Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/20 – 8/29/2023)

Irish Fest, Vine Avenue, Knoxville, August 2023
Shrimp Po-Boy, Fred’s Beans and Rice, 421 Union Avenue, Knoxville, August 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, August 20

 

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: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure / OldBoy, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • UT Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 15)
  • 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
  • Audacious Black Freedom Dreams, an installation by BLACKMAU, Ewing Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm), through Oct 29
  • 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
  • Legit Music Bingo w/ Cassie @ The Hub: Taylor Swift Edition, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
  • 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
Keyur (Krish) Patel, Co-Owner of Ian’s Market, 145 South Gay Street, Knoxville, August 2023

Wednesday, August 23

 

Thursday, August 24

 

Friday, August 25

  • WDVX Big Plate Special: MamaFuma, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Tall Man Toys & Comics invades Creepycon 2023! Knoxville Convention Center, noon (daily through Aug 27, 8:00 pm)

 

Saturday, August 26

Irish Fest, Vine Avenue, Knoxville, August 2023

Sunday, August 27

 

Monday, August 28

  • 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 
  • Audacious Black Freedom Dreams, an installation by BLACKMAU, Ewing Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm), through Oct 29
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • “Finding Schifrah – The Journey of a Dutch Holocaust Child Survivor,” Presentation by Author Sonja DuBois, Addison’s Bookstore, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Neographics, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
  • Weekly LBE Monday Shop Ride, LB Endurance Lab, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Showing: The Breakfast Club / OldBoy, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:10 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
  • The Phantom of the Opera – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • KHC Presents: Rig Time!, SLUGS, The Extinct, and Democide @Remedy Coffee, 6:30 pm, $10 – $15
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 15)
  • Out Series: Danny Kamins, Jamison Williams, Adam Lion, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Terry Washington, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • mixtape drop and Tour times and birrhday bash, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 29

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Larry and Joe, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Doug Wilhite @ Frank & George’s in Marble City Market, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Junk Journal: Textures, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, 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: OldBoy, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Volunteer Meet Up (VS), Knox Pride, 6:30 pm
  • 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 Bill Bares Trio, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Latin Dance Lessons, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • Inaugural Beer Dinner: Orange & White, Yee-Haw Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $35, RSVP
  • Guest Artists: Young Kim, Lin He, & Arisia Gilmore; piano & violin, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT’s Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 7:30 pm
  • Election Night Watch Party with Debbie Helsley for City Council @ Redbud Kitchen, 7:30 pm
  • Larry & Joe, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Watches, Duck Butter, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm