Calendar of Events

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Knoxville Museum of Art: Second Sunday Art Activity & Docent Tour

Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Free event, Kids, family, Lecture, panel and Meetup

Second Sunday Art Activity, 1-4 PM. Drop-in for hands-on art activity taught by a certified art teacher on the second Sunday of every month.

Second Sunday Docent Tour, 2-3 PM. Join us for a Docent Guided Tour. KMA visitors can follow a trained docent educator through the galleries to learn more about the KMA collection and temporary exhibitions. Tours are 60 minutes; visitors can meet at the front desk at 1:55 pm to join the tour.

Free and open to the public!

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.

The Kraken's Cup: Steeped in Sereni-tea with Drip into Wellness

  • March 9, 2025

Category: Culinary arts, food, Festivals, special events, Health, wellness and Meetup

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$15 per ticket
The Kraken's Cup
4815 N Broadway , STE 107
Knoxville, TN 37918

Enjoy an afternoon dedicated to stress relief, mindfulness, and the simple joy of a perfectly brewed cup of tea and delicious butter cookies. Our guest host, Lauren McCrossin, owner of Drip into Wellness (https://www.dripintowellness.com/ ) will lead us through some ways to bring peace and tranquility to our chaos-filled days. Tickets include workshop with included worksheet(s), an assortment of tea, and our famous butter cookies. (full menu available for purchase separately).

What You’ll Experience:
• Tea meditation for mindfulness
• Deep breathing exercises to calm the nervous system
• Journaling prompts to clear mental clutter
• Gentle movement for relaxation
• Aromatherapy pairings to enhance your tea experience

https://www.exploretock.com/the-krakens-cup-knoxville/event/535336/steeped-in-sereni-tea-with-drip-into-wellness

Jubilee Community Arts: 56th annual Jubilee Festival

Category: Festivals, special events, Meetup and Music

Performances will begin at 6 on Friday and Saturday and end at 10. Old time jam to extend late each night. On Sunday we will present a honky tonk and Cajun dance matinee from 2-5. Lineup (subject to change):

Friday (6-10)
Epworth Old Harp Singers (shape note, local) https://www.oldharp.org/
Lincoln Park String Band (old time, local)
Gladson Family Band (old time and bluegrass, East Tennessee)
Kindred Valley (folk, West Virginia) https://www.kvband.com/
Newfound Gap (bluegrass, North Carolina)
UT Appalachian Strings (bluegrass, local) https://music.utk.edu/ensembles/
Count This Penny (folk, local) https://countthispenny.com/

Saturday (6-10)
Tennessee Stifflegs (honky tonk, local) https://tennesseestifflegs.bandcamp.com/
Saro Lynch-Thomason (ballads, North Carolina) https://www.sarosings.com/
Blakeley Burger and Nadia Ramlagan (old time, Kentucky) https://www.blakeleyburger.com/
Joseph Allred (folk, East Tennessee) https://poorfaulkner.bandcamp.com/
Y'uns (jug band, local)
Susan Pepper and Songbird Burkey (ballads, North Carolina) https://www.nestofsingingbirds.com/
John Haywood and Leo Shannon (old time, Kentucky) https://www.haywoodarts.com/music
Mumbillies with Square Dance (old time, Local)

Sunday (2-5)
Russell Walker Band (honky tonk, local)
Beau Cheval (Cajun, Louisiana) https://beaucheval.bandcamp.com/

Weekend Pass $30 general advance, $29 for JCA Members, Seniors, Students
Friday $20 day of festival; $15 general advance; $14 for JCA Members, Seniors, Students
Saturday $20 day of festival; $15 general advance; $14 for JCA Members, Seniors, Students
Sunday $10 day of festival; $10 general advance; $9 for JCA Members, Seniors, Students

Advance tickets at https://jubilee-community-arts.ticketleap.com/56th-jubilee-festival/

Kern's Food Hall: March Events

  • March 5, 2025 — March 29, 2025

Category: Culinary arts, food, Festivals, special events, Kids, family, Meetup and Music

Movie Night - Space Jam - Watch Space Jam on the event lawn.
Mar 5th | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

LIVE MUSIC | DEVIN HARREL
Mar 7th | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST

SALSA/BACHATA in the taproom 9pm-1am
Mar 7th - 8th Mar EST

LIVE MUSIC | UTK MUSICAL THEATER GROUP
Mar 8th | 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST

LIVE. MUSIC | CHRIS MOREL BAND | MARCH 14TH | 6 - 9 PM

SALSA/BACHATA in the taproom 9pm-1am
Mar 14th - 15th Mar EDT

St Patrick's Day Celebration
Free Axe Throwing 2-6 PM 360 Photo Booth 2 - 6 PM Celtic Band 6 - 9 PM
Mar 17th | 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

Knox Social Speed Dating - Come find the one at Kern's Food Hall!
Mar 19th | 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

LIVE MUSIC | JAC CONLEY
Mar 21st | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

LIVE MUSIC | CHELSEA SAMPLES
Mar 22nd | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

LIVE MUSIC | DANIMAL PINSON
Mar 29th | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

Live Music - JAZZSPIRATIONS
Mar 29th | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

Kerns Food Hall, 2201 Kern’s Rising Way, Knoxville, TN 37920 | https://kernsfoodhall.com/

Museum of Infinite Outcomes: AVIFAUNA

  • March 1, 2025 — March 23, 2025

Category: Classes, workshops, Festivals, special events, Meetup and Science, nature

The AVIFAUNA 2025 is a month-long benefit and celebration of local birds and their intersections with humans. Throughout Knoxville and East Tennessee, we will be hosting public birding expeditions, exhibitions, educational opportunities and more! Additionally, the Museum of Infinite Outcomes will be showcasing our annual exhibition of human-crafted homes for birds. In praise of wilderness, birds are a constant reminder that the human world is not separate from nature. Instead, the two are intricately braided together.

The AVIFAUNA - An Annual Showcase of Human-Crafted Homes for Birds
At Museum of Infinite Outcomes, March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026

Virtual Dawn Chorus - Collective Listening Phenomenon with Tremont Bird Expert, Logan Rosenberg
At Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, March 1st, 6:30am - 8:30am

First Flight - Join the Bird Flock! Bird songs, bird games, and cocktails.
At Fly By Night, March 2nd, 5-9pm

Birds are Forever - Tattoo Flash Day for the Benefit of Birds
At Saint Tattoo, March 8th, 12-8pm

Symbiogenesis: A New Nature in the Anthropocene
An Exhibition of Regional Artworks that Engage the Living Landscape
Ijams Nature Center, March 1st - 31st, 2025
Reception: March 9th, 2-5pm

Animal Architecture: Bird House Building Workshops - Making Birdhouse Gourds for Purple Martins
At Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg | March 18th

Building for Biodiversity - Community Workday + Free Family-Friendly Habitat Workshop
Beardsley Community Farm, March 22nd, 9am-2pm

Living with Birds - Birding Expedition and Biophilic Design
At Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, March 23rd, 9am-12pm

Registration and details online:
https://museumofinfiniteoutcomes.com/avifauna