Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/19 – 11/28/2023)

Veterans Day Parade, Knoxville, November 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

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
  • Civil War Walking Tour, meet at East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, $17 – $25, RSVP
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kirk Fleta, 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
  • An Evening with African Shaman Masankho Kamsisi Banda, Change Center, 5:30 pm -7:30 pm, donation-based, 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: Robocromp, 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 

Veterans Day Parade, Knoxville, November 2023

Wednesday, November 22 

 

Thursday, November 23 

 

Friday, November 24 

 

Saturday, November 25

Veterans Day Parade, Knoxville, November 2023

Sunday, November 26 

 

Monday, November 27 

 

Tuesday, November 28 

  • 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm (Nov 29 – 30, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm / Dec 1 10:00 am -4:00 pm / Dec 2-4, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm / Dec 5 – 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), $50 – $100
  • Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
  • 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
  • The Importance of Accessibility, Knoxville Chamber, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • 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: Laterza Classe, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Chef Jason Smith Book Signing in Knoxville, Mast General Store, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Coworking Downtown Knoxville, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Rion’s Senior Jazz Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Junk Journal: Mystery Prompt, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
  • Book Launch & Author Discussion | Blount Mansion: The House with Many Eyes @ Blount Mansion, 5:30 pm, $25, 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: Dark City, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  •  Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm (weekly through Jan 23, 2024)
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Harvest Heritage: A Paired Feast Inspired by Thanksgiving Traditions, Yee-Haw Brewing, 7:00 pm, $45, RSVP
  • Vance Thompson Quartet at the Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Tiny Bookshop Concert: Robyn James Ensemble, The Bottom, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $10, RSVP
  • Violin Studio Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • Winter Choral Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm, FREE!
  • WILLIS with Edgehill, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15
  • The Merlin’s Nest, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm