Calendar of Events

Bring your kids, lawn chairs, blankets, pets, and friends to enjoy outdoor Knoxville nights, live music, food, fun, and community in Market Square. The City of Knoxville provides these free Concerts on the Square all summer long. No Tickets. It's Free!

Variety Thursdays – Every 3rd Thursday at 7 pm

Features a broad spectrum of musical genres.

June 15 - Club Rewind
July 20 - 7 Bridges: The Ultimate EAGLES Experience
Aug. 17 - Candela
Sept. 21 - Square Dancing on the Square

To stay updated on bands and any cancellations due to weather, visit the City of Knoxville Special Events Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.

https://www.downtownknoxville.org/featured/concerts/

Supporting Our Local Charities Through Music

Nine-time CMA musician of the year, he’s won a Grammy, and happens to be with a little band called the Coral Reefer Band: Mr. Mac McAnally. In addition to playing with Jimmy Buffet, he’s written songs for Jimmy Buffet, as well as Alabama and Kenny Chesney (both of whom took one of his songs to number one on the country charts), and many more.

At Tennessee Amphitheater
https://concertsforourown.org/

Join East Tennessee Bluegrass Association and Ijams for an amazing night of bluegrass music featuring Brand New Box of Matches and Direct Connection.
Jun 15, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920'

Join Ijams and East Tennessee Bluegrass Association for the next Pickin' on Nature bluegrass concert! This fun-filled night will have you dancing the night away to the music of Brand New Box of Matches and Direct Connection. This event takes place on the Visitor Center lawn. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Doors open one hour before the show begins.

The Ijams Beer Garden will be open and a local food truck will be on property for your dining needs. https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-pickin-on-nature-bluegrass-concert-june-15

Thursday, June 15, at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom

Thursday at 6 is our monthly Zoom, a discussion and slide show free to the public. We’ve just completed a series of written walking and driving tours, also free to the public, and one recent release is our driving tour of historic Fountain City. Although commerce and traffic in the popular community has obscured some of it, history is a big part of what makes that part of town different from any other. You can still see Fountain City Park, which has a legacy older than that of any other city park, and nearby the Duck Pond, aka Fountain City Lake, as well as the old school, several interesting cemeteries, and a surprising number of very old homes with stories connected to them.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82026252820?pwd=cjR1ZXNZdE8zQi9OTG1jR3Jnb1gvdz09#success

Knoxville History Project: 865-300-4559, www.Knoxvillehistoryproject.org

THURSDAY AT 7 PM

Join Church Street as we welcome the Charlotte Choir School on June 15 at 7 p.m. in the nave, for an evening of sacred and secular works. This group of about 30 singers is an auditioned community choral program that draws young singers from throughout the Charlotte area. They tour domestically every year and every four years they travel to England for a cathedral residency. This concert is free and open to the public.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1625435241288498/

Free and open to the public

Reception Friday, June 16, 2023, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Artist talk at 6:30 p.m.

In The Power of Water, Clinard focuses on the intensity and energy of waterfalls, waves and rivers. Her richly hued work is created by using watercolor in a loose and flowing manner and often on Yupo paper, which keeps the pigments on the surface and creates an intense, vivid result.

Lil Clinard is a landscape artist and watercolorist who has won three “Best of Show” awards in the Tennessee Artists’ Association Annual Juried Shows. Clinard is a signature member of the Tennessee Watercolor Society and Knoxville Watercolor Society, as well as a member of the American, National and Transparent watercolor societies. Visit her website for more information: www.WatercolorsByLil.com

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: M-Th 10-3, Su 10-12:30. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with the Clayton Foundation will present a live production of “Tinker Bell.” A new, twinkling light shines on all the characters you love as J.M. Barrie’s story is reborn from this feisty fairy’s point of view.

The play will be performed Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM and 6 PM.

Everyone thinks they know Peter Pan. Until you have heard Tinker Bell’s side of the story, you really have not heard it at all! When all the fairies in Neverland start dying, Tinker Bell comes to London to find a friend. She meets a young boy there named Peter Pan who has just run away from his family so he can be a little boy forever and have fun. When Tink takes Peter to Neverland, all sorts of wonderful and amazing things happen: flowers grow, animals appear and pirates arrive. But as Peter brings more Lost Boys and the Darling children back to her island, Tink finds she doesn’t like sharing her friend with anyone else, and especially that Wendy girl.

