Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/23 – 7/2/2024)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt.)

Sunday, June 23

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Tennessee Artists Association Exhibition at The Frothy Monkey, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Artist in Action – Fado Made Co, The Maker Exchange, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm 
• Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, $30, RSVP
• Sunday Jazz Brunch @ Stir, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Grand Lawn: Yoga on the lawn, Kern’s Food Hall, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Syrup n’ Sequins Drag Brunch – Pride Edition, Pour Taproom: Knoxville, noon – 3:00 pm, from $19.50, RSVP
• Tennessee River Downtown Knoxville Tour, Governor Ned McWherter Riverside Landing Park, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm, from $50, RSVP
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Puppers Pool Paw-ty and Pop Up Market, Printshop Beer Co., 1:00 pm
• Showing: Live: First Take Co’s intimate production of Annie Baker’s The Flick, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm, $15 – $35
• Olympic Diving Trials, UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center, 2200 Andy Holt Ave, 1:52 pm / 7:03 pm, $50 – $100, RSVP
• Paint and Plant with an Opossum Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $50, RSVP
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S Central St, 3:00 pm
• Final Performance: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Jason Ellis, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Summer Tree ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• Sunday Class + Practica, The Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through June 30)
• Dancers Studio Silver Dancer Gala to honor the legendary Irena Linn, The Emporium Center, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $75, RSVP
• American Conference on Neutron Scattering (ACNS 2024), Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 4:00 pm (daily through June 27), $375 – $845, RSVP
• Showing: Robot Dreams, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Summer Love: Stag and Doe June Speed Dating Party! Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• A Midsummer Sunset Spritz with a sneak preview of Knoxville Shakespeare’s Summer season, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: The Silence of the Lambs, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm, $7 – $12
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Eve Essex with Eve Maret and Fire/Fighter, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, June 24 

• Cevet Jones 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)
• June Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Menagerie by Gared Luquet, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• Lauren Lazarus Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Ivy Reid, “Sanctuary,” 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: Olivia Ellen Lloyd / Debra Griner, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Soup, Sandwiches, and Smiles, Muslim Community of Knoxville, 100 13th St, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Everything Tumble Camp (ETC), Central United Methodist, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm (daily through June 26), $65, RSVP
• Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
• Free Bicycle Helmets Event, Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee, 1715 E Magnolia Ave, 5:00 pm (daily through June 26)
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Orchid Care & Repotting, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, $10, RSVP
• Playing for Stalin: The Gates of Kiev, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, Lab Theatre, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• The Grapes of Wrath – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
• 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
• Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
• Showing: Caged Heat / The Silence of the Lambs, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
• Michael Rodriguez, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• The Fellowship Hall, Fly by Night, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $5 – $10
• Out Series: David Phillips + Pricilla Smith + Majid Araim (Knox/Atlanta) and Calla Burke, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
• BIG GAY HOEDOWN year 3, Brother Wolf, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $5 suggested donation
• Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, June 25 

• Volunteer Orientation, 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)
• Summer Time on the Hill: A Program for Young Ladies, Mabry-Hazen House, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm (daily through June 27), from $75, RSVP
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Safety City Summer Schedule, 165 S Concord St, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Tue – Thu (weekly through July 25)
• Carole Stoiber and Lynn Straka, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• 2024 Dolly Art Contest, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Outta Time / Cien Años / Root, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat, through August 28), FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grace Pettis, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Exhibit by J Gervin, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• Free Beginner Tai Chi Class Series, TN Riverwalk, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Tue & Thu, through June 27)
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Leather Hand-Stitched Eyeglass Case with Fado Made at Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $55.20, RSVP
• Showing: Robot Dreams, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $5 – $10
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Concerts on the Square with Larry Vincent Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm
• Sarrenna / Nightjar / Lucy Abernathy at Fly By Night, 7:00 pm, $10
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Menage Detroit, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Shakey Graves, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $30 – $35
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Skate Night Video, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, June 26 

• City of Knoxville’s 15th Annual Business Opportunity Breakfast, Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 7:30 am – 11:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Kid A’Riffic Fun in the Park – Fort Kid, 1049 World’s Fair Park Dr, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Marie Keck, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 2:30 pm, starting at donation-based to $33
• Tn4Arts Knoxville Regional, The Emporium Center, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Stammtisch 2024 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
• PLMP Business Social Networking sponsored by Rainscapes at Frank & George’s inside Marble City Mkt, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy: Cultivating Resilience, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
• Live Band Karaoke by Tinca Tinca at Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Summer Movie Nights featuring “Grease” at Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Showing: Robot Dreams / Robot Dreams, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm pm, $15 – $35
• Weekly Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm
• Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
• Addison’s Classic’s Book Club – Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $7.84, RSVP
• Good Vibes Wednesdays: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Tasting Dinner Supporting Mountain Access Brigade at Babalu, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $109.25, RSVP
• Stand Up Comedy Featuring JoJo Casillas! @ Fly By Night, 7:00 pm, $9.31, RSVP
• Open Jam w Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Antadie with Deep Fry, Ok Koala, and Tweejy, 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
• Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, June 27 

• Artists & Crafters Sale, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, 10:00 am
• Business Roundtable: Navigating a Workforce in Flux, Knoxville Chamber, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• 8th Annual Luncheon Benefiting The Knoxville History Project, The Foundry at the Fair Site, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Blue Plate Special: Jamie Adamson / Shake It Like A Caveman, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Zoom: Listening with Glaciers: The Sounds and Songs of a Melting Landscape, hosted by UT, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• A Meet & Greet with Sky Huck, 517 Union Ave, 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• KMBA Charity Night Benefitting Knoxville Area Urban League’s “Shoes for School Fundraiser,” Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Final Class: Free Beginner Tai Chi Class Series, TN Riverwalk, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Bendy B*stards 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 (weekly through Oct 31)
• Weekly Pedal for Alzheimer’s Thursday Night Group Ride! Meet at Suttree’s Landing, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (weekly through Oct 24)
• Homesteading Made Easy monthly meetup, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $30, RSVP
• Live Music with Chris Morel Band, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Feral Kytty on the Six O’Clock Swerve, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• June Cigar Social, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm
• CANDIDATE FORUM: Knox County Commission Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• Showing: Janet Planet, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Laurel Square Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
• Fantastic Mr. Fox, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Pints with the Professor, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Alicia Harvey – solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
• Sierra Hull, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $45
• Shake it like a caveman, Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm
• Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Moths & More: Ijams After Dark, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $15
• Mike Coykendall, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Showing: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Transcendental Drag with DJ Stylez, Bernadette’s, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, June 28

• 58th NATS National Conference, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 5:15 pm Continues daily through July 2), $445 – $525, RSVP
• WDVX Big Plate Special: TBA, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $50 – $85
• Intro to Tummo, Tsalung and Tibetan Healing Yoga, 501 Arthur St, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (daily through June 30), $200 – $500, RSVP
• Tavern Notes: Kenneth Brown Trio at Maker Exchange, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Lobster Dogs at Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Showing: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Pickin’ on Nature Bluegrass Concert with Clinch River Ramblers and True Blue, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm, $8 – $10, RSVP 
• Emory Place Night Market, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Acoustic set at Social Dove! Lonesome Dove Patio and Bar, 7:00 pm
• WBSD Reunion, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm
• Villephonic, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
• Chris Marshall @ Calhoun’s on the River, 7:30 PM
• South Knox Pride Silent Disco, Hi- Wire Brewing, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, from $12.61, RSVP
• RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Drag Show & Viewing Party, 1207 N Central St, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
• Pamela Klicka, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Eat ‘n’ Out with Lan Line and F-150s, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• 80s Dance Party at Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy, Ale’ Rae’s, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
• The Analog Kids @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Alex and the Animals / DJ Sterl the Pearl, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
• DJ Narkangel + Feral Kytty + Andrew Swafford at the Holistic Connection, 8:00 pm
• Scruff Church with Merlin and Squach / Corey James Clifton, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm / 11:00 pm
• Appalachian Equality Chorus Presents “The Rainbow Runs Over Me,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $15 – $30
• Shawn Clark at the Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Thomas Cassell Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Moths & More: Ijams After Dark, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $15
• Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
• Drew Foust & The Wheelhouse, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, June 29

• Tour de Rocky Top, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 am, $65, RSVP
• SoKno Pride Run, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 8:00 am
• Yoga in the Garden, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, $10
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Eco Print Workshop with artist DEBBIE ALLEY, Artisan Woodworking & Design Gallery, 810 Tyson St, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• 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
• Clothing Swap! Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine St, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Knox Chalk Car at SoKnow Pride 2024, Sevier Ave, 11:00 am
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bill Moore / Rounder’s Station, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• 4th Annual SoKno Pride 2024, Sevier Ave., noon
• LSG at SoKno Pride 2024, Sevier Ave., noon
• Southern Spirit, Mast General Store, noon – 2:00 pm
• Knoxville Hardcore Fest, Old City Performing Arts Center, noon – 4:00 pm, $50 – $70
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Showing: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person / Janet Planet, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Summer Tree ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• Arts and Audiobooks, The Bottom, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, free or pay what you can, RSVP
• Appalachian Equality Chorus Presents “The Rainbow Runs Over Me,” Bijou Theatre, 5:00 pm, $15 – $30
• Ten Penny Drive, Social Dove at Lonesome Dove, 6:00 pm
• King & Cash Tribute Show, Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville, 6:00 pm
• Knoxville Margarita Festival, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Blues & BBQ Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 808 E Magnolia Ave, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Candlelit Yoga & Meditation Class, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Jaystorm Project, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
• Tyler Kemmerling, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tiny Stage Comedy: Big Banana Comedy Show at Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $10, RSVP
• America Night at One Knox vs. Forward Madison FC, Regal Soccer Stadium, 7:30 pm, $15 – $40, RSVP
• Showing: Double Feature: X / Pearl, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm / 9:45 pm, $13 – $15
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Rossdafareye with the Scruffy Animals, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• “Rising” – Lawrence Brownlee in Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, from $25, RSVP
• Jonah Parzen-Johnson with Lower Interiors, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• The Boogie Knights, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Tractorhead at The Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• David Spade: Joe Dirt Country Bus Tour, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $42 – $93
• Big Bam Boom / Andres Tapia Extraterrestrial Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
• Ayca Yayman Band @ Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – 11:45 pm
• Cullen Kehoe and the Can’t Understanding Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Dynamic Panic Band Live at the Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm – midnight
• DeeOhGee, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5

Sunday, June 30 

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Tennessee Artists Association Exhibition at The Frothy Monkey, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Yoga on the lawn, Kern’s Food Hall, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Local Text Bank at Alliance for Progressive Candidates! Alliance Brewing Company, noon – 2:00 pm
• W. Fifth Sunday Funday, thepointknox, noon – 2:00 pm
• Puppy Pride, Merchants of Beer, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Cookie Hopper, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Showing: Janet Planet / Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm / 5:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• Sunday Class + Practica, The Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through June 30)
• Lauren’s Farewell Milonga, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Summer Love: Cats and Kitties Speed Dating Party! Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
• NGW Presents: The Party Bowl 2! Jackson Terminal Events, 6:00 pm, $25, RSVP
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Janet Planet, Central Cinema, 7:45 pm, $15 – $35
• The Jodi and Evie Mountain Boys, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Jeff in Leather with Joyfriend, New Romantics, and Escort Mission, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, July 1 

• Cevet Jones 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)
• June Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Menagerie by Gared Luquet, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• Lauren Lazarus Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Ivy Reid, “Sanctuary,” HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Little History Lessons: Independence, 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 – Kalil White, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri 
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randy Ross Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and Pistol Creek Catch of the Day, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
• Photo Sessions by Pro Visual Photography, Downtown Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm (daily through July 7), RSVP
• It’s ZP & the Tayter Tot’s Birthdays! Kern’s Food Hall, 5:00 pm – 3:00 am
• Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery 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: Janet Planet / Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:40 pm, $7 – $12
• 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
• “The Office” Themed Trivia @ Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
• Writers ‘Round Knoxville, Hosted at Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, July 2 

• 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
• Carole Stoiber and Lynn Straka, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• 2024 Dolly Art Contest, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Outta Time / Cien Años / Root, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat, through August 28), FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Alvis & The Sleepy Eyed John Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Exhibit by J Gervin, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• Showing: Janet Planet, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Tiny Stage 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)
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm