If you want to be certain Your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I post.
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please : “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.
Sunday, May 17
- Challenge Knoxville Triatalon, World’s Fair Park, 7:00 AM
- Market on McCalla, Outdoor Market with Artists/Food Trucks/Antiques/Vintage, At Nostalgia on McCalla, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Denton Loving reads from and signs Crimes Against Birds, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Save the Historic Howard House!, Central Methodist Church, 4:00 PM
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Send off Andre in Style featuring Andre Block, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Jazz at Ijams, Melanie and the Meltons/Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Food Trucks, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $2
- Candice McQueen, Clancy’s, 6:00 PM
- of Montreal/Icky Blossoms/Cole, The International, 6:30 PM (doors), $15/$20
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Naughty Knots, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Vacationer/Gamenight/Unicorns, Pilot Light, 8:30 PM, $12
- The Train Wrecks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 18
- CBID Meeting, Chamber Bldg. 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Ryan Dishen (Singer-Songwriter) / Sigmon Stringers (Bluegrass), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Scruffy Cinpub Movie Night features, “Apollo Badhair,” Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM
- Second Shift Comedy presents Laura Sanders and Justin Golak, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $5
- Josh Roberts and the Hinges, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 19
- Destination Imagination Hits Downtown (18K visitors !?!) – They are easy to spot – Say, “Hello” and be helpful!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Moriah Domby (Singer-Songwriter) / Appleseed Collective, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $30/$35
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Thantifaxath/Imperial Triumphant/Ramlord, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8
- Who Are These Vultures, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 20
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Red Sammy (Americana) / Pale Root (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Design Review Board, City County Bldg Small Assembly Room, 4:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents River Whyless with poet Susan Underwood, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Sideshow Tragedy, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, May 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Laura Thurston (Americana/Folk) / The Grahams (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Station Live: Food Truck Park and Market, Numerous Food Trucks/Music/Raven Records and more, Southern Station, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- East TN PBS Community Cinema, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Cages: An Anthology of New One Acts from SAFTA Stage, Emporium, 7:00 PM, $5
- Jason Mitchell Carroll, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $15/$18
- Variety Thursday Music Shows featuring Fourkast, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Cullen Kehoe’s Scruffy City Radio Show presents the Carmonas, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Road to Roo, Playoff for a stage spot at Bonnaroo, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Vessel/Opposite Box, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Invisible Things/Naan Violence/White Gregg, Pilot Light,10:00 PM, $6
- Harpeth Rising, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dead Horses (Folk) / Dave Eggar (Jazz/Classical), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cages: An Anthology of New One Acts from SAFTA Stage, Emporium, 7:00 PM, $15
- Kent Goosby, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Emi Sunshine, The Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10/$12
- Chief Scout/Arson’s Harbor/*Repeat Repeat/Not in the Face, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Vaski/Marley Carroll, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), $7/$10
- Tom Johnson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Kristen Kazer, Remedy Coffee, 9:00 PM
- Wrangler Space/Tree Tops, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Gaslight Street, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Mipso, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 23
- Knoxville Track Club Expo 10K and 5K, 100 Block and Jackson Ave. Parking Lot, 8:00 AM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Pyrex 100th Birthday Bash, Retrospect Vintage Store, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- May Beginner Swing Dance Bootcamp, Remedy Coffee, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM, $45/$50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Socialites / Tim & Jodi Harbin (Bluegrass), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Paint Night Knoxville, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 M – 6:00 PM
- 2015 Angela Floyd School for the Dancer Spring Dance Concert, Knoxville Auditorium, $10/$21, 5:00 PM
- Sheryl Crow, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $71/$91
- Appalachian Surf Team, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:oo PM
- Old City Buskers, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM
- Hip Hop Appreciation Night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- iRell/SyLo/Kry/Normal Osborn/ILLusive Alchemists, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10/$15
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Bearfight/New Radio Dialect, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Zach and Kota’s Sweet Life/Ex-Gold/Joseph Allred, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Delta Saints, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Forlorn Strangers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, May 24
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Davis Mitchell, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Cages: An Anthology of New One Acts from SAFTA Stage, Emporium, 7:00 PM, $15
- Steel Panther/Like a Storm, The International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $24 – $150
- 3rd Annual All-White Affair, Eclectic Soul, NV Nightclub Courtyard, 8:00 PM, $15
- Upstairs Underground: Stand-up Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Laney Jones and the Lively Spirits, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Captain Green, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Megawave/The Sniff, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kirk Fleta / Marbin (Fusion), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 5th Woman Poetry Slam and Fundraiser, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Dave Eggar/Marbin, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 26
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sarah Morgan / Look Homeward (Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Look Homeward, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg. Main Assembly Rm, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Brummy Brothers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Fever, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM