Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/25 – 7/4/2023)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

 

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)
  • “Prints by UT Knoxville Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff,” UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through Aug 30)
  • 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: Patterson Barrett / Matt Foster, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • Cormac McCarthy “Suttree” Literary Walking Tour, East Tennessee History Center, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $14 – $20, RSVP
  • L.L.Bean Bootmobile at The Mast Store of Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • 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)
  • Roller Hockey MONDAY edition, Change Center, 8:00 pm, $10
  • An Evening With Yo La Tengo, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40 – $60
  • Faun Fables with Alice Galerina and the Tyranny of Quantum Mechanics,  The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Mal Nombre, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, June 27

  • Green Industry Day, UT Gardens Knoxville and Brehm Animal Science Building, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, $15 – $25
  • Jurassic Kids Camp, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 11:00 am (daily through June 3029), $60, RSVP
  • Fifty-Four Faces, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sun, through July 6)
  • 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)
  • Dolly Art Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through July 30
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michelle Malone and Sarah Peacock, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Hip-Hop TikTok Camp / Contemporary African Dance, Broadway Academy, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm / 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $15 – $30
  • Child Safety Seat Checkpoints, 917 E. Fifth, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Showing: La La Land, Central Cinema, 5:45 pm, $5 – $10
  • Final Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm, $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
  • Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $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

Wednesday, June 28

 

Thursday, June 29

 

Friday, June 30

  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Blue Mother Tupelo, noon, FREE!
  • StretchLab Pop-up, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Live Music Fridays: Ryan Clark, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Friday Night Live presents The Royal Hounds, The Concourse, 6:00 pm, $10 – $15
  • Weekly Friday Fun Run, Pour Taproom, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Top Gun / Blue Velvet, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Solstice Band at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
  • Stay Crafty Night Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Pride Jam at The Bottom, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, donation-based, $10 suggested
  • Alex & The Animals, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Boot Scootin’ Boogie Nights – ’90s Country Tribute at Yee Haw Brewing, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
  • Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Rey+Karen, Calhoun’s Restaurant on the River, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Jon Petry @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Tim Young, The Square Room, 7:30 pm / 9:30 pm, $20 – $100
  • Kevin Krapf Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Summer Movie Magic: A League Of Their Own, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Alicia Harvey / Liz Kelley Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm 
  • Truth of the Matter / Joey’s Van, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm 11:30 pm
  • The Captain Rons, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $5
  • Silent Disco in the Maple Room, Maple Hall, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
  • Redd with Bonner Black Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!

 

Saturday, July 1

Sunday, July 2

 

Monday, July 3

  • Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through July 31
  • Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! / Final Day: 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 
  • July Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • July Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • “Prints by UT Knoxville Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff,” UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon – Fri, through Aug 30)
  • July 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
  • Mighty Music Monday: With House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, joined by the John T. O’Connor Singing Seniors! Tennessee Theatre, noon
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • 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: Blue Velvet / Mulholland Drive, 6:00 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • FwF Monday Cornhole week 4, Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm, RSVP
  • The Music Masters, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • Live Jones, 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, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Pilot Fireball Moonlight Classic 5k and Firecracker Kid’s Mile, Neyland Dr, 8:00 pm, $15 – $35, RSVP
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Creamery Station at Yee Haw Brewing, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, July 4

  • 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
  • Fifty-Four Faces, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sun, through July 6)
  • “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
  • JDolly Art Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through July 30
  • July Exhibits, 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!
  • Showing: Top Gun / Top Gun, Central Cinema, 1:30 pm / 4:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Festival on the 4th, World’s Fair Park, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Fourth of July on Mabry’s Hill, Mabry-Hazen House, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $15
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • 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: Ken Brown Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy – Summer of Laughs, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
  • KSO Independence Day Concert @ World’s Fair Park, 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm
  • NO SHOW – July 4: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 
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