Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/15 – 10/24/2023)

Falstaff, Knoxville Opera, Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, October 2023
Falstaff, Knoxville Opera, Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, October 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, October 15

 

Monday, October 16 

  • Call to Artists/Groups: Emporium Exhibition Proposals, The Emporium Center, deadline Oct 22, 11:59 pm
  • 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
  • October show: Althea Murphy-Price, 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)
  • 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
  • October Shows, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat 
  • Little History Lessons: Country Music, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Hoss Hicks / Francesca Brown, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • En Rouge – Open Model Call, Knoxville Opera, 612 E Depot Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • 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
  • The Haunting of Hill House – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
  • Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills – You Betta Work Series, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Oct 30), 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
  • Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
  • Auditions for “A Tuna Christmas!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Jon Steele, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Feb 26, 2024) 
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Pint Sized Opera by Marble City Opera, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Shania Twain: Queen Of Me Tour, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, $46 – $226
  • Showing: Rosemary’s Baby, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Baby Faced Buskers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, October 17

  • Technical Review & Exchange at University of Tennessee Knoxville, 8:00 am (continues through Oct 19, SOLD OUT!
  • 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
  • Lisa Kurtz & Carol Quinn, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • The Haunted Art Show – Curated by Esther Sitver, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rees Shad / Killbillies, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • October shows, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
  • Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • After-School Special: Multicolor Trace Monotype, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
  • Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
  • Tablescape Design Event by Design AF and Amanda Webb Furlow, 9 Emory Pl, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Charlie Lovewolf @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • National Security Distinguished Lecture: How Disinformation and News Silos Distort Thinking on National Security & Foreign Policy, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Coworking Downtown, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, #Ste 601, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Woodwind Chamber Music, UT Haslam College of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Junk Journal: Colors, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
  • Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Final Night: Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm, $20
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Roman – Jewish ITALIAN WINE DINNER by Wine Forté, Zero/Zero Wine Bar, 1211 N Central St, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $180, RSVP
  • Showing: The Addiction / Def By Temptation, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Sanctuary Walls with Forrest Wentzel, UT Haslam College of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • Outdoor Film Screening: In Between, UT Humanities Amphitheatre, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Deer Tick, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $24 – $40
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race: Night of the Living Drag, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $37 – $97
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Join the Paint a Ghost Trend! Trailhead Beer Market, 8:30 pm, $20
  • Baby Faced Buskers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Addison’s Book Store, 126 South Gay street, Knoxville, October 2023

Wednesday, October 18

  • Knox Writers Presents: Monthly Write-in, 17 Market Square, #101, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • Story Thyme, The ECO Garden at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (weekly through Oct 25), free – $5
  • Celebrating the Art of Survivorship – Fall Luncheon and Silent Auction, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, $125, RSVP
  • Baker Creek Ride! Knoxville! Baker Creek Preserve, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Plankenhorn / Leadbeaters, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Lecture: “Black Indigeneity in the Periphery” with DeLisa Hawkes, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 3:30 pm
  • Siddiqi Lecture: “Partners in Sacred History: The Nonhuman Other in Early Islam,” UT Hodges Library, Room 101, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Campaign House Party, Debbie Helsley for City Council (Hosted by Kim Trent) at The Magnolia, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, starting at $25, RSVP
  • Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Rooftop Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 25), $5, RSVP
  • Shelby Cline @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Knox Pride Queer Night Spooky Season Market, South Press, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Speed Dating Party in October, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
  • Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
  • Noah Gray at Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Design Slam by AIA East Tennessee, Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Sazerac Bourbon Dinner at Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $149, RSVP
  • Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Nov 1)
  • Learn Salsa Dancing @ the Double S wine bar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
  • Crafty’s Athletic Wednesdays: Ping Pong Circuit, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, (weekly through Feb 28, 2023)
  • Showing: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10
  • DIIV, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $30
  • The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
  • Clarinet Studio Recital, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Haslam Music Building, 7:30 pm
  • HALLOWEEN DRAG BINGO @ Fly By Night, Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm
  • Flesh Narc, D-I-M, Wage Worker, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, October 19

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Salaway / The Tillers, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!

 

Friday, October 20

 

Saturday, October 21

Matt and Heather, June 2018, The Melting Pot

Sunday, October 22

 

Monday, October 23

  • 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
  • Discover Tall Ship Pinta, Calhoun’s – On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Oct 29), free – $7
  • 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) 
  • 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: Drew Young / David Watson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Panel and Q&A: Science Fiction and Physics In Conversation, UT Student Union, Room 169, 1:30 pm
  • UT Physics Colloquium: Physicist Rob Appleby [University of Manchester] on the upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, UT Science and Engineering Research Facility, Room 307, 3:00 pm
  • “Mobilizing Ghosts for the Revolution” with Xiaofei Kang – UTHC Distinguished Lecture Series, UT Student Union, 3:30 pm
  • CGE Signature Global Dialogue: Lessons from South African Constitutional Negotiators, UT Alumni Memorial Building, #210, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
  • Deaf Night at the KMA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Madame Luna’s Paris: The Interconnected World of an Enterprising Ottoman Jewish Woman, UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 5:30 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: The Wicker Man, Central Cinema, 6:30 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 Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • UT Saxophone Studio: “Beyond the Grave,” Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 7:30 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, October 24

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