Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/28 – 8/6/24)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, July 28 

• 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)
• The Taste of Kern’s | Your Passport to International Cuisine, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Tennessee River Downtown Knoxville Tour, start at Governor Ned McWherter Riverside Landing Park, noon – 4:00 pm, $50, RSVP;
• Tax-Free Weekend at Mood Ring Vintage, 906 Sevier Ave, Unit 112, noon – 6:00 pm
• Drink and Draw at Kerns Food Hall, 1:00 pm
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Knoxville Horror Book Club: Author Meet & Greet with Marie LeStrange, Addison’s Bookstore, 2:00 pm, $12.51, RSVP
• Summer Reading Group: South to America, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through July 28), pay what you can up to $25, RSVP
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15
• Old Sevier Sunday Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Maddy & Bo, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Showing: Face/Off, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Final Performance: Cinderella, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 6:00 pm, $12 – $15 
• Fall in Love in July: Stag and Doe Speed Dating, 414 South Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Shadow Side Ghost Tour, meet at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 8:00 pm, from $20, RSVP
• Dan Levison with Dan Carlin, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Chameleous with The Lone Tones, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm, $7 – $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, July 29 

• 3 Dames 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)
• July Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Exhibition, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Dialogues of Creativity, 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)
• Tea Flights! The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, $8.99
• John Moses Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Elkmont Exchange Reunion, SouthSide Garage, 4:00 pm
• Sean Monett exhibition, Urban Bar and Corner Cafe, 5:00 pm – 2:30 am (daily through July 31)
• Open House, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 5:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• 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: Longlegs, 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
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Carter Beucher, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
• Showing: OVA Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
• Admiral Radio with The Tennessee Troubadours, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, July 30 

• Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and Knoxville Habitat for Humanity ReStore: Volunteer Orientation, 1501 Washington Ave, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, FREE! but 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 (through October), RSVP
• Brenda Mills and Johnny Glass, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Pippin Long Exhibit, 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!
• Final Day: Calling women who dare to dream and want to become part of a dance and variety arts organization! 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 11:15 am – 11:00 pm 
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Batson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 2:00 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)
• Kerns Konnections – Networking Nights by BizGrow Networking at Kerns Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• 2024 NIM Nationals, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 pm, daily through Aug 3, from $75
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 6:15 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 (through Dec 31)
• Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Classes – Car & Home Maintenance, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
• Freedom from Painful Minds by Meditation in Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm 
• Shrek The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $45 – $95
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• BSK Pop-up Paint Day! Landing House, 8:00 pm, $20 minimum donation requested
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Redd & The Paper Flowers, The Kennedy, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
• Admiral Radio with The Tennessee Troubadours, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, July 31 

• Final Day: Tennessee Artists Association Exhibition at The Frothy Monkey, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
• 2024 NIM Nationals, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through Aug 3), from $75
• Final Day: The Taste of Kern’s | Your Passport to International Cuisine, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
• Final Day: Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm 
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Kid A’Riffic Fun in the Park, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jimmy Touzel / Dan Levenson & Bob Carlin, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Pints & Pies Fundraiser for The Arc Knox County (Sunshine Industries), Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Stammtisch 2024 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Let Her Vote | Session 1 | Local Politics Overview, Aught Downtown, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, free, but donations welcome, RSVP
• Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy: Creative Expression and Identity, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
• Summer Movie Nights featuring Pacific Rim at Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Christmas in July Networking Event at TAPestry, 620 Lamar St, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $7
• Tips for Installing and Maintaining Small Scale Native Plantings, 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, 6:30 pm
• Weekly Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
• Good Vibes Wednesdays: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• KWG August Program: STEM and Poetry with Rhea Carmon, 126 S Gay St SW, 7:00 pm
• Addison’s Book Club: Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth (1931), Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $5, RSVP
• Theological Material: Everyday “Stuff” and Christian Discipleship | Dr. Laura Lysen, 100 W 5th Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: The Blackcoat’s Daughter / Longlegs, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:10 pm, $7 – $12
• Stand Up Comedy featuring Nashville’s Connor Larsen! @ Fly By Night, 7:00 pm, $14.64, SVP
• The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $45 – $65
• Wed Night Hop / Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5 – $8
• Learn Country Swing and Line Dancing at The Local Smokey, 7:30 pm, $10 – $11
• Knoxville Homeowner Magazine – Private Photoshoot, Historic Market Square, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, from $200
• Salsa Series for beginners, Marble City Market, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $5
• Shrek The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $45 – $95
• Pack Walk by North Star K9 Training, World’s Fair Park Play Fountain, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Lost Sound Dept with Utopia and Velvet Christ, 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
• Only on the Weekends @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Thursday, August 1 

• 2024 NIM Nationals, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through Aug 3), from $75
• World Breastfeeding Week Celebration 2024, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon, FREE!
• Tranquility & Bliss, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 11:00 am (daily through Aug 15), $200, RSVP
• GKHA August 2024 Lunch & Learn, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Blue Plate Special: Mason Via / Brian Dolzani, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Introductory Reflexology Special with Becky Maze, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, noon 
• School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Band-Backed Wren at Kern’s Food Hall Taproom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• 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)
• Showing: Longlegs / Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12 / $5
• River & Rail Trivia Night 2024! Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $53.65-$316.26, RSVP
• Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Paint & Pour, Pour Taproom, 7:00 pm, RSVP for price
• Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
• XüL Beer Meetup by DrivenMarsh, 213 E Fifth Ave, 7:30 pm
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• M2A-Live at Kern’s Food Hall/Monday Night Proofing Company, 8:00 pm
• Terror Pigeon with Plague Summer, Dozibrion, and Paper Fever, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Primordial Soup Jazz @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Transcendental Drag with DJ Stylez, Bernadette’s, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, August 2

• 2024 NIM Nationals, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through Aug 3), from $75
• Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Ettore Buzzini, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Beginner Gardener Class – Fall Planting, 1741 Reynolds St, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Fun Film Friday, O’Connor Senior Center, 1:00 pm (weekly through April 4, 2025)
• First Friday ArtWalk, Downtown Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• August First Friday + Block Party with Robinella at the Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• August First Friday | The Bottom: Stories from the Neighborhood, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Dogwood Regional Exhibition, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday: “Sueños” by Sergio Martínez, Valeria Martínez, Estefano Martínez, Casa HoLa, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday at the Arrowmont Gallery | 110 Gay Street, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• CreepyCon Halloween & Horror Convention 2024, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (daily through Aug 4), from $35
• First Friday Reception: Double Take, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Opening Reception for Win the FUTURE!, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday Art + Music Palestine Medical Relief Fundraiser, French Fried Vintage, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday Reception: Dream Realm by Lauren Adams, RED Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday Gallery Night with Carrie Hopper, Able Trade, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• First Friday Reception: Kathy Holland and Debbie Corley, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday with Sarah Dempsey, Printshop Beer Co, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm
• First Friday | Pete Dougherty At Pivot Point Gallery, 15 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• First Friday | “Dreamscapes” Art Gallery Exhibition, Lilienthal Gallery, 23 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! 
• Reception: Ryan Blair’s Appalachian Aquarium, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 112 W Jackson Ave, 6:00 pm
• Gunnar Quist’s Betty Lou Kudzu Exhibition feat. Feral Kytty! Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Thai for Two: Partner Massage Workshop with Kim Lomonaco, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $75, RSVP
• First Friday Live – Jon Whitlock, 301 South Gay St, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• August First Fridays Poetry Night, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Underground 8.0 @ Mirage, 6:00 pm – 1:30 am, FREE!
• Showing: The Blackcoat’s Daughter / Terrifier 2, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Smooth Sailor, Merchants of Beer, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $28, RSVP
• SkyWay 61 Duo @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Gabriel Knows Everything, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
• Jason Ellis, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Ettore Buzzini Band @ Social Dove, Lonesome Dove, 7:00 pm
• Whiskey Compass, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Mind Reading Show, 621 Lamar St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Summer Soirée: Tropic with YPK, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, free – $50, RSVP
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Graham Monroe, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Pale Misery with Primeval Well and Uberserker at Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10 
• TBA / The Stroppers @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 10:00 pm
• Seven Nations and Tuatha Dea / DJ Sterl the Pearl, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
• Forsaken Profits, The Half That Matters, Mister Disa, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $10
• Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
• Hatfield’s Heathens Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Jeff Sipe Trio, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10 – $15
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, August 3

• 2024 NIM Nationals, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm, $100
• Therapeutic Yoga for Back Pain with Amberly Kelley-Dotson, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – noon, $60, RSVP
• 2024 NPC Knox Classic Prejudging, Civic Auditorium, 9:00 am, $27
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• 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
• CreepyCon Halloween & Horror Convention 2024, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Aug 4), from $35
• Bloody Mary Festival / The Return Of CJ the Pianoman, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, $43.14
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hiroya Tsukamoto / Lydia Shae, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death Book Signing and Author Talk at The Bottom Bookstore, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• 2024 NPC Knox Classic Finals, Civic Auditorium, 4:00 pm, $37 – $51
• Knoxville Ladies’ Fellowship & Photo Minis, UT Gardens, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, from $30
• HKRD Double Header: All Stars vs. Classic City Roller Girls / Brawlers vs Chemical Valley Roller Derby, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $15 – $20
• Showing: Seven Samurai / Terrifier 2, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• LMU, The Laurel Collective, & Knox Pride Present: Neurodivergent Pride @ South Press, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Halls High 25th Reunion – Class of 1999, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $25, RSVP
• Lydia Shae Band, Schulz Brau, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Throwin’ Stones, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Jay Storm, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Low Speed Chase, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Hillbilly Thomists, in support of the Chesterton Academy, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $32 – $52
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Butcherbird and Lavish Boars at the Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm
• The Bail Jumpers, Market Square, 8:00 pm
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• TBA, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Connie Converse 100th Birthday Party Featuring: Kat Brock, Holly Briggs, Maspeth, and More, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Wickid Garden / Andres Tapia Extraterrestrial Dance Night at LunaVerse, 9:00 pm, $10
• Big Pink Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• DJ Von Party Cruise 10 (30 & up) GREENOUT LED lights out, Tennessee Riverboat, 9:00 pm – midnight, $30, RSVP
• Annabel, Farseek & Gamenight, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm

  

Sunday, August 4

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Old City Market, Jackson Ave between State and Central, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• CreepyCon Halloween & Horror Convention 2024, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 5:00 pm, from $35
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15
• Paint and Plant with an Owl Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $50
• Julia Lee’s Boutique: VOLS Gameday Event @ Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• N, AUG 4 AT 3 PM
• Auditions: Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ the Satanic Mechanics, Knox Pride, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• SMBS presents Blues Cruise with Bywater Call, Tennessee Riverboat, 3:15 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Crafty Jazz with Parker Bakkall, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Good Looks with Shadow, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Fountain City Ramblers, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, August 5 

• Nourish Knoxville’s Restaurant Week 2024, see link for restaurant list, 12:01 am – 11:45 pm (daily through Aug 11)
• August Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Dogwood Regional Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• “Sueños” by Sergio Martínez, Valeria Martínez, Estefano Martínez,, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Tea Flights! The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, $8.99
• Tranquility & Bliss, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 11:00 am (daily through Aug 15), $200, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: ISMAY / The Broken String Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and special guest Corey James Clifton, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
• Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Barbie Dance Party Camp (Ballet/Jazz/Tap), Central United Methodist, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (daily through Aug 9), RSVP for price
• Paint the Town Purple Kick-off Event! Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
• Open Mic for Bad Dating Stories – SWIPE MIC, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• 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
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 6 

• 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
• Rising Tide Knoxville – Financial Therapy: Tackle Your Finances with Confidence, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, FREE!! but RSVP
• Kathy Holland and Debbie Corley, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Ryan Blair’s Appalachian Aquarium, 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: Alma Russ, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Exhibit by Sarah Dempsey, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Book Discussion: Gay Science, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm
• Dog Friendly Knoxville Meet-Up, Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Big Fun Tuesdays at Mead’s Quarry: End of Summer Blast!, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Adult Jazz Chair Dance Classes – For All Bodies, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 6:30 pm (weekly though Aug 27), $10 – $50, RSVP
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Presents Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Yarhgang with Plague Summer, Lego Batman, and Everyone, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm