Knight Fight at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company

Issue #439

20 Feb

In this Knoxville Insider Issue…

🌤️ Weather | Snow Showers with a High of 28

📰 Jack and Jules Children’s Consignment Sale IS BACK!

📰 Award-Winning Novelist Adam Ross to Give Reading at UT Knoxville

🗓️ Upcoming Events

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Experience the Thrill of Armored Combat at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company!

Get ready for an electrifying night of medieval mayhem at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company! On February 22nd, Dauntless Armored Combat returns for an action-packed evening of clashes, competition, and cold beer.

Event Highlights:
🔹 8:00 PM: The first round of intense armored combat kicks off!
🔹 1v1 Battles: Watch as skilled fighters go head-to-head in epic duels.
🔹 Battle Royale: The night concludes with a Last-Knight-Standing showdown! 🏆

This rain-or-shine event is free to attend—no tickets or cover charge required! So grab a pint, find a good spot, and enjoy the Schulz Brawl like never before More Info

Jack and Jules Children’s Consignment Sale IS BACK!

March 6-8, 2025 : 10 am – 8 pm

Saturday: 10 am – 4 pm (1/2 price event)

at The Knoxville Expo Center

Find recurring events on our Community Events page.

Food:

Tea Flights: offered Mondays - Thursdays at The Spice and Tea Exchange. Limited to 4 people per group at $8.99/person. Call the store for more information (865) 985-0913.

Find recurring events on our Community Events page.

Community:

Join the staff at The Oak Room by Abridged for an immersive evening of cocktail education and hands-on experience. Learn about premium ingredients, essential techniques, and creative ideas for making craft cocktails at home. February 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM More Info

Step into a world of wonder and acrobatics at the Clayton Center for the Arts on February 21 at 6:30 PM with "Solstice: A Winter Circus Experience." More Info

Beardsley Seed Swap February 22 | 2:30-5:15 p.m. CAC Beardsley Community Farm, 1741 Reynolds St. Exchange seeds and connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts!

Networking:

Veterans:

Free Veteran’s Breakfast: The United Veterans Council of East Tennessee presents 14 free breakfasts for Veterans and guests on four Saturdays, monthly, Coffee line starts at 8am, Chow line starts at 8:30am. Locations and Dates

Exciting news from Friends of the Knox County Public Library

Join us for our next Book Sale on Saturday, March 8, at the Powell Branch Library (330 W. Emory Road) from 10 AM to 5 PM. Browse through an incredible selection of books and other materials at bargain prices! Special Deal: In the afternoon, take advantage of our $5-a-bag sale, where you can fill a bag with remaining books for just $5 until closing!

There are more ways to shop and support our library too!

Shop Online: Check out our ongoing eBay book sales at www.knoxfriends.org/book-sales/ for more fantastic finds.

Visit the Rothrock Used Book Shop!
Located in the Lawson McGhee Library (downtown Knoxville, Church Street), our Rothrock Used Book Shop is open:
📅 Monday-Saturday: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
📅 Sunday: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
(Closed during home football games and major downtown events.)

Most books and materials are $2 or less, with special pricing on select items. We accept cash, check, and credit cards.

Don’t miss out—support your local libraries and find your next favorite book!

Award-Winning Novelist Adam Ross to Give Reading at UT Knoxville

The UT Creative Writing Program is thrilled to present a reading by award-winning novelist Adam Ross. The reading will take place March 3 at 7pm in the Lindsey Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

“Starting off 2025 with a novel this terrific gives me hope for the whole year.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post “

A gorgeous cat’s cradle of a book . . . The swirling vapors of Holden Caulfield are present in Playworld, for sure, but also Lolita, Willy Loman, Garp.” —Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review

“Extraordinary . . . A beguiling ode to a lost era . . . Line for line the book is a revelation.” —Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times

Adam Ross's debut novel, Mr. Peanut, a 2010 New York Times Notable Book, was also named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New Republic, and The Economist. His story collection Ladies and Gentlemen included "In the Basement,'' a finalist for the BBC International Story Prize. His non-fiction has been published in The New York Times Book Review, The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He was the Mary Ellen von der Heyden fellow in fiction at the American Academy in Berlin, as well as a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University. His widely praised current novel, Playworld, has been selected as a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. He is the editor of the Sewanee Review.

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