Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/8 – 10/17/2023)

Anna Razumovskaya (Photo Courtesy of Anna Razumovskaya)
JFG Sign, Labor Day in the City, Knoxville, September 2012

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

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
  • 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
  • DIY Book Binding/ Journal Making with George Habeib, The Bottom,  6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
  • Knoxville Songcraft at KEC! Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Market Square, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20
  • 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)
  • Caleb Sherrod, 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!
  • 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

Downtown Island Airport, September 2023

Wednesday, October 11

 

Thursday, October 12

 

Friday, October 13

  • WDVX Big Plate Special: Andrea & Mud / Mic Harrison & The High Score, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • 80th Birthday Celebration by Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, Boys & Girls Club of Loudon County, 967 Irwin St, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
  • Tavern Notes: Live Music Taber Gable Trio at Maker Exchange, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!
  • Football Fridays, East Tennessee History Center, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Inevitable Realities, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues Oct 14, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
  • Age of Miracles Fall Festival, 1101 North Broadway, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Dark Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

 

Saturday, October 14

The Simplicity of Life, Beth Meadows, September 2023

Sunday, October 15

 

Monday, October 16 

  • 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, 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 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Hoss Hicks / Francesca Brown, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Charlie Lovewolf @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 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
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 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

  • 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
  • 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
  • Lisa Kurtz & Carol Quinn, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • October Shows, 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
  • 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 Co-working 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, FREE!
  • 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
  • Baby Faced Buskers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm