Calendar of Events

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Knoxville Whiskey Festival

  • March 1, 2025
  • 6:00 PM

Category: Festivals, special events and Fundraisers

Knoxville Whiskey Festival
Saturday, Mar 1, 2025, 6:00 - 9:00PM

Join us for an evening of exceptional spirits at the inaugural Knoxville Whiskey Festival, featuring distillers pouring samples of premier whiskey, bourbon and scotch while providing education for those looking to learn more. This event benefits TennGreen Land Conservancy.

Tickets at: https://knoxvillefests.com/knoxwhiskey
This event will be held at The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue.

Knoxville Whiskey Festival

  • March 1, 2025
  • 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Category: Festivals, special events and Fundraisers

Knoxville Whiskey Festival, March 1, 2025 at the Mill & Mine.
General Admission: 6 pm-9 pm, VIP at 5pm
Whiskey lovers, get ready.
Join us for an evening of good food, great people, and exceptional spirits for the inaugural Knoxville Whiskey Festival. This elevated event is designed for whiskey aficionados and newcomers alike, with distillers pouring samples of premier whiskey, bourbon and scotch while providing education for those looking to learn more.

This event benefits TennGreen Land Conservancy, so every sip counts.

Tickets at: https://knoxvillefests.com/knoxwhiskey

Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio: 2nd Annual Gala

Category: Dance, movement, Festivals, special events, Fundraisers, Health, wellness and Music

Details TBA

Dragonfly Aerial & Circus Arts Studio was founded by 6 local aerial performers in 2010. They sought to bring elements of the circus to Knoxville & have been performing & teaching in the community ever since. The mission of the organization is to promote aerial & circus arts through education & community involvement. We are committed to improving the lives of those in the Knoxville community, without regard to finances, age, fitness level, race, class, gender orientation, or physical ability. We value diversity & work to create it in our student population & performers. We believe the circus arts have room for everyone.

Studies have shown circus arts can improve mind, body, & spirit. We create spaces where each student is celebrated for their uniqueness & can express their creativity. We share these benefits with adults & youth – under-served youth in particular – through our community-outreach programs, tuition scholarships, children's circus camps / classes, & our annual Circus Extravaganza. Additionally, as part of our mission, we sponsor the creation of new multidisciplinary opportunities & shows in the Knoxville community & beyond. Dragonfly brings circus performance to new heights for the benefit of the entire community.

https://www.dragonflyaerialartsstudio.com

Natalie L. Haslam College of Music: Annual Gala

  • March 1, 2025
  • 6 PM

Category: Culinary arts, food, Fundraisers and Music

Beyond the Boundaries

Join us for an enchanting evening full of beautiful music, fine dining and lively auctions.

At Cherokee Country Club, 5138 Lyons View Pike
https://music.utk.edu/

Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Importance of Being Earnest

Category: Comedy and Theatre

By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Christina Scott Sayer

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. Responsible, mild-mannered Jack Worthing is harboring a couple of secrets. First, he is in love with his friend Algernon’s cousin, Gwendolen. And second, they both think his name is Ernest. In fact, Ernest is Jack’s imaginary alter ego – a troubled younger brother he created so that he could do whatever he liked in London and no one would ever think to judge him. But when Algernon catches on to the scheme, he decides to be Ernest himself in order to woo Jack’s lovely young ward, Cecily. Confusion and hilarity reign, as the ladies try to disentangle the stories of their respective Ernests and jump the seemingly impossible hurdles to marry the Ernest they each love.

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

Clarence Brown Theatre: Inherit the Wind

Category: Theatre

BY JEROME LAWRENCE AND ROBERT E. LEE

Feel the heat of the courtroom in the sizzling American classic 'Inherit the Wind', an explosive drama inspired by the most important trial of the 20th Century, the Scopes Monkey Trial, on its 100th anniversary. As a media circus descends on a small Tennessee town, two of the nation’s most powerful lawyers go head-to-head in the ultimate battle of wits, wills, and the political and religious divide that could be ripped directly from today’s headlines. In a fresh production boldly reimagined for today, the fast-paced drama explores religion, intellectual freedom and the relationship between social norms and law.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com

Knoxville Museum of Art: States of Becoming

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Kids, family

States of Becoming examines the dynamic forces of relocation, resettling, and assimilation that shape the artistic practices of a group of contemporary African diaspora artists in the United States. The exhibition is inspired by curator Fitsum Shebeshe’s 2016 move from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Baltimore, and subsequent firsthand experience with cultural assimilation. States of Becoming is a traveling exhibition curated by Fitsum Shebeshe and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), New York.

States of Becoming Opening Reception
Friday, January 31, 2025, 6:00-9:00 pm
Members Only Hour, 6:00-7:00 pm
Gallery Talk with Curator Fitsum Shebeshe, 6:15 pm
Reception Opens to Non-Members, 7:00 pm
Musical Performance by Artist Miatta Kawinzi, 8:00 pm
Food by Tarik’s North African + Cash Bar + Specialty Beverage
https://knoxart.org/event/states-of-becoming-opening-reception/

For additional information and updates, follow the Knoxville Museum of Art on social media:
Facebook: Knoxville Museum of Art, Instagram: @knoxvillemuseumofart, X: @knoxart

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org. Admission and parking are free.

Bijou Theatre Gallery: Featuring Patsy Ferrell White

Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event

Details TBA
https://www.ferrellwhitecreative.com/

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-522-0832, https://knoxbijou.org/