Calendar of Events

Swingbooty at Union Place. Gemini Party!
Saturday, May 28, 8:00 - 10:30 PM

7-piece, upbeat, gypsy swing band playing under the stars in outdoor gardens. Gemini party! Come dance, and enjoy the fun vibes of a Swingbooty show. Great menu, full bar. Free admission.
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/673866550383363
Video: https://youtu.be/ImTS-IDHk_Y

Union Place, 4884 Chambliss Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919

May 28 @ 1:00 pm - 10:30 pm | FREE

Rockin’ the Docks is an all-day festival that takes place each year on Fort Loudon Lake. Each summer, thousands of people gather at Lenoir City Park to enjoy live bands, food, fireworks, and much more. This year we have some of our best performers ever. Food vendors will be providing a wide variety of your favorites so there is no need to bring any food. They will also provide plenty of beverages to drink. The children’s play area will also be back for the kids to enjoy. We do ask that you leave pets at home and as always, alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

https://www.visitloudoncounty.com/event/lenoir-citys-rockin-the-docks-2022/

Build your muscles while you build a new section of trail on Tharp Trace at a volunteer workday next Saturday, May 28, from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.! Learn More and Register

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

Saturday (5/28) at 11:30am, local author Story Time with Jatrean Sanders joins us for Story Time, she'll be reading her original story "Today Was Not The Same"!

The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
https://www.thebottomknox.com/events-1/story-time-with-jatrean-sanders

$15

Keith Marcell and Tiny Stage Comedy present an evening of music & stand-up comedy. Featuring Justin Mays, Clinton Ricks, Liz Brooks, Jojo Cassilas, and Rowan Young with headliner Keith Marcell!

hosted by Mason Guidry

house band comprised of Levi Johnson & Andy Thornton

*Show is in the Ijams Main Building, there will be snacks, beer, seltzer, and nonalcoholic beverages available!

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-big-beautiful-comedy-show-at-ijams-nature-center-tickets-315847186437

BONNIE RAITT: JUST LIKE THAT...TOUR 2022 WITH SPECIAL GUEST LUCINDA WILLIAMS
SUNDAY, MAY 29 | 7:30PM

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Bringing the Caribbean Vibe to Knoxville!

Knoxville are you ready? Once again we are bringing the Island vibe to you! Our second annual Knoxville's Caribbean Jerk Festival is coming up! We're bringing the island vibe to downtown Knoxville once again and it's going to be a party! We are a family friendly destination with many activities to offer smaller kids from 2 to bigger kids to 92!

Are you ready to attend a fun filled, action packed, all around adventurous journey? Do you want to be a part of something greater than all of us that brings our community together in harmony? Join us on May 29th, 2022, 12 noon to 8 pm at the World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville to enjoy all day entertainment for the entire family!

Spades Tournaments, How Low Can You Go Limbo Contests, Jerk Chicken and Jamakin' me Crazy Chili Cook Off Contests, by the way all Tournaments and Contests include Cash Prizes and trophies to the winners! Beautiful cirque-du-style entertaining acts! Live music, train rides and game trucks provided all day to rock your world and for your entertainment pleasure! Concessions for unique buying experiences, and this time Knoxville we heard you loud and clear, we promise a plethora of Caribbean cuisine along with other culinary delights to excite your pallet and more reggae music with other diverse genres of music to delight your ears! One love, one light & one heart See you there Knoxville and don't forget your blankets or lawn chairs!

https://knoxjerkfest.org/

SUNDAY AT 2 PM – 6 PM
1024 Sevier Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920
Event by Old Sevier Merchants

Come on over to Sevier Ave for our monthly Sunday market! Over 30 vendors + DJ Captain Ed's Vinyl Voyage will be setup at 1024 Sevier Ave, across from South Coast Pizza. From foods to fine art, clothing to candles, and plants to pottery, there is so much to check out! See you there!
*Dogs are allowed on leash*

MAY VENDORS:
OWLTOPUS
A Stoopid Good World
Mighty Mud
Rhoda Cards
Em.Burge Pottery
Tank'd
Latte Love Designs
K.O. Ceramics
KnoxFill
That Clay Girl Co.
Crafty Byrd House
Jane DePriest Art Studio
Black Roses Boutique
Vinegar Valley Farm
Bake That Dough
cal’s Cosmic Cauldron
Beef and Blossoms
Tennessee Champion Tree Program
Inquisit Designs
Chels.
Cosmic Kumihimo
SoKno Sourdough
Foraged farms
Solana
Master repurposers
Surpassing Fancy
Junedogart
October Iris
Yum Yum's Patisserie
Rose Downs
Possum Fairy
Rainbow Roots Floral Co.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1620319138347482

