Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/11 – 9/20/2022)

Save the Trees Protest, Country Music Park, Knoxville, September 2022
Knoxville Station Transit Center, Knoxvillle, September 2022 (Photo by Heather Ryerson)

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Sunday, September 11

 

Monday, September 12

  • Artist Reem Arnouk, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (Mon-Fri) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • “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 
  • “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)
  • Technical Society of Knoxville, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
  • KCHS Quarter Century Crew Committee Meeting, Barley’s Knoxville, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
  • A1LabArts’ Art Show at Scruffy’s Cafe, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm (daily through Sept 27)
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force, Pellissippi Campus on Magnolia, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
  • Yoga at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
  • Knox Storytellers Performance, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $8 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: The Birds / Drive, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • U.S. Navy Band Country Current, Market Square, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • David Zavracky, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • RB Morris & Florence Dore, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm – 10:15 pm, $10
  • 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
  • Mandi Strachota, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Matt Nelson Trio, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 13

Paris Woodhull, Owner, Woodhull Illustrations, 121 South Gay Street, Knoxville, September 2022

Wednesday, September 14

  • Final Day: From Then to Now: works by Diane Solomon Kempler, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, Room 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sweet Lillies / Josh Morningstar, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Magic Math: Creating Real Program Budgets (In-Person), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $20 – $150, RSVP
  • Game Night! The Bark, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Online 2022 Anthropology Visiting Lecture Series: “Funerals and the Afterlife from al-Jahiliyya to Islam,” by Dr. Leor Halevi, Vanderbilt University, Hslam Business Building, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
  • Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Sugar Skull Paint & Plant Party by The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $25, RSVP
  • Wednesday Yoga with Florals & Flows Yoga @ Suttree Landing Park, 6:30 pm, $5
  • Davis Mitchell, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • Live Band Karaoke with Tinca Tinca at Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
  • Artist in Residence: Robinella with Jackie Lee Wilburn, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Learn Latin Dancing – Salsa and Bachata with HaCha Latin Dance Company, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Sept 28), $10, RSVP
  • Murder On The Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25
  • Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
  • Bad, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, September 15

 

Friday, September 16

  • Innov865 Week, Downtown Knoxville, Sept 16-23, RSVP for costs and times
  • Final Day: “Two Sides” by Carl Gombert, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm WDVX Big Plate Special: Troubadour Blue, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!

 

Saturday, September 17

Save the Trees Protest, Country Music Park, Knoxville, September 2022

Sunday, September 18

 

Monday, September 19 

  • Artist Reem Arnouk, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (Mon-Fri) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • “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 
  • The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • It’s Turf Time in Tennessee! UT Gardens Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, $15 – $20, RSVP
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Circle Loom Weaving, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $40, RSVP
  • Showing: Pearl / O.V.A. Extreme, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 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
  • Destiny O. Birdsong reading, Hodges Library, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Michael Price, 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
  • Reggie King Sears, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 20

  • 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: Live Music TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Innov865 Week: Startup Day, The Mill & Mine, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!, but RSVP
  • Oktoberfest 2022, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:30 pm – midnight (continues through Oct 2, check schedules times and activities)
  • “The Right to Vote” with Jeffrey Rosen, Toyota Auditorium at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
  • Guest Artist: Palisade Trumpet Collective, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Pearl / Pearl, Central Cinema, 6:00 / 8:15 pm, FREE!
  • 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
  • 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 benefiting Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Sep 27)
  • A Presentation and Conversation on James Agee by Michael A. Lofaro, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee, Addison’s, 126 S Gay St, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
  • Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays – Shawn Turner & Pinky Ring, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm, Free, but donations welcome
  • Pass the Mic: Las Cafeteras with Making Movies, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20 – $40
  • Error Mortal, Severed + Said, Horcerer, Glad I Didn探 Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • 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