Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/27 – 9/5/2023)

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City Skyline, Knoxville, April 2020
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and Knoxville Skyline, 2014

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

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!
  • Grand Opening, Shelia’s Creative Styles, 4:00 pm
  • “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
  • Free Creative Movement & Ballet Trial Class / Free Pre-Ballet II Trial Class / Free Tap I/Musical Theater I Trial Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm / 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! But 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
  • Zouk @ Double S (Back to School SPECIAL!), The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $7 – $10
  • 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!
  • Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
  • 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

Knoxville Skyline at Night, October 2022

Wednesday, August 30

 

Thursday, August 31

 

Friday, September 1

Saturday, September 2

City Skyline, Knoxville, April 2020

Sunday, September 3

 

Monday, September 4

  • Labor Day Sunflower Project, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm {Mon-Fri), through Sep 29nn
  • September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • “In Conversation: Will Wilson,” McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Dec 2)
  • Frutos Latinos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, joined by Ben Kreider and Andy LeGrand, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • 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: King Coal / Sorcerer, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Live Jazz, 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, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Ladies Learn Latin Dancing, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $10
  • Chill Fusion Doubleheader with the Merlin’s Nest, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Imelda Marcos with Wage Worker and Rat Punch, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10

Tuesday, September 5

 

  • September 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
  • Enhanced Homeschool: Rocks and Fossils, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, $5, RSVP
  • 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
  • Patrick Deason & Dennis Sabo, 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)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: King Coal, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Doug Wilhite @ Frank & George’s in Marble City Market, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Knitted Amulet Bag and Beers for Experienced Beginners by Craft Appalachia, Pretentious Beer Co, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, donation-based, RSVP
  • KHC Presents: Mugshot, Disarmer, Every Promise Kept, and Melee at Remedy, Remedy Coffee, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $12, RSVP
  • Distinguished Energy & Environment Lecture: A Conversation on the Future of Nuclear Energy in the United States, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium – 103, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • 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
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Concerts on the Square: Jazz Tuesdays with the Larry Vincent Quartet, Outdoor Stage at Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Millstone branch boys, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Latin Dance Lessons, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $20
  • Drag BINGO @ Fly By Night, 906 Sevier Ave, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Chill Fusion Doubleheader with the Merlin’s Nest, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
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