Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/26 – 12/5/2023)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, November 26 

• Call for Entries: National Juried Exhibition, The Emporium Center, deadline Dec 3, 11:59 pm
• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Prints and Books by Eric Avery, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Jan 30, 2024)
• Sleigh the Peppermint Trail | The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure, Downtown Knoxville, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through Jan 7, 2024)
• National Library of Medicine Traveling Exhibition – The National Library of Medicine’s Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health, UT John C Hodges Library, 1st Floor Galleria, Sun, 10:00 am – midnight / Mon – Thu, open all day / Fri, midnight – 8:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Dec 2)
• Exhibition by Andrew Godwin – Second Nature, Tomato Head, 10:30 am – 9:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sat, 10:30 am – 10:00 pm), daily through Dec 3
• Christkindlesmarkt 2023 (Featuring Christmas Market Vendors, Live Harp Music with Kim Adamson, visits from Krampus and Santa, and a viewing of “White Christmas”), Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – midnight 
• Share the Warmth: Gently Used Coat Donations Collection, Mast General Store, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Mon-Wed, through Nov 29)
• Final Day: East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 6:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Black Friday Specials, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm (continues Nov 27)
• Happy Howlidays Pet Pawty Benefit, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• “A Christmas Carol,” UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $45, RSVP
• Keyboards At Christmas, Civic Auditorium, 2:30 pm, $32
• Classical Christmas: Messiah, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 pm, $24 – $44.50
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• TKD Presents “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Showing: Addams Family Values / The Asphalt Jungle, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm / 5:40 pm, $7 – $12
• Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17), FREE!
• Stag And Doe Speed Dating Party! Maple Hall, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, from $25
• Friendsgiving Drag Dinner presented by Syrup ‘N Sequins, Pour Taproom, 5:00 pm, from $13.67
• Ballroom at Barrelhouse, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10
• A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
• Weekly Sunday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Dark City, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
• Yer Flowers with Hearts Gone South, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, November 27 

• 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 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)
• 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
• Día de Los Muertos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• The Monday Edition of Small Business Matters, Fanatic Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:30 pm, FREE!
• Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (Mon-Thur, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Fri-Sat, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm), daily through January 2, 2024, $9 – $50
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lindsay Lou, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• RAISE A GLASS TO THE LOVE KITCHEN, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 4:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Knox County Growth Plan Committee Meeting, City County Building, 5:00 pm
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• OEB Law & Knoxville Ice Bears Toy Drive, Civic Coliseum, 6:00 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
• Life Skills Series (SELF CARE EDITION), Knox Pride, 6:00 pm
• Chiasmus Reading Series and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: The Asphalt Jungle / Scarlet Street, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:20 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
• Jazz for Tots Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:00 pm, admission price is one unopened toy
• No Music, 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!
• Latin Dance Lessons by HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18), starting at $10
• The Merlin’s Nest, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm

 

Tuesday, November 28 

• BIG GIVE KNOX 2023, Knoxville’s 24-hour online giving campaign benefiting the local nonprofit community, 12:01 am – midnight
• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues daily through Dec 6), $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
• 18th annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm), through Jan 7, 2024
• 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!
• Mini Tarot Readings with East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 3:00 pm, $25
• Indoor Pet Christmas Minis, Central Veterinary Hospital, noon – 6:00 pm (daily through Nov 30), $20
• Chef Jason Smith Book Signing in Knoxville, Mast General Store, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Thankful for Theatre – A Giving Tuesday Open House, Tennessee Theatre, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
• 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
• Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Co-working Downtown, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, #Suite 601, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Pack Knoxville City Council for Palestine, City County Building, 5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Von Sutherland: Tuesday Night at Marriott Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 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
• Jazz with Larry, Dave, and Sheila, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• 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
• Social Paint Night, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm – midnight, $20
• Thor & Reigns Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, November 29 

• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues daily through Dec 6), $50 – $100
• Final Day: Share the Warmth: Gently Used Coat Donations Collection, Mast General Store, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jenna Jane / Taylor Glasheen, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Indoor Pet Christmas Minis, Central Veterinary Hospital, noon – 6:00 pm (continues Nov 30), $20
• Write It Out: Open Studio, The Bottom, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Thompson-Boling Arena, 5:00 pm, $11 – $26
• Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Stammtisch 2023 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• The Salty Moondogs, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Knox Comedy Roast Battle FINALS: A Champion Is Crowned, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $12.51
• Chess Club at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Dec 27)
• Crafty’s Athletic Wednesdays: Ping Pong Circuit, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Feb 28, 2024) 
• Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $5
• String Chamber Ensemble, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm 
• “Shake Em’ On Down Tour” with Samantha Fish, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $55
• Tagabow, Fully Body2, Null, Shudder, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15 – $20
• The Merlin’s Nest, Preservation Pub 9:00 pm
• SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
• Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, November 30 

• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues 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
• St. Andrew’s Day at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 11:30 am – 11:30 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cole Ritter and The Night Owls, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Indoor Pet Christmas Minis, Central Veterinary Hospital, noon – 6:00 pm, $20
• Haitian Documentary Screening: “Madan Sara,” UT International House, 1623 Melrose Place, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
• Damon Rawls Kickoff Event, Magnolia Cafe, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Holidays for Heroes Card Signing Party, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Marco Institute Annual Riggsby Lecture: “Byzantine Purple, Purple Wampum: Mediterranean Studies on Turtle Island” (Suzanne Conklin Akbari), UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
• Colorful Abstracts with Acrylic Gouache, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
• Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:20 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
• Shayla McDaniel (full band), WDVX Six O’Clock Swerve, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm
• Bendy B*stards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through June 27, 2024)
• Hard Knox Ride By Pedal for Alzheimer’s, 2300 N Central St, 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm November Cigar Social, Event by Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Resin Pour Art Class, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $79, RSVP
• Drawing While Black Vol. 1: Book Launch Listening Dinner Party, The Bottom, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• More Beautiful Community Group, Sustainable Future Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• TOO EASY performs their new CD, Life’s Summer Breeze, Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Puzzle Challenge Scavenger Hunt, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Private Tasting: Castle & Key @ The Oak Room by Abridged, 109 West Anderson Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $70
• Online Conversations & Cocktails: “The Hidden Dimensions of Greek Heroes and Myth” with Justin Arft by University of Tennessee Humanities Center, 7:00 pm
• Writers ‘Round: Knoxville! Awaken Coffee, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Music Bingo w/ Cassie @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
• BAILEMOS BACHATA THURSDAYS! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $5 – $10
• Composition Senior Recital: Calla Burke Featuring Sean Burke, Bri Craig, Keagan Craig, Ryan Dunaway, Siena Fulton, Summer Fuss, Matt Nelson, Andrew Paulson, Hannah Paulus, and Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 7:30 pm, FREE!
• TKD Presents “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Jeff Sipe Trio with Mike Seal & Taylor Lee, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $10 – $15
• Big Freedia’s Christmas in Central City Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $22 – $27
• 12eleven, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Leftover Beats Dance Party, Fly by Night, 9:00 pm – midnight, $5
• 10th Anniversary “Band Eat Band” $10,000 Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, December 1

• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues Dec 2-4, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm / Dec 5 – 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), $50 – $100
• Baker Creek Ride — DEC 1st! Baker Creek Preserve, 10:00 am
• 1-Year Anniversary Celebration at The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am
• First Friday Lego Build! the Dab Bar, 11:00 am – 11:59 pm
• WDVX Big Plate Special: The Young Fables, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
• “I just want my life back to normal”: The costs of bureaucratic adaptation to the COVID Policy Changes in SNAP and Medicaid, UT Frieson Black Cultural Center, Rm 102-104, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
• First Friday Reception: “Flow: Mastering a Brushstroke,” with Sigrid Artmann, Lilienthal Gallery, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• FURst Friday, The Bark, 601 Lamar Street, 4:00 pm
• First Friday: Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• First Friday ArtWalk, Downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 11:45 pm
• December First Friday feat. 2023 Members Show, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• December First Friday: Jorge Lucero Study Collection, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Lobster Dogs at Hi-Wire Brewing, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• BFA Capstone Exhibition, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (continues Dec 2, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm) 
• Exhibition of Hecate’s Muse, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 5:00 pm
• Tri-Star Arts Reception: Greetings from Vestal III, featuring resident studio artists Rachel Sevier Dallery, Casey Field, Lisa Flanary, Risa Hricovsky, and Ashley Pace, Main Gallery, Candoro Marble Building, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Continues Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Jan 27, 2024)
• Cello Studio Concerto Night, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• First Friday Opening: Ed Lewis and Kate McCullough, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• RIVER’S GAZE: An Art Showcase of Freshwater Ecologies, Remedy Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• First Friday with Brian Pittman, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 pm
• First Friday Art Show: Lauren Ailor Paintings, Awaken Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• SBRET Pint Night! Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Live Music Fridays: Alicia Harvey, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Elf Jr: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Brian Clay @ Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• 2023 WIVK Christmas Parade, Gay Street, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Gabriel Knows Everything, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Brandt’s Birthday Movie Bash: Krull, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, free – $12, RSVP
• Lori Lynn @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Nate Bargatze: The Be Funny Tour! Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $38 – $78
• “A Christmas Carol,” UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $45, RSVP
• TKD Presents “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Watchhouse – Special Duo Set, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $50
• Zach Russell Album Release Show at Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, from $14.85, RSVP
• Wynonna Judd: Back to Wy, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $50 – $300
• Tennessee Sheiks, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $14 – $20
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 
• Bark with W8ing4ufos and Will Griffith of the Great Dying, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
• Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
• Big Creek Bluegrass Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Hells Belles / The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm / 11:00 pm
• Gyasi, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
• Fourkast @ Ale Rae’s, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, December 2

• Newbreed Jiu Jitsu Federation Knoxville Winter Championship, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am, $15 – $115, RSVP
• PHIP One Phamily Blood Drive, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Weaving: Coaster Set, Knoxville Arts Center, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm, $50, RSVP
• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm (continues Dec 3-4, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm / Dec 5 – 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), $50 – $100
• Winter Farmers’ Market, Market Square, Union Avenue, & Market Street, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• BFA Capstone Exhibition, Gallery 1010, Dec 2, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 
• Jorge Lucero Study Collection, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (continues Dec 6-7, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm)
• Women’s Rock Climbing Clinic, Ijams Crag, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, $85, RSVP
• Final Day: National Library of Medicine Traveling Exhibition – The National Library of Medicine’s Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health, UT John C Hodges Library, 1st Floor Galleria, Sun, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
• Storytime with Santa, The Bottom, 10:00 am / 1:00 pm / 4:00 pm, $25, RSVP
• Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
• Christkindlesmarkt 2023 (Featuring Christmas Market Vendors, Live Music, SEC Championship Game Watch Party and a Visit from Santa), Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – 1:00 am (continues Dec 3)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Corrie Lynn Green / Jeremy Wells, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Aura & Chakra Photography, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 2:00 pm, $30
• Clay: Christmas Trees or Santas, Knoxville Arts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $50, RSVP
• What Is Ukraine Art Exhibit & Auction, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Holiday Tea at the Tennessean Hotel, 1:00 pm, from $223.51, RSVP
• Auditions: New Play Fest’s Night of Shorts, First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Santa Paws! Pup photos with Santa! Merchants of Beer, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Elf Jr: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Talk by Photographer Will Wilson, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• Showing: Paths of Choice, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm, $7
• Black Creatives Meetup: Learn Hand Lettering, The Bottom, 2:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• An Author Event featuring Ashley Cobb Post, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm / 5:45 pm, $7 – $12
• Old North Knoxville Victorian Holiday Home Tour, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15/$20, Children under 12 Free
• A Home for the Holidays: Christmas Tours, Blount Mansion, 5:00 pm / 5:30 pm / 6:00 pm / 6:30 pm / 7:00 pm / 7:30 pm, $5 – $10
• The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $60, RSVP
• December Dance Party, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15
• Appalachian Ballet Company – The Nutcracker w/ Knoxville Symphony, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $25 – $58
• Pat Beasley Band, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
• Rossdafareye, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Weeping Cosmonaut @ Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• “A Christmas Carol,” UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $45, RSVP
• TKD Presents “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Watchhouse – Special Quartet Show feat. Clint Mullican & Josh Oliver, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $50
• Chatter with Paperwork, Tommy Bateman and Some Thieves, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Keith Anderson: Benefit Concert Knoxville FireFighters Association, Civic Coliseum, 8:00 pm, $28
• SkyWay 61 | Ransackery | Necktie Social @ Scruffy City Hall, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• The Howdies Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Corey James Clifton, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

Sunday, December 3 

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Final Day, Call for Entries: National Juried Exhibition, The Emporium Center, deadline today, 11:59 pm
• Prints and Books by Eric Avery, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Jan 30, 2024)
• Dirty South Half Marathon and 10K, Mead’s Quarry, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm, $5 – $30, RSVP
• Sleigh the Peppermint Trail | The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure, Downtown Knoxville, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through Jan 7, 2024)
• Ijams 10th Annual Holiday Marketplace, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm (continues Dec 4, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm / Dec 5 – 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), $50 – $100
• Dance Cardio at Gypsy Circus/TAPestry, 10:30 am – 11:20 am, $12.51, RSVP
• Final Day: Exhibition by Andrew Godwin – Second Nature, Tomato Head, 10:30 am – 9:00 pm 
• $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
• Christkindlesmarkt 2023 (Featuring Christmas Market Vendors, Live Harp Music with Kim Adamson, a Visit from Santa, Live Music with Annie Sims, a Visit from Krampus, and Movie Night: Elf), Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – midnight
• Queer Mixer – Mix n’ Match Mugs, Mighty Mud, noon – 3:00 pm, $70, RSVP
• Max’s Holiday Market, Printshop Beer Co., noon – 3:00 pm
• Holiday Open House and Community Yoga, Inner Space Yoga, 700 E Depot Ave, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Old North Knoxville Victorian Holiday Home Tour, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $15/$20, Children under 12 Free
• Ugly Sweater Holiday Party with S.B.R.E.T.! Knox Brew Hub, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• “A Christmas Carol,” UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $45, RSVP
• End of Prohibition Party, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 2:00 pm
• 2023 Christmas Concert & Food Drive with Knoxville Community Band, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Elf Jr: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Nate Bargatze: The Be Funny Tour! Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm, $38 – $78
• Appalachian Ballet Company – The Nutcracker w/ Knoxville Symphony, Civic Auditorium, 3:00 pm, $25 – $58
• The S.I.P.: Scholarship & Interview Preparation Workshop, 3131 Morris Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, Thompson-Boling Arena, 5:00 pm, $11 – $26
• Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 5:10 pm / 7:20 / 9:30 pm, $7 – $12
• A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
• Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Weekly Sunday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Auditions: New Play Fest’s Night of Shorts, First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Nate Bargatze: The Be Funny Tour! Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $38 – $78
• Cellular Chaos with Horcerer and I Just Came, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, December 4 

• 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
• Lauren Ailor Paintings, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (Mon-Fri) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Sun)
• Permission Slip Conference, The Mill & Mine, 9:00 am – 6:45 pm, starting at $549, RSVP
• Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• December Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 6:30 pm (continues Dec 5 – 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), $50 – $100
• December Exhibition, 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
• Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (Mon-Thur, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Fri-Sat, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm), daily through January 2, 2024, $9 – $50
• Little History Lessons: Clothing, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, noon, FREE!
• Viola Studio Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• Squeegee Fun! Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
• Winter Wreath Making Workshop, Maker Exchange Knox, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $60.54, RSVP
• Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Live Jazz, 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!
• Latin Dance Lessons by HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18), starting at $10
• Craft Night (Snow Globe & Wreath making), Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Dan Whitaker, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 5 

• 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
• 18th annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm), through Jan 7, 2024
• 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (continues Dec 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), $50 – $100
• Ed Lewis and Kate McCullough, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Brian Pittmann, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Greetings from Vestal III, Main Gallery, Candoro Marble Building, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues through Jan 27, 2024)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brand New Box of Matches, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 19), $20
• 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, FREE!
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. George Mason University Patriots, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $11 – $56 
• “A Christmas Carol,” UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, donation-based RSVP
• Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Presents Central City Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
• Jagged Little Pill: The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50 – $95
• sunn O))) Shoshin duo with guests Jesse Sykes with Phil Wandscher, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $50
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Woody & Sunshine at Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm – 2:00 am