The play is performed by 20 talented young actors and designed by 16 talented young designers from ages 8 to 18.

The show is directed by Artistic Director Dennis Perkins who is being assisted by student intern Maddy Grace Payne.

Knoxville Children's Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-208-3677, www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com

Tennessee Valley Players present 10 performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Annual summer collaboration with the Tennessee Valley Players and the University of Tennessee at the new St. Gregory the Great Auditorium, on the Knoxville Catholic High School campus, off Cedar Bluff Road, 9245 Fox Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37923.

June 8-18, 2023,
Ten performances
Thursday, June 08 - Opening Night, 7:30PM
Friday, June 09 - Performance, 7:30PM
Saturday, June 10 - Matinee, 3:00PM; Performance, 7:30 (Breakfast with the Cast, 9:30AM)
Sunday, June 11 - Matinee, 3:00PM
Thursday, June 15 - Performance, 7:30
Friday, June 16 - Performance, 7:30
Saturday, June 17 - Matinee, 3:00PM; Evening Performance, 7:30PM
Sunday, June 18 - Matinee, 3:00PM

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the enchantment never ends in this romantic and beloved take on the classic fairytale. Join Tennessee Valley Players for 10 thrilling performances, from June 8-11 and June 15-18, plus breakfast with the characters on June 10! Disney's Beauty and the Beast is an international
sensation which has been produced in 37 countries across the globe.

Purchase at the box office - as early as 45 minutes prior to the show or online through Ticket Spice
(ticketspice.com)

https://tennesseevalleyplayers.regfox.com/tennessee-valley-players-presents-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast

By Matt Cox
Director: Courtney Woolard

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

The New York Times proclaims Puffs “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For Potterphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, Puffs exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”

This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.

Puffs is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

First Friday Receptions: June 2, 5-9pm; July 7, 5-9pm; August 4, 5-9pm

First Friday July will feature special performances by students from the UT School of Music sponsored by Knoxville Opera.

Curated by former Knoxvillian, Alex Gingrow, In We Trust asks us to consider what we trust without mandate and why. What are those systems and values we believe in? What do we accept, and what do we let go of? For Gingrow, trust leads to community and empathy. With this path forward, she has curated an exhibition of works with “magic moments, when we are transported beyond ourselves and made to think about the creator, and why they made the very choices they made.” In We Trust invites the viewer to “stumble into empathy - the building block of exchange and community.”

In We Trust features work by Alex Gingrow, Kyung Jeon, Jim Lee, David X. Levine, Makeda Lewis, Steve Locke, Audrey Stone, and Trish Tillman.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: W-F 11-6, Sa 10-3. Information: 865-673-0802, https://downtown.utk.edu

Howdy! It's the 5th annual Dolly Art Show!

Join us Friday, June 2nd from 5:00-8:00 PM for opening night. Our wall will be filled with art by nearly 40 local and regional artists who love Dolly as much as we do. Awards will be announced at 7pm, and Dolly art will remain on display through the end of July.

Rala may limit capacity of in-person attendees for the safety of our audience in regards to maximum occupancy requirements.
We encourage you to attend virtually if you cannot attend in person, and follow us on Facebook/Instagram for updates as we get closer to the event.

You can stream the awards ceremony by joining our Instagram Live @shoprala, or by visiting our YouTube channel to catch the live stream later (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh_tM87RUMyb6DmkJU3MifQ)

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/628793335793173/

Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 112 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 11-5. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com or www.instagram.com/ShopRala

Join us for the First Friday Opening Reception of 'Paper Garden' featuring work by Gabrielle Barnhart & Kate Buuck — Friday, June 2nd from 5-8PM.

• Address: 123 W. Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
• Exhibition on Display: June 2 - July 21, 2023
• Regular Gallery Hours: M-F | 10AM-5PM

A garden is a space in the earth formed for nourishment, beauty and wild delight. Inspired by the tender dedication of the gardener's hand, Paper Garden has become the terrain in which we explore, print, prune, paint, water and grow. The vibrant, flora-forward pieces of this show are artifacts from our own exploration and collaboration. Join us in this celebration of small moments.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com