Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/3 – 9/12/2023)

Asian Festival, World's Fair Park, Knoxville, August 2023
Metamorphosis, Fall Exhibition at Lilienthal Gallery, Knoxville, August 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

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 
  • Civil War Walking Tour, meet at East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am – noon, $17 – $25, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: LABOR DAY – NO SHOW, 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!
  • Queer Quarry Float with Queer Matchmaking, Fort Dickerson Quarry, 1:00 pm, 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
  • LABOR DAY – No music, 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: Brandon Beavers / Ryan Dunaway / Paul Seguna, Cullen Burke, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • 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

Steve’s Hoops, Market Square, August 2023

Wednesday, August September 6

 

Thursday, September 7

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fred Lee Cole, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
  • Hernia: A Common, Treatable Condition – talk by Dr. Marc Campbell at the Cansler Family YMCA, 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
  • Tibetan Chod Dance – Tashi Kyil Tour, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (continues daily through Sep 10), RSVP for more info
  • CEE Seminar: Ann Sychterz on “Adaptive and deployable lightweight civil infrastructure,” UT Tickle Engineering Building, rm 405, 4:00 pm
  • Grassroots Gringos, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Weekly Writers ‘Round: Knoxville! Awaken Coffee, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Thursdays through Dec 21)
  • Writing about Visual Art with Denton Loving, Addison’s Bookshop and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Showing: King Coal / Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $12

 

Friday, September 8

  • Friends Day with The Friends of the Smokies, Mast General Store Knoxville, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm (continues daily through Sep 10) 
  • Tibetan Chod Dance – Tashi Kyil Tour, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues daily through Sep 10), RSVP for more info
  • The Plant Trolley at Tea & Treasures, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • WDVX Big Plate Special: The Joe Stamm Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • TOUR: Introduction to the East Tennessee History Center, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE!
  • Tavern Notes: Jake Smith Trio Live at Maker Exchange, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!

 

Saturday, September 9

Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, August 2023

Sunday, September 10

 

Monday, September 11

  • Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • 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
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shanna in a Dress, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Lecture by Madeline Gannon on “Creative Robotics: Breathing Life Into Machines,” UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm  – 6:00 pm
  • Quick Study Painting: Tree of Life, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
  • RESCHEDULED – Phantom of the Opera Book Club Meeting, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • Clay Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
  • 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
  • All Over the Page – “Haven,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 25)
  • Out Series: Ryan Clackner / Hunter Deacon / Jake Smith, Anti-American (Siena Fulton, Galli Ghenov, Cullen Burke), The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • 5-week Latin Dance Course – Seasoned Mondays, HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (weekly through Oct 9), starting at $10
  • Live Jazz, 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

 

Tuesday, September 12

  • 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
  • Museum Sprouts: Sunflower Power, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • 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: Jeff Black / Nigel Wearne, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Startup Day 2023 By Innov865 Alliance, The Mill & Mine, noon- 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Making Comics and Graphic Novels Workshop, East Tennessee History Center, 12:30 pm – 2:30 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)
  • Guest Artist Recital: Adam Estes and Jeff Heisler; saxophones, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Public Square Series: Land Use Policy, the Missing Middle, and Knoxville’s Housing Challenge, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium – 103, 5:30 pm – 6:30 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
  • 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)
  • Guns N’ Roses, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, prices vary
  • Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam’s September Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm, $5 – $10
  • Concerts on the Square – Jazz Tuesdays: Denin Koch Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • COMEDY NIGHT: Cool Aunts and Cat Ladies! Scruffy’s Cafe, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $30
  • 5-Week Latin Dance Course – Beginner Tuesdays, Cansler Family YMCA, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (weekly through Oct 10), $90, RSVP
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 

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