Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/21 – 5/30/2023)

Owner Darrien Howard, Dache Boutique, 129 South Gay Street, Knoxville, May 2023
Double S Wine Bar, 300 W. Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville, May 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

 

Sunday, May 21

 

Monday, May 22

  • 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) 
  • 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 
  • Scavenger Hunt – Farmers’ Market Originals, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through May 31)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mary Scholz, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • HOF Weeird release and cheese pairing, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 5:00 pm
  • Knoxville Classics Book Club: Don’t Look Now by Daphne Du Maurier, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • 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
  • Weekly Run Club / Weekly Open Mic Night!, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • beer dinner w. seoul brothers, Printshop Beer Co, 6:30 pm, $70 – $85, RSVP
  • Open Bluegrass Jam by The East Tennessee Bluegrass Association, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Kosher and Aged to Perfection: A Buffalo Trace Whiskey Pairing Dinner, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm, $125, RSVP
  • Showing: Moonrise Kingdom / Master Gardener, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • The Top of Town: How North Knoxville Grew, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $15 suggested donation
  • Weekly Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Broadway Academy, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Weekly Patio Jams, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • Carter Beucher, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series, Elka Bong, Sons, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Chris King & the Gutterballs, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Fountain City Ramblers at Yee-Haw Brewing, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, May 23

Candoro Marble Celebrates 100 Years, Risa Hricovsky discusses her work, Knoxville, May 2023

Wednesday, May 24

 

Thursday, May 25

  • Showing: The General / You Hurt My Feelings, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP 
  • Jason and Braden Williams at Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Blankstate, East Valley Riflemonks, Lacroix Can Recycling Center, Moving Boxes, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • kill order, open kasket, and tba, lowercase books, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Jake Smith’s Alchemical Junction, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Mojo Thunder, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm

 

Friday, May 26

  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Eldon Huff, noon, FREE!

Saturday, May 27

Owner Darrien Howard, Dache Boutique, 129 South Gay Street, Knoxville, May 2023

Sunday, May 28

 

Monday, May 29 

  • 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 
  • May Exhibitions, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • May Exhibitions, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat (through May 28)
  • Scavenger Hunt – Farmers’ Market Originals, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through May 31)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Weekly LBE Monday Shop Ride, LB Endurance Lab, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Weekly Run Club / Weekly Open Mic Night!, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: You Hurt My Feelings / Master Gardener, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Latin Dance Lessons, Square Dancers, 828 Tulip St, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • Weekly Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Broadway Academy, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Memorial Day – No Music, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Monday Patio Jams, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through July 31)
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Late-Nite Breakfast at Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, May 30

  • Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 22
  • May Exhibitions, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • 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: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: You Hurt My Feelings, Central Cinema, 6:00 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
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Tuesday Concerts on the Square: Sam Adams Quartet, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • LPTN Volunteer Region Social and Planning meeting, Next Level Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Session (Dance), Broadway Academy, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm