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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JUL
16
Merry Wives of Windsor opens
7:30 PM · Ijams Park · pay-what-you-can
JUL
17
Spicy Rita Friday
4–6 PM · Earl's, 610 Waterfront Dr
JUL
17
King Henry V opens
7:30 PM · Ijams Park
JUL
17
Evening Paddle
7:30 PM · Ijams River Club
JUL
18
Storytelling at the Playscape
10 AM · Ijams Park
JUL
18
Disco Chicken turns one
All day · Kern's
JUL
18
Third-place match
5:00 PM · Kern's
JUL
19
Self Care Sunday yoga
11:30 AM · Ijams Park
JUL
19
WORLD CUP FINAL
3:00 PM · Kern's big screen
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.

When
Fri, Jul 17 · 4–6 PM
Where
Earl's, 610 Waterfront Dr
The deal
$9 Spicy Ritas · $1 off liquor, beer & wine
Fine print
Excludes daily specials
Four o'clock, with a kick

Earl's runs Spicy Pineapple Margarita Friday from four to six down on Waterfront Drive: nine-dollar spicy ritas, and a dollar off liquor, beer, and wine across the board — daily specials excepted, as ever.

Note the clock on this one. Happy hour lets out at six. Curtain at Ijams Park is 7:30. That's ninety minutes to get from a pineapple margarita to King Henry V, which is not a coincidence so much as an invitation. Friday in South Knoxville, fully scheduled.

Source:Earl's, 610 Waterfront Dr · confirmed by the city desk

Top Stories & Events

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Ijams ParkThuFriSatSun

Shakespeare, four nights

Two openings, two plays, and Thursday is pay-what-you-can.

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Kern'sSun

The World Cup final

Spain's in. Sunday at 3. Tickets start at $7,253 — or walk to Kern's.

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Old Sevier

The rezoning is dead

Denied, all three actions. And Kerbela got sent back to committee.

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Kern'sSat

Disco Chicken turns one

A gluten-free festival all day, a silent disco at nine.

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Suttree LandingFri

Spicy Rita Friday at Earl's

$9 spicy pineapple margaritas, 4 to 6 on the waterfront.

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Ijams ParkFri

Evening paddle

Dusk on the water, 7:30 Friday — opposite Henry V. Choose.

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Ijams ParkSatSun

Storytelling & Sunday yoga

Two gentle ones: books Saturday, yoga Sunday.

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Old SevierSun

Sunday Funday, still pouring

$6 Bloody Marys, $5 mimosas, noon to nine.

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More From This Weekend

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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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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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.

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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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