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

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Future Home of The Drop Inn Campground, Knoxville, August 2022
Paris Woodhull, 121 South Gay Street, Future Home of Paris Woodhull Illustrations, Knoxville, August 2022

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Sunday, August 14

 

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
Manager Theresa Melloy and owner, Brynn Gonzalez, Spa at Lox Salon, 103 West Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, August 2022

Wednesday, August 17

 

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

 

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

Future Home of The Drop Inn Campground, Knoxville, August 2022

Sunday, August 21

 

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
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