“I said at the end of the last tour that I’d see you next time. I said I was going to get back to you. Well, I got back!”—Paul McCartney

Following more than a year of speculation, Paul McCartney announces the GOT BACK Tour, a 13-city return to U.S. stages, kicking off April 28 with Paul’s first ever show in Spokane WA and running through to June 16 in East Rutherford NJ, where Paul will play MetLife Stadium for the first time since 2016. GOT BACK will see Paul’s live debuts in Hollywood FL, Knoxville TN and Winston-Salem NC, his first Fort Worth TX and Baltimore MD shows since 1976 with Wings and 1964 with The Beatles, respectively, and his first Oakland CA date in 20 years. The tour will also include stops in cities where Paul has put in more recent yet no less unforgettable performances, including Boston MA, Los Angeles CA, Orlando FL, Seattle WA, and Syracuse NY.

For a full itinerary, see below or check www.paulmccartneygotback.com.

GOT BACK marks Paul’s first series of live shows since his FRESHEN UP Tour wrapped in July 2019. Featuring Paul’s longtime band - Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) - and constantly upgraded state of the art audio and video technology that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house, a Paul McCartney concert is never anything short of life-changing.

Knoxville show ticket link: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B005C49E81F7600

Leesa Osburn, Knoxville, TN
I was born and raised on the Oregon Coast. I enlisted in the Army and had the opportunity to travel to Germany. After serving in the Army, I returned to the U.S. and ended up settling in Las Vegas, NV for 14 years. After too many hot summers, in 2019 my husband and I moved to Knoxville, Tennessee with our two rescue dogs. The positive change in environment has reinvigorated my need to put paint to canvas.

I have a Bachelors in Studio Art from University of Nevada Las Vegas and paint mostly in Water Soluble Oils. My work, mostly landscapes, have been shown now in several local exhibits and hope to expand my reach to future juried events.

I enjoy “rescuing” formerly used canvases and frames. Many canvases only need a tiny amount of work and a neutral base coat in oils to prepare them for a new day of painting. Good quality frames often just need a new coat of paint and the two, canvas and frame, are ready to be joined. I often choose to paint on gallery wrapped canvases which omits the need for a frame all together.

To Expand my craft, I joined Tuesday Painters, a Plein Air painting group. For ease of portability I have been dabbling on Tuesdays in Watercolor. https://artisticescape.studio/artist-bio/

Lox Salon, 103 West Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tues-Fri 9-9:00, Sat 9-5:00, Closed Sun-Mon.

Starting June 1, families are invited to participate in crafts, games and other activities on Wednesdays in June and July from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in eight different City parks and natural areas.

Kid A’ Riffic Fun in the Park, sponsored by Home Federal Bank, is for families with children age 2-12 offering activities, games, hands-on crafts and other fun pursuits hosted by the City of Knoxville Office of Special Events, Parks and Recreation Department and community partners.

Participation is free, and no registration is required.

Kid A'Riffic schedule:

• June 1 – Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Avenue
• June 8 – Lakeshore Park, 6410 S. Northshore Drive
• June 15 – Victor Ashe Park, 49001 Bradshaw Road
• June 22 – Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Avenue
• June 29 – Fountain City Park, 117 Hotel Road
• July 13 – Baker Creek Preserve, 3700 Lancaster Drive
• July 20 – World's Fair Park Festival Lawn
• July 27 – Inskip Park, 4204 Bruhin Road

Kid A’ Riffic was established in 2019 in Market Square as a weekly opportunity for summertime activities for youngsters and their families. For more information about the City parks’ amenities, visit www.KnoxvilleTN.gov/parks. If you have questions about individual Kid A’ Riffic Fun in the Park events, contact Special Events at specialevents@knoxvilletn.gov or call 865-215-4248.

Melanie K. Hutsell's new title, The Book of Susan, will be "zooming" your way virtually on June 1st at 7 pm.

Every attendee must register to access the meeting, and you may do so here.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdO2hqzkjHtDksJgZdy9ZuMXJYb6b4xWA