Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/30 – 5/9/23)

The Marriage of Figaro, Knoxville Opera, Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, April 2023
The Marriage of Figaro, Knoxville Opera, Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, April 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, April 30

 

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
Members of the Appalachian Equity Chorus Sing the National Anthem, State of the City Address, Vermont Avenue, Knoxville, April 2023

Wednesday, May 3

 

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

 

Friday, May 5

 

Saturday, May 6

Brand New Box of Matches, Rossini Festival Presented by Knoxville Opera, Knoxville, April 2023

Sunday, May 7

 

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

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