Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/21 – 4/30/2024)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, April 21 

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Tri Delta Run benefiting East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, UT Gardens, 10:00 am – noon, $30, RSVP
• Sunday Jazz Brunch, Stir Knoxville, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Yoga – BYOM, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $15
• A Swift Flow • The Tortured Poets Department, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Tennessee Pop up – Plant Sale, SouthSide Garage, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Film and Food – The Breakfast Club By Maker Exchange Knox, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 am, $60.31, RSVP
• Syrup ’N Sequins Throwback Edition! Pour Taproom, noon, $13.67 – $31.16, RSVP
• Campus Walk by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Tennessee Chapter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, noon, RSVP
• Rossini Festival, Market Square, noon – 6:00 pm
• Rossini Festival Pop-Up by The Donut Theory, Downtown Knoxville, noon – 6:00 pm
• Painting Around at the Rossini Festival 4/21, Market Square, noon – 6:00 pm
• Knoxville Vegans Meetup, Marble City Market, 1:00 pm
• Daytime Docs Film Series: in honor of Autism Awareness Month, “Life, Animated,” will be shown, Lawson-McGhee Public Library, 1:30 pm
• East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Online: April Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• Youth Violence Prevention Week Kick Off, Ashley Nicole Dream Playground @ Caswell Park, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• UT Opera Presents Massenet’s Cinderella, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $25
• Final Performance: Babe, The Sheep Pig, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Free yoga with Dai Wellness in Caswell Park, 3:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Wagon wheel LIVE ft. Marley and Hudson, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm
• April Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm 
• Rus’ Romper Room April Edition, Corner Lounge, 4:00 pm
• Evensong for Good Shepherd Sunday, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 4:45 pm
• Showing: The People’s Joker, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Fleurish 2024 – A Sustainable Fashion Event, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $30, RSVP
• Small Jazz Ensemble, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz with Chris Canada, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Scruffy City Sings, Pretentious Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 – $30, RSVP
• MercyMe: Always Only Jesus Tour, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $28 – $83 
• Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

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
• Final Advance Knox Vote – County Commission – Comprehensive Plan by Advocates for Balanced Growth, City County Building, 5:00 pm – 10:00 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
• Live Edge Log Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley at Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $28.52, 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
• Cooperative Community Event featuring Jon Steinman, Three Rivers Market, 1100 N Central St, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (continues Apr 23), FREE! but RSVP
• 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
• Abbey 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
• Cooperative Community Event featuring Jon Steinman, Three Rivers Market, 1100 N Central St, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Music Bingo with Cassie: Taylor Swift Tortured Poets Edition @ The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• 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

Wednesday, April 24 

• UT Venture Fair, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Art Source 2024, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, through May 17)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stephen Clair / Muriel Anderson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Don’t Let Me Cross Over: Keepin’ It Country with Carl Butler and Pearl, East Tennessee History Center, noon, FREE! But RSVP
• Seasonal Allergies: Spring into Action! – Free Workshop, Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine St, noon, RSVP
• Q&A with Ian Kelly, Mary Greer Room, UT Hodges Library, noon – 1:00 pm
• “Photorealism: Yigal Ozeri,” Lilienthal Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm, Wed – Sun, through June
• Stress Awareness Month Event, by HOTWORX and Jen Walker LeBus, 2467 University Commons Way, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Baker Student Research Showcase, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium & Rotunda, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Afterschool Clay Club: Chia Seed Planters, Knoxville ArtsCenter, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
• Stammtisch 2024 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Write it Out with Shade Tree Therapy: Finding Your Voice, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
• Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm
• Tea-Infused Cocktail Class, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $60+tax, RSVP
• Becoming a Community Scientist, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Addison’s Classics Book Club – Torrents of Spring by Ivan Turgenev, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm, $5, RSVP
• Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
• Open Jam w Roger Hay, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Stand Up Comedy @ Fly By Night, 7:00 pm, $9.31, RSVP
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Showing: Knoxville Comedy Roast Battle, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $15
• The Price Is Right Live – Stage Show, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $80
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can, RSVP 
• The Wailers: Legend 40th Anniversary Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $45
• Watch Party: World Beer Cup Awards Ceremony @ The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 8:00 pm
• Big Kitty with Run 40 and Weird Ian, 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
• Viva Deconcini, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am

Thursday, April 25 

• In the Room: Entering (and Exiting) Partnerships, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 8:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rick Monroe & The Hitmen, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly School Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Bi-Monthly Real Good Kitchen Tours, Real Good Kitchen, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Volunteer Brass Quintet, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• Networking Happy Hour, Craft Axe Throwing – Downtown, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
• The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America, Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 1640 Cumberland Ave, 5:30 pm
• “Roman lawyers and the shaping of the early Principate” with Dr. Matthijs Wibier, UT College of Law, Room 135, 1505 W. Cumberland Ave, 5:45 pm
• Museum After Hours: Paint and Play, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 6:00 pm, $44.52, RSVP
• Sip & Learn with Sydney Friedman, Allison DuVall and Gabe Rahban, Pour Taproom, 6:00 pm
• Bendy Bastards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through June 27), $10 – $12
• Weekly Pedal for Alzheimer’s Thursday Night Group Ride! Meet at Suttree’s Landing, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
• Ladies Craft Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $35
• Dusk in the Dogwoods: A Golden Hour Celebration on Mabry’s Hill, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $50
• Showing: The People’s Joker, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Double Helix (Jason & Braden Williams), Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Taylor Swift’s TTPD Listening Pawty!, Scruffy’s Cafe, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm 
• More Beautiful Community Group, Sustainable Future Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Zoom: Conversations & Cocktails: “Renaissance Sport: An Athletic Art” with Kelli Wood, hosted by UT Humanities Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Nature Nerd Trivia, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5, RSVP
• Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Pints with the Prof: General Studies in Finnish, American, and English Literature with Mari Hatavara, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Swamp Rats @ Central Flats & Taps, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Truth and Consequences – film and conversation on news and information: Screening and Discussion: A Tennessee Waltz: Ray Blanton’s Last Dance, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Colton Dixon & Jordan Feliz: Love & Light Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $35 -$55  
• Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Concert & Symphonic Bands, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• Nickel Creek Night 1, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $75
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote – Preview Night!, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Dumbass Mouth (The Gigante/Baggetta Duetta, Featuring Mike Baggetta) with VIP Ditchfork and Cardboard Cat, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Showing: Blood Simple, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Taylor Swift Night: The Tortured Poets Department Release Party, Wagon Wheel, 8:00 pm
• Dance Night at Asylum 801, 904 Blackstock Ave, 8:00 pm
• Futurebirds, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $29.81 
• Viva Deconcini, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• DJ Loor at Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• The Last Revel, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15
• Season 2 Premiere with TRANScendent Cabaret, Bernadette’s, 9:30 pm

