Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/9 – 9/18/2023)

Fall Mural by Megan Lingerfelt in Strong Alley
Cormac McCarthy Mural by Robert Felker, Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, March 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, September 10

 

Monday, September 11

  • 2023 Knoxville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb with NFFF, Sunsphere @ World’s Fair Park, 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
  • 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
  • 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
  • Single Malts From Around the World: A Tasting Adventure With Impex Beverages, Inc., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 pm, $40, RSVP
  • Showing: Miracle Mile / Black Dynamite, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • 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
  • Braden Jones, 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
  • Clay Relief Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon (continues Sep 19), $35 – $45, 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
  • College Night: Sorority Soirée, Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm 
  • 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
  • Showing: The Last Man on Earth, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 
Fall Mural by Megan Lingerfelt in Strong Alley

Wednesday, August 13

Thursday, September 14

 

Friday, September 15

 

Saturday, September 16

Rendering of the Mural by Paris Woodhull (which is now in process)

Sunday, September 17

 

Monday, September 18 

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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!
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Second Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 pm, $45 – $85

 

Tuesday, September 19

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