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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, August 13
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Final Day: Nourish Knoxville and Market Square Farmers’ Market’s 20 For 20 Restaurant Week @ A Dopo, Bubbles & Cream, Crafty Bastard (both locations), Cruze Farm (Downtown location ONLY), Emilia, Fly By Night, Frothy Monkey, Good Golly Tamale, Hard Knox Pizza (all locations), K Brew (Downtown location ONLY), Osteria Stella, Post Modern Spirits, Potchke, Printshop Beer Co, Tern Club, and Wild Love Bakehouse
- BrickUniverse LEGO® Fan Expo, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm / 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $13 – $25
- Big Asses Music Fest, Birdhouse Knoxville, noon – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Self-Care Sunday Yoga with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- An Author Event featuring Denton Loving & Sylvia Woods, Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Summer Movie Magic: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, $8 – $10
- Showing: Film on Film presents a special screening of Clarence Brown’s forgotten masterpiece, The Goose Woman (16MM with live score), Central Cinema, 3:00 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Showing: Talk to Me / Shiva Baby, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 7:30 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Weekly Sunday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Final Performance of Knoxville Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15 – $51, RSVP
- The Shootouts, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, August 14
- Jordan Abba, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Mon – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- August Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- August 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)
- August Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Shootouts, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Plant Trolley at Barrelhouse, 4:00 pm
- Quick Study Painting: Barn in the Valley, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm, $36, RSVP
- Weekly LBE Monday Shop Ride, LB Endurance Lab, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Showing: Talk to Me / Shiva Baby, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- All Over the Page: “The Mercies,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Graham Moore, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Queer Cinema Club @ Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Jake Smith, Margarita Fava / Braden Jones / Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Contra Dance ft. Playing with Fyre, Laurel Theater, 7:30 – 11:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Baked Shrimp, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Ben McLaughlin & The Mystic Marauders / DD Island / Jorden Albright, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
Tuesday, August 15
- 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
- August Show, 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
- AMG Potters & Lynda Tenpenny, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Summer Small Exhibition Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- Selections from the Collection of Sylvia and Jan Peters, Tr-Star Arts, Candoro Marble, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Aug 26)
- GRAND OPENING! Fred Beans & Rice: Cajun Kitchen, Knox Brew Hub, 11:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Guy Marshall, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Access Bars Mini Sessions with Megan Adair, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Doug Wilhite @ Frank & George’s in Marble City Market, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Smartphone Photography 101, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26)
- Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26), FREE!
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
- Showing: Shiva Baby, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Disc Golf Putting Social, Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 19)
- Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Jazz at the Emporium Featuring Kenneth Brown, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Drag Bingo at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, FREE! RSVP suggested
- Latin Dance Lessons, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
- An Evening with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50 – $125
- Ken Mujo With Stupid Future and Weird Ian & The Restless Legs, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Talk to Me, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm, $7 – $12
- Baked Shrimp, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, August 16
- Knox Writers Presents: Monthly Write-in, 17 Market Square, #101, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Story Thyme, The ECO Garden at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (weekly through Oct 25), free – $5
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: A Tale of Two, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Showing: Old Boy, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Clarence Brown Film Festival / Clarence Brown Film Festival, multiple locations in and around downtown Knoxville and UT, (daily from 5:30 pm today through Aug 20, 7:00 pm)
- Clarence Brown Film Festival: Happy Holler Happy Hour and Walking Tour, start at Central Flats and Taps, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- August Neighborhood Association Meeting by Old City Knoxville, Old City Performing Arts Center, 5:30 pm
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Knox Pride Presents: Wednesday Karaoke & Drag Nights, South Press, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Hayden Bright, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Earth Talk & Knoxville Regenerative Co-Op Meetup, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Speed Dating Party in August! Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- Wednesday Open Mic Singer Songwriter night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm
- Chess Club at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Aug 30)
- Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Parks & Rec Trivia Night at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
- FwF August New Member Meetup at Craft Axe Throwing Downtown, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Learn Latin Dancing @ the Double S wine bar, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Black Power Rangers Comedy Tour Live! Central Cinema, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $18, RSVP
- Oneida, Lan Line, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $50, RSVP
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- The Smokers Club at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, August 17
- Avenues to Greater DE&I in Public Relations Practice, Scripps Convergence Lab 1345 Circle Park Drive #Suite 402, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $20 – $30, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Will Kruger / Crimson Calamity + Paul Bellanton, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Lunch & Learn: Classic and Pre-Code Hollywood, East Tennessee History Center noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Exhibit: Vibe – Textile, Thread, Color, Lilienthal Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm (Thur-Sun), through Aug 27
- Hair Tinsel @New Moon Rising Gifts & Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Opening Reception of “In Conversation: Will Wilson,” McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (runs Tue-Sat, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Dec 2)
- The Southern Steel Band, Ale’Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Final Writers ‘Round: Knoxville! Awaken Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Company & Cocktails: A One Knox Pre-game Party, Balter Beerworks, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- In-person/Zoom: Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents “Clarence Brown’s Hometown” with Jack Neely, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP for Zoom link
- Showing: Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents “Smouldering Fires” (16MM with live score), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Concerts on the Square – Candela Knox, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Duckhorn Wine Dinner by Marble City Kitchen and The Firefly at Hilton Knoxville, 7:00 pm, $149, RSVP
- Old Gods of Appalachia: “The Price of Progress,” Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $35 – $55, RSVP
- Jig n Reel Social by Zelmar Grotto, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm
- The Dab Show: Comedy Under The Influence, eVape Tavern & Dispensary, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $10, RSVP
- BIG DOG Concert in the Grove, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Irish 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 (Thursdays through Sep 27)
- Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- William Tyler & The Impossible Truth, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Showing: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Transcendent, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
Friday, August 18
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Lunch & Learn: Clarence Brown’s Films, East Tennessee History Center noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Bowling For Girls benefiting Girls Inc of Tennessee Valley, Maple Hall, noon – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Guided Tour: ETHC Feature Exhibition “Lights! Camera! East Tennessee!” East Tennessee History Center, 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Tattoo Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm (daily through Aug 20), $20 – $40, RSVP
- Showing: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents Clarence Brown: Hollywood Great (Keynote address), UT Hodges Library Auditorium, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- 2nd Knoxville Photographers Meetup by Ann Barber and Photographers for Photo Group info sharing, Market Square, 6:00 pm
- RGK Summer Supper Club with Pastabilities & amy treats at Potchke, 318 N Gay St, #103, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Friday Night Live presents The Deltas, The Concourse, 6:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Live Music Fridays: Corey Zink, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents Behind-the-scenes tours, Clarence Brown Theatre, 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm, FREE!
- Alive After Five 2023 Season Finale: “A Modern Tribute to Motown Soul!” Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, free – $25
- Showing: The Room (with special guest Greg Sestero), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
- Auditions for “Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Movies Under the Stars: Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $10 – $36, RSVP
- Slade Adams @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Ruben Levi Rhodes / Lady Viper, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents National Velvet (1944) – Outdoor screening, Clarence Brown Theatre Plaza, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Alicia Harvey with John Puckett, The Local Smokey, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Last Chance, Louise / The Kyle Lacy Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Battling Knights: Nashville Armored Combat, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 pm
- Salsa ON2 Workshop and Social, The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Dale & Jodi Jones – Marriage Is a Joke, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $40, RSVP
- Kansas: Another Fork in the Road – 50th Anniversary Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $60 – $125
- The Menzingers with Prince Daddy & the Hyena, and Mercy Union, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $36.51, RSVP
- Watson Twins: HOLLER Tour!, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $5
- Hatfield’s Heathens Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
- Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, August 19
- United Knoxville Inasmuch Day, First Baptist Knoxville, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- History Hootenanny, East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- WORKSHOP: This Is TAMIS (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image & Sound), East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Macrame + Weaving: Macraweave Air Plant Hanger, Knoxville Arts Center, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- Used Book Sale at the History Hootenanny, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Brew Like A Boss, The Tea Bar at Addison’s, 10:00 am – 10:55 am (Saturdays through Aug 19)
- Day of Action to Reelect Amelia Parker! 2425 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Summer Tree ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, $15, RSVP
- A Meet & Greet with Greg Phelps MD, Union Ave Books, 10:00 am – noon
- Plant Health Monitoring — How YOU Can Help! UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, FREE! but RSVP
- GENEALOGY SESSIONS: Find Your Leaf on Family Search’s GIGANTIC Family Tree, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- TOUR: Introduction to the ETHC, East Tennessee History Center, 11:00 am, FREE!
- 20th Annual International Food Festival, World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, $1 – $100, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Holland Brothers / Jay Brown One Man Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents The Yearling (1946), Historic Tennessee Theatre, noon – 2:00 pm, FREE!