Friday, April 26

• Truth and Consequences – film and conversation on news and information: Panel Discussion: AI, Deep Fakes, Online Influencers & Political Communication, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
• School of Art BFA Capstone Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery (Room 115), 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (Apr 28, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Apr 29 10:00 am – 5:00 pm)
• Dogwood Arts Festival 2024, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Truth and Consequences – film and conversation on news and information: Conversation: First Amendment, Social Media, and Democracy, 10:45 am – noon
• Dr. Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry’s “Realizing the Right of Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities,” UT International House, Room 100, 11:30 am
• WDVX Big Plate Special:  Milk Man & The Big Band, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
• Fun K-Town 2024: Knoxville’s Grooviest Board Game Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – midnight (through Apr 28), free – $101.11, RSVP 
• Reception: School of Art BFA Capstone Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery (Room 115), 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Woolybooger, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Emory Place Night Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Queer Mixer – Jewelry Making, Birdhouse Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Ijams BioBlitz 2024, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm (continues Apr 27), RSVP 
• Big Night Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• “Friday Night Live!” presents Milk Man & The Big Band, The Concourse, 6:30 pm, $15
• Villephonic, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
• Whiskey Compass @ Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Girls Night Out – For 21+ women seeking friends / Guys Night Out – For 21+ men seeking friends, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm -8:00 pm
• SkyWay 61 (Acoustic Duo) @ Fanatic Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Cry-Baby, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote!, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Tim McGraw & Carly Pearce, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, starting at $34.58
• Larry Vincent Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Moths and More: Nocturnal Critter Workshop with Discover Life in America, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• The Old-City Ho’Down, The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $10
• ETHC Presents: Dreamwell, Circuit Circuit, Stupid Wish, and Double Tap at The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
• Ruston Kelly – The Too Chill To Kill Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $27 – $32  
• Nickel Creek Night 2, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $75
• Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $15
• The Coveralls with Strange Curry at Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Big Dog live at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $10
• Dance Night at Asylum 801, 904 Blackstock Ave, 8:00 pm
• The Boogie Knights with Sumpp & Flagmen, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm 
• Bryan Osborne & the Mountain Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Drag Bingo at South Press, 9:00 pm, $5
• Showing: Welcome to the Dollhouse, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Andrew Scotchie with Wynton Existing, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

Saturday, April 27

• Ijams BioBlitz 2024, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am / 11:00 am / 2:00 pm, RSVP 
• ASIST-Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, The Regas Building, 318 North Gay St, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (continues Apr 28), $20, RSVP
• Knoxville Dahlia Society Tubers and Cuttings Sale, Stanley’s Greenhouse, 9:00 am 
• Fun K-Town 2024: Knoxville’s Grooviest Board Game Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – midnight (through Apr 28), free – $101.11, RSVP 
• CPR Certification Workshop by Knoxville Deltas, 203 Harriet Tubman St, 9:30 am – noon, FREE! But RSVP
• Dogwood Arts Festival 2024, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
• UT Steel Band at Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 10:00 am
• Spring Pollinator Walk, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – noon, free – $5
• Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am (weekly through Apr 27), $10 – $12, RSVP
• A Taste of Real Good Kitchen, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, $23.18 – $35.98 
• KKQ Book Club April Meeting, South Press, 11:00 am 
• Saturday Market 4.27.2024, Knox Pride, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am, $8
• Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
• BSK Paint Days 2024: SAT- Day 1, Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am, $20 minimum donation requested 
• Book Signing with author Joe Swann, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 11:30 am
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pythagoras, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Book-signing: Rachel Clift’s Voices in Giant Cities, Addison’s Bookstore, noon
• 2024 ArabFest, Market Square, noon – 10:00 pm
• Independent Bookstore Day Celebration, The Bottom, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $5 suggested donation, RSVP
• Workshop: Beginning Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Davis Mitchell, Barrelhouse, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Blood Simple, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
• Standing STRONG for UKRAINE: Benefit Jam & Potluck, Architectural Antics, 5:00 pm – 11:45 pm
• Ziggy’s Breed Reveal Party / Bonnaroo Ticket Giveaway, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Tennessee Theatre, 5:45 pm, $128
• Knox Pride Presents: Marvel Trivia @ South Press, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10
• The Analog Kids @ Schulz Brau, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Voodoo Cadillac @ Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Shen Yun, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, starting at $100
• Showing: Double Feature Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior / Mad Max: Fury Road, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $20
• Kush & Canvas April, The Holistic Connection Knoxville, 7:30 pm
• Ijams Sunset Social: ASPN Audio Presents Melissa Hale with Mostly Modest with All Signs Point North, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Eric Caldwell and the Cruise Control, Corner Lounge, 7:30 pm
• NIXED @ Thompson Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, starting at $77
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• David Zavracky, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Knox Pride & Hi-Wire Brewing Present: Taylor Swift Dance Party, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $5 – $10
• Chatter with Hunger Anthem and Loud Humans, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Danae Hays, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $32.50 – $52.50  
• Drag Night, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Mize & The Drive, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• The Local Honeys, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $19 – $20
• Vivid Display, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm 
• International Dance Night at Luna, 8:00 pm
• Aaron Carter Live at The Local Smokey, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Jake @ The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
• Tidalwave Road Bluegrass Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Rica Chicha, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5

Sunday, April 28

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Baker Creek Beginner Ride, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 am – noon, FREE but RSVP
• Fun K-Town 2024: Knoxville’s Grooviest Board Game Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – midnight (through Apr 28), free – $101.11, RSVP 
• Dogwood Arts Festival 2024, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Yoga – BYOM, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $15
• BSK Paint Days 2024: Sun – Day 2, Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am, $20 minimum donation requested 
• Xhunger Derby Week Poker Tournament, Barrelhouse, noon, FREE!
• Southern Appalachian Bike Swap, SouthSide Garage, noon – 7:00 pm
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Homemade Soap Making Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $75, RSVP
• Shen Yun, Civic Auditorium, 1:00 pm, starting at $100
• WOZO merch and coffee pop-up shop at South Coast Pizza, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Historic Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens, start at Central United Methodist Church, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $20 – $25
• Old Sevier April Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote!, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Will Shepard at the Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Truth and Consequences – film and conversation on news and information: Screening: Marie (1985), 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• Sunday Class + Practica, The Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through June 30)
• SMBS presents Blues Cruise with Ray Fuller Band,Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, $20 – $25 
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Showing: Welcome to the Dollhouse, Central Cinema, 5:50 pm, $7 – $12
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• The Earls Of Leicester featuring Jerry Douglas, 7:30 pm, $40 – $50  
• Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• Ironing with Dead Cobre and Ninevah, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Arkansauce, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Mad Max: Fury Road, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, April 29

• 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
• 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)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Meg Gehman, Visit Knoxville, 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)
• Deaf Night at Knoxville Art Museum, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• 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
• Band-Backed Wren on Knox Brew Stories, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Double Feature Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior / Mad Max: Fury Road, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:20 pm, $7 – $20
• Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
• Shifflett/Smith/Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• West Coast Swing at Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Spoken Word / Comedy Lydia Lunch with Jt Habersaat and Consensual Piss, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $15
• Tee Ball, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 30 

• 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!
• MEGAWEEK 2024 The anniversary sale event of the year! Tall Man Toys and Comics,  1060 Worlds Fair Park Dr, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (through May 5)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robinella / Adeem The Artist, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Lunatics Dance Team Auditions, 940 Blackstock Ave NW, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• The Gateway Ribbon Cutting, 530 W 5th Ave, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Community SoundBath + Meditation, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 501 Arthur St, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $35
• April Social by Young Professionals of Knoxville at Zero/Zero, 1211 N Central St, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Kernel Convo: Pixar’s movie Turning Red, UT HSS Amphitheater (outdoors); rain location: Hodges 1st floor auditorium
• Yee-Haw Brewery Pint Night & Launch Party by The Arc Knox County (Sunshine Industries), Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Class (Home & Car Maintenance), Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• April Chiasmus Reading and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm
• Colored Pasta Workshop, The Spice and Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay Street, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Final Argentine Tango Progressive Series, UT International House, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Dance Night by Trollkretsen Scandinavian Dancers, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Rossdafareye at Yee Haw Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Welcome to the Dollhouse, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
• 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
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Erica Dawn Lyle with Frank/IE Consent and Escort Mission and Megam00n X, The Pilot Light, $10
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Jessie Murph Live In The Sticks Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $30 – $35
• Tee Ball, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm