The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/29/2016 – 2/7/2017)

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Sunday, January 29

• Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Rusty Odom and Steve Wildsmith Talk about next weekend’s Waynestock, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
• Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Jazz Brunch with Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
• Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
• Public Cinema Series, “Aquarius,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM
• Sunday Art Sale – w Michael Jackson & Niki Myers, Downtown 211 (18 Market Square), 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
• The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
• Ex-Gold/Caps/Roman Polanski’s Baby, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
• The Dawn Drapes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, January 30

• Austin Kodra and Linda Parsons Poetry Reading, Lindsey Young Auditorium in UT Hodges Library, 7:00 PM, Free
• Lacy Sturm, The Concourse at the interational, 7:00 PM, $12
• Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
• Dead Horses, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, January 31

• ACA Enrollment, Mt. Calvary Baptist, 1807 Dandridge Ave., 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM
• Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
• WUTK, 90.3 The Rock, presents Moe, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $26/$30
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
• Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Upstate Rubdown/Damn Tall Buildings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Wednesday, February 1

• Creative Self Care Series, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $25 per class
• Tennessee Football Signing Day Celebration, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM, Free
• Tennessee Shines presents Guy Marshall, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
• Farm and Forage Winter Feast, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM -10:00 PM, $75 BYOB
• Scruffy Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Yonder Mountain String Band/The Railsplitters, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $28/$30
• “Outside Mulingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
• Superjoint/Battlecross, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $20
• Universal Sigh, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, February 2

• Makers Donuts Celebrates their 1 Year Anniversary with Free Donuts, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Cocktails for Roe, 44th Anniversary of Roe v Wade Benefit for Planned Parenthood, Southern Railway Station, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $25
• Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents the John Myers Band, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
• Call for art // POP UP art show: Signs of Protest, A1 Lab Arts, 2nd – 4th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Alcohol Ink Beginner & Intermediate Class, Two classes, 2nd and 8th, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $38 one class/$60 Both Classes
• Bold New Voices, Performance Poets presented by the Knoxville Writer’s Guild, Central United Methodist, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $2 requested donation
• Sara Evans, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $37 – $67
• “Outside Mulingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
• World Premiere: “Found Objects”, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
• Richard Lloyd (of Television) + Bark at The Pilot Light, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $7
• Throwing Plates, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• O Ryne Warner, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Friday, February 3

• Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• FeBREWary First Friday!, Art with Gwyn Pevonka, Pretentious Beer Company, 4:00 PM  -11:45 PM
• Alive After 5 presents Southern Avenue, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
• February First Friday at Maple Hall – Shelly Morrison Quist, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• WDVX presents First Friday Live with Yarn, Barley’s, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• First Friday with Tim Northern, Saw Works Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
• USMNT vs Jamaica, Crown and Goose, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Waynestock VII, Night One!, Fundraiser for the Pilot Light, Exit 65/John Myers Band/Andrew Leahey and the Homestead/Sweet Years/Guy Marshall/The Billy Widgets, Relix Theatre, 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
• “Outside Mulingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $42
• World Premiere: “Found Objects”, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
• Foghorn Stringband, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $13
• The Black Jacket Symphony presents Queen’s “A Night at the Opera,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25/$30
• Thor Platter Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
• Lucero, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $20
• World Premiere: “Found Objects”, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
• The Whole Lotta’ Love Show presented by The Ooh Ooh Revue, Cocoa Moon, 9:00 PM – 11:45 PM, $10/$15
• Caution/Rims and Keys, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
• Headroom, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
• Bobby Bare, Jr/Richie, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
• Will Boyd (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• C2 and the Brothers Reed/The Phillip Fox Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Yarn, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
• Paul Lee Kupfer, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM

Saturday, February 4

• Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Beginning Geneology, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Waynestock VII, Night Two!, Fundraiser for the Pilot Light, Greg Horne/Good Guy Collective/Paperwork/Mic Harrison and the High Score/Electric Darling/All Star Tribute to the Stars We Lost in 2016, Relix Theatre, 6:00 PM – 12:30 AM, $5
• Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Columbus Cottonmouths, Civic Coliseu, 7:30 PM, $6 – $35
• “Outside Mulingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra with Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $36 – $92
• World Premiere: “Found Objects”, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
• Night Idea, Aelude, Ephemeral, Purple Polilla, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
• Bob Marley’s Birthday Party (Natty Lovejoys Live), Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
• Hank and the Cupcakes/Backup Planet, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
• Black Tiger Sex Machine, The International, 9:00 PM, $15/$20
• Will Yager Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Otis Blues Band/Dustin Sellers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Sea Monsters/Groundhog/People Places Things, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
• The Vagabons/The Mammoths, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
• Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
• Vibe Street, The Concourse at the International, 11:00 PM, $7/$10

Sunday, February 5

• Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
• Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Jazz Brunch with Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
• Annual Members Meeting Potluck/Join UP, A1 Lab Arts, Noon – 3:00 PM
• Welding for Beginners, Knox Makers, Noon – 3:00 PM, $20
• Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
• World Premiere: “Found Objects”, Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
• 5th Annual Super Bowl Party, Sky Box, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Knox Horror Film Fest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
• Superb Owl, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
• The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, February 6

• The Heart of Yoga Series- Class 1, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM, $15 Single Class/$60 Four Week Series
• Christy Hayes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, February 7

• Cocktails and Conversation, “On Memory and Movement,” with artist John Kelley, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
• Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
• Public Cinema Film Screening, “The Dreamed Ones,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
• Ron Shalom/Austin Vaughn Alexander/Will Yager, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
• Ginstrings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM