Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/28 – 9/6/2022)

The Donut Theory, Marble City Hall, Knoxville, August 2022

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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
  • Final Open Mic Night, hosted by Chris Marshall, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
  • 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
  • Waking Up In A Brewery Presents: This Beer Tastes Funny! Knox Brew Hub, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • 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

  • Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Aug 2023
  • 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 (weekly through Aug 30)
  • 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!
  • Legit Music Bingo with Cassie: Car Jams, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
  • DIY Macrame Owl Workshop, hosted by KnoxCrafts, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
  • 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

Wednesday, August 31

  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Final Day: John Adkins & Vicki Bradshaw, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tom Proctor, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • College Night | College Colors Day, Craft Axe Throwing, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • International Overdose Awareness Day! hosted by Metro Drug Coalition, Volunteer Landing, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • SoKno Social to Benefit WUTK, SoKno Taco Cantina, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Stammtisch – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Tennessee Theatre Tour: Live and In Person, hosted by The Knoxville History Project, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 pm, $25, RSVP
  • Black Breastfeeding Week Series, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm , FREE! but RSVP
  • Online: BDC Live Q&A, The Brewing + Distilling Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150, RSVP
  • Showing: Marble City Opera: Amelia Lost + Shadowlight, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $15, RSVP
  • Union Avenue Book Club @ The Hub: Uncanny Valley by Anna Weiner (Non-fiction) and/or No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood (Fiction) Knox Brew Hub 6:30 pm
  • Wednesday Yoga with Florals & Flows Yoga @ Suttree Landing Park, 6:30 pm, $5
  • Artist in Residence: Adeem the Artist featuring Georgia English, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Knox Pride Presents: Disney Bingo, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20, RSVP
  • Learn Latin Dancing – Salsa and Bachata, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 – $55
  • Showing: Bodies Bodies Bodies, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
  • Todays Top Hits, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, September 1

 

Friday, September 2

 

Saturday, September 3

Future Home of the Double S Wine Bar, 300 Block of Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville, August 2022

Sunday, September 4

 

Monday, September 5 

  • 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
  • September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • Labor Day Sunflower Project, Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • “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)
  • Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, noon – 1:00 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
  • 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: Funny Pages / Mind Game, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:oo pm, $5 – $10, 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
  • 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
  • MJ Lenderman / Friendship / What’s on TV? The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
  • Cam Duffy Moore, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 6

  • Medal of Honor Celebration, Knoxville Convention Center, (continues Sept 7-10)
  • 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!
  • Ed Lewis and Carole Stoiber, 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!
  • Behind the Blue Doors Tour, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, 967 Irwin St, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • 30th Anniversary Garden Party and Silent Auction, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $30
  • Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy, Central Cinema, 6:00, FREE!
  • Learning Series – The Negative, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150, RSVP
  • Songwriter Open Mic! at Next Level Brewing 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
  • 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!
  • Charitable Juice Tuesdays: Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Sep 27)
  • Legit Music Bingo with Cassie: Swifties, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
  • Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays: Matt Coker’s Hammond Organ Trio, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Pass the Mic: Las Cafeteras with Making Movies, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20 – $40
  • Sarina / Cam Duffy Moore, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm

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