Calendar of Events

July 27, Aug 10, and more

America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional murder mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning murder mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

At Hilton Knoxville, 501 West Church Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902
(866) 496-0535
https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/Knoxville/murder-mystery-tickets-showtimes/

Moviegoers will travel back in time and see these classics, as they should be: in a historic theater originally built as a movie palace surrounded by other movie-lovers, enjoying some popcorn and a cold drink. Come experience some of your favorite classics on the big screen! Prior to each screening, hear the Mighty Wurlitzer organ fill the auditorium with magnificent music.  https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/events/summer-movie-magic

Moviegoers will travel back in time and see these classics, as they should be: in a historic theater originally built as a movie palace surrounded by other movie-lovers, enjoying some popcorn and a cold drink. Come experience some of your favorite classics on the big screen! Prior to each screening, hear the Mighty Wurlitzer organ fill the auditorium with magnificent music.  https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/events/summer-movie-magic

A Special Kidstuff Live at the Bijou! July 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Throw out the rules when the Billy Jonas Band hits the stage! It’s a musical conversation… a sonic celebration … a splendiferous gathering of old and young because, at a Billy Jonas Band show, the ensemble is… everyone!

The Billy Jonas Band loves to engage and delight humans of all ages. Whether performing for adults, families, school groups, faith communities, or a mix, they strive for a musical excellence that inspires, entertains, and moves people literally and figuratively. With “wild-winded word magic, homemade instruments, exquisite 3 part vocal harmonies, plus guitar and bass, they love to create community through song and story. Their specialty: finding and pushing your & button.

Billy Jonas believes that creating a bright future starts with singing along. Using homemade and re-cyclable instruments, songs that celebrate community, as well as personal and planetary ecology, his all-ages think-outside-the-box performances occur at festivals, theaters, churches, and synagogues, schools, colleges, universities, and libraries around the country. Billy’s goal is to plant musical seeds that will help grow creative, open-minded, engaged, and open-hearted citizens of the world.

https://wdvx.com/event/a-special-kidstuff-live-at-the-bijou-7-27-billy-jonas/
WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

Support our Sew It Sell It program by joining us on Market Day and purchasing the students' unique products! This event is a fantastic opportunity to invest in our students, as 100% of the proceeds go directly to them. By buying their creations, you help these young entrepreneurs reinvest in their businesses and themselves. Come out and show your support!

Through Sew It Sell It, students design a product and conceptualize a micro business around that product. The program serves children between the ages of 12 and 17. No prior sewing skills are necessary and all equipment and supplies for the program are provided to students. In addition to learning the basics of sewing, through a number of workshops led by business professionals and local entrepreneurs, community leaders and university faculty, students learn business and professional skills from branding and marketing, to giving a good pitch. This year, our program also expanded its vocational offerings to include workshops on screen printing and pottery! The goal of Sew It Sell It is to supplement youth in our communities with creative, practical and business management skills that they can continue to use on their own outside of the program.

11 AM - 3 PM at The Bottom, 2340 E. Magnolia Avenue
https://www.thebottomknox.com/sew-it-sell-it

July 27, 2024, 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Join your friends and neighbors at the ‘Birthplace of Tennessee’ for our 3rd annual spring fundraiser - Bluegrass, Barbecue, Bourbon, and Beer at the Blounts! Spend a day relaxing on the Blount Mansion lawn as you enjoy sweet and savory locally prepared barbecue, sample a variety of our region's best and burgeoning craft brews and bourbons, and toe-tappin’ live bluegrass music! Come early, bring a lawn chair, eat some great food and don’t miss out on performances by local artists Blind House and Brand New Box of Matches!

Tickets are all inclusive! $40 per adult, $20 per child when purchased in advance. Add $5 per person for day-of-event purchases at the door.

This event is a fundraiser for c.1792 Blount Mansion, Knox County’s only National Historic Landmark. More information on our museum at www.blountmansion.org. At 200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902

Blount Manson: Blount Mansion is owned and operated by the Blount Mansion Association, a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the unique history and value of the Blount Mansion National Historic Landmark, and inspiring an appreciation of national, state, and local history through the site and the lives of those who lived and worked there. Blount Mansion was the home and capitol of the first and only governor of the Southwest Territory, William Blount, his family, and the enslaved members of the household. William Blount was a signer of the U.S. Constitution and played a pivotal role in Tennessee becoming the sixteenth state.

Join us for a SUMMER BLOCK PARTY! Hosted by your gals Jessie of @rootandbranchpaper and Sarah of @husmus_studio here at the Winona Place Studios + Shops.
Saturday July 27th 3-7 pm
717 Winona St here in Parkridge

We have a VERY exciting food vendor lined up and we are welcoming any and all local artists, makers, bakers and beyond to join us for this block party! As always there is NO fee to vend, it is a joy to share our space with you! This event will be the LAST day that Root & Branch Paper Co. storefront will be open at our Winona space, so please come out and celebrate with us as we toast to nearly 2 years in this space and joyfully transition to our next season of business. p.s. everything at Root & Branch will be marked down on sale so come STOCK UP!!

BY LESLIE KIMBELL
Directed by Jill Stapleton Bergeron

Polly Porter, famous 1970s gospel singer of the group Polly Porter & the Praise His Name Singers, has gone on up to heaven. Her daughter, Caroline, has come home to Savannah, Georgia, to pack up Miss Polly’s house, but there is just one little problem (or two or three): Miss Polly was an extreme hoarder of epic proportions, Caroline’s useless siblings are totally MIA, and her three best friends from high school, former co-cheerleaders, have all shown up… unannounced! Lizzy now owns the Miss Georgia Belle Pageantry system, Donna Jo is the local community theatre diva, and Becca is having a late-in-life geriatric pregnancy with baby girl number five. The gospel music plays and the margaritas pour as the four ladies laugh, cry, scream and come together to pack up Miss Polly’s house, heal old wounds, and make new plans for their future.

With humor, wit and vulnerability, Packing Up Polly delves into themes of forgiveness, acceptance and the transformative power of letting go… unpacking the layers of our own lives to find healing and redemption.

Performances are Thu-Sat 7:30 PM and Sun 3 PM

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

Broadway Center for the Arts Presents The Little Mermaid July 26 - 28, 7:00 PM.

Are you searching for some family fun this summer? Are your kids complaining of boredom? Bring them to see Disney's The Little Mermaid! With an enchanting prince, a beautiful mermaid, and a delightful cast of sea creatures singing and dancing on stage, it’s sure to be a magical experience for everyone.

Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”

Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.

Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Friday 6-8pm & Saturday 12-4pm
July 26-27, 2024
$150

In this screenprint workshop, participants will enjoy, not one, but TWO days of the instantly-gratifying screenprinting process! Students will come with either a drawing/design or image file ready to use, then learn how to properly prepare images and expose screens, pull prints, register colors, learn common troubleshooting, and how to reclaim screens to start again!

Although standard paper will be provided, participants are encouraged to bring extra (optional!) materials for printing such as totes, shirts, paper materials, and other types of flat/smooth items to experiment! We will also discuss options to explore screenprinting in various types of spaces and on a variety of budgets.

Students will leave with a small edition of 2+color screenprints
All materials are provided and all experiences welcomed

Sign-up here: https://relayridge.org/2dayscreenprint/

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