- Marble City Summer Vibes Shoot, The Double S Wine Bar, noon – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville’s 4th Anniversary Party, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, noon – midnight
- Knoxville Tattoo Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, noon – 11:00 pm (continues Aug 20), $20 – $40, RSVP
- Black Creatives Meetup: Sewing 101, The Bottom, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm, $12 – $15
- TAKE ACTION! Eco-Printing & Natural Dyes with Museum of Infinite Outcomes, Ijams Nature Center Visitor Center, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $95, RSVP
- WORKSHOP: Beginning Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- August Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Beetles, Bees & Butterflies: Oh My!, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- Lama Norgyal Visits Knoxville, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (continues Aug 20), $30 – $60, or pay what you can
- Moon Market Sound Bath, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 4:00 pm, $10 suggested donation
- Showing: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents Anna Karenina (1935), Historic Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, FREE!
- Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Sunsphere Gala benefiting Village Reach for Keller Williams YP Knox 2023 Relaunch, Sunsphere, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $60, RSVP
- En Blanc: 4th Annual White Party, The Double S Wine Bar, 6:00 pm, $15 – $200, RSVP
- Mighty Blue @ Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Mal Nombre at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Kaleb Mullins & The Witness, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Brandle Rain Band, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: The Room (with special guest Greg Sestero), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents the rare feature, The Signal Tower (1924), Historic Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
- 3D Shadows, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- New Flava: J.Bu$H, Gray Jackson, Emvn, Caysen Skies, Motorcity Jones, The Productz, 8:00 pm, The Pilot Light, $10
- Seth Winters / Zyx, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Willy Tea Taylor and the Turkey Buzzards Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Salsa Saturday @ Regas Square Events, 8:00 pm – midnight, $10
- The 25th Hour Live at eVape Tavern, 9:00 pm
- The Psycodelics, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
- Aaron Carter LIVE at The Local Smokey, 10:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, August 20
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- AMBC South Loop Joy Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 9:00 am – noon, FREE! but RSVP
- Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, $30, RSVP
- Knoxville Brunch Club (All White Affair), Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, noon – 4:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- Final Day: Knoxville Tattoo Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, noon – 7:00 pm, $20 – $40, RSVP
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Memorial Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Self-Care Sunday Yoga with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents Panel Discussion: Views on Intruder in the Dust, East Tennessee History Center, 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm, FREE!
- An Author Event featuring Meagan Lucas, Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Lama Norgyal Visits Knoxville, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $30 – $60, or pay what you can
- August slides, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents Intruder in the Dust (1949), Historic Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Huck Finn, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Monthly Bluegrass Jam at Ijams with ETNBA, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Rus’ Romper Room August Edition, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 pm
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17), FREE!
- Showing: Old Boy, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Dog Days Of Summer: End of Summer Bash! Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Clarence Brown Film Festival Presents The Eagle (1925) with live music, Historic Tennessee Theatre, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Weekly Sunday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- KHC and Cloudeater Present: Massa Nera, Black Matter Device, Rat Punch, DNR, and Bloomingseason! Remedy Coffee, 6:30 pm, $10 – $15
- Showing: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Roger Miller (from Mission of Burma), The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, August 21
- Jordan Abba, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Mon – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- August Exhibitions, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- August 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)
- “In Conversation: Will Wilson,” McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Dec 2)
- August Show, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Little History Lessons: Sequoyah, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, $8 – $10
- Barrelhouse Barbie Pop-up! Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 9:00 pm (daily through Aug 30)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon
- Auditions for Sense and Sensibility, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- 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
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Showing: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
- UT Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Picasso Gaglione / Darling Darlene / Summer Fuss, David Kline / Chuck Mullican / Jason Roller / Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
- Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Ben McLaughlin & The Mystic Marauders / DD Island / Jorden Albright, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
Tuesday, August 22
- August Shows, 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
- AMG Potters & Lynda Tenpenny, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Summer Small, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- Selections from the Collection of Sylvia and Jan Peters, Tr-Star Arts, Candoro Marble, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Aug 26)
- SBA 70th Anniversary Celebration, hosted by Small Business Administration – TN District Office, Jackson Terminal, 11:00 am – noon, FREE! but RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Doug Wilhite @ Frank & George’s in Marble City Market, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Abstract Vase Silhouette, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26)
- Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26), FREE!
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
- Disc Golf Putting Social, Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 19)
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Succulent Garden Workshop with Oglewood Avenue Plant Shop, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 6:30 pm, $60, RSVP
- Showing: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Jazz at the Emporium Featuring Greg Tardy, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Latin Dance Lessons, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm