Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/12 – 11/21/2023)

First Weekend Closure of the 400 Block of Gay Street, Knoxville, November 2023
First Weekend Closure of the 400 Block of Gay Street, Knoxville, November 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, November 12

 

Monday, November 13 

 

Tuesday, November 14 

  • Technology Skills Gap Survey Workshop, Knoxville Chamber, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • 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
  • New Artists Feature, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Fado Made, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Carry the Torch Knoxville Featuring Darryl Strawberry, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:45 am, $100, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Corey James Clifton, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Empowering Women in Latin America: Keynote Address for International Education Week, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Growth & Grit | Celebrating East TN’s Inc. 5000 Listed Companies, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Trombone Studio, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Artist Lecture with Stacy Kranitz, UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 109, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Papercraft Holiday Cards, Knoxville Arts Center, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $42, RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 19), $20
  • Showing: Priscella, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • FREE Stand Up Comedy @ Fly By Night, 6:00 pm
  • Foraged Wreath Making, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $40, RSVP
  • Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Wofford Terriers, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $11 – $56
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Terry Washington Trio at the Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • 3rd Annual Seniors Got Talent presented by Morning Pointe Foundation, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12
  • An Evening with Warren Dockter, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Amy Lavere & Will Sexton, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: The Hitch-Hiker, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm, $7 – $12
  • Milkshake Fatty, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Northern Border of the 1791 Lot Lottery, The Oarsman Statue, November 2023

Wednesday, November 15 

 

Thursday, November 16 

 

Friday, November 17 

 

Saturday, November 18

Trombone Shorty, Mill and Mine, Knoxville, November 2023 (Photo by Luke Frazier)

Sunday, November 19 

 

Monday, November 20 

  • Final Day: Call to Artists: 2024 Dogwood Arts Festival by Dogwood Arts, $35, deadline 11:55 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, continues through January 2024
  • Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Dec 1
  • November Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Día de Los Muertos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • AI T.B.D. curated by Julie Kress and Mark Stanley, 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 Dec 7
  • Little History Lessons: Cherokee Beads, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • RAISE A GLASS TO THE LOVE KITCHEN, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 4:00 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Nov 27)
  • After-school Special: Watercolor Collage Illustration, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
  • Texturing Adventures, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm (continues Nov 27), $100, RSVP
  • New Sound Concert Series, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Strangers on a Train – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Priscella / O.V.A. Anime Extreme, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Brass Area Chamber Ensembles, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, November 21 

  • 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
  • New Artists Feature, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Fado Made, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Junk Journal: Cut-outs/Pop-outs, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 19), $20
  • Showing: Touch of Evil, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Jazz @ the Emporium: Braden Jones Quintet, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Violin Studio Recital, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • Concert & Symphonic Bands, UT Cox Alumni Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • 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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