Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/19-2/28/2023)

Grand Finale with Kelsi Walker and Friends, Waynestock, Night Three, Relix Theatre, Knoxville, February 2023
Cast of CBT’s Trouble in Mind. Photo: Ella Marston

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Sunday, February 19

 

Monday, February 20 

  • GCA Honor Students, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan Exhibit Work in Gallery 103, UT Art and Architecture Building, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, through Mar 1)
  • 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)
  • February 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, FREE!
  • “Latin Love” Exhibit, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat (through Mar 1)
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • Online: UTHC Distinguished Lecture Series: “Wondering as Refusal in Childfree Discourse” with Heather Houser, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Variego3 presents its upcoming album “Recompensa,” UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Shop Yoga, Two Bikes, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, donation-based
  • Showing: Purple Rain / O.V.A. Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • UTK Creative Writing Series with author Chen Chen, hosted by Union Ave Books, UT Lindsay Young Auditorium, Hodges Library 101, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets: Adam Lion + Matt Nelson and Jake Smith, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • David Zavrack, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Tennessee Songwriters Week Knoxville Showcase, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $25, RSVP
  • The Mallet Brothers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, February 21

  • Volunteer Pre-Contest Clinic by University of Tennessee School of Music, UT Student Union, 8:00 am (continues Feb 22)
  • The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments and Stonework / Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through May 13 / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Aug 2023
  • People, Plants, and Other Myths by Annie Rochelle, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (sun)
  • HeART Works, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • 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)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Alex Mabey and Matt Woods, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mardi Gras Pints for a Purpose for Knoxville Family Justice Center, Barrelhouse 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • February Green Drinks with Sorrel Inman, founder of Mergoat, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Tell Me a Story – A Folk Voice and Classical Horn Recital by Mary Beth Orr, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Showing: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • A Lynchburg Dinner, Cumberland House Knoxville, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 6:00 pm, $119, RSVP
  • 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 June 27), $20
  • Drag Bingo at The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Mardi Gras Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, weekly through Aug 29
  • Tiny Stage Comedy, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm, free, but donations appreciated
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm, $40 – $117, RSVP
  • Trouble in Mind, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, free – $50, RSVP
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • The Mallet Brothers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Roundabout at Primary Entrance to Suttree Landing Park

Wednesday, February 22

  • Kay Dartt + Ronda Wright, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri) / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat), through Feb 25
  •  WDVX Blue Plate Special: Amy Ray (of Indigo Girls), Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Michael Wiley; Composition, Senior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • yoga with cc., lowercase books, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10 sliding scale
  • Showing: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed / Everything Everywhere All at Once, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Union Avenue Book Club discusses Kindred by Octavia Butler and The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, Knox Brew Hub, 6:30 pm
  • Andrew Broschart, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
  • February Artist in Residence: Kelsi Walker featuring Haley LaBelle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
  • Rom-Com Trivia at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Final Date: Learn Latin Dancing – Salsa and Bachata, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 – $16
  • Trouble in Mind, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, free – $25, RSVP
  • Misty Blues, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 

 

Thursday, February 23

 

Friday, February 24

  • Around 6:30, an Installation of Home by Kinzie Sink and Somerset Alley, UT Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Vision Board Class with Messy Nessi Creations, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm, $35, RSVP
  • Art As Resistance: Exhibition & Night of Expression, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
  • Showing: Irreversible (Straight Cut), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Beauty and the Beast, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
  • Corey James Clifton, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
  • Drew Jones, Geezers Brewery, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Joe Gatto’s Night Of Comedy, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $37 – $57
  • Tommie John, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Black and Boujee, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, free – $40
  • Trouble in Mind, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, free – $25, RSVP
  • Brahms Violin Concerto, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $17 – $96, RSVP
  • Jon Steele Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • utk 4d art film presentations hosted by sarah bernstein, lowercase books, 8:00 pm, free
  • Ian Munsick, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
  • Social Creatures with Megam00n X and Melissa Hale, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • David Quinn Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
  • Palm Ghosts / Fast Fashion, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm
  • Rica Chicha, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
  • Dead Ringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
  • Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
  • Weekly Fiesta Friday, Mirage Knoxville, 10:00 pm – 3:00 am, $10

 

Saturday, February 25

Grand Finale with Kelsi Walker and Friends, Waynestock, Night Three, Relix Theatre, Knoxville, February 2023

Sunday, February 26

 

Monday, February 27

  • GCA Honor Students, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan Exhibit Work, Gallery 103, UT Art and Architecture Building, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, through Mar 1)
  • 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)
  • February 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, FREE!
  • “Latin Love” Exhibit, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (through Mar 1)
  • People, Plants, and Other Myths by Annie Rochelle, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Ready for the World Music Series: Lecture, Ukrainian Music: The Story of Passion, Struggle, and Hope presented by Solomia Soroka, Mary Greer Room, UT John C. Hodges Library, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Glass Mosaic Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $45 – $55, RSVP
  • The Distinguished Lecture Series in Musicology: Dr. Braxton Shelley, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Room 25, 4:15 pm, $25, RSVP
  • Auditions for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Film Screening: Hillbilly, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 1st floor UT John C. Hodges Library, 5:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
  • Last Days Beer Dinner, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 5:30 pm, $50, RSVP
  • Showing: Attack the Block / Irreversible (Straight cut), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Albright Grove Beer Dinner, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine, 141 S Gay St, 6:00 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Beck Black History Month Program: The Dream, Bijou Theatre, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP, donations welcome
  • Braden Jones, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets From: David Phillips, Emily Jackson, David Kline, Edwin Bunnydict, Ryan Dunaway, Summer Fuss (Works by authors Beth Meko, Brian Elwood, David Phillips, Emily Jackson, David Kline) and Jake Smith + Andrew McCoy, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Guest Artist Performance: Amy Williams; Piano, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Percussion Room (Room 133), 7:30 pm
  • Concert & Symphonic Bands, Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Royal Horses, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, February 28

  • Final Day: Online Auction for Knoxville Center of the Deaf , 6:00 am – 8:00 pm 
  • Final Day: Round Up for the Knoxville Family Justice Center! Three Rivers Market, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 
  • Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
  • The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments and Stonework / Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through May 13 / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through August
  • Fundraiser for Ukrainian Evacuees by CCETN Office of Immigrant Services, Potchke, 318 N Gay St, Unit 103, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • 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)
  • HeART Works, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • People, Plants, and Other Myths by Annie Rochelle, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • A Launch Event featuring Kelly Smith Trimble, Union Ave Books, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Books & Brews: Black History Trivia Night, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through June 27)
  • Showing: Irreversible (Straight Cut) / Irreversible 92002), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture with director and producer Ashley York and documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Royal Horses, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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