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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, April 30
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Call to Artists: Knoxville Photo 2023, Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance, starting at $20, deadline 11:59 pm, May 8
- Final Day: Rugged Duck Adventure Race hosted by Knoxville Adventure Collective, various locations, $55
- Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Event, Kerbela Shrine Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Fun K-Town 2023: Knoxville’s Grooviest Board Game Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, free – $85
- Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day! Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $75, RSVP
- Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- A Taste of Real Good Kitchen, World’s Fair Park Ampitheatre, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, $35
- Affirming Resource Fair, Knox Pride, noon – 2:00 pm, FREE!
- Sundress April Reading Series, Pretentious Beer Co, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Day: Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- “Edmondson in Bloom,” UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, free – $50
- Historic Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes & Secret Gardens, Check in at Central United Methodist Church, 201 E. Third Ave, 1:00 pm, $20
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm / 4:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- GTA String Quartets, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 1:30 pm
- Beardsley Farm Plant Sale and Beet and Basil Saison Release, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $20 – $40
- Old Sevier April Market, 1024 Sevier Ave, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Marriage of Figaro by the Knoxville Opera, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $15 – $115, RSVP
- Charcuterie Class, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- “Misery” by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $20
- Final Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Violin Studio Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 3:30 pm
- American Dream TV Watch Party, Scruffy City Hall, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Musical Instrument Petting Zoo, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 4:00 pm
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Ronnie Bongos Memorial Concert and Celebration of Life, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Austin Kerr & Spencer Cassidy: Tuba & Saxophone, Joint Junior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Doubled Up: A Tag-Team Stand-Up Comedy Show, Geezers Brewery, 5:30 pm, $5
- Celebration of Life for Sheena Patrick, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- World Ballet Series: Cinderella, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, $45 – $125
- Beginner Sushi Class, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $55
- One Knox Away Game Match Party! Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
- Claudia DellaSatina; Voice, Senior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- New Market Trainwrecks, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Country Westerns, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Cinema Sundays: Star Wars – Empire Strikes Back, Yee-Haw Brewing, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Slaughter to Prevail, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 1
- Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! / Mythical Landscape: Secrets of the Vale, 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 / through May 28
- May Exhibitions, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Small Business Matters – The Monday Edition, Fanatic Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, FREE!
- May Exhibitions, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat (through Mar 31)
- Scavenger Hunt – Farmers’ Market Originals, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through May 31)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nigel Wearne / Blushin Rouletts, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with guest Make Music Knoxville’s Build-a-Band, Tennessee Theatre, noon – 1:00 pm
- “Redlining, Interstate-Highways, and Transportation Emissions: Fueling Inequity in U.S. Cities,” Student Union, Room 169, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
- Live Taping of the Appalachia Sessions starring Chris Blue & Crockett, Bijou Theatre, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Parrel Appolis; flute, Senior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $12
- 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
- A Night of Celtic Tales, Ijams Nature Center 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Out Series: David Phillips / Logan Davis, Jake Smith / Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Monday Patio Jams, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through July 31)
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Viola Studio Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Zzzahara with The Noisy, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Ordinary Elephant and Nigel Wearne, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Max Kaplan Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Late-Nite Breakfast with Daniel and Tugboat at Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
Tuesday, May 2
- 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
- MEGA WEEK on Free comic book day week, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, daily through May 7
- Little History Lessons: Movies & TV, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10, RSVP
- May Exhibitions, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- May Exhibitions, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Three Star Revival, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- VolOpera: Dido and Aeneas, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- A Book Launch Event feat. Marilyn Mascaro, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Basic Maintenance: Fix a Flat, Tennessee Valley Bicycles, 6:00 pm
- Bluey’s Big Play, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, starting at $30
- City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Big Fun Tuesday – National Bike Month Celebration, Mead’s Quarry, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- 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!
