Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/26 – 4/4/2023)

Cormac McCarthy Mural by Robert Felker, Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, March 2023
Blue Plate Special Stage, Knoxville Visitor Center, Knoxville, March 2023

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Sunday, March 26

 

Monday, March 27

  • Photography by Emily McTyre, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • 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)
  • Converge: Coming Together, Embracing Balance, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • March 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!
  • Astrid Galindo Artistic Scholarship & Competition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (through Mar 31)
  • UT MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Delaney Bal, Hanna Seggerman, and Danqi Cai, Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, A+A 115, 10:00 am, through Apr 10
  • Small Business Matters – The Monday Edition, Fanatic Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Get More Leads Now! The Knox Exchange, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, $99, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lillian and the Muses, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Advance Knox – Priorities Week, Cansler YMCA, noon
  • “How to Look at Ice” with Maggie Cao (UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture Series), UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (rm. 101), 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Spotlight on Diversity Concert Series, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Rutledge Memorial Lecture in Classics by Martin Vizzotti (La Plata, Argentina), “The First Men in the Moon: Lucian, Kepler, Wells, and Borges’ Take on Science Fiction,” UT Student Union, 362B, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • A Talk on Southview to Gettysvue with author Bill Schmidt, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Knoxville Classics Book ClubMrs. Dalloway, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm
  • City of Knoxville Vision Zero Plan – Neighborhood and Community Workshop, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 pm
  • Michael Price, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Justice Knox Rally, First Presbyterian Church, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Out Series: Brandon Beavers, Ryan Dunaway, Summer Fuss, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis / Jennifer’s Body, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Queer Cinema Club: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Love Julie Newmar, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Finale: Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $20
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, March 28

Cormac McCarthy Mural by Robert Felker, Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, March 2023

Wednesday, March 29

 

Thursday, March 30

  • Rockin Creations, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Ready for the World Café Sp 2023, UT Culinary Institute and Creamery, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, $15
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Plankenhorn / Halley Neal featuring Pretty Saro Halley Neal, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
  • Lunch & Learn with The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army of Knoxville, 409 N Broadway, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
  • Make. Art. Music. Downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 11:45 pm (continues daily through Apr 2), FREE!
  • Big Ears Festival, various locations around downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 12:15 am, starting at $125
  • Big Ears: Matt Nelson’s Out Series and more, The Pilot Light, 5:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
  • Online: Healing and Justice through Repatriation, Sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority and UT’s Office of Repatriation, 5:30 pm, RSVP
  • Get More Leads Now! The Knox Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $99, RSVP
  • Parents Education Vape Night, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 pm, RSVP
  • Movie Night & Poster Making, South Press, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Paint & Sip at Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $40, RSVP
  • Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills – Home Buying w/ Jo Anne Owens, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Big Ears: Matt Nelson’s Out Series II / Macie Stewart / Wrest / Matt Nelson’s Out Series III, The Pilot Light, 6:30 pm – 12:30 am, FREE!
  • Hip-Hop Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $10
  • Showing: Enys Men / Smoking Causes Coughing, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Jason and Braden Williams at Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

 

Friday, March 31

  • Big Ears Bottle Share! Knox Brew Hub, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Big Ears: Rob Lundberg / Proteins of Magic / Green Ribbon / Eric Lee / Big Kitty / Diatom Deli / Basic Letters / Ken Mujo, The Pilot Light, 3:00 pm – 1:00 am, FREE!
  • Chronicles of a Wine Stain by Hannah Sorenson, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Joshua Boyer; Bass, Senior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Volunteer Meetup! Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • The Surprising Story Of The Three Little Pigs, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
  • Roy Saunders @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Smoking Causes Coughing / Enys Man, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Mikki Norwood Band, Schulz Bräu Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
  • Pale Root, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Men on Boats, Clarence Brown Theatre Lab Theatre, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $10
  • Larry Vincent Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Day & Age and Horcerer, Maple Hall, 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • counter-programming day 2: jazz night: bianca_on_sax (sax), water fire (electronic improv duo), and wyrick (guitar), lower case books, 8:00 pm, $10 
  • Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
  • Roosevelt Collier, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
  • Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, April 1

