Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/1 – 10/9/23)

Bob Maddox and Esmond Edwards Busking on Market Square, Knoxville, September 2023
Shelia’s Creative Styles, 202 W. Magnolia Ave., September 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, October 1

 

Monday, October 2 

  • October show, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 27
  • October 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)
  • October Shows, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • Little History Lessons: Blacksmith, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Adam Lopez / The Dalleas, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • 95th Anniversary Celebration: Mighty Musical Monday featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ joined by the Old City Buskers, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kickoff, Knoxville Family Justice Center, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Musical History Tour by Knoxville Walking Tours, meet at WDVX, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, $14 – $20, 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
  • Guided Gallery Meditation, UT School of Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery of Art (Room 115), 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • 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: Stop Making Sense, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Skull Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley at Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $25
  • Monthly Meeting: Parkridge Community Organization, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, October 3

Monarch Butterfly Tagging, Cades Cove, September 2023

Wednesday, October 4

 

Thursday, October 5

 

Friday, October 6

 

Saturday, October 7

Bob Maddox and Esmond Edwards Busking on Market Square, Knoxville, September 2023

Sunday, October 8

 

Monday, October 9

  • Tennessee Artists Association: American Modernism, Frothy Monkey, 419, S. Gay St., 7:00 am – 9:00 pm, Mon – Sat (7:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sun), show continues through January
  • Falstaff’s Comedy and Shakespeare Camp, Knoxville Opera, 612 E Depot Ave, 9:00 am – noon (daily through Oct 13), $100, RSVP
  • October show: Althea Murphy-Price, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 27
  • October Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) 
  • Museum Sprouts: Searching for Dragons, UT Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture,  9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • October shows, 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: SONiA disappear fear / Jessey Adams, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Central District Commander Forum, Knoxville Chamber, Market Square, 5:30 pm – 6:30 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
  • DIY Book Binding / Journal Making Workshop with George Habeib – The Curio at The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30 suggested donation
  • 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: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, 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 
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Knox Pride Presents: Queer Cinema Club, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • WIVK 70th Anniversary Stars and Guitars Acoustic Show, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Davis Rempis + Tashi Dorji Duo with Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Showing: Nosferatu the Vampyre, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Shaw Davis, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, October 10

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