- May Investors Meetup! Xul Brewing Co, 213 E 5th Ave, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Let’s Get Social at The Sunsphere! hosted by West Knoxville Lifestyle, Sunsphere in the World’s Fair Park, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Tuesday Concerts on the Square: Greg Tardy Quintet, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Hal & Phil Off the Record 8.0 (with Bob!), Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $25
- Wenlong Huang; Viola, Graduate Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $17 – $30
- for lack of a term (ny pop punk) and tba, lowercase books, 8:00 pm, $10
- Gary Clark Jr., Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40 – $100
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Max Kaplan Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, May 3
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Art Source, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri (Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm), through May 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Donna Frost / Jake Ybarra, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Movie Night featuring “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 4:45 pm – 9:00 pm
- PLMP Biz Social Networking sponsored by TBD at Tommy Trent’s Market Square, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- One Knox Soccer: Park n’ Ride & Pre-Game @ The Hub, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $10
- Markiian Lukyniuk; Violin, Junior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- People’s State of the City, Communications Workers of America Local 3805, 1415 Elm St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra Concert at Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Bluey’s Big Play, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, starting at $30
- Wednesday Karaoke & Drag Nights, South Press, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- May Shop Yoga, Two Bikes, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- One Knoxville SC vs Forward Madison, UT Regal Soccer Stadium, 2317 Stephenson Dr, 7:00 pm, $12 – $60, RSVP
- Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Weekly Wine Wednesday & Live Music: Jack Smith and Friends, Babalu, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- String Chamber Ensemble, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Citizen Cope: Solo Acoustic, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $36 – $46, RSVP
- Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $17 – $30
- Spike Hellis, McQqeen, Attic Eyes, Plague Summer, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Springboard: Open Mic Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- Woody & Sunshine at Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
Thursday, May 4
- BGCTNV Knox County Job Fair, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, 967 Irwin St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Presented by UT Online: An Introduction to Tennessee Snakes, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
- GKHA 2023 Stars of the Industry Luncheon, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:15 am – 1:00 pm, free – $350
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Craig Hendricks / Kat & Zach, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI, East Tennessee History Center, noon (weekly through 5/25), RSVP
- All Other Half Everything Day, Xül Beer Co, noon – 10:00 pm
- Christopher Fletcher: Combining Geophysical Models and Machine Learning, UT John D. Tickle Engineering Building, 402, 4:05 pm – 5:00 pm
- Rudraprasad Bhattacharyya: Finite element analysis for damage modeling of pressure vessels and piping under accidental blast load, UT John D. Tickle Engineering Building, 405, 4:05 pm – 5:00 pm
- Arts in the Garden for the The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee, Blount Mansion, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $75, RSVP
- Squeegee Fun, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- Weekly Writers ‘Round Knoxville, Awaken Coffee 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- TNT & The Runaway Toboggans Concert Benefiting the Ober Mountain Ski Patrol, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture with Artist Willie Cole, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- yawni (asheville folk), blake hornsby (folk ragas), and brandle rain band (psych), lowercase books, 7:00 pm, $10 sliding scale
- Howling Hills at Knoxville Writers Guild: East Tennessee Garden Stories with authors Terry Shaw and Brad Lifford, Addison’s Bookshop and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Showing: Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Musician Therapy, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- UT Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Event, Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Richard II, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15 – $50
- Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $17 – $30
- Adam Doleac – Barstool Whiskey Wonderland Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $17 – $22, RSVP
- Adam Chase & Friends featuring Chris Bullock of Snarky Puppy, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Wolf Jett, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Transcendent, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
Friday, May 5
- Roam Fest Knoxville, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, $295 – $395, RSVP
- Capitol Connections – May 2023, Knoxville Chamber, 8:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
- First Friday Lego Build! The Holistic Connection, 11:00 am – 11:59 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: James McMurtry / Wolf Jett, noon, FREE!
