Calendar of Events

9th Board Game Days! Thursday, July 25, at 5:00 PM through
Sunday, July 28, 8:00 PM.
Board Game Days is a convention for hobby gamers, game designers, playtesters, and so much more.

Awaken Coffee, 125 West Jackson Avenue.

If you are new to this type of event or you're somewhat familiar with conventions of this type, you can expect games, card games, board games, tabletop games, and role-playing games; either hosted by us, other gamers, a publisher perhaps, or some group that just wanted a different atmosphere. There are popular games from classic to modern titles.

One feature we do have is ongoing playtesting of games yet to be published or in the design process by aspiring designers and they want folks like you to come check out what they are working on.

Another familiar feature we have is the game library that many great conventions offer. We try to stock it with fun games and ensure everyone has a chance to play the game they want with assistance in getting started if needed. We also have Games of the Moment which is a scheduled game to ensure everyone gets a chance to play and we have play-to-wins, which are games donated by a sponsor that attendees play, afterwards putting their name down at a chance to win the game by anyone who played a full game (doesn't matter if you won or not in the game).

Finally, We have some different things going on each day. Thursday is our Design and Dine, which is geared for designers and serious gamers to exclusively playtest games and give feedback. Friday is your kick-off day of afternoon-evening gaming. Saturday is our day-long event, early start, and late-night playing. And then Sunday, which ends the event with the last free give-away of goodies from our sponsors.

Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-board-game-days-tickets
www.bgdknox.com

Thursday, July 25 – Saturday, July 27 at downtown venues

This summer, KHP will mark and celebrate the 100th anniversary of when Knoxville leaders and outdoor enthusiasts took an inspirational idea by Annie Davis and created a remarkable grassroots movement to establish a new national park in the Great Smoky Mountains. We’ll tell the stories of the Knoxville civic leaders, conservationists and trailblazers who led pioneering efforts, against all odds, to make the national park a reality. This multi-day event will include screenings at the Bijou Theatre, Central Cinema and a two-day symposium at the East Tennessee History Center.

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

JORDAN DAVIS: DAMN GOOD TIME WORLD TOUR, July 25, 2024, 7:00 PM, at the
Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: www.knoxvillecoliseum.com

7:30 PM (Doors 6:30 PM)
Ages 18+
This ticket is valid for standing room only, general admission. ADA accomodations are available day of show.

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: 865-343-6000 or https://themillandmine.com

Fourth Thursdays every month. This is a welcoming social dance open to people of all experience levels. No partner required and instruction provided as we go.

$10 general admission at the door, $5 for JCA members, seniors, and students. Dance at 7, doors at 6:30.

https://www.facebook.com/events/342379521752932/342379535086264/

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley present Youth Arts Initiative Showcase: An adaptation of The Drum - A Cultural Cadence on Thursday, July 25, at the Tennessee Theatre. Doors open: 5:30 pm, show begins: 6:30 pm.

The play is inspired by a folktale about a young schoolboy who finds unexpected happiness through his generosity and willingness to share his good fortune with others. This story beautifully illustrates themes of diversity, inclusivity, and the joy of building a community where every child feels not only welcomed but celebrated.

In addition, our Visual Arts program will echo these themes in the artwork displayed upstairs, reflecting the spirit of belonging and opportunity that defines our Clubs.

This event is FREE and open to the public. No RSVP is required.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley, https://bgctnv.org/

FREE rare silent film screening with live score by Freddie Brabson
7 PM at Central Cinema

Silent-era cinematographer Karl Brown made his directorial debut with this unique passion project shot on location in the Great Smoky Mountains near Robbinsville, NC and intended to probe Appalachian “hillbilly” life beyond their burgeoning screen stereotype as feud-prone moonshiners. Lost for decades before a print turned up in a Czechoslovakian film archive in the late 1960s, this obscure Paramount silent (currently unavailable via home video and streaming) stars Knoxville natives Helen Mundy and Forrest James in their sole screen roles.

Presented by Smoky Mountain Radio and the Knoxville History Project as part of KHP’s multi-day Birth of a National Park in the Smokies event, this rare screening (presented digitally) will feature a live score by the Tennessee Theatre’s house organist Freddie Brabson and introductory remarks by Jack Neely and Bradley Reeves.

