Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner 3/10 – 3/19/2024

Mardi Growl Parade, Central Street, Knoxville, March 2024
Old City Java, 109 S. Central Street, Knoxville, February 2024 (Photo by Luke Frazier)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, March 10 

 

Monday, March 11 

  • Mural Exhibition, Maker Exchange, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm, (Mon-Sat, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm / Sun,  6:30 am – 10:00 pm), through May 24
  • Keerthana Duddu, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
  • Featured Artist: Sonia Jackson Summers, Bijou Art Gallery, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Mar 31
  • March Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Lorna E Vela Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
  • Astrid Galindo Student Art Competition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • Emotional Intelligence, Knoxville Area Urban League, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
  • Derick Kenson Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri, Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matthew Sidney Parsons, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Navalny, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • All Over the Page – “Horse,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm
  • Yoga – March Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Mar 25), $15, no one turned away for lack of funds
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – midnight 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)
  • Latin Dance Mondays, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Mar 25), starting at $10
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • Last Days vs. The Hub: Battle Royal @ Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Writers ‘Round Knoxville! Hosted at Barley’s, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, pay what you can up to $10
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: Josie and the Pussycats, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • Muddy Ruckus at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3

 

Tuesday, March 12 

View of the Tennessee Theatre Sign from 602 South Gay Street, Knoxville, December 2023

Wednesday, March 13 

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fawley, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • “Photorealism: Yigal Ozeri,” Lilienthal Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm, Wed – Sun, through June
  • Puzzled, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 4:00 pm (weekly through Mar 29)
  • Taxing Times, The Corner Lounge, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm, starting at $50
  • Strange Ways the World Might Be: A Writing Workshop, hosted by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but donations welcome
  • Stag And Doe St Patrick’s Day Speed Dating Party by Smoky Matchmaker, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $31.16, RSVP
  • DnD by Dungeons n Drafts KNX at Printshop Beer Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15
  • Knoxville’s Best Real Estate Investor Meetup, The Press Room, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Kukuly and the Fuego, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
  • Showing: Inception, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
  • Pretend Friends Improv Comedy Show, Barrelhouse, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE
  • Austin Royale with Escort Mission, Utopia, and Secret Shame, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
  • Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
  • The Garden of Eden, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, March 14 

 

Friday, March 15

 

Saturday, March 16

Mardi Growl Parade, Central Street, Knoxville, March 2024

Sunday, March 17 

 

Monday, March 18 

  • Mural Exhibition, Maker Exchange, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm, (Mon-Sat, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm / Sun,  6:30 am – 10:00 pm), through May 24
  • Keerthana Duddu, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
  • Black & Gifted Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
  • Featured Artist: Sonia Jackson Summers, Bijou Art Gallery, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Mar 31
  • March Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Lorna E Vela Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
  • Astrid Galindo Student Art Competition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • MFA Thesis Exhibition – Group 1, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Wed, Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Thu, 10:00 am – 7:30 am / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Mar 24
  • Little History Lessons: Baseball, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10
  • Derick Kenson Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri, Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Erin McGlothlin Talk: “Imagining Operation Reinhard in Contemporary Holocaust Fiction,” UT Hodges Library, 3:30 pm
  • Barbara Enloe Exhibit, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
  • 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
  • The Maltese Falcon – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
  • Knox Brew Stories by Brand New Box of Matches, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm
  • Bunny Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley at Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $28.52, RSVP
  • Showing: Love Lies Bleeding, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
  • Yoga – March Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Mar 25), $15, no one turned away for lack of funds
  • Chef Series: Journey Through Spain, Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm, $129.08, RSVP
  • 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)
  • Nerd Night: DnD, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Weekly through Mar 25)
  • Latin Dance Mondays, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Mar 25), starting at $10
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, pay what you can up to $10
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Full Service @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, March 19 

  • 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)
  •  Carmen Winant, A Brand New End: Survival and Its Pictures, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – 7:30 (Tue-Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, through Apr 14), FREE!
  • Harriet Howell and Ron Williams, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • One Solitude Speaking by Mandy Cano Villalobos / A Drawing of a Lion Shaped By Fear by Andrew Scott Ross,  Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat, through Mar 30), FREE!
  • Victoria May Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • The Jars Exhibit, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue – Sat, through Mar 30
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 3:00 pm, $25
  • Mosaic Hearts Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $70 – $80
  • Circus On Ice Magic Tour, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:30 pm, from $19.50
  • Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Co-working Downtown, 520 W Summit Hill Dr. Southwest Ste 601, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Pen & Ink Illustration, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $80, RSVP
  • Stabilizing U.S. – China Relations in a Time of Tensions with Ambassador Clark T. Randt, UT Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5;30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Open House by Premiere Event Experience, The Press Room, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $12.30, RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Green & White Tea Tasting & Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $30, RSVP
  • Showing: Love Lies Bleeding, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
  • Circus On Ice Magic Tour, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 pm, from $19.50
  • Almost Funny Comedy and Cocktails, Radius Rooftop Lounge, 507 S. Gay St, 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm, FREE! But RSVP
  • Spring Choral Concert: Chamber Singers & Concert Choir, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • Margo Cilker with My Politic, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $10 – $15
  • Godcaster with Way Below, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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