Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/21 – 8/30/2022)

Irish Fest, Vine Avenue, Knoxville, August 2022
ETCDC Celebration, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, August 2022

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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)
  • “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
  • From Then to Now: works by Diane Solomon Kempler, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, Room 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Sept 14)
  • A1LabArts’ Art Show at Scruffy’s Cafe, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm (daily through Sept 27)
  • Auditions for Magic Treehouse: Pirates Past Noon Kids, KCT, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
  • The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Legacy Parks Trail Ale Launch Party, Sunspot, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $30 – $60, RSVP
  • Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Yoga at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
  • 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)
  • 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), through Nov 6, 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)
  • Welcome Back Celebration, Frieson Black Cultural Center, 1800 Melrose Ave, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • 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
  • Online: An Overview of Seven Islands State Birding Park, hosted by UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, 7:00 pm, FREE! but 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
Irish Fest, Vine Avenue, Knoxville, August 2022

Wednesday, August 24

 

Thursday, August 25

  • Joan the Girl of Arc, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
  • Beam-Suntory Whisky Tasting with Beth Burrows, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $50 – $55
  • Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / Bodies Bodies Bodies, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
  • Jake Smith’s Alchemical Junction, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
  • November Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, August 26

 

Saturday, August 27

Knox Brew Hub and Knox Brew Tours, Knoxville, August 2022

Sunday, August 28

 

Monday, August 29

  • 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)
  • “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
  • From Then to Now: works by Diane Solomon Kempler, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, Room 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Sept 14)
  • Emsculpt Neo Block Party, Old City MedSpa, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
  • Meet original Munster star Butch Patrick with the Munster Koach, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • A1LabArts’ Art Show at Scruffy’s Cafe, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm (daily through Sept 27)
  • The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
  • Quilted Collages, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Yoga at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
  • Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • New Member Auditions: Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus, Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Showing: The Dragon Lives Again / Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Open Mic Night, hosted by Chris Marshall, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29) 
  • Braden Jones 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
  • Neko Case, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $36 – $56, RSVP
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Eastwood, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Margherita Fava Trio, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
  • Stargazer Lilies / Lacing, The Pilot Light, 9:30 pm, $10

 

Tuesday, August 30

  • Radcliffe Bailey: Passages, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sat), through Nov 6, 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: Mother Legacy / Martha Spencer, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
  • Dine out for Education at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 pm
  • United Way 2022 Campaign Kickoff, United Way of Greater Knoxville, 1301 Hannah Ave, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
  • Ashe Lecture: U.S. National Security in the Indo-Pacific, UT Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Tiki Party, The Bark, 6:00 pm
  • Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies / Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 27), $20
  • 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!
  • DIY Macrame Owl Workshop, hosted by KnoxCrafts, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $35, RSVP
  • Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change – Bettye Lavette with Danielle Ponder, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20 – $40, RSVP
  • Ex-Gold / Phantom Limb / Basic Letters, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • PJ Morton, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $32 – $52, RSVP
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Eastwood, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm