Calendar of Events
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Ijams Nature Center: City Nature Challenge 2025: BioBlitz Weekend
Category: Classes, workshops, Free event, Health, wellness and Science, nature
Join Ijams Nature Center and an incredible lineup of partners—including Zoo Knoxville, Discover Life in America, Sierra Club, Seven Islands State Birding Park, and the City of Knoxville—for a weekend of exploration, discovery, and community science as part of the global City Nature Challenge 2025! This exciting weekend of FREE BioBlitz workshops invites participants of all ages to explore local biodiversity across fungi, birds, flowering plants, insects, and more. The goal? To identify and record as many wild organisms as possible using the iNaturalist app—a global citizen science tool.
Learn from expert naturalists and scientists
Explore specific topics like birding, bugs, fungi, trees, and pollinators
Record observations using the free iNaturalist app
Participate in a global initiative to document local wildlife
Contribute to scientific data while having fun outdoors!
Workshop Schedule: April 25 @ Ijams Nature Center
Ijams After Dark: BioBlitz Edition (7:00–10:00 PM)
April 26 @ Ijams Nature Center
Spring Birding (Two sessions: 8:00 AM)
Trees & Flowering Plants (10:00 AM–12:00 PM | 1:00–3:00 PM)
Fungi, Ferns, & Mosses (10:00 AM–12:00 PM | 1:00–3:00 PM)
Bugs & Grubs (10:00 AM–12:00 PM | 1:00–3:00 PM)
Pollinator Palooza (10:00 AM–12:00 PM | 1:00–3:00 PM)
Aventura en Español: Edición BioBlitz (1:00–3:00 PM)
April 27 @ Seven Islands State Birding Park
Seven Islands
Important: All participants are asked to download and set up the iNaturalist app before attending. While workshops are free, they are part of a larger community-driven effort to catalog life around us—so come ready to observe, record, and discover! Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP in advance. Let’s show the world what incredible biodiversity East Tennessee has to offer! https://www.ijams.org/bioblitz2024
Ijams Nature Center: Upcoming Events
Category: Classes, workshops, Kids, family and Science, nature
4/18 • Evening Paddle
4/18 • Big Night Hike
Nature in Percussion - 4/19 @ 1 pm - Hear talented UT percussionists perform at this FREE concert!
4/20 • Self-Care Sunday Yoga with Hope Irwin
4/22 • Nature Nerd Trivia
4/24 • Pickin' on Nature Bluegrass Show
4/24 • Bike with a Naturalist
4/25 • Ijams After Dark: Bioblitz Edition
4/25 • Evening Paddle
4/26 Starting at 8 am - City Nature Challenge 2025
4/26 @ 10 am - Hat on a Ball Felting Workshop
4/27 @ 10 am - Flower Power - Felted Flower Basics Workshop
4/27 @ 1 pm - Self-Care Sunday Yoga
4/27 @ 1:30 pm - Felted Needle Case Workshop
4/29 @ 7 pm - Night of Celtic Tales with the Smoky Mountain Storytellers
5/2 • Outlandish Adventure Festival - Friday Night Paddle on the River
5/2 • Outlandish Adventure Festival - World Paddle Adventure Film Festival
5/3 • Outlandish Adventure Festival
5/9 • A Wildflower Affair
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
Circle Modern Dance: Classes
Category: Classes, workshops and Dance, movement
Spring Semester
Sundays
Beginner Ballet 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Level Ballet 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Open Level Modern 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Classes are held at the Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts, 2906 Tazewell Pike, #A, Knoxville, TN 37918.
https://www.circlemoderndance.com/
