Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/24 – 4/2/2024)

Sunsphere, World's Fair Park, Knoxville, March 2024
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Knoxville, March 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, March 24 

 

Monday, March 25 

  • 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
  • Small Business Matters – The Monday Edition, Fanatic Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:30 am 
  • 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: Redd & The Paper Flowers, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • “The Greatest Globe On Earth,” Jerry Dobson’s First Earthgazer Chat, Addison’s Bookstore, 2:00 pm, $5, RSVP
  • NSK9 Pack Walk – Downtown “City Walk” Loop, World’s Fair Park, 3:30 pm
  • Blue Sky Girls After School MTB Camp! Baker Creek Preserve, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, $375, RSVP
  • Chiasmus Reading and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Love Lies Bleeding, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • Yoga – March Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm , $15, no one turned away for lack of funds
  • Carter Beucher, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Knox Pride Presents: March Book Club Meetup, Knox Pride, 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
  • No show tonight: Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, starting at $25
  • West Coast Swing at Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
  • 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: OVA Extreme Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, March 26 

Travis Prince Regal, Oil on Canvas, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S Gay St, Knoxville, March 2024 (Photograph by Alexa-Marie Melendez)

Wednesday, March 27 

 

Thursday, March 28 

 

Friday, March 29

 

Saturday, March 30

Sunsphere, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, March 2024

Sunday, March 31 

 

Monday, April 1 

  • 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
  • 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 2, 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 Apr 8
  • Little History Lessons: Farming, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, $8 – $10, 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: Josh Bearden / Cullen Wade, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • 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
  • Showing: Riddle of Fire / April Fool’s Day Secret Screening, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Anjali Lecture in Hindu Studies presents “The Runaway Goddess: Water, Caste, and Gender in India’s Climate Apocalypse,” UT Hodges Library, Room 101, 6:00 pm 0- 8:00 pm
  • Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • West Coast Swing at Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
  • 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
  • The Settlement – Spring Tour, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, April 2 

  • 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)
  • Victoria May Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: 18strings / The HawtThorns, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Lecture: “Creating Permanent Memories? Tomb violation and Collective Memory in Pre-Roman Apulia” with Bice Peruzzi, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm
  • Life Skills Class (Intro to Cooking), Knox Pride, 6:00 pm, FREE
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Herbal Tea Tasting & Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $30, RSVP
  • An Author Event with Patti Callahan Henry, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Presents Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5
  • Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
  • Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $40 – $80
  • Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $57 – $117
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • The Settlement – Spring Tour, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am