  • Rugged Duck Adventure Race hosted by Knoxville Adventure Collective, various locations, through April 30, $55 
  • Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk / Awards Ceremony, Downtown Knoxville / Market Square, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / 7:00 pm
  • Saturday Morning Yoga, Knox Pride, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Pedal For Alzheimer fun ride in partnership with the Knoxville Marathon, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 am – noon
  • Macrame Plant Hangers, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm, $50, RSVP
  • Welcome to the Show: Live Variety Show and Television Pilot Celebration, The Central Collective, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $10 – $15
  • Spring Spectacular Plant Sale, UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • RetroFlea! April, Retrospect Vintage Store, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Big Ears Festival, various locations around downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 1:15 am, starting at $150
  • Pick Up 4 A Pint, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am
  • Pick Up 4 A Pint, Elst Brewing, 10:30 am
  • Pick Up 4 A Pint, Geezers Brewery, 10:30 am
  • Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co, 11:00 am
  • Chronicles of a Wine Stain by Hannah Sorenson, Gallery 1010, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jack Dwyer Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Peter Cotton Paws fundraiser for Chainfree Knoxville! Merchants of Beer, 1:00 pm
  • Big Ears Festival Parade & Street Party 2023: Big Ears Parade / Drums Up Guns Down & Good Guy Collective / Danielle Ponder / Rica Chicha / Combo Chimbita, Historic Southern Railway Station, 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm / 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm / 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm / 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm / 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! 
  • The Surprising Story Of The Three Little Pigs, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm
  • Terry Washington; Jazz/Trumpet, Junior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 1:30 pm
  • Big Ears: Simon Joyner / Big Kitty / Matt Espy / Brainweight / Dorothy Carlos / Tim Gick / Megamoon X / Fruit LoOoPS, The Pilot Light, 2:00 pm – 1:00 am, FREE!
  • Opening Reception: Rockin Creations, Art Market Gallery, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Light Up the Night for Parkinson’s by PJParkinson’s Support, The Press Room, 4:00 pm, $175 – $1,400, RSVP
  • Showing: Enys Men, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • 2023 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Kids’ Run / 5K, World’s Fair Park, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm / 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $25 – $45, RSVP
  • Mikki Norwood Band, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
  • Knoxville Shakespeare’s “Richard II,” Mabry–Hazen House, 7:00 pm
  • counter-programming day 3: boyslut, dozibrion (lofi beats to read crime novels to), recovered media (drone), and milan mastan, lower case books, 7:00 pm, $10
  • Auditions: Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School for Magic and Magic, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Smoking Causes Coughing / Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Men on Boats, Clarence Brown Theatre Lab Theatre, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $5
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Easily Amused / BIG DOG, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm
  • NinjaWitch and MoonScar at The Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Fools Groove, Barrelhouse, 10:00 pm – 2:45 am
  • Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Square Room, Off Market Square

Sunday, April 2

 

Monday, April 3 

  • Photography by Emily McTyre, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • 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)
  • Converge: Coming Together, Embracing Balance, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking / Mythical Landscape: Secrets of the Vale, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 30 / through May 28, FREE!
  • April Exhibitions, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat (through Mar 31)
  • Little History Lessons: Farming, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Toyota Auditorium, 5:00 pm  – 8:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Flute Studio Recital, UT  Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Showing: /, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Knox Brew Stories LIVE at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • 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
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20 – $64
  • Out Series: Live Music, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • June Star, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, April 4

  • Knox County Workforce Summit, Jackson Terminal Events, 7:30 am – 11:10 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • 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
  • Rockin Creations, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • April Exhibits, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 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!
  • VolOpera Cabaret Night, UT Natalie Haslam, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Wedding Industry Night-Knoxville, TAPestry Knoxville by Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $15, 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
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, weekly through Aug 29
  • Harry Potter – Trivia! Xül Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Alberto Jesus Martinez; Clarinet, Graduate Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • Bird Lives with John Beasley and Charles McPherson, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $19 – $42, RSVP
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm