Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/4 – 8/13/2024)

Urban Boy Searching the Stacks, Raven Records and Rarities, 1200 North Central Street, Knoxville, July 2024
Jenny Boyd, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 101 South Central Street, Knoxville, July 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

 

Sunday, August 4

 

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
  • August neighborhood meeting, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
  • Parker Bakkall, 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
  • Abbey Elmore Band, 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
  • 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: 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
  • Free Investor Meetup! Printshop Beer Co., 6:30 pm
  • 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
  • The Follies Apprentice Program: For Women of All Ages & Body Types for Dance & Variety Arts, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 7:30 pm, RSVP
  • 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
  • Paint the Town Purple PARADE, from Market Square to Henley Street Bridge, 8:00 pm
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Urban Boy Searching the Stacks, Raven Records and Rarities, 1200 North Central Street, Knoxville, July 2024

Wednesday, August 7 

  • 10th Annual Tennessee Bed Bug, Cockroach and Rodent Management Meeting, UT Conference Center, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, $50 – $100, RSVP
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • FoodieFest: A Culinary Adventure Across America, Neyland Stadium, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, $60.54, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Todd Steed / Lauren Oxford, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Tavern Notes: Travis Bigwood & Aubrey Mullins, 710 Clinch Ave, 5:00 pm
  • Spanish & Salsa, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • PLMP Business Social Networking sponsored by Inst-I-Glass at Monday Night Brewing, Kern’s Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Marchesi di Barolo Wine Dinner, Osteria Stella, 6:00 pm, $175, RSVP
  • Fly Tying Night, 414 South Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Bottom Book Club Sip ‘n’ Read at Peter Kern Library, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $30, RSVP
  • A Home for Your Gnome: a book signing with Garry Menendez, Corner Lounge, 842 N Central, 6:00 pm 
  • Summer Movie Nights featuring Shrek at Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
  • Weekly Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Showing: Seven Samurai, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • 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
  • Worship in the Apocalypse | Dr. Melissa Archer, 100 W 5th Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Open Jam with Roger Hay @ Ale Rae’s Gastropub, 7:00 pm
  • WDVX Presents Tennessee Shines Live featuring Dylan LeBlanc, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, and ISMAYat the Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $30, RSVP 
  • 2024 Knox Bricks & Brews, 213 E. 5th Avenue, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15, RSVP
  • 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 – 1:00 am

 

Thursday, August 8 

 

Friday, August 9

 

Saturday, August 10

Raven Records and Rarities, 1200 North Central Street, Knoxville, July 2024

Sunday, August 11 

 

Monday, August 12 

  • 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
  • Yoga for Longevity: 4 Session Series, 711 Irwin St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Mon/Wed through Aug 21), $80, RSVP
  • Tranquility & Bliss, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 11:00 am (daily through Aug 15), $200, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • 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, 6:00 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
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Joe Wilaniskis, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 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
  • the New Romantics, Fly by Night, 8:00 pm – midnight
  • Showing: Cuckoo, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm, $ 7 – $12
  • Daisychain, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, August 13 

  • 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, 4:00 pm – 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: TBA, 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)
  • KAT Reimagined New Network Open House, Knoxville Station, 301 E. Church Ave., 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Open House, Jackson Terminal, 213 W Jackson Ave, 6:00 pm
  • STLCA Knoxville Meetup, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Clay Shwab on the Origins of Tennessee Whiskey, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm 
  • Maker Mingle, Artisan Woodworking & Design Gallery, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam – August Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $5 – $15
  • Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm (through Dec 31)
  • ONE NIGHT ONLY: Adult Open Level Jazz Dance Class Workshop, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP for price
  • Eric Johnson: Straight Up – Tones of Blue Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm $40 – $50
  • Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish with Way Below, Virtua, and Plague Summer, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
  • Summer Movie Nights featuring Shrek II 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
  • TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
  • Showing: Cuckoo, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm, $7 – $12

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