Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/14 – 4/23/2024)

Joseph Root, Clean Smoke Food Truck, Kern's Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, Knoxville, April 2024
Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk, Market Square and Surrounding Area, Knoxville, April 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, April 14 

 

Monday, April 15 

  • Karma Month: Pick Your Price at Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, daily through April, starting at $10
  • 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
  • Lyndsey Ullom, 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)
  • Todd Ethridge Photo Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
  • Stephanie Villagran, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • MFA Thesis Exhibition – Group 3, 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 22
  • Little History Lessons: Tennessee Trees, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, free – $10, RSVP
  • Olivia White Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
  • Works by Cicely Hill Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri (through Apr 30)
  • Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chuck Melchin / Wish Queen, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • RWL Speaker Series: Roxanne Mountford on Reinvigorating Civic Agency in General Education: Lessons from the Past and Present, UT McClung Tower and Plaza, Room 1215-1216, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • UTHC Distinguished Lecture Series: “A Counterhistory of Data Visualization” with Lauren Klein, 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
  • Knoxville Classics Book Club: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
  • Showing: DEFILADA (THE PARADE), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, FREE!
  • Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
  • Mimi Terry Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • The League of Youth by The WordPlayers, The Square Room, 7:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
  • 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
  • Showing: Arcadian, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • The Mallet Brothers, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Tuesday, April 16 

  • How To Write a Business Plan Workshop, Knoxville Small Business Development Center, 17 Market Square, #201, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
  • 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)
  • Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
  • Beverly Burdette, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Cynthia Market Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Dusk by Shahnaz Lighari / Extended Materiality, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat), FREE!
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise / Mason Marcus Turner, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Co-working Downtown, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Trainspotting / Arcadian, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Adult Theatrical Jazz Dance Classes, The Amused Life, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 6:30 pm – 7:15 (continues Apr 23), $20 – $50, RSVP
  • Argentine Tango Progressive Series, UT International House, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Apr 30), FREE!
  • ETSU Chorale: Church Street UMC Master Arts Series, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm
  • Adult Hip Hop / Street Jazz Chair Dance for All Bodies, The Amused Life, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm, starting at $20
  • Tyler Childers at Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, from $97.88
  • Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
  • Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • The Mallet Brothers, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, April 2024

Wednesday, April 17 

 

Thursday, April 18 

 

Friday, April 19

 

Saturday, April 20

Joseph Root, Clean Smoke Food Truck, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, Knoxville, April 2024

Sunday, April 21 

 

Monday, April 22 

  • Karma Month: Pick Your Price at Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, daily through April, starting at $10
  • 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
  • Lyndsey Ullom, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
  • April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Todd Ethridge Photo Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
  • Stephanie Villagran, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • Final Day: MFA Thesis Exhibition – Group 3, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm 
  • Olivia White Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
  • Works by Cicely Hill Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri (through Apr 30)
  • Tennessee Commission of the US Semiquincentennial Meeting, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 11:00 am
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Raquel & The Wildflowers / Boogertown Gap, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • One Knox Collective Earth Day, Harriet Tubman Park, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • UT Chamber Percussion Ensemble, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: The People’s Joker, Central Cinema, 6:15, $7 – $12
  • Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
  • UT Jazz Jam w/Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
  • Nature Nerd Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $15, RSVP
  • Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, free – $5
  • West Coast Swing at Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
  • Ensemble KnoxConcert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • TBAAbbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Funny Story Midnight Release Party, Union Ave Books, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am, $20 – $45, RSVP

 

Tuesday, April 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)
  • Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
  • Beverly Burdette, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Cynthia Market Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Dusk by Shahnaz Lighari / Extended Materiality, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat), FREE!
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Willi Carlisle / The Gypsy Fuego, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Marc Archer Exhibit, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
  • Social Hour with the Democrats @ Alliance Brewing Co., 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
  • Perfectly Pressed Plants, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $15
  • STLCA Knoxville Meetup, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Life Skills Class (Self Care & Basic Cleaning), Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Blood Simple, Central Cinema, 6:20 pm, $7 – $12
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Argentine Tango Progressive Series, UT International House, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Apr 30), FREE!
  • Adult Theatrical Jazz Dance Classes, The Amused Life, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 6:30 pm – 7:15 (continues Apr 30), $20 – $50, RSVP
  • Full Moon Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
  • Hayes & The Heathens, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $35
  • Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can, RSVP 
  • The Heavy Heavy with Sugadaisy at Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm, from $29.76, RSVP
  • Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
  • Kevin Coleman with Bare Trees, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: The People’s Joker, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Abbey Elmore Band at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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