Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/16 – 7/25/2023)

Amrita Devi by Charles Pilkey, Krutch Park, Knoxville, July 2023
Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 418 South Gay Street, Knoxville, July 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, July 16

 

Monday, July 17

  • Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through July 31
  • Knoxville Watercolor Society Exhibit, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Mon – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Jungle All the Way Camp at UT Gardens – Knoxville, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (daily through July 21), $210 – $245, RSVP
  • Paper Gardens, 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)
  • Feel The Beat Art Show Artwork Display, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm (Mon – Thu) / 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (Fri) / 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), daily through July 28
  • Dreams: Everyone Probably Dreams HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • Summer Clearance Sale, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily except Sundays through July 26)
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Colin Fowlie, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Paint Class! Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm, $25, RSVP
  • Sara Whitt Exhibit, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Mon – Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri – Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
  • 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
  • Summer French Wine Dinner, Koyo Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $150, RSVP
  • Showing: Hackers / OVA Extreme Anime Series, 6:10 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints and 865 Running, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • The Music Masters: Vinyl Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • UTK Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Will Yager, Hunter Deacon, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Meet Your State Representative, Gloria Johnson, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Soul Project, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, July 18

  • 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
  • Artwork of Leesa Osburn, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues – Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat)
  • “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
  • 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
  • Jennifer Lindsay & Pamela Salyer, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wild Blue Yonder, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Villephonic @Elst Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
  • Showing: Once Upon in Uganda / Past Lives, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:20 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Jazz at the Emporium Featuring Margherita Fava, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Latin Dance Lessons, HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations (Touring), Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $66 – $105, RSVP
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Soul Project, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 
Trains in Downtown Knoxville (Photos by Luke Frazier)

Wednesday, July 19

 

Thursday, July 20

 

Friday, July 21

 

Saturday, July 22

Amrita Devi by Charles Pilkey, Krutch Park, Knoxville, July 2023

Sunday, July 23

 

Monday, July 24 

  • Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through July 31
  • Cook’s Camp at UT Gardens Knoxville, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (daily through July 28), $225 – $245, RSVP
  • Paper Gardens, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • July 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)
  • Feel The Beat Art Show Artwork Display, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm (Mon – Thu) / 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (Fri) / 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), daily through July 28
  • Summer Clearance Sale, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily except Sundays through July 26)
  • Dreams: Everyone Probably Dreams, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: KC Campbell / Vaden Landers, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • Paint Class! Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm, $25, RSVP
  • Final Day: Book Fair, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
  • Sara Whitt Exhibit, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Mon – Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri – Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun) 
  • 2023 Mayoral Forum @ The Historic McMillan/Reese Chapel, Historic Knoxville College, 5:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles – 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
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints and 865 Running, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Graham Monroe Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Mayhem Bin Mayhem, Andrew Mccoy / Nick Jernigan, Eric Lee / Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Music Masters, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Florry, Yer Flowers, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10

 

Tuesday, July 25

  • Artwork of Leesa Osburn, Lox Salon, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Tues – Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat)
  • 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
  • Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
  • “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
  • Jennifer Lindsay & Pamela Salyer, 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: Jimmy Touzel / Sara Jean Kelley, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • National Hire a Veteran Day – Take a Tour Career Fair, UT Medical Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • East TN State Health Plan Focus Group, UT Conference Center, Room 406, 600 Henley Street, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Hidden Rivers Showing & Pint Night, Yee-Haw Brewing, 5:00 pm
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Financial Education Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E 5th Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • TDOT DBE Region 1 Recruitment Informational Event, Public Works Service Center, Community Room 3131, Morris Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking Presents Surviving Sex Trafficking, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, FREE!
  • Music Bingo w/ Cassie: 80s Summer Edition @ Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Latin Dance Lessons, HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • Jazz at the Emporium Featuring Sam Adams, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm
  • IJAMS SUNSET SERIES: A Summer Smorgasbord of Stories, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Bored Teachers Comedy Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $50
  • Lost Sound Dept, Duck Butter, Flkl, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Jake Xerxes Fussell, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $15
  • ZZ Top, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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