Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/18 – 8/27/2024)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, August 18

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Gun Owners Advocacy Leadership Summit (GOALS), Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, free – $100
• Seasonal Facial & Yoga Flow with Jayme Hanna & Nora Vines, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, $90, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Syrup ‘N Sequins Country Edition! Pour Taproom, 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, $15 – $30
• Knoxville Tattoo Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, noon – 7:00 pm, from $25.32
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Daytime Docs Film Series – “The King of Kong: a Fistful of Quarters,” 500 W Church Ave, 1:30 pm
• Online: August Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• Boho Botanical Plant Potting, Printshop Beer Co., 2:00 pm, $35, RSVP
• Sunday Matinee with Double Jointed, Dirty Knees, Suburban Detour, Whisper & F2C, Birdhouse Knoxville, 2:00 pm, FREE!
• East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Jesse Pratti, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Rus’ Romper Room August Edition, Corner Lounge, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
• KCM Fundraiser – For the Love of Knoxville Radio, Lost And Found Records, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Cuckoo, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 7:15 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Crafty Jazz with Chris Canada, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Tito Puente Jr., Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $45
• The Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, August 19 

• 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
• Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon, $12 – $15
• Tea Flights! The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, $8.99
• First Year MFA Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon, Thu-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm), through Aug 24
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Luke Windland / Kyle Lacy Band, Visit Knoxville, 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
• 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: Cuckoo, 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
• Noor Chang, 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
• Showing: OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
• Kyle Lacy Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 20 

• Bookkeeping Basics for Small Businesses, 17 Market Square, # 201, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
• LOSS Team Information Session, Contact Care Line, 318 North Gay Str, 9:00 am – 10:00 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)
• RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Cecelia Condit Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building , Ewing Gallery, A+A 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Oct 27
• Stories of Sew It Sell It: Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sun, through August 31)
• 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: Jake Gray, 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 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
• Showing: Cuckoo, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Music Mashup at Monday Night Brewing, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• PJ Morton – Cape Town to Cairo Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $45 – $85
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Skyway 61 Duo, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Doc Robinson w/Tinca Tinca, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15

Wednesday, August 21 

• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Donna Frost / Darrell Qualls, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• KAT Reimagined New Network Open House, Knoxville Station, 301 E. Church Ave., noon – 2:00 pm
• Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St. #101, noon – 2:30 pm, donations – $33
• Swimming Through Social Media, Mead’s Quarry Lake, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Two Bikes Summer Cocktail Soiree, The Mill and Mine, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $99 – $8,000, RSVP
• InvestHER 2 Year Anniversary Party, Lilienthal Gallery, 23 Emory Pl, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• East Tennessee Pinball Tourney, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3 
• Night at the Museum III, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 – $13
• Earthtalk & Knoxville Regenerative Co-Op Meetup, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Bourbon 201 Class with Master Distiller Greg Eidam at Maple Hall, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $77.80, RSVP
• 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
• FILM FEST KNOX Free Monthly Series – I Know Where I’m Going! Regal Riviera Stadium 8, 7:00 pm
• Open Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Aug 28), $8
• Showing: Roast Champs: Knox Comedy Roast Battle, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $17.85
• A Summer Smorgasbord of Stories 2024, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm, $12, RSVP
• Special benefit show for the King family featuring Psychic Baos, Dirty Knees, and F150s with special appearances by BJ Barbee and Divorce, 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
• Skyway 61 Duo @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
• Showing: Cuckoo, Central Cinema, 9:45 pm, $7 – $12

 

Thursday, August 22 

• Blue Plate Special: Dylan Taylor / Tiffany Williams & Dalton Mills, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• A Day with Side Project Brewing – Tap Takeover, Xul Brewing Co, 213 E 5th Ave, noon – 10:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting for NOI, Nashville Office Interiors, 3 Emory Place, 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
• School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
• Real Estate on Tap Happy Hour, Yee-Haw Brewing, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Febb Burn Banquet 2024, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $104
• Fabric Wrapped Coil Basket, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $60, RSVP
• Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $200 – $15,000, RSVP
• 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)
• An Author Event with Megan Kimble, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Showing: Lead-Out Groove: TAMIS Looks Back at Raven Records, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Whiskey On The River, 300 Neyland Dr, Tennessee Riverboat, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, from $67.75, RSVP
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Knoxville Community Media + Pilot Light Present: Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra + Evicshen, Old Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S Gay St, 7:00 pm, $20
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tina Friml comedy benefiting Spark, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $50 – $250
• Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Skyway 61 Duo @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Gooseberry, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• Transcendent Drag Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm

 

Friday, August 23

• Strategic Foresight Workshops for Tennessee Humanities Professionals, East Tennessee Historical Society, 9:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Michael Reno Harrell, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Fun Film Friday / Jam Band Fridays, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, 1:00 pm (weekly through Apr 4, 2025)
• Cole Ritter, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm
• Reception | First Year MFA exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• “Jo Sandman/TRACES” Opening Reception, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
• Johnny Widner, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Damn Shames, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Davette: Acoustic @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• BLT Fest + Family Night / One Knox vs. Spokane Velocity FC, Regal Soccer Stadium, 7:00 pm, from $15
• Alicia Harvey, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Emo Night Tour, The Mill and Mine, 7:00 pm, $20
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Tanatswa Estina., Hanna Barbera Cartoon Never Made, Glad I Didn\’t Get My Stupid Wish, and Chekov, The Dungeon @ Holistic Connection, 7:00 pm
• Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $41.50 – $51.50 
• Showing: The Conversation, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Cardiel with Serial Baby and Online, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10 
• Dead Ringers @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Cole Graham & The Whisky River, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Back to School Bash with Teen Spirit / DJ Sterl the Pearl, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
• Harmonic Motion: Physics + Electronic Music, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $10
• Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
• Birch and Brine Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Showing: Cuckoo, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm, $17 – $20
• The Howdies, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, August 24

• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• ADHD + Yoga with Amberly Kelley Dotson & Taylor Mashburn, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – noon, $100, RSVP
• August Community Workday, Beardsley Farm, 1741 Reynolds St, 9:00 am – noon
• Final Day: First Year MFA Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 
• RetroFlea August! Retrospect Vintage Store, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• SoundBath Meditation, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $30, 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
• Knox Plant Fest, Marble City Market, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• GermanFest 2024 / GermanFest Car Show, First Lutheran Church, 1207 N Broadway NE, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm / 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Phillip Lammonds / Los Swamp Monsters, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Readings w/Michelle Leigh, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, $30 – $110
• Cyanotype Toning and Stitching Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 3:00 pm, $55 – $65, RSVP
• Alicia Harvey, The Local Smokey, noon
• Paint with Bram: Bob Ross Style Painting, Pellissippi State Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E Magnolia Ave, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $79, RSVP
• Barks & Brews: Puppy Adoption Day at Hi-Wire Brewing, 1:00 pm
• Lady Moon Dragon Tarot Reading, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm
• Puppy Adoption Event, Salty Paws Dogs, 2020 Barber St, 1:00 pm
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Summer Movie Magic – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, $10
• Together on a Spiritual Path (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm
• Sunset On Central 2024, North Knox on Central St, 3:00 pm, donation-based
• Live Music | Micah Subar, Event by Kern’s Food Hall, 4:00 pm
• Auditions for “The Elephant Man,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Showing: The Wizard of Oz, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Scott Apple, Next Level Brewing, 5:00 pm
• Knoxville Rally for Harris-Walz 2024, Market Square, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• CARPE DIEM: Invasive Species Panel & Fish Fry, Remedy Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $5
• WOZO Dance Party Fundraiser at Alliance Brewing Co., 6:00 pm – close
• 3rd Annual Hardin Valley Academy Athletic Fundraiser Gala, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm
• Stephen Goff, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Vinyl Tap, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Eric Caldwell, The Corner Lounge, 7:00 pm
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Showing: Cuckoo / The Dark Side of the Rainbow, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Tristan Boh, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Ben Gaines All-Stars with The Relics @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Jazzspirations / Red & the Paper Flowers, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Pretty Tied Up with The Merlin’s Nest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Red Zephyr’s Farewell Show w/ King Ghoul & Duck Butter, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Summer Movie Magic – Jurassic Park, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $10
• Solstice / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 9:00 pm
• The Maggie Valley Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Silly Goose Rave, Sassy Ann’s, 9:00 pm, $20
• Super Bachelor, Stupid Future and Horcerer, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5

Sunday, August 25 

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Asana Atelier : Psoas I Was Saying…, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Greening Your Home – Homemade Cleaning Products Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, $60, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Gospel Jazz Brunch presented by Sansational Creations, Sweet and Sassy Catering and Brian Clay, SanSational Creations, 1:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Eastside Sunday Market / Merriment at the Market w/Special Guests Rose Hawley and David Habel, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Auditions for “The Elephant Man,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Showing: The Wizard of Oz, Central Cinema, 2:15 pm, $7 – $12
• Final Performance: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Cookie Hopper, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Showing: The Conversation / Twilight, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm / 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Farewell Summer Love: Stag and Doe Speed Dating Party, 414 South Gay St, 6:00 pm, $36.98
• Taco Night! for the Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (APIEL), Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz with Frog and 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!
• Love People Presents: A Jazz Experience Featuring The Will Boyd Project, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $15 – $35
• Lusso with Hell Bop and VIP Ditchfork, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, August 26 

• 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
• Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon, $12 – $15
• Tea Flights! The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm weekly through Dec 30), $8.99
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shayla McDaniel, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Flash in the Pan Productions Presents – Keys from the Golden Vault Episode Two: OCEAN’S HELLEVEN, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $10
• Knoxville Sings: A Community Choral Event, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 6:00 pm
• Slaughterhouse-Five – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 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
• Showing: The Conversation / Twilight, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 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
• 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
• Michter’s Bourbon X @ Alchemy Lounge, 119 S Central St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $65, RSVP
• Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 27 

• Coffee Networking, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am 
• Volunteer Orientation, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and Knoxville Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 1501 Washington Ave, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
• Accounting & Legal Clinic, 17 Market Sq, Ste 101, 9:00 am / 10:45 am / noon, from $10
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (through October), RSVP
• Stories of Sew It Sell It: Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sun, through August 31)
• 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: Connor Daly, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Intuitive Tarot Readings w/Josh Hinkin, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St. #101, noon – 3:00 pm, donation-based
• Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• 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)
• Showing: The Conversation, Central Cinema, 6:00pm, $5 – $15
• Belly Dance Session with Sandy Larson, Knoxville Arts Center, 6:15 pm (weekly through Oct 22), $100, RSVP
• 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)
• Adult Jazz and Ballet Barre with Sandy Larson, Knoxville Arts Center, 7:10 pm (weekly through Oct 22), $120, RSVP
• Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish with McKay and Vin Honey, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Summer Movie Nights featuring Barbie at Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 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
• Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5