Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/26 – 6/4/2024)

Potluck Cafe at Pretentious Glass, 133 South Central Street, Knoxville, May 2024
Contra Vintage Shop, 135 South Central Street, Knoxville, May 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, May 26

 

Monday, May 27 

  • 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
  • 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  Kalil White, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stella Prince / Bum Monk, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • 6th Annual Knoxville Memorial Ryde, Alex Haley Statue, noon – 6:00 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)
  • Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Memorial Day Celebration, Craft Axe Throwing – Downtown, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Financial Empowerment Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
  • Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Parker Bakkall, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Chess Club, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • Knox Box: The Eras Tour! Benefiting The Joy of Music School, Knox Box Karaoke, 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
  • Showing: O.V.A. Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • Joseph Allred with The Electric Nature, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, May 28 

  • Volunteer Orientation by Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and Knoxville Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 1501 Washington Ave, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, 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)
  • Knoxville Career Fair, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
  • Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
  • 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: Tyler Tisdale / Sahara Moon, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, from $5
  • 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)
  • Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Financial Empowerment Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
  • Knox Pride Presents Life Skills Class: Podcast Production 101, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • DnD at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $20, RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Concerts on the Square with Sam Adams, Market Square, 7:00 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
  • Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Redd and the Paper Flowers @ The Kennedy, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
Potluck Cafe at Pretentious Glass, 133 South Central Street, Knoxville, May 2024

Wednesday, May 29 

 

Thursday, May 30 

 

Friday, May 31

 

Saturday, June 1

Contra Vintage Shop, 135 South Central Street, Knoxville, May 2024

Sunday, June 2 

 

Monday, June 3 

  • 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
  • Beginning to Intermediate Photoshop, The Emporium Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (daily through May 22), $349, RSVP
  • Little History Lessons: Soda, 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 Exhibition by Kalil White, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Josh Merritt, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mighty Musical Monday featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
  • WATeR’s Riverfront Garden Tour at Suttree Landing Park, 1:00 pm / 2:30 pm, RSVP
  • Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
  • Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: In a Violent Nature / In a Violent Nature, Central Cinema, 6:20 pm / 80 pm, $7 – $12
  • JUNE 2024 Adult Dance Classes, The Amused Life Studio, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, B1, 6:30 pm, RSVP for price
  • Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
  • 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, $5 – $15
  • Emo Monday w/ Grady Milligan, 421 Union Ave, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3

 

Tuesday, June 4 

  • Minimizing Human Error, UT Conference Center Building, Factory Lab, 600 Henley St, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (continues June 5), $994 – $1,134, 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
  • 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: Cigar Box Serenaders, 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)
  • KMA Book Club Discussing “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Summer Teas Tasting & Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay Street, 6:30 pm, $30
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Knox Pride Presents: Craft Night @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Concerts on the Square with Mark Boling Trio, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Presents Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
  • Wage Worker with The Macks and Podunk, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Showing: In a Violent Nature, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm, $7 – $12

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