Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/11 – 12/20/2022)

Holiday Arrangement from Wild Iris Florals
Holiday Arrangement from Wild Iris Florals

Sunday, December 11

 

Monday, December 12 

 

Tuesday, December 13

Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville, December 2022 (Photo by Heather Ryerson)

Wednesday, December 14

 

Thursday, December 15

  • Executive Director Morning Mingle (Virtual), hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am
  • Suzanne Jack Exhibition, Pivot Point Gallery, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thu – Sun), through Dec 29
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Les Kerr / Chris Taylor, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Maker City Santa Gift Exchange & Maker Mingle at techstars, 465 S Gay St, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Santa’s Cigar Social, Elst Brewing Company, 5:30 pm, RSVP for price
  • Learning Series – The Print, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 PM, $60 – $150, RSVP
  • Holiday Skis and Sleds at Hi-Wire Brewing in South Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, from $35

 

Friday, December 16

  • Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 30, 2023, FREE!
  • 5 Star Preps Hoop Jam, Civic Coliseum, 10:30 am, tickets starting at $25
  • HALT’s Holiday Gift Wrapping – Day 1, Mast General Store, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Dave Eggar and Friends, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Books and Jazz: A Black Everywhere Event, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
  • TRADE NIGHT at Underdog, Underdog Collectibles, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Saturday, December 17

Alice in Appalachia, 18 Market Square, Knoxville, December 2022

Sunday, December 18

 

Monday, December 19

  • Letters for Santa Dropbox, Historic Market Square, daily through Dec 24
  • Sleigh the Peppermint Trail, downtown Knoxville, 7:00 am – 11:59 pm, daily through Jan 8, 2023
  • Lauren Ailor, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • 2022 Elf on the Shelf® Scavenger Hunt, pick up a North Pole Pass at Mast General Store or Knoxville Visitors Center, downtown Knoxville, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, daily through Jan 8, 2023
  • Printmaking Showcase Exhibition – Byron McKeeby’s Legacy, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor Hallway, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 31, 2023
  • Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! East Tennessee History Center, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm /Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through July 3, 2023)
  • Abstracts on Display: Jen Sterling, Morris Creative Group, 555 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, through Jan 31, 2023)
  • December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 30, 2023, FREE!
  • Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Mon-Thu), $9 – $50 / 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Sun) 
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Mean Girls / OVA Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • David Zavracky!, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Boho Earring Workshop, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Amanda Shires, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $35
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Jerry Rigged, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 20

  • 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
  • 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, $11 – $50 (4:15 SOLD OUT!)
  • Busy Town by Mike C. Berry, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Inna Knox and Mary Saylor, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Songwriter Open Mic! Next Level Brewing Company, 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
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Out Series: Evan Lipson/Chuck Mullican, Jake Smith/Ryan Dunaway, Hunter Deacon/Seth Hopper, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Elf Trivia Night! Xül Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm, free, but donations welcome
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Shadyland / The Shaydes, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm