Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/4 – 12/13/2022)

Scenes from the First Holiday Weekend, Knoxville, November 2022
Scenes from the First Holiday Weekend, Knoxville, November 2022

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Sunday, December 4

 

Monday, December 5

 

Tuesday, December 6

Drop Zone Distillery, Knoxville, November 2022 (Photo by Heather Ryerson)

Wednesday, December 7

 

Thursday, December 8

  • Painting Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Suzanne Jack Exhibition, Pivot Point Gallery, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thu – Sun), through Dec 29
  • Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • Metro Drug Coalition: 9th Annual Community Champion Awards, Foundry On The Fair Site, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eli Fox, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
  • “Where is Santa?” with the Silver Stage Players, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
  • modernmarketing: Brand Voice, The Social Brand, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 PM, $60 – $150, RSVP
  • Slade Adams Band, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

 

Friday, December 9

  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Cousins Maine Lobster at Central Filling Station, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Financial Literacy Series: Small Businesses and Investments, The Bottom, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Reception: Jusqu’ici, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat)
  • Jolly Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Holiday Lights Hike, meet at Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Bijou Imagination Series: It’s Okay To Be Different, Bijou Theatre, 6:00 pm, $18.50, RSVP

 

Saturday, December 10

Owner Mariloly (Loly) OrozcoLittle Postage House, 500 Arthur Street, Knoxville, November 2022

Sunday, December 11

 

Monday, December 12 

  • 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
  • Sara Barrett – My Muses, 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)
  • Final Day: School of Art 75th Anniversary Exhibition Exhibition, Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • 12.12 Portal – Aligning w/the Divine Feminine, Infinite Light Center, 11:30 am, $12, RSVP
  • 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
  • Showing: Cobra / Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Knoxville Classics Book ClubWe Have Always Lived In The Castle, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • 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
  • UT Jazz Jam hosted by Joe Wilaniskis, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Cam Duffy Moore, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 13

  • Dec WiE Coffee: Strategic Planning, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • The Spirit of Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 10
  • 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
  • 17th Annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition 2022, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Jan 8, 2023
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Vintage Skate Night with Aliceann Talley and Knoxville Swing Dance Community, Market Square, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $12 – $50
  • Genealogy Workshop: Caring for Family Heirlooms, East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • 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: Josh Sinton, The Steve Gigante/Jake Smith 20 String Train Wreck, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Chris Morel, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm