Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/3-12/12/23)

Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Regal Celebration of Lights, Holiday Kickoff in the City, Knoxville, November 2023
Regal Celebration of Lights, Holiday Kickoff in the City, Knoxville, November 2023

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, December 3

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
  • 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: Clothing, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Pirkle Trio, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and David Bivens and His Garden Gnomes, 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
  • Year-end neighborhood meeting, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Mindful Mondays at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
  • Braden Jones, 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!
  • Latin Dance Lessons by HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18), starting at $10
  • Friends-Themed Trivia Night, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
  • 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
Urban Girl and Urban Boy with Santa Dog, Holiday Kickoff in the City, Knoxville, November 2023

Tuesday, December 5

400 Block of Gay Street, Future Home for French Brasserie Lilou, Knoville, November 2023

Wednesday, December 6

Thursday, December 7

Friday, December 8

Saturday, December 9

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
  • 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
  • Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm

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)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, 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
  • Plan C Documentary Watch Party, Fly by Night, 6:30 pm, donation-based
  • 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, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Hotel Cleo and French Brasserie Lilou, Knoville, November 2023

 

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