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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, May 12
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Mother’s Day Brunch, Oliver Royale, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Mother’s Day Brunch with Von Sutherland at Hilton Knoxville Downtown, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, from $70, RSVP
- Open Rose Gardens, 123 W Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Yoga – BYOM, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $15
- Mother’s Day Brunch, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, from $55
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Old City Market, West Jackson Ave in the Old City, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Maifest, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Mother’s Day Celebration, Craft Axe Throwing – Downtown, noon (daily through May 16)
- The Bark Birthday Party, 601 Lamar St, noon, RSVP
- Mother’s Day Weekend Cheese + Beer Pairing, Printshop Beer, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, from $35
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Much Ado About Nothing, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- 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
- Showing: Psycho, Central Cinema, 2:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Brian Sneed at the Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 3:00 pm, $55, RSVP
- Jazz at Ijams on Mother’s Day, Ijams Nature Center, 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm, $12.51
- Sunday Class + Practica, The Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through June 30)
- Second Sunday Social – Women’s Networking Event, Elst Brewing Company, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Abita Brewing Presents the 8th Annual Trailhead Crawfish Boil, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $48.86
- Showing: Le Samourai, Central Cinema, 5:10 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Mother’s Day Gift Basket Raffle, Canvass Can Do Miracles, 1218 Magnolia Ave, 5:55 pm
- Crafty Jazz with Jessica Watson, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- UT Gamelan Ensemble with KBD, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Candela @ Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 13
- 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)
- Amber Purdy Exhibit, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
- May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- 2024 Epiphone Student Guitar Design Contest, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Todd Ethridge Photo Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
- Power Players: Connect & Learn, 418 S Gay St Ste 204, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Stephanie Villagran, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Ame Houston Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
- Ode to Black Women by Kalil White Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Carry The Load’s Memorial May Campaign, Knoxville National Cemetery, 39 Tyson St, 11:15 am – noon, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anna May / Mo Stroemel, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Exhibit by Cassie Krause, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Parade Open Studio Days, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 7:00 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: Double Feature: Le Samourai / Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Central Cinema, 6:20 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $20
- Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
- All Over the Page – “A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation,” Lawson-McGhee Public Library, 6:30 pm
- UT Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Daisy by The WordPlayers, The Square Room, 7:00 pm, FREE! but donations welcome
- An Evening with Erik Larson, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $30
- 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
- Joseph Allred with The Electric Nature, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
- Ashton Brown and the Natural Heat, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 14
- 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)
- Museum Sprouts: Let’s Explore! UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- RAM Free Telehealth Clinic – Steps House, Steps House Inc., 10;00 am – 2;00 pm
- Vincent Drake and Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- “Pottery From Somewhere Else Entirely” by Micheal Arpino, 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!
- Wesley House Community Center Capital Campaign Public Launch, 1719 Reynolds St, 11:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mark Dvorak / Parker Collins, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Knoxville Business Growth Collaborative, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square #101, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Putting Down Roots in Knoxville, TN! Ten Oaks Real Estate, 1719 N Central St, 3:30 pm
- Exhibit by Cassie Krause, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Story Crafting w/Tarot, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 2024 Friendship Dinner, Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm, from $125, RSVP
- East Tennessee Marble with Dr. Susan Knowles, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Foraged Wreath Making, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 6:00 pm, $5, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents Life Skills Class: Podcast Production 101, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam – May Open Mic ft. Moody Black! Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $5 – $30
- Concerts on the Square with Greg Tardy, Market Square, 7:00 pm
- Writers ‘Round Knoxville! Hosted at Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 pm
- 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
- Ashton Brown and the Natural Heat, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, May 15
- America’s Seed Fund 2024 Road Tour: Southeast, UT Conference Center, 7:15 am – 5:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Chamber Briefing Breakfast, Knoxville Chamber, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 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: TBD, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- The Biggs Machine: Politics in Polk County, Tennessee, 601 S Gay St, noon, FREE! But RSVP
- PLMP Business Social Networking sponsored by Bello Business Solutions at Yee-Haw Brewing Co – Patio, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Intro to Hand-building Ceramics with Athena’z Alchemy 777, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free or pay what you can
- Pints with Patriots Veterans Social, Printshop Beer, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Stag & Doe May Speed Dating Party! 414 South Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $31.16, RSVP
- Showing: “Final Frame” UT Senior Showcase, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Night at the Museum II, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 – $13
- Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm
- Weekly Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Long-Table Dinner with Tarik’s North African, Zero/Zero Wine Bar, North Central St, 6:30 pm, $54.48, RSVP
- Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
- WDVX Summer Nights: Songs From the Road Band / Tim O’Brien Band
- Yee Haw Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
- FILM FEST KNOX Monthly Film Series – A Perfect Day for Caribou, Regal Riviera stadium 8, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- The Ghost Inside Wash It Away Spring Tour, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, $36.51
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
- James Ilgenfritz, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Showing: Le Samourai, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
- Marigold Thieves with The Worn Out Soles @Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, May 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: BB Palmer, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Duncan School of Law Graduation, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 2:00 pm
- Our Spring Hiring Event! Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 1901 W Clinch Ave, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Jane George House Party, 1701 Jefferson Ave, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Spirit Award Dinner benefiting Helen Ross McNabb Foundation, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:00 pm, starting at $400, RSVP
- Free Three-Part Diabetes Management Series, Knox County Health Department, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture with artist Karen LaMonte, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 8;00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- First Time Home Buyer Class! 820 Sevier Ave, 6:00 pm
- Paints + Pints Workshop, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $35, RSVP
- Bendy Bastards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through June 27), $10 – $12
- Weekly FCP Thirsty Thursday Group Road Ride, F.C. Pedaler Bike Shop, 6:00 pm
- Boogie Design Nights, Fly by Night, 6:00 pm
- DnD at Elst Brewing, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20
- Weekly Pedal for Alzheimer’s Thursday Night Group Ride! Meet at Suttree’s Landing, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Golden Press Card Awards, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, $23.18 – $30
- Jason Ellis, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Whiskey On The River, 300 Neyland Dr, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, from $67.75, RSVP
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $7 – $20
- PechaKucha Night Knoxville Vol. 51: Celebrating Knox Heritage’s 50th Anniversary, The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm
- Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Concerts on the Square with 12Eleven Band, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
- Sundress Reading Series May ’24, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Bailemos Bachata Thursdays! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $5 – $10
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Much Ado About Nothing, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- Verdi Requiem, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22.50 – $92
- Thelma and The Sleaze with The F-150s, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Wasted Major with DJ Huglife at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- After Hours, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Jimbo Mathus, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Transcendental Drag with DJ Stylez, Bernadette’s, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 17
- Final day; Art Source 2024, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Big Dog, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Friday Shrimp and Crab Boil, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 pm, $20
- Fundraiser to Re-Elect Courtney Durrett, 205 East Oklahoma Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Date Night at Frothy Monkey, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $70
- Open House Downtown by Knoxville Fire Department, 600 W Summit Hill Dr, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
- Knox AAPI Night Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $20
- Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- The Hensley Mansion Murder Mystery Game, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 7:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Mad Moon, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Jac Conley, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Teen Spirit @ Merchants of Beer, 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $22.60
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Much Ado About Nothing, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- Verdi Requiem, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22.50 – $92
- Alex Forrester @ Calhoun’s On the River, 7:30 pm
- 3D Shadows, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Gamenight with Guy Marshall, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Thievery Corporation: Matthew Dear, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $47.84
- Skankbanger / DJ Sterl the Perl, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Tray Wellington Band Live at the Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $14 – $15
- Leo Kottke, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40 – $65
- Wickid Garden with Garden of Eden at Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Big Pink Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Marble City Band / The Hooten Hallers @ Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm, $10
- Ronnie and the Redwoods, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, May 18
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, $30, RSVP
- Clay Cats! Knoxville Arts Center, 10:00 am – noon, $36, RSVP
- RetroFlea May! Retrospect Vintage Store, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Intro to Broommaking, Knoxville Arts Center , 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Children’s Festival of Reading, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Friends of the Library Used Book Sale at Children’s Festival of Reading, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- FwF Kids Meetup @ Children’s Festival of Reading, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am
- Children’s Entrepreneur Market Knoxville at Children’s Festival of Reading, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Tree Walk & Picnic, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, from $5, RSVP
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am, $8
- Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- 2024 Awards of Excellence Program, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 11:00 am, $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Gerald Dowd, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- May Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
- Lobster Dogs at New Moon Market, noon – 4:00 pm
- It’s a Mid Mod Vintage Clothing Market, Mid Mod Collective, noon – 5:00 pm
- Marble City Meltdown Punk Rock Festival, Scruffy City Hall, noon – 1:00 am (continues May 19)
- Graduation Pawty, The Bark, noon – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Caving Trip, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- WORKSHOP: Applying to Tennessee Ancestors, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
- An Author Event featuring Diego Báez in Conversation with Erin Elizabeth Smith, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- RYDE’s 9th Spring Recital: Resilient! Emerald Academy, 3:30 pm, $7, RSVP
- Cards for Kids by Checkerboard Children’s Charities of East Tennessee The Press Room, 4:00 pm, from $100
- Davis Mitchell, Barrelhouse, 4:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Rock Candy Band of Knoxville – Knoxville Proofing, Kern’s Food Hall, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Date Night at Frothy Monkey, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $70
- HKRD Season Opener, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 5:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Queer Mixer – Vintage Dress up, French Fried Vintage, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
- Tenn Pan Alley @ Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- NBCR Live from the historic Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm, $14 – $20
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15, $7 – $20
- Drop Dead Dangerous @ Calhoun’s On the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Chameleous & Dark Mountain Orchid, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $10, RSVP
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Much Ado About Nothing, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- Graham Monroe Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- EP Release Show for Yer Flowers! With Newport Transplant and Terrestrial Troubadours, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Cocktail Hour w/ The Last Bison & Joey English, Pink Moon, 1407 East 5th Ave, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $10, RSVP
- Drag Bingo, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $15
- Choir of Babble / Higher Education, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Ghosts: Do You Believe, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $55
- Salsa Saturday @ The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pm – midnight, $10
- The Marble City Meltdown, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Higher Education / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
- Hearts Gone South Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Senie Hunt at The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
Sunday, May 19
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Cheese Making Workshop, Ijams Nature 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Sunday Jazz Brunch, Stir Knoxville, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Cyanotype Handmade BookMaking Workshop with The Big Camera, Ijams Nature 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, $55, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Kickin’ Cancer Survival Sunday, 745 North Broadway, noon
- Statewide Text Bank for Progressive Candidates! Alliance Brewing Company, noon – 2:00 pm
- Marble City Meltdown Punk Rock Festival, Scruffy City Hall, noon – 1:00 am
- Syrup ‘N Sequins ICON edition! 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, $13.67 – $31.16, RSVP
- Knoxville Vegans Meetup: Brunch & Bike Edition, Marble City Market, 1:00 pm
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Model/Talent Call by Kristen KC Colemon Beauty and Styling, River & Rail Theatre Company, 111 State St, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Daytime Docs Film Series – Meet the Patels, Lawson McGhee Library, 1:30 pm
- Online May Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but donations welcome
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Much Ado About Nothing, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Open Streets Knoxville 2024, Happy Holler & Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Brewery Olympics! 6 Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- 7th Annual Cattywampus Parade & Block Party, start at Emory Place and Central proceed up Central, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Rus’ Romper Room May Edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz with Chris Canada, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – All The Good Times: The Farewell Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $80
- Christopher Paul Stelling, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Ziona Riley and Evelyn Davis with Fast Followers 4 and Crystal Shrine, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Patty Griffin, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40 – $60
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 20
- 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
- Amber Purdy Exhibit, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
- May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- 2024 Epiphone Student Guitar Design Contest, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 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
- Little History Lessons: State Symbols, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10
- Ame Houston Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
- Ode to Black Women by Kalil White Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Merrill Miller, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- KKQ Book Club May Meeting, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm
- Zoom Maker Meet-In: Make AI Work For You, presented by The Maker Market, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
- Suttree – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
- A Printshop + Seoul Brothers Beer Dinner, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:30 pm, $7- – $90, RSVP
- Braden Jones Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
- Marigold Thieves, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3
- Ayca & Joey Acoustic Rock @ The Kennedy (Old Blackhorse Brewery on Gay St.), 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
Tuesday, May 21
- 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
- RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Vincent Drake and Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- “Pottery From Somewhere Else Entirely” by Micheal Arpino, 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: Stephanie Lambring / Michael Jones, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Exhibit by Cassie Krause, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Disaster Preparedness: Preparing for the Best Outcomes During the Worst Situations, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm
- Home Builders Brew Tour, Pretentious Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Co-working Downtown, 520 West Summit Hill Dr, #Suite 601, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Workshop: Caring for Family Heirlooms, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Knox Pride Life Skills Presents: Home Buying & Selling, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- East Tennessee Pinball @ Suttree’s, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
- In This Moment: THE GODMODE TOUR, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 pm, $50 – $80
- Concerts on the Square with Taber Gable Trio, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- TERMINATor with ;3s, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- The Whiskey Charmers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm