Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/18 – 6/27/2023)

"Desire, Tree of Life" by Richard Jolley (Photo by Luke Frazier)
“Desire, Tree of Life” by Richard Jolley (Photo by Luke Frazier)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

 

Sunday, June 18

 

Monday, June 19

  • 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) 
  • Paper Gardens, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • June Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • Juneteenth: Special Heritage Exhibit, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm FREE!
  • June Exhibitions, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • Juneteenth Celebration: Slow Ride / Vintage Market / Community Showcase at The Bottom, 10:00 am – noon / 11:00 am – 4:00 pm / 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Juneteenth Parade & Party at Hardy, Dr Walter Hardy Memorial Park, 10:00 am
  • And Then I Became Free: Stories of Emancipation at Mabry-Hazen House, 10:30 am / noon / 1:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ghost Town Blues Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Final Day: Jolene’s, A Dolly Parton Popup Bar benefiting Imagination Library at Brother Wolf, 4:00 pm – closing
  • $5,000 Crown Pitch Competition for Black Entrepreneurs, Old City Performing Arts Center, 6:00 pm
  • 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
  • Showing: Goldfinger / O.V.A. Anime Extreme, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • The Music Masters, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • Braden Jones Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Weekly Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Square Dancers, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Out Series: Thought In Reality (Live Film Performance): David Kline, Jake Smith, Brandon Beavers, Matt Nelson, Adam Lion, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration Show at Club XYZ, 10:00 pm – midnight, FREE!

 

Tuesday, June 20

  • Art Masters Summer Camp, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, daily through June 23, $60 -$120
  • Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 22
  • Summertime on the Hill: Young Ladies’ Summer Camp, Mabry-Hazen House, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm (daily through June 22), $75 -$90, RSVP
  • “Eco Tone: Courtney Egan Featuring Collaborations with Natori Green,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Aug 27
  • Early Years Walking Tour, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – noon, $14 – $20
  • Dolly Art Show 2023, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Cindy Marrazzo / Charlotte Brindleys, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Garden Buzz, UT Gardens Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Neighborhood Happy Hour, Baker Creek Bottoms, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • An Author Event Featuring Rachel Louise Martin, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Imposter Syndrome Workshop with Catherine Porth, Change Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free – $25
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 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: The Last Dragon | Lynch/Oz, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:50 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Latin Dance Lessons, Square Dancers, 828 Tulip St, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Concerts on the Square: Taber Gable Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm
  • Brit Floyd, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $40 – $80, RSVP
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 
The Local Smokey, June 2023

Wednesday, June 21

 

Thursday, June 22

  • Writers ‘Round Knoxville, Awaken Coffee 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through July 13)
  • Exit 65 on the Swerve! Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm
  • Showing: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Open Poetry Share, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Baywatch Ben: The Ben Franklins You Never Knew, Addison’s, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $25, RSVP 
  • Willa Mae with Second Rodeo at Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm
  • Tinker Bell, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
  • Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Weekly Mark Boling TRIO LIFE on the ROOFTOP! Hyatt Place Knoxville – Downtown, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Pyrex, Steaks, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Trashy Annie, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Damn Tall Buildings, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Phenomenal Fireflies, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $12, RSVP
  • Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm

 

Friday, June 23

  • Live Music Fridays: Von Musik, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • The Liminal Plan Launch Party, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $100, RSVP
  • Showing: La La Land, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Hip Hop Class: Waacking, Broadway Academy, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, pay what you can
  • Tinker Bell, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
  • Diva Karaoke, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Tony & Mary Negron, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Hank Williams Jr, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $34 – $275, RSVP
  • T. Michael Branner, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Rockinfellerz at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Rica Chica / Poster Child, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm 
  • Live Skull, Chatter, TBA, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
  • Solstice / Wicked Garden / Skyway 61, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 9:45 pm / 11:45 pm
  • Early James, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $5
  • The Crossjacks Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!

 

Saturday, June 24

The Overlook, W. Hill Ave. Hosts Kathie and Tom Goldsby, Downtown Home Tour, June 2023

Sunday, June 25

 

Monday, June 26 

  • Nature Art Camp at UT Gardens, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (daily through June 30), $215 – $245, RSVP
  • 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 
  • Paper Garden Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • June Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • June Exhibitions, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • Call for Artists: Dogwood Regional Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am (daily through July 10), $15
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • Bowliversary: Celebrating 7 Years! Maple Hall, 4:00 pm (daily through July 2)
  • Customer Appreciation Day, Maple Hall, 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • 2023 Tennessee Elder Justice Conference, Crowne Plaza, 4:00 pm (continues daily through June 29, 4:30 pm), $50 – $5,000, RSVP
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices at, 17 Market Square, #201, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Death Comes For The Archbishop – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • 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 (weekly through July 24)
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Beginner Sushi Class, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm, starting at $50, RSVP
  • Showing: Midsommar Director’s Cut, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Moss Wall Workshop with Oglewood Avenue, Maker Exchange, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $65, RSVP
  • Parker Bakkall, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Weekly Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Music Masters, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • An Evening With Yo La Tengo, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40 – $60
  • Mal Nombre, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, June 27

  • Jurassic Kids Camp, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 11:00 am (daily through June 3029), $60, RSVP
  • Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
  • 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
  • “Eco Tone: Courtney Egan Featuring Collaborations with Natori Green,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Aug 27
  • Cindy Marrazzo / Charlotte Brindleys, 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: La La Land / Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 5:45 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • 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: Ken Brown Quartet, Historic 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
  • What’s on TV, Patchwork, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • The Smokers Club / Civil Strife, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm

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