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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, September 1
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Brunch Zen with Sheila, Marcel, and Phil, STIR Downton Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Labor Day Weekend Brunch, Balter Beerworks, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm (through Sep 2)
- SoundBath Meditation, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $30, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
- Brewer’s Tour + Tasting, Printshop Beer, 1:30 pm, $10 – $20, RSVP
- 11th Annual Big Kahuna Wing Festival, World’s Fair Park, 2:00 pm – 9:30 pm, from $25
- Liz Arncliffe, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Happy Gilmore / Jaws, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $6
- Charlotte Bluegrass Allstars / The Jaystorm Project @ Big Kahuna Wing Festival, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 pm / 5:30 pm, from $25
- Roger Wallace, Corner Lounge, 5:00 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- VULTRS Labor Day Party at Wagon Wheel, 6:00 pm
- Sublime Tribute Concert: 40oz of Freedom, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm
- Crafty Jazz with Parker Bakkall, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- NGW Presents: Almost Famous 2, Jackson Terminal Events, 7:00 pm, $25
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: Purple Rain, Central Cinema, 7:45 pm, $6
- Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, September 2
- Knoxville Henley Street Crossover Lit in Teal, Henley St, 12:01 am (daily through Sep 3)
- Labor Day Sunflower Festival, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- September 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
- Labor Day Weekend Brunch, Balter Beerworks, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
- Labor Day Brunch, STIR Knoxville, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
- Labor Day Shrimp Boil, 621 Lamar St, 11:30 am, $15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: No Show – Labor Day, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ with the Jeff Cregger Band, 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
- 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
- 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!
- Line Dancing Lessons w/ Drea, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Tricia Ann Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 3
- 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)
- Rising Tide Knoxville – Setting Smart, Strategic Prices, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am,FREE! But RSVP
- 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
- 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)
- Kelly Hider – Impasse / Christina Renfer Vogel and Angie To – You (Understood), Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Oct 23, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Wilhelm, 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)
- Knoxville Night Out with Senator Charlane Oliver, Monkey’s Bar, 103 W Depot Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, from $100, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights: Secret Life of Pets 1 & 2, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- FREE INVESTOR MEETUP! SoKno Investors Group, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Make Your Own Spice Blend, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 7:00 pm, $70, RSVP
- Jazz on the Square: Matt Nelson Trio, Market Square, 7:00 pm
- Football Knowledge – Trivia at Xul!, Xul Beer Company, 7:00 pm – 8:30 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)
- Tellios with Sinai Vessel and Easy Does It, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Tricia Ann Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, September 4
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Public Meeting on Consolidated Plan, City of Knoxville Public Works Complex, 10:00 am – noon
- Black Women of Print Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm), through Oct 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael DeLisle / Josee Molavi, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Preview of “Knoxville” the musical — a reflection on James Agee, East Tennessee History Center, noon
- Misbehaving Women Walking Tour, meet at WDVX, 2:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- Embroidered Patches, Knoxville Arts Center, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Fly Tying Night, Maple Hall, 414 South Gay Street, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: The Act of Killing, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Xul Monthly First Wednesday Tournament, 213 E 5th Ave NE, 6:30 pm – 10:15 pm, 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)
- Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Good Vibes Wednesdays: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Workshop: Tap Dance 101 – All the Steps You Need to Know, 1400 N 6th Ave, Ste B1, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20
- Flamenco Beginner Classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N Broadway, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10
- Tranquility Base Returns @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can
- Movie Night | Shrek, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm
- Mulva with Queen Chloe, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- 90.3 WUTK presents Andy Frasco & The UN’s Young Nocturnals Tour, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $24 – $28
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
- TBA @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Thursday, September 5
- 2024 Local Leadership Summit, 416 W. Jackson Avenue, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (through Sep 6), fro $200, RSVP
- ACA Clay’s “Sales Secrets Tour!”, Ijams Nature Park, 9:15 am – 12:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Blue Plate Special: Lance Cowan / Wesley Dean, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Self Defense Training for Real Estate Professionals, Hyatt Place Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
- Haydn in the Garden: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at the Botanical Gardens, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Show up for LGBTQ Students in Knox County, Knox County Schools, 500 W Summit Hill Drive, Summer Place Boardroom, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Reception and Panel for new musical ‘Knoxville,’ University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
- Bendy B*stards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Nov 28), $10 – $13
- 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: Police Story / I Saw the Devil, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Balter Society: Launch Party, 100 S Broadway St, 6:00 pm
- Annual Tennessee Theatre Tour with Jack Neely, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- The Gunfight on Gay Street Story Retelling, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild: Award-Winning Poet Dr. Jesse Graves, Addison’s Bookshop and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. UCLA Bruins, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $10 – $30
- Ladies Only Improv Drop In, Aught Coworking Downtown, 520 Summit Hill, Ste 601, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $30
- Horsebread with VERN and Vacant Faces, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Dopapod with Kendall Street Company, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $25 – $30
- TBA @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Magnolia Boulevard, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm
Friday, September 6
- Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
- Homeless Feeding Outreach Event with CareCuts of Knoxville at Juniper Church, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Wild Ponies, 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)
- First Friday ArtWalk, Downtown Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- FURst Friday Craft, The Bark, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- September First Friday + Block Party at the Emporium / Fountain City Ramblers – First Friday at The Emporium, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Friday: Frutos Latinos, Casa HoLa, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday Opening! Susie Feinberg “Assemblages,” Broadway Studios, 1127 N Broadway NE, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Print Palooza – September First Friday, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 112 W Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm
- Reception: September First Friday | Black Women of Print Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday: Cyclical Nature by Megan Lingerfelt, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Opening Reception: Jack Retterer and Linda Sullivan, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Opening Reception: A Better Place by Ame Houston, Awaken Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Country Queers: In Conversation with Rae Garringer, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, pay what you can – $25
- RCHS Class of 94 30 Year Reunion, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm
- First Friday Live – Justin Fedor, Visit Knoxville, 301 South Gay St, 6:00 pm
- First Friday, Artisan Woodworking & Design Gallery, 810 Tyson St, 6:00 pm
- Underground @ Mirage 9.0, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 1:30 am, FREE!
- Knox Pride & South Press Present: 1st Friday Spaghetti Dinner benefiting Women with Vision, South Press, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- September First Fridays Poetry Night featuring Clint Bowman, Andrew Mack, & Kate Wright, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm
- First Friday Jackson Avenue Block Party, 123 W Jackson Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday with Abigail Gibson, Printshop Beer Co, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:30 pm
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- Men’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers Volleyball vs. LIU Brooklyn, 6:30 pm, $5 – $30
- Showing: High and Low, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $6
- Battle Cage 360, Knoxville, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 7:00 pm, from $27
- Shelby Cline @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
- September Rooftop Music, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep27)
- Roland Dixon, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $45
- TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Movies at the Museums: The Mummy, Mabry-Hazen House, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- The Garden Of Eden / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- TBA @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- Blind House, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
- TBA / The Natural Heat Swing Everything, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 9:30 pm
- Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
- Lee Rod and the Various States Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Showing: Police Story, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm, $7 – $12
- The Stolen Faces, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, September 7
- Early Morning Birding: Fall Migration, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $15, RSVP
- Baker Creek Fondo, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 am, $62 – $65, RSVP
- Smart Yards and Friends Festival, UT Gardens Knoxville, 9:00 am – noon
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Lox’s 18th Anniversary Party, 103 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Celebrate Friends Day with the Friends of the Smokies at Mast Store Knoxville, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am, $8
- Book Discussion: Southernmost, South Press, 11:00 am
- Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Road to Brickonomicon Olivia Hack Signing, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Will Paustian / The Lubbin Brothers, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2817 Boyds Bridge Pike, noon, $5
- Punk Rock Flea Market / BSK Paint Day @ Punk Rock Flea Mkt Knox, The Mill & Mine, noon – 9:00 pm / 1:00 pm, from $20
- Roasted Hatch Chile Fest 2024, 1014 Sevier Avenue, noon – 10:00 pm
- Queer & Trans Yoga, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (weekly through Sep 28), donation-based
- National Beer Lover’s Day, Craft Axe Throwing – Downtown, 119 W. 5th Avenue Suite 150, 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Mini Habitat Garden Terrarium, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, $40, RSVP
- Black Creatives Meetup: The Art of Hair Braiding with Nacira, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, pay what you can
- The Knox Pride Community & Resource Center’s 3rd Annual Open House, Knox Pride, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Spirituality in a Time of Great Divide (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm
- Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- One Knoxville Beer Fest at One Knox vs. Charlotte Independence, Regal Soccer Stadium, 4:30 pm, from $15
- HKRD Final Home Bout of the Season, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 5:00 pm, $7 – $20
- Canvas Can Do Miracles featuring Kentucky Gentleman, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 pm, from $60, RSVP
- A Gathering of Madville Poets, Addison’s Bookshop and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
- VIP & Friends of Festival Event – 11th Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $26.78, RSVP
- Showing: High and Low, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $6
- Paella Night, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $16.88-$32.64, RSVP
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- BINGO Night with CASA: For the Kitties and Kids!, Scruffy’s Cafe, 7:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Ryan Roberts, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Seventh Anniversary Celebration, Pour Taproom, 207 W Jackson Ave, 7:00 pm
- Sonic Soul, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Edgewood Heavy @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- Salsa Saturday @ Marble City Market, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm, $10
- Squeaky Feet, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $29 – $39
- Milk Man & The Big Band / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $10
- Corey James Clifton Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Showing: Miami Connection, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Thrift Store Cowboys w/Whitlock, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
Sunday, September 8
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- International Nuclear Air Cleaning Conference Business, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 525 Henley St, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 10), from $1,000, RSVP
- Sunday. Jazz. Brunch, Stir, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am
- 11th Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:30 am – 6:30 pm, free – $3.48
- Summer Bash @ YeeHaw Brewing! 11:00 am – 9:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Old City Market, 100 Block of W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Emerging Makers Tent @ Old City Market, 123 W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2817 Boyds Bridge Pike, 11:00 am, $5
- LUCID LOUNGE – Rooftop Pool Party, Radius Rooftop Lounge, noon – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Knoxville Visitors Center, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Knoxville Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $45
- PigFest 24 at Trailhead, 1317 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Pig Fest 24, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 16 year Anniversary Celebration!, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm, $16
- Friendship Orientation with New2Knox, Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek & 71 South, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Will Shephard, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, $20
- Drink and Draw at South Coast Pizza, 3:00 pm
- SMBS presents Blues Cruise with Ray Beltran & Bluemax, Tennessee Riverboat, 3:15 pm, $20 – $25
- Roger Wallace, Corner Lounge, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- FUNDRAISER: Twilight at Ijams Presented by Clayton, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $175
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Gavin Kattesh with Siren Sounds, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, September 9
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A Better Place by Ame Houston, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
- September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Cyclical Nature by Megan Lingerfelt, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Frutos Latinos, 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: Glenn Thomas, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Harmony & Grit, Barrelhouse, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- “Surface Mining – A Sequel” with Anthony Titus, UT Art and Architecture Building , McCarty Auditorium, A+A 109, 5:30 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
- All Over the Page – “How to Stop Time: a Novel,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm
- UTK Creative Writing Series: Jose Hernandez Diaz, UT John C Hodges Library, Auditorium, A+A 109, 7:00 pm
- 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
- Writers ‘Round Knoxville – Hosted at Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 10
- LOSS Team Information Session, Contact Care Line, 318 North Gay Str, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (through October), RSVP
- Jack Retterer and Linda Sullivan, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Print Palooza / 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)
- Kelly Hider – Impasse / Christina Renfer Vogel and Angie To – You (Understood), Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Oct 23, FREE!
- Indoor Family Fun Day, Marble City Market, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andy Sydow / The Lone Canary, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Exhibit by Abigail Gibson, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Pick Up and Drop Off with Goodwill Knoxville, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Free Lecture: Direct from Nature: Interdisciplinary exploration of 19th century art captures environmental change, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 5:30 pm
- Kerns Konnections – Networking Nights at Kerns Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Public Meeting on Consolidated Plan, City of Knoxville Public Works Complex, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- FERD, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights: Despicable Me 1 & 2, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Beverly Spirits Launch Party in Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, $82.45, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam – September Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm (through Dec 31)
- Make Your Own Tea Blend, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 7:00 pm, $70, RSVP
- Knoxville Casino Rueda Progressive Beginner, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24), $20
- Jazz on the Square: Matt Coker, Market Square, 7:00 pm
- Patti LaBelle, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $80 – $150
- Knoxville Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $45
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- Big Ears Presents Marc Ribot: Songs of Resistance (feat. Shahzad Ismaily), Regas Square Events, 8:00 pm, $36.91, RSVP
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm