Downtown Knoxville 10-Day Planner (8/17-26)

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Sunday, August 17

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Sunrise Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 7:00 am – 9:00 am, RSVP
• Community Lumen Print Pop-Up with The Big Camera (August 17), Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Marimo Moss Ball Plant Aquarium Ecosystem Workshop at Plush Moon Terrarium Co, 1423 E 5th Ave, 10:00 am, RSVP
• Round UP to Support the Emerald Youth Foundation at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily through Aug 31
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – 12:00 am
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Old City Market @ W Jackson Ave, Historic Old City, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Emerging Makers Tent @ Old City Market, 123 W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Mimosa Brunch, Saint Lucille’s, 8 Emory Place, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Round UP to Support the Emerald Youth Foundation at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily through Aug 31
• AIM Meetup: Intro to Hair Braiding (Part II), The Bottom, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Sunday Bachata Brunch, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, noon
• The Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding and Women’s Show, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Back 2 School Vintage Market, Monday Night Proofing Co., 2201 Kerns Rising Way, noon – 6:00 pm
• The Knoxville Tattoo Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, noon – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Puppy Pilates for HSTV at the Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (August 17), Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Beer and Brush, Xul Beer Company, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Mechanicsville 19th Homecoming, Old Mechanicsville, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• DJ Tapi Rooftop Party at Preservation Pub / Bernadette’s, 28 Market Sq, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Daytime Docs – Man on Wire, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
• East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP 
• The Hobbit, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr, 3:00 pm
• Showing: CatVideoFest 2025, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm
• Soft Opening of GreenBWitch Yakitori at Everything Mushrooms, 3:00 pm
• August Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• Rus’ Romper Room August Edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
• Cookie Hopper @ Wagon Wheel Live, 115 South Central St, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Tennessee Elder Justice Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Summer Practica, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm
• Roof Top Dirty Disco with VINE-ILL at Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 pm
• O2Jordan’s 24th Birthday Bash, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
• Crafty Jazz Night: Jessica Watson w/ Barry Po Hannah & Ben Maney at Crafty Bastard, 7:00 pm
• NGW Presents: Wrestle Wars 2025! The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, RSVP 
• Aaron Naylor @ Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:30 pm
• Vibrator with Tellios and Eric Lee, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, August 18

• Tennessee Elder Justice Conference – Day 2, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8:00 am, RSVP
• 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
• August Exhibit: Featured Artist: Hector Martinez “Tecla Martinez,” HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Little History Lessons: Suffrage, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randie O’Neil, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Sewing for Kids – Beginners (6-week class), 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm, RSVP
• Auditions for “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Dr, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Sprout Your Smart Yard, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Workshop: Organizing Your Genealogy, 601 S Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: CatVideoFest 2025, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Asher Humphrey, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• beacting classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Yoga this fall at Suttree Landing Park, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, weekly through Oct 20, RSVP
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Taste of Italy: Language, Food & Friendship Kickoff! The Spice & Tea Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP 
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Showing: Series: Asian Underground, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Vibrator with Tellios and Eric Lee, Pilot Light, 9:00 pm
• Steve Michel’s Blues Jam @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, August 19

• Tennessee Elder Justice Conference – Day 3, Crown Plaza Hotel, 8:00 am, RSVP
• Network Like a Pro: Breakfast Edition! Eggspectation @ Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
• August Exhibit, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Don’t Blink by Julia Walters, RALA: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Sept
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dave Owens, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Make. Learn. Grow: Ready, Set, Market! Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, noon, RSVP
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Knoxville Homeowner Magazine Launch Party, Calhoun’s on the River, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: CatVideoFest 2025, Central Cinema, 5:45 pm
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Tuesday Family Movie Nights, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Montgomery Biscuits at Knoxville Smokies, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• August – Deep Dive Discussion, Marble City Market, 7:00 pm
• The Art of Cigars Cigar Class, 119 S Central St., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Books and Brews Bookclub, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:oo pm, RSVP
• Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
• Hotline TNT with Sour Widows, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Year of October, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, August 20

• Chamber Briefing Breakfast, Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, Ste 201, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
• 2025 Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Rhiannon Skye Tafoya, Ewing Gallery, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Oct 14
• Homeschool Art History: Textile Traditions – Kente Cloth, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 10:30 am – noon, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Maygen & The Bird Watcher, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Building Community through Local Baseball Coverage, 601 S Gay St, noon, RSVP
• Weekly Kinetic Core: Mat Pilates, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, RSVP
• KEC The WORKS Summer Accelerator Demo Day, Square Room, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Making the Cut: Intro to Woodcut (2-week class), 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Pages & Pours at Fly by Night, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Knox Draw Open Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Analog Game Night, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: David Lynch: The Art Life, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Night at the Museum III, Maby-Hazen House, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co! 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Nomadic Firs, Hummingbird Apothecary South, 6:30 pm
• Montgomery Biscuits at Knoxville Smokies, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Summer Vibes: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Poetry Night @ Hummingbird Apothecary (South), 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Open Jam with Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
• Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through July 30)
• Suttree’s Monthly Pinball Tourney, 409 S Gay St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Conservation on Tap, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm 
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24, 2025)
• Charleston – Level 2 Swing, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
• Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
• Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• J. Luke Cochran, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
• Weekly Alliance Brewing’s Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Alliance Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
• Weekly Rueda de Casino Knoxville, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Alice Cooper, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Open Mic Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
• Year of October, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Silent Disco on the Roof, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm

Thursday, August 21

• Knoxville Area Transit Job Fair, 301 E Church Ave, 9:00 am – noon
• Final Day: City of Knoxville Primary Election Early Voting, City County Building, noon – 6:00 pm 
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Marfa, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: CatVideoFest 2025, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
• Arts Together: A Conversation Series, KMA, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• Keeping Your Brand Relevant in a Long-term Strategy, Blount Mansion, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Beginning Watercolor (6-week class), 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• South Loop Summer Session Series – Ride 4, Mead’s Quarry, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Spokeswomen Bike Ride at Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm
• Print II: The Second Run (6-week class), 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Live Sound Workshop, 1538 Laurel Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Group Trail Run, Mead’s Quarry, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Montgomery Biscuits at Knoxville Smokies, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• The Hobbit, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr, 7:00 pm
• Weekly Open Mic Jam, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm
• Concerts on the Square – 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience, Market Square, 7:00 pm
• Pour & Paint, 207 W. Jackson Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Open Mic Night, Maker Exchange Knox, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
• Showing: FREE! 16mm Screening: To Kill A Mockingbird, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
• Dwight Yoakam, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Mojohand, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Rawk-A-Oke (live band Karaoke), Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm

Friday, August 22

• Meditation at the Museum, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:30 am
• Great Knoxville Construction Job Fair, 105 W Churchwell Ave, 11:00 am
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Carolina Bluegrass Style, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes Dixon, 1520 N. Central St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Shakespeare’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ 21st Century Plaza – UT Campus, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
• Lobster Dogs at Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:30 pm
• Let’s drink and talk photos, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• KAPA’s Boot Scootin’ Ball, The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Showing: CatVideoFest 2025, Central Cinema, 6:40 pm
• Montgomery Biscuits at Knoxville Smokies, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• The Hobbit, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr, 7:00 pm
• Outdoor Movie Night at The Point! 211 W Fifth Avenue, 7:00 pm
• New Girl Trivia, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm
• The Griefers, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
• EVER Knoxville Lease Launch Party, 1711 Cumberland Ave, 7:00 pm
• Tavern Notes, Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
• Live Music with Jay Clark! Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Movies Under the Stars: Mamma Mia!, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
• Cookie Hopper, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:30 pm
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
• Greg Tardy, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Bones in the Museum with Failure 2 Conform and Lakehaven, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• The Merlin’s Nest / Airshow @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Teen Spirit @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Live Stand Up Comedy with Lukas McCrary (Netflix, Comedy Mothership) @ Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Planet Doom | Cutoff, Doomsayer, SPNCE & Jameson Tank (live band) , LunaVerse Knoxville, 940 Blackstock Ave, 8:00 pm
• Dwight Yoakam, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
• The Trusty Hucksters Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Showing: This Is Spinal Tap 41st Anniversary, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
• Friday Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
• Cole Phillips, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• Doug Wilhite, The Kennedy, 10:00 pm
• Jordan Foster Band, 115 South Central St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

Saturday, August 23

• Food Business Basics, Real Good Kitchen, 1610 E Magnolia Ave, 8:30 am, RSVP
• 2025 Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Storytelling at the Ijams Nature Playscape, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
• Paint and Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
• 11th Annual GermanFest / GermanFest Car Show, 1207 N Broadway NE, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm / 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Job Fair, Knoxville Area Transit, 301 E Church Ave, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Suzy Trotta Meet and Greet, Union Ave Books, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robbie Riot and The Rockets, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Beginners Welding, Able Trade, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Free Family Day: Feline Impressions, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Clay: Watercolor Bubble Palette, 1127 N Broadway, Ste B, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Rest & Reconnect: A Mid-Weekend Mindfulness Break with Carra Simpson, 711 Irwin St, 1:00 pm, RSVP
• The Hobbit, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm
• Banned Book Club | Everything, Everything, Lawson McGhee Knox County Library, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Finding Our Spiritual Purpose, Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm
• Sunset On Central 2025, North Knoxville, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., Central Filling Station, Schulz Bräu Brewing, Next Level Brewing, Corner Lounge, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
• Showing: CatVideoFest 2025, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
• Old Sevier Vendor Market, Old Sevier District, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Dog Park Talent Show, The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• VIP Sushi + Sumo, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• The Dinner Detective: True Crime Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Up ‘Til Midnight, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Montgomery Biscuits at Knoxville Smokies, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Live Music with The Bearded! Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Band-Backed Wren at Social Dove, 100 N Central St, 7:00 pm
• The Reunited, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:30 pm
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
• Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Larry Vincent Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Stacked Actor / DJ Andres Tapia, LunaVerse Knoxville, 940 Blackstock Ave, 8:00 pm
• Celtic Concert Series with Seán Gavin, Liz Hanley, and Don Penzien, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
• Willa Mae with Postcard Nowhere, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Knoxville Paranormal – The Ultimate Ghost Hunting Adventure, 36 Market Square, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
• Pet Sounds Live, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
• The Olive Street Band / Moody Bridge, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Loveshyne, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• Aaron Carter (Acoustic) Live at The Local Smokey, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Big Pink Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Corey James Clifton, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
• Cosmic Creek Duo, The Kennedy, 10:00 pm
• Probcause DJ Set at Barrelhouse Knoxville, 10:00 pm, RSVP
• Sunset On Central Silent Disco After Party Benefitting Knox Music Coalition, Yee-Haw Brewing, 10:00 pm – 11:59, RSVP

Sunday, August 24

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Asana Atelier: Functional Mobility with Jennifer Beyt Coffin, 711 Irwin St, 9:30 am, RSVP
• STIR Brunch August 24th, STIR Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – 12:00 am
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Round UP to Support the Emerald Youth Foundation at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily through Aug 31
• Special Sunday Family Day, Knoxville, Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Asian Festival Performance, Worlds Fair Park, 11:45 pm, RSVP
• Sunday Bachata Brunch, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (August 24), Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Book Talk: “We Live in a Wonderland” with Stephen Lyn Bales, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• 12th Knox Asian Festival – Sumo show, World’s Fair Amphitheater, 1:20 pm / 4:30 pm, RSVP
• PEER Academy at the Knoxville Smokies Game / Montgomery Biscuits at Knoxville Smokies, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• DJ Tapi Rooftop Party at Preservation Pub / Bernadette’s, 28 Market Sq, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Final Performance: The Hobbit, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr, 3:00 pm
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with Knox Social Club, Central Flats & Taps / Central Cinema, 3:00 pm 
• Nathan Morgan Live at the Wagon Wheel! 115 South Central St, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm
• Competitive Romance Novel Reading, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
• Weekly Summer Practica, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Sound Bath Healing & Meditation with Derek Helvey with Carra Simpson, 711 Irwin St, 5:30 pm, RSVP
• Jordyn’s Last Shift Party, Knox Brew Hub, 421 Union Ave, 6:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night: Frog & Toad Duo at Crafty Bastard, 7:00 pm
• Showing: This Is Spinal Tap 41st Anniversary, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
• Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Cumshotwound with Scornful and Death Waltz, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Mountain Grass Unit, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, August 25

• 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
• August Exhibit: Featured Artist: Hector Martinez “Tecla Martinez,” HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Rhiannon Skye Tafoya, Ewing Gallery, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Oct 14
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Sings, Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:00 pm
• Showing: This Is Spinal Tap 41st Anniversary, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• A Room with a View – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:30 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Sky Hatcher Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
• beacting classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Yoga this fall at Suttree Landing Park, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, weekly through Oct 20, RSVP
• United Cigars Joins us at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
• Union Ave Book Club, Union Ave Books, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• June Star @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, August 26

• August Exhibition, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Don’t Blink by Julia Walters, RALA: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Monty’s Craft Circle, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• National Dog Day, Kern’s Food Hall, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Kerns Konnections – Knox’s Largest Free Networking Nights at Kerns Food Hall, 5:30 pm 
• Women of Water: Knoxville Chapter- Happy Hour, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 5:30 pm
• Central District Commander Forum, East Tennessee Historical Society, 5:30 pm
• Bourbon and Business – Free Social Networking, Maple Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Tuesday Family Movie Nights, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Spiel 16 Presents: Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia, Central Cinema, 6:o0 pm
• TableTopKnox at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Super Like Live “80s Babies Dating Night” @ Fly By Night, 7:00 pm
• Scandy Dancing, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
• Aaron Irwin Trio with OMFU & The Scrapers and A Certain Zone, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Knox Comedy All-Stars Showcase @ Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
• Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Photos by Leslie Bateman.