Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/5 – 5/14/2024)

Cendrillon, Knoxville Opera, Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, May 2024
Cendrillon, Knoxville Opera, Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, May 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, May 5 

 

Monday, May 6 

  • 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: Archaeology, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10
  • Olivia White Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Miles & Mafaletent / Saltwater Sky, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mighty Musical Monday, featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and Milk Man & The Big Band, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE! 
  • Parade Open Studio Days, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: The Godfather, Central Cinema, 6:30, $7 – $12
  • Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
  • May 2024 Adult Dance Sessions & Drop In Classes, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 6:30 pm (daily through May 10), $20 – $37.50
  • UTK Jazz Night The Michael Rodriguez Group, 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
  • LEONID & FRIENDS – A Tribute To The Music Of Chicago in Knoxville, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $28 – $65
  • Civil Strife Live, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3

 

Tuesday, May 7 

610 Caswell Avenue, Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens, Knoxville, April 2024

Wednesday, May 8 

 

Thursday, May 9 

 

Friday, May 10

 

Saturday, May 11

Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, April 2024

 Sunday, May 12

 

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
  • 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: TBA, 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!
  • 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
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, May 14 

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