edition! Xül Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Shinyribs, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22 – $27
  • Bex / Kelsi Walker / Jorden Albright, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Peter Mancini / Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
(Photo Courtesy of Knoxville Outdoor Tours)

Wednesday, August 3

 

Thursday, August 4

 

Friday, August 5

 

Saturday, August 6

Two Bikes, 118 S. Central Street, Knoxville, July 2022 (Photograph by Heather Ryerson)

Sunday, August 7

 

Monday, August 8 

  • 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 
  • …And Then I Became Free: Stories of Emancipation at Mabry-Hazen House, 11:00 am / 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • 8th of August: East Tennessee’s Emancipation Day, Brown Bag Lecture with William Isom II, East Tennessee History Center, noon, FREE! but RSVP
  • KCHS Quarter Century Crew Committee meeting, Barley’s Knoxville, 3:300 pm – 5:30 pm
  • The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Identifying Local Birds of Prey with Stephen Lyn Bales, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $8, RSVP
  • 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
  • Beck Cultural Center Eighth of August Red Carpet, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 pm, $10 – $50
  • All Over the Page: A Year Without Months by Charles Dodd White, Knox County Public Library, 6:30 pm
  • 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)
  • Live Jazz, 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!
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Will Boyd Project, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
  • Woody and Sunshine, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Tuesday, August 9

  • August Exhibition, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues- Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat), through July 31
  • August Exhibitions, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Woven, Felted, Sculpted and Crowned, Mighty Mud Studios, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat)
  • John Adkins & Vicki Bradshaw, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun), through Aug 31
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Aug 30)
  • Tie-Dying with Nourish Knoxville, Printshop Beer Co., 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $30, 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!
  • Crafts and Drafts: Broom-Making Workshop with KnoxCrafts @ Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm, $40, RSVP
  • Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam – BOX OF DOOM SLAM! Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • August Rum Dinner, Babalu, 7:00 pm, $70, RSVP
  • Legit Music Bingo with Cassie: Grunge Night, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Woody and Sunshine, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm