Arts & music at Tennessee this week
Every upcoming concerts, art and performances at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, from the university's own calendars and updated every day.
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Homecoming Pomping Hours9:00 AM – 9:00 PMLambda Chi Alpha
- Walker Evans10:00 AM – 7:30 PMEwing Gallery of Art + Architecure Art + Architecture Building room 115Free
- Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker11:00 AM – 6:00 PMDowntown GalleryFree
- Short Story Writing Contest Kickoff1:00 PM – 4:00 PMJohn C Hodges Library Mary Greer Room (258)
- MSE Seminar - Delower Hossain2:45 PM – 3:45 PMInstitute for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing 147
- Artists in Conversation | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker5:30 PM – 6:45 PMArt + Architecture Building, McCarty Auditoruim room 109Free
- Joint Junior Recital: Grace Estes & Lara O'Neal5:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
- Could've Been IB6:00 PM – 8:30 PMAMB AUD
- Viola Studio Recital7:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Friday, November 6, 2026
- Short Story Writing Contest12:00 AM
- Micropolitan America Exhibition12:00 AMArt and Architecture Building
- Homecoming Pomping Hours9:00 AM – 9:00 PMLambda Chi Alpha
- Walker Evans10:00 AM – 5:00 PMEwing Gallery of Art + Architecure Art + Architecture Building room 115Free
- Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker11:00 AM – 6:00 PMDowntown GalleryFree
- Cardio Dance3:00 PM – 3:45 PMStudent Recreational and Fitness Center (TRECS) Studio 9
- Reception | Bound By the Soil: Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker5:00 PM – 9:00 PMDowntown GalleryFree
- Viscera: Three dimensional works examining embodiment, autonomy, and resistance by Raquel Riemer, Willow Avery Stevenson, and Kayla Jean Smith5:00 PM – 9:00 PMGallery 1010
- Silent Disco6:30 PM – 8:30 PMStudent Union Ballroom
- 26th Annual Southeastern Stomp Fest Step Show7:00 PM – Sat, Nov 7 12:00 AMStudent Union Auditorium 180
- The 26th Annual Southeastern Stomp Fest Step Show7:00 PM – 10:00 PMStudent Union Auditorium
- UT Singers 80th Reunion and Homecoming Concert7:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Short Story Writing Contest12:00 AM
- Micropolitan America Exhibition12:00 AMArt and Architecture Building
- Viscera: Three dimensional works examining embodiment, autonomy, and resistance by Raquel Riemer, Willow Avery Stevenson, and Kayla Jean Smith10:00 AM – 1:00 PMGallery 1010
- Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker10:00 AM – 3:00 PMDowntown GalleryFree
Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Micropolitan America Exhibition12:00 AMArt and Architecture Building
- Short Story Writing Contest12:00 AM
- Walker Evans1:00 PM – 4:00 PMEwing Gallery of Art + Architecure Art + Architecture Building room 115Free
- Horn Studio Recital2:00 PMRoom 110 Orchestra Room
- Saxophone Ensemble and Chamber Music Concert3:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
- Tennessee Percussion Group Opening Concert7:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Monday, November 9, 2026
- Micropolitan America Exhibition12:00 AMArt and Architecture Building
- Short Story Writing Contest12:00 AM
- Walker Evans10:00 AM – 5:00 PMEwing Gallery of Art + Architecure Art + Architecture Building room 115Free
- UT Bass Studio Recital5:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
- Rocky Top Wranglers Meeting7:00 PM – 8:30 PMMcClung 1215
- Student Recital: : Luis Gutierrez, Double Bass7:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Short Story Writing Contest12:00 AM
- Micropolitan America Exhibition12:00 AMArt and Architecture Building
- Cardio Dance8:00 AM – 8:45 AMStudent Recreational and Fitness Center (TRECS) Studio 9
- Enhanced Homeschool: Homelands Connections9:30 AM – 11:00 AMFrank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
- Walker Evans10:00 AM – 5:00 PMEwing Gallery of Art + Architecure Art + Architecture Building room 115Free
- Response Surface Methods and Designs (Special Topic)10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Monty's Craft Circle1:00 PM – 2:00 PMFrank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture Evans Creative SuiteFree
- 2026 Arts and Sciences Book Party4:00 PM – 5:30 PMStudent Union 362 AB
- Fundamentals of American Smooth Tango with Be Well4:00 PM – 4:45 PMStudent Recreational and Fitness Center (TRECS) Studio 9
- Cardio Dance5:00 PM – 5:45 PMStudent Recreational and Fitness Center (TRECS) Studio 7
- Book Club5:00 PM – 6:00 PMUT Extension Sumner CountyFree
- Guest Artist Trombone Recital: Prentiss Hobbs5:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
- Sarah Schwartzman Ramsey, “Sacred Storytelling as Lived Religion in Contemporary Jewish American Women’s Fiction"6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Paint the Rock with First-Gen Pride!6:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Rock
- Brass Bash!7:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
- Micropolitan America Exhibition12:00 AMArt and Architecture Building
- Short Story Writing Contest12:00 AM
- Walker Evans10:00 AM – 5:00 PMEwing Gallery of Art + Architecure Art + Architecture Building room 115Free
- Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker11:00 AM – 6:00 PMDowntown GalleryFree
- Academic Podcasting Workshops12:30 PM – 2:00 PMJohn C Hodges Library 212
- Anthropology’s Annual Visiting Lecture Series - Legacies of War3:30 PM – 5:00 PMArt and Architecture Building 111Free
- The Imitation Machine with Mario Carpo5:15 PM – 7:00 PMArt and Architecture Building AAB 109
- Flute Studio Recital5:30 PMNatalie L. Haslam Music Center Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
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