Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/9 – 7/18/2023)

Owner Elizabeth Grant, Artisan Woodworking and Design Gallery, 810 Tyson Street, Knoxville, June 2023
Cormac McCarthy Celebration, James Agee Park, Knoxville, July 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, July 9

 

Monday, July 10

  • Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through July 31
  • 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)
  • Dreams: Everyone Probably Dreams, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • Final Day: Call for Artists: Dogwood Regional Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am, $15
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pistol Creek Catch of the Day, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • Civil War Walking Tour, East Tennessee History Center, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, $17 – $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)
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • 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
  • 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
  • Monthly Parkridge Neighborhood meeting, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm
  • All Over the Page – “Death in Mud Lick,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Showing: Past Lives / I Know What You Did Last Summer, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • FwF Monday Cornhole week 4, Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm, RSVP
  • Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Caleb Sherrod, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Mike Stover, Dog Fraud (Josh Wright, Maggie Brannon, Steve Gigante), The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Music Masters, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through July 31)
  • JT Horne @ Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Roller Hockey MONDAY edition, Change Center, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Max Kaplan Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, July 11

  • 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
  • “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
  • Civil War Walking Tour, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, $17 – $25, RSVP
  • 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: Crawdaddy Jones Trio, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Rising Tide Knoxville July Meet-Up: Self Care for Entrepreneurs, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Bridal Open House, Vow’d Weddings, 11 Market Square, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • History Happy Hour: Historic Fort Sanders presented by The Knoxville History Project, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, FREE!
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Ijams Sustainability Fair: Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry, 6:00 pm, FREE!
  • 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
  • Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Showing: Past Lives, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • Jazz @ the Emporium: Jon Hamar, Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Drag Bingo at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, RSVP
  • Latin Dance Lessons, HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • One Knoxville SC vs North Carolina FC, Regal Soccer Stadium, 2317 Stephenson Dr, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm, $12 – $60
  • Opening Show: Drag BINGO @ Fly By Night, 906 Sevier Ave, Ste 126, 7:30 pm, $10
  • Comedy! Jeff Blank, Liz Brooks, Hunter Roberts, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Max Kaplan Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Artisan Woodworking and Design Gallery, 810 Tyson Street, Knoxville, June 2023

Wednesday, July 12

 

Thursday, July 13

 

Friday, July 14

  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Westwend, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Summer Block Party, Brick & Mortar Properties, 900 E Hill Ave, Ste 110, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
  • Weekly Yappy Hour at Barrelhouse, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
  • Live Music Fridays: Alicia Harvey, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Mic Harrison And The High Score Acoustic Happy Hour at The Corner Lounge, 6:30 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly Friday Fun Run, Pour Taproom, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • david kline’s experimental short film “thought in reality” and jean-luc godard’s short “hail, sarajevo,” with introduction & post-viewing discussion, lowercase books, 7:00 pm, free
  • Showing: Once Upon a Time in America / Who Killed Captain Alex, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
  • Matilda Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
  • 45/Rpm, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Cale Charney @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Return of THE JOES w/ Reckless Threat, VERN, Low Season & No Asylum, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 pm, $10
  • Footloose presented by The WordPlayers, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22 – $30
  • Haynes/Hamar/Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Ben Donaldson, Charlie Allen, Here Comes Bobby, Tremendous Slouch, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Knox Pride Trivia Night @ South Press, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $10 suggested donation
  • Rumours: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $27.75, RSVP
  • TBA / Soulfinger at Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm 
  • Marigold Thieves / Joey’s Van, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
  • Shadowgrass, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $5
  • Mike McGill and the Refills Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
  • Momentum: DOMii, Barrelhouse, 10:00 pm – 2:45 am, $15

 

Saturday, July 15

Owner Elizabeth Grant, Artisan Woodworking and Design Gallery, 810 Tyson Street, Knoxville, June 2023

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 
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, 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
  • The Music Masters, 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!
  • 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!
  • 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, $95 – $105, RSVP
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Soul Project, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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