Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/7 – 5/16/2023)

Ebony and Ivory Brewery Grand Opening, Knoxville, April 2023
Ebony and Ivory Brewery Grand Opening, Knoxville, April 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

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: Kelly Hunt / Noah Zacharin, 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 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)
  • Michael Rodriguez Group, 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

Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens, Knoxville, April 2023

Wednesday, May 10

 

Thursday, May 11

 

Friday, May 12

  • Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Maifest all day, featuring live music, stein hoisting competitions and more at Schulz Bräu Brewing, 11:00 am – 1:00 am
  • Animal Communication with Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm, $50 – $85
  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Live Music, noon, FREE!

 

Saturday, May 13

Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, April 2023

Sunday, May 14

 

Monday, May 15 

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Little History Lessons: Mining, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10, RSVP
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Creamery Station / Stella Prince, 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
  • 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
  • Showing: Serial Mom / OVA Extreme Anime Series, 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
  • Staged Reading: Perfect, Quiet Place by The Word Players, The Square Room, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! but donations welcome
  • Pulp Love, The Hoones, & Fern @ The Birdhouse, 7:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Broadway Academy, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Mike Baggetta / Ryan Clackner, 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)
  • Buffalo Kings, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Late-Nite Breakfast at Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, May 16

  • Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Aug 2023
  • 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: East Tennessee Bluegrass Association / Arum Rae, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Night at the Museum: YPK Specialty Social Hour, East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, free – $10
  • The Students of the UT String Project, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 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, Tuesday Concerts on the Square: Vance Thompson Quartet, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Fitzcarraldo, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Drag Bingo at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
  • Chattanooga Red Wolves @ One Knoxville SC, Regal Soccer Stadium, 7:30 pm
  • Princess Goes, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $55
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Buffalo Kings, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

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