Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/17 – 9/26/2023)

Krutch Park Waterfall, Knoxville, September 2023
Krutch Park Waterfall, Knoxville, September 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, September 17

 

Monday, September 18 

  • Call to Artists: Fragile [Group Ceramic Exhibition], Event by Dogwood Arts, starting at $5, deadline Sep 25
  • Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sep 29
  • 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 
  • Little History Lessons: Going to the Doctor, East Tennessee Historical Society, 10:30 am – 11:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Max Muscato / Ella Folk, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • “Thinking with Bees” – UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture with Visiting scholar Joseph Campana (Rice University), John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (rm. 101), 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
  • The Art of Fabric, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $100, RSVP
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Intro to Ballet Mini Sessions, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 23), $15
  • A Most Tolerant Little Town with Dr. Rachel Louise Martin, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm, FREE! 
  • 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: A Boy and His Dog / Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • UT Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • First Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $45 – $85
  • Queer Cinema Club: Fear Street 1978, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 15)
  • Out Series: Joseph Allred / David Kline / Matt Nelson / Jake Smith, Daniel Kimbro, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Queer Cinema Club: 2nd installment of our Fear Street Trilogy, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Vertical Birds, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Second Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 pm, $45 – $85
  • Live Music in the Taproom feat. Corey James Clifton, Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 10:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 19

Partial Coffee and Wine, September 2023

Wednesday, August 20

 

Thursday, September 21

 

Friday, September 22

  • Women in Tech Expo: Grow Better Together! Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, $25 – $200
  • Oktoberfest at Yee-Haw Brewing, 11:00 am
  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Barrett Davis Trio, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • One Piece Knoxville Regionals, Knoxville Convention Center, noon (daily through Sep 24), $20 – $30
  • Tavern Notes: Jason Day Trio outside the Tavern at Maker Exchange, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Oktoberfest– Tapping and Menu Launch, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 pm
  • Let yoUr FreAK fLag FLY!, The Concourse, 5:00 pm, $15

 

Saturday, September 23

Maker City Summit, Septmber 2023

Sunday, September 24

 

Monday, September 25

  • Final Day for Call to Artists: Fragile [Group Ceramic Exhibition], Event by Dogwood Arts, starting at $5, deadline Sep 25
  • Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sep 29
  • September Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • Frutos Latinos, 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
  • Time Management Strategies, Knoxville Area Urban League, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane / Basset, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • “Afrofuturism and Digital Humanities” – UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture, UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, Jack E. Reece Galleria, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Missing Middle Open House, O’Connor Senior Center, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Intro to Ballet Mini Sessions, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 23), $15
  • Chiasmus Reading Series and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP for open mic
  • 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: The Dark Crystal, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 25)
  • Out Series: UT Electroacoustic Ensemble, Picasso Gaglione, Darling Darlene, Summer Fuss, Ryan Dunaway, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Mimi Terry Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Ensemble Knox: UT Chamber Percussion Group, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • The War And Treaty – The Lovers Game Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $26 – $36
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: O.V.A. Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 26

  • 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
  • Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
  • Patrick Deason & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • BLANKET FORT STUDIO. Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Batty Jr / Luke Daniel, Visit Knoxville, noon / 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, FREE!
  • Supply Chain Job and Internship Fair, UT Student Union, Ballroom, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
  • Mary Nietling Exhibition, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
  • Knox Pride Thriftique Presents: Fill-A-Bag Night! Knox Pride, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20
  • Knoxville SOUP Dinner, Church Street United Methodist Church, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $5 suggested donation
  • Ashe Lecture: On Ukraine, the Pro-Western Actor in Eastern Europe, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Rossdafareye @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • The Entrepreneur Juggling Act with Heather Hiscox, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Final Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
  • Community Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
  • Final Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 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
  • Financial Education Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Showing: Threads, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • YPK 101, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Concerts on the Square – Jazz Tuesdays: Shawn Turner & Pinky Ring, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Oktoberfest Beer Dinner, Yee-Haw Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Fall Choral Concert, Ensemble Event, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • Ted Russell Kamp and Matt Woods, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
  • Batty Jr, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Chicago, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $75 – $235
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing:  Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 

 

Sunday, September 17

 

Monday, September 18 

  • Call to Artists: Fragile [Group Ceramic Exhibition], Event by Dogwood Arts, starting at $5, deadline Sep 25
  • Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sep 29
  • 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 
  • Little History Lessons: Going to the Doctor, East Tennessee Historical Society, 10:30 am – 11:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Max Muscato / Ella Folk, Visit Knoxville, noon
  • “Thinking with Bees” – UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture with Visiting scholar Joseph Campana (Rice University), John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (rm. 101), 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
  • The Art of Fabric, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $100, RSVP
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Intro to Ballet Mini Sessions, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 23), $15
  • A Most Tolerant Little Town with Dr. Rachel Louise Martin, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm, FREE! 
  • 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: A Boy and His Dog / Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • UT Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • First Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $45 – $85
  • Queer Cinema Club: Fear Street 1978, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 15)
  • Out Series: Joseph Allred / David Kline / Matt Nelson / Jake Smith, Daniel Kimbro, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Queer Cinema Club: 2nd installment of our Fear Street Trilogy, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Vertical Birds, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Second Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 pm, $45 – $85
  • Live Music in the Taproom feat. Corey James Clifton, Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 10:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 19

 

Wednesday, August 20

 

Thursday, September 21

 

 

Friday, September 22

 

  • Women in Tech Expo: Grow Better Together! Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, $25 – $200
  • Oktoberfest at Yee-Haw Brewing, 11:00 am
  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Barrett Davis Trio, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • One Piece Knoxville Regionals, Knoxville Convention Center, noon (daily through Sep 24), $20 – $30
  • Tavern Notes: Jason Day Trio outside the Tavern at Maker Exchange, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Oktoberfest– Tapping and Menu Launch, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 pm
  • Let yoUr FreAK fLag FLY!, The Concourse, 5:00 pm, $15

Saturday, September 23

 

Sunday, September 24

 

 

Monday, September 25

 

  • Final Day for Call to Artists: Fragile [Group Ceramic Exhibition], Event by Dogwood Arts, starting at $5, deadline Sep 25
  • Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sep 29
  • September Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • Frutos Latinos, 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
  • Time Management Strategies, Knoxville Area Urban League, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane / Basset, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • “Afrofuturism and Digital Humanities” – UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture, UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, Jack E. Reece Galleria, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Missing Middle Open House, O’Connor Senior Center, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Intro to Ballet Mini Sessions, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 23), $15
  • Chiasmus Reading Series and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP for open mic
  • 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: The Dark Crystal, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 25)
  • Out Series: UT Electroacoustic Ensemble, Picasso Gaglione, Darling Darlene, Summer Fuss, Ryan Dunaway, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The Mimi Terry Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Ensemble Knox: UT Chamber Percussion Group, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • The War And Treaty – The Lovers Game Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $26 – $36
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: O.V.A. Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 26

 

  • 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
  • Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
  • Patrick Deason & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • BLANKET FORT STUDIO. Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Batty Jr / Luke Daniel, Visit Knoxville, noon / 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, FREE!
  • Supply Chain Job and Internship Fair, UT Student Union, Ballroom, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
  • Mary Nietling Exhibition, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
  • Knox Pride Thriftique Presents: Fill-A-Bag Night! Knox Pride, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20
  • Knoxville SOUP Dinner, Church Street United Methodist Church, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $5 suggested donation
  • Ashe Lecture: On Ukraine, the Pro-Western Actor in Eastern Europe, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Rossdafareye @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • The Entrepreneur Juggling Act with Heather Hiscox, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Final Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
  • Community Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
  • Final Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 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
  • Financial Education Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Showing: Threads, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • YPK 101, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Concerts on the Square – Jazz Tuesdays: Shawn Turner & Pinky Ring, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Oktoberfest Beer Dinner, Yee-Haw Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Fall Choral Concert, Ensemble Event, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • Ted Russell Kamp and Matt Woods, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
  • Batty Jr, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Chicago, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $75 – $235
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing:  Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm