Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/14 – 8/23/2022)

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Sunday, August 14

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30)
• Makers Market at Knox Makers, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
• BrickUniverse Knoxville LEGO Fan Expo, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, $15 – $18, RSVP
• Second Sundays at The Point! 10:30 am – 1:30 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
• Brunch & Browse @ CFS, Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (weekly through Nov 20) 
• Old City Market, W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding Show, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 4:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• Draw Me With My Clothes On, hosted by A1LabArts @ Broadway Studios and Gallery, 12:30 pm, free – $15
• Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr Walter Hardy Memorial Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Kids’ Craft Sunday At Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Swimsuit Competition & Adoption Event at Crafty Bastard Brewery Downtown, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• A conversation with photographer George Holz, The Emporium Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Young Adult Fair at Schulz Brau Brewing Co, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• DIY Plant Hanger Workshop At Ijams Nature Center, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm, $35, RSVP
• Showing: I Love My Dad / Clue, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Songwriter Sunday at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Second Sunday Drum Circle, hosted by A1LabArts, Suttree’s Landing, 7:00 pm
• Brit Floyd, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $41 – $55
• The Resonant Rogues, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
• Weird Ian + Restless William/TVA/Andy Dale Petty/Dangerwaves/Pharmacy Girl, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, August 15

• 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 
• “Two Sides” by Carl Gombert, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sept 16
• The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
• Showing: Marcel the Shell with Shoes on / Clue, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Knoxville Classics Book Club: Something Wicked This Way Comes, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
• 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)
• Joe Wilaniskis 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
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Holy Wave with Sunkiller, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 16

• Online: Donor Databases (CRM 101), hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $20 – $150, RSVP
• Radcliffe Bailey: Passages, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sat), FREE!
• 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: Will Kruger / Roy Saunders, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• 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, FREE!
• The Maker City Summit, The Maker City, 5:30 pm (continues through Aug 18), $65 – $75 
• Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 27), $20
• 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!
• Legit Music Bingo with Cassie: Spelling Bee, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
• Ornament / What’s On TV/ East Valley Riflemonks, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Nick Vivid / Chuckie Campbell, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm / 11:00 pm

Wednesday, August 17

• Knox Writes Presents: Valuing Yourself as a Writer, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eli Lev / Kristen Englenz, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Sam Quinones Book Discussion, East Tennessee History Center, noon
• Food Truck: Notch’yo Nachos, The Bark, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Old City Association August Meeting, Old City Knoxville – Awaken Coffee, 5:30 pm
• Showing: Marble City Opera: I Can’t Breathe, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• Night at the Museum, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, free – $10
• Wednesday Yoga with Florals & Flows Yoga @ Suttree Landing Park, 6:30 pm, $5
• The Baldtwin Brothers, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
• Artist in Residence: Adeem the Artist featuring Aaron Vance, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
• Learn Latin Dancing – Salsa and Bachata, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Aug 31), $10 – $55
• DIY Cyanotype Pillowcase Workshop by KnoxCrafts, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $35, RSVP
• “Weird Al” Yankovic, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50 – $90
• Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• Vagabon Brew, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Melissa Carper, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm

 

Thursday, August 18

• Daycare: Picture Day, The Bark, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Online: Executive Morning Mingle, hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
• 2022 NOHVCC Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues Aug 19-20), $40 – $1,250, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Judy Pastor / Dave Hawkins, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Ramble Ride, start at Two Bikes, 6:00 pm
• Online: A Conversation with Warren Dockter, Knoxville History Project, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• August Cigar Social, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• SEE! Drawing from Life ~ Redux, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $35, RSVP
• The History of Tea Class, The Tea Bar at Addison’s Bookstore, 126 South Gay St, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $50, RSVP

• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / Bodies Bodies Bodies, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Crafts and Drafts – DIY Terrarium Workshop by KnoxCrafts, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Concerts on the Square – Mike Snodgrass Band, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
• John Craigie, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $8 – $10
• Rick Chica, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, August 19

• 2022 NOHVCC Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues Aug 20), $40 – $1,250, RSVP
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Tennessee Outlaw Country / Rebels Fox, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Knox Food Fest featuring vegetarian international and multicultural foods and multiple musical acts, World’s Fair Park, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm (continues Aug 20), FREE!
• Knoxville Tattoo Convention, Knoxville Convention Center, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $20 – $40
• Welcome Back, Vols, pop-up with Oglewood Avenue, Graduate Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 5:15 pm / 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Foamy Fridays Foam Party at The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP for cost
• FwF Happy Birthday to All @ the Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
• Joan the Girl of Arc, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Tommy John, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Chris Long @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tony & Mary Negron, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Stina Nesbit Bistro Birthday Bash!, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Summer Movie Magic: The Song Remains the Same, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $8 – $10
• French Toast Plays The Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm
• Ace Monroe / Dazed and Confused, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm
• Redd Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm 
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 9:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• The Stolen Faces, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10 – $15

