Vol. 1 — No. 5Weekend Episode · Thu–Sun, Jul 16–19, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 5 · Jul 16–19★ soknoear.com
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★ Tonight's plan: happy hours → music → karaoke →
Ijams ParkSatSun

Two gentle ones at Ijams Park: storytelling Saturday, yoga Sunday

Stories on the Nature Playscape Saturday morning, Self Care Sunday yoga in the trees at 11:30. And a heads-up for the bird people.

A book, a stump, an audience

If the weekend's big-ticket items aren't your speed, Ijams Park has two quiet ones. Saturday from 10 to noon there's storytelling out at the Nature Playscape — the good kind of morning where nobody's on a screen and the kids get to climb something afterward. Sunday at 11:30, Self Care Sunday brings Hope Irwin's yoga class back to the trees.

Sat Jul 18
Storytelling at the Nature Playscape · 10 AM–noon · 3518 Island Home Ave
Sun Jul 19
Self Care Sunday yoga with Hope Irwin · 11:30 AM
Not this week
Bird banding — back Sun, Jul 26

And a service note for the regulars, because we checked: there's no bird banding this weekend. The banding table is back Sunday, July 26 at 7:30 AM. No Ecosystem Explorers this week either — that's August 1. Sleep in with a clear conscience.

Original Dirty South Map Found

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Ijams ParkThuFriSatSun

Shakespeare takes the Ijams Park lawn — and opening night is pay-what-you-can

Two openings in two nights: The Merry Wives of Windsor Thursday, King Henry V Friday, then they trade off all weekend. Every Thursday show is pay-what-you-can.

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Kern'sSun

Spain's in the final. Tickets start at $7,253 — or you could walk to Kern's.

The World Cup ends Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The cheapest seat in the building costs about as much as a used car. South Knoxville has a big screen and a shorter drive.

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Old Sevier

The Sevier Ave rezoning is dead — and the Kerbela apartments got sent back

The Planning Commission followed its staff and denied all three actions on 2704 Sevier Avenue. The 220-unit Kerbela project didn't get a yes or a no. It got a remand.

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Kern'sSat

Disco Chicken turns one — with a gluten-free festival and a silent disco

Knoxville's first all-gluten-free restaurant marks a year at Kern's on Saturday: a festival all day, and a silent disco that picks up where the third-place match leaves off.

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Suttree LandingFri

Spicy Rita Friday at Earl's — and you'll still make curtain

Nine-dollar spicy pineapple margaritas from 4 to 6 on Waterfront Drive, plus a dollar off liquor, beer, and wine.

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Ijams ParkFri

An evening paddle — and a Friday night scheduling problem

Friday at 7:30, Ijams Park puts you on the river at dusk. Friday at 7:30, King Henry V opens on the lawn. You're going to have to pick one.

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Old SevierSun

Sunday Funday is still pouring

Hi-Wire's noon-to-nine Sunday special holds: $6 Bloody Marys, $5 mimosas. Kickoff is at 3, for whatever that's worth to your planning.

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