- Online: Cities, Climate Change, and Disease: How Science Can Help Us Solve Big Problems, Presented by UT Science Forum, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- First Friday / New Art Exhibit: Vibe, Lilienthal Gallery, 3:00 pm / 5:00 pm
- UT Gamelan and Electroacoustic Ensemble Performance, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm / 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Mother’s Day Event, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues 5/6)
- First Friday May Exhibitions Opening Reception with live music by Vance Thompson Quartet, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Functional Beauty, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tennessee Triennial: RE-PAIR feat. Kenturah Davis and Rubens Ghenov Closing Reception, Candoro Marble, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Cinco de Mayo at Preservation Pub, 5:00 pm
- May First Friday: Art Source 2023, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm
- Market Memories: 20 Years of Market Square Farmers’ Market Art, RED Gallery, 130 West Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- May Exhibitions Featuring Tracye Sowders in the Atrium, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday Sip & Select w/Featured Artist of the Month, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Friday Reception: Julie Fawn Boisseau-Craig and Nelson Ziegler, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: A Knight’s Tale / Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Cinco De Mayo Pawty, The Bark, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- First Friday Artwalk feat. Beastie + Bone & Melissa Hale, Awaken Coffee, 6:00 pm
- Taps & Tunes First Friday, Visit Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- The Moth Flock Presents: Back to the Woods, Mighty Mud, 6:00 pm – 11:59 pm
- Paul Scoonover Art Opening, Ironwood Gallery, 119 Jennings Ave, 6:00 pm
- First Friday with Camp Nevernice and Nourish Knoxville, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Live Music Fridays, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Cinco De Mayo Party / Alex & The Animals, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm / 7:00 pm
- Alive After Five: Master Drummer Justice Michael, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, free – $25
- Liquid Velvet Duo @ The Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Pride Bingo @ South Press, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $20 suggested donation
- First Friday with Josiah Stam, Printshop Beer Co., 7:00 pm
- Rockinfellerz at Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- “Misery” by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20
- Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20 – $40
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Richard II, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15 – $50
- UT Percussion Festival: Opening Concert featuring Josh Torres & Honor Percussion Ensemble, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- bluegrass / folk punk show, tba, lowercase, 8:00 pm, $10
- James McMurtry, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $25 – $35, RSVP
- Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl, Old City Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $10
- 12Eleven / Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- TBA Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
- Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
- Jamie McLean Band, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, May 6
- Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, free – $5
- Roam Fest Knoxville, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, $295 – $395, RSVP
- SoKno May Day 5k & 1-mile Fun Run, Suttree Landing Park, 8:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Fort Dickerson Work Party by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, 550 Augusta Ave, 9:00 am – noon
- Knoxville Regional Celebration Talent Competition, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Beginner Open Vessel Brewing Class, The Tea Bar at Addison’s, 10:00 am, $50, RSVP
- Meet & Greet featuring George WB Scott, Union Ave Books, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Glowing Body Yoga in the Yee-Haw Grove, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- Introduction to Broom Making, Knoxville Arts Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $60, RSVP
- Spring Plant Sale benefiting Knoxville Botanical Gardens, Carriage House, 2649 Boyd’s Bridge, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Mother’s Day Event, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- The Phat Life Coffee Meet Up *May*, South Press, 10:30 am – noon, FREE!
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Functional Beauty, Gallery 1010, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Season Ammons / Joe Clark, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Kentucky Derby Day Celebration! Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon
- Pretty Fun Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, noon – 6:00 pm (continues May 7), FREE!
- Pick Up for a Pint, Geezers Brewery, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- UT Student Percussion Showcase, UT Natalie Haslam Schoolof Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 1:30 pm. FREE!
- Clay: Scalloped Bowls, Knoxville Arts Center, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Salsa and Bachata Dance Fundamentals, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (weekly through May 13), $68
- Cheese + Beer Pairing, Printshop Beer Co., 1:30 pm, $25 – $150, RSVP
- May Day Festival, Sevier Avenue, 2:00 pm
- UT Percussion Showcase Clinic with Jose Torres, UT Natalie Haslam School of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 2:30 pm. FREE!
