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Sunday, January 7
- 2018 King Week Celebration January 7 – 15, Hosted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Commemorative Commission of Knoxville TN, various dates and locations – check planner for event listings in the downtown area
- Lady Vols Dads & Daughters, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 9:00 AM, $20
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Jeff Heiskell talks about the latest Heisell album, “Emotional Terrorism,” WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Last Day! The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Last Day! Knoxville’s Peppermint Trail, Downtown, 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Spirited Yoga with Gary Runyon, PostModern Spirits, 11:30 AM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Last Day! Knoxville’s Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Adults: Vision Board Workshop, The Basement Community Art Studio, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Fit’Aversary Celebration, Hosted by C3 Health & Fitness, Fitness Studio 111, 111 N Central St, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $5
- Ya Halls Nights January: Greece, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Elevate – Grand Opening Celebration! The International, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Ordinary Madmen & Wooly Mamas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 8
- Welcome Adventure Kickoff Party, Elkmont Exchange, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Casey James Prestwood, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Mighty Musical Monday featuring Mighty Wurlitzer organ performances by Dr. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson with special guest, The Lonetones, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE
- Chalk Talk & Book Signing with Derrick Furlow Jr, The Drawing Room at the Tennessean Hotel, 6:00 PM
- Yoga + Potluck, Hosted by Urban Wild, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Women’s Circle Hosted by The Basement Community Art Studio, Square Room, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 donation
- Tennessee Stage Company: Open Auditions for the New Play Fest, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show: Friendlytown Enters the Goblin Cave!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brocka Jawaka, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Crosby / The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- How to Create a Mission-Focused Annual Fundraising Strategy, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00, $25 – $225
- Improvised music by: Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman, and Jake Edward, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE
- Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine, A Film Showing, Square Room, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE
- Recharge, Reset, Resist: Yoga with KFAB, Hosted by Knoxville Feminist Action Brigade, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Tennessee Stage Company: Open Auditions for the New Play Fest, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 10
- Visit Knoxville Board Meeting, Visitor Center, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per mo. for one day a week (additional day $40)
- January Luncheon: Branding the Maker City Hosted by American Marketing Association Knoxville, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $10 – $35
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wendel Werner / Katy Free, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Taking It to the Streets Luncheon Hosted by Compassion Coalition, Regas Building, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
- Tennessee Shines Presents Four Leaf Pete, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- KSO Concertmaster Series, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM, $25
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Cam Duffy Moore Hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 11
- Leadership Educational Symposium / Awards Luncheon for 2018 King Week Celebration, Knoxville Marriott Hotel Ballroom, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM / Noon
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per month for one day a week (additional day $40)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: West King String Band / Ben DeLaurentis, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- City Council Workshop, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Tractorhead, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE
- Matt Coker Duo, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- KSO Concertmaster Series, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM, $25
- Scottish Music Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM, FREE
- Jason Marsalis Quartet, Square Room, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $24.50
- Ethan Palmer Hosts Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam Revolution, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Deadbeat Scoundrels, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – Midnight
- West King String Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pam Taylor, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Alive After Five Presents Mighty Blue and Mike & Doug, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Raku Firing, Mighty Mud, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $35
- Community Forum for 2018 King Week Celebration – Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Pulp Friction Duo, Pour Taproom, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM
- Haynes / Deacon / Hamar, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Jason Perry Band and Folk Soul Revival, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Doctor Hollywood & Psychonaut – Ready for the Floor, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, FREE
- All The Locals / Cosmic Shift, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- West King String Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Fitter: Happier – Local Musicians’ Tribute to Radiohead, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 13
- Teacher in Service Training for 2018 King Week Celebration, Beck Cultural Center, 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM, $5 donation for lunch
- Coffee & Conversation with Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals and Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- Opening Day, Winter Farmers’ Market, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- KidStuff Live with Sean McCollough presents Jodie Manross and Laith Keilany, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- First Take Actor’s Studio Workshop, Modern Studio, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- YWCA Diversity Day & Race Against Racism, YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $5 – $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Identikit, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Introductory Internet Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- A Tribute to Beauford Delaney, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $85
- ACE Awards’ 6th Annual ACE AWARDS (formerly known as Bijou Awards), Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $13 – $14
- Disney Night: Knoxville Ice Bears vs Macon Mayhem, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Sheiks, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Katy Free & The New Fashions Present: An Evening with Etta, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $18.50 – $92
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Indighost & Bask / Realm, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Datsik / Space Jesus / Riot Ten / Wooli, The International, 9:00 PM, $25 – $40
- Jacks River Band & The Freeway Revival, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Will Clarke, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, $10 – $30
- The Clydes, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE
- The Jonny Monster Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 14
- Knoxcentric: TBA Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Spirited Yoga with Gary Runyon, PostModern Spirits, 11:30 AM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Knox Beer Snobs & Knox Brew Tours Anniversary Party! Pretentious Glass Co, 1:30 PM – 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish)
- Book Launch: How Our Bodies Learned, a new collection of poems by Marilyn Kallet, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Sushi Making Class, Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $55
- Beginner Cowl Knitting Workshop Hosted by Smart & Becker, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Sundays through January, $75
- Duck Butter with Bad Idols and Do Yourself In, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Caleb Ryan Martin, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Yonder Mountain String Band with the Southern Belles, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $30
Monday, January 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Gin Rickys / Aaron Tracy, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Presents Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, FREE
- MLK Day! Painting with a Twist! 6:30 PM, $35
- Beer & Charcuterie Pairing, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown welcomes back Wealth of Knowledge Man! Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- Zephania Ohora – Rachel’s Birthday!, Preservation Pub, 10:30 PM
Tuesday, January 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tarrant / Dom Wier, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Kid’s Clay! The Basement Community Art Studio, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesdays through February 13, $100
- Writing with PTSD and Art Therapy Hosted by the Arts & Culture Alliance, The Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5 – $63
- Yoga Tuesday at Vintage, Etc with Heather, Vintage, Etc Market, 1401 McCalla Ave SE, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Tuesdays through January 30
- Sewing 101: Winter Edition, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM each Tuesday through January, $150
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- CODE CO-OP | Knoxville, Awaken Coffee, 6:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Ice Bears Away Game Watch Party, The Crown and Goose, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jack Nolan Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer Barley’s, 10:00 PM