Atypically literate Rob Warwick (Forrest James) begins to push back against the traditional values of his cloistered mountain community, particularly the treatment of women as glorified slaves. He enlists his neighbor Barbara (Helen Mundy) in a plot to escape to the wider world beyond their mountain home, but his father (Silas Miracle) has very different plans for the two youths.

English Intertitles • 1927 • 70 minutes • NR

https://centralcinema865.com/production/stark-love/

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley and Girls invite you to our Youth Arts Initiative Showcase, presenting the play, The Drum: A Cultural Cadence, Thursday, July 25th, 5:30–7:30 PM at the Tennessee Theatre.

The play is inspired by a folktale about a young schoolboy who finds unexpected happiness through his generosity and willingness to share his good fortune with others. This story beautifully mirrors what happens behind our Blue Doors, where we embrace diversity, inclusivity, and the joy of building a community where every child feels not only welcomed but celebrated.

In addition, our Visual Arts program will echo these themes in the artwork displayed upstairs, reflecting the spirit of belonging and opportunity that defines our Boys and Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street
5:30pm – Doors Open
6:30pm – Show Begins

This event is FREE and open to the public. No RSVP is required.
https://bgctnv.org/

Fable X Studio invites the public to an upcoming free experience titled “Sorn-Lai” happening at Ijams Nature Center (in front of the visitor’s center) July 23rd / 24th from 4:00pm - 8:00pm (with a third show Friday July 26th, 4-10 pm at Remedy Coffee).

Sorn-Lai is a public interactive game experience that tasks participants with exploring the First Forest. Audience members can use their phones to scan NFC data tags attached to the scape’s characters and dioramas - uncovering details about the world along the way.

The exhibition features a series of 7 large tabletop dioramas showcasing different environments around the first forest and over 50 character inhabitants of Sorn-Lai, all interwoven in an intricate web of narrative and ecology.

Stories unfolded around the tables are sets of cautionary tales regarding contemporary generative, manufacturing, and integrated technologies; the very technologies the installation is made with while the settings themselves are metaphors for societal trends and attitudes.

"Fable X Studio is a game studio specializing in immersive experience design, bringing game/ environmental experiences to real life using contemporary technologies. Recent projects have focused on the quest-driven world of Sorn-Lai and the Saturophage with installations in Knoxville, Tennessee and Bangkok, Thailand. The studio director, James Roha, is an international creative technologist and educator who leverages digital technologies and modeling tools to craft interactive worlds. He currently teaches architecture and design studios at the University of Tennessee Knoxville."

Illuminated with colored LED lighting, the all white dioramas take on a vibrant array of colors. https://fablex.digital/

7/20 • Intro to Navigation
7/20 • Summer Tree ID: Beginner Workshop
7/20 • Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
7/20 • Evening Paddle
7/21 • Sound Bath Meditation
7/21 • Self-Care Sunday Yoga
7/21 • ETNBA Monthly Bluegrass Jam
7/21 • Ijams Field Day: Botany for Beginners
7/21 • Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
7/21 • Full Moon Paddle
7/23 • Sorn- Lai Art Exhibition
7/24 • Sorn- Lai Art Exhibition
7/25 • Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
7/26 • Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
7/26 • Evening Paddle
7/26 • Moths and More: Ijams After Dark

And more! https://www.ijams.org/calendar-of-events

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Visitor Center open daily 10-6; grounds and trails open daily from 8 AM - dusk. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

Oak Ridge Playhouse kicks off their 82nd Season with the innovative and sultry Tony Award Winning Musical NINE!

Get ready for a theatrical experience that ignites the senses as NINE bursts onto the stage with all the vivacity of Italy in a whirlwind of passion and drama. Facing his 39th birthday, charismatic film director Guido Contini navigates the women in his life, while confronting the complexities of love, fame, and creativity. Maury Yeston's sensational and dynamic score transports us into a sophisticated world of glitz and glamour where Guido's dreams and reality intertwine, captivating audiences with emotional depth and an infectious energy. PG-13 Audiences

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-4877, https://www.orplayhouse.com/

July 18 - Aug. 11, 2024, details TBA

Join Tennessee Stage Company and Ijams Nature Center for the time-honored tradition of outdoor Shakespeare with Knoxville Shakespeare on the lawn at Ijams.

https://tennesseestage.com/