Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/10 – 12/19/2023)

WIVK Christmas Parade December 1, 2023
Repass-Mill House, Old North Victorian Holiday Home Tour, Knoxville, December 2023 (Photograph by Amelia Bartlett)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, December 10 

 

Monday, December 11 

  • 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)
  • Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Holiday Bazaar, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • The Monday edition of Small Business Matter, Fanatic Brewing Co, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, 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: Nancy Brennan Strange, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Give the Gift of Reading: Book Fair, The Bottom, 2:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Gremlins / Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
  • Mindful Mondays at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
  • All Over the Page – “The Miniaturist,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
  • Plan C Documentary Watch Party, Fly by Night, 6:30 pm, donation-based
  • Michael Rodriguez, 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)
  • Nerd Night: DnD, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Weekly through Mar 25, 2024)
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • The 2023 Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Latin Dance Lessons by HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18), starting at $10
  • Table Reading of Two Bad Days: two plays about abortion rights, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
  • West Coast Swing at The Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm (weekly through Dec 24), $10
  • Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
  • Ludachristmas Service Industry Party @ Brother Wolf, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, December 12 

  • 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
  • Museum Sprouts: Giant Bugs, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Steps House Inc., 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • 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
  • New Artists Feature, 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)
  • December Artist at the Corner: Kaley Martinez, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 11:00 am – 11:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / 11:00 am – 1:00 am (Fri) / 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Sat)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Trisha Gene Brady, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Knoxville History Project Monthly Program, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, FREE!
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Holiday Pies, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, from $55, RSVP
  • Holiday Party and Annual Meeting by Knoxville Track & Field Club, The Emporium Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free – $10
  • 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)
  • Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam’s Ugly Sweater Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $5 -$25
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Southern Eagles, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $11 – $56
  • Nirvana Tribute Concert: These Guys Will Have Their Revenge On Seattle, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: Dream Scenario, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
WIVK Christmas Parade December 1, 2023

Wednesday, December 13 

 

Thursday, December 14 

 

Friday, December 15

 

Saturday, December 16

Kloss Home, Old North Knoxville Victorian Holiday Home Tour, Knoxville, December 2023 (Photo by Amelia Bartlett)

Sunday, December 17 

 

Monday, December 18 

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Holiday Bazaar, 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: Holiday Party, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 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: Beth Snapp / Conrad Moore, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Terrarium Ornaments with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $28.52, RSVP
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: The Shop Around the Corner / O.V.A. Extreme, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Feb 26, 2024)
  • UT Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Latin Dance Lessons by HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, starting at $10
  • West Coast Swing at The Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm (weekly through Dec 24), $10
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 19 

  • 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
  • New Artists Feature, 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)
  • December Artist at the Corner: Kaley Martinez, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 11:00 am – 11:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / 11:00 am – 1:00 am (Fri) / 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Sat)
  • Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Coworking Downtown Knoxville, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Big Creek Bluegrass, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Showing: The Shop Around the Corner / Little Women, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:10 pm, FREE!
  • Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm, $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!
  • Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Wofford Lady Terriers, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $6 – $21
  • The Best Thing About Christmas – The Musical, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $27
  • Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: A Swingin’ Christmas with Pasquale Grasso, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $60
  • God’s Computer with Duck Butter and Tweejy, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Big Dog at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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