Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/4 – 6/13/2023)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, June 4

 

Monday, June 5

  • 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) 
  • June Show, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • June Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • June Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 
  • Little History Lessons: Telephones, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, $8 – $10
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Merrill Miller / Johnny Burgin, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Online: Mighty Musical Monday featuring house organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Tennessee Theatre, noon
  • Meet and discuss issues with Raymond Hutzler, Next Level Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Knox Brew Stories LIVE at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 5:30 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: Lynch/Oz | Wild at Heart, 6:10 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • FwF Monday Cornhole Kick-off Week 1, Elst Brewing Company, 6:15 pm, $40 – $50, RSVP
  • St. Innocent Wine Dinner, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $97, RSVP
  • Weekly Patio Jams, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • Mimi Terry Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $28 – $88, RSVP
  • Weekly Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Square Dancers, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Out Series: Fluxfest, Dennis Sullivan, 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
  • Late Night Breakfast at Yee-Haw Brewing, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, June 6

Wednesday, June 7

  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • 31st Annual Southern Fried Poetryn Slam, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through June 10)
  • Weekly Story Thyme, The ECO Garden at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 am – 11:30 am (through Oct 18), $5, RSVP 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cigar Box Serenaders, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Monsters Made with Love, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm, $26, RSVP
  • Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • A Storied Supper: Celebrating 20 Years of the Market Square Farmers’ Market with Nourish Knoxville, Mabry-Hazen House, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $75 – $1,200, RSVP
  • Open Mic at Geezers Brewery, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Easy Rider Forks of the River, Mead’s Quarry, 6:00 pm
  • Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
  • Wednesday Karaoke & Drag Nights, South Press, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Weekly Rooftop Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $5, RSVP recommended
  • Wednesday Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Private Whiskey Tasting: Jeptha Creed Distillery @ The Oak Room by Abridged, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $65, RSVP
  • Showing: Sanctuary / Falcon Lake, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Chess Club at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • The Big Lebowski Trivia Night at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
  • Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $5
  • Springboard Comedy Open Mic, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Cigar Box Serenaders, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Geezers Brewery, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am, weekly through Nov 29
Photo by Holly Rainey, Nourish Moves Participants, Market Square Famers’ Market, May 2023

Thursday, June 8

 

Friday, June 9

  • 31st Annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – midnight (daily through June 10), $20
  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Gangstagrass, noon, FREE!
  • Civil War Walking Tour, East Tennessee History Center, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $17 – $25, RSVP
  • Showing: Lynch/Oz | Sanctuary, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm / 6:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • First Friday on the Second Friday at South Press, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Saturday, June 10

Nourish Knoxville, Market Square Famers’ Market, May 2023

Sunday, June 11

 

Monday, June 12 

  • 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
  • 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)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Judy Chops, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • Auditions for upcoming production of Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Auditions for “And Then There Were None,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 8:00 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
  • Showing: Lynch/Oz | Eraserhead, Central Cinema, 6:10 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • All Over the Page – “Nothing to See Here,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, 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
  • The Explorers Club, staged reading by The WordPlayers, The Square Room, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Out Series: Ryan Dunaway, David Kline, Majid Araim, 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)
  • Karen Jonas, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Late-Nite Breakfast at Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, June 13

  • 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
  • Dino Explorers Summer Camp, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (daily through June 16), $100
  • 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!
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Literary Libations: Sips & Signatures in the Peter Kern Library, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $18
  • Genealogy Workshop: Autosomal DNA for Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • “Inside of Knoxville” with Alan Sims and Jack Neely: History Talks by Knoxville History Project, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Basic Maintenance: Routine Tasks, Tennessee Valley Bicycles, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Showing: TBA, Central Cinema, 6:00 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: Mark Boling Trio Life, 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
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Ayca, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Brendan Abernathy, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!