- Big Hats & Bourbon by Marble City Kitchen and The Firefly, Hilton Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- 3rd Annual Taco & Tequila Crawl, Downtown Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20 – $32, RSVP
- Cake Therapy Co. Soft Launch Tasting/High Tea Party, The Knox Exchange, 1326 North Broadway, 5:00 pm, $15 – $40, RSVP
- Rica Chicha – Seis De Mayo! Preservation Pub, 5:00 pm
- Derby Day Soiree, The Tennessean Personal Luxury Hotel, 5:00 pm, $150, RSVP
- UT Percussion Showcase featuring the African-Diasporic Ensemble and Guest Artist Michael Mixtacki, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm, FREE!
- Grandstand Classic 2023 for Make-A-Wish East Tennessee, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 5:30 pm, $150, RSVP
- Rob Malka & The Undisputed Truth Live @ Geezers Brewery, 7:00 pm
- Tony & Mary Negron, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- convalescent (asheville indie / emo), field trip (east tn shoegaze) and nightjar (anthemic quiet-loud-quiet indie), lowercase, 7:00 pm, $10
- Showing: A Knight’s Tale, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20 – $40
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Richard II, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15 – $50
- “Misery” by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- The Sound that Ends Creation / Circuit Circuit / Rat Punch / Jorden Albright, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- The Lucky Losers / BIG DOG, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm /11:30 pm
- TBA Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
- Tennessee Brando & the Realbilly Revue, Corner Lounge, 842 N Central, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Hex Wizard / The Burnin Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, May 7
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Final Day Call to Artists: Knoxville Photo 2023, Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance, deadline 12:01 am – 11:59 pm, May 8, starting at $20
- Roam Fest Knoxville, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, $295 – $395, RSVP
- Fina Day: MEGA WEEK on Free comic book day week, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Biscuits, Bubbly & Beignets, The Standard Knoxville, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm, $150 – $2,500, RSVP
- The Retropolitan Craft Fair – Spring 2023, The Mill and Mine, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Sunday Market, Knox Pride, noon – 4:00 pm
- Pretty Fun Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, noon – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Keep Knoxville Beautiful Street Cleanup, meet at The Original Freezo, 1305 N Central, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: Hair, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $5
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Richard II, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15 – $50
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid / A Knight’s Tale, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm / 5:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Beethoven Symphony No. 8, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $16 – $41, RSVP
- “Misery” by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- Sunday Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sustainable Crafting: DIY Iron On Patches, The Bottom, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- SMBS Blues Cruise w/ Shaun Murphy Band, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
- Hayan Song; Choir Conducting, Graduate Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:00 pm
- l.i.p.s. (harlan skate punk), coffinbox (ky hardcore), and tba, lowercase book, 7:00 pm, $10
- Pass The Mic: Black Opry Revue, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Millie Runion; Violin, Graduate Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Abigayle Kompst, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Cinema Sundays, Yee-Haw Brewing, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 8
- Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! / Mythical Landscape: Secrets of the ValeEast 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) / (through May 28
- May Show, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- May Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- May Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Technical Society of Knoxville, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Balancing Act, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $30, RSVP
- African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Storytelling with Sunny War, The Bottom, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Weekly LBE Monday Shop Ride, LB Endurance Lab, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- All Over the Page – Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel, Lawson-McGhee Library 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Showing: Beau Is Afraid, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Weekly Patio Jams, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Diego Núñez; Violin, Graduate Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Cellular Chaos, Steaks, Earwig Deluxe, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12
- Civil Strife / Rigometrics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm
Tuesday, May 9
- 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
- Call to Artists: Mayors’ Offices Exhibition, The Emporium Center, 9:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through May 11)
- Camp Nevernice, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Troy Youngblood, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Nathan Coffman; Trumpet, Senior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Genealogy Workshop: Evaluating Historical Sources, East Tennessee History Center 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Shibori Dyeing, Knoxville Arts Center, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $35, RSVP
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through June 27)
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz Tuesday with Tahj Walsh Quintet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Latin Dance Lessons, Square Dancers, 828 Tulip St, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
- Madison Mackey; Voice, Graduate Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Willie Watson, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $35, RSVP
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Rigometrics / Civil Strife, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm