Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/21 – 1/30/2024)

Snow in Downtown Knoxville, January 2024
Snow in Downtown Knoxville, January 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, January 21 

 

Monday, January 22 

  • A Solo Exhibition by Mene Manresa Bodipo’ in the Dogwood Gallery, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Feb 16
  • January Exhibits, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • January Exhibits, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • 77th Annual Student Art Competition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery of Art – Room 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Mar 3)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jay Rin Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • RYDE-Reach Parent Meeting, Green Magnet Academy, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: 9 to 5 / Repo Man, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Homemade Beauty: Soap Making 101, Knoxville Arts Center, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $40, RSVP
  • The Castle by Franz Kafka – Knoxville Classics Book, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
  • Mindful Yoga Mondays at the Birdhouse, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (weekly through Jan 29), $20, RSVP
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Latin Dance Lessons, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Feb 19), starting at $10
  • The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – midnight (Mondays and Thursdays)
  • 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)
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • West Coast Swing at Double S, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm (weekly through Feb 26), $10
  • Fernet Service Industry Party @ Brother Wolf, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
  • Liz Kelley Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, January 23 

  • Coming Into View Exhibit, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, through Dec 8)
  • Road to the Sale by The Shed, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am
  • Curt Imerman, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Greetings from Vestal III, Main Gallery, Candoro Marble Building, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues through Jan 27, 2024)
  • One Solitude Speaking by Mandy Cano Villalobos, Tri-Star Arts, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat, through Mar 30), FREE!
  • Brian Pittman, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Sculptures and Paintings by Gary White and Nyasha Madamombe, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tues-Sat, through Jan 31
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cory Phillips, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Community Yoga with Patty, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 
  • Knox Media Meetup, Scruffy City Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Gather & Grow Your Business Downtown! Chesapeake’s, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP!
  • 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
  • Empanada Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S Gay St, 6:30 pm, $50, RSVP
  • Showing: Opera, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $7 – $12
  • Jazz @ The Emporium – Mimi Terry & The Knoxville Women in Jazz Quartet, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm
  • Sunny Sweeney, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $20 – $25
  • Adam Kantz with TBA, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Elvis Jukebox with DJ Bo, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Snow in Downtown Knoxville, January 2024

Wednesday, January 24 

 

Thursday, January 25 

 

Friday, January 26

 

Saturday, January 27

Snow in Downtown Knoxville, January 2024

Sunday, January 28 

 

Monday, January 29 

  • A Solo Exhibition by Mene Manresa Bodipo’ in the Dogwood Gallery, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Feb 16
  • January Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • January Shows, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Lecture: “Black Contemporary” with Peter Goché, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 5:30 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Some Like It Hot, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Mindful Yoga Mondays at the Birdhouse, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
  • Latin Dance Lessons, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Feb 19), starting at $10
  • Terry Washington, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – midnight (Mondays and Thursdays)
  • 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)
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • West Coast Swing at Double S, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm (weekly through Feb 26), $10
  • Guest / Faculty Performance: Yu-Fang Chen, violin, Miroslav Hristov, violin; David Kovać, viola; Sean Hawthorne, cello; Peter Opie, cello, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, 7:30 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Black-Eyed Susans Debut at Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am
  • Showing: Cemetery Man, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5

 

Tuesday, January 30