 

Saturday, August 20

• 2022 NOHVCC Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm (continues Aug 20), $40 – $1,250, RSVP
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• 2022 Genealogy Mini-Conference, East Tennessee History Center, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• History Hootenanny / Used Book Sale, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Quantum Healing Energy Class, Infinite Light Center, 10:00 am, $179, RSVP
• The Money Class – for Non-Financially Minded Entrepreneurs, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:00 am – noon, 17 Market Square, #101, $75, 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
• Weekly Group Class: Puppy Socialization, The Bark, 11:00 am – noon (Saturdays through Nov 19), RSVP for price
• Behind the Scenes Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, $40
• Knox Food Fest featuring vegetarian international and multicultural foods and multiple musical acts, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm (continues Aug 20), FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Solo Sixstring / Eric Caldwell & The Cruise Control, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• UTK Back to School Bash, hosted by Old Sevier Merchants, Sevier Avenue, noon
• UTK Saturday in Old Sevier, SouthSide Garage, noon – 11:45 pm
• Knoxville Tattoo Convention, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 11:00 pm, $20 – $40
• 1-year anniversary party for Food Fire and Ferment @ Printshop Beer Co., noon – 9:00 pm
• Clay: Sugar Jar, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Joan the Girl of Arc, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm / 4:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Boat Drinks 2022, hosted by Amber Ebel and East Tennessee Parrothead Club, The Star of Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm – midnight, $20, RSVP
• DIY Acrylic Earrings Workshop by KnoxCrafts, French Fried Vintage, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $35, RSVP
• Women’s Truth Mandala: Honoring Our Anger, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $60, RSVP
• 2022 Summer Supper with Jack Neely: From Gallows to Glamour: A History of Summit Hill at the Carpenter’s Building, 516 W Vine Ave, 6:00 pm, $150, RSVP
• Live in Knoxville: Millstone Branch Boys, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:15 pm
• Showing: A League of Their Own / Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:45 pm, $5 – 10, RSVP
• MFA Fest, Knoxville, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $30 – $150, RSVP
• Mojo Tweed, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Teen Spirit @ Merchants of Beer, 7:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• Gypsy Queens Drag Show, Disney Edition, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm, $15
• Jack Roben Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• LB Beistad Live at Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Amen (Lament) with Chiffon and Soft Bodies, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Summer Movie Magic: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $8 – $10
• A Vote Of Her Own – Musical Debut, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $37 – $57
• Florencia and the Feeling / Rossdafareye, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
• Mojo Thunder / Spirits Republic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
• Jessye DeSilva, Adeem the Artist, and Nikki Morgan Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Alex & the Animals, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
• Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

Sunday, August 21

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• 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
• Brunch & Browse @ CFS, Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (weekly through Nov 20)
• Knoxville Tattoo Convention, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 7:00 pm, $20 – $40
• Eastside Sunday Market, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / A League of Their Own, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm / 3:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Summer Movie Magic: The Princess Bride, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, $8 – $10
• Joan the Girl of Arc, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Blues Cruise with Dirty Doug and Jonny, Tennessee Riverboat, 3:00 pm, $25
• Acro Anniversary Jam! Seven Years Strong! World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm
• Dine in Dark, hosted by Inov8 Studios, Mirage Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $70, RSVP
• Tellios’s Album Release Show & Birthday Bash! Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, August 22 

• 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 
• “Two Sides” by Carl Gombert, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sept 16
• The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
• Open Bluegrass Jam, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:30 pm – 9:00 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)
• Monday Night Summer Cornhole with Tennessee Brew Works, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm (weekly through the summer)
• Parker Bakall 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!
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• A Tale of Two, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
• June Star, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 23

• The All-Purpose, Winning Grant Proposal Template (In-Person), hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 am – noon, $30 – $225, RSVP
• Radcliffe Bailey: Passages, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sat), FREE!
• 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: Walking Medicine, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Aug 30)
• 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!
• Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Drag Bingo at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
• Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm
• Rabbit Rabbit with Horcerer and B|_ANK, